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Although I'm not an Airtel user buy there are many friends of mine who have Airtel Connection from quite sometime and they never complained about Airtel's Network in Mumbai.

^^^ Raccoon brother, in older days when Kobian just launched SMPS in the market. They were the best. Infact the best till the last lot they had produced. Then suddenly don't know why they stopped Kobian SMPS. And now they are again in the market but with better products and good after sales services. Aur jahan tak rahi CHINESE BRANDS ki baat. Toh Chinese toh ab India mein SADAK KA GOLGAPPA (PAANI-PURI) bann gaya hai...... Her jagah mil jaata hai.

Yes, products from Mercury(Kobian) are always reasonably priced and the quality is also good.

The Economic Times Monday l 29th November l New Delhi Government to send 85 notices to telcos, questioning licences NEW DELHI: The telecom ministry will send 85 notices to telecom operators questioning their licenses, the country's new telecoms minister said on Monday. Many of these companies were not elgible for the 2G licenses granted in 2007 and 2008 and went through a self-certification process, Kapil Sibal told reporters. "This has serious implications for transparency of process," Sibal said at a press conference. "It allows companies to get ahead of the queue on basis of first come first served, in that they did not register first with the registrar of companies." Sibal said there are 119 such case where rollout obligations were not fulfilled, adding these companies would have to pay damages. Sibal said many companies that got licences may not have disclosed all facts, adding that if rollout obligations were not fulfilled within 52 weeks, licences of those telecom operators were liable to be cancelled. Sibal took over the ministry after Andimuthu Raja was forced to resign in a corruption scandal that has paralysed the Indian parliament, and, according to an official watchdog audit, has possibly lost the state $39 billion in revenue.

The Economic Times Monday l 29th November l New Delhi Old GSM operators benefited most in spectrum policy: Tatas NEW DELHI: Tata Teleservices has said it has been denied extra spectrum even as the old GSM operators like Bharti, Vodafone and Idea have been allocated excess spectrum in many circles though there isn't much difference in subscription base of the Tata group company and other three. In a recent presentation to the government, Tata Teleservices (TTSL) have pointed out that old GSM players like Vodafone, Bharti, Idea and Aircel have been allocated 43.8 Mhz of spectrum between 2003 and 2008 for free of cost. Vodafone today stated that all allocation have been made as per the government's policy linking with the subscriber base of each operator. TTSL said that "in many circles, TTSL has been allocated only a maximum of 4.4 MHz of GSM spectrum, whereas other incumbent operators were allocated much higher spectrum, some times more than twice, for a similar subscriber base." According to information submitted by TTSL to the telecom ministry, in Tamil Nadu, Bharti holds 8.6 Mhz of spectrum for over 56.17 lakh subscribers, Vodafone holds 7.2 Mhz for 55.52 lkah user base and Aircel has been given 9.8 Mhz for 56.52 lakh subscribers. Whereas TTSL has been allocated only 4.4 Mhz for having equal or more (56.5 lakh) users. Similarly in Mumbai, Bharti and Vodafone have been given 9.2 Mhz and 10.0 Mhz spectrum respectively vis-a-vis only 4.4 Mhz of spectrum to TTSL for similar number of user base. On the controversial issue of giving licences and bundled 4.4 Mhz of spectrum to new players, TTSL said that Bharti, Vodafone, Idea and Aircel were given 48 licences and over 210 Mhz of spectrum between 2001 and 2008 at 2001 price of Rs 1,651 crore for pan-India operations.

^^^ Yes, and the Kobian Power Supply (SMPS) was once one of the best in the computer hardware market. And now they introduced these handsets especially for Music Lovers. To yaaro.....TABLA BAJAAO.....AUR MUSKURAO....

^^^ The thread you are referring, is no more exist on the forum my dear friend.

^^^ I don't think so. As you have to submit the fresh documents with the new operator. So you can submit the documents with the new address.

Great piece of information dear Rajan Brother. +1

^^^ Wah wah Vinay Bhai.....kya measurement liya hai.

^^^ Topic Moved to Handset Suggestion forum.

Lemon Mobiles Launches W100 3G Mobile Phone For Rs. 3500 Lemon Mobiles (Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd) today launched its much awaited low-cost 3G enabled mobile phone for the Indian masses dubbed as W100 3G. The W100 3G is a complete 3G entertainment package and can be used to make video calls, watch Live Mobile TV, access the High Speed Internet, receive Emails and Download Music tracks on compatible 3G networks. The 3G handset is available pan India and the company would like to drive the 3G penetration across its customer base with the launch W100 3G. Priced at Rs. 3500 Lemon W100 3G comes with a pre loaded Lemon LiveTV application. The Lemon LiveTV provides access to most popular TV channels and uses the underlying 3G services available from the 3G Mobile Service provider. W100 3G also comes with a one month Free subscription for LiveTV services. The W100 3G handset was announced on October 28th, 2010 and now its available in the market across India in two different colors Vibrant Red and Stylish Blue. Its WCDMA, means 3G speeds will be only 384 kbps.

^^^ Yes Hitesh.....the shape of the handset is not that great.

Uninor Launches Magical Special Recharge Voucher At Rs. 101 Uninor, the global gsm service provider today unveiled a new customer centric offer which aims to provide the perfect value for their money spent on Recharge. Uninor has come up with an all new recharge offer and thankfully this time there’s nothing related to discounts which are sometimes very confusing. The new recharge tariff voucher is priced at Rs. 101 with which you will not get any talk time, hold your breath but for the next 15 days you will continuously get Rs. 10 as core talk time every day. The best part of this is the talk time which is credited daily won’t be lapsed and the validity will be based on your account like suppose if am recharging with Rs. 101 today and for the next 5 days suppose i haven’t utilized any of the balance then my account will have Rs. 50 (Rs. 10 X 5). Apart from Rs. 10 per day and if you again recharge for Rs. 50 within the period of 15 days from the date of Rs. 101 recharge, you will get the benefit of instant talk time of Rs. 55, 1, 00, 000 on-net local sms, 100 MB of free browsing or download and also FREE My Tune Service for the next 60 days without any rental and song selection charges which means you can change the songs as per your choice and that too unlimited times for free. Please note that the free on net sms and 100 MB data usage have validity of 30 days from the date of Rs. 50 recharge. Please note this offer is only available till December, 10, 2010 and is only available via electronic recharge medium. For more , call 121 (toll free) from your Uninor number or if you are tempted to purchase a uninor connection now then you can call 9172091720 (tolled) for more such exciting offers from any other number. Courtesy : Telecom Talk

Here's the pic of the handset Highlights 3.2Mp Auto Focus Camera Android 2.1 WiFi Accelerometer And Gravity Sensor Micromax Andro Specifications Network Technology / Frequency Bands GSM : 900/1800 MHz HSDPA : 900/2100 MHz Battery Type...............Li - Ion Capacity...........1280 mAh Standby............600 hours Talktime...........240 mins Built Dimensions...............106.8x59.2x14.0 mm Weight...................105 g Form Factor..............bar Colors...................Black Display Size...............320 x 240 pixels Type...............color : TFT Colors.............262144 colors Secondary Display..No Camera / Imaging / Video Camera...............Yes 5 MP Resolution...........2584x1938 pixels Zoom.................yes Flash................yes Secondary Camera.....No Connectivity Bluetooth.............Yes Irda..................No Wlan/Wi-fi............Yes USB...................yes GPS...................yes Data GPRS............................Yes EDGE............................Yes 3G..............................Yes Internet Browsing...............Yes , HTML5 webkit browser Media Audio Playback...............Yes Video Playback...............Yes Ringtones....................64 polyphonic MP3/MIDI/WAV/AMR FM Radio.....................Yes 3.5mm Headphone Jack.........yes Memory Inbuilt......................150 MB Memory Slot..................Yes microSD/TransFlash Messaging SMS...............Yes MMS...............Yes Email.............Yes Software Operating System.....Android Features SMS.....................Yes MMS.....................Yes Email...................Yes Bluetooth...............Yes Infrared................No Wi-fi...................Yes 3G......................Yes Camera..................Yes Video Capture...........Yes FM Radio................Yes Audio Player............Yes Video Player............Yes Memory Slot.............Yes Java....................No SmartPhone..............Yes Touchscreen.............Yes Courtesy : Fonearena

^^^ As competition rise, the 3G Tariffs too will come down. Let all the operators start 3G services throughout India and then see. Phir dekho TAMAASHA.

The Economic Times Mumbai l 27th November 2010 2G scam: Ratan Tata says Radia tapes a smokescreen MUMBAI: Ratan Tata , the chairman of India’s largest conglomerate, has described the media frenzy over the leakage of tapes featuring conversations between Niira Radia, the owner of a public relations agency, and prominent politicians, industrialists and journalists as a “smokescreen” which was deflecting attention from bigger scandals. In an interview with the broadcaster NDTV , Mr Tata suggests that the real scandal was out-of-turn allocation of spectrum and what he described as the “hoarding” of spectrum by some telecom companies. “There has been a smokescreen behind what is really the so-called scam, which really is out-of-turn allocation of spectrum, hoarding of spectrum by important players for free, and things of this nature,” Mr Tata said. Niira Radia, whose agency handles public relations for the Tata Group and Reliance Industries , has been questioned by government agencies that are probing her alleged role in the award of a number of telecom licences in 2008. The government’s chief auditor has said that these licences cost the exchequer Rs 1,76,000 crore because they were sold at prices set in 2001. A Raja, the telecom minister when the permits were issued, was forced to step down earlier this month. In the interview, Mr Tata said the government should hold a proper investigation to book the guilty. “I wish the government would take a stand, bring order... have an investigation, book people who are guilty of something,” Mr Tata said. A government agency has sent notices to nine telecom firms including Tata Teleservices , India’s fourth-biggest mobile operator, over investigations related to the alleged multi-billion dollar scam, media reports said. In remarks posted on the channel’s website, Mr Tata criticised the media coverage of the tapes, saying it was a steep comedown from two weeks ago when US President Barack Obama backed India’s bid for membership of the United Nations Security Council and praised India’s achievements. “We have somewhat slipped into a morass of a series of allegations... unauthorised tapes flooding... the media going crazy on alleging, convicting, executing... literally character assassination.... I wish the government would take a stand, bring an auditor... have an investigation and book people who are guilty of something, but stop this sort of Banana Republic kind of attack on whoever one chooses to attack on a basis unsubstantiated even before the person has a very Indian right, namely to be considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.” The tapes feature conversations between Ms Radia, Mr Tata and other industrialists, politicians and journalists. The tapes suggest that Ms Radia was lobbying for the continuation of Mr Raja as telecom minister after the 2009 elections.

Motorola Launches Android-Based Smartphone ‘CHARM’ for Rs. 13990 Motorola today announced the launch of a stylishly square and Android 2.1 based 3G smartphone Motorola CHARM for Rs. 13990 in Indian market. Motorola also ties up with leading GSM service provider Aircel to offer Free Data usage upto 3GB per month and 150 Aircel to Aircel local minutes for prepaid subscribers. To activate the offer one can SMS ‘SMARTPI’ to 54343 from Aircel with Motorola Charm.The Postpaid subscriber also get Free Data Usage upto 1 GB for 6 months. Motorola CHARM the stylish smartphone pack a punch with unique form-factors. It runs on Android 2.1 and features an innovative BACKTRACK touch panel on the reverse of the phone allows users to smoothly navigate, scroll and make selections without obstructing the display screen with their fingers. The device fit neatly in your palm or pocket, making it fun and easy to stay connected while on-the-go. They pack seriously big features – like a 2.8 inch full touch display and physical QWERTY keypad – in a compact, pocket-perfect design, 3 Mega Pixel camera with digital zoom, 32 GB expandable memory (2GB card include). CHARM merge Motorola’s design heritage with Android capabilities to deliver a new take on the typical smartphone form factor.Fully equipped to enhance busy lifestyles, the new devices from Motorola will delight those who expect their social experiences to be effortless and intuitive. Imagine being allowed to have up to eight browser windows open at once, with easy switching between windows and the ability to continue with other tasks while the browsers run in the background. Socialising also becomes a breeze, with pre-loaded applications that sync to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace. The CHARM features up to seven customizable home screens, can be personalised with live wallpapers, customizable widgets of live content, and new toggle widgets for On/Off shortcuts to WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and more. Widgets such as Calendar, Photo and Sticky Note can also be resized to suit a chosen homescreen layout. For music fans, the device connected media player offers full screen lyric support and integrated song ID. Album artwork is also synchronized instantly as a song is being played. The music dashboard gives one interface to browse and play your stored music, as well as stream Internet and FM radio stations. Song recommendations can also be shared with friends via SMS. Features on Motorola CHARM include: All the customisation and filtering options of Android 2.1 Adobe Flash Lite Enabled Web browsing experience to view content-rich sites. MULTIPLE NETWORKS : WCDMA 850/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 5/6), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12. Full suite of Google services including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and access to more than 100,000 apps on Android Market Pinch to zoom functionality and two-finger swipe to surf the Web and browse photos A 3MP camera and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology for better, brighter pictures. Push and pull capability for both corporate and personal email Moto Phone Portal to access and manage content and view important phone information from any desktop, either at home or on-the-go. BATTERY TYPE : 1170 mAh Li Ion; Battery Manager,USAGE TIME WCDMA/3G up to 300 min.; GSM up to 405 min and STANDBY TIME- WCDMA/3G up to 334 hrs.; GSM up to 267 hrs. Courtesy : Telecom Talk

Kyu nahi hongey polite customer care waley ???? Afterall you were querring about MNP. They are already OVERBURDENED and wants to reduce this burden at the earliest. Toh brother wo chahte hain ke aap jald se jald unka bojh halka kar dein.

^^^ Yes dear Shabz, they provided this facility in Maharashtra and Goa long time ago. But for Mumbai circle they started on 14th October 2010. On which sites you are unable to login with VMC ? You have to put VODAFONE MOBILE CONNECT as the default Access Point in connection settings in your mobile. And then you will be able to access all the site.

SC permits Vodafone bank wire transfer, next hearing on Jul 19 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the request of British telecom giant Vodafone to deposit Rs 2,500 crore, as directed by it earlier, through banking wire transfer instead of bank draft. The apex court also postponed the date of hearing to July 19, 2011, from the previously scheduled hearing on February 5. Wire transfer or credit transfer is a method of electronic funds transfer from one person or institution (entity) to another. A bench headed by the Chief Justice S H Kapadia allowed the Vodafone plea after the company counsel and senior advocate Harish Salve submitted that the money would come through international transactions. "We need to transfer this amount (Rs 2,500 crore) directly from bank to the Supreme Court registry. It would save us a lot of money. If we get a bank draft it would be price over for us," Salve said. Accepting it, the court said that the Vodafone will deposit Rs 2,500 crore and a bank guarantee, issued by any nationalised bank, within 3 and 8 weeks, respectively. The bench also made it clear that the time period would start from November 15 when it had directed the company to deposit the sum. Courtesy : The Economic Times

I too didn't see any harm for this. Everyone wants to be big in life. And if Mukesh is happy spending such amount on himself and his family then whats wrong in it ? I heard many a times that Mukesh Ambani DONATES alot. If he earns and spend and also help the poor then where is the problem ? And afterall its his life, his earnings and he has full right to spend it as per his needs and liking. We don't have any right to interfere.

^^^ Dear Gaurav, Vodafone Live / VMC speed is just magnificent. And did you asked about the APN from customer care ?

BSNL Intros Yuva Education Plan With Unlimited Free Calls & 3G Data Access In an endeavor to provide an exclusive, affordable and dedicated 3G Mobile telecommunication service to the students and educational institutes in Rajasthan, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) the leading total telecom service provider today announced the launch of new Prepaid CUG 3G Plan dubbed as “Yuva Rajasthan” The BSNL Yuva Rajasthan 3G Plan will cost Rs. 102 per month which provide Unlimited Free Group Callings, Unlimited Free Educational Data Access at 3.6 Mbps speed, cheapest Voice and Video Callings, Free 300 Local/National SMS, Free core talk value of Rs. 50 and 50 MB 3G data usage on non educational site every month. This Specially tailored prepaid CUG plan has FREE voice calls within College / institute, Reduced voice call rate 10 paisa per minute within University and 30 paisa per minute to the students/faculty of any university / Boards opting for this plan in Rajasthan Telecom Circle. Also the 3G Video call rate is very attractive @ 10 paisa per minute within college / institute, @30 paisa per minute within University / Board and @70 paisa per minute for all other calls. Here are the details : BSNL “Yuva Rajasthan Education Plan” at a Glance SIM MRP Rs.------------------Nil Talk Value---------------Nil Validity-----------------Nil Name of Recharge coupon-------------Education Plan MRP--------------------------Rs. 102/- Validity---------------------One month Talk Value-------------------Rs. 50 Free SMS (Local and STD)---300 (150 Local +150 National) Free 3G/ GPRS data download limit---------50 MB 3G/GPRS Data Download through Separate APN for participating universities / Institutes (bsnledu) of home state. (Rajasthan) Unlimited Free Other Tariff: Voice Call Rates With in college/ institute (L1)-------------Unlimited Free Within University/ Board (L2)---------------10 P/Min Inter University/ Board (Home State) (L3)---30 P/Min All other local and STD calls outside CUG--50 P/min Video Call rates With in college/ institute (L1)-------------10 P/ Min Within University/ Board (L2)---------------30 P/Min Inter University/ Board (Home State) (L3)---70 P/Min All other local and STD calls outside CUG--70 P/min SMS Rates Local and STD SMS beyond free SMS----------Rs. 0.05/SMS International SMS---------------------------As per prepaid general plan Note: The Plan is applicable only for students, faculties of School, academic colleges or professional colleges and universities/Boards. All other charges as per Prepaid general plan Courtesy : Telecom Talk

^^^ Yes my dear friend, it is nowhere mentioned that there will be any extra charge for roaming. You will not be charged for 3G roaming if you are roaming on BSNL network.