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Just compared Idea, Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel, Docomo, Videocon for Gujarat circle. The cheapest is Videocon. Rs. 27 for monthly subscription to avail 1p/sec tariff for US/Canada/UK (fixed)/Singapore. For Maharashtra, Uninor is cheapest. Rs 23/month for the same tariff.

This is not correct. I do call twice a week to UAE using GTalk. And also receive call from there.

Rajanbhai, Can I have your attention plz. ? search the best deal for Samsung Star 2 Duos C6712 or Samsung Wave 525 S5253 ?

Rajanbhai, can you plz. search the best deal for Samsung Star 2 Duos C6712 or Samsung Wave 525 S5253 ?

Finally, I got Samsung Series 5, 40" LCD - LA40D551 from Dubai. I checked it in multiple showrooms and always found the best picture quality compared to all other TVs in the showroom including Sony, Panasonic and Toshiba. Got it for 2399 Dirhams. On the purchase day the price increased by 50 Dirhams and also Dirham got costlier by 75 paise in the week. Additional baggage (weight) costed 20 Dirhams + Ahmedabad airport asked for a duty of Rs 1086 and provided a receipt for the same. Total lending price Rs. 32500 with international warranty. Croma price is still Rs. 49,900. Changed the Dish TV with Tata Sky+ HD after searching a lot on net. Very happy with the result. Amazing pic + Sound Thanks for all your suggestion.

The Pesky SMS STARTED, once again !!!! But, now in a new way. Since the SMSes are banned from registered senders, senders are now sending from regular numbers. I just received an SMS from 9762674036 : "Opportunity to receive upto 12.5 lakhs on investing Rs.30,000 yearly ........of Kotak Group. For details call on 8796506765"

I dont think this is an achievement in anyway. 366 MHz processor, resistive touch, 256 MB RAM and poor battery life : Any company can create such hardware at this price. They dont do because it wont sell. Just wait for the reviews and be assured that the product will be a failure. Yes, only Kapil Sibal can boast about this symbolic "achievement".

which are the dual standby samsungs in this price point ? Does any of these phones have A2DP support ?

^^^ So, are you planning to use it without network connectivity ?

5" phone ? How to pocket it ? If it comes at around 30K, ppl will go for Samsung Galaxy, not for this.

The only thing lacking here is support of dual sim.

Ok.. Agree. But then Rimweb needs some CDMA+GSM dual standbys. Probably with 3G and EVDO. The Gurus should bring some for the Aam Janta.

Just found out from http://www.rimweb.in/forums/topic/28982-dual-sim-motorola-android-phone-coming-to-india/page__st__60 that Nitin has bought Moto XT800 a dualt standby. He was also abel to root it with http://www.addictive...al-androot-app/. How is XT800 ? Plz. bring XT800 to Rimweb.

^^^ Then which are the GSM + CDMA dual standby handset available on Rimweb ? Who sells it ?

Can anybody tell me whether this handset is dual standby or not ?

Still no alternative of CDMA 440 unlimited plan

Micchami Dukkadam to all of you.

I heard about these jargons all these years and now trying to understand. After googling, I found out that HD ready means the TV is capable of showing HD content but it doesnt have its own HD tuner and shows 1366 x 768 However, Full HD = 1920 x 1080 pixels. When you say, all channels are 1080i, what does that mean ? Does it mean they are compatible for HD Ready or Full HD ?

Great thread. Out of these, which ones are dual sim androids ?

@SV Pathy, You are right. But at this moment the chances are Slim that I would be able to get it from Dubai. So right now, it would make sense for me to go for the models available in India. Samsung is a good brand. Which are the new models that you would recommend ?

Yes, I am aware of Dubai. Also, asked one of my friends in Dubai, if he can bring it. But the main point here is to list down some good brand/models. Nobody has suggested any so far.

Thats a good point. However, ppl may describe their experience on repairs required during the 1 year (warranty period). Also, when you say grey market, do you mean the online selling sites like ebay, letsbuy. Or you mean the local shopwala ?

^^^ Those are good points. So the list so far is - 1. Higher Contrast Ratio 2. Full HD 3. Speaker. - Loud enough to avoid compulsory Home Theater expenses otherwise. 4. Large Service Network. 5. Longer Warranty. So plz. suggest the brands/models that fits the above parameters. This would be guide for all upcoming flat panel purchases.

Chirag, Thanks for sharing your views. I would also like to know the reason for buying a particular model. I understand few things like contrast ratio should be higher, Speaker should be loud enough to avoid spending on home theater and it should be full HD for future readiness. I may not know some other parameters. So I want advise on these lines. Like why a particular brand/model is good and why it is value for money etc..

Digitalnirvana, There are many wise ppl here. They are right and saying the same things which are the ideal way to deal with investment. Let me be direct to your question. You have ICICI, RelInd, ONGC, GMR Infra, Unitech, DLF, MSat, HUL. My opinion - Take first exit from all infra and real estate companies - GMR, Unitech, DLF. This is because in the downturn they will be the hardest hit. Currently they are in too much of debt burden and there are no signs of reversals. One can take only contra view on this. If one wants to be in, they have to wait for 5 yrs from now. Keep ICICI, RelInd, ONGC. And you may add more at dip. Reasons: ICICI will be the biggest beneficiary when when market start looking good. Banks are the beneficiaries if economy has to to turn around. Also, in the private sector this is the biggest player and 2nd best safe player after HDFC. Also, the interest rates will peak in 2 to 3 months and then it will stable for sometime before coming down. At that time this bank will get the max. advantage. RelInd - No matter what ppl says, Reliance has always given good returns to its share holders in long run and is one of the biggest wealth creators in Indian history. The current negatives are - 1. Low gas output (many believe this is deliberate) 2. Low gas pricing (will be reversed - this is matter of time). The "settings" are underway and you will the reversal in the trend. The simple rule of Sensex - If sensex has to go up significantly, Reliance must have to go up. ONGC - Consider this as a debt fund. This gives you good dividend. Will fall less with market. Incase of more deregulation on oil, subsidy burden will be less. If one assume that there is no govt. control on this company, the correct price is1800. You need to be patient with this company and it will create wealth for you. Again, a sensex heavy company. HUL - All the FMCG companies do better during recession. Incase the monsoon will go normal, this will give good return in short term too. So keep it. The exit time will come when the economy starts recovering. MSat - Cant say anything with confidence right now. Too many complexities involved here. 1. Its merger with Mahindra. 2. How the US market will pan out in coming future. 3. They have many cases going on. 4. Currency (especially Re.) is one of the important factor. Strength of Re will deteriorate its profit. Market never likes confusion so the advise would be to stay with market and get out of confusion. Also, when you dont understand equities, the best way to invest in eqities is through MF. As somebody suggested here, HDFC Equity, HDFC Top 200 are some of the best funds. You may invest in it through SIP. You may exit in some of the above stocks and enter into these MFs. Alternatively, IMHO, Gold will touch $1800 in very short time. One must be invested here. Dipper the recession, higher the Gold. The best way according to me is Gold ETF. Do the investment only as per you need and plan. Happy investing.