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Dont worry kshah, Have you read about GPRS and EDGE GPRS details in other forum http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?show...0509&st=15# In fact I saw your posting there also. EDGE can support 384 kbps if all 8 timeslots (channels) are used. Read more in above post. Skype on GSM is already here and I already posted about that Skype Client for Symbian phone is available ( www.fring.com ). But VoIP does not rely only on GSM dude. In mumbai TATA INDICOM is already giving WIFI service in many areas. Its based on 802.11b/n standard and new PDA phones are already having WIFI. So it will not be wrong if I say that WIFI can take over more than 50% of GSM and CDMA market in future. I am also keeping regular watch on TATA's WIFI costs and waiting keenly to see if there is any unlimited bandwidth package is availbale or not. Read this ... Details on WIFI READ HERE >> http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-wifi.htm AND HERE >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi Hope WIFI takes over very soon. CM

Dear Amtrag Thanks for this valuable information. This means if Mobile ISP offers EDGE in all 8 timeslots it can give 384 kbps. but I am sure they will not give it all at once . That is why the speed is different in difference cities/states. Thanks for confirmation. Approxinately saying AIRTEL in Mumbai using 5 to 6 timeslots as they say they are offering 247 kbps speed. Now its time to teach people about EDGE. WHAT IS EDGE Definition - EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a faster version the Global System for Mobile (GSM) wireless service designed to deliver data at rates up to 384 Kbps and enable the delivery of multimedia and other broadband applications to mobile phone and computer users. The EDGE standard is built on the existing GSM standard, using the same time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame structure and existing cell arrangements. (http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci213691,00.html) Today EDGE is leading, we dont know tomorrow (3-4years) it will be the time of WIFI 8MBPS or more and we will be using WIFI handsets in every part of country. Skype Phone are already here. Later we can do VIDEOCALL anywhere in the world FREE of cost with advanced version of VoIP and much much more. Just wait...its very near. PALS Dont worry, we are not in fight! Its just some technical information sharing. I am extremely happy to see that this argument about EDGE is giving so much of information to all the FORUM pals. I ask everyone to do some basic homework of any subject before writing anything in the forum. I am member in this forum since December 2005 and its lots long time. Dont know how people get tags here called "RIM GURU" or "EXPERIENCED MEMBER". I beg someone please tell me the TRICK to play to become one as quick as possible. Looks like my 45 valuable (again in my opinion) posts are going in trash. Or do I need reference letter from Shri Laluprasad Yadav? Now Everyone. CHEERS EDGE c Mahendra

WOW thats cool dear Ashok . 8mb in 3-4 minutes is pretty fast on MOBILE. Even if we assume the 8mb is downloaded in 5 minutes it is approx 26Kbytes per sec. Its even more faster than I mentioned in my post. In Mumbai, I stay in the neiborhood of Dadar area and I use GPRS in Churchgate. Colaba, Cuff Parade, Irla (Santacruz) where most of my clients are. I get really good speed in all these areas. Similar speed I get on laptop too when connected with USB Cable. A little slowdown was experienced with Bleutooth connection with laptop, but I use unbranded Bluetooth adaptor and very old version of BLUESOLEIL software, so I think its obvous slower.the I am planning to post the results on YT and post links here, when i get some spare time. I still think its not necessary as I made my point and in any case Airtel is the best in my opinion at least in Mumbai, Maharahstra, Goa and (Belgaum) in the borders of Karnataka State where I used GPRS without any trouble. Thanks for your post, ashoksoft

hi Anuragz I am DUMB-A-S=S. I am not EXPERIENCED MEMBER or RIM GURU of this forum. And trust me my knowledge also is very limited than you people in this forum. I am just an OLD MEMBER here. But I hope you and others will read following paras carefully. Please know little about me. I am IT-Consultant and Linux administrator for several companies and some have EXPERIENCE (15+ years ) in networking. Then I started my own Web-hosting and Developing company in 1999. Believe me I am still learning. Sorry but it was necessary to tell people a bit about myself and my profession, otherwise people will assume me as 17 years old kid who might be experimenting on a mobile gifted by his dad. Now something about testing Internet speed on any Internet connection. We do test network with proper methods and different utility softwares for dead-spots and other networking issues and try to optimize the speed of networking in various implementations we do, regardless of LAN/WAN/WLAN, etc. I was really wondoring that someone tests one or two particular sites (youtube) on mobile and makes all the conclusion. IMHO, it may not be the correct way. One cannot judge net-speed by visiting one, two or three websites. Even http://m.YOUTUBE.com sometimes sux on all mobile but its not that bad on my MING. When you visit some website on PC or Mobile, the communication is Two Way. Browser keeps sending and recieving packets from server while in transaction with single HTTP connection to server, therefore it may seem slow browsing due to single channel and other server related issues. Youtube videos are played in Realplayer on mobile and hence many a times BUFFER does not fill due to packet loss and hence 30 sec video can stick in middle. Now how I tested (See my previous post I mentioned FDM - Free Download Manager, I used to test download. One must always test net-speed for optimum results with the help of utilities like Download Managers in which single file is downloaded in 4 or 5 channels in split method and also with many files at the same time. In that case several concurrent channels are connected to download servers and all dead-spots are filled and you find actual optimum net-speed of the ISP. And trust me Download Testing or Nework File Transfer Testing should be done this way for ACTUAL Results. Please note my test results are not YOU-TUBE results. Even I had bad experienced with CDMA and GPRS Internet few years back. They were worse results than you people mentioned. Do you ever realised sometimes yahoo and hotmail are slower and rediff is fast. Coz rediff server is local in india (mumbai) and 99% times its faster, but sites like yahoo.uk and hotmail are too slow due to International routing issues. This is nothing to do with your ISP Speed. Some sites are slower sometimes and some are fast. If you say "Ideally GPRS supports 100kb" you must be correct but when ISPs say that EDGE they are supporting is 247kbps we have to agree that they can give speed UPTO 247 kbps and they dont declare it FALSE. I suggest all of you to ask AIRTEL how they can say that they offer EDGE with 247 kbps on thier official website? I also request everyone to take this subject to AIRTEL and prove AIRTEL wrong. Its no use arguing with me. I am not from AIRTEL. I tested it ok thats it. Before asking AIRTEL visit and print this airtel webpage >> http://www.airtelworld.com/level2_t3data.aspx?path=1/106/179 Its clearly mentioned in Features of Data Cards about the speed of EDGE. If its wrong anyone can suite a case on Airtel. FIRST, WHY NOT YOU PEOPLE TEST IT ON YOUR MOBILES WITH AIRTEL MOBILE-OFFICE SERVICE OR USE USB DATA-CABLE OR GO FOR AIRTEL BLACKBERRY AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES? It is always better first to try EDGE and then differ here. I do not have any other EDGE handset with me at the moment. If I get my hands on any other Edge phone borrowed or stolen I will definitely test it on that and will post. Thanks for reading. C Mahendra PS: This means more disagreements on speed of 3G and WCDMA in near future in this forum

License amount has come down in last few years and services became more cheaper than before. Remeber those days of Rs.8 for incoming calls and Rs.16 for outgoing calls? Now incoming is free in all/most countries. So anything can happen. Its all based on goverment policies and its different in different countries. Lets wait and watch. It will take at least 3 years for VoIP success, not only India, but all over the world. We are not south africa remote country which developes later than western countries. Dont find anything wrong in DREAMING lol C Mahendra

I think you should try to find some information about EDGE on GPRS and not only old version of GPRS. I also had bad experience about old version GPRS few years before comparing to CDMA Internet, but we are not talking about it now. I stay in India's one of the finest and advanced city called MUMBAI where ALL Mobile ISPs (including MTNL) are offering EDGE+GPRS and all are selling PCMCIA Cards and USB Units with high speed EDGE support on GSM SIM Cards. You can take out the GSM SIM CARDS and use it in normal GSM Phones for basic use, if needed. Or use SIM in PDAs. Checkout websites of AIRTEL / MTNL / BPL / VODAFONE (HUTCH) for more details on options and tariffs available. I never been to Ahmedabad so cannot comment the poorer speed you get there. And yes, visit AIRTEL Website (link given in main post) to see if EDGE really supports 247kbps or not. Seems you did not read main post carefully. Whatever mentioned there is real-life experience and not exatrcted from any technical manual. C Mahendra Not possible GSM 247kbps, i can bet anything you say. And we @ rimweb including KSHAH ji been exploring these options every possible way. ( technically and practically ) U talking about ahmedabadand Mumbai ? we discuss about whole world. Its our notion that ahmedabad is less in anything comparing to mumbai. i am using EGPRS with airtel, never ever got speed upto 100 kbps. ( used with E90, Iphone, E62, N91 and W810i ) Strange in your case, U R lucky Dear Shaikhsadik I think you are right. Either I am lieing or I am lucky . So I dont think we need to bet on anything here. This is forum and I shared my experiences. You can assume I am lieing. Thanks for your practical and technical opinion. By the way, lemme add something here, before posting here, I tested the connection on my LAPTOP with NETMETER(DUMETER clone) the optimum speed of download with FDM (Free Download Manager) and I got 22 kbyte smooth download which is pretty fast. If you dont want to believe it, I have no issues with that. The handset I am using is Motorola A1200 (Ming) with Firmware .08P. Now dont tell MING DOES NOT have EGPRS. I have MODDED it (yes MODDED) and enabled EGPRS with software as it already is manufactured with EGPRS but not enabled for Indian Territory. For more details on MING MODDING visit www dot motorolafans dot com. Why not try this on linux phone first and then give your opinion based on practical grounds and not only on technical knowledge? It happens sometimes technology improves meanwhile and goes a bit ahead of our knowledge. Dude I did not say anything bad about Ahmedabad ISPs. My point is that in Mumbai, all ISPs are already giving faster EGPRS services and in other cities same ISP's are not offering, because thier infrastucture might be still in developement stage in other areas. So if he is getting too poor speed there, then I assume that EGPRS is not yet started by his ISP. Thanks for reading whole post carefully. C Mahendra PS: All other readers, you may agree to Shaikhsadik, and I have no problem with that. You know why? I never under-estimate the knwoledge of other people, therefore I have no doubt about Shaikhsadik's technical knowledge, he is really super than me.

Not really. because if you see some new mobile handsets are coming with new modified version of WCDMA and even some GSM ISPs are planning to use WCDMA signals for faster wireless internet services in very very near future and the R&D is going on as per few recent press releases elsewhere. So the competition will stay forever and we cant say that CDMA will be past. But at present EDGE is leading. I AM DREAMING OF 2MBPS CONNECTION IN MY MOBILE AND LAPTOP. C Mahendra

I think you should try to find some information about EDGE on GPRS and not only old version of GPRS. I also had bad experience about old version GPRS few years before comparing to CDMA Internet, but we are not talking about it now. I stay in India's one of the finest and advanced city called MUMBAI where ALL Mobile ISPs (including MTNL) are offering EDGE+GPRS and all are selling PCMCIA Cards and USB Units with high speed EDGE support on GSM SIM Cards. You can take out the GSM SIM CARDS and use it in normal GSM Phones for basic use, if needed. Or use SIM in PDAs. Checkout websites of AIRTEL / MTNL / BPL / VODAFONE (HUTCH) for more details on options and tariffs available. I never been to Ahmedabad so cannot comment the poorer speed you get there. And yes, visit AIRTEL Website (link given in main post) to see if EDGE really supports 247kbps or not. Seems you did not read main post carefully. Whatever mentioned there is real-life experience and not exatrcted from any technical manual. C Mahendra

Using RCONNECT on my Black&White mobile LG RD-2230 since many years. I use branded USB Datacable and its easily available in Mumbai in all RelWebWorld. Reliance claim the speed as UPTO 144kbps, but I never found that speed. All I can do is basic search browsing and emailing in Outlook Express. Not recommended.

Hi Anurag Now most leading Mobile Service Providers are offering Data-Services (also called gprs) with Edge, which is limited upto 247KBPS at the moment due to technical limitation. I am sure in near future there will be twice or thrice faster version of EDGE will be available. In Mumbai here, there is no close competition to AIRTEL, they simply are the best. Its called MOBILE OFFICE and Rs.15/- per day for UNLIMITED Download, which is much much cheaper than Rs.1000 to Rs.1500 Blackberry services with limited functionality. Trust me its like NORMAL CableNet and there is no limitation in your work. SURF on your PDA (My MOTOMING or any EDGE Symbian Phones) or PC or LAPTOP with the help of USB Cable. Its pure 247kbps stable connection which never disconnects until you manually try to disconnect 2/3 times. Fevicol kaa Jod hai tutegaa nahin Dear Anurag, dont know you will believe it or not the experence with EDGE GPRS is like you are connected to your normal PC internet connection. Browsing is superb. But the browser in MOTOMING s**ks, when I tried it on my O2 XDAII Mini, it was like a small windows pc with me with high speed MSIE Browsing. Please note all the information is about Mumbai and Pune, I am not sure about AIRTEL in other cities at the moment. Mahendra

Hi If it is FWP (Fixed Wireless Phone) then you will need a phone cable which connects on Data-port on your FWP and LANPORT of pc. I dont think you need any driver to install in pc because it connects on LANCARD port on your pc, which is already installed alongwith device driver in your linux. All you need is to setup a new dialup connection (create shortcut to connect internet) which you will easily find on internet If you are not able to get FWP to LANPORT cable then try to get another type of cable in market which is FWP to USB port. I have been using Internet (upto 144kbps) on these CDMA FWT (Fixed Wireless Terminal) since many years and later stopped as other broadband things came. For another mobile internet discussion by me read the following forum... http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?showtopic=10509 YOU WILL STOP USING FWP....after reading this post. Mahendra aka indiacam

I am MotoMing (A1200) user and wish to start this thread which should cover everything about MOTOMING. MOTOMING IS A LINUX BASED PDA ON INTEL PROCESSOR, WITH EDGE GPRS It GIVES 17 KBPS DOWNLOAD, with DownLoad Accellerator on my AIRTEL Mumbai GPRS connection (also called Mobile Office of Airtel @ Rs.7/per day for unlimited download). Mahendra C

Hi All I have come across this cool HOTMAIL feature to send EMAIL to RELIANCE PHONE SMS and its working. It may be old feature but here I am putting it as step-by-step Guide. Now you can give your friends your special HOTMAIL-id which will send sms to your Reliance mobile absolutely free. FREE means F.R.E.E. (till date). I was fed up of those stupid paid sms services which never work or work with some catch and yes some Fraud sites did steal Credit card money and never gave service to few people and people kept fighting with those fraud sites for sending sms to mobiles. Steps are below: Step 1) You must have a hotmail account. Login to it. Step 2) Go to options. Go to MAIL OPTIONS. At bottom there is MOBILE ALERTS. Click on it Step 3) Click on SIGN UP WITH MSN MOBILE Step 4) Click on Wireless service provider : select RELIANCE INDIAMOBILE or TATA TELESERVICES or HUTCH. (Other providers are charging the SMS service, These above are still FREE. Enter your 10 Digit Mobile Number Step 5) Read Terms and Conditions and see if the service is Chargeable in top Paragraph (Dont worry about Outgoing Charges) Press NEXT Button Step 6) Now you will recieve the SMS with confirmation code in 2/10 seconds (cool!) See the code in mobile and enter in Confirmation box on screen. Step 7) Now select ALERT method, how you want your incoming emails and from whome. Press DONE. and you are done! Step 8) You can again go in Mobile Alert and setup the behaviour in case you want SMS only from people in your contact list. Now you can give your HOTMAIL id to your friends for sending EMAIL2SMS to your RELIANCE or TATA HUTCH Mobiles IMPORTANT NOTE: The EMAIL SHOULD BE SMALLER (UPTO 150 CHARACTERS) AND BE SENT WITH SIMPLE TEXT MODE from any email software or website. Also Sometimes SMS comes in 2 seconds but sometimes after 5/10 minutes, but sure it will come. BELIEVE ME I AM USING THIS SINCE MANY MONTHS AND NOT A SINGLE PAISA IS CHARGED FROM MY BOTH MOBILES RELIANCE (PREPAID) AND TATA (POSTPAID). Now itnt this so simple? C. MAHENDRA Webmaster, Indiacam

LOOKS LIKE SOME CONFUSION! LET ME SAY SOMETHING. NOBODY CARED TO PUT A DIRECT LINK TO RELIANCE WEBSITE WITH TARRIFF INFORMATION. HERE IT IS .....>>> LATEST RELIANCE NETCONNECT TARRIFF Click on above link and check the ZERO RENTAL PLAN is not for DATA CARD, but for Postpaid customers, as well as prepaid customers with mobile phones. Not for NETCONNECT CARDS. Looks like Supernova misunderstood the whole thing. In fact RELIANCE people have increased the charges recently for all NETCONNECT packs. Even for data-cards. I asked at nearby Webworld today and they clearly mentioned that ZERO RENTAL is not for DATACARDS! May be they also dont know the recent plans! I think they could not be wrong as the system is always in front of them and changes in package are mostly known to webworld people. But who knows? The above link does not say that ZERO RENTAL PLAN is for NETCONNECT CARDS. Thats why the *333 people got confused! Someone called them and asked for misunderstood information. I am using DataCard as well as MOBILE BOTH and only my MOBILE have ZERO RENTAL PLAN. I am keenly waiting for my DATA CARD to come under ZERO RENTAL as it is used only when I travel or for my WEB PRESENTATIONS. Rest of the time paying high as rental is not practical. Mahendra

Welcome to RUIUC*! CHEERS! No solution for slow speed! They tell Wireless CDMA is around 114kbps but overall speed we get is 32kbps which is less than DialUp. Sometimes it may show 100kbps but try using a Download Meter and see yourself. You are never above 32kbps. But what I likemost about this is, we are always on Internet in any part of the country, even remote villages with Reliance Network. So we never miss the major emails or work. C. Mahendra *RUIUC = Reliance's Un-satisfied Internet Users Club! =====================================

Hi Abhinav I could see your real-name only after I saw the forum in HI-FI version! I usually use LO-FI Version. Therefore did not notice your name! Nice to meet you abhinav C. Mahendra

Hi Dude! I am using this service since couple of years. Its not new. You can recieve SMS and CALLS, even while surfing net on LAPTOP/PC. The GPRS/CDMA packets come mixed-up to phone but very smartly seperated by your Handsrt/Datacard and sent in different places (SMS/VOICE/INTERNET) in your phone . The actual explanation is more lengthy and for me it may be difficult to explain here in forum. There are other EXPERTS in this forrum who can help us understand on request! Seems you did used Dialup Internet since many years! Dude its digital world now! Lets Enjoy! C. Mahendra

finally you told your name. Hi CODY (Nice name ) So it was all incoming and outgoing jargon. Incoming Free, outgoing chargeable. Good you ppl can save money on sending unlimited sms, to each other, whoever is the service provider! Enjoy. Thanks for update. C. Mahendra

HI CTRL MORE CLEAR THIS TIME! So the incoming EMAIL-ID-2-SMS is free as we were discussing, and OUTGOING SMS from mobile to EMAIL-ID is chargeable and can be subscribed with above way. Thanks for the details! Cool! C. Mahendra

HI ALL IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS IS EMAIL-ID-2-SMS TOPIC. Please dont mention any private websites links to send SMS. All of us know hundreds of such sites. The actual topic here is WE HAVE AN EMAIL-ID GIVEN BY MOBILE COMPANY ITSELF TO SEND SMS DIRECTLY ON MOBILE. Few months back I called my relative in Belgaum Karnataka and he said this service is free for them and officially given by KARNATAKA AIRTEL. So I sent emails from Outlook express to 91984xxxxxxx@airtelkk.com and was surprised to recieve his call within 30 seconds as he reported of recieved the SMS with full messege body. Then tried with yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc (in plain text mode), he recieved each and every email as sms. Using this FREE service since long time. Anyways I have now collected following information for all of us and and tested few before posting here! =============================================== FREE EMAIL-ID TO SMS as given below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION FOR REST OF THE AIRTEL AND OTHER MOBILE PEOPLE ALL OVER INDIA. SEND FREE SMS TO FOLLOWING PLACES AND INFORM ME ABOUT WHICHEVER ARE NOT TESTED BY ME. FREE MEANS FREE, FREE MEANS YOU USE THE SERVICE AND DO NOT PAY ANYTHING BY CASH, CHEQUE OR CREDIT CARD OR EVEN BARTER EXCHENGE (Yaane puraane kapde do aur bartan lo. ) NO SUBSCRIPTION OR NO GPRS SETUP REQUIRED. COMES ON NOKIA 3310 TOO. But some companies may send SMS after few minutes or hours! Unki marji yaar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Andhra Pradesh Airtel_________ 919849012345@airtelap.com 2. Andhra Pradesh Idea Cellular___ 9848012345@ideacellular.net 3. Chennai Skycell / Airtel_______ 919840012345@airtelchennai.com 4. Chennai RPG Cellular_________ 9841012345@rpgmail.net 5. Delhi Airtel 9810 ???Not Working 6. Delhi Hutch_________________ 9811012345@delhi.hutch.co.in 7. Gujarat Idea________________ 9824012345@ideacellular.net 8. Gujarat Airtel ???Not Working 9. Gujarat Celforce / Fascel______ 9825012345@celforce.com 10.. Gujarat Hutch______________ 9820xxxxxx@gujrat.hutch.in 100% working (PAID) 11. Goa Airtel 9890 ???Not Working 12. Goa BPL Mobile_____________ 9823012345@bplmobile.com 100% working tested 13. Goa Idea Cellular___________ 9822012345@ideacellular.net 14. Haryana Airtel 9896 ???Not Working 15. Haryana Escotel_____________9812012345@escotelmobile.com 16. Himachal Pradesh Airtel 9816 ???Not Working 17. Karnataka Airtel_____________ 9845123456@airtelkk.com 100% working tested 18. Kerala Airtel 9895 ???Not Working 19. Kerala Escotel______________ 9847012345@escotelmobile.com 20. Kerala BPL Mobile ___________ 9846012345@bplmobile.com 100% working 21. Kolkata Airtel_______________ 919831012345@airtelkol.com 100% working 22. Madhya Pradesh Airtel 9893 ???Not Working 23. Maharashtra Airtel 9890 ???Not Working 24. Maharashtra BPL Mobile_______ 9823012345@bplmobile.com 100% working 25. Maharashtra Idea Cellular_____ 9822012345@ideacellular.net 26. Mumbai Airtel _______________9892 ???Not Working 27. Mumbai Airtel _______________9867 ???Not Working 28. Mumbai Airtel _______________992x ???Not Working 29. Mumbai BPL Mobile___________ 9821012345@bplmobile.com 100% working 30. Mumbai Hutch_______________ 9820xxxxxx@mumbai.hutch.in 100% working (PAID) 31. Punjab Airtel 9815 ???Not Working 32. Pondicherry BPL Mobile_______ 9843012345@bplmobile.com 100% working 33. Pune Airtel_________________ 919890xxxxxx@smsairtel.com 100% working tested by SHAOIB 34. Tamil Nadu Airtel____________ 919894012345@airteltn.com 100% working tested 35. Tamilnadu BPL Mobile_________ 9843012345@bplmobile.com 100% working 36. Tamilnadu Aircel _____________9842012345@airsms.com 37. Uttar Pradesh (West) Escotel____9837012345@escotelmobile.com 38. Uttar Pradesh (West) Airtel ?? ??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SENDING SMS TO BPLMOBILE IS FREE AS OFFICIAL WEBSITE TOO (miWebmail) I use Airtel and no official direct email-id given to mumbai Airtel mobile holder. SAALO Airtel Waalo! Mumbai waalone kyaa PAAP kiyaa hai? I am still hoping that airtel in mumbai will also start it very soon. BUT THIS SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN OTHER WAY, WHICH I AM USING SINCE MANY MONTHS ON RELIANCE, CLICK HERE TO SEND HOTMAIL-2-SMS TO RELIANCE, TATA INDICOM & HUTCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I request you to test this service from the area I have not tested and inform me so I can update it here with courtesy line! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope you all will like to have this info! Dont know this information does exist anywhere in this forum. but I posted them after testing. Enjoy C.Mahendra Mumbai

BAD NEWS! Hutch was giving this service free in many circles, but now they are charging Rs.30 for registering mobilenumber@mumbai.hutch.in for EMAIL2SMS. Official information is on this page >> http://www.hutch.in/services/mail_on_phone.asp I think they will start charges for 982XXXXXXXX@BPLMOBILE.COM also because HUTCH and BPLMOBILE are now the part of ESSAR GROUP. C. Mahendra

hi Sanket, Welcome and thanks for visiting this thread and really appriciate when experts like you come to these topics and give expert help! Yes! That information is really old (actually very old) and the source of information is not the only one you mentioned. There are many! In this list some email-ids are missing because they may not be working at all! You will notice that few are added also, which are not in old list. We hereby intend to TEST them and make it available with only working email-ids! Pease read the first topic where I mentioned following line. >>> (Anyways I have now collected following information for all of us and and tested few before posting here!) Now few are really tested by others. We will appreciate if you can test some emails-ids in your areas too and post here if they are working or not. This will make this list latest, handy and easily available for every visitor of RIMWEB. C. Mahendra webmaster, indiacam

Hello CTRL I read your above stated post, but could not reply here, as I was posting some other Email-2-SMS which is closed related to yours. (9xxxxxxxx@smsairtel.com which is still free other places) Anyway I replied to that post also. Check again. Also, I tried to send SMS to 8284 from my Airtel, it failed, may be in mumbai circle it does not exist. May be together we can solve this mystery. I dont understand why your post will be an eye-opener for me, as you are paying and using a third-party website, while others are not paying and sending free sms to anything@smsairtel.com in Pune directly from OUTLOOK EPXRESS/Yahoo/Hotmail. Please CLICK HERE for SHOAIB's reply. Seems we are on different tracks. Lets update again. Anyways. C. Mahendra Mumbai

Dear CTRL_ALT_DEL i just got an additional information about Pune Airtel SMS which is free, I dont know why you are paying for it when one user SHAOIB confirmed that in PUNE this email 2 sms is free , working and tested! CLICK HERE FOR THAT POST Just give it a try and inform. thanks C. Mahendra Mumbai

hI Shoaib thank for confirmation. In Mumbai we have three AIRTEL series 1) 9892xxxxxx old series 2) 9867xxxxxx my phone 3) 991xxxxxxx new series Tried to send email to all three, NONE worked! May be AIRTEL have not linked Mumbai series to thier Email2sms gateway. Anyways thanks for update! C. Mahendra Mumbai