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well the design is excellent but the damn interesting thing is thats its in EVDO/EDGE both variants

well by entering the details the wap browser will work of D-88n

LONDON: British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced on Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa. Vodafone said in a statement that under its accord with Apple, it will also have the right to sell iPhones in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and Turkey. The phones that it sells will be intended to work on the Vodafone network. Launched one year ago, officially the iPhone is only available in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland and Austria. "Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe" in 2008, the British group said in a statement issued today. The news failed to lifted Vodafone's share price, however, as it fell 0.86 per cent to 162.10 pence in early London trading.

SingTel iPhone coming to Singapore, India, the Philippines, and Australia Looking to get your iPhone fix in Singapore, India, the Philippines, or Australia? Beginning later this year, you will be able to carry Apple’s finest in your pocket in one of those 4 countries without resorting to black market tactics. Provider SingTel has announced that they will be bringing the Apple iPhone to the aforementioned nations by the end of the year. They didn’t offer a specific launch date, but given the time frame, and lack of stock of the current model, we can only imagine that it will be the fabled next-gen 3G version of the handset. Interestingly enough, while the SingTel version will be an exclusive launch in the Phillipines and Singapore, Vodafone is currently set to offer the iPhone in India and Australia, and Optus is also set to provide Australian service. Apple seems to be shying away from exclusivity agreements, at least in underserviced markets. In a very brief press release SingTel announced that their companies would be providing the iPhone to multiple countries: SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus today announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia later this year. More information will be released at a later date. The countries include Singapore and the Philippines which have not had any iPhone coverage to date. Meanwhile, India and Australia will also have iPhone coverage from Vodafone. Optus will be providing iPhone coverage in Australia.

Apple now ties up with Bharti for iPhone rollout MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: In a shift from its global strategy of tying up with one operator in every country, Cupertino-based giant Apple has joined hands with Bharti Airtel as well as Vodafone Essar to tap the world’s fastest-growing telecom market. The gizmo is expected to be available on Airtel and Vodafone networks by October. “Bharti Airtel has signed a deal with Apple to bring iPhone to India later this year,” the company said in a statement. The company’s president for mobile services Sanjay Kapoor refused to give any details about the price of the phone and the nature of the agreement with Apple. In India, the iPhone is expected to compete with high-end handsets such as the HTC Touch, Nokia’s latest offerings on its N series platform and BlackBerry. Apple had launched iPhone in the US in late June last year and has sold about 7.5-million iPhones since its launch. Analysts said with high growth in the Indian market, it was essential for Apple to join hands with the two biggest GSM operators. Airtel and Vodafone’s combined subscriber base is over 110 million, which is more than the population of Europe’s most-populated country, Germany (82 million). And mobile density in India is just 22% right now. Also, Apple is not likely to follow the revenue-sharing model in India, sources told ET. “Here, Apple will make money only on the device. The iPhone is being subsidised by operators wherever it has been launched. However, it will not be so in India,” said sources. The 8GB iPhone is available outside India for $399 (Rs 16,700). The device will be priced between Rs 25,000 and Rs 28,000 in India while the 16GB version will come at a higher price tag. “The main incentive for operators to subsidise handsets in the US and other countries was to be able to pull subscribers from other operators. India is an emerging market where acquiring new customers is not difficult. There would be no need for the revenue-sharing model here,” Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner, told ET. Globally, Apple earns revenue from sale of device and through the monthly share from operators’ revenues. iPhone, which combines Apple’s iPod music player, video player and web browser, has helped operators around the world drive up data revenues. “iPhone will increase data usage as internet experience on the iPhone is as good as the PC. Users will opt for some data plan along with the handset. It will also help telecos retain high-end customers,” Mr Gupta added. iPhone has been available in the grey market in India for about a year now. Industry estimates peg the number of such devices in India at a whopping 5-6 lakh. Dealers in Mumbai and Delhi started selling it soon after it was launched in the US.

guys i must say that this indeed was a cruel act . . . god will punish the ppl who are behind this act . . but for families who have lost their near and dear ones . . i dont have words for them seeing the place where the blasts happened was disgusting . . i condemn the blasts . the area is very much congested the place which is called Johari Bazaar/Sanganeri Gate where the blast happened is very much congested . .to cover a mere 100 m can take you upto 10-15 minutes on biike/Cycle.

well if smbody can provide the details of tata then please also provide for reliance

same here . . never used datacable for netconnect

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anil ambani . .u can nw either use idea or vodafone to make cheaper STD calls

well samsung does not excepts .jar/jad as they are java based . . . no game or s/w can be installed . . secondly i also noticed that sms tones cant be set . .

well the biggest drawback of the phone is that it has a weak batery and if you wanna see at what time you had called or received a call you will have to go in menu>call >dilaed/Missed/Options you cant see from the call button this supports only 20 incoming, 20 outgoing, 20 missed

me using TS for past one year and more, never ever faced ne sort of problem the picture qualkity is Xcellent . .and never felt of ne hidden cost, only lack in TS is less channels . .thats it

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@honest i totally agree with you, but by doing this you are catering to users of a Limited section who have high end phones with external memory, dont forget that india till date lacks internet connectivity and many of users are on dialup who thinks to download after seeing the file size . . .i myself in my phone have ringtones not of 128Kbps but of 192 kbps. The size is small the tone is clear what do we need more . . . but still i think that many of users in our forum have medium sets with internal memory either ranging to 2Mb or 10Mb maximum without external storage. . . You please donot cater to a particular section but think of all . . .

SingTel may join Bharti Airtel in MTN bid: Analysts NEW DELHI: Singapore's telecom giant SingTel, which holds over 30 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel, may join the Indian mobile operator as a co-buyer in the bid to acquire South Africa's MTN, analysts said. By virtue of its 30.5 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel, SingTel would anyway have an indirect interest in MTN's buyout by the Indian firm, but there is a "reasonable probability" that the Singapore firm gets directly involved as a co-buyer, analysts at Citigroup Global Markets said in a research note to their clients. Earlier this week, MTN and Bharti announced separately that they have initiated "exploratory discussions" for a possible acquisition of the South African firm. "SingTel is the largest shareholder in Bharti with a 30.5 per cent stake and consequently has interest in this transaction anyway," Citigroup's Anand Ramchandran wrote in the research note. "That said, given the size of any potential acquisition, we see a reasonable probability that SingTel gets directly involved with Bharti as a co-buyer as well," the note said. Terming Bharti and MTN as "two equal-sized entities in market value," Citigroup said that MTN's market cap of 35 billion dollars compares with 42 billion dollar for Bharti. "MTN's 68 million wireless subscriber base (across Africa) as of March 2008 compares with Bharti's 62 million as of the same date," it noted adding that MTN's 4.1 billion dollars in EBITDA for year ended December 2008 compares with $2.8 billion for Bharti in the same period. If successful, the deal could catapult Bharti among the world's five largest mobile phone operators. While Bharti has so far maintained having not put in any bid as yet, a report in the British daily Financial Times said yesterday that Bharti has made an indicative bid of $19 billion for a 51 per cent stake in Africa's largest mobile firm. Based on these figures, it would be the largest overseas buyout by any Indian company ever. Analysts at Citigroup also noted that concerns about overpayment for the deal could reflect in the share prices of the interested acquirers, as has been the case in previous deals like Tata-Corus. "History indicates markets worrying about overpayment and dilution first before looking at synergies and extended growth opportunities... We see deal structure, value for price and funding in any transaction as all key to immediate stock reactions," Citigroup research note said. Brokers in Mumbai said that concerns about the funding pressure for the deal led to a fall of over five per cent in the share price of Bharti Airtel yesterday. According to the media reports, Bharti is arranging for a $12 billion of debt for its $19 billion bid. Shares of Bharti Airtel today fell over three per cent in the afternoon trade today to Rs 821 at the Bombay Stock Exchange, on top of a 5.3 per cent fall yesterday China, Russia may rival Bharti bid for MTN, says NYT "A battle for the MTN Group, a leading South African telecommunications company, could come down to a clash between the world's largest and fastest-growing emerging markets," the report said, adding that Bharti is expected to face stiff competition from a Chinese rival. The report further added that analysts and experts also do not rule out possible interest from Russia, though no bidders have yet emerged. The report termed Johannesberg-based MTN as "highly prized" by virtue of its 70 million subscribers and presence in some of the world's fastest-growing telecom markets such as Nigeria and Iran. "China and India have often been compared as the rest of the world adjusts to the presence of new economic powers, but rarely have representatives of the two nations competed head to head on a deal. "Chinas government-controlled entities have invested and lent billions of dollars to African countries in recent years, while private companies in India have concentrated more on shopping outside the nations borders," it noted. According to the report, Indian firms have executed larger number of "big deals," but in terms of value, Chinese companies have an upper hand. The report said that analysts expect MTN to attract Chinese firms like China Mobile or China Telecom, given the strong financial positions of the Chinese firms. "So far, a Chinese-Indian showdown is purely in the minds of bankers and analysts. Representatives from the Beijing and Hong Kong offices of China Mobile said they had not heard anything yet relating to a possible bid for MTN. William Li, the Hong Kong spokesman for China Telecom, said he had also not heard of any plans for a bid," the report added. About the possible Russian interest in the deal, the report quoted Moscow-based brokerage firm Metropol's head of research and telecommunications analyst Philip Townsend as saying that Russia's three top cellphone companies VimpelCom, Mobile TeleSystems and Megaphone were generating excess cash that they cannot invest in their saturated domestic market. In addition to expanding into other former Soviet republics, they are pushing into countries with cold war-era ties to Russia, which would include some in Africa, it said. There are many markets in Africa which are natural markets for Russia... They've got to find a home for their money," Townsend told the New York Times.

Sunil Mittal in London to lay MTN buy plan MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: A day after announcing his interest in taking over MTN, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal is learnt to have gone to London to meet the South African company’s CEO Phuthuma Nhleko. The meeting assumes significance as Mr Nhelko not only runs the largest South African operator, but also is a close confidante of MTN chairman Cyril Ramaphosa. “It’s important for Mr Mittal to explain the details of his bid and his future plans with the company,” sources close to the development told ET. Sources said Mr Mittal’s plan for MTN would include retaining the top management of the foreign company, including its chairman intact, post acquisition. “Bharti is eager to offer him the position of co-chairman, in case it wins the race. Mr Ramaphosa is politically well connected in Africa. His experience will help Bharti immensely if it manages to keep him,” they added. Mr Ramaphosa is a well-known trade union leader, prominent anti-apartheid activist and a leader of the African National Congress. After apartheid was abolished, he moved over to the corporate sector. Bharti, however, reiterated on Tuesday that talks are “exploratory” and “that it has not made any offer to acquire the whole or part of MTN... Details of any transaction will be released promptly, if and when, the parties reach agreement. As a responsible listed company, Bharti will continue to uphold the highest levels of transparency and corporate governance.” MTN shares reached 14-year high to rand 152.01 ($20). At this price, MTN is valued at nearly $40 billion. However, MTN is worth between rand 167.62 and rand 183.74 a share, JPMorgan Chase & Co said in a note to investors on Tuesday. That’s as much as 15% more than the current price. Bharti’s shares closed down 5.3% at Rs 846.60 as investors feared it may pay too much for MTN in case of a bidding war. UBS too estimated MTN’s enterprise value at nearly $40.6 billion, about 16% higher than its current market capitalisation of $35 billion and about 10 times MTN’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $4.1 billion. Bharti is believed to be eyeing 51% stake in MTN, which has 68.2 million subscribers across 21 countries. However, 51% stake may not help it consolidate the cash flows of MTN, which is necessary if Bharti is making a leveraged bid, an investment banker familiar with overseas transactions said. Traditionally, LBOs (leveraged buyout) involve the acquirer taking the target private. In this case, it is difficult to see how Bharti will do a leveraged transaction without taking 100% of the company, he added. Also, Bharti will need to pay a premium over the current market price to MTN shareholders, which could take the price tag to $45 or $50 billion. A 100% acquisition at such a hefty price will be difficult without substantial equity support, the banker added. Media reports said Bharti had offered $21.8 per share while MTN was quoting $23.8. “With passing time, MTN’s share is coming close to what Bharti is offering. The question is whether MTN will remain attractive beyond a price point,” Angel Broking analyst (IT and telecom) Harit Shah told ET. According to sources, Bharti and Singtel’s first step could involve buying out the 23% stake that the Alpine Trust holds in MTN. (The Alpine Trust is owned by Newshelf 664, which is a company constituted by the MTN staff and management and also South Africa’s Makati family). In the next step, the duo may buyout PIC, a South African government-owned pension fund, which has a 13.5% stake in MTN and is the second largest share holder in the company, sources said. Following this, Bharti may make an open offer for an additional 15% stake, which will enable it to take its shareholding to over 51%. Back of the envelope calculations indicate that Bharti will have to fork out over $9 billion to buy the stake held by the Alpine Trust and an additional $5.4 billion to PIC at the current valuations. In such a scenario, market watchers share the view that this would result in MTN’s net debt as a percentage of market capitalisation going up to over 60% when compared to the current 3%. Such a scenario will also result in Bharti being forced to let MTN remain listed, or relist the company. This is because, under South African laws, if any company acquires over 35% in any company, it must make a mandatory offer to the minority shareholders. Bharti is also learnt to have received commitment of $12 billion from Standard Chartered Bank and Goldman Sachs, each having underwriten $6 billion, according to overseas media reports. They said Bharti may offer fresh shares to MTN shareholders or to institutions, or both, to organise the additional fund, which could be to the tune of $8 billion. British telco Vodafone is also learnt to be interested in MTN. However, it has not issued any official statement expressing its interest in the telco. According to a Goldman Sachs report, telecom mergers and acquisitions in the last few years have been at an enterprise value/Ebitda value of at least 10 times. “This leaves very little room for an upside even though the valuation differs from company to company,” said Mr Shah.

great to hear that . .i am sure anil will seek quite good things from bsnl . . .

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@kumaar sorry that was a blunder i did . . that link was for my account . . .and i had posted that will post More Tommorrow

i think they are looking at market . .to make their deal the best!

let me empty the inbox and then see to it

India has only little over one lakh BlackBerry users NEW DELHI: Government on Monday said only 1,14,000 mobile users in the country are using the BlackBerry service, which have come under the security agencies' scanner for lack of monitoring system. The Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Jyotiraditya Scindia said in a written reply in Lok Sabha, "As per the information received from service providers, there are around 1,14,000 subscribers as on date who are being provided BlackBerry services by various telecom companies". As per telecom regulator Trai, total number of wireless subscribers stood at 261.09 million at the end of March. Currently, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone-controlled Vodafone Essar and BPL Mobile provide BlackBerry services in the country. As per the Canadian firm Research-in-Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry, the company had 14 million subscribers globally. BlackBerry is a premium mobile service that allows sending and receiving e-mails in the form of SMS. Most of the high-end users of mobile operators use BlackBerry both for voice as well as data services. Government had asked telecom firms not to provide certain BlackBerry services until monitoring systems are in place. The move came after security agencies raised concerns, saying the transmitted information could not be traced or intercepted. DoT fears that the service could become a threat to national security since communication through BlackBerry devices was routed through a server outside the country. Hence, the government has asked RIM to place a monitoring system in India.

everybody is going to have a bite in this ;ucrative market and dont wanna miss the train

well has ne1 updated the s/w cc saying that updated s/w has mp4 player