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Guys breaking news! I just happened to be randomly surfing Tata Indicom's online store www.ichoose.in and supposedly they have launched their much awaited new DUAL SIM Phone under the brand SAMSUNG DUO. I had read about this handset, model SCH W 339 much earlier. Following are the features, which look killer! 262K TFT Touchscreen (176x220 resolution) 1.3 MP Camera with 2x Zoom Video Camera Handwriting Recognition Expandable memory upto 1GB (MicroSD) File Viewer to view Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF Files, etc. Full Fledged MP3, AAC player Bluetooth The price on the site is Rs.11999 Supposedly, the phone can support 2 SIM cards - 2 GSMs or 2 CDMA (only Tata Indicom) or 1 GSM and 1 CDMA (Tata Indicom). The phone seemingly is network locked, so Reliance SIMs may not work. There is however no clear detail on any offer or plan on the site.... Check it out - http://www.ichoose.in

No serial cables available. USB Cable is the same as that of Samsung E 250 (GSM). Its available with service centers at a price of Rs.300

u can do a call forward frm one number. Thts the very reason they are offering free addon pack to cover the call forwarding issue dude!

yeah it has 2 slots and takes 2 SIMs, either 2 CDMA or 2 GSM or CDMA and GSM. However only one can work at one time. To switch SIMs, there is a menu option tht`ll help u switch instantaneously.

haha....if he were to get it unlocked, sitting at Tata office, he wouldnt make a good marketer now, isnt it?

None that I know of...only USB How is it that u can unlock using serial, but not usb?

Latest update..... 1.) Connects thru USB to comp. Data cable & PC Sync softare to be purchased separately from Samsung Service Centers. 2.) The Bigger News The offer is finally launched Pan India in non-online format as well..... All Postpaid GSM Customers can avail of below offer by showing photocopy of last/previous bill : 1.) Rs.200/mth free usage for 2 months 2.) Friends & Family Add on rentals for 2 months waived (Rs.50/mth). F&F offers calls to one local number @ 50% of rate. 3.) One time 250 SMSs free 4.) Get CDMA number similar to existing GSM number

@kshah - Like I said before, I have a friend working at Tata who had showed me the phone some months before. According to them, it will be locked to Tata network, but work with any GSM network in India, as well as useful for International Roaming. Any concrete ideas guys on making this work on Reliance?

Just got to know from call center that it is a Dual Phone....i`ve seen it too. Its Dual SIM..... Attaching Phone image!!! Enjoy!

Yup I read it pal....I`ve been watching Dual SIMs carefully for sometime.....actually in late 2006, Chinese company Yulong already placed some handsets like these in India, though they seem to have not picked up much. Under the brand Coolpad, the handsets are high priced, upto 18000 - I happened to test out one such handset. The UI ****ed big time, though the cam was 2 MP, there was **** quality in the cam.... I hope Reliance comes up with a quality product - I have a friend working in Tata Indicom who showed me this handset sometime back - its brilliant. Afterall Samsung is a reputed brand. The UI was typical Samsung style - very attractive and graphic....that's something that Samsung spends BIG bucks on all the time. I called up Tata customer care and they didnt have much info on this phone and tried to peddle Motorola A-840 to me though! The handwriting recognition feature was really cool - you can write in Hindi as well. I like reading on the move, and the File Viewer feature seemed pretty neat to me. I think i`m gonna buy this handset and maybe just use it with a GSM connection as supposedly it wont work with Reliance I also happened to see Sadik bhai's post showing some Chinese handset with Dual SIM capability, but I think i`d anyday prefer a better known brand that would care to retain its brand equity!