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the biggest lack of the service is that its of BSNL . . . useless or probably they dont have the concept of customer care or they dont understand customer . . .

winxp . .am stick to it since its launch and have no plans to shell out to any other OS . . dunno know why!?

chineese mobiles . . the best solution for ur needz

guys recently i came to know about a thing that GMR has invited bids from telephone cos for their service in delhi airport . . .isnt that strange and the strangest COAI has again challanged GMR that it will take GMR to court on that and great thing that it wd be fined again making a hat-trick of fines

Only govt licensees can offer telecom services at airport: COAI NEW DELHI: GSM mobile operators' group Cellular Operators Association of India today threatened legal action against GMR, developer of Delhi International Airport, in case it allows non-telecom companies to offer services within the airport premises. "We have learnt that GMR has invited some of the non- telecom companies for the coverage of airport premises... Only telecom companies who have licences given by the government can offer the services," COAI Director General T V Ramachandran said. When contacted a GMR spokesperson said, "we are inviting only qualified companies to bid for offering telecom services." GMR would be offering services such as internet, Wi-Fi, mobile and PCO services in the airport premises for which it is looking for bidders.

well airtel is the MOST congested network . . i have ever used. . u cant make calls in evening. . . . atleast RCOM is 110% better than airtel . .BSNL is also same as airtel . .

yeah its quite old man . . . who said its new

well free demat no one does . . but i use karvy thgats reliable. u need a pan card, address proof . . . and bank account

well the prices of both will be almost the same . . i think so

NEW DELHI: You’ll soon get to choose the cheapest STD and ISD tariffs, irrespective of your service provider. After recommending that internet telephony be opened up, telecom regulator TRAI this week will mandate that telcos offer their subscribers the freedom to choose a carrier of their choice for making long-distance calls, whether domestic (STD) or international (ISD). This will start a new era of competition in long-distance calls, provided the government acts promptly to amend licence conditions to enable telcos comply with the TRAI directive. What TRAI has in mind is not quite implementation of the carrier access code (CAC) project mooted several years ago. In the face of resistance by telcos to CAC and the willingness of the Department of Telecom (DoT) to play along with them, TRAI has come up with a variation. This is how it will work. Suppose, you are a Bharti subscriber and you find out BSNL is offering the cheapest long-distance tariffs. You then buy a pre-paid long-distance package from BSNL for a specific duration. You punch in a set of numbers specified in the package to get on to the BSNL network, and then proceed to make the long-distance call you wanted to, and talk for as long as your pre-paid package permits. The regulator will also mandate that all telcos offer their customers the facility to purchase pre-paid long-distance packages or virtual calling cards on the internet. Globally, long-distance tariffs have fallen between 20% and 53% after customers were allowed to choose their operator. Even players like PowerGrid, RailTel and Gail, who have long-distance backbones, can offer this facility along with telcos that provide customer access. The TRAI directive is bound to hit the bottomlines of major operators. Telecom stocks were already down on Tuesday following TRAI’s recommendations on net telephony. Net telephony may hit telcos’ bottomlines Because, if the DoT accepts TRAI’s proposals on net telephony, it will adversely impact the business models of all telcos. In Tuesday’s trading, Idea Cellular was down 5.05%, Reliance Communications fell 3.06% while Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices slid 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively. ET has learnt that TRAI has decided on this move as the DoT has failed to implement the much-delayed CAC. The implementation of CAC would have allowed subscribers to choose the long-distance operator of their choice to make STD/ISD calls without having to purchase any pre-paid package. Telcos have always opposed CAC on the grounds that each player will have to shell out about Rs 5,000 crore for network upgradation before they can offer this facility. “Allowing consumers the freedom to choose their long-distance service provider over pre-paid packages is our answer to DoT’s failure to implement CAC. TRAI will no longer push for the implementation of CAC and the issue will be buried. Under the new system, telcos can no longer complain about network upgradation costs and stop its implementation. All telcos have intelligent networks in place to handle this service,” a top TRAI source told ET. “This will be a directive to telcos. We will ask the DoT to make the requisite changes in the licence conditions of telcos so that they can offer this facility,” the TRAI source added. TRAI officials also say that in addition to increasing competition among service providers, offering customers the freedom to choose their long-distance operator will also open up revenue streams for other long-distance licence holders. For instance, players such as PowerGrid, RailTel, Gail, Sify, AT&T, British Telecom and Tulip Telecom, among others, who have fibre networks in India can now directly compete to carry calls of operators. This implies, Bharti, Vodafone or Idea customer can now specifically buy a package from Gail or PowerGrid to carry his STD calls if these companies offer cheaper tariff rates. TRAI sources also added that all long-distance carriers would have to enter into mutual agreements. “In case operators do not agree on interconnect agreements, we will step in and facilitate timelines and also stipulate penalties for delay in signing contracts and implementation,” they added. This facility will, however, not be extended to local calls. Several NLD operators have pointed out that due to large volumes of local calls, customers prefer to work with incumbent operator. Besides, globally extending this facility for local calls have not yielded customer preferences and they have continued to use the incumbent operator

idea ready to get connected with RCOM - GSM . . . thats the latest news

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guys all the latest development on datacom mobile here Middle East players eye Datacom MUMBAI: A string of Middle East telecom companies are interested to take a majority control in Datacom, the Videocon Industries-promoted cellular firm with a pan-India licence to start operations in 22 circles. The list includes Qatar Tele (Qtel), Etisalat, Bahrain Telecommunications Company and Zain. Datacom has hired the investment bank Morgan Stanley to select a partner and the deal is expected to be closed in two months. When contacted, Videocon Industries’ CMD Venugopal N Dhoot confirmed the development. He said the idea of inducting an experienced partner goes well with Datacom’s plan to grab a substantial chunk of the Indian telecom market—the world’s second-fastest growing market—in three years. “A partner with the expertise in this business coupled with our marketing strength would be a formidable combine,” he said. Videocon is a leader in the consumer durable business. It also has a chain of 900 retail showrooms called NEXT which sells mobile phones and other electronic goods. Industry sources said the cash-rich foreign telcos are “very serious” to enter India by acquiring interest in domestic companies which have started receiving spectrum. Unitech and BPL Mobile’s subsidiary Loop Telecom are among the companies awaiting get equity induction from foreign telcos. A surge in oil price has placed these players in an advantageous position vis-a-vis their counterparts in Europe and the US, which are suffering from a credit turmoil. Mr Dhoot said a team of 500 professionals are working overtime to roll out Datacom’s launch of telecom services in Chennai and south India in the next two months. Datacom has announced an investment of Rs 6,000 crore to set up a pan-India network by end 2008. Experts said it will generate the required money for the expansion of network by selling the majority stake. It is estimated that setting up a pan-India network would require over Rs 20,000 crore. The India entry fits well into the Middle East telcos’ ambitious global plans. For example, Zain aims to be one of the top 10 mobile groups in the world by 2011 while Qtel wants to rank among the top 20 by 2020. Zain was established in 1983 in Kuwait as the region’s first mobile operator. Since 2003, it has become the fourth-largest telco in the world in terms of geographic presence with a footprint in 22 countries.

one of the biggest problem is that at times the sms that one receives dunno know why gets blank just the name and time is shown . . .anyways its not blank . . but dunno know why

that was about MTNL what about BSNL . . . any news abt that

well thats true but the biigest point u lose man they will not refund .. he he

well kamal u r wrong here the opera mini is in memory card only not in handset thats the saddest part dunno kow what have they thought in doing so . . . please copy the java folder in ur memory card and then use it

well thats indeed quite sad news if tata has left hopes then what to expect from reliance and as if there is rule that one can use 3g on only one technology then what will BSNL and MTNL do they will use 3G on gsm not cdma

Samsung has partnered with U.S. CDMA carrier Sprint to launch the new SPH-i325 Ace, a dual-mode CDMA/GSM smartphone that borrows some styling cues from Samsung's SGH-i320 from 2 years back. The Ace combines the best of both worlds with EV-DO capable CDMA coverage in the U.S. on Sprint's network and a SIM card slot for GPRS/GSM use when traveling abroad to make the handheld a true world phone. The new Ace is similar in design to Samsung's popular Blackjack line of smartphones, but features a non-scrollable d-pad and a thumbwheel for one-handed navigation. The best feature found on the new Ace its dual-mode functionality. The Samsung Ace will work on the 800/1900MHz CDMA networks found in North America and can be used with any valid SIM card when traveling abroad on 900/1800MHz GSM networks. The GSM feature of the Ace is unlocked, meaning that users can buy their own local SIM cards when travelling, rather than having to pay high per-minute rates to Sprint. Sprint has teamed up the new Ace with some special roaming costs, too. For example, calls placed in Canada are billed at a discounted rate of US$.59/minute, while voice and data minutes used on Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are billed as if they were used on the U.S. mainland. Measuring up at 118mm x 58mm x 13mm (4.65" x 2.3" x 0.5") and weighing a mere 111g (3.9oz), the Samsung Ace is both lightweight and stylish. MicroSD memory cards (up to 2GB) can be used to complement on-board memory, and the device features a large 2.3" QVGA resolution 65k color TFT LCD display. The Ace runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 operating system and features a full QWERTY keyboard for optimum use of the included Office Mobile suite applications. Standard features like a 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo, and speakerphone are also present. The Samsung SPH-i325 Ace from Sprint is available now for US$199.99(INR 8000 approx.) after mail-in rebates and savings, with a two-year service agreement. Specifications for the Samsung SPH-i325 Ace Operating System Windows Mobile 6 Band CDMA 800/1900MHz, GSM 900/1800MHz Data 1xRTT/EV-DO/GPRS Size 118mm x 58mm x 13mm (4.65" x 2.3" x 0.5") Weight 111g (3.9oz) Battery Life Unknown standby Up to 4.3 hours talk time Main Display 2.3" 65k color TFT, QVGA (320x240 pixel) resolution Camera 1.3 megapixel Video Playback/capture Messaging MMS/SMS Email POP/IMAP/SMTP Bluetooth Yes with A2DP (stereo) Memory Unknown internal, microSD card slot (up to 2GB) Other QWERTY keyboard, supports unlocked SIM cards, Windows Media Player, Sprint TV. voice dialing, speakerphone In all its a good device.

New Delhi: Bharti Group, which runs India’s biggest mobile phone services firm by customers, plans to launch a direct-to-home or DTH television service within eight weeks and aims to boost its distribution reach for the new service by leveraging the nearly one million retail outlets where it sells prepaid phone recharge cards, a group executive said. The DTH service — to be branded Airtel, which is also the mobile phone service brand — will be started by Bharti Telemedia Services Ltd, a group company, and run by Bharti Airtel Ltd, the mobile phone firm. “We are in a high state of preparedness to launch our DTH services. A trial launch has been done among the employees and the feedback is very good. We are putting in the last minute changes to reach the last town, and to have a footprint like the (Airtel) prepaid recharge value chain,” said Atul Bindal, president of Bharti Airtel. “We want to leverage on every bit of that (Airtel brand).” Bharti Airtel has 923,472 outlets across India as in end-June through which it sells prepaid, postpaid, and value-added service offerings. On pricing, Bindal said the rates would be similar to those of existing DTH operators and higher than cable TV rates. DTH firms such as Tata Sky Ltd, an 80:20 joint venture between the Tata Group and Star Group; Dish TV Ltd, an Essel Group company; and Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Chennai-headquartered Sun TV Network Ltd and Malaysia’s South Asia Entertainment Holdings Ltd, charge between Rs30 and Rs300 (exclusive of taxes) a month for the service. DTH services, introduced in India in July 2006, currently serve 13 million customers, according to industry estimates. Of this, an estimated seven million are customers of DD Direct, a free DTH service of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, or Broadcasting Corp. of India, with the remaining six million split between Dish TV, Tata Sky and Sun Direct. Though the segment currently serves only a fraction of the 75 million households served in India by cable and satellite based television services, it is poised for strong growth. According to a report by industry body Ficci, short for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers, the segment will expand at a 44% compound annual growth rate between 2008 and 2012. In comparison, cable TV households are expected to register a 2% growth. The DTH business will see three new players before the year-end. Besides Bharti Telemedia, Reliance Communications Ltd and Bharat Business Channel Ltd, the media arm of the Videocon group, plan to enter the market. As players in a relatively infant segment, characterized by high customer acquisition cost and marketing costs, the existing operators have been saddled with losses so far. Dish TV has made losses of Rs665 crore between 2006 and now. Bharti Airtel’s Bindal said his firm expected to benefit from serving customers who might also be among the 70 million serviced by Airtel’s mobile phone service. “We entered the consumers’ home with voice, then it was data and broadband, now we want to give them a ‘one knock at the door experience’ with one bill and one service provider,” he said. “Airtel will be the only telco that can do and make a difference as we have the underlying technology in terms of billing and convergence. This will not be possible for a standalone DTH player.” “Eventually the game plan for Bharti is to get into all the potential ‘telecom real estate’ and be a full scale telecom service provider. And DTH service launch by the company is one step in that direction. Arpus (average revenue per user) in DTH is much higher than the telecom,” said Alok Shende, principal consultant, Acceindia Consulting. “Bharti is readying to offer multiple services (to the consumers) after the DTH launch. It just allows a lot of creative bundling strategy to happen.” The Airtel DTH service will use the so-called MPEG4 format for the first time in India with advanced security encryption systems, Bindal added. MPEG4, a media format used for compression of audio and video data in digital form, was introduced by the Moving Picture Experts Group in 1998. Source: Livemint.com

thats the only source on the internet . . well i have seen a dish of airtel digital on airtel office its of black color . . .

NEW DELHI: Tata Communications Ltd (TCL) will provide technology that will allow mobile network operators to reduce time and cost for inter-network roaming during the Beijing Olympics, it said Wednesday. In a regulatory statement, TCL said four of the world's largest mobile network operators will team up with China's largest mobile phone operator to pioneer roaming to the Beijing Olympic Games using its knowhow. This will allow the Chinese carrier to offer in-bound prepaid roaming for its partners in time for the Olympic Games, the statement said.

ineed a good headset man . . .

well d-88n shd be the best fly models are low quality . . .

w3ell sudhir , my dear rimwebian, its not any feature of this handset thats limiting ur handset not able to receive the sms from yahoo mail its the service . . . and u can send the mms to email id . . . do one thing . . . add the email address to the any contact then browse to the email id and in the bottom u will see MMS . . . compose the text and send it. . . and as far as i know and have used the p[hone extensively its not a problem phone . . each and every thing has its pros and cons . .