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^^^ All the queries asked earlier in this topic are answered in the product note attached by Munnamobile. It appears that many of us did not go through the attached note. Thanks for the info, munnabhai.

RCL has increased the roaming call rates for all postpaid customers and even DAPO, One India plan customers will have to pay the revised rates. which is 1.40 / 2.40 and i/c at 1.75. My roaming usage normally is around 500 minutes and with this increase in charges, I will have to shell out almost Rs 1000 extra every month than what I am paying now. This is too bad - TRAI should intervene and restrict RCL. From my side, I have emailed RCL strongly that the new rates are too, too high. I got back an automated reply that the email from me reflects the concerns of the subscribers and that it will be looked into with the interests of the company and the subscribers jointly. Now what to do? Only the ONP of RCL is the saving grace - all other frills have been removed one by one. A new customer will not join RCL network because the same rates are available elsewhere with better handsets and far far better customer services. It is apparent that RCL wants to recover atleast one years loss of roaming rental income by this new, suicidal move of theirs. Falling subscriber numbers will deal some sense into their heads and maybe 2 -4 months down the line, they will go back to status quo. Till then the existing customers will have paid them back atleast 1 years roaming rental income loss. They were eagerly waiting for this opportunity to charge abnormal roaming rates. So folks now VALUE ROAMING is no longer available. In contrast, BSNL has reduced the roaming rates and kept the i/c roaming rates at the same levels existing at Rs 1.50 for Plan 325, Rs1 for Plan 525, Re 0.65 for Plan 725. SHAME on RCL for looting customers in the name of TRAI. Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

hope ADA fails here also, otherwise the price of drugs will also be revised upwards as soon as he takes over this model of distribution.

the newspaper carried a different story for his resignation - because of the vsnl data thingy.

good work, vishal bhai. keep it up.

for me not yet, thankfully. and neither the dust problem also. maybe i am very careful with the handset or maybe because i have pasted the scratchguard.using this set for about five and a half months now. only problem i have is the battery life - very poor standby and talktimes. I guess this is prevalent in all cdma phones. any techies can comment on this? most hi-end gsm phones of similar features as the 6265 have better standby and talktime.

Good news, at last ADA has been beaten fair and square. It is going to take atleast 2 to 4 years for RCL to enter GSM in a full-fdedged way. Serves him right. Congrats to Vodafone.

^^^ Thanks for the info, kshah. Any idea what is the per page cost on Samsung 4100? How about HP in lasers?

^^^ are you sure about the Rs. 250 (original) cartridges? if i want one with fax, which one would you suggest? My budget also is around 6 to 8k. should i go for laser or inkjet? what would be the approx. printing cost per page in fast draft for both laser and inkjet? thanks in advance.

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BSNL has these ONNET packs only in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The other states will also follow soon, but how soon is the question? They have to see how many telephone lines and mobiles are there in each state before announcing this free ONNET scheme. As such the babus take long time to decide and hence we shall see this probably over the next 3 to 6 months on a pan India basis.

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SPEED BREAKERS A farmer lived on a quiet rural highway. But, as time went by, the traffic slowly built up at an alarming rate. The traffic was so heavy and so fast that his chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a day. So one day he called the sheriff's office and said, "You've got to do something about all of these people driving so fast and killing all of my chickens." "What do you want me to do?" asked the sheriff. "I don't care, just do something about those drivers." So the next day he had the county go out and put up a sign that said: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING. Three days later the farmer called the sheriff and said, "You've got to do something about these drivers. The 'school crossing' sign seems to make them go faster." So, again, the sheriff sends out the county and they put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY. And that really sped them up. So the farmer called and called and called everyday for three weeks. Finally, he asked the sheriff, "Your signs are doing no good. Is it all right for me to put up my own damned sign?" The sheriff told him, "Hell, yes, put up your own sign." He was going to let the farmer do just about anything in order to have him stop calling. Well, the sheriff got no more calls from the farmer. Three weeks after the farmers last call, the sheriff decided to call him. "How's the problem with those drivers. Did you put up your sign?" "Oh, hell yes. And not one chicken has been killed since then. I've got to go. I'm very busy." And he hung up the phone. The sheriff though to himself, "I'd better go to that farmer's house and look at that sign... There might be something there that WE could use to slow down drivers..." So the sheriff drove out to the farmer's house, and he saw the sign. It was a whole sheet of plywood. And written in large yellow letters were the words: SLOW: NUDIST COLONY. Restaurant Efficiency I took some clients out to dinner last week, and I noticed a spoon in the shirt pocket of our waiter as he handed us the menus. It seemed a little odd, but I dismissed it as a random thing. Until our busboy came with water and tableware; he too, sported a spoon in his breast pocket. I looked around the room, and all the waiters and busboys had spoons in their pockets. When our waiter returned to take our order, I just had to ask, "Why the spoons?" "Well," he explained, "our parent company recently hired some Andersen Consulting efficiency experts to review all our procedures, and after months of statistical analyses, they concluded that our patrons drop spoons on the floor 73% more often than any other utensil, at a frequency of 3 spoons per hour per workstation. By preparing our workers for this contingency in advance, we can cut our trips to the kitchen down and save time... nearly 1.5 extra man-hours per shift." Just as he concluded, a "ch-ching" came from the table behind him, and he quickly replaced the fallen spoon with the one from his pocket."I'll grab another spoon the next time I'm in the kitchen instead of making a special trip," he proudly explained. I was impressed. "Thanks, I had to ask." "No problem," he answered. Then he continued to take our orders. As the members of our dinner party took their turns, my eyes darted back and forth from each person ordering and my menu. That's when, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a thin black thread protruding from our waiter's fly. Again, I dismissed it; yet I had to scan the room and, sure enough, there were other waiters and busboys with strings hanging out of their trousers. My curiosity overrode discretion at this point, so before he could leave I had to ask. "Excuse me, but...uh...why, or what about that string?" "Oh, yeah," he began, in a quieter tone, "not many people are that observant. That same efficiency group found we could save time in the Men's Room, too." "How's that?" I asked. "You see, by tying a string to the end of our, uh, selves, we can pull it out at the urinals literally hands-free and thereby eliminate the need to wash our hands, cutting time spent in the washroom by over 93%!" "Hey, wait a minute. If the string helps you pull it out, how do you get it back in?" "Well," he whispered, "I don't know about the other guys, but I use the spoon." Punishment by profession Three men were exploring a south part of a desert. Just then, three native women and one man (their chief), kidnapped them and brought them to his torturing chamber. The chief said to the first one "What is your job?" He said "I'm a fireman." The chief said "His thing.....BURN IT OFF!" So they did and let the first one go. The chief said to the second on "What is your job?" He said "I'm a policeman." The chief said, "His thing.....SHOOT IT OFF!" So they did an let him go, too. Then he said to the third one "What is your job?" The third one laughed and said "I'm a lollipop salesman!" Think Like A Woman A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of dollars for dinner. The woman took out her purse, extracted twenty dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?" "No. I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless woman replied. "Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?" the woman asked "No. I don"t waste time shopping," the homeless woman said. "I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive." "Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" the woman asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless woman. "I haven"t had my hair done in 20 years!" "Well," said the woman, "I"m not going to give you the money. Instead, I"m going to take you out for dinner with my husband and myself tonight. The homeless Woman was astounded. "Won"t your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I"m dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting." The woman replied, "That's okay. Its important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments and wine."

Topic : Gujarat Telecom Circle has introduced “Lo kar lo baat” unlimited from landline customer of Gujarat Telecom Circle to BSNL Gujarat network of 35 Lakh. ... ( dated : Wednesday, December 20, 2006 ) “Lo kar lo baat” unlimited for only Rs.111/- per month in addition to your current plan charges. • Talk unlimited to any BSNL landline, WLL and BSNL mobile in Gujarat from landline of Gujarat Telecom Circle. • Applicable to all Basic phone (Landline) customer including sulabh plan. New customer can also avail advantage of this facility. • For registration please dial 1803424242401(Toll free number) from your landline telephone on which you want this facility. • For more details dial 1500 or contact nearest Customer Service Centre. So this plan is available in Gujarat also at Rs. 111

BSNLs unlimited call plan has suburbanites excited BY A STAFF REPORTER | Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:29:56 IST MTNL subscribers in the city are unhappy, though With the introduction of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) unlimited call plan, residents living in Kalyan-Dombivili locality have started making a beeline to their nearest BSNL office. According to the unlimited call plan, with an additional fee of Rs.99 to their telephone bill, calls between BSNL networks will be free of charge for customers. The plan was unveiled on January 14, and will be available for customers outside the city limits of Panvel, Bhayendar and Kalyan. “Right now, we have started this plan only for those customers outside the city limits. We will look for the performance of this plan in these areas and only then it will be implemented in the city. Currently, the BSNL customers pay Rs. 180 as rent. But now, they can pay an extra of Rs. 99 to get this unlimited calls facility,” said Shashank Parulekar, officer of BSNL in Kalyan. However, according to H.G Dodhiya, Sales Manager of BSNL, since January 14, the bookings have increased by 40 per cent. “This facility is not just available with the landline, but also with the BSNL mobiles. So the bookings have increased by 40 per cent. There are some people who have been calling to enquire about this plan. Some are confused that the plan is available with other networks too,” said Dodhiya. Speaking further, Dodhiya said, “With an add-on package of Rs. 99 called the OneIndia Plan, the customer can make unlimited free local calls to any BSNL Landline, Fixed wireless telecom within Taluka level and to BSNL Mobile (within Maharashtra and Goa). In addition, one can experience the OneIndia advantage of making STD calls at Re. 1 per minute anywhere, any phone of any network.” Even though BSNL customers seemed to be excited with the new plan, MTNL customers in Mumbai looked unhappy with the services not being extended to them. Among the customers, Shyama Nair, who stays in Dombivili, said, “This plan is really wonderful and it will be of great use to people who want to speak to their dear ones in other states. I have decided to switch to this new plan within two days.” Another customer, Mahesh Balaji of Kalyan, said, “I have been associated with BSNL since many years and this plan is good for businessmen like me as we can call our clients in other states at free cost.” However, MTNL subscriber Pradnya Naik of Parel, said, “The services should also be made available to Mumbaikars through the MTNL. The plan is good, but only for those who live outside Mumbai.” Another MTNL customer, Sandeep Ventakesh of Bandra, said, “This service has to be extended to the MTNL customers too. Why is the MTNL customers being ignored of such facilities?” AFAIK, This plan is as yet unavailable elsewhere in the country.

What about STD call charges? Other local call charges? Free usage? Thanks

any pictures?

AFAIK, emails to these ids will help one out. But yes, RIMwebians are definitely more helpful any day. Take your pick.

email to customercare@relianceada.com or customerservice@relianceada.com or corporatecenter@relianceada.com

Superb finds, munnabhai. Keep it up. Thanks for providing us info on the new launches. And yes, Nokia N99 is very cool.

A separate thread on this is already running. Please search for it. For your immediate help, it is here: http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?showtopic=8278 Thanks Mods/Admins, Please merge this with the original post. Thanks

Good finds, hpnasik and copperco2. Thanks for keeping us abreast of the new technologies. Wow, Crossbow is Windows Mobile 6.0 Anyway, we can only dream about these phones on Reliance. What say, folks?

^^^ Any idea how much does Nokia and LG charge for such uploading and downloading onto and from CDs? I know LG charges Rs 83 (75 + ST), but I did not know if Nokia also does this service.

Great Work I C U, keep it up.

I checked once again with the WebWorld and was informed that everything except the following is unlimited and full free: - 1. SMS applications 2. MyTunes applications 3. Premium Games whose download costs anything from 49 to 199 or more. But I dont trust Reliance WWs. They always provide wrong or misleading info as with their CC counterparts. The correct and complete info can be provided only by any of our members using this Unltd RWorld pack.