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YEEEEAAAHH.... 18 huh? kewl enuf Hope u treat me this time when we meet ! You rock man!! Have a gr8 time today!

Well Reliance GSM was quite famous and impressive in the cities where it was present. When Airtime rates in rest of the country were Rs. 6/min, Reliance GSM used to offer rates at Rs. 1-2/min ... It was distinctly famous in MP. But i guess, Reliance soon found out tht CDMA was a much better and not-so-explored technology and made a switch over for its investments to be diverted in a better and newer technology!!

No wonder Reliance can afford to forget all those handsets procured through forged documents.. We knew it were insured, but Reliance got it done practically for free!! Read below!! ===================================================== A subsidised cover Freny Patel | May 08, 2004 Rediff.com For Nestle, the Swiss foods multinational it was a great bargain. A few months ago Nestle struck a deal with a private sector insurance company to renew its marine insurance -- for a mere Re 1. How did it get such a fantastic deal? Quite simply because the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion) Nestle also insured its plants and premises against fire and other risks worth over Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million), all from the same leading private sector insurance company. Last year, National Insurance Company had only a five per cent share of Reliance Industries' Rs 40,000-crore (Rs 400 billion) insurance cover. This year it has zoomed to 30 per cent. How was this spectacular coup pulled off? For a larger share of a more profitable business, National Insurance agreed to underwrite the risk cover of Reliance Infocomm's cellular phones. Competition is changing the face of the Indian insurance industry. With competitive pressures in the estimated Rs 15,673-crore (Rs 156.73 billion) non-life insurance industry, as many as 12 players are vying for the same corporate pie. No wonder then, freebies and huge discounts, once the sole purview of the fast moving consumer goods industry, are being adopted by insurance players as well. So much so, that to bag corporate accounts, many insurance companies are subsidising some covers so heavily that they are practically free. In fact, like in banking, cross-subsidisation is also the new buzzword in the insurance sector. Insurance players are subsidising non-tariff, unprofitable businesses by writing profitable fixed-priced (tariff) portfolios of the same company. Today, regulations permit cross subsidisation. For more on this article, Click here

I jus got a waiver of Rs. 8.64 for international SMS which were supposedly sent thru my phone, which i argued abt with them. I asked the cust.care rep, how can it be Rs.8.64 n he said he doesn't know, where my bill showed it Rs.8/- ..Later on i figured out tht it was service tax included!!

Yeh!! I dont play the games, coz it absolutely wears down the damn battery! This is the worst thing that happens on our phones! Check out any GSM phone, n we can play for hours without bothering of the battery! These high end games require good quality handsets! Maybe after 1-2 yrs, RIM would launch better handsets which would again indirectly force all us old customers to go for them, n dumping these sick handsets coz they absolutely wont hv any resale value by then!

Hope theres someway to keep an archive of our site!! No mood to lose the tonnes of information collected on this site, generated by all of us!!

I would be more interested in knowing abt wht r u looking for to offer RIM subscribers first... n then we can figure out the modalities!

Did any of u'll check out today's (May 9, 2004) SUNDAY EXPRESS?? Read the article on Page16 in the Supplement called THE SUNDAY STORY And u'll feel good Coz not just reliance has cranky billing problems! Each and every top operator in India has the same problems of excess billings and Credit Limits! Hope ppl from Techtree and such other credible websites do more comparitive analysis than target a single operator. Anyways i dont really mind it, coz the ppl who need to mind it are just not concerned abt such reports!

Arun & City, The things u'll mentioned are multiplayer as well??

I got an SMS frm Reliance as well ! Waiting for my gift now

Yeps, u guys r correct... This no. was for RIM No. change in the months before August-Sept. I was also given these nos. for manually changing the no. via SMS. But this was discontinued, coz RIM didn't want ppl to frantically change nos. themselves n no. of times. And hence now u've got to visit RWW for this service. Anyways, pls end this discussion! we were talking abt NEW NUMBERING SCHEME here

I hope with TATA setting huge targets for itself, it doesn't become another Monsoon Hungama prone, and joins the Reliance bandwagon in not able to service its clients! Otherwise whom wud we have then? And how wud we crib and cry over Reliance! Tata Tele - Can the tortoise catch up? Surajeet Das Gupta | May 08, 2004 Rediff.com It's known as the plodder of the mobile telecom world. It's the company that doesn't aggressively chase customers like its fast-moving rivals, that has played by the rules and hasn't gone on an expansion spree to become a pan-Indian player. But Tata Teleservices Ltd has paid a big price for its slow-moving ways in the dog-eat-dog telecom world. The CDMA-based mobile and fixed wireless phone company has ended up at the bottom of the telecoms heap. With less than four per cent market share in the wireless telephony market, it lags behind the big boys like Bharti, Hutch, Idea (a GSM mobile provider in which the Tatas have a equity stake), BSNL and even BPL. But the Tatas are now trying to make up for lost time and to catch up with the big boys. It has set itself an ambitious goal: it aims to hike its subscriber base from 2 million to 15 million by end-2005. That'll be a seven-fold rise. And that's just for starters. In the next three years, TTSL hopes to grab over 20 per cent of the wireless market (which includes both mobile as well as wireless fixed phone services). Says Amit Bose, president, Tata Teleservices who joined after a stint at arch-rival Reliance Infocomm: "In 36 months we should be among the top three operators." It could be a daunting task. That's why the Tatas are furiously rolling out new networks in over 12 new circles across the country that will give them a presence in 20 circles and towns. And they are expanding from only 50 cities to over a giant 600 cities by end September. The target is to have services up and running in as many as 1,000 cities by March 2005. The bid to become a pan-India mobile player will be expensive. Tata Teleservices reckons that it will spend $2 billion to achieve its targets. It has already spent Rs 5,995 crore (Rs 59.95 billion) till March end this year -- funded by debt and equity raised according to a 1:1 ratio. In the third phase for which plans are being finalised the target is to roll out services in another 1,500 towns across the country. But no time has been fixed for the completion of that phase. Does Tata Teleservices have a magic mantra to woo customers in the hugely competitive market? Don't forget it will be the sixth player in many circles and it will face well-entrenched rivals. Worse, even in the eight circles in which it operates, its market share is only 10 per cent. Bose says that in these circles the network capacity usage is as high as 90 per cent so getting more customers can only happen after the capacity is increased. The company, however, believes it has a winning three-fold strategy to snare customers: it's planning a big push into data; then it's offering an array of new products for the mass market; also, it wants to position the company as a broadband wireless leader rather than just a telephony company. That means offering services like using the phone for the Internet. So what's the data strategy? Taking a leaf out of rival Reliance Infocomm's gameplan the Tatas are also betting on data to bring in 20 per cent of revenues in the next few years. Also, it's optimistic about snaring customers because it's developing data applications tailor-made for different segments of the market. Says Bose: "The name of the game is market segmentation." The company will, for instance, offer specialised applications geared for youth, women, the small scale-sector and even farmers. Farmers in rural India may be offered online mandi prices and weather report updates. Importantly, to compete with Reliance Infocomm, TTSL is offering the cable as well as the software free of cost with every mobile and fixed wireless connection. A Tata Teleservices phone can be plugged into a laptop or PC and it will be possible to get onto the Net at faster speeds than on dial-ups. Bose says its competitors charge an extra Rs 1,200 for the cable. Tata Teleservices may also move up the technology chain and offer EVDO (evolution data only) or EVDV (evolution data voice). These services are aimed at people on the move who deal with large quantities of data. Bose says it needs an incremental investment of about 10 per cent to 15 per cent to add on these services. In the broadband space, TTSL is moving aggressively to ensure that wi-fi -- the wireless technology, which offers connectivity to the Net within a short distance -- becomes a viable model. The company plans to open up over 300 hot spots across the country where people can connect to the Internet without plugging in. By year end these will be at places like cafes, hotels, airports, restaurants amongst others. But the Tatas are aware that the big numbers will come only from customers using mobile phones for voice. And this is where it must score over rivals. Agrees Bose: "Our philosophy is to offer more for the same price, only price cannot be the ultimate differentiator." The company also has another weapon in its armoury. It will be the first to launch push-to-talk services. Put simply, that's SMS with voice. Push-to-talk could be a winning proposition. Bose points out it expects to get more customers who communicate in regional languages and who won't be able to SMS in English. Push-to-talk will provide the perfect solution. Equally important, Bose reckons push-to-talk could be cheaper than SMS. The company believes one-third of its phones by end -2005 will enable this service. That's not the only weapon in the Tata arsenal: it's hoping to launch pre-paid services by July so it can catch up with Reliance Infocomm. TTSL says over 85 per cent of its customers will be pre-paid users. Then, the Tatas also hope to launch SIM card based phones by year-end or next year. That will be a huge change because customers now have to buy the phone from the company that activates it and thus find it tough to switch to another company. Bose says this will give customers freedom to choose handsets and make it easier to shift from one CDMA operator to another. Will the expensive gamble pay off? Many analysts are sceptical about whether Tata Teleservices can catch up. Says a Tata watcher: "The gap between them and the leaders is huge. And their product has no USP. So they will be forced to play on price which could put them in financial trouble." For instance, Push-to-talk will also be offered by Bharti in June. Similarly, Reliance has also announced EVDO services and is planning to launch SIM card based phones in the near future. TTSL had earlier pointed out that it hopes to make profit before tax in three years (lower than the earlier target of five years). But after the new expansion the company declined to divulge when it would make profits. Also, the Tata expansion plan sounds big but it's nothing compared to what its rivals are planning. For instance Reliance Infocomm plans to expand coverage from 1,100 cities to 5,000 by March 2005. That will be five times what the Tatas will be offering. Similarly, Bharti is moving from 1,100 cities to 2,300 cities by year-end. That's three times more than the Tatas. Reliance is also planning a capacity expansion to 40 million subscriber lines -- nearly three times more than the Tata expansion. To catch up with its larger rivals Tata Teleservices will have to gain a large percentage of the new subscribers who come onto the market if they want to touch the magic number of 15 million subscribers by end 2005 because their current market share is minuscule. Industry experts reckon the mobile wireless market will grow to about 80 million from the current 35 million. So, the Tatas must pick up about 25-27 per cent of the new subscribers to meet its targets. That's not easy since as much as 85 per cent of the new subscribers are being grabbed by the top three -- who aren't going to slow down signing up new customers. Says a senior executive of an US multinational, which has dealt with the Tata group: "Their main problem is that they lack a clear focus. They were the only ones who could not decide which technology to back -- CDMA or GSM -- and wasted crucial time." Bose defends the Tata strategy and says the company — unlike its competitors — did not want to break the rules. So it didn't offer full mobility or even SMS like Reliance Infocomm. Instead, it waited for the government to give the unified access licence allowing CDMA players to offer full mobility before taking the plunge. Some analysts believe the Tatas can make it. Says Sanjay Mehta, head of telecom practice, at Ernst & Young: "Tata is a powerful brand and though they might have been slow initially -- they can leverage their brand, which stands for reliability and transparency amongst customers." That's what the Tatas are banking on heavily. Bose hopes that brand strength together with its product offering will help the company dramatically reduce the churn of customers to other rivals. The target is to reduce it from 20 per cent to around 8 per cent over the long term. Easy availability is a key to the company's new strategy. So it's expanding the distribution network steeply. The number of retail outlets stacking its products will climb 20 times from 5,000 to 200,000 by March 2005. Also, the Tatas are planning over 400 branded stores across India. Tata Teleservices will be spending heavily to make up for lost time. But will customers who have five strong brands to choose from give the company a chance to make a second call. A guide to modern telephony CDMA: CDMA or Code Division Multiple Access is a proprietary technology developed by US telecom giant Qualcomm. It's the technology that delivers mobile services in various parts of the world including the US, China and Korea. CDMA is an alternative to Global System for Mobile (GSM) — the mobile technology that dominates the globe and which is most used in Europe and India. Qualcomm argues that CDMA offers data speeds, which GSM can never match. Inevitably, the GSM companies do not agree. EVDO (Evolution data only): It is a mobile phone based on Qualcomm's CDMA technology on which customers can get Internet speeds of up to 2 mbps while on the move. That is virtually over 10 to 20 times faster than what is offered on your existing general packet radio switching (GPRS) mobile phones which are based on GSM technology offered by companies like Bharti, Hutch, BPL amongst others. It is also known as the 3G range of phones. EVDV (Evolution data voice): A mobile phone based on CDMA technology, it offers Internet data speeds between 3 to 4 mbps. It is primarily meant for business users and executives who need to deal with large quantities of data. PTT (Push-to-talk phones): Currently, we punch in our SMS messages on our mobile phones. PTT allows customers to record short voice messages and send it off like an SMS by pressing a button. The recipient will hear a beep when he or she gets the message. The person can then listen to it by pushing a button and can also reply to it. Wi-fi: This technology enables laptop users to connect to the Internet within a limited radius (called a hotspot) without wires. This means that offices, for instance, can be turned into hotspots. The technology is also being tested in places like hotels and airports. In the US, Starbucks is experimenting with the technology in some of its restaurants. Users must have a special PC card that must be attached to the laptop, but today many companies are offering wi-fi enabled laptops based on Intel's chip. The technology involves an access point which is connected to a broadband cable connection. The hotspot is usually in a radius upto about 30 metres from the access point.

Finally i got some piece of information on tht PNR thing! Now i know y it doesn't work for me yet Sooner or later it will, n it will rock! The way it is described below it seems to be perfect !! ======================================================== Service Description for PNR Alert Services by www.irctc.co.in 1. Disclaimer: The content service provided by IRCTC is obtained from the Indian Railways’ Passenger Reservation system. Although best possible efforts are made to maintain the services as committed, IRCTC offers no guarantee whatsoever about the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of service. 2. The Service will be initially provided by Airtel,Hutch and Reliance to their subscribers in New Delhi and NCR (consisting of Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad) only. 3. a> Airtel and Hutch subscribers has to register for this service by sending an SMS to 7245 with short code “PNR” followed by a space and the 10 digit PNR number. eg : PNR 1234567898. b> Customers of Reliance India Mobile can avail this service through R-World by using the R-World -> New Arrivals -> PNR Status functionality in their handsets 4. On receipt of this SMS request, the user would be registered for this service and a Registration confirmation message would be sent back via SMS. 5. PNRs of all reserved Railway tickets can be registered for this service irrespective of the mode of booking. 6. On successful registration for this service, periodic SMS alerts would be sent to the registered Mobile numbers, with the status of the PNR at that time. 7. The periodic alerts would be sent as per the following schedule : a. On the 30th, 14th, 7th, 3rd, 2nd day and the day of journey (the days being counted with the day of journey as day 1) - the alert would be dispatched after 0700 hrs. b. On the date of journey, the alerts would be sent as per the schedule below : i. For trains with scheduled departure between 0001 hrs. to 1200 hrs. the scheduled PNR alerts would go after 2200 hrs. on the previous night (the day before the journey). ii. For trains with scheduled departure between 1200 hrs. to midnight the alerts would be dispatched after 0700 hrs. on the same day. 8. In case a ticket status is confirmed between any of these scheduled alerts, then an SMS alert would be sent as per the schedule, and the next SMS alert would be sent on the date of journey only. 9. In case a ticket status is found as ‘Cancelled or Modified’ during any of these scheduled alerts, then an SMS alert would be sent as per the schedule, and no more alerts would be sent. 10. In case of change of PNR No. due to postponement / advancement of journey or any other reason, the user has to reregister with the fresh PNR No. if he/she wishes to receive alerts for the modified PNR No. 11. In case a ticket is partially modified, the alert would continue to be sent for the passengers remaining in the current PNR. For alerts about the passengers in the modified PNR, the user has to register again with the modified PNR. 12. Please register at least a day before the date of journey to avail of the services correctly. If your train is scheduled to leave before 10 AM, on the date of departure, you have to register for this service latest by 8 PM on the previous night. 13. In case of any queries, the users may call our 24 hrs customer support at 011-23345500 or 23344787 or by mail at care@irctc.co.in. For further information please visit www.irctc.co.in

for deactivating it dial *4120 and incase u dc it in some short span of time(days) u dont get Rs.200/- charged for the subscription... tht u'll have to find out.. whts the time duration.

why do i need a fone from india when i can call from any stupid fone in US itself? y pay stuff here as well? rentals or prepaid vouchers to keep the connection alive month after month? And when i call the Reliance IndiaCall no. from my Reliance india mobile in US wont i be charged International Tariffs plus roaming rates? It isn't tht easy BORED while playing with Reliance!

y not do a self-research? Its all there on their website... http://www.relianceindiacall.com/FAQs-general.asp#g1

The issue is not tht simple.. coz when we used tht program all the last 10 posts were on the same page.. and it was like a looonnnng page.. n u for sure know how irritating it is to scroll the page. There were other issues as well. Lets see wht we can come up with. But its not a priority thing as of now, coz anyways its goin to depend on whether R-Surf is speedy and whether it stays free or not. So spending valuable time on it, is not a good option.

Hasna hamara kisi ko gawara nahi hota, har musafir zindagi ka sahara nahi hota, milte hai bahot log is tanha zindagi mein par koi dost tumsa pyara nahi hota. Mulk Ki Bhi Ek Sarhad Hoti Hai, Bachhe Ki Bhi Ek Jid Hoti Hai, Kitna Intejar Karu Tere Ek SMS Ka Yaar, Kanjusi Ki Bhi Ek Had Hoti Hai! Why do people say that a honeymoon should not b more than 6 days Becoz 7 days make a <w>hole we<e>ak! Koi shaam aati hai tumhari yaad lekar, koi shaam jati hai tumhari yaad dekar! hamein to us shaam ka intezaar hai, jo aaye tumhe saath lekar! Bhagvan sabse zyada dukhi kab hota hai.. Jab koi aur rape karta hai aur ladki kehati hai.. HEY BHAGVAN YE TUNE KYA KIYA. Sharaab bani to maikhane bane, husn bana to deewane bane, kuch to hai baat aap mein bhi... yunhi to nahin paagal-khane bane. Is dil mein gum ki kaliya khilti hai, ab to tanhaiyaa aksar humse milti hai, jabse aapne band kiya SMS karna, mobile battery pehle se jyaada chalti hai!!! Hey! Tell me very frankly... Do i look stupid? Dumb? A duffer? Nuts? Like an alien? Plz tell me... Coz just now someone told me dat i... LOOK LIKE YOU! NOBODY TEACHES THE SUN 2 RISE... A BIRD 2 FLY...A CHILD 2 CRY... A PLANT 2 GROW...AND NOBODY TEACHES A HEART 2 CHOOSE A FRIEND LIKE U! Dosti hoti hai dil-o-jaan lutane k liye, hum apni hasti mita d tumhe pane k liye, milne ki tume fursat nahin SMS karte hai apni yaad dilane k liye. To hear what is unspoken, to see what is unseen, to feel without even touching... is the miracle called FRIENDSHIP. THnKs 4 ShaRiNG iT WiTh mE. Agar aapko lagta hai ki aap beautiful hain, smart hein, charming hein to to kutta paliye.. Saap paliye.. Sher paliye.. Magar galatfehmi mat paliye.. *Be quiet in the classroom, Respect the fact that others are sleeping!" *keep the college clean: STAY HOME!" Spread the holy words. Ppl Live, Ppl Die, Ppl Laugh, Ppl Cry, SomE GivE UP, SomE Wil Try, SomE Say Hi, SomE Say Bye Others May 4get U BuT HOW CAN I! Exam ke 4 din pehle syllabus dekha to yaad aaya KUCH TO HUA HAI KUCH HO GAYA HAI, exam ke din paper dekh kar yaad aaya SAB KUCH ALAG HAI SAB KUCH NAYA HAI. Sapna ma ave che, pari lage che, Sapna ma ave che, pari lage che, roj roj aave che, sali navri lage che! Dil haroon, Jigar haroon, ki Jaan haroon? Dekhte hi teri surat, dil chahta hai.. jorse.. ek CHAMAAT MAROON!! Banta & Santa fed up of mobile, decide 2 use pigeon. 1day pigeon reached Banta without msg. Angry Banta calls Santa! Santa says, "IDIOT this was a missed call!" Kis kis ki mehfil mein kis kis ne kis kis ko kiss kiya. Ek aap the jisne har kiss ko miss kiya aur ek hum the jisne har miss ko kiss kiya! Arz hai: Koi pathhar se naa maare mere diwane ko :-( Nuclear power ka zamana hai bomb se uda do saale ko!!! u may have someone in ur mind someone in ur heart someone in ur dreams someone in ur life but i am ur someone when u have no one! In my life I've learned how 2 love 2 smile 2 B happy 2 B strong 2 work hard 2 B honest 2 B faithful 2 forgive But I never learned how 2 stop thinking of you. A Star has 5 END. A Square has 4 END, A Triangle has 3 END, A line has 2 END, Our LIFE has 1 END. But our "FRIENDSHIP" has NO END! #SMILE# S-Sets u free. M-Makes u special. I-increases ur face value L-Lifts up ur spirits E-Erases all your tensions... So SMILE Plz! A FRIEND is: 1% Funny 2% Sweet 3% Caring 4% Loving and 90% SMART & GOOD LOOKING That's why *I'M YOUR FRIEND!* Wen i go wrong,i need ur hands 2 correct it. Wen emotins burst out,i ned ur hand 2 catch 'em. Wen i win i need ur hand 2 pat me. In short-YE HATH MUJHE DEDO Thakur! Din ko chain nahi, raat ko Aaram nahi, ji na lage kahi, E Khuda kya yahi Pyar Hai? Stupid ye pyar nahi summer ki garmi hai, jaa jaake nahaa le! Muskan ke dayro mein hamesha khushi nahee hoti, ansuon ke bahaov mein hamesha gam nahee hote, badal jaye chahe fasle, dosti aur pyaar kabhi kam nahee hote. 3 frnz bought a new car, Hindu put tilak on bonnet christian put cross on bumper, muslim cut the exhaust pipe. Smart Man + Smart Nari = Flirting Jari Idiot man + Smart Nari = Pocket Khali Smart man + Idiot nari = Pav Bhari Idiot man + Idiot nari = Shaadi Dil mein ek shor ho raha hai, bina SMS dil bore ho raha hai, kahin aisa to nahin ke ek pyara sa dost mujhe bhool raha hai 1980's: Friends remember U during good times and forget u during bad times... 2004: Friends remember U when sms is free n forget u when sms is CHARGED... Blue be the sky above you! Soft be the road below you! Love be the breeze around you! I pray all the happiness surround you! Think Big... Think Smart... Think Positive... Think Beautiful... Think Great... If that is too much for u, here is a shortcut..... Just Think about ME! 1 ladki thi deewani c, mobile le k ghumti thi, nazre jukake sharmake mobile me kuchh karti thi, jab bhi milti thi mujse puchha karti thi "yeh chalu kaise hota hai!" Plz pray 4 me... My medical results diagnosed that I'm becoming smrter daily. But dont worry its not contagious; just INCURABLE! Aahat si koi aae to lagta hai tum ho, hava si koi laharaye to lagta hai tum ho, ab tum hi batao kya tum kisi BHOOT se kam ho. Duniya mein bewafaon ki kami nahin hai. Ab suraj ko hi dekh lo :: Aata hai USHA ke saath, Rehta hai KIRAN ke saath aur Jaata hai SANDHYA ke saath! Aap ko miss karna roz ki baat hai, yaad karna aadat ki baat hai, aapse door rehna ulfat ki baat hai, magar aap jaisa dost pana kismat ki baat hai. Another MOON? Possible. Another SUN? Possible. Another SKY? Possible. Another Friend like You?? Not POSSIBLE.. Coz..God cnt make Same MISTAKE 2wice! Koi shaam aati hai tumhari yaad lekar, koi shaam jati hai tumhari yaad dekar! hamein to us shaam ka intezaar hai, jo aaye tumhe saath lekar! Friendship is like a song. After we hear it, we still hum the melody as we live thru life. U r 1 of the songs tat never ran out of tune in my heart. Whatz the definition of bravery? 'A man with a bad case of diarrhea taking a chance with a huge fart' Nothing is Impossible in this World Coz Impossible itself says that I M POSSIBLE! have a Nice Day! if i could pull down the rainbow i will write my name & put it back so that everyone will know how colourful my life is with a friend like u! When i c the sun i c u, when i c the moon i c u , when i c the stars i c u, when i see the mountains i c u. Side ho jaao, u r blocking my view! Tarzan & the animal went to the river. tarzan took off his clothes, all animals started laughing, Tarzan asked why? the animals replied,your tail is infront. Before marriage-MAD for each other, During marriage-MADE for each other, After marriage-MAD because of each other.

Yeh we tried this out.. Ashok made it work, n i surfed thru R-surf... but due to certain reasons, we cant have it up as of now, coz this program needs to be customised according to our site.. will let u'll know more abt this laters...

Uh? These are not services to use ur phone abroad! These are simple calling cards to call INDIA from Abroad! Where does the question of getting the phone on Int Roaming come into picture?

Atal dials 1-2-1, AirTel follows suit The Telegraph : M RAJENDRAN New Delhi, Feb. 29: One-to-one is the flavour of the season. Be it Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s recorded message or Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly’s straight talk. Vajpayee spent a full two hours last Tuesday writing and recording a message. The idea was to personally greet more than 46 million fixed-line and 24 million mobile phone users in the country. The motive: a personalised, one-to-one greeting. Interestingly, it is not the Congress party that is following suit; rather it is the country’s leading mobile operator AirTel. It has launched what it calls ‘1-2-1’, a single toll-free helpline service number across the country for post-paid customers. Its competitor, Reliance Infocomm, also announced plans for a similar service for its pre-paid subscribers called 3333. AirTel plans to soon launch a similar service for its pre-paid customers too. With AirTel’s 1-2-1, a customer registered anywhere in the country with the company will be able to access any information service. This frees the customer from the problem of remembering different customer-care numbers, which are specific to a mobile circle. The 1-2-1 is a single, common number across India. The company has set up a customer service delivery team (CSD) with a focus to centrally provide strong functional skills to the various customer care initiatives, including those involving strategic and policy decisions. Over the past year, AirTel has invested close to Rs 200 crore in the area of service delivery. Numerous investments in infrastructure, technology and HR (training and manpower) have been made to provide standard and consistent world-class services to the customers. About Rs 250 crore has already been invested to create a common billing platform using a software called Kenan System. Anurag Prashar, group chief service delivery officer of Bharti Tele-Ventures, says, “We would have started earlier, but Calcutta was not brought into this network. Now the subscribers of Calcutta will be able to access this service across the country.” In 2004-05, the company plans to invest another Rs 82 crore to further revitalise all its customer interface points, including more advanced technology and infrastructure and a number of customer delight initiatives. In terms of HR investment, AirTel has defined training as one of its key focus areas. All employees interfacing with the customers have to undergo a training programme. The prime objective of the company is to move from a transactional approach to a relationship approach with its customers.

Dude, hope u know tht u can upload ringtones to ur LG2030 all by urself... For more info on this read Ringtones Tutorials here!

Count me in for the treat too indianasa

Here it goes dude Hope u recd the mail as well!

Reliance IndiaCall is currently available in select states: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. And rest of the info is on http://www.relianceindiacall.com