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aman9393 · 18th May 2010, 12:12

@ Sahil
Had gone asking about the C6 at a nearby store yesterday. He said that out of C3, C6 and E5, two are going to hit the stores in between 2 to 3 days. Will go again tomorrow or the day after and will recheck.

OT:
Congrats D-BHPian!

thelightening · 18th May 2010, 13:44

I am planning to buy something less than 15000Rs. Please suggest!

Sahil · 18th May 2010, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by aman9393

@ Sahil
Had gone asking about the C6 at a nearby store yesterday. He said that out of C3, C6 and E5, two are going to hit the stores in between 2 to 3 days. Will go again tomorrow or the day after and will recheck.

OT:
Congrats D-BHPian!

Thanks

Do let me know the price

shapath · 19th May 2010, 08:23

Read this issue in a forum. does this happen . if yes any solution .
from mobile forum : In samsung monte the sync is not getting the contact from Gmail.Either it shows error or unable to import say 700 contacts . Has someone tried to sync with gmail or tried to import vcards or csv to monte phone book.Thanks. "

Many have reported issues with PC sync mainly for win7. true?

skdking · 19th May 2010, 12:26

Any news anyone on release of new firmware for Indian E72s?

ph03n!x · 19th May 2010, 17:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by skdking

Any news anyone on release of new firmware for Indian E72s?

Why bother the wait?!! NSS it and get the upgrade!

thelightening · 19th May 2010, 20:25

Guys i am planning to upgrade my e75 to something with touch? any suggestions?

heelntoe · 19th May 2010, 20:42

My N91 is on it's last legs and I'm looking for a replacement in the Rs. 3-4K region.
I know that won't get me much, so i started looking at the indian manufacturers. does anyone here have any experience with the Karbon K10 or any other phone from an indian manufacturer?
any other suggestions in that price range will be appreciated.

jassi · 19th May 2010, 20:56

All - after researching a lot, I was still confused which nexus one variant will work for 3g in India. The conclusion was both at&t and tmobile variants (both can be ordered from google store) support 2100Mhz and so will work in India. So i ordered the tmobile variant (900/aws/2100) from google store instead of at&t (850/1900/2100)
Incase someone here is using the google nexus one in india and has tried 3g (bsnl/mtnl) an update would be nice.

naveenroy · 19th May 2010, 21:00

Is there any firmware update to the Samsung Star E-5233A - known by Samsung Star. Hate the menu type etc. Its better in the Corby.

Raajiv · 19th May 2010, 23:59

Just ordered Nokia N900 at Dell Business.

Got it @ $459. Cannot wait to get my hands on it.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 20th May 2010, 11:27

Well, I got my 5130 after service. Nokia honoured the warranty after all. So, I will keep the android phone pending for few months now.

Now, to restore the addressbook and other backups, and also to fix the GPRS issue.

kkr2k2 · 21st May 2010, 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by aman9393

@ Sahil
Had gone asking about the C6 at a nearby store yesterday. He said that out of C3, C6 and E5, two are going to hit the stores in between 2 to 3 days. Will go again tomorrow or the day after and will recheck.

Just called up the Nokia Concept Stores, Hyderabad. They say the C3 will take another one month. Dissapointed, I forgot to ask about C6 and E5.

thelightening · 22nd May 2010, 14:53

I am totally turned towards New Nokia 5800 Music Express unlimted Ovi usic edition. Is there any issues with this camera? users please advice?

carboy · 22nd May 2010, 15:40

I got a Fly Mobile Dual SIM DS 100 for Rs. 1600 - review for those who are looking for cheap phones

- Voice quality not as good as one of cheap Nokia models.
- The manual is woefully inadequate - there is a shortcuts options in the menu - I still haven't figured what the hell it does & how it works.
- Battery life is decent - the shop said that the battery is actually identical to a particular Nokia battery which can be substituted.
- The screen visibility is woeful in sunlight, but excellent indoors.

The user interface is decent without being outstanding. It takes 2-3 keystrokes to do practically anything.
Simple example -> Most cellphones have modes you chose - Indoor, Outdoor, Meeting etc where tones/volumes are different. The way to chose a mode & way to customize a mode shouldn't be mixed up - in this phone it is mixed up. So when I chose a mode, I have to again chose whether I want to activate the mode or customize the mode.

Other than that because it's a dual SIM phone, you have to chose whether you want the task done through SIM1 or SIM2 - for eg. for sending an SMS. This needs to be done even if I am currently using the phone in a Single SIM mode.

I mainly bought the phone because I needed a Dual SIM & this was the cheapest Dual SIM available. If I didn't want a Dual SIM, I should have been better off with Rs. 1300 Nokia basic phone - Nokia is the best at making cheap phones with great usability.

18th May 2010, 12:12	#6331
aman9393 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 427 Thanked: 150 Times	@ Sahil Had gone asking about the C6 at a nearby store yesterday. He said that out of C3, C6 and E5, two are going to hit the stores in between 2 to 3 days. Will go again tomorrow or the day after and will recheck. OT: Congrats D-BHPian!
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18th May 2010, 13:44	#6332
thelightening BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	I am planning to buy something less than 15000Rs. Please suggest!
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19th May 2010, 08:23	#6334
shapath BANNED Join Date: May 2007 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 171 Thanked: 2 Times	samsung monte - sync with gmail ? Read this issue in a forum. does this happen . if yes any solution . from mobile forum : In samsung monte the sync is not getting the contact from Gmail.Either it shows error or unable to import say 700 contacts . Has someone tried to sync with gmail or tried to import vcards or csv to monte phone book.Thanks. " Many have reported issues with PC sync mainly for win7. true?
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19th May 2010, 12:26	#6335
skdking BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Delhi Cantt Posts: 554 Thanked: 201 Times	new firmware for E72 Any news anyone on release of new firmware for Indian E72s?
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19th May 2010, 20:25	#6337
thelightening BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	Guys i am planning to upgrade my e75 to something with touch? any suggestions?
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19th May 2010, 20:42	#6338
heelntoe BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: navi mumbai Posts: 240 Thanked: Once	My N91 is on it's last legs and I'm looking for a replacement in the Rs. 3-4K region. I know that won't get me much, so i started looking at the indian manufacturers. does anyone here have any experience with the Karbon K10 or any other phone from an indian manufacturer? any other suggestions in that price range will be appreciated.
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19th May 2010, 20:56	#6339
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 980 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	All - after researching a lot, I was still confused which nexus one variant will work for 3g in India. The conclusion was both at&t and tmobile variants (both can be ordered from google store) support 2100Mhz and so will work in India. So i ordered the tmobile variant (900/aws/2100) from google store instead of at&t (850/1900/2100) Incase someone here is using the google nexus one in india and has tried 3g (bsnl/mtnl) an update would be nice. Last edited by jassi : 19th May 2010 at 21:05.
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19th May 2010, 21:00	#6340
naveenroy Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,511 Thanked: 1,254 Times	Is there any firmware update to the Samsung Star E-5233A - known by Samsung Star. Hate the menu type etc. Its better in the Corby.
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19th May 2010, 23:59	#6341
Raajiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Monterey Bay,CA Posts: 263 Thanked: 5 Times	Just ordered Nokia N900 at Dell Business. Got it @ $459. Cannot wait to get my hands on it.
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20th May 2010, 11:27	#6342
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,541 Thanked: 754 Times	Well, I got my 5130 after service. Nokia honoured the warranty after all. So, I will keep the android phone pending for few months now. Now, to restore the addressbook and other backups, and also to fix the GPRS issue. Last edited by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR : 20th May 2010 at 11:38.
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22nd May 2010, 14:53	#6344
thelightening BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	I am totally turned towards New Nokia 5800 Music Express unlimted Ovi usic edition. Is there any issues with this camera? users please advice?
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22nd May 2010, 15:40	#6345
carboy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kolhapur Posts: 1,725 Thanked: 1,902 Times	I got a Fly Mobile Dual SIM DS 100 for Rs. 1600 - review for those who are looking for cheap phones - Voice quality not as good as one of cheap Nokia models. - The manual is woefully inadequate - there is a shortcuts options in the menu - I still haven't figured what the hell it does & how it works. - Battery life is decent - the shop said that the battery is actually identical to a particular Nokia battery which can be substituted. - The screen visibility is woeful in sunlight, but excellent indoors. The user interface is decent without being outstanding. It takes 2-3 keystrokes to do practically anything. Simple example -> Most cellphones have modes you chose - Indoor, Outdoor, Meeting etc where tones/volumes are different. The way to chose a mode & way to customize a mode shouldn't be mixed up - in this phone it is mixed up. So when I chose a mode, I have to again chose whether I want to activate the mode or customize the mode. Other than that because it's a dual SIM phone, you have to chose whether you want the task done through SIM1 or SIM2 - for eg. for sending an SMS. This needs to be done even if I am currently using the phone in a Single SIM mode. I mainly bought the phone because I needed a Dual SIM & this was the cheapest Dual SIM available. If I didn't want a Dual SIM, I should have been better off with Rs. 1300 Nokia basic phone - Nokia is the best at making cheap phones with great usability.
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