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these guys r too confused. 1st netway followed by dth and now cdma followed by gsm. i know they already have a footprint in gsm but god knows what they are upto now. How will they run both of these simultaneously.

this happened quite a while back

apparently they might need to change the name since its already been registered 6yrs bk in usa.

i see only one too

Monday July 18 2005 10:28 IST CHENNAI: When outsourcing is the buzzword in the telecom and IT sectors, Reliance Infocomm has chosen to move away from the trend and set up an in-house customer care call centre to cater to its mobile phone customers in the four Southern States. Laying special emphasis on knowledge of the native language, the 11-month-old call centre has recruited executives from Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh for its Chennai operations. The novelty does not end here. Reliance has a unique employee retention programme, which takes into consideration the education needs of its executives. The company has tied-up with top education institutes like the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) and Symbiosis to enable its call centre executives enrol in management courses at reduced fees. ‘‘The initiative were taken because Reliance foresaw a scenario where employee retention might be a problem because fresh graduates look at call centre jobs as a temporary interval before moving on to safer and greener pastures,’’ said an official. A call centre job might provide a salary ranging between Rs 7,500 to Rs 10,000 a month for a fresh graduate. Hence, most of them work for sometime, get the money and move out for higher studies. Now, with the tie-up, many of the regional call centre executives have enrolled in different courses and are also updating themselves to improve their career graph. ‘‘This way, we have been able to stop people from leaving the job to pursue higher studies. In fact, executives use the chance to study more in order to reinforce their position in the office hierarchy,’’ the official said. A few months down the line, the effort seems to have paid off, as the regional call centre has been able to retain all 700 executives who handle as many as 56,000 calls a day. Since the executives are recruited from the respective states, they are familiar with the local language, culture and geography. Unlike many call centres, none of the regional centre employees are on contract - another measure towards employee retention. ‘‘All executives enjoy employee benefits like medical care, bonus and others,’’ the official added. Almost 70 percent of the total calls that come in are product and feature-related inquiries, while 10 percent are general questions and 15 percent are billing-related queries. ‘‘Whenever a new product or scheme is introduced, the number of calls to the call centre increases,’’ said an official. Suyash Saraogi, Customer Care and Contact Centre head, Reliance Infocomm, said, ‘‘The Chennai call centre was set up with the aim of providing superior customer experience. We have begun the process of augmenting our capacity and enhancing the Disaster Recovery Programme capabilities. ’’ Reliance now has plans to establish similar regional call centres in Northern and Eastern India.

mukul, the review u have given has already been covered in this very thread. Please read the previous posts before posting them.

anyways only 2 of thm r cdma..

netsavvy, incase you haven't been on foriegn forums, the mp3 player in this phone is pretty crap though i dont know whether the problem occours only when a high capacity mmc card is used. When one tries to fwd/rew a song for too long, the song skips. Apperently "telecom nz" had taken the phone off the shelfs for a few weeks since it used too shut off itself. Don't know how buggy the indian version would be. Also such a late launch throughout the world does bring some suspicion in my mind. Its not as if nokia weren't capable of launching this phone a year back in some part of the world. Why the constant delays?

12.6k for this fat and heavy phone. Add a thousand or 2 and see the wide collection of gsm phones you could get. The camera in this phone is crap. 0.3mp for a 12.6k phone isnt justified, especially the 15sec video clips. Also remember that the screen size is not as big as the 7610, 6600, 3230 etc and not as small as the 6610 etc... I'm currently using dapo. The pluses i see by getting the 6255 is the dapo plan, my amazing no. , better wap speeds. However, if i can get a good deal on a gsm phone like a Razr or any good nokia, i might opt to get rid of my reliance connection.

take an interactive tour at https://www.telecom.co.nz/mobile/shop/front...ctCode=NOK6255#

its a pity that they dont have a "handset experience" for this phone on the rim website.

ya a yr 2005 launch seems too optimistic. Please merge the topic with the 6265 thread.

so far 12.5 is the lowest offer posted i guess.

as per my knowlege, it hasnt been launched but only revealed. The launch date would be around december.

r u also selling the blue one or do we get colour options.

Physical Overview The Nokia 6255 has slightly more straight edges and right angles than most clamshell phone bodies. Even the base of the eternal antenna is squared-off to add to the effect. The visual impression is a good one and the dark grey section on the top panel contrasts with the light grey of the lower section to give the phone a smart appearance. When closed, the 6255 measures a compact 47 x 85 x 26mm, with a 24mm extendible antenna. On the outside of the lid there’s a 22 x 20mm colour LCD that displays phone status and other information. It acts as a camera viewfinder and works with the caller photo ID function. It has a 96 x 65 resolution and supports 4000 colours. In the bottom left corner of the lid, the VGA camera lens is accompanied by the flash beam light. On the top edge you’ll find an on-off button, the antenna, a fitting for a wrist strap and a mini headphone socket. On the rear there’s an external speaker (vibration alerts are also supported) and the battery cover that secures with internal clips. If you remove the battery you can lift a hinged cover and install an MMC Card for use with the MP3 player (thicker SD Cards aren’t compatible). A 32MB card is bundled. There’s another slot for an auxiliary phone card not used locally. On the right edge of the lid there is a button that activates voice dialling, records a voice memo or snaps a picture, depending on how long you press it for or the mode you are in. On the right edge of the base there’s an infrared port. On the bottom edge there’s a port for the AC adapter and another for accessory connectors, such as a USB cable (optional) and a radio tuner headset (bundled). On the left side of the base there’s a volume button for audio playback and earpiece volume. Inside the lid the 65K active matrix LCD measures 32 x 41mm and has a 128 x 160 resolution. It is surrounded with a mirrored frame. The 6255’s shutdown time is around four seconds with start-up taking approximately 15 seconds. Navigation The keypad is coloured dark grey with the large keys mounted individually. The large white numerals have small lowercase alphabetic characters below them. Symbols are used for all functions. The white lettering turns light green in low light and the backlighting is evenly distributed. Adding to the colour, bright blue backlit stripes separate the rows of keys and illuminate the two top soft keys. The call and disconnect keys are green and red, respectively. The four-way navigation button has a central key for confirming and selecting choices. Below the four-way key there’s a shutter button for the camera. The keys all respond with a positive click and the menus are also fast to open and scroll. In some menu screens the 6255 will only display two options onscreen at a time, which means that you couldn’t see the full range of choices in one glance. This seems somewhat anomalous, as there is plenty of screen space available and the text used is fairly small. The four-way navigation key has shortcut functions and you can also add your own to the phone. On the whole the 6255 is a fairly intuitive phone to use. Calling The Nokia 6255 is designed for connecting to CDMA 800, 1900 and AMS networks. Locally, it operates on Telecom’s 027 network. We found the earpiece volume control useful although it didn’t raise the volume in calls as much as we would prefer (headset volume was good, however). In normal use, we found the volume for the recipient of a 6255 call was louder using the built-in mic than the one in the bundled headset. You can use an optional Bluetooth headset such as the Nokia HS-11W with the 6255 (although any Bluetooth headset will work with the phone). There’s a useful speakerphone mode available, too. The address book supports 500 entries with seven numbers, including an email and web address and text fields plus photo ID and distinctive ring. You can synchronise entries with a desktop database. (For uploading contacts to the 6255 from your old phone, visit any Telecom store and they will assist using the instore Synapse system). The photo ID appears when you ring out as well as receive a call. Voice dialling works with the clam shell closed and is easy to configure from the address book. The battery’s standby time is seven hours, with a three-hour rated talk time. Camera The 640 x 480 VGA (0.3 megapixel) camera is basic, recording little detail in its images. The colours in our test shots looked quite rich, however, so the oil-painting effect actually enhanced the visuals from a colour perspective. There’s also a range of gallery effects (adding frames or clip art) and image adjustment options, such as setting contrast and cropping. You can use the smaller external LCD as a viewfinder for self portraits, but you need to activate it manually from the main menu. Among the camera settings is a night mode and a flash is built-in for low-light conditions – you’ll have to work to get the right exposure with the flash though. A range of image quality settings are provided for the small screen of a handset. Movie capture is supported and it has a useful pause function. Messaging The messaging client offers SMS and MMS options and includes MMS to email (with an email alert inviting the recipient to a Telecom web site for the full details). There’s browser access to Xtra mail, picture messaging, web text notices and instant messaging. (You can also use the phone as a fax-modem for a desktop email client.) The 6255 uses quite small text in its messaging interface which means that you can see a lot on the screen. Although the text is small, we found the bold typeface easy to read and the T9 predictive input system easy to use. The messaging options menu provides quick access to images, message presets and symbols. Many phones display a small icon onscreen when sending an image through MMS, but the Nokia 6255 goes further and also displays the progress as a percentage. Nice. Applications The WAP browser displayed the sites we visited well. Images embedded in news stories loaded quickly, sizable chunks of data were obtained at once and pages scrolled quickly. The bundled headset is necessary for using the radio tuner function. The tuner automatically detected a few stations and we were able to tune into the extra ones that we wanted manually with reasonable reception quality. The onboard audio player is compatible with AAC and MP3 file formats. You can load audio files by USB PC connection, Bluetooth or infrared, or put them on the memory card before you load it if that is more convenient. As memory card capacities get higher and less expensive, a device like the 6255 is a good option for users who also want a portable audio player (although SD Cards are generally more common in higher capacities than those in MMC format). An equaliser function is provided with several presets that proved rather subtle in their variations. A manual configuration option is available, too. Random and repeat playback is supported. You can skip tracks during playback with a button in the headset cable. The 2.5mm mini socket on top of the 6255 lets you use alternative earphones (to take advantage of the high-quality output from the player), but it would be useful to have a standard earphone socket on the phone or in the headset connection. Miscellaneous utilities include a world clock, to-do, calendar, conversion tool, calculator and timers. Java games bundled include car racing, pinball, a puzzle and a snowboarding game that’s not for the faint-hearted. You can download more, if required. In testing we found that the Nokia 6255 has enough processing power to support its range of functions. Summary The Nokia 6255 is certainly worthy of a look for business users – using Nokia PC Suite it can synchronise your phonebook, calendar and to-do list with your PC, and provide WAP browser access to Xtra mail, picture messaging, web text notices and instant messaging. The price point also includes a radio tuner and MP3 player that can make commuting or other idle periods less tiresome (an optional desktop audio base is also available). Full Bluetooth support also opens up a host of accessory integration options – like headsets, carkits and speaker systems. Nokia supplies a useful manual with the 6255 but as the phone’s controls are mostly intuitive you probably won’t need to refer to it very often. Overall, the Nokia 6255 is Telecom’s most technically advanced CDMA clamshell handset – integrating an external LCD with photo caller ID and voice-dialling capability. http://www.istart.co.nz/index/HM20/PC0/PV21902/EX245/AR27685

basically nokia quotes the max memory suported as 64mb. but that is only because that is the max card they provide. However, even if u put a 2gb card, it will work.

ok.. now i went to the WW near my house right now and they said the phone is available for 12621. I wonder why the WWE was quoting 15+ yesterday(as i mentoned earlier). This guy told me that the rate might be different everywhere and also said that "abhi ek ghunte mein rate 400rs bhudh gaya hai", thats wierd. Weren't rates in WWE always cheaper than WW? I guess they were selling it for 12221 earlier. He said that we got the phones yesterday (7-8 pieces) which are sold out. Unfortunately they had got the green bottlegreen one only. He had a dummy also. I was more interested in the black one which they weren't aware about. Now for the good news. The advertisment ( a printout on an a4 sheet) which they had made clearly stated "Rworld compatible and mms ready". I guess they mean that like the kyocera, we can use rworld on the wap browser. But since they didn't have a working piece which they never have, i cant comment on that. Also, i think we get a 32mb card with it.

and is tht startup kit legal?

New Delhi, July 15: A consumer court has pulled up private telecom major Reliance Infocomm for charging customers for calls that never "materialised" and levying STD tariff on local calls, even as it termed the actions as a "fraud" on consumers. Awarding a compensation of Rs 2,500 to a consumer, who suffered due to the apathy of Reliance Infocomm, State Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission said: "No telephone service provider can be allowed to charge for the calls which have never materialized even after a ring of 10 to 15 seconds or charge STD rates for local calls. "It is shocking that the organisation or the provider of service as eminent and renowned as Reliance Infocomm has been indulged in such an unfair trade practice", Commission President Justice J D Kapoor said dismissing the appeal of private telecom operator. "There may be customers who may wait for 30 seconds or so and if they are charged at STD tariff what else is it, if not a fraud or deceit practiced on the consumers," the Commission observed. A city consumer forum in an ex-parte order had directed Reliance Infocomm to revise the bills of its customer Yad Ram Sharma and pay the compensation on account of mental agony and harassment suffered by him. Sharma in February, 2003 had subscribed to Reliance's mobile phone service under the 'Dhirubhai Ambani Pioneer Offer' after he was allegedly lured by advertisements that promised users long distance (STD) calls at 40 paise a minute. A protest was lodged by Sharma with the company for the defective hand-set and exorbitant bills of Rs 2,370 for the second quarter of 2003. On getting no effective response, he filed a complaint in a city consumer court, which directed revision of bill along with compensation.

ya nokia has their own chips

i think diff btween 6255 and 6255i is gps. Also.. i went to a WW express today ..they said tht the phone would cost 15k+.. even the rate on the box was more than 15k.. they didnt have a dummy.

Nokia 6255 Technical Specs Operating System: Nokia OS Developer Platform: Series 40 Developer Platform 2.0 Java Technology: CLDC 1.1 Wireless Messaging API (JSR-120) Mobile Media API (JSR-135) Mobile 3D Graphics API (JSR-184) FileConnection and PIM API (JSR-75) Bluetooth API (JSR-82 No OBEX) MIDP 2.0 Nokia UI API Browser: WAP 2.0 XHTML over TCP/IP Messaging: MMS+SMIL SMS Digital Rights Management: OMA DRM v1.0 Delivery Method: MMS WAP Download Sound Formats: AAC AMR (NB-AMR) MIDI tones (poly 24) MP3 Band Functionality: AMPS 800 CDMA 1900 CDMA 800 Regional Availability: Americas Asia-Pacific Screen Display: Color Depth: 16 bit Color Depth: 12 bit Resolution: 128 x 160 Resolution: 96 x 65 Physical Descriptions: Dimensions: 85 x 47 x 25 mm Weight: 120 g Memory: Heap size: 977 KB Max JAR Size: 391 KB Keypad Descriptions: 3 labeled soft keys 5-way scrolling Grid key mat Local Connectivity: Bluetooth Infrared USB Video Support: 3GPP formats (H.263) Network Data Support: HSD CSD PC Connectivity: Bluetooth Infrared USB Extra Features: VGA camera with digital zoom and flash FM radio GPS Handsfree speaker MMC MP3/AAC player Video player Video recorder

i called thm up rite now n yes it has been launched for 12999

is it the 6255i or the 6255 and how do they differ..