. Reliance says their rate is 40P per minute. This is not so. You pay Rs 600 PM ( Rs 100 for hand set plus Rs 500 talk time). This works out to Rs 1.25 per minute.This can be verified by the fact that, additional 400 Minutes costs Rs 500. ( Why can’t they give 400 Mins for Rs160 @ 0.4Rs per Minute??)
The lesson is ’’THE MORE YOU TALK-THE MORE YOU PAY!! WE WILL PENALISE YOU FOR TALKING MORE!!!! ’’
- Reliance is never clear as to what they want to offer.Reg. roaming, while they may ( May!!!) give roaming, it will not be free.For eg., If one takes mobile in Mumbai and moves to Delhi.From Delhi if he calls a local delhi number of BSNL, he will pay STD charges Bet’n Delhi to Mumbai plus 40P per minute!!
The lesson is ’’WHEREVER IT IS ADVANTAGEOUS WE WILL COMPARE LANDLINE.WHEN WE ARE AT DIS-ADVANTAGE PLEASE COMPARE US WITHA MOBILE!!’’
3.Reliance says Free SMS. How is it possible? will any GSM operator allow Reliance SMS to be delivered free to his customer??
4.Now, after three years tied-down time, you want to quit. Well, this is CDMA technology. You now want to shift to TATAs. It is not possible, since Reliance mobile is Java enabled. So it is not compatible with any other CDMA system.
The lesson is ’’ ONCE A RELIANCE CUSTOMER-ALWAYS A RELIANCE CUSTOMER. OR THROW THE HANDSET AWAY!!!’’
5.OK, even another customer is ready to buy your used handset after three years bond period.Still you cannot sell because RELAINCE NEVER ALLOWS THE CUSTOMER TO BUY THEIR OWN SET. YOU HAVE TO BUY FROM RELIANCE ONLY.
God knows how this hand set costs 10500?- In bulk purchase Reliance makes a cool 8000 bucks out of a single handset alone.
6.Reliance is known for their monopolistic nature .Given a chance they will not hesitate to trounce you.It is like elephant working under a mahout.the moment elephant knows its stregth, mahout will be crushed in no time.
Let us hope that GSM operators will survive inspite of TRAI, mahajan.Otherwise, Customer can’t be a King!!
7.If you, for any reason, decide to surrender your handset you stand to forfeit your Rs 3000/- deposit.(Because this is the cost of the handset Relaince has paid to Elgi/Samsung!!!).This is really arrogance.They can charge a token fee say Rs100/- and ascertain the condition of the hand set.But they are known for their money-mondedness.
My final advise is:
These fellows are crewcut.Take their promises with a pinch of salt.
Technology is definitely superior. Go for it.
One more calculation.
You get 55% discount on Reliance to BSNL phone.Supposing one makes STD calls for Rs 700 PM. Now he pays Rs600 to Reliance plus Rs385( 55% of Rs700), which works out to Rs985. This way if you want to breakeven, your STD bill should be Rs 1333. Then your Reliance bill becomes Rs600 plus 55% of 1333 which becomes Rs1333. Otherwise, you stand to lose!!! Take Care!!!