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This is the type of plan and phone we need in India on 3G; My cousin is using it in australia and its available either on 249AU$ at one go (Rs. 8700/=) or FREE with a 29AU$ per month plan for 24 months (Rs. 1000/- p.m.) which gives 1GB of 3G data free... and skype to skype calls are free on this phone... That should be the future of 3G in India.... not the crappy luttoo plans we are foreseeing...

^ not a chance right now... and by the time they start thinking about it, I will have shifted on a 3G GSM Handset and Network.... my last few months on reliance...

Cost is only 179$ 3 unveils cut price 'Facebook phone' November 14, 2008 Frustrated that mobile makers refuse to develop strong internet handsets for under $500, 3 parent Hutchison has created its own $179 hyper-connected phone under a new brand, INQ. Some have dubbed it the "Facebook phone" as it is the first to fully integrate the social network into the phone's address book and message inbox. The 3G handset has also been built around Skype and Windows Live Messenger. The INQ phone can be bought from 3 for $179 on prepaid or free on a $39 a month two-year plan. It will be available before Christmas. Frank Meehan, the Australian chief executive picked to run INQ's global operations, said while expensive handsets like the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices grabbed headlines, 90 per cent of phones sold were cheap, basic devices. The trouble for carriers like 3 is that those cheaper phones have appalling, clunky internet features, so they are rarely used for browsing the web, equating to swathes of lost revenue for mobile operators. And with devices like the iPhone, which 3 does not sell, the high up-front cost for carriers means they have to charge hefty amounts for data plans just to earn a profit. Announcing its second quarter results, Optus singled out high iPhone subsidies as putting a $44 million dent in its profits for the three months to September 30. "Frankly, we didn't have anything under $500 that was good enough to push an internet package, so we went to Nokia and Sony Ericsson and tried to get them to do it, couldn't, they weren't ready for it, so we said OK we're going to do this ourselves," Meehan said in an interview. "All of the vendors have spent billions on going after the iPhone, so what you've got is this huge range of very high-end devices but nothing good for the 90 per cent of the market that can't afford it ... the only thing they've bothered to innovate is the camera." Pitched as an internet communications device rather than a multimedia-rich iPod replacement, the INQ phone's strength is in its software, even though a 3.2 megapixel camera and MP3 player are built in. Meehan's team has spent two and a half years designing the software so that Facebook, Skype, Windows Live Messenger and email are integrated into the device from the ground up and optimised to run on the 2.2-inch screen. Users simply have to sign in to those services once and from then on they are always connected, with notifications of new messages popping up along the top of the phone. Scrolling through the applications is achieved by pushing a single button on the side. "It's making it really simple and really always on and it's in the background - the customer doesn't have to remember to start anything up," Meehan said. Warren Chaisatien, research director at communications market research company Telsyte, said the INQ phone would fill a void in the market as a recent study had shown there were no competent smartphones at the $200-$300 price point. "As people migrate from a regular phone or a 'dumb' phone to a smartphone for the first time, there's no offering in the Australian market that accommodates those users," Chaisatien said. When a contact is added to the phone's address book, as well as the usual details there is room for their Skype, Windows Live Messenger and Facebook accounts. The phone can be set to automatically grab the latest profile photo and status update from the contact's Facebook account, which are displayed against their contact details. All of the above services are integrated into a single message inbox. Making a call or sending an SMS is as simple as placing a Skype call or sending a Facebook message. Unlike the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones, there will be no app store for INQ devices, so users are largely limited to the four apps that come pre-installed on the phone and those found on the Planet 3 portal. The portal contains quick links to mobile-optimised sites such as eBay, YouTube and MySpace. There are also several widgets users can add to the phone's main screen including Yahoo! Weather, Google Search, a world clock and RSS feeds for up-to-the-minute news. Meehan said the INQ range would be expanded to four or five devices next year, but he was "not interested in the slightest in competing with the BlackBerrys and the iPhones". Indeed, while the INQ phone has a web browser, it's not as slick or effective at surfing the open web as the iPhone, which displays web pages as they appear on a PC. With INQ, internet communication is best done through the integrated apps. Nigel Dews, CEO of 3, said: "If you compare it to an N95 or a G1 [Google phone] you'll be disappointed, but that's a completely different price league."

It would be a wonderful phone for Reliance GSM as soon as it launches 3G; as most of its applications are dependent on 3G network....

If u have tried connecting to other computer also and it is not charging also; try changing the USB Cable; if that fails also, then it is a hardware issue...

same here... but I am in anticipation of iphone ver 3 also, now that most of my grouses with it are over...

^ yes

It was possible with the very early models of Reliance FWP's where there was a receiver and a phone seperate; an a wire joined the FWP to the phone; that wire could be bypassed and attached onto the EPABX; but that LG FWP has been discontinued long time back...

hey doc, someone here was asking for a software for archive his copy of sms's to his pc and to be able to open it in word/excel/txt file... is there such a program for treo? if yes, kindly upload it...

Yes, 5p/10kb is being charged in addition to your plan charges; I am being charged 10-15 Rs. daily for normal browsing. besides the Rs.199/- I paid for the monthly subscription... @tanveer try using different browsers with Rel MobileWorld connection with proxy enabled to open wap.rworld.co.in; In my case its opening in both IE and Opera Mobile... and BTW yesterday Reliance networks were down at many places due to fiber optic disruption...

Try using it on a different computer; if it is recognised there, reinstall all activesync and diagnostic port drivers; if not, then u might have to hard reset ur device to rule out any hardware issues...

@doc muf how? PM me...

I need Pacman (good one)... for my palm as well my windows mobile... someone...

I have not used Garmin; maybe mufaddal can guide u better for that; I use Destinator with One India Maps and voice guided navigation without any problems and am happy with it....

^ no fm radio here; but u can use online mundu radio; it has also got lots of bollywood channels...

@saifullah here get the screen for just 14.99$ including shipping - http://cgi.ebay.com/TOUCH-DIGITIZER-SCREEN...93%3A1|294%3A50

DAPO customers are not forced to buy any plans and are immune (for the time being).... that (internet surfing) is about the only good thing remaining in this plan but have to shell out heavy call charges specially std..... which is evident in your bill posted elsewhere...

@kumaar shah dont worry, the battle for double charging is still ON; I have also got an official complaint no. from reliance only for the double charging issue; so they will surely have to follow it up and contact me in a day or two... also awaiting their official reply to my email... before I garner support to take this battle once again nationwide, to trai and other nodal bodies and also local consumer courts...

of course it has to be mobileworld; because netconnect will charge u by the minute even if u are downloading nothing, whereas mobileworld will charge u only when u download something...

u can monitor ur usage at wap.rworld.co.in with a proxy enabled connection and click on Surf Internet Sites on your Mobile icon on top of page and then in Mobile Internet click on OK; there u will be taken to Mobile Int Menu and there u click on Subscription status; there kb is showing as data usage; mine is showing a figure of 1470185 in one day's usage; donno what that figure is in.... I have downloaded about 200 emails and have surfed Gmaps etc. been charged about 15Rs. since yesterday, besides the 199/- they have already taken...

@kumar shah edit- just checked and they are still charging the additional charge of 5p/10kb network charges; so double charging continues.... only thing is that I am able to download and surf both now... par Reliance apne paise nahi chodega.... nothings free any more...

u will only be able to visit this site with proxy enabled mobileworld connection...

Reliance GSM worked seamlessly throughout West U.P.; Have just tested it from Meerut to Mussoorie; worked seamlessly; absolute voice clarity in the hill station of Mussoorie also...

Surprise Surprise Surprise... I spoke to Reliance CC for 58 minutes yesterday evening at 6.36pm. Saree Maa Bahen ek kar di.... got complaint no. from them; talked to 2-3 supervisors; gave them threat of legal action (which I was seriously contemplating) and guess what... REL MOBILEWORLD HAS STARTED WORKING WITHOUT PROXY on my phone.... Now it was that call or whether it got right itself, I do not know.... But now I am able to download and surf without proxy on UTS password and download everything also... no additional charges being deducted..... also able to download emails, weather, everything...

nobody's using tata on rimweb i presume... lol