Nov 29, 2003 03:14 PM
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(Updated Nov 29, 2003 03:14 PM)
Hi friends this is my 3rd review on mouthshut.com . I have been using cellular phones from past 3 years and currently I have changed to reliance india mobile after a period of using gsm service like idea , hutch ( my favourite) , airtel. I am just sharing my experience and differences between reliance and any gsm's as of NOW.
1) Covrage area ( delhi noida ghaziabad faridabad ( im from this place) ) both in reliance and in gsm's beacase they treat delhi and some of NCR as a single unit in GSM's u have 10 digit number starting from 98 like 9811445388 and only single number . any one has the dial this number ONLY from any where delhi , or gurgaon or fbd , noida etc. but in realiance you will be given 4 numbers one is eight digit number like 33154584 ( mine) and there others are of seven digits like 3214532, 3562233, 3232153 for noida , gurgaon and fbd resp. although any one can catch u from any of the number from 4 . but u have to take care of the prefix code like if will dial the gurgaon number which is 3562233 u will need to prefix 95124-3562233 and and of delhi it's 9511-33154584 ( if u are dialing from outside delhi) so u have to think of the proper code and one should be aware of the codes in reliance . otherwise your call may not be treated as a local call . but I remember only my first and the main number which is 011-33154584 if some one is calling from delhi he need's to dial ONLY 33154584 if outside delhi I mean ncr are he need to dial 9511-33154584 ( although he may call at my local numbers like from my home (fbd) . but I really don't remember the other 3 numbers.
so the gsm - simplicity of having single number
reliance - confusion of prefix coding sometimes
2) signals - relaince has good siganls but not good inside the bus or train or basements . but very stronger at promenent palces like lajpat ngar , faridabad etc. Among GSM's best is HUTCH I like its siganls and add ( where ever u go our netwrok follows) is very true and proven . Airtel at 2nd best and idea 3rd and govt dolphin at last ( I have't used even but m afraid of govt. servieces except MOTHER DIARY) idea has very good advertisment but very poor signals and service. aitrel has many lines for subscriber when compare to hutch. but some times airtel signals does not come in the basements where hutch shows almost full signals.
3) connectiviy WLL relaince has little late connectivity when dialing from any land line when compare to gsm which has speedy connectivty from dialing from any landline . when calling from handsets WLL relaince has quicker connectivity when compare to gsm. but WLL has more network conggestion and it shows funny messages like ''THERE IS NETWORK CONGGESION IN THE OTHER NETWORK '' ( which other network I am dialing the reliance customer care only )
4) BILL - my first bill is 469 rs which is okay and I have been given a free reliance number for 10 months for free talk. which I like most ( bcoz its of my sisters ) when using GSM ( prepaid I ever used) my max expense was 500 indian rs.
5) handsets - gsm u have to purchase ur handset and insert the SIM card provided by your gsm operator . so u are indpendent of the handset .( u can insert this sim in other handset if required. but LALA relaince provides u a programed handset from NOKIA , LG OR SAMSUNG I have lg ( its good ) all wll handset are polyphonic . in gsm I have used motorola v2088, pansonic , nokia 3310 in which nokia was very good in siganls and battary backup in WLL Technology they have louder speaker sounds ( almsot double when compare to gsm's ) but there sets at least samsung and lg feel HOT if u will speak a lot .
6) customer care - gsm has good all at one platform kind of officers placed at call centers . but realince has lakeer ke fakker kind of customer officers. and they are very specific ( like for billing press 2 and u have to press 2 only otherwise u can't get billing info. and if u have 10 different queries u have call 10 times funnly :-) )
7) features - realince rworld is very beakar and never works proprly call confercing I liked a lot and its' free . 10000 sms for 2 months is good and night calling feauters has many confusion they have charged me even after I called at night calling after 10 pm .
8) roaming and value aided service -> both equal and in VAS gsm is higher. I am missing only the SIMPLICITY OF HAVING 1 NUMBER AND NO NEED TO PREFIX ANYTHING IN GMS a lot now its your wish what u want comments will be apprciated thanks prem premin1979@yahoo.com 011-33154584
