rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 MTS Launches Two Budget CDMA Android Smartphones in India Source MTS India today announced the launch of two budget Android smartphones in the country. Both the smartphones have been priced under INR 5,000. These smartphone will be available in the month of September along with several tariff plans. Exact pricing of each of the smartphone is yet to be declared. MTS LiveWire MTS MTag 3.1 Dubbed as MTS MTAG 3.1 and MTS LiveWire, these smartphones are MTS’ attempt to take Android to the masses. MTS MTag 3.1 has been manufactured by Huawei and comes with 2.8 inch capacitive touch display[240X320 pixels resolution], 3.2 MP camera, 3.5mm jack. On the other hand, MTS LiveWire comes from ZTE’s den and features 2.8 inch resistive display, 3.2 MP camera, 256MB RAM, Android 2.2 and 600MHz processor. It is same phone, which has been earlier released in India as Dell XCD28, but with CDMA support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahulmalik_81 1 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 good initiative by MTS. BTW both handset are EVDO Rev. A enabled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 Kuduos to MTS India these devices are good for smartphone / android beginners and at this price point it's a steal. MTS MTAG 3.1 is rebranded Huawei C8511 and MTS Livewire is ZTE N600. Between the two, go for the Huawei one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thilak.kmb 19 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) There is another phone which I saw with the local MTS distributor is a Fly make white body, full touch, windows mobile,1300mah battery. I was tempted to buy for the great looks of it. Edited August 30, 2011 by thilak.kmb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sougatadc 358 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 Good news that MTS is coming up with better handset options including smartphones that too at low prices. Their marketing strategy is really good. I don't know when Rip Van Winkle (TataIndicom) will wake up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpak 2 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 nice work i guess after long time any cdma operator has some long term plans to build their subscriber base for long term efficient returns on their investments i like the Russian financial IQ ......Nice move wait and see how it responds...tanks for sharing rajan bhai... just a query is it OMH.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 unless mts offer freebies or cheap plan for using internet on these handset, it will be not wise decision to buy these phone. Currently MTS charge rs 2/mb and no plan available for smart phone. but you can use any recharge voucher made for Mblaze, like Rs 999 unlimited(12GB high speed) they shud come up with plan which GSM operator provides, like Rs 100 for 2~3GB/month Also I would like tell that instead of MTS locked handset, prefer buying huawei C7300 with EVDO support from OMH sim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted August 30, 2011 @Dpak nope, these phones will be locked to MTS network in all likelihood (just like Micromax EG333 with Tata Indicom.) Check out www.omhworld.com/devices for OMH compliant phones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sougatadc 358 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 ^^^ OMHworld's all phones are available in India? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Kailash_ 63 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 Thanks for the info rajan bhai... nice to hear that some is interested to grow android market in India Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 @ Sougata Not all of them are available locally but if you ship one from abroad it will work on any CDMA network here without any hassle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted September 1, 2011 without any good data pack all efforts go in vain ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cute.loveme 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2011 Jabardast MTS....Lage raho...Jab se MTS aaya hai hame khushkhabri sunne ko mil rahi hai..Nokia CDMA Smart phone ke to hum sirf sapne dekhte rahe hai.. I hat Nokia..kyoki 6275 ke baad hum good phone ke liye bahut tarse hai..Samsung...Motorola..ne nokia ko kafi peeche chhod diya hai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venkatagiri 53 Report post Posted September 23, 2011 What a super news. Looks like CDMA lovers can settle for one of the above phone and Rs 96.99 for 2 GB dataplan from MTS and can have a nice time all the month Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avishekghosh 45 Report post Posted September 23, 2011 @ Venkatagiri Its 97.99,not 96.99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rachitgpt 4 Report post Posted September 24, 2011 @ Venkatagiri Its 97.99,not 96.99 is dis 97.99 recharge available in delhi also ?? someone pls confirm ......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramtech 47 Report post Posted September 24, 2011 when are the above phones going to be launched in AP. By the way MTS website is not working properly , any one noticed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted September 25, 2011 @ Venkatagiri Its 97.99,not 96.99 here most of retailers are not ready to recharge with this amount. They said such amount does not exist. MTS has not given any details to us. HOW to enter 4.99? it may get recharged with Rs499.. Does MTS have communicated to dealer about these amount? Do they have any printed leaflet for this. MTS website not showing these details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 MTS announces MTS Livewire and MTag 3.1 Pricing With Bundled Voice-SMS-Data Plans Source MTS has finally revealed the pricing details for its two new Android smartphone that were announced back in August. These smartphones are MTs Livewire and MTS MTag 3.1. Starting with ZTE manufactured MTS Livewire, it can be bought for INR 4,999 on pay as you go aka prepaid plans, while Huawei built MTS Mtag 3.1 will cost INR 5,499. If you want to opt for postpaid plans, MTS has announced 1 year contract plans for both the handsets. Here are the PLAN Details.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gpkumaran 21 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 @avishekgosh is that plan available pan India? Cust care in tm doesn't hav n idea.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avishekghosh 45 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 @saket Retailers should put a point beside the amount... i.e. if anyone want to recharge with 4.99..retailers should write 4,then put a point(.) & after the point put 99....then it becomes 4.99...its very easy....there is no chance of recharging 499.... @gpkumaran As per my knowledge these evdo plans were not introduced for pan India till now....its 1st launched in West Bengal. But it will soon launch in all other circles also...if i got any update regarding this,i will post that.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venkatagiri 53 Report post Posted October 29, 2011 Price and tariff mentioned by Rajan Bhai for MTS android smart phones are now available in MTS website. Also includes list of stores where available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted November 27, 2011 i have seen MTS livewire yesterday in mts store. Handset is really good. I can rate 9.5/10 My review after handling phone for 15 minute performance 9/10 looks 9/10 feature 9/10 cost 10/10. WIFI hot spot is really great feature at this price. Also bundling offer is great Only thing which is cons just 2.8" screen Even though it is resistive, with use of stick, it can be overlooked. The shop was not having mtag phone with him, so couldn't check out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gargoyle 15 Report post Posted December 6, 2011 Curious about the battery performance of these handsets. Request update from actual users on this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailgujarat 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2011 i bought Mtag few days back. its a great phone. and suggest all to go for it.. price/perfomance/looks/ easy of use ---- are 9/10. only problem is battery. the offer is good but if the data would be 300mb/month it would had been better. the touch screen of Mtag is far better than Livewire. all applications like whatsapp, viber, tango works perfectly well. Data on roaming was very good and had no problems in roaming. conclusion: go for it........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
