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^^^ My dear friend, neither this handset support Reliance net connect nor it support Rworld. Only GPRS on mobile with Vodafone connection is working that too with a little problem. Problem is that, the heavy websites could not been lauchned on the handset through Gprs. It shows the message, this page is too big to be displayed. Even Rimweb sometimes cann't be accessed through it. Regards.

^^^ Thats great my dear Sandip. Keep it up buddy. Regards.

Its really a very sad news again my dear friends. Hope all our rimwebians and their family members from Delhi are safe. Regards.

^^^ Yes, I too agree with Raccoon here. We should not let these operators do whatever they like to. My dear Saurav you should ask them for extra benefits as compensation above those which were mentioned in their website. I hope you will notonly get the benefits as described by them in the website but an extra will defienetely be their for toping up the case. Don't give up my dear friend. Just think, If you were a postpaid subscriber and you didn't pay their bills. Just imagine what did they had done to you. Now its your chance, you must encash this chance my dear friend. Regards.

^^^ This seems to be a really very serious issue my dear friends. Our government should take necessary steps to handle these kinds of security threats. Regards.

Who became 'Crorepati'? Star Plus, Airtel told to shell out Rs 1 crore 12 Sep, 2008, 2058 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: A consumer commission has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on mobile service providers Airtel and entertainment TV channel Star Plus for "unfair trade practice" during the game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati". Headed by Justice M B Shah, the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, said that both companies violated the consumer protection act "in conducting the 'Har Seat Hot Seat' contest, which was a part of the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', and thereby adopted an unfair trade practice." "Star Plus and the Bharti Airtel Ltd are directed to pay jointly damages of Rs.10 million. They are hereby directed to deposit the said sum of Rs.10 million with the registrar of this commission, who in turn, shall deposit the same to the credit of the Consumer Welfare Fund," Justice Shah observed Thursday. The commission observed that on the basis of the admitted fact that Bharti Airtel received 58 million SMS text messages, it goes without saying that this practice resulted in an increase in their business. Further, normal charge of the 58 million SMSs would have fetched only a maximum of Rs 5.8 crore. As against this, they received Rs 13.92 crore from SMS messages, the commission observed. The participants who sent the answer using Airtel's SMS service, were required to pay Rs 2.40 per message, which was higher than the normal charges. The commission further said: "the excess revenue (Rs 13.92 crore minus Rs 5.8 crore) comes to Rs 8.12 crorer. Out of this, they distributed prizes amounting to Rs 1.04 crore. Still, the surplus revenue comes Rs 7.08 million." The commission praised the Society of Catalysts, a non-government organisation for filing the complaint and thus highlighting the unfair trade practice.

^^^ My dear friend, just call the customer care and confirm if really your handset does support net connectivity or not. And if it does support then get the manual settings for the same from CC. Regards.

Every village to have public telephone service by 2009-end 13 Sep, 2008, 0036 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Every village in India is expected to have public telephone service by 2009-end, as state-owned BSNL has started installing public telephones in the remaining 50,000 villages following a go-ahead from DoT. Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has started work on the second phase of the village public telephone scheme, which includes those villages that appeared in Census 2001 and were left out earlier, an official statement said here on Friday. The village public telephone scheme will be provided subsidy support from the Department of Telecom's Universal Service Obligation Fund. Installation of public telephones in all villages is expected to be completed by the end of the next year, it said. The government is implementing a scheme to provide subsidised public telephone facility to 66,822 villages under the Bharat Nirman programme. Out of these, 54,700 villages have already been covered and work in the remaining villages would be completed this year. All villages have been brought under the scheme except those having population of less than 100, those lying in deep forests and those affected with insurgency. About 5,000 remote villages are being provided with the telephone service using satellite technology. BSNL has already provided telephones to 5,50,000 villages across the country. It has extended 11 million GSM connections in the rural areas. Its GSM coverage has reached out to about 2,56,000 villages. That apart, the company covers 75 per cent of the villages through its WLL network. The telecom giant has been providing the high-speed broadband services in 30,500 villages.

^^^ Yes my dear friend, I'm using the same handset of which you had given the link above. Regards.

Tata Sky introduces new pack at Rs 99 MUMBAI: With the entry of Reliance ADAG's Big TV, direct-to-home service providers are getting ready for price wars. Tata Sky has introduced a cheap ‘Super Hit Pack’ at a monthly subscription fee of Rs 99, offering 52 channels and some interactive services. Some of the channels that form part of the new base pack include Star Plus, Sony Entertainment, Sab, Star One, Max, Star Gold, Star News, India TV, Disney, Hungama TV, DD Sports among others. Zee channels and private sports broadcasters are absent in the pack. Additionally, Tata Sky has also introduced a grand festive offer for all new subscribers valid until 31 October. Subscribers can choose its connection inclusive of the digicomp, installation and 365 days of ‘Super Hit pack’ subscription for Rs 2999. Tata Sky chief marketing officer Vikram Mehra said, “Tata Sky has always been at the forefront of introducing valuable offers for its subscribers. ‘Super Hit Pack’ is exclusively available for all our subscribers across the country at a never before value of just Rs 99 making Satellite TV more affordable. ” Tata Sky is also offering the Lifestyle Gold (13 channels including 9X, NDTV Imagine, Colors, Zoom, NewsX, UTVi among others) and Education Gold (Cbeebies, Active Learning, Active Wizkids, Active Stories) packs free for an additional four months to those subscribers who purchase it directly through credit card or online. Courtesy : Indiantelevision.com

^^^ My dear srk, its 680 dual sim Gsm+CDMA Chinese handset. Regards.

^^^ Yes my dear friends, Airtel and Vodafone are at the peak of looting their customers now a days. Every now and then they try to misguide their innocent subscribers without providing proper information. Regards.

HTC Rocks The Boat With 2 New i-Killers HTC already had an i-Killer in their Touch and the much better HTC Touch Diamond. They even took it one step further with the Touch Pro and its slide out QWERTY keypad. It doesn't seem though like that was enough. Their latest offering is a handset that’s yet to make an official scene in some way, and all we have right now are a few candid images of the same. Reports say that the handset in question, is being referred to as the HTC Touch HD. In case you’re wondering, the HD stands for High Def and the reason it carries that tag is because of the screen resolution that is supposed to support a 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Yup, WVGA. The handset runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and comes equipped with a Qualcomm 7201A processor (@ 528MHz) with 512MB ROM and256 MB RAM (+32MB on processor). The same reports state that the Touch HD will be equipped with GPS, a 5MP camera with no flash though, microSD card support for extra memory and a 3.5mm earphone socket. According to some of the pics and these reports, there doesn’t seem to be any sort of navigation or scroll pad. Does this mean it’ll be totally touch? We’ll have to wait on that. As of now, it seems this could be one step above the iPhone with no button against the iPhone's singular one. For images click here. The second handset is a refurbished HTC Touch called the Opal, simply because of its more refined and elegant look. It retains a design similar to the original Touch with a 3D interface like the Diamond. It’ll also be running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The handset will sport a 2.8-inch TFT touch screen with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution. It supports EDGE, GPRS and of course Wi-fi, but there's no evidence of 3G support in the specs. The handset will also be equipped with a 2MP camera. There’s no word on the availability of these handsets as they are not featured on the official HTC websites. Thankfully our sources help us keep you updated. Stay Tuned. Courtesy : Tech2

IOL Netcom to provide CDMA mobile services 1 Sep, 2008, 1910 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: Internet services provider IOL Netcom Monday said it has signed an agreement with the telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to provide CDMA mobile services. "IOL Netcom announces it has entered into a CDMA franchisee agreement with MTNL as a lead consortium partner to provide CDMA mobile services in India's two largest cities Mumbai and Delhi which have the highest tele-density and growth," the company said in a statement said. The company plans to introduce its 'IOL mobile' brand within 90 days, the statement added. IOL Netcom Ltd is a commercial metro ethernet fibre network infrastructure company with a focus on broadband services such as Internet protocol television (IPTV) and video on demand. The combined average revenue per user is expected to be over Rs.450 per month with a targeted base of over one million in the next few months, the statement said. The initiation of IOL Netcom's CDMA mobile services will now allow IOL Netcom to offer multiplay services comprising mobile, data card, desktop CDMA phone, IPTV, broadband and voice over internet protocol.

IOL Netcom to raise $36 mn via GDRs: Official 12 Sep, 2008, 1600 hrs IST, PTI MUMBAI: Broadband services provider IOL Netcom Ltd will raise about $36 million through the issue of Global Depositary Receipts to fund its expansion plans, a top official said on Friday. "We want to close it by the end of September," Siddarth Shrivastava, president, told Reuters. The company is also raising about 720 million rupees through the issue of 6 million preferential warrants to specific investors, entitling them to apply for an equivalent number of equity shares. The company, which has recently signed a franchisee agreement with state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, has a fund requirement of $100 million in the next two quarters, Shrivastava said.

DoT amends 3G, WiMax policies 12 Sep, 2008, 0302 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Thursday amended the 3G policy to allow successful foreign bidders to acquire Indian operators without waiting for the mandatory three years. Another key change in the policy is that CDMA operators will be allotted 3G spectrum through auction. DoT has also retained an earlier clause that besides the existing licence holders only those telcos with experience in providing 3G services can bid for the spectrum. DoT also amended the broadband wireless access (which includes WiMax services) policy to double the base price for WiMax spectrum to Rs 1,010 crore and allow successful bidders to offer both data and voice services. While announcing that the 3G spectrum for CDMA operators in the 450 MHz and 1,900 MHz bands would be allotted through auction, DoT said the reserve price for such frequencies would be notified separately. The department also shied away from specifying the licence renewal fee for existing telcos. The licences of existing telcos would be extended “in a manner as the government deems fit”, it said. Again, while saying telcos must share 1% of their incremental revenues from 3G services as spectrum usage charges, DoT added that the method of calculating this fee would be spelt out later. ET had first reported all these major changes across different stories over the last 30 days. In the case of Wireless broadband (WiMax) spectrum, the DoT has doubled the base price for the auction of frequencies on this platform. This implies that any player that wants to bid for WiMax spectrum will now have to offer a minimum of Rs 1,010 crore for a pan-India licence compared to Rs 505 crore earlier. Industry sources said that with the doubling of the WiMax spectrum base price, successful bidders, including internet service providers (ISPs), would now be permitted to offer mobile services on this platform. This could not be independently confirmed. But while the old policy said spectrum will be auctioned for “data services”, the amended policy has done away with it. The new BWA policy also adds that radio frequencies in the 700 MHz and 3.3-3.6 GHz frequency bands would be auctioned for WiMax services as and when they become available. The earlier policy said that radio frequencies would be given only in the 2.5 GHz and 2.3 GHz bands for WiMax services. DoT in its new 3G policy has said that the existing merger norms will apply only to existing licence holders. This implies that foreign telcos, which are successful in their 3G bids, can now buy an existing licence holder without having to wait for three years, the lock-in period specified earlier. The larger implication is that foreign telcos who bag 3G licences can now buy out existing operators who hold 2G radio frequencies. They will, therefore, be able to offer both 3G and 2G services. Besides, if a foreign player were to bag 3G spectrum and also buy an existing Indian operator, the telco will not have to pay an additional Rs 1,651 crore for the UASL licence. The government, in its earlier 3G policy announced in August, had decided to allot 3G spectrum in the 800 MHz to the CDMA player with the highest subscriber base, without taking resort to auction as mandated for GSM players. This was on the condition that the CDMA player would have to pay the same price that the highest GSM operator was paying in a particular circle. This gave RCOM, which has the largest subscriber base in all circles, except Delhi and Maharashtra, the right of first refusal (RoFR) for offering 3G services in the 800 MHz band. This band is the most efficient and cost-effective frequency for CDMA players to offer high-end services. The change in the policy implies that other CDMA players such as Tata Teleservices, Shyam, BSNL and MTNL as well as new players now stand a chance to get radio frequencies in the coveted 800 MHz band.

^^^ My dear friend, you can call CC of Airtel and they will guide you about the Manual Settings for your handset. As you told you didn't get the automatic settings through SMS, now the only way is you have to manually configure the MMS settings in your handset. And you can get the proper settings from Airtel CC. Regards.

^^^ My dear Kalpak from your review it seems that Airtel nework in Ahmedabad also is very congested. Its network in Mumbai and Pune too is congested also. We are eagerly waiting for your Tweaks on the same my dear friend. Regards.

Tatas to start GSM service in Mumbai 12 Sep, 2008, 0304 hrs IST, ET MUMBAI: Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) and three new operators—Videocon’s Datacom Solutions, Unitech Wireless and Swan Telecom—have received GSM spectrum for offering services in Mumbai. This will heat up competition in the circle, which has the highest average revenue per user per month (ARPU) in the country. Already seven operators are present in the heavily-penetrated market, with Idea Cellular launching operations just last month. The four operators have been allotted 4.4Mhz spectrum each in the 1800 Mhz band. It is currently termed as “trial spectrum” and operators are expected to complete trials within a given timeframe. Of them, TTML is expected to take the least time in rolling out services because it will utilise existing CDMA infrastructure. It’s capex will also be incremental because GSM antennae can be mounted on towers being used for offering CDMA services. TTML provides CDMA mobile and fixedline services under the Indicom brand. “TTML has been allocated trial GSM spectrum and we are required to complete the trials within the next three months. This spectrum allocation, if confirmed, after the trials, will significantly enhance TTML’s bouquet of wireless offerings and further strengthen TTML’s competitive position in the market,” a company spokesperson told. Mumbai, with nearly 15 million subscribers, is the highest-revenue generating market. According to telecom regulator Trai, the blended average revenue per month per user (pre-paid & post-paid) is the highest in Mumbai at Rs 274. The post-paid ARPU is as high as Rs 630. However, wireless penetration in the financial capital is as high as 70%, signalling tough competition for new players. Vodafone Essar is the market leader in Mumbai, with other players being Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular, BPL Mobile, Reliance Communications, Tata Indicom (CDMA) and MTNL.

RIM unveils spate of consumer application deals 12 Sep, 2008, 0420 hrs IST, ET TORONTO: A day after announcing a flip-phone version of its popular BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion unveiled a spate of consumer-related partnerships, continuing its push to capture mainstream customers. RIM said it would partner with Ticketmaster to let BlackBerry users search, browse and buy tickets to entertainment and sporting events. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company said it was also getting together with TiVo to let BlackBerry users schedule television recordings from their smartphones. Another deal, with Microsoft Corp, will see the software giant's Live Search capabilities integrated into the BlackBerry's browser and maps. And RIM announced a deal with social-networking Web site MySpace to develop a mobile application customized for the BlackBerry. The pact was similar to a deal between RIM and social networking site Facebook announced last year. RIM also unveiled an agreement with Slacker Inc to provide a free radio application for the BlackBerry. The application will let users listen to Slacker's radio stations even when not connected to a wireless network. All the announcements made on Thursday were targeted at developing a market much broader than RIM's mainstay of business executives and other professionals. The company has been seeking to expand its reach among retail consumers in a bid to diversify and spread the appeal of the BlackBerry. The deals also came as CNBC television reported that RIM would launch its high-end BlackBerry Bold handset in the United States in October. The device, aimed at the company's main base of business users, is already available from a number of carriers around the world.

@Jayanth My dear friend, Mtnl's Cdma Garuda is available only in Mumbai and Delhi. Regards.

GSM cos add 6.3 million users in Aug 11 Sep, 2008, 2045 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: GSM-based companies led by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar added 6.3 million subscribers in August, compared to 6.7 million they added in July. This has taken the total GSM user base to 225 million. The figures does not include Reliance Telecom's GSM user numbers. Market leader Bharti Airtel added 2.7 million users in the month taking its total subscriber base to 74 million with a marketshare of 33.15 per cent, according to a statement released by Cellular Operators Association. Bharti Airtel is followed by Vodafone Essar which added 1.8 million users in the month taking user base to 52 million. State-run BSNL added 0.57 million users to take its total user base to 38 million with a marketshare of 17.06 per cent. Idea Cellular added 1 million users to increase its total user base to 29 million, the statement said.

DoT amends 3G guidelines, prior experience must for new cos 11 Sep, 2008, 1946 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday amended the 3G telecom policy to allow only those having a licence or experience of running such a service to apply for spectrum, while also changing norms for levy of annual spectrum fee. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has said that any person who holds a Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) or Cellular Mobile Telecom Service Licence or who has previous experience of running 3G telecom services can bid for spectrum. DoT has already started the process of appointing an agency to conduct auction of spectrum and by September 30, the agency will be in place. For those with experience of running 3G, the new condition mandates that they give an undertaking to obtain UASL as per DoT guidelines. This means that non-licence holders for 3G spectrum would have to pay Rs 1,651 crore as pan-India fee. As far as annual spectrum charges are concerned, DoT has amended the norms and now the companies would have to pay the charges at the rate of one per cent on the "incremental revenue due to 3G services" after a period of one year and the method for this shall be notified separately. Similarly in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services also, the DoT has amended the guidelines and introduced new frequency band of 2.3 GHz band in addition to the previously notified 2.5 GHz band for spectrum allocation. It also changed the roll out obligations for BWA services and removed the clause of covering specific areas at the end of two years from spectrum allocation date and retained only five years periodicity for fulfilling obligations.

Spice Launches New DUAL SIM (GSM) Mobile Spice Mobiles seem to be launching new handsets by the bushel. Their latest is what they are calling their next generation dual SIM handset, the Spice D-90. The new GSM/GSM handset offers simultaneous access of two different numbers, enabling users to keep their personal and professional lives separate. Spice offers the capability of two live SIMs working simultaneously with features like call hold and swap (providing real-time switching facility between both SIMs). The Dual-SIM helps to cut down on roaming bills without getting disconnected from their home-network. Of course this not necessarily new technology. Just ask the Chinese mobile makers. The Spice D-90 has a 2 MP camera which can double as a webcam. Other media features include an in-built MP3 player and FM radio with recording facility. This handset also features a special handset contact back-up application which allows seamless transfer of all the phone book contacts to the D-90 at one go. The phone comes with a panic button (you’ll have to wait for the review to know what that’s all about), mobile tracker, 256MB memory card; is GPRS / WAP/ JAVA enabled, and comes pre-loaded with Opera Mini as a web browser. The handset is priced at Rs. 7,799 (MRP). Courtesy : Tech2

^^^ Hope so my dear Vikas but the same is not seems to be possible. Regards.