I got my garuda connection just a month ago that was the garuda jhama jham offer where you get a handset and connection for just Rs.200/- obviously I was pretty excited but I kept thinking bout the network of the mobile after an hour and a half of moving from one counter to other I got my Kyocera 2235 handset and the man in the counter smiled and waved me goodbye I could’nt wait to tear open the pack and take out my handset I got to my home and the mobile exceeded all my expectations it had a beautiful blue backlight and comes with much better features then the relience one (Samsung R220) one I liked the most was the voice recogniton (voice dial, Voice shortcuts).
I first called my father in his office with the mobile and he said he was able to hear me clearly and so could I it turned out to be a great deal but only fault I encountered during this month was the unavailability of SMS and WAP(Though the Mobile has the options) but the hand set makes me forget all that maybe in nxt couple of month these service will be also available then this could surely compete with the Big Boys.
The monthly plan is that you have to pay Rs.200/-P.M as rent and another Rs.200/-P.M for handset(for 2 years) plus the calls you make during the month it roughly adds up to Rs.475/- to Rs.500/- (depending at the use of service)for the first 2 years atleast.
I think you should know that Kyocera 2235(Garuda)has lots more features then Samsung R220(relience)has a much longer battery life(talktime) and is also cheaper:-
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Kyocera 2235 = Rs.5000/-(Rs.200/-)+(Rs.200/-P.M for 2 years)
Samsung R220 = Rs.7701/-(Rs.501/-)+(Rs.200/-P.M for 3 years)