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Well i am also getting network & able to talk clearly but thats when i am in Metro underground station in Calcutta

That's it. THIS is the customer segment that reliance seems to be targeting....it's not for everybody like us who wants music player, memory, good cam, wi-fi, edge or even 3G etc etc all in one... Hence, before thinking of buying BB, just ask yourself the question: For what purpose do I need a handset and then decide. ya absolutely for us blackberry is wastage of money & for some like Tarak its a necessity .. so diff people diff needs

Regulator sets a 15-day deadline for mobile operators to restructure their tariff plans Times News Network August 29, 2007 New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai has directed telcos not to levy a compulsory charge for Caller Line Identity Presentation (CLIP). Operators have been given 15 days to restructure their existing tariff plans to make CLIP charges optional for subscribers. “It has come to our notice that service providers are providing CLIP as a compulsory chargeable value-added service. Since the incremental cost of providing the facility has been found to be negligible, we find no justification in their doing this,” Trai says in a release. With this, Trai has had to recall an earlier direction of 16 September, 2005 which states that all monthly fixed recurring charges, including Caller Line Identity Presentation, which are compulsory for a subscriber under any given tariff plan shall be shown under one head to make it easier for the consumer to make a choice from among all tariff plans available in the market. Trai has not mandated a cost-based tariff for Caller Line Identity Presentation facility in line with its policy of tariff forbearance. However, Trai’s direction offers a strong contradiction as licence conditions ensure CLI is required mandatorily. This means the caller has to transmit and the called party has to receive the CLI. If either of this does not happen, the very purpose of CLI is lost. Further, if the charge becomes optional, then subscribers may turn around and ask CLI to be removed while receiving calls, especially as incoming calls are free. Consumers choice in this case, will defeat the very purpose of a mandatory CLI, which is a vital component of national security. “Trai’s own contention that the cost of CLI is negligible points to the need for a simpler direction to maintain mandatory CLI on the caller’s and receiver’s phone by simply abolishing the charge for it,” says an expert. It appears further clarifications will be sought by both operators and subscribers on how this should be implemented, especially given the security conditions in the licence and a staggeringly high use of mobile phones in terrorist attacks which have already claimed 47,371 lives between 1994 and 2005 in India.

Absolutely Iphone is worth waiting & complete value for money ... its gonna be a huge success in the indian market when it will be officially launched in India..

Source - Times of India epaper Tata Tele at 1m peak in city TIMES NEWS NETWORK Kolkata: Tata Teleservices Ltd on Monday claimed it has crossed the 1-million-subscriber mark in Kolkata circle and said it aims to add another 4 lakh users in Kolkata telecom circle by March 2008. “We will invest nearly Rs 100 crore between now and March 2008 in developing physical infrastructure,” Tata Teleservices chief operating officer (Kolkata circle) Abhijit Pal said. “The fresh infusion will raise the company’s total investment in Kolkata circle to Rs 593 crore since January 27, 2005, when we started operations here,” he pointed out. Pal said Tata Tele — which currently has 1.48 million subscribers in West Bengal, including the Kolkata telecom circle — hopes to increase the customer base to 2.4 million by March 2008. Total subscribers in the eastern region would be over 4.1 million by March 2008, the COO said. Currently, about 2.5 million people use Tata Tele connection, the company claimed. By March 2008, Pal said, cumulative investment in the whole eastern region would gone up to Rs 1,702 crore. It has already invested Rs 1,396 crore in the eastern region till August. Pal said bulk of the money will be spent in setting up towers and switches. The company plans to build 152 new towers in the Kolkata telecom circle between now and March 2008. The number of towers in the circle will go up to 493 from the present level of 341. Total numbers towers in the eastern region will be 2,069 by March 2008, Pal said. Sourav Ganguly and Tata Teleservices COO (Kolkata circle) Abhijit Pal in city on Monday

Source - http://www.3gpp2.org/Public_html/News/index.cfm The specification for Ultra Mobile Broadband, also knows as EV-DO Rev. C, was published today by the CDMA Development Group and the Third Generation Partnership Project 2. It includes a number of upgrades for the CDMA family of wireless technology, including peak download/upload speeds of 288 Mbps and 75 Mbps, respectively. Along with the faster speeds, it has increased data capacity, reduced latency and covers larger areas. UMB is the 4th generation of wireless technology in the CDMA path, while LTE is the 4G technology for the GSM path. With Verizon's recent indication that it might choose LTE rather than UMB, and Sprint's move toward WiMAX, the future of UMB and which companies will deploy it is unclear. Release_UMBSpecification24SEP2007.pdf

Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander India won the match & the World Cup .. & what better than to beat your arch rival Pakistan in a nail biting thriller We all should rejoice & congratulate our Indian team for winning the inaugural 20-20 world cup CHAK DE INDIA

Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070924/asp/...ory_8353516.asp New Delhi, Sept. 23 (PTI): Bharti Airtel has got the licence to start direct-to-home (DTH) services in the country. The company will initially invest Rs 150 crore for a nationwide launch. “We have received the licence and plan to launch the service by the first quarter of the next fiscal,” said N. Arjun, head of DTH operations, Bharti Airtel. Bharti has chosen Tandberg Television, a subsidiary of Swedish telecom equipment firm Ericsson, to provide it with infrastructure support. Bharti Telemedia, which handles DTH operations for Bharti Airtel, will use Tandberg Television’s solutions, including the iSIS 8000 IP head-end and MPEG-4 AVC standard definition encoders, Arjun said. The system is one of the first satellite DTH platforms in the world that helps increase transponder capacity and double the amount of available channels. Bharti is setting up a state-of-the-art infrastructure facility near Gurgaon for uplinking and broadcast. The technology will also help Bharti deliver more channels in less bandwidth, while maintaining high quality pictures, officials said. On the satellite capacity, Arjun said Bharti Telemedia has acquired transponders from the recently launched 4CR Insat. The transponders are likely to become operational by the end of this month. The Zee group’s Dish TV, the Tatas’ Tata Sky and Prasar Bharati’s DD Direct are the three DTH players in the country. The trio have a subscriber base of over 5 million. Sun Direct and Reliance Bluemagic are expected to hit the market by the end of the current year or in early 2008. According to reports, Videocon has also applied for a DTH licence. Dish TV will invest Rs 800 crore in the next three years to consolidate its position in the DTH segment. It has already invested Rs 800 crore since its entry three years back.

Source - http://www.techtree.com/India/News/LG_Shin...-83025-615.html Riding on the success of LG Chocolate, LG Electronics has announced the LG Shine in India. The second handset in it's Black Label series, LG claims the Shine is the only full metal bodied phone in the world. Available in a slider phone- and a bar phone- version, the Shine, when closed, sports a 2.2-inch mirror LCD screen, which when the phone is activated, transforms into a high quality color screen with the Shine keys reflecting a cool blue light. The slider version is about 13.8mm thick while the bar phone version is around 9.9mm thick. The phone houses a 2 mega-pixel auto focus camera by Schneider Kreuznach, expandable memory (Micro SD card), and menu access via an easy-to-use multi-function scroll key. Besides, the Shine comes with a comprehensive media player with multi-codec support (MP3, WAV, AAC & ACC++), and a real spectrum display. It supports GPRS and EDGE network compatibility, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity. The LG Shine slider phone is available for Rs 15,999 while the LG Shine bar phone is available for Rs 8,999.

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/smart-mobi...nd-pink/17001/0 LG Shines in Pink and Gold The LG Shine slider phone, which already has a strong bling appeal, has had the ante upped a notch or two. The manufacturers have decided to make it more ‘blingworthy (for want of a better term) by adding two colors to the line – a Gold model for the Asian market and a pink model for the European market. The Shine Slider is available in two models – the KE970 that comes with 50MB of internal memory and supports external memory through microSD cards but has no 3G support; and the KU970 that has a 512MB inbuilt memory with no option to increase the memory but is 3G enabled with HSDPA. Both are equipped with Bluetooth v2.0 compatible with A2DP, and 2 megapixel autofocus cameras with flash. Price and availability of the new color models have not yet been disclosed.

Source - http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Detai...px?NewsId=21454 LG Electronics and DivX today announced their partnership to enable a high-quality consumer media experience with the LG Viewty (Model: LG-KU990), a new 5.0 mega-pixel digital camera phone available from LG Mobile. The LG Viewty enables consumers to easily playback a wide range of DivX files from the PC on the go or output to a TV monitor without converting to another format. Consumers can also view DivX files from popular online video communities such as Stage6.com at ten times the speed of WCDMA through the HSDPA 3.6 high speed internet access capability. The LG Viewty features 120 fps video recording as well as unique camera functionality such as manual focus, image stabilizer and handwriting recognition that makes editing easy on the Viewty's 3-inch wide LCD touch screen. "Our aim is to provide the highest quality images to users of the LG Viewty and have made every effort to ensure cutting-edge technology is applied to meet this vision," said Skott Ahn, CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "Our partnership with DivX and the Viewty's support for DivX video is an important feature in creating a state-of-the-art media experience for our consumers." The phone will go on sale from mid-October starting from Europe and on to other regions.

Truly a day to remember 19th September I guess Yuvraj Singh's 6 sixes in an over was the best from entertainment point of view

Source - http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6301_hits_on_uma-news-313.php Nokia officially revealed a spanking new handset to feature UMA. Nokia 6301 is a revamped version of the successful thin bar Nokia 6300. Visually, Nokia 6301 is almost indistinguishable from its predecessor. It has the exact same design with only slightly larger dimensions, the increase in thickness being the most notable. Nokia 6301 stands at 13.1 mm as opposed to the 11.7 mm of Nokia 6300. It has also gained two grams of weight to total 93 grams. In terms of features, the most important improvement in Nokia 6301 is of course the WLAN support. It seems the-not-so-long-ago exotic WLAN is becoming almost a standard feature. In Nokia 6301 user memory gets a boost to 30MB, topped with microSD memory card support of up to 2GB. A 128MB memory card will ship with the handset. So much for differences with Nokia 6300, Nokia 6301 remains a tri-band GPRS and EDGE enabled device. Having UMA at your disposal means that whenever there is an accessible Wi-Fi hotspot near you, be it your home, office or university, or simply in the street, the device can connect to it and use the connection for making and accepting calls and sending and receiving data similarly to using wireless VoIP-telephony on your GSM mobile phone. The handset would be able to switch connections between the licensed cellular radio access network and the Wi-Fi network even in the middle of a call without the user ever noticing. The most important difference from the widely known VoIP technology is that UMA is after all tightly linked to the mobile radio network, which is used for routing, authentication and billing. A call initiated using the Wi-Fi interface eventually reaches the 2G core network through the UMA network and, once the signal is transferred, it becomes indistinguishable from the rest of the cellular traffic. Subscribers using UMA can take advantage of improved indoor coverage and higher data rates, when accessing the local WLAN. Do not throw your hopes for free calls out of the window just yet, since the technology allows the UMA-enabled devices to be used as regular VoIP handsets. But it's of course up to the manufacturer to decide whether to block that functionality or not. Shipping is expected to begin to selected markets in Europe in the forth quarter of 2007. The estimated retail price is EUR 230 before taxes or subsides.

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/smart-mobi...-phones/16441/0 Motorola’s new phones – MOTOROKR E8, PEBL U9 and MOTORIZR Z10 – are seemingly headed towards popularity even before their official launch. The ROKR E8, part of Motorola’s ROKR music phone clan, is designed with a touch-sensitive keypad and has a navigation scroll wheel. It has a 2-inch TFT display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and sports 256k colors. It supports external memory with microSD cards and comes with 2GB of internal memory. Connectivity is handled by EDGE, USB v2.0 and Bluetooth with A2DP compatibility. The E8 also has an integrated Stereo FM radio, a 2 megapixel camera and, of course, a music player that supports MP3 and AAC playback. It has a 3.5mm earphone socket. What really makes this phone unique is that in standby mode the keypad is virtually invisible, and when in music mode select keys that highlight music navigation are lit up. The keypad is quoted to support Haptic feedback, allowing users to actually feel every keypress. The expected release date is sometime in November and the price would be in the region of Rs. 15,700 (280 Euro). The ROKR PEBL U9 is a clamshell phone with a reflective (fingerprint magnet!) surface. It has a 1.4 inch, 65K, OLED display with a resolution of 128 x 128 pixels on the outer surface and a 1.8 inch QVGA, TFT display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 256K colors. The keypad is touch-sensitive. For connectivity it’s equipped with EDGE, Bluetooth with A2DP compatibility and USB v2.0. The U9 has a 2 megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and supports external memory using microSD cards. Pricing and availability have not yet been disclosed. Motorola’s RIZR Z10 is a rather well-equipped mobile device with HSDPA, 3G and of course EDGE connectivity. It too supports Bluetooth with A2DP and USB v2.0 (mini). The 2.2 inch TFT display supports a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels with 256k colors and has a scratch-resistant surface. The 90MB of internal memory can be extended using microSD cards. The RIZR Z10 is equipped with a TI 2420 multimedia processor, a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, and a secondary VGA camera in the front for video calling. There appears to be some confusion as to whether the Z10 will have a Xenon or LED flash. The specs aren't too clear. This phone also has a 3.5 mm earphone socket and a music player that supports MP3 and AAC+ playback. Motorola has decided to go with a Symbian UIQ 3.1 OS in the Z10. It’s expected to be out in December for approximately Rs. 22,430 (400 Euro).

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-100000/16741/0 Microsoft’s Windows Mobile (WM) has achieved record sales of 1,00,000 units in just over 15 months of its launch in India, making it the fastest growing mobile operating system in the country. This has been a result of WM's powerful value proposition that allows consumers to remain connected while on the move and work anytime, anywhere. WM devices provide an integration of enterprise as well as consumer features at affordable prices and are therefore widely embraced within all segments. Over the last year, WM has had a growing partnership with leading smartphone manufacturers such as HTC, HP (iPAQ), Imate, O2 and Motorola , and has significantly increased its portfolio of form factors. Today, WM offers India’s widest portfolio of form factors with close to 35 models (including 20+ touchscreen phones) at prices starting from Rs. 11,990. "The one lakh mark is a significant achievement for any player in the messaging space. We are greatly enthused by the response we have received, and at crossing this important milestone. We aim to touch the two lakh figure by end of FY08," said Sumeet Gugnani, director, mobile communications business, Microsoft India. Windows Mobile, which had achieved a record market share of 30.5% in Q1 2007 (according to IDC quarterly tracker) maintained its shipment level this quarter as well as shipping more than 20,000 units of WM-based phones, underlining its leadership position in the messaging segment. According to IDC Worldwide Converged Mobile Device 2006-2011 Forecast and Analysis, May 2007, Windows Mobile is expected to see a CAGR of 57.0%, the highest rate of growth among the top five platforms through 2011. "Mobility is a key focus area for Microsoft, both in India and globally, and we have over 1300 gold certified partners working just in this area, developing applications for the Windows Mobile platform. We believe in empowering our consumers with powerful software which can enable them to remain connected anytime, anywhere – and Windows Mobile is one such significant innovation which makes this possible," added Gugnani. Microsoft has recently launched the next iteration of Windows Mobile platform – Windows Mobile 6 – which is currently available on models such as HTC Touch, HTC S710, HP iPAQ 512, and O2 Zinc. Microsoft Windows Mobile smartphones offer a high value proposition to users – such as Office on the move, push mail, line-of-business applications, and multimedia functionality. They also offer security features most requested by enterprise customers, such as data and password protection, and remote and local wipe, which allows them to have complete control of their vital information.

Yes buddy i know price could be higher but i guess diff wont be too big.. lets see what the actual price is when these handsets r launched in India.. If the diff is really big than we could easily understand how much greedy these companies are

I dont expect Reliance to unveil Quality handsets .. Blackberry being an exception .. they will sell more crap i mean more Classic phones only.. Reliance Comm is Sleeping & Tata Indicom is surging ahead

Source - www.phonescoop.com Source - http://europe.nokia.com/A4546299 Nokia Adds to E Series Today Nokia introduced the latest E Series business device, the E51. This bar-style phone has quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band WCDMA 850/2100 radios with support for 3.6 Mbps HSDPA. It also has 802.11g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and stereo Bluetooth. The E51 has a 2 Megapixel camera, FM radio, 2.5mm headset jack, 130MB of internal memory and up to 4GB of storage in the microSD slot. It runs Symbian S60 3rd Edition, and comes preloaded with a host of business applications, such as Nokia's Intellisync mobile email client. It supports video calling services and has advanced calling features, such as VoIP calls using the Wi-Fi radio, push to talk and text to speech. Lastly, it has dedicated buttons to launch specific business applications, such as email. It will be available in the fourth quarter for 350 Euros.

Nice Crisp pic ..

Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070918/asp/...ory_8328632.asp New Delhi, Sept. 17: The telecom regulator feels state-owned BSNL and MTNL should set up franchisees to sell broadband services. “Adopting a franchisee model will encourage better utilisation of copper loop available with BSNL and MTNL, while solving the problem of shortage of broadband equipment,” said senior Trai officials. Copper loops are used to provide last mile connectivity for broadband services through the digital subscriber lines technology. “DSL is the most preferred technology for broadband access. By the end of March 2007, 1.9 million (83 per cent) of 2.34 million broadband subscribers were using this technology,” said officials. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) together have over 40 million copper loops. However, the network is a combination of old and new cables and this makes providing broadband on all the available copper loops technically difficult, said officials. Only around 8 million loops can be leveraged for broadband service by BSNL and MTNL, taking into account the condition of copper cable and its demand. “However, shortage of telecom ports (broadband connection equipment) or non availability of broadband services in certain areas managed by BSNL and MTNL has led to under-utilisation of the available copper loop network,” said officials. Earlier, Trai had suggested opening up BSNL and MTNL’s last mile copper connections to private players to reach more customers. The department of telecom (DoT) had rejected the proposal saying the PSUs would suffer losses. “Under the franchisee model, equipment manufacturers can provide the ports, while the state-owned PSUs can issue bills and manage subscribers,” said officials. To encourage broadband, the DoT has issued a scheme whereby operators willing to share optic fibre network will get assistance from the universal service obligation fund.

is it work with my 6275??? & wat about cost?? This will cost you 150$ thats Rs 6300 + VAT so i guess could cost you max around Rs 6700 .. it will be launched in October 2007

Source - http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Detai...px?NewsId=21413 After many months of waiting, Verizon customers will soon be able to get their hands on the Samsung SCH-i760. In January of this year, Samsung first began showing off the i760, a relatively thin Windows Mobile smartphone with a built-in keyboard. According to documents that have leaked out of Verizon, this telecommunications company will launch this model on September 24. Today, however, some people have reportedly been able to order an i760 through Verizon's B2B channels. This device costs $350 with a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate. It is $460 with a one-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate. When it is officially available, Verizon is expected to offer a $100 discount for those who order the i760 online. An Overview of the Samsung SCH-i760 The Samsung i760 is noticeably thinner than devices with a similar design, in which a QWERTY keyboard slides behind the QVGA touchscreen. And, unlike some of its competitors, this smartphone sports a dedicated numberpad. It runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and includes a 1.3 megapixel camera. This smartphone supports Verizon's EV-DO network. In addition, it will have built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070917/asp/...ory_8325767.asp New Delhi, Sept. 16: The department of telecom (DoT) wants telecom operators to switch to Internet-based digital networks to reduce operational costs and offer advanced voice and data services. “The operators have to move on to next-generation networks (NGNs) or Internet protocol-based digital networks to offer converged voice, data and multimedia services,” said officials. A focus group under the Telecom Engineering Centre, the technical wing of the DoT, has been set up to supervise the adoption process, they added. The group will also be involved in the approval of funds and expenditure. “The new technology will enable the operators to provide multimedia, data, voice and video services on the same platform. They use different platforms to offer these services now, which are costly, time-consuming and inefficient,” the officials said. Next generation networks involve convergence of network infrastructure and services that function over an Internet protocol network. This digital mode is much superior to analogue networks. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is planning to bring out a consultation paper on the deployment and use of the new network. It will submit its recommendations to the DoT after it receives the industry’s comments on the paper. “DoT will then formulate rules and regulations for the launch of NGN services,” said the officials. NGN rollouts are not regulated now. The universal service access licence permits the deployment and use of the new network. According to DoT, operators all over the world are implementing NGN strategies and are investing billions to roll out IP-based networks. “They are using NGN architectures to capitalise on and grow their legacy networks and provide enhanced service packaging and information-intensive services to their end customers,” the officials said. Bharat Sanchar Nigam has already moved a large chunk of its traffic to NGN. Reliance Communications is also setting up a nationwide next-generation network. Vodfaone-Essar has implemented NGN in its Mumbai and Delhi circles. Bharti Airtel is also moving over to NGN. Alcatel-Lucent is a major supplier of NGN equipment to India. Handset manufacturers Nokia, Siemens, Ericsson and Chinese telecom company ZTE also provide equipment and support to convert to next generation network platform. Telecom tussle BSNL and MTNL today said regulator Trai’s direction on opening up domestic leased circuit (DLC) will lead to the hoarding of last mile connections by the private sector, rendering the two PSUs uncompetitive. The PSUs have also not ruled out the possibility of challenging Trai’s order in the telecom dispute settlement tribunal. Sources said Trai’s latest regulation on DLC is nothing but a reversal of government’s stated principle and policy of not unbundling the local loop and has questioned its jurisdiction on it.

Rs 5499 with special offer currently 7 days of free unlimited internet access & 1 yr incoming free & free 1000 minutes of Tata to Tata calling

Very nice mobile packed with lots of features( Stereo FM,MP3 player,VGA camera, Video recording small clips, Mp3 ringtone, Expandable memory slot upto 1 GB,Speaker phone,MMS,Internet browser) would have been awesome if Bluetooth was also there .. still its value for money mobile..