Chirag

And u turned 21 today!! ...

Like Indiatimes, u can do the same at mizone.bplmobile.com as well... U need not be a bplmobile user...

Hook on dudes... heres from my end now... I have a Samsung handset at home as well.. n hence i waited till the battery discharged and showed LOW BATTERY WARNING. After this i followed the instructions for recharging(I assume Reserve Battery).... I wasn't able to call or use the phone after the "Low Battery Warning"... The result after following the instructions:: The Battery indicator showed "Full". But, it wasn't really that FULL. I could make a call.. and Decently talk for several minutes. But, the Blue LCD Light kept goin dim n bright all the while. I surfed R-World in this... n it worked for quite sometime. My sis was getting apprehensive n she kept it on recharging again as i kept it aside... So cudn't check for how long it shud have worked... But if its Reserve Battery, then it might finish off soon... n then u cant using those codes to recharge again n again. Coz somewhere, even the reserve can go empty!! Anyways, in times of dire need... this can help... But sadly, this dire need comes again n again very quickly!! Reliance, after all !

jacob74 gets a new name Jacob.. Enjoy buddy!

I hope its not the same old crap from LG again! A lil good looks n sad functionality!

Might possibly be something to make available, wht they call "Reserve Battery" ...

Trai wants licence fee cut to 6% BS Economy Bureau in New Delhi | August 07, 2004 11:47 IST Rediff.com The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday recommended a sharp cut in the licence fee for telecom companies from 15 per cent to 6 per cent of the adjusted gross revenue. It also proposed to exempt infrastructure providers, radio paging and Internet telephony companies as well as operators in rural areas with less than 1 per cent teledensity from paying the licence fee, registration charges and obtaining bank guarantees. In its draft recommendations on unified licensing, the regulator has proposed a Rs 107 crore (Rs 1.07 billion) registration charge for telecom service providers in addition to a charge based on the entry fee paid by basic telecom service providers that received licences for various circles from 2001. TV Ramachandran, director-general, Cellular Operators Association of India, said the entry fee imposed was too high. "It will create an entry barrier," he said. Further, the draft does not propose inter-circle connectivity. "The consumer would have benefited had the regulator allowed it," he added. Ramachandran, however, said Trai's proposal to reduce the licence fee for unified licence holders would enable companies to lower tariffs in long-distance services. "This has been one of our long-standing demands. This may lead to tariff reductions on long-distance calls," he said. RP Singh, chairman and managing director, PowerGrid, said telecom infrastructure providers' operating expenditure would come down if the government implemented the proposed zero-licence fee regime. "Market forces will decide whether bandwidth prices will decrease," he added. The fixed component of the registration charges is proposed to be reduced gradually from Rs 107 crore to Rs 30 lakh (Rs 300 million) after five years. The fixed Rs 107 crore component represents the discounted value of national long-distance and international long- distance entry fees. Trai has proposed three categories: licensing through authorisation, class licence and unified licence. The unified licence will include basic and cellular services, long-distance, Internet telephony, broadcasting services and all services in the other two categories. Class licenses will include V-SAT, niche operators in rural areas where the teledensity is below 1 per cent and all services under the licensing-through-authorisation category, which covers infrastructure providers, radio paging and Internet services, including Internet telephony. The companies acquiring a unified licence will have to obtain performance bank guarantees. The regulator has made it mandatory for the licensee offering national long-distance services to pick up the traffic of its subscribers in all service areas. For international long-distance services, the existing roll-out obligations will continue. There will be no roll-out obligations for the class licence and the licensing-through-authorisation categories. What it means Local call tariff unlikely to change, long-distance calls to become cheaper Operating expenses for telecom companies to come down Bharti, Reliance, Tata Teleservices can offer PC-phone calling facility Companies can route voice calls through the Net to save costs Bandwidth prices may drop

If am not wrong, no company can force u to buy a handset just from them to use their service... If u r able to get a phone compatible with the service provider's network, they will have to give u service! It may be that they give u the Standard TRAI Package. Doesn't mind, but they will have to give u. In our country, since the beginning, RIM has seen to it that no CDMA manufacturers enter into local marketing of their phones, meaning: u will not be able to get them locally other than the service providers themselves! Unless other manufacturers enter this strong RIM Protected market in India, we wud not get better handsets at cheaper rates. Other option is to import individual handsets and use them!! The only problem is how affordable wud it be then! Static, we've surely discussed abt this issue earlier at this thread

Whether it does or doesn't ... It wont be mentioned on www.rimweb.com !

quite a smart thing!! Wish we had such policy makers at the top levels rather than those dumb babus!

And here we r stuck with sick Rel gadgets with price tags as if they r something gr8... but unfortunately they r nothing better than Garbage!! Motorola's 3D music phone. At Rs 15,995 August 06, 2004 Rediff.com Motorola, a global leader in wireless communications, launched E398, the first 3-D Surround Sound Music Phone, in Mumbai on Friday. Combining a music player in a mobile, the new E398 enables users to carry their personalised play lists wherever they go. Motorola has priced the new phone at Rs 15,995. The E398 comes with a unique integrated MP3 player with dual 16mm, 22Khz speakers, which delivers an intense surround sound music effect. Its advanced dual speaker technology with reactive touch increases the true effect of applications by vibrating to enhance the base sound in music. This next generation device also comes with an integrated 4x zoom VGA camera and can play back MPEG4 videos. It is also packed with top end features like BluetoothTM wireless technology, triband, and a 65,000 colour high resolution TFT display. "The new Motorola E398 not only provides mobile entertainment, but also to deliver the mobile power to share images and music. A removable 64 MB Trans Flash Memory Card allows users to pack multiple songs and videos into the phone," said a Motorola media release. Targeted at the youth and young professionals who appreciate cutting edge technology and see music as a vital part of their lifestyle. The new E398 also lets users connect hands-free while on the move. "Motorola develops innovative communication devices that focus on delivering differentiated experiences to target the needs of multiple consumer segments," said Percy P Batlivala, General Manager (South West Asia), Personal Communication Sector, Motorola. "Capable of delivering a true to life mobile music experience, the E398 is the first step in integrating a great music experience as a part of Motorola's product offering," he said. Motorola also announced the launch of its new television commercial to bring alive the experience of the E398. The company has roped in DJ Aqeel, one of India's leading DJ's, to produce a remix of the popular soundtrack Chaiyya Chaiyya for the TV commercial. The company announced a path breaking alliance with EMI as a part of its strategy to target the youth. This unique alliance will focus on creating and launching a specially designed CD called The Motomix which is a compilation of popular remixes including Chaiyya Chaiyya remix by DJ Aqeel. "The tie-up with EMI is a natural partnership for Motorola to consolidate its ownership of mobile music space in India," said Percy Batlivala, General Manager (South West Asia), Personal Communication Sector, Motorola. "We see the youth as a core consumer and see music as their universal language. Motorola's synonymy with music phones is a key driver to build equity and increase sales." In order to give consumers around the country the opportunity to immerse themselves in the E398 experience, Motorola will also set up listening posts in key retail shops and youth hang-outs like cafes, coffee bars and malls across the country. In addition to its consumer marketing strategy, Motorola will also implement an intensive retail outreach that will involve retailer focused on-ground promotions and training. The company will give retailers the opportunity to personally feel the mobile music experience of the E398 and train them to understand the benefits of the product. "Our marketing strategy for E398 is focused on creating personal experiences with the music phone," said Percy P Batlivala, General Manger (South West Asia), Personal Communication Sector, Motorola. "Our direct marketing effort will ensure the maximum outreach to our core target audience as we see the product experience as our strongest selling factor," he said.

Have u checked up with the Motorola Service Center?

High-speed cable Net at Rs 750/month August 04, 2004 14:27 IST Rediff.com Hathway Cable Internet, one of the largest broadband cable ISPs in India introduced its new broadband package providing high speed Internet through cable for Rs 750 per month. Branded as 'Hathway 256 kbps,' this new package is designed to give an enhanced online experience where the user will be able to access the Internet and its applications, much faster than ever. The annual fee for the package will be Rs 7,500. This new initiative will expose the residential Internet users to high-speed broadband experience at an affordable rate, said a Hathway media release on Wednesday. K Jayaraman, MD and CEO, Hathway, said: "It has been always our endeavour to make broadband Internet affordable for the masses and encourage usage of broadband services. Till now speeds like 256 kbps were only targeted at the corporate and small medium businesses. However with this price slash, 256 kbps broadband speeds will be well within the reach of the residential users." Hathway has also recently announced free Net filtering solutions called 'Site Police' for its annual subscribers in order to prevent Internet abuse. Site Police, the Internet filtering software stops pornography, chatting, games and other applications as per the subscriber's wish. Hathway Cable Internet is one of the largest broadband Cable Internet service providers in the country offering broadband Internet services in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik and Ludhiana.

'Telecom FDI cap to be raised' BS Economy Bureau in New Delhi | August 04, 2004 09:50 IST Rediff.com Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday said the government was firm on raising the foreign direct investment cap in the telecom sector to 74 per cent from the present level of 49 per cent. He also said that the government was not considering any proposal to merge the telecom public sector organisations, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on e-governance in municipalities, Maran said, "FDI is welcome in the Indian telecom sector as it will cater to the need to finance huge infrastructure facilities. We will listen to the views expressed by our partners and will come out with a final decision very soon." In Budget 2004-05, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said the government would raise the FDI cap in telecom along with civil aviation and insurance. But the plan for telecom has run into opposition among the partners of the United Progressive Alliance government, who have said this would compromise the security interests of the country. Maran said he would not like to comment on the issue. He also said that the government was not planning to merge BSNL and MTNL. "Merger of the two PSUs is not an issue in my ministry," Maran said. The previous government at the Centre had mooted the merger, to develop on the synergy between the two organisations. Instead, Maran said, "BSNL and MTNL will start providing broadband services from December this year, across the country." The two companies have already started rolling out infrastructure required to offer such services, he said. Maran said he expected the broadband prices to fall with the entry of the PSUs into service arena. "The two companies would be able to offer broadband services to a large number of customers in different parts of the country, that too at a competitive price," he said. Earlier in his speech, the minister, who is also in charge of the information technology portfolio, said that he would assist other ministries, departments and the state governments to implement e-Governance projects in various sectors. "My ministry will act as a facilitator in the transformation process we are all talking about," he said. Maran said that the country should avail of the benefits from the domestic software industry. "We must fully use the large oasis of IT skills existing in the country to come out with world class products," he said.

Guys, I understand that this topic shall eventually lead to CLONING! But as Beetle rightly pointed out, we shall not allow such a discussion on the board, as of now. But this piece of information that sklm has provided can be used in a simple and neat manner without falling into any trouble. As Vishal mentioned, no harm in knowin what software has Sklm used to read the file structure of FWP. That could lead us to better things rather than just Cloning.

MTNL To Issue 2m-line GSM Tender Next Month July 27, 2004 Telecomdirectnews.com State-owned Mumbai and New Delhi operator MTNL has announced that it will issue a tender for a further 2m GSM lines next month. One million lines will be installed in Mumbai, with the rest in the New Delhi circle. Significance: MTNL entered into a programme of network expansion at the beginning of its current financial year - April 2004. By January 2005, it will have completed the roll-out of 800,000 new GSM lines across Delhi and Mumbai. Motorola has been awarded the network expansion project, which will see 400,000 lines rolled out in both Delhi and Mumbai. The vendor will also be upgrading MTNL's network with GPRS technology.

MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY !! Thinking abt the no. of members we have, and considering tht we only have 365 days in a yr my mind jus kept wondering wht wud happen to this thread! It will get bloated so much that this wud be the thread wid the max no. of posts by Dec2004 So? Nothing! Keep posting anyways!

Happy Birthday frnd!

Thru them, do try to get the list of service centers in other cities as well.. Wud help the rest of the members then!

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Reliance beta tests in the US Jonathan Sreekumaran Email Print July 30, 2004 Techtree.com A source from Reliance told us about the company having a calling service called Reliance India Call. The calling service is an international long distance calling service. Reliance has a telecom network starting from its hubs in Los Angeles/New York all the way to a Reliance wireline or wireless user here. Even calls to non-Reliance customers will be carried on the Reliance network. Also customers can retain their existing long distance service provider for all other long distance calls. Reliance has also offered users a pre-paid or a post-paid connection. Their prepaid service is designed to meet all the needs of their customers who prefer to buy calling cards. Reliance claims to offer far superior service to those offered by calling card providers. They also claim have no hidden charges i.e. no connection charges, no monthly minimum, no account maintenance fees etc. Users are charged 11.9 cents a minute. Payment options that match one's needs are also offered. Payment options: Prepaid - Voucher denominations: $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $ 200 - No monthly fee Pay after Use - Monthly fee of $1.95 - Monthly billing cycle The service is available to users, mostly NRIs, in the USA and a rumoured Canada. Another source told us that once Reliance is established in the US and in Canada, they plan to start the same service in Australia and the UK. Reliance has not publicised this service in India as yet and an official source told us that the service was in a beta stage in the US.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sunil ! U've been a cool dude here! Hope u have a gr8 evening!

Wow we have an all new forum to discuss abt the new entrants of CDMA mobile phones... Can some prepaid customers talk/ highlight things abt their new handset >> Motorola C131?? Any idea whether we can use this C131 for Postpaid also? Simply because its damn cheap and no fuss abt R-World charges in here, coz its not a WAP or GPRS phone!

Alrite heres the entire Version name PRL : 1 S: N191.WH09 H:N191.51 One more added feature i found in this version than the earlier 1 tht i had. Earlier, to get the name displayed for a GSM No. Entry, i had to save the no. in both National (098XXXX) and International (009198XXXX) format such that the name is displayed when i recieve a call and an SMS. Now by jus saving the No. in International Format, the no. is displayed both while getting a call n an SMS!! This thing was missing in my earlier version!

Doesn't work for me! I'll try it again later in the day!