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I have my different view on this.. I really, do not see it as supporting 'monopolistic regime' consumers know that CDMA has its associated cost to it like higher phone prices, but they tend to choose better technology over it.. Can we deprive our self of better technology just on an argument of being monopolistic.. And frankly, I dont even think Qualcomm is monopolistic in true sense coz then it would have dictated its terms which is not a case here.. Off course they charge royalty but that does not amount to being monopolistic.. They have developed CDMA technology since it was nascent, betted on it with huge sums they definitely deserve right to earn.. WCDMA aka 3G GSM by Qualcomm also charges royalty so are we gonna shun that and deprive ourself a better technology?

Oh! So it was a part of customer retention policy and not really discount

I somehow have a feeling that bharti wouldn't be able to pull off good DTH launch.. I have nothing to back up my statement, just based on my intuition.. Which is mostly correct.. lol

Great Plan.. I might shift over.. My avg bill is around Rs. 2000-2200..

RCom starts soft launch of GSM services across major cities Reliance Communications (RCom), which had earmarked around Rs 6,000 crore for GSM operations, has commenced a soft launch of its GSM services across major cities in the country. The company is slated to officially launch the services in the next eight-ten weeks, starting with Mumbai and Delhi circles. The Anil Ambani group company has soft-launched the services in Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab and some of the southern cities, including Bangalore and Chennai. The company has provided GSM phones to employees, who are using it to test the services, according to sources close to the development. The largest circles in terms of mobile usage - Mumbai and Delhi – went live on Sunday with the company issuing around 10,000 test GSM SIM cards to employees. RCom has installed over 2,500 towers in these two circles and has invested around Rs 800 crore each. To ensure quality of services, the company has also set up in-building solutions in over 500 buildings in Mumbai. The locations include airports, malls, cinema halls, commercial business districts, while another 1,000 will be added over next 6 months. Likewise, RCom has also started testing in cities like Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat, Lucknow and Ludhiana among other places on Sunday afternoon. The company’s first phase of testing has commenced in cities, which comprise 45 per cent of the Indian telecom subscriber base. In the next phase, the company would soft launch in cities with the next 35 per cent of country’s subscriber base over the next three-four weeks and the remaining 20 per cent within six-nine weeks, sources said. When contacted, an RCom spokesperson confirmed that the network trials are on advanced stages and the commercial rollout is on the targeted schedule. In the next stage of launch the company will get provide test kits to associates and vendors for further robust testing. Around 1 lakh temporary workforce is working on the GSM project. The company was expecting commercial launch to start by year-end across 3,000 towns and increasing presence to 20,000 towns within 6 months. Source: http://www.business-standard.com/india/sto...mp;autono=47276

Yeah! Thats the spirit! Good luck guys

Mr. Anil should better focus on 'work' rather than pinning his dearest bro.. 10,000 Cr is unrealistic amount.. Rather he should have sued him for Re.1, not for money but for proving his point and his pride.. I would say this is foolish..

Can someone please through more light on Access USA? What is it excatly? Can you please, HP..

Come on! Come on fast and give these established operators a run for their money.. Lol

Its too costly!! They should have learnt from iPhone's mistake.. I dont understand the rational of the MRP set by Samsung Omnia and Nokia N-96.. These same phones will be 10K less during diwali.. lol

Motorola and Nokia have worst customer care/service... I have very good experience of SonyEricsson customer care..

For a change, Norton antivirus are system light.. Good..

I hope they have 'good' marketing campaign for their launch unlike BIG TV which was not even close to good..

Looks are just 'OK'.. Nothing great..

Friend, One advice; conduct thorough Market Research and Analysis.. Though at macro-level it appears that only 'big' and 'national' operators will survive in long run.. Also, by being small player you cannot 'economies of scale' which other big players enjoy.. I suggest, you buy some industry reports and white-paper in this regard to get a better understanding of industry forecast, threats, etc..

I am keenly waiting for Reliance's GSM services in Mumbai.. One Question: Will the use same 'brand name' aka Relaince Mobile for its GSM launch? If yes, then what will be the differentiators between GSM and CDMA? I had read earlier that they were planning to use (licience) 'Orange' brand name.. Any updates on that..

It looks promising but BB is looking its uniqueness.. Most of the upcoming features which BB boasts are already available..

Yeah! Looks impressive

I agree!

I read Blackberry Bold will be launched in Reliance as well.. But i am kinda confused whether it will be launching its CDMA or GSM version for reliance?

Awesome!! Finally reliance is catching up.. Just one Q: where did u get this pfd from??

God make Relaince's Anil Ambani understand this..

For a change, Reliance is first to launch.. May be creative heads at work.. lol

My view, Looks Yuck

Looks good!! iPhone beware!!