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They are also launching games in the following categories: Arcade Casino (slots) Word (hangman) Cards (teen patti, blackjack, etc) Board (snakes & ladders, checkers, ludo, etc) Most of them are by a Pvt Ltd company called ParadoX Studios in Mumbai.

Is Invision downloadable? or can it be bought in India? If so how much and where?

I'm really enjoying posting to this forum and would love to know what software you use to make this. How much would it cost for someone to set up a forum on another topic (e.g., cars)? I would like to keep the same interface/design since its pretty good. Is it possible to have checkboxes also instead of only radio buttons in the polls? Can we combine multiple polls into a single survey? Could we have another section where all the polls could be put in one folder/topic? Thanks,

I liked the Mission Impossible ringtone the best - it kind of describes how I feel at work sometimes!

A lot of people felt mislead by the FREE claim which only waived any monthly fees. You still have to pay for airtime when calling in to check your messages. How did you interpret the claim?

Now if we can just have Hindu and Christian phones ... Actually operators should offer the users the ability to get SMS notification of various holidays: - Hindu - Muslim - Christian - Govt / Bank - All I'd find the bank holiday reminder quite useful.

Couple of other points came to mind about this smartphone: They should add a stopwatch utility so we don't have to hunt one and download it We should also be allowed to create more folders for filing all our SMS (currently no additional ones can be created other than the 3 'hardcoded' folders = Inbox, Outbox, Saved) The call timer should be customisable so it starts say 5-10 secs after we dial instead of immediately since that always over estimates the call duration

It also happens on the Kyocera so its not a bug but a feature for saving space as mentioned earlier. How about SMS 1234 with UNBILL daily or use RWorld to check your unbilled amount? Seems to work fine for me. Unless you don't trust their billing systems at all in which case its your word against their and guess who's going to win?

Based on the feedback/questions I got, here are some more details about this RIM handset: 1. It acts as a wireless modem for your PC from the FaxModem utility that’s built in. You have to use a data cable (purchased separately) or the cradle with the USB port that comes with the phone (which is a bit bulky). This cradle can also be used for wired syncs/backups with your Windows PC if it does not have an IR port (like most laptops). Incoming Calls have to be set to ’Data until off’ despite what the instructions might say since the connection can get dropped multiple times in a single 1-2 hour session. The phone also needs to be plugged into an AC outlet since the battery will run out very quickly otherwise (30-45 min of heavy usage). If you have a driver (for your car!) and a laptop, your mobile office will be almost ready once you get the 12V car charger for the phone which I did. The only thing missing is a folding tray for the laptop on the back of the front passenger bucket seat (airline style). 2. It also has a built in Eudora client for POP3 mail accounts. I have successfully downloaded emails from a webmail work account (Net4India). It requires some upfront configuration/testing since it did not work simply the first time around. 3. It has a EIS web browser which is OK but a bit cumbersome to use with a stylus since the scroll bars are so narrow that it needs precision touching which may not be possible if you are a passenger in a vehicle. I wish we could add screen shots - pictures are truly worth a thousand words! 4. Simple things like editing a previously dialed number are not possible as they are in Nokias for the last few years. You have to retype the entire number to be called. The nice feature in voice mail is the notification text message that displays the phone number that left the vmail. Unfortunately the STD code appears incorrectly so you can’t just dial it back. It shows 22 for Mumbai when it should show nothing or ’022’ to be dialed correctly. The worst thing about the operator vmail is that it automatically deletes NEW messages after a few days even if you have space in your mailbox! That’s totally insane! Most vmail systems simply notify incoming callers that the mailbox is full and no more msgs can be left until some are deleted first. At least you don’t lose anything as a matter of course. Saved msgs seem to last for weeks and have to be manually deleted when these should be the ones that get automatically deleted (if at all). The max number of msgs (new + saved) is set at 5! This is truly useless vmail ... 5. How could I forget SMS?! I’m one of those people who find ’txt msgs’ quite useful and love to get them but hate typing them out on numeric keypads. So on my GSM Nokia, incoming SMS would be about 80-90% of the total msgs. Most of my outgoing would be single word replies. Even the predictor function was not too useful for me. Now that it pops up a Palm touch keyboard for text entry its become a lot easier. Outgoing SMS are now about half my total msgs. The best part is that the Inbox & Outbox allow reuse of previously sent/recv msgs. So you don’t even have to retype them - just click/touch ’Resend’. An excellent feature. The new msg screen allows you to pull up all the numbers/names you have sent to recently so you can simply pick from the list and save time. It also has an ’Auto Text’ feature that allows you to edit your 20 most frequent text strings that can be pasted into your outgoing msgs. The only BUG with this tool is that once you DELETE, you cannot INSERT a new entry! UPDATES work just fine on existing entries. Maybe they’ll fix this in a future software patch/release. At this new price its FAIR value for money (VFM) but if they drop it further to Rs. 25 - 30 K, it will then finally become GOOD VFM. After about 6 months of use the screen gets quite grimy and needs weekly cleaning. It would be really helpful if the edges/border were more ’flush’ with the touch screen for easier ’single wipe’ cleaning. The most useful accessories are: - Car charger/12 V DC adaptor - Leather pouch (the hard plastic belt clip provided is a bit uncomfy to wear) - Extra AC charger (one for home & one for work for heavy users) - Data cable for internet access (if you have a laptop and don't want to carry around the bulky cradle already provided) I got this as a company provided phone so I like it but would not spend my own money purchasing it as an individual unless I REALLY need the extra functionality. Useful RIM numbers *333 = customer service (1 for english) *410-1 = Activate voice mail *600 = voice mail (when IN your home SDCA = Short Distance Charging Area) *444 = TSS (Temp Subscription Service when in other towns/cities) *480-xyz = MD# change (new 7-8 digit phone number! useful if you have not started handing your # out yet - also if you are into numerology ;-) I have not tested some of the above options.

Goto Hiranandani, Powai (if you live in Mumbai area) and pick up from one of the electronic stores (on the ground floor) across Main Street from Rodas/Planet M. I verbally confirmed the price of 1,500 with 2 preloaded coupons with the dealer for Motorola handset. You will of course need proof of identity & address (even for prepaid). Credit card payments will be 1-2% extra but you will get full warranty and a bill. You can also have a limited selection of your phone number (from what's available at the shop). I did not ask about the other prepaid handsets yet but will do so and revert back. I have not directly confirmed any lower prices than this but logically with 200 of talk time, the fair discount should be 200 x 8 = 1,600. Even best case of 324 x 8 = 2,592 so final price cannot go below 908 (= 3,500 - 2,592) for 2 preloaded coupons worth 400 for first month. Anyone claiming to sell below this amount will probably be losing money so you should confirm the expiry date and balance amount (*367) before paying just in case its partially used up. The dealer also informed me that there is a glut of prepaid coupons in the market because of this unofficial unbundling so the value of each coupon will only decline in the near future.

Just conducting a survey for a marketing course project. Thanks in advance...

Till last month prices for the 3,500 prepaid offer had dropped to 2,000 without coupons (2 are already preloaded for 400 worth of talktime) in Mumbai. Last week I bought one for my driver for 1,900 from Thane. Now its available for 1,500 from Powai :'( The outgoing calls are valid for a month and the free incoming for another 6 months after expiry. Excellent for low outgoing users - cheaper than FWP (1,800 deposit). Net cost (assuming you use up the 400 outgoing in 30 days) is now 1,100 only for 7 months of handset & service. Hard to beat that 'grey market' deal!