Need Some Suggestions :)

[ashoksoft 83]

Yo pals,

after almost 3.5 years with reliance, and loads of handsets later ... I guess the time has come to rethink

Surging bills, increase in cost for most of the services and the walled garden has already started to get on my nerves.

I was going thro the priceplans offered by other networks, and found some which are quite appealing. Plan to move to one of them.

But for the same I would have to get myself a GSM handset (and it is ages since I used one ... except the test handsets at office)

Can anyone help me choose a nice handset which is not too overpriced, supports WiFi, Bluetooth, ability to support expansion (Memory and Application installation), PPC's / Smartphones would be preference (windows / Palm / Linux), threadablity to support applications that take heavier Processing cycles - say something like Skype

if anyone has a handset for sale ... do lemme know !!!

Cheers

ashok

[rits76 0]

Would strongly recommend the Nokia E series. The E61/62 are pretty good for what you need. And all these are sub 20k handsets.

I just got a E50 for my dad. All he needed was a good screen and a large capacity for his phone book. But E61 can run a lot of applications. My friend has one and the screen is amazing. It supports 16 million colors. I played Doom on the phone - supports Skype too.

If you check discussion forums on these phones, one recurring problem is the rebooting of the phone. But I guess new editions of firmware can fix that.

[KumaarShah 143]

Yes, the E series will satisfy your requirements very well. But we will miss you and your reviews if you shift to GSM.

Anyway it is a very good move and more people need to quit Reliance now for them to understand what is customer loyalty. Increasing tariffs of almost all services left right and center will only alienate existing, loyal customers from them. There appears no difference at all now between CDMA and GSM tariff wise. And choice of handsets is vast in GSM anyday. More and more Reliance customers will definitely shift to GSM now onwards. The trend will start now. Hiking all rates like this without the commensurate increase in quality services and handsets will only lead to an exodus from Reliance. Hope they wake up in the new year. Sleeping and Snoring will not be tolerated anymore.

Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[ashoksoft 83]

Guess E61 should suffice ... but I do not see a Symbian version around I know that our company launched a version of Skype bundled with Nokia N73 and SE W850i (with the title as x-series). but I do not see the app available anywhere .

But again the WiFi seems a suspect with the E61.

Check this comparision I did on Nokia's site

http://nokia.co.in/nokia/0,,85209,00.html?...status=complete

cheers

ashok

[HetalDP 947]

You can also look to O2, Imate

Like O2 Mini S, O2 Atom both had Wifi, PPC, Expandability, more than 5000 software for diffent Task, Camara MP3 Player and Of course the Great Touch Screen based Browsing Experience I my self have O2 Atom and Using it Idea Network

Have Opera on That for Browsing

Greate Email Support and Management

Battery Work only for 1.5 Days for Heavy Users of Browsing and Only Let 1 days for Multimedia Apps

Video on 240 x 320 Format in .wmv Format Look Just Exact as TV

Edited December 29, 2006 by hpnasik

[ashoksoft 83]

O2 looks rocking .. feels amazing too ... but any reviews about the Imate SP3 ?

I Mate SP3 ( Win 2003 / Bluetooth / Camera / WiFi / MP3 )

# General Network GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900

# Dimensions 107 x 46 x 17.5 mm

# Weight 106 g

# Display Type TFT, 65K colors

# Size 176 x 220 pixels, 35 x 44 mm

# 5-way navigation button

# 3-color LED indicator

# Downloadable logos

# Ringtones Type Polyphonic (32 channels), MP3

# Vibration: Yes

# Memory Phonebook In shared memory, Photo call

# Call records Yes

# Card slot MiniSD

# 32MB RAM

# TI OMAP 730 processor

# Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

# HSCSD: No

# EDGE: No

# 3G: No

# WLAN: No

# Bluetooth: Yes

# Infrared port: Yes

# USB: Yes

# OS Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 SE OS

# Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

# Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)

# Games: Yes

# Colors Cool metallic, Light blue

# Languages 8

# Camera VGA, 640x480 pixels, video

# Microsoft ActiveSync

# MP3/AAC player- Video/audio album

# T9

# Built-in handsfree

# Battery Standard battery, 1050 mAh Li-Ion

# Stand-by Up to 140 h

# Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min

This is a phone i saw on a online shopping service .. .and priced at about Rs. 13490/- excl shipping.

http://shopping.rediff.com/shop/productdis...vrfnbr=10065235

Does this sound a decent purchase ?

another thing which I found to have some discrepency was WiFi again ... the seller has stated WiFi in the heading ... but in the specs it shows WLAN - NO

and Imate's website also does not claim WiFi on this phone anyway!

http://www.clubimate.com/t-DETAILS_SP3.aspx

looking at other options too now !

Maybe the SP5 or a second hand

cheers

ashok

[amitbt22 2]

I must point for browsing & downloading needs u must pick EDGE supported handset. & suggest Sony Ericsson w810i for excellent (connectivity,network & battery performance) .

[anujit 0]

E61 is the way to go (at least my way to go) man. S60 phone with mega support for apps. And solid build. Unless a camera is a deal breaker for you don't look anywhere else.

[Kunal Hemrajani 1]

yeah..go 4 Sony ericsson W810i..

awesome phone..

wid all the features u need..

[ashoksoft 83]

No WiFi

[HetalDP 947]

Check the O2 Neo it might cost you around 20 to 22

http://cgi.ebay.in/O2-XDA-NEO-BRAND-NEW-1-...1QQcmdZViewItem