vKewl

I brought my vKewl Virgin Mobile handset just two days back. I was really excited when I brought this mobile because it has got some awesome features. Let me begin with the Virgin Mobile India first.

VMI - Virgin Mobile India

*Pros

1. VMI is giving away 1p for every 6 secs of incoming call, that is what they call 10p for 1min call.

   
   




2. Tariff is really good.  You can make calls to Landline phones also for just 50p/min.

   
   




3. You can browse internet for FREE both in the handset using WAP ( You can browse yahoo mail, gmail, yahoo messenger etc) and also by connecting it to your PC/Laptop. Presently ( 3rd May 2008) they are not charging anything for browsing internet. You can connect by using the dialup number #777, Username and password as internet. Seems like they are in the phase of preparing the tariff. So, they may charge for that in the soon future. However, for browsing vBytes you will be charged Rs.5/day.

   
   




4. The customer care service is awesome unlike the people in Tata indicom/Vodafone.

   
   




5. The network is same as that of Tata Indicom. So, I am expecting a good signal all over India. Because previously I used tata indicom which had signal even in the train when I traveled long journeys.

   
   

*Cons

*1. The SMS offer they provided is not that great. You have to pay Rs.26/month and you will be charged 20p/sms. But in tataindicom you get 1000SMS/Rs.30. I think these people got to make a better SMS plan. Other wise the youth wont get attracted to it.

1. For callertunes, you have to compulsory dail their Voice Portal which will charge you Rs.6/min. But for other carriers, you can just send sms by selecting your choice from the internet.

That’s Folks about Virgin Mobile India

*vKewl

Pros

*1. The handset is looking great man!. You will feel it like Sony Erricsson’s W200i when you look at it. Espescially the orange backlight and the red lining around the fone... vkewl...

1. The Sound when playing mp3 files is awesome man..!!! The nokia will never come in competition with this. The sound of SE’s Walkman series Phones.

   
   




2. The software installed in the phone is same as like LG phones. You can easily use it.

   
   




3. You can set mp3 ringtones for each contact.

   
   




4. You got a 1.3 MP cam.. hurray... !!!

   
   




5. You can view 3gpp content.

   
   




6. Record videos.

   
   




7. The Auto Tuner will Automatically tune the FM channels for you and you can listen them through the speaker.

   
   




8. 1GB Mirco SD card support. Data cable support. Don’t need any sync software. Use it like a USB Flash drive.

   
   




9. Modem to connect to internet.

   
   




10. Large phone book.

    
    

Wat else you need?? It;s nothing more than a Nokia N70 mobile. The difference is that nokia had a 2 Megapixel cam with a large screen.

*Cons

1. The camera pictures are really dull when there is no light. LIke it is almost useless to take pictures when there is no heavy light. The pictures are really dark. but the resolution is good.

   
   




2. The battery backup is really low when playing mp3 in speaker and browsing internet in the mobile.That sucls..!!!

   
   




3. The screen is really small, you cant use it for looking photos or movies.

   
   

That’s all folks about vKewl

Totally.... its a value for money mobile. You can definitely prefer buying it.

Initially you have to buy

1. Phone - Rs. 4000

   
   




2. Sim card - Rs. 100

   
   




3. Recharge for 180 days validity with Rs.400 Talk time and 99 Local SMS - Rs. 500

   
   




4. 1 GB Micro SD card - Rs. 400

   
   

Total - Rs. 5000/-

Have fun with this vKewl