Mobile operator codes

If you get call from unknown numbers or if you just want to know where that last missed call was from or which network.

Check out this page, it has all mobile networks and their numbering formats in each region.

Could be helpful to know which network some of your friends are using etc.

Mobile operator codes

BSNL Crashes GPRS Prices

I don’t understand what the fuzz was about. i was using bsnl unlimited for 299 at least two years back on a iphone.

The only problem was it was only for post paid user and with the mobile minutes the bill came to 450 per month minimum bill.

Now i switched to aircel gprs which cost 98 Rs per month unlimited.

One thing i love about aircel is that i can use the unlimited gprs even when roaming. Only thing i have to be careful is to see that its on aircel network. Then no charges if its other networks its will be charged.

Unlimited: BSNL’s monthly Plan Unlimited charges Rs. 299 (Rs. 274 for prepaid users) and looks quite attractive to those who are addicted to staying connected.

BSNL Crashes GPRS Price Barriers With 5 New Packs

Google searches 3G prospects in India

There was a news report recently that Google is entering the 3G spectrum auction race.

Don’t dream of getting an Google connection for your mobile. All they are trying to do is what they did in the US. They bid in the 3G auction only to make it open, once they knew it would be open they withdrew from the race.

I am not saying it’s a bad thing, they are in it to just ensure that the 3G auction will be open and the carrier don’t get too much power.

Sources in the telecom industry say Google is looking at broadband wireless access, or BWA, in the country and may participate in the auction with an Indian partner. BWA is also known as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, or WiMAX.

Google searches 3G prospects in India

Toughfest Nokia phone i have seen

If you want a tough phone that you can carry everywhere without worrying about damaging it, Get this one.

Phone Arena test how tough the Nokia 3720 classic actually is. It is a IP-54 certified survivor with a 2.2-inch display, 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, microSDHC slot, MP3 support.

Nokia 3720 classic toughness test

Gprs settings for most carriers

I found this website that has Gprs settings for most carriers from all over the world. It could be useful to you if you want to know the gprs settings for your providers. Only five indian carrier providers are there on the site.

But that could be because some of the carrier like bsnl uses three to four different settings depending on the region of india you are living.

Get gprs settings for your country

Htc Hero I recommend

Recently someone asked me on twitter after my Htc Hero post. If i would recommend others buying this phone. I wanted to give him a detailed reply but on twitter you can only write so much. So here is what i think about the phone.

It is a really good phone that will cost you around 32000 Rs. So what do you get for this kind of money. A open phone with android 1.5 operating system. Here are some of the notable specs.

5 mega pixel auto focus camera, GPS, 3G and an open operating system.

It comes with ROM: 512 MB and RAM: 288 MB. So you will need a big memory card if you want to take your music and videos with you, add another 1200 Rs to the price of the phone for a 8 GB card.

So who should buy this phone.

I would recommend this phone for Internet type people. It’s so easy to get to facebook and twitter on this phone. Its even integrated into your contacts and other places on the phone.

It comes with a good browser that can show flash. It has an ever growing market place with all kind of apps.

Gaming is not height priority on this device but you can find some casual games.

So who should not buy this phone

People who watch a lot of videos and take photos with their mobile. This phone has a 5 mega pixel camera but the photos are dull and blurry. Videos play well but not many formats are supported and it takes couple of seconds to skip etc. All these feature are really noticeable when you come from an iPhone.

So if photos are videos are not your main use of phone and if you use Internet and email a lot this is the phone for you.

Unlike the iPhone this can be customised in so many ways that matches your style and use. Also all the content is right on the screen

Last but not the least the phone features it has good phone features, and the bend at the edge of the phone feels very good when you are talking on the phone.

It also has 3G so you are future proof too.

Since i gotten the phone i have been barely able to keep the phone down.

HTC hero has impressed me so far

I bought HTC hero today. So far it has impressed me with its Android operating system and the HTC hardware itself.

I used iPhone for the last two years, so I know what a good phone and os can do. It takes a special phone to impress after that kind of experience, so far HTC hero is doing that.

More detailed review at a later date.

The phone I bought was locked, or at least that’s what the person at the store said. It even shows Airtel logo when it boots up, but once I put my aircel sim it started working right away. No unlocking necessary.

Nokia n900 looks really interesting

Nokia recently has developed some very good thing to go with their mobile phones. Like Ovi service which allow you to store files, music and photos online. And their music and app stores etc.

So switching to their phones seems like a good idea now. But i am really hesitant of using symbian. But with their new Nokia n900 it will run linux and is built top to bottom for touch usage. Unlike other nokia phones which come with clunky ui for touch interface.

The user interface looks really cool and customizable.

Online videos of the phone look impressive.

It will be priced really high like the Nokia N97 31000 Rs. But if it offers what its promising it might be a better purchase than the Nokia n97.

Nokia has already started taking pre orders in other countries.

Will be interesting to see how it will be priced and received in India.

Go here to know more about Nokia n900.

Copy contacts from a nokia to samsung phone

I had to help a friend in converting his 700 contacts from a nokia phone to his samsung phone.

It can be done easily if you have a computer and some patience.

First download PC suites for both the mobile phones which can be found on the manufactures website and install them.

First connect the new phone to which you want to transfer the contacts to. See what formats does it allow the contact to be imported into.

Then connect your old phone and using the pc suite of that phone provider export the contacts.

Which usual will be in .csv format. Make a copy of that file and back it up some where safe.

Then import them into the new phone PC suite. This is where you get in to trouble you will have to do the import few times until you get the contact exactly the way you want.

Because both manufactures use different phone operating system and have different contact fields. It will take few trial and errors before you can get all the fields right. Once you get what you want sync it back to the new phone.

If you have the latest phone with gprs you can also transfer contacts by syncing them to an online provider like, Yahoo or Oggsync etc.

If you are doing a contact sync between two nokia phones you can also use a free service from nokia called Ovi.

New phones you should watch out for

Iphone is perfect but i need something more. I am looking at some new phones these are the one on my wish list now. Keep reading the blog and you will know which one i will pick.

HTC Hero

Its and andriod phone with HTC’s own customization.

So far from all the videos i have seen of it, i am loving it.

Go here for the spec of HTC Hero

It is expected to be priced around 30000 Rs in India when it launches.

LG BL40 (Chocolate)

This is the new chocolate phone from LG. Its looks really amazing in design and ui. Watch the official teaser of this phone from LG.

G BL40 Chocolate will run on the latest S-Class interface, sporting an extraordinary 4″ touchscreen display with cinema aspect ratio of 21:9 and a resolution of 800×345 pixels. With a waistline of only 10.9mm, the LG BL40 will also have a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G support.

Go here for the spec of LG BL40

No launch date has been set so far but it will also be priced around the 30000 Rs mark.

Palm Pre

This is palm’s answer to iphone. It has a wonderful operating system and design. But the multimedia capabilities are the one that are bothering me a bit. But i love the design of the phone and the ui.

Go here for the spec of Palm Pre

It will also be priced around 30000 Rs.

Mobile phone scene has never been this interesting.