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send an sms for port out request. when they call, give them your problem.

Normal RUIM works with B559 for voice and sms. This is possibly the best CDMA handset in terms of battery back up. It lasts 3-4 days for me with about 1 hr use daily.

I regularly recharge prepaid RCDMA no. using myservices. Netconnect also uses similar numbering plan. But remember to create a separate and unique ID with only one prepaid no. registered to that ID (for some reason, otherwise the recharge options are not visible) There is also another option in the same website, called Express Payments which allows one to "Pay bills or recharge in an instant! - For Reliance Mobile, Hello, Netconnect, Landline, Broadnet and Digital TV"

with 30MB/hr limit one can only say thanks but, no thanks.

thankfully, the lifetime tariff validity SIMs would continue to enjoy the same base tariff. but this was expected sooner or later.

Date of Purchase : 1 day before Diwali (Nov 2010) Place of Purchase : Spice Hotspot in local Mall Cost : Rs. 10,500 Free : a. Spice QT50 Dual GSM SIM QWERTY handset (MRP 2999) [special Diwali Offer] - This was taken by one of my colleague @ Rs.2000, so effective cost Rs. 8,500 b. Screenguard (Model specific screenguard not available, Samsung Monte guard fitted all right) In the Box: Handset, Battery, Charger (Main unit with USB slot), Data cable which also act as charging cable, handsfree, driver CD, user manual The phone came with Android 1.6. I upgraded to 2.1 after a week by downloading the updater tool from Spice official website. After updation, the processor got underclocked to 480 Mhz from 600 Mhz in earlier version. However, this seemed to increase the battery backup. Also, in 1.6 version, there was a separate JAVA running app which vanished after updation. During the next month, thanks to Google, I found that this handset has many clones around the world. It is supposed to be made by a Taiwan based Co. The following are some of the clones (there could be more), in different countries, 1.Apanda A60(China) http://www.apanda.com.cn/ 2.Foxconn 3.China Vision Excalibur 4.Cincinnati Bell Blaze f800 5.Commtiva Z71 (Taiwan) 6.Muchtel A1(Taiwan) http://www.muchtel.com/products/muchtel-a1.html 7.Nexian Journey A890(Indonesia) http://www.nexian.co.id/index.php/product.html 8.Orange Boston 9.ViboA688(Taiwan) http://www.vibo.com.tw/CWS/Consumer_Netcard,2c9681c62913f646012959ee62a500a0,,,.html#top 10.Wellcom A88(Thailand):http://www.wellcommobile.com/th/a88.html 11.Motorola Quench XT502 12.Spice Mi-300 http://www.spiceglobal.com/SpiceMobiles/Model.aspx?Id=167 13.Videocon V7500 (with modified body) There is a thriving blog on Orange Boston http://boston-mania.blogspot.com/ In that blog, the official Android 2.2 ROM for Foxconn and Apanda A60 are available and as per user comments, the same can be used with Spice Mi300 right out of the box. However, so far I have not taken the plunge. Looks & Form The looks are a little geeky and has a plastic feel to it. The size is a little big for the shirt pocket. Fits well in Pant/Coat pocket. Fits well in hand and fells light enough. Touchscreen & Display The touchscreen is very responsive and even the slightest touch is enough and it also has a trackball. It supports multitouch and pinch zoom. However, the 4 touch sensitive navigation buttons below the screen (Home, Return etc) are not backlit which initially made it really frustrating to use the phone in the dark, however, it got better with practice. The default QWERTY keypad is easy to use. It is 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen with 480x320 display and color output of 256K colors. There are 5 screens for creating shortcuts. Camera The Camera supposed to be a 5 MP one and has a LED flash. However, it failed to my expectation particularly in close-up. There are some major contrast issues. However, for distances over 6 feet, it works well. The video quality is good and better than most phones that I have seen. Call Clarity There seems some issues with the earpiece as the voice seem to break every once in a while. However, with handsfree (corded as well as bluetooth) this issue is resolved. Connectivity It has 3G (HSDPA), Wifi & Bluetooth. I have been using it with a MTNL 3G connection. Speed has been good. I use it daily for skype voice call without facing any call breaks. Also works well with my home Broadband on Wifi. Bluetooth file transfer and headset works well. Responsiveness The phone tend to become sluggish if too many apps are open. However, I normally use only music player, twitter, gmail, calender and browser and kill the other apps. With that, the response is good. MultiMedia & Browsing It does not have a FM radio, which is a little put off. It has a 3.5 mm jack. The display is good. MP3, MP4 and mpeg files play nicely. By default, videos play in landscape more. It is supposed to support 3gpp, 3gpp2, aac, amr-NB, amr-wb, imelody, mid, midi, mp3, mp4, mpeg3, mpeg, mpg, qcp, sp-midi, wav files. But have not so far tested the full array. It comes preloaded with Youtube app. It does not support flash. But that I understand is Android issue. It does not support DivX also. But installing Rockplayer solved that. The default browser is actually quite good. I also installed Dolphin & UCB browsers. The loading is fast. But that I suppose is thanks to 3G connection. Email I have been using the default Gmail option. Have not configured the Email app. It is supposed to support POP3 & IMAP mails. GPS & E-compass It has GPS including assisted GPS. I have not tried the assisted mode. But normal GPS locks in about a minute. It works well with the default Gmaps. The initial calibration of E-compass took about 4 to 5 minutes. Thereafter, it has been working fine. Memory Card It is supposed to support upto 32 GB Micro SD Card. I currently have a 8 GB card installed which works without any problem. Not tested with higher capacity. It supports installing apps from SD card and installing unsigned apps. Battery Backup This seems to be a problem area. The 1230 maH battery last only for a day with moderate use. I mostly use twitter, gmail, calender, aldiko (about 15-20 min), skype (voice call – 10 min) and music player (30-45 min) and keep wifi and GPS switched off. I charge in the morning, and by 10 at night, its around 35%. Final verdict Overall, at this price, its a good value for money.

Absolutely. Let them arrest the CWG committee who spent Rs.1600 cr and siphoned off a major part of it and also those of the Delhi Govt who spent Rs.30000 Cr in the name of CWG related infrastructure and siphoned off even more (they must have taken more than the full CWG committee spending itself). At least Suresh Kalmadi & Co. got the brickbats. The bigger thieves of the Delhi Govt are still at large.

^^^ Agreed. Since I had disposed it off immediately, hence forgotten. Can not edit first post now. Mods pl. help.

Then they will start activating one VAS after another without your consent and once your phone balance is over, deduct from your phone-wallet. I am sure there would be a clause in little font to this effect in the terms and conditions.

^^^ He needs a connection with cheap STD rates and with minimum monthly rent, not the costliest one.

I have used both Galaxy 3 and Spice Mi300 and would rate Mi300 above G3.

Get RCDMA. And Samsung B559 handset. The best battery backup in town yet costing only 2k. There are several Dual SIM handsets if you don't want to carry two handsets.

For MTNL, same SIM can work in both mode. And same recharge vouchers are applicable. Average speed around 1 mbps (MTNL Delhi)

Data - yes Video call - no Delhi has all 3 (MTNL, Airtel & RGSM). I'm using MTNL 3G for last 14 months. At present rates for video calls, would not even think of shifting even though signals for both RGSM & Airtel are stronger in my home than MTNL.

Can you please indicate the OS and the softwares that came with it? Some sites say it comes with Windows, some say it comes with Linux and some others say it comes with DOS

^^^ As per BSNL website the Rs.4200 for 6 month is a promotional scheme applicable for 90 days from Nov 2010 and not a standard scheme. I have compared the standard packs.

^^^ Same crap is playing for all Delhi RGSM customers for about a month now. My colleague is using a basic 2G handset. It plays for his number also.

Then how much bad is really bad for you sir? Airtel's data tariff is costlier than even evdo data tariffs.. Tata and reliance gives 15gb for Rs1300 a month, after that speed reduces to 1x. But airtel's big mouth needs Rs 2000 for 14gb. We are crying that even evdo tariffs are too costly... High spectrum fees can never be the reason for such ridiculous tariffs as bsnl is giving unlimited 3g for Rs 700 a month even without fup and it has paid more spectrum fees than everyone.. Infact only bsnl can get success in 3g race, imho.. Sent from my phone using tapatalk I am not talking about those who want to download anything and everything using their 3G connection. But for a normal user who has a ADSL connection at home and only want to use 3G on mobile (including Android) a 2 GB plan is adequate. Cost of 2 GB/month data plan: MTNL Rs.650 BSNL Rs.716 Airtel Rs.750

as per FAQ section, 1. you need to be registered with the bank for mobile banking. 2. the application needs to be downloaded only with the registered phone number.

The rates are actually not that bad, when compared to other players.

Persons with older SIM (>3 yrs) may need to change SIM The handset may also show "W" or "H" in place of "3G"

Load balancing routers used to cost around Rs.9000 the last time I checked. So, @ 3500, this is a steal just for that.

^^^ Its in the official website

Thats Rs.3/min for local and Rs.4.20/min for STD. Even after 11, its Rs.1.20/min for local and Rs.3/min for STD now compare that with MTNL (50p/min local/STD)/BSNL(Rs.1/min local/STD)

The olive site indicates following Flexible features: -Bandwidth add-up (LAN+WAN) -Automatic failover (LAN<->WAN) Does this mean it has in-built load balancing also?