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For first time I ever heard about 2430. I hope you have written the correct digits not 2330 or 2230.

Now this phone is available on the upcoming model list in Nokia India website.

I have also bought 5130 last month but I don't have any problem in it so far. My software version is RD513F08. I don't have any lamination on my computer. First try to do the things what Puneet and Chirag has told.

I have nil balance in my RIM prepaid but I have 10 days more validity. Now R-World is not opening in my 5130. Can I not access the free application of R-World if I have nil balance???? Any experience????

As I have read in newspapers Hutch will become not only the biggest opertor in Mumbai but also the biggest GSM operator in India. ( Airtel still have more subscibers than Hutch + BPL but Airtel also gives Landlines connections)

Nalini Gupta joins Reliance Info MUMBAI: Mr Anil Ambani controlled Reliance Infocomm has appointed Ms Nalini Gupta as Marketing Advisor - Chairman's office. Prior to the new assignment, Ms Gupta was the chief products and marketing officer at Airtel Enterprise Services, where her responsibilities included product management of voice and data products along with new introductions, the company said in a releas e here. Source: Hindu Businessline

Thanks NetSavvy for the kind reply. Now everything is clear.

Today I have just checked the handset section on the ReliaceInfo.com website and I have found that LG 2030, LG 7130 and Samsung Roating Camera Phone ( I don't know the model no) are not on the website. Have Reliace stopped giving these phone or they are just removed from the website?????? Let's wait and watch.

Whenever I dial *333 I don't get any option for talking to CC???? How to talk with them????????/

Yahoo Web Messenger is also available on Official Yahoo Website. http://messenger.yahoo.com/webmsgr/fmsgr.php

Totally agreed friend with your view. I know many persons who have never paid their bills since when the reliance info has started. (Offcourse in March Reliance has closed those phone numbers permanently). But the problem is that good customers have suffered a lot because of these bad customers. Now the situation is somewhat better. Reliance Info is just 2 and half year old company comparing to almost 10 years for Airtel and Hutch so by seeing all these points ( including the points posted by saisubha) I am satisfied with Reliance.

I don't think you should give up. Don't think that Reliance is not for you. Every cellular operator has advantages/disadvantages. Although I am just one week old RIM subscriber but so far my experience with it is amazing after using Airtel,Hutch,MTNL. (Touch Wood) :'( Try to find out the problem and the solution instead of giving up. Think Positive. Best of luck.

Reliance mobile's R World bags international award Singapore, June 16, 2005 Mobile Data and Multimedia services on Reliance's mobile phones now bring international recognition to India with Reliance Infocomm having bagged the prestigious Asian MobileNews Award for its R World in Singapore. Asian MobileNews announced the "Best Mobile Operator Marketing Campaign" for R World at a glittering ceremony held at The Tower Club, Singapore, last night which was attended by 'who's who' of the Asian telecom industry including 3HK's Agnes Nardi, Maxis Communications Malaysia's Dato' Jamaludin Ibrahim, Smart Communications Philippines' Napoleon L Nazareno, Total Access Communications Thailand's Sigve Brekke and Vichai Bencharongkul and Reliance Infocomm's own Mahesh Prasad. R World won the award amid stiff competition from SingTel Mobile of Singapore and DiGi Telecommunications of Malaysia. The annual awards, hosted by Asian MobileNews, a leading monthly magazine coming from the stables of the renowned Charlton Group, are a tribute to the best of the best in the industry. Commenting after the Awards, Simon Hyett, Associate Publisher & Group Editor of the Charlton Media Group, said: "Tonight is one of our biggest nights of the year - as it is for this growth industry in Asia. We were delighted with the turnout of high-profile guests, our keynote speaker Mr Nazareno and the overall atmosphere. All our staff, but particularly Events Manager Liang Dan Ming have worked around the clock to produce tonight, they should be proud. Tonight cements our position as Asia's leading telecoms media organisation and also confirms the dynamism of this exciting industry." Mahesh Prasad, President - Applications and Solutions group, Reliance Infocomm, said: "We are delighted that the international community has taken note of the significance of Indian mobile industry and the importance of mobile data services which has demonstrated acceptability by millions of mobile users for services such as R World." In his brief acceptance speech he said: "I, on behalf of Reliance Infocomm, its 40,000 employees and 11.5 million subscribers, am delighted to accept this prestigious award. India, as you all know, is experiencing a massive telecom revolution with the mobile phone strength crossing 55 million mark. The country has registered a massive 433% jump during the last two years in which Reliance has played a significant role. Data applications, like this award-winning R World on Reliance mobiles, have also caught on well and have enjoyed over a billion page views a month." "As we expand our network across India covering 5,700 cities and towns and 400,000 villages, we at Reliance are proud to be part of the great movement that leapfrogs India onto the Infotainment Expressway," he added. In a country with currently perhaps the world's lowest PC penetration, Reliance IndiaMobile has worked wonders with its R World suite of applications. R World, thanks to its wide offerings, has endeared itself to users from all walks of life with offerings ranging from movie videos, music and ringtone downloads, TV news, railway booking, banking to mobile commerce applications and examination results. It also provides ball-by-ball information on cricket and other exciting events such as concerts to millions of Indians. Most Reliance mobile subscribers are privileged as they enjoy the rich experience of R World on a nationwide CDMA 1X network with multimedia phones when India was believed to be a pure vanilla voice market only. A never-before experience, R World caught the imagination of Reliance Mobile users as they could stand out in the marketplace with their newly acquired mobiles and take immense pride in it. "I get to watch Amitabh Bachhan's movie on R World which your mobile can't give" is the talk of the town. In fact, The TV commercial campaign that won the Asian MobileNews Award features popular Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal reflecting the mood of a thrilled Reliance mobile user. R World is India's only truly interactive mobile data application suite. Available to a majority of over 9 million RIM subscribers, the Java and BREW based suite offers over 150 diverse applications, all created to bring in a new way of life.

I am agree. The R-World price are not as high as its counterparts. HutchWorld rent (only rent, download charges extra) is Rs. 99 per month and it is nothing compared to R-World. I have never face any problem using R-World so far.

There is alreday a serprate forum for R-World Discussion. You should check before posting any thing. http://www.rimweb.com/forums/index.php?showforum=5

Wait, there's more coming THE seven-month-long spell of uncertainty that had engulfed the Reliance empire over ownership issues between the two brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani has finally been amicably resolved. Though the finer details will be worked out over the next few weeks, Reliance Infocomm, representing the telecom business built painstakingly by Mukesh over the past three years, has been formally handed over to Anil as a part of the settlement process. As Anil takes over the mantle of Reliance Infocomm, it will be interesting to watch how skilfully the company negotiates the challenges that are likely to dominate the domestic telecom arena over the next year. The three likely trends are: Mobile tariff wars Competitors, both in the CDMA and GSM mobile space, are likely to track the changes in the top management structure at Reliance Infocomm quite closely. Though there are indications that there will be no changes in the professional team managing the company, it will be scouting for a new Chief Operating Officer and a few new members on the Board. It may appear logical to expect Tata Teleservices, the closest rival of Reliance Infocomm in the CDMA space, to launch a tariff war to exploit the opportunity opened by the transition structure in the latter or at least test the speed of decision-making within the new management. Since the entry of Tata Teleservices in the prepaid segment in November 2004, it has managed to notch up fairly impressive customer addition numbers, averaging over 1 lakh subscribers every month since then (except the month of March), with month-on-month percentage growth being comfortably over 10 per cent. In absolute terms, however, its customer additions have been only half that of Reliance of over 1.2 million between December and May. Considering that Tata Teleservices' marketing has been getting stronger over the past few months, it will be in a position to launch an aggressive tariff war aimed at bridging the customer addition gap with its key competitor. And it has little choice, since its CDMA subscriber base at 1.3 million is sharply lower than Reliance Infocomm's 9.96 million subscribers as of May 2005. In turn, this can have a cascading impact as GSM operators will also have to match these tariffs to stay competitive. For that matter, the first salvo of the mobile war using bundled offer packages (with cheaper handsets) and zero rental schemes has already been fired in an attempt to woo consumers. Take, for instance, the recent bundled package by Tata Teleservices offering a CDMA handset by Huawei, a connection and free talk time of Rs 1,500, all for a one-time payment of Rs 1,999. This effectively means that it is offering a subsidised mobile handset for Rs 499. This package was in response to similar packages offered by Reliance Infocomm and Bharti's Airtel some time ago at slightly higher rates. Similarly, select mobile operators, including Reliance Infocomm, have also started testing the marketing opportunity with zero rental schemes. Considering that these competitive trends have worked well in the developed countries such as the US and Europe, in India too, this innovation is bound to find favour among mobile subscribers. If this mobile tariff war escalates, there will be greater stress on Reliance Infocomm's operating margins, which were at 17 per cent for the year ended March 31, 2005 compared to Bharti Tele-Ventures healthy margins of 37 per cent. Unless the data and other value-added services pick up sharply or a new line of business opportunity such as broadband opens up in a big way, the pressure on margins for Reliance Infocomm may continue. The strategic response from the new management will be watched closely. The IPO rush/Consolidation Since the ownership structure is now clear within the Reliance fold, plans for an initial public offering are already in the works for the end of this year. This is bound to put pressure on other mobile players such as Hutch to reconsider its plans for an IPO, that it had recently deferred for the second half of this year. The lack of clarity over changes in the foreign shareholding rules, even as the FDI limits were raised from 49 per cent to 74 per cent, had pushed the IPO deadline. In addition, the delay was also on account of breakdown in the deal with Aircel, the mobile operator in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, a few months ago, on account of regulatory issues. Since the Communications Minister has indicated recently that the guidelines on the hike in FDI investment cap on telecom services to 74 per cent are expected to come out soon, Hutch may push through its IPO faster than expected. Similarly, consolidation in the GSM mobile space has once again picked up momentum. The GSM players, who have been on a sell-out mode over the past year, have gone through a rough ride. While Aircel stake sale fell through with Hutch, Cingular Wireless 33 per cent equity stake held in Idea Cellular that was to be bought by Singapore Technologies Telemedia and Telekom Malaysia combine was called off recently on regulatory glitches. However, there is no dearth of bidders for these GSM operators. For instance, BPL Mobile has been receiving a spate of unsolicited offers in the past few months and sooner or later, consolidation activity is slated to pick up again. Every single deal by domestic players such as Bharti or Hutch can change the mobile subscriber sweepstakes in a big way and put greater competitive pressure on Reliance Infocomm. Regulatory battles The mettle of the new management will be tested in the battle over allocation of additional spectrum to both GSM and CDMA camps. As the GSM camp has mounted pressure on the government questioning the spectral efficiency of CDMA and allocation based on subscriber numbers, the outcome of this battle will be quite significant for Reliance. If the additional spectrum is allotted as recommended by the telecom regulator, Reliance will be in a position to launch 3G services and gain a head start over its peers in the 3G arena. At the same time, the controversy over alleged illegal call routing done by Reliance Infocomm refuses to die down completely. In the months ahead, there will be greater pressure on the new management to settle this controversy with the Department and Telecommunications and the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam. Source : Hindu Business Line

This problem is with all Reliance Handsets not only with 2130. But I think there is one benefit of this feature. If you are in roaming than you can easily find out that you are in your circle or outside. So you can decide that you have to answer call or not??????/

Finally, Yesterday I have purchased RD 5130 from Preet Vihar Web World, New Delhi for Rs. 4200. As it is less than 24 hours after purchasing I cannot write more but so far it looks like a very good phone. It is good value for money. A far far better if we compare to the GSM counterparts in the same price tag ( Like Nokia 2600).

Nice post bhutes, that's why I have decided to buy 5130. So far I came to know only one problem in it - the SMS limit is of 140 characters. But you can't get eveything everytime. We have to choose from limited options.

Bhutes, My views are almost same as of yours. I also think that if anyone purchasing a Reliance handset than it is better to chosse a R-World supporting handset. But I think besides colored R-World the speaker phone is also a feature in 5130 which is not in its b&W counterparts????

Hi sgittk, You may be right in your view but there are very few options available in RIM handsets. Personally I don't like Nokia phones and in this forum there is very bad review of any other black and white phone. Now only 5130 option left for me according to my budger which is less than 4000. If you have any option then you are most welcome?????

I have checked the price for 5130 from a dealer. First he told me the price Rs. 3700 and said that if any body gives you phone lesser than it then that will be a duplicate phone??????? But then I bargained with him and now he is ready to give the phone with 1000 rs. talktime for Rs. 3200. (With Bill) Rs. 1000 difference in the dealer and WWE price ( as i have posted earlier). Can any body tell that this differnce is usual???? Or the phone he is offering me at Rs. 3200 has any catch behind it????

Yesterday I have enquired about the rates at RWWE near to my home and they told me that they can give 5130 to me at Rs. 4200. I have told him about the ad in Hindu newspaper posted by Amit but he told me that Rs. 1000 talktime is free so it may be the ad policy of Reliance nothing more than that. So as bhutes has posted the rate about Rs. 4200 the RWWE is offering the same. Today I will check the price at dealers and will purchase the phone from where it is of less price. Any suggestion about price????

Really???????? If it is true I am going to purchase this today only. Please confirm that you have not mistyped the figure??

Anybody know RD 5130 current price in Delhi. I am going to buy it next week because many members have adviced me to go for this phone. And I also feel by reading the posts in the forum that it is the phone with less bugs.