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Dont know whether my comment is relevant. I wish to speak about Reliance CDMA network in konkan (Mumbai-Goa highway). In January this year, I drove from Ganpatipule to Mumbai and had a really bad experience about RCDMA. The network was barely available at Ganpatipule (i stayed at Bhandarpule) and next came a big shock. I went to three places enroute. Diveagar, Shrivardhan and Harihareshwar, and the CDMA network was zero at all these places. I was there for two days and initially assumed that something was wrong with my handset. But then I asked mobilephone vendors in the region and found none of them selling RCDMA connections. The network is shut in this region, they said. I can understand a company not maintaining a network in one village, but these places (Divegagar, Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan) have huge tourists footfall and no company can ignore its network here. RCDMA does. This was one reason why I ported back to Idea a few months later. Pathetic experience. Otherwise, RCDMA and RGSM networks are fantastic in Mumbai.

Hi everybody Any idea how to get free or paid applications on Palm Pixi Plus? Was surfing on net, and found applications like twee, supercontacts, which are of utility. Please share if someone has done it before. Thanks.

Its been close to an year for me to shift from GSM (Idea) to Reliance CDMA under MNP. I am really happy as far as voice clarity, network coverage and tariff of RCDMA is concerned. But the single issue which some time makes me think whether I made the right decision to shift from GSM to CDMA, is the non-availability of good, reasonably priced RUIM based handsets. I do agree that there are good handsets at the top end, mostly imported ones. But what impairs the CDMA acceptibility is the flexibility GSM offers. I use blackberry curve and there are fewer choices as compared to GSM. Talking about mid-level handsets, I have observed that if you have good battery life of a handset, you may not have a good phonebook and vice versa. Though I have few friends in Reliance webworld who help me out quickly, I still feel that change of handset brings in too much intervention of service provider as compared to GSM. Last month, I briefly changed from blackberry to Samsung 239 and again wanted to go back to blackberry. I remember it took me a full day to get my blackberry unlocked and get the number restored. Perhaps I am still influenced by the easy operatability of Nokia handsets. I am not sure how long my love for Reliance will continue. Never know, one day I may go back to Idea.

Hi Amit A thousand thanks. EVDO activated on my Samsung Mpower 239 within a week of sending a request to you. Great work.

Just received SMS from Reliance saying that Blackberry services shall remain closed between 7.30 am and 11.30 am on November 6 due to server upgradation by RIM in Europe

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A friend working with Reliance Communications told me today that Reliance Comm is going on for a major restructuring of its human resources. Those with high pay packets and age are either being given pink slips or could expect soon. The idea is to chop off dead wood by at least 60 percent. According to this source, Reliance Comm is preparing itself for a take over, in all probability from Mukesh Ambani. Please check.

How to download the file? Am getting error on both, mirror and new mirorr. pls help.

Don't worry. You will get messages from Docomo eventually. Reliance system keeps sending such text messages during the porting process. My experience says that you will now get a message only on the day when your switch will be ported.

The Blackberry offer of freebies to compensate the three day outage seems to be a farce. Checked blackberry application world this morning and noticed that BB is offering just two applications as gifts to begin with. One is bubble game and second one is a software meant for safe driving. I downloaded the bubble game and found it to be very ordinary. I would in fact think twice even if were to be available free on the app world. Second application is about drive safely, where your SMS, mail and BBM messages are read aloud so that you can know about them while you are driving. This application (though a Pro version) is of no use to me. There is no other choice offered by BB to download applications. Hence I am reason to believe that the BB compensation offer is a farce.

No SMS from Reliance about the Blackberry offer. Is Reliance offering subscribers to enjoy those freebies? Have just sent a mail to Reliance Blackberry CC. Waiting for their reply.

All those who are using Reliance Blackberry, please write a mail to the Blackberry customercare and ask them if Blackberry is indeed compensating by providing applications worth $ 100. The newsreport says the benefits can be availed from Oct 19, ie tomorrow. So hurry up.

Anybody has idea about Ford Classic? Among sedans I find it inexpensive and good worth for money. Please do write if someone owns it. I plan to move from Maruti Alto to a sedan by the end of this year.

My BBM is not working since this afternoon. In the noon, got spam messages from friends which claimed that BBM would stop working if the message was not forwarded. I didn't forward it to anyone. By evening, I realised BBM had become too sluggish. No messages or mail since 1600 hrs.

Rajanbhai, please let us know why you shifted from RGSM to RCDMA.

Hi Parin Thanks a lot for the response. But what you suggested seems to be a tedious process and with a novice like me, it has the danger of ending up into trouble. So not going ahead immediately, unless I get someone who can guide me when I do the process. THanks anyway.

hi all Please refer to my earlier post dated July 15. Can someone address to my queries. First is about how to solve the issue of `unknown number' on screen when you dial any number, second is how to get Reliance service provider's name on my CDMA 8530? I visited Thane Rel WW and then to Metro Cinema square WW for this in the past and I was told that some expert in BB sits at the Flora Fountain Reliance WW. So I visited the Flora Fountain WW today. The guy at the counter (to whom I was directed) said Reliance name does not appear on CDMA BB sets. I asked the reason, he said he was not aware and also `the services do not get affected'. I said true, services are not affected, but if names of service providers appear in GSM BB sets, why not in CDMA? He then asked me to speak to the CC executive. He called the Blackberry CC from my mobile at 16:05 hours. I posed the same question to the CC executive, who said Reliance name should appear on the handset and asked me to visit Flora Fountain Reliance WW for the same. I told him that I was calling from the WW itself and asked the expert in the WW to speak to him. For next 15 min, the call was on put on hold and after that I disconnected the call and got back to work. Is there any solution to this issue. I know its not a big deal and its not affecting my services as well. But when my wi-fi network name appears on the handset screen when ever I log in, why can't Reliance name appear?

Don't know about Outlook, but it can be done through Bluetooth. If you have bluetooth attached to your comp, or any other handset that has the contacts, you can transfer them to M219. The only trouble I faced was that the contacts appear in reverse last name first and they are set in right order only when you individually open each contact and save it again. Tiresome. But the battery, sound clarity and connectivity (voice) of this phone is awesome.

Rajanbhai A very informative article indeed. Almost all my queries about BB have been addressed to. Just one more query for which I need your help. I have installed Google sync on BB to get all my phone contacts from my Gmail account. Now, ideally, when I add new contacts on my BB or modify existing contacts on BB, then correspondingly the Google sync should make changes to my Gmail contacts. But what I find is that it only adds new contacts from BB to Gmail. In case of modifications, the older data on Gmail prevails and the modified data on BB is wiped out. Rajanbhai, can somebody help me out to ensure that BB prevails during sync with Gmail. Tks.

Hello, 1) I have a 8530 Blackberry Curve. I also face the same problem of `unknown number'. Called up Reliance blackberry CC for the same. They said one cannot add any number there, but if I wish to remove it, I should go to options and switch off `show my number'. I did that, but things remain the same. Can anyone help me out? I have read previous posts which say about dialling the SPC. I am not aware of the SPC. I purchased the set from a local dealer. Whom should I ask to get the SPC? 2) Unlike GSM blackberry handsets, my Reliance CDMA blackberry does not show name of the service provider, ie Reliance. I spoke to the CC on this issue also. He said I should switch the network selection option to manual and then again switch back to automatic. When I checked the option in my blackberry, it has either automatic or home only. No manual selection option. Any solution to get the service provider name on my handset?

purchased BB 8500 CDMA last week for Rs 11,900 in Thane. Wonderful experience with EVDO, except that battery gets drained by the end of the day. Overall, a good experience.

Hey Amit Thanks a ton. EVDO has been activated on my Samsung SCH239 today. Someone from Reliance CC called my alternate number, but I was not available then. By evening, I got one more call on my number saying that EVDO has been activated. Its been less than a week since I sent you mail as mentioned in posts above and its done. The speed is amazing I found out. The streaming of video/audio is astounding. Thanks again and +1 from me.

my porting experience: Time of porting: Around mid January 2011 Operators: From Idea to RCDMA Reason: Poor Idea network in my south Mumbai office. No improvement despite follow up for one year Experience: On network part, I face no problem at all now in my office. RCDMA network is appreciably good in Mumbai and around. I do not need to access email or internet on phone, so have the basic but really cute Mpower TV239 model. It works really well. On tariff part, earlier subscribed to the 50p RCDMA postpaid tariff. Had some hiccups as I added the 30p tariff but I was billed for 50p. After a mail, I was given a refund and things are fine on that front. Used Palm Pixi for few days and found RCDMA EVDO absolutely amazing. But...... MTS bundled handset offers are really tempting. I wish RCDMA also introduces something like that. Till then, I am happy with RCDMA.

Is it a RUIM based phone? I mean OMH?

India is a pioneer as far as tariff and reach of mobilephones is concerned. We have been the best (lowest) tariff in the world and the range of handsets is mind boggling. It is true western manufacturers still depend on the US and China to decide the trend, but eventually, they will have to respect Indian consumers. I wish Nokia learns from this and resumes its CDMA handset business, which it has almost closed down. Imagine the range Nokia can offer in OMH.