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You can use it for data exclusively. But a telephone number will be issued for the card to connect to the system

Me also support a thread for discussing S60 handsets and programs to try on the simbian series. Currently I have a 6630. All this talk of N95, great stuff, keep it up. Must check out E90!

Wish it comes into existence soon

Bus routes on your cell! BANGALORE, DHNS: Reliance Infocomm, in association with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), on Tuesday launched a novel bus route service, offering information on all BMTC bus routes on the Reliance handset. The details made available on R World of the Reliance IndiaMobile (RIM) phone of Reliance Handset, provides information about nearly 900 bus-stops, route details for over bus numbers and 9,000 route sectors in this service, claims Mahesh Prasad, President, Applications Solutions and Content Group, Reliance Infocomm, while speaking at a function organised for the launch, at Sarige Bhavan, the head office of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the BMTC in Bangalore. The bus route application on the RIM phone provides the user with the option of choosing the starting area and destination area of his journey. Various options of bus routes available to the commuter will also appear along with the entire route map. After selecting the bus route number, the user will get end-to-end information on the area from where the bus starts, frequency of the bus, name of the bus stop from where the user has to board the bus, name of the destination bus stop and the timings of the bus. Stop-to-Stop search provides bus routes that go from users’ starting stop to the last stop. Area-to-Area search option provides all bus routes connecting the two areas and a list of stops in the selected areas. Copyright 2004, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., 75, M.G. Road, Post Box No 5331, Bangalore - 560001 Tel: +91 (80) 25880000 Fax No. +91 (80) 25880523

Call customer care. The day before, I too was getting error 670. Called cc and then it began to work again.

Yup, the ministry of defence is yet to vacate spectrum and so the delay

Seems interesting. Maybe one day, other telcos will also start it. Airtel in 399 rental has A2A STD at 50 paisa per minute and to others at 1 rupee

Yes, like the budget, a grand statement but few benefits for the man in the street

How about: MustBuy.com MastBuy.com GoodBuy.com

Hutch gone, Anil dusts up GSM plan Feb 18, 2007 Evaluation of bids for 75m 2G and 25m 3G lines will begin soon NEW DELHI: Reliance Communications (RCom) has put the process for expanding its GSM (global systems for mobile communications) services back on the frontburner. The company had halted the process some time back, waiting for the outcome of the Hutchison Essar stake bidding war. Telecom equipment vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Huawei and ZTE, are believed to have already responded to the Reliance GSM tender for a total of 75 million 2G lines and 25 million 3G lines. The value of the tender is estimated in the range of $6 billion to $7 billion. Chinese vendor ZTE is already in an agreement with Vodafone to supply ‘budget’ handsets across Vodafone markets, including in India. “RCom is about to start evaluation of the offers for its GSM tender,” an industry source said. Technical aspects of the bids will be evaluated first. But an industry analyst said RCom may not be able to proceed with the GSM expansion process unless there’s adequate spectrum allocation. Indications that a group of ministers (GoM) set up to look into vacation of defence spectrum for use in telecom may have a meeting soon to deliberate on the matter. The GoM is headed by external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, who was earlier the defence minister. Currently, Reliance Communications has over 27 million CDMA users across all the 23 circles in India, while group firm Reliance Telecom has 3.8 million GSM subscribers. Market leader Bharti has 33.7 million mobile subscribers and Hutchison Essar 24.35 million. Vodafone, which has bought control in Hutchison Essar, said it is targeting a 20-25% market share, or 125 million users, in the next four to five years. The total GSM base in the country is currently 110.5 million, and CDMA 45.8 million (including fixed wireless). While the total telecom base (fixed and mobile) in the country was over 196 million as of January 31, 2007, it’s expected to cross 200 million by the end of this month.

RComm to invest $2.5 bn Feb 13, 2007 Having lost the battle for Hutchison Essar, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications is drawing up plans to invest up to $2.5 billion (Rs 112.5 billion) in its Code Division Multiple Access as well as Global System for Mobile Communication networks. Ambani had recently outlined this plan at an earnings call for global investors, just days before Vodafone bagged Hutchison Essar on February 11. Reliance Communications was counting on this acquisition to expand its GSM footprint in the country, as it shells out a royalty on its CDMA operations to Qualcomm. Analysts expect Reliance Communications to roll out a pan-India GSM network, as it has said it intends to do, for between Rs 9,500 crore (Rs 95 billion) and Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion). The investment would compare favourably with the estimated $4 billion that has been invested by Bharti Airtel and Hutch in their entire wireless business till date. Reliance Communications, analysts said, could also look at acquiring a domestic GSM operator. Ambani has already outlined its plan to roll out 20,000 towers, locating CDMA as well GSM antenna on the same tower. The company is also looking at additional tower capacity through co-location agreements with all major operators. The goal is to have signal available in any city with a population of 50,000 and more, taking the total number of towns covered from 2,200 now to nearly 4,000 by June.

Along with voice I also need NetConnect. Buying a new handset would have meant shelling a lot more money. Financially, things are going to be a little tight in the next few months. So decided to revive this phone.

Finally got mine on Tuesday, and the new motherboard is holding on well so far.

Finally, yesterday night my pone, too died while my family members were talking. The bugger wouldn't boot, and there was the constant green light. Went to the Samsun service center and told them to replace the motherboard for which the cost is Rs.2000. They said the phone will be available on Monday. So it is indeed an epidemic.

I had called up cc about it, and he walked me through options in the phone and modem option in the control panel. While there I noticed that it was showing 3 Samsung CDMA phones (from a previous installation I guess). Only 1 was showing as active. At any rate I deleted all 3 modems and did a fresh installation of the drivers, and now it works perfectly. Thanks!

Yesterday, I was in a big mess. BSNL broadband was down for most of the day, so was Netone. Trying to get RConnect to function, it gave me a error 692, stating there was some hardware failure. The samsung CDMA modem is present in the choice of modems to be used. When I connect the N191 to the USB cable, it makes the usual sound, too. But on dialing #777, it says 692 hardware failure. I am on the default pay-as-you-use plan. Any solutions anybody?

Orascom holds trump card in Hutch Jan 7, 2007 Sunday, January 07, 2007 21:15 IST NEW DELHI: If the story so far is that Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and the Ruias of Essar are scrapping over the latter's right of first refusal (ROFR) in case Hutchison Essar is sold, here's news: there's one more player with ROFR rights, and it's Orascom Telecom, the Egypt-based telecom operator which has 19.3% in Hutchison Telecom International Ltd (HTIL). By virtue of his stake in HTIL, Orascom CEO Naguib Sawiris has a say in how HTIL's 67% holdings in Hutchison Essar get sold, and possibly to whom. When DNA Money SMS-ed a query to Sawiris on Sunday, his cryptic reply confirmed that he had ROFR rights at the level of HTIL, in case Li wants to sell out. But if it is the holdings of HTIL in the Hutchison Essar subsidiary that get sold, the matter well have to be cleared by the HTIL board, of which Sawiris is a member. While this may not give Sawiris a veto, he clearly is a player in the game. When DNA Money asked him how Orascom would vote in case Li decided to sell, Sawiris answered enigmatically: "That is a million dollar question." What this could imply is that the Hutch sale really involves two Li Ka-shing partners with ROFR rights, though the one with the Ruias is admittedly under hot dispute. It could also mean that you can't rule out Orascom as a serious bidder for Hutch at some point. In a telephonic interview last week, Sawiris told DNA Money that he was waiting for a nod from the government to start doing business in India. If that comes, Orascom could well change from sleeping partner in Hutch to another frontrunner. Or at least one with full ROFR rights. Orascom could also be the reason why Hutchison is so clear about interpreting the Ruias' ROFR as limited to sale to an Indian player.

RCL allies seek 12% in Hutch-Essar Jan 6, 2007 Reliance Communications (RCL) has received commitments of $2 billion from four global private equity majors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co (KKR), Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and Apax Partners for its proposed acquisition of Hutch-Essar. In return, the global companies have sought 10-12 per cent stake in Hutch-Essar, if RCL wins the bid.RCL has commitments from banks for providing the remaining $15 billion, sources closeto the development told Business Standard. RCL is also believed to have received financial commitments of $15 billion from global bankers. The total $17 billion ($15 billion from bankers and $2 billion from PE companies) would help the company acquire Hutch-Essar, the enterprise value of which is hovering around $17.5 billion. An RCL spokesperson declined to comment, but added that the company was in talks with a host of private equity players. However, RCL has not committed to any of the private equity majors and is believed to be evaluating the offer. The Indian company is expected to take a decision after it submits its expression of interest (EoI) with Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka-shing. Li Ka-shing had put his 67 per cent stake in GSM provider Hutch-Essar, which he holds through a subsidiary company, Hutchison Telecommunications International (HTIL). The remaining 33 per cent is held by Essar group, owned by the Ruias. RCL is yet to place a formal expression of interest (EoI) with HTIL and is expected to make a bid after Makar Sankranti that falls on January 14. It was also in discussions with American billionaire and financier George Soros, who manages over $21 billion of funds, and the New York-based Warburg Pincus for raising equity for the acquisition. The company had also initiated talks with the Texas Pacific group (TPG) and Temasek for funds. A host of banks and a couple of buyout funds had also committed to provide funding, if the deal were to go through. According to a report by Man Financial, RCL may raise $7 billion as debt, while the remaining would be financed through equity issuance to the deal partners. The brokerage and analysis firm had also stated that the deal is likely to be financed through a combination of debt and equity.

The Ruias sure hold all the cards. I think RelCom better go back to build GSM from the ground up.

This is sick, charging, even for an accidental press of the RWORLD button. Perhaps, they should bring in a login screen which should ask "Do you wish to access RWORLD? okay or cancel? That I feel will be beneficial

Reliance bonanza for mobile customers Staff Reporter KOCHI: Reliance Communications on Saturday announced a bonanza of Christmas and New Year festive offers for its mobile customers in Kerala. This includes full talk time and extension of validity for recharges of denomination Rs.565, Rs.750 and Rs.950, says a press release. In order to enable the customers to send greetings without worrying about costs, the company is offering SMS package of Rs.95 where the customers can send 5,000 SMSs to any mobile in Kerala. It is also offering special tariff voucher that enables Reliance customers to make local calls to any other Reliance Mobile at just 15 paise a minute and 50 paise a minute to other mobiles. The company is also providing a variety of handsets options with free talk time and validity. In the New Year, a special recharge of Rs.2,007 is introduced which gives full talk time, 1,000 free SMSs and a low call tariff of just 15 paise to Reliance Mobile and 50 paise to all other mobiles, says the press release.

Congrats to all the winners......I missed out........OH any drop outs!!! please let me know (grin)

May be when they mean enterprise customers, they mean corporate customers who buy in large quantities for multiple connections.

Looping wide: Anil Ambani readies Rs 8,000cr GSM move DNAindia.com - Mithun Roy Wednesday, November 15, 2006 21:46 IST Mumbai The blur over the GSM business of Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications is getting clearer. The company, sources said, plans to have GSM operations in 23 circles soon. It currently has GSM operations in 8 circles, mainly in eastern India. RCOM has earmarked Rs 2,000 crore for Mumbai and Delhi circles, and Rs 6,000 crore for the rest of the country. It is learnt to have worked out an operational model for its GSM foray. Key officials would soon be called to give the final nod, following which the training process would start, sometime in December. Sources said the marketing campaign for expansion of its GSM footprint will begin early next year. Reliance Communications has set a target of 8 crore new GSM connections across the 23 circles by the end of 2007. India’s mobile subscriber base is around 13 crore with over 66 lakh subscribers added just in October. Of this pie, GSM accounted for 9.6 crore and CDMA 3.3 crore. A company spokesperson said Reliance Communications had already applied to the government for allocation of spectrum for 23 circles. “We did that in February for seven circles and in June for another eight circles. We are already providing GSM services in the remaining 8 circles,” he said. The spokesperson said the company remains keen on a pan-India GSM footprint. India’s mobile user base is expected to triple to 385 million by March 2010 and mobile service revenues as a percentage of GDP will rise from 0.95% in FY06 to around 2.19% by FY10. Analysts said Reliance Communication knows that GSM margins are better compared with CDMA and getting the required spectrum is a hurdle to growth in CDMA space. But the expansion of GSM service would entirely depend on the availability and allocation of spectrum by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). In June this year, the company moved DoT for allocation of 4.4 MHz. According to a research report, Reliance Communications is well-poised to benefit from the growing mobile penetration in the country. The rules of the mobile services game have changed significantly since December 2005 by the introduction of lifetime validity plans, which make up around 15% of the gross additions in the industry. Most operators are aggressively expanding coverage, which is helping mobile adoption. Reliance Communications covers 3,881 census towns and 245,728 villages in India as of June 2006, translating to population coverage of 54%. The company intends to expand coverage aggressively and cover around 75% of the population by March 2008. Bharti Airtel covers 4,357 census towns and 155,076 non-census towns and villages as of September 2006, covering 50% of the population. The company is likely to expand coverage to all the 5,200 census towns by March 2007. Additionally, it intends to cover around 70% of the population by March 2008.

Try *333 again, and if it does not work, write to the chairman's office, and they will solve your problem and hopefully get you a refund