I got this mail about reliance’s new cellular service telling me about all the things which were wrong with the offers. Most of which is true so here it is:
>Just be aware of new launches guys...................
> >
> >The following text will show that how one can sweeten a bitter pill
and
> >make people swallow it willingly and unknowingly.
> >
> >Reliance, of course is a master at it.
> >
> >
> >
> >WITHOUT PREJUIDICE
> >
> >And now a glimpse on the other side of the coin... ...... Well it’s
not
> >
> >all that bad as they make it sound!!! RELIANCE .... Big name... Big
> >Hopes!!!
> >
> >Are these hopes going to work out?
> >
> >RELIANCE Mobile, newly launched service has got lots & lots such
’’FREE’’
> >tags attached. But what is really FREE?
> >
> >Everything that is seen is the truth? What is the real fact?
> >
> >
> >
> >Recently RELIANCE has launched its Mobile service in INDIA. As per
it’s
> >promotional plan. One will have to pay Rs. 3000/- for club
membership,
> >for
> >
> >which a consumer will get a free handset (digital) Worth 10, 500/-
free
> >services like. Internet, call divert, call wait, call baring, SMS,
NEWS
> >
> >Channel on handset, etc. (for FREE!!!) Plus Rs. 600 per month in
which a
> >
> >consumer will be getting 400 minutes of outgoing calls & unlimited
> >incoming
> >
> >calls. This will be under a 3 year contract i.e. 3000+ (500*36000) =
> >21000.
> >
> >Wow!!!! Isn’t this a great offer..!!! Dream services at unbelievable
> >price!!!! One will surely run miles to get such a thing....Won’t
> >you?............ I Bet your answer is YES!
> >
> >Well who wouldn’t like to get a handset worth 10, 500 in just 3000?
> >
> >Who will miss a service plan which gives you 400 minutes of out going
> >(both local & country wide calling) plus free services like SMS ,
call
> >divert NEWS channels , internet , etc.
> >
> >FREE FREE FREE
> >
> >Again this tag is making people crazy!!! Making those nuts thinking
> >about till now other companies have been robbing us openly by
charging
> >us such high costs. Many people are still wondering how Reliance can
> >give such service at so cheap?? Many are wondering that why still
other
> >players not reducing their price, to survive in front of Reliance?
> >
> >
> >
> >Reliance will be giving you a free handset (Digital handset) I don’t
> >know if company knows or not but nowadays all mobile handsets are
> >digital...at
> >
> >least as per my knowledge. worth 10, 500 similar to that available in
GSM
> >
> >network model Samsung R-220 to the club members who will be paying
3000
> >
> >(non refundable). (Read the contract) you have been given this
handset
> >for free but still its property of Reliance. If you want to terminate
> >the service at anytime , in spite of the handset given to you for
free,
> >still you will have to return the handset to company & still your
3000
> >is non refundable. So dose this means that 3000 is rent of handset?
> >Secondly in this scheme company will be giving handset similar to
> >Samsung R-220 of GSM network. so it means it is not a colour display.
So
> >
> >now if u want to
> >
> >enjoy seeing NEWS channels on your handset then you need to spend
more
> >25, 000 for a handset with colour display.
> >
> >Reliance will be giving 400 minutes of out going calls & unlimited
> >incoming calls. Yeah but this 400 minutes of out going calls will be
> >allowed only to reliance to reliance network .
> >
> >
> >
> >For calls to all other networks you need to pay extra they are not
> >included in those 400 minutes. More over , if u want to use more than
400
> >
> >minutes then for the additional minutes used, you will have to pay as
> >per normal BSNL/MTNL charges. i.e. for local calls its same rate 40
> >paise per minute but after your 1st 400 minutes even for a reliance
to
> >reliance long distance call you need to pay as per the rates of
> >BSNL/MTNL & not reliance rate i.e. 40 paise per minute. So this means
> >400 minutes given to you per month is only for calling from a
reliance
> >mobile to reliance mobile anywhere in INDIA. For all other calls you
> >need to pay extra as per rates of fixed lines of
> >
> >BSNL/MTNL.
> >
> >And for calls from reliance to reliance after 400 free minutes will
also
> >
> >be charged at rates of BSNL/MTNL. i.e. for a call from Mumbai to
Delhi
> >where earlier you were charged 40 paise per minute , after your 1st
400
> >minutes you will be charged about approx. 9 rupees per minute. This
rate
> >
> >is now reduced by all cell operators. This will be even for a call
from
> >Reliance to Reliance.
> >
> >FREE FREE FREE
> >
> >Services like internet, call divert, NEWS channels, etc are free for
1st
> >
> >3 years. But if u use internet for 5 minutes then, 5 minutes from
your
> >400 free minutes will be deducted. Same goes for NEWS channels. Call
> >waiting, call diverting.. Suppose you are using GSMmobile. & if u use
>; >call divert service. Then for all the diverted calls you will have to
> >pay air time of incoming calls. Same is here in Reliance for all
> >diverted calls airtime will be charged. All these seem like pretty
> >confusing isn’t it? One side it is said it is all free & on other
side
> >...............
> >
> >But frankly speaking once you enter it is like ’’Abhimanyu!
Chakkarvyuh
> >Mein fas Gaya Hai Tu ’’.............. At least for 3 years.
> >
> >
> >
> >So the bottom line seems to be is, nothing is free, no service is
> >free.Only thing that is free here is the subscription for certain
> >services.
> >
> >
> >
> >Unlike other service providers Reliance is not going charge
subscription
> >
> >charges for certain services at least for 1st 3 years.
> >
> >
> >
> >So no doubt Reliance can afford to give all those services which GSM
> >mobile service provides are not providing .There are few who are
> >providing services like internet connection through mobile at a fixed
> >charges per month & then there is no air time or call charge for
using
> >internet.
> >
> >In spite of all this extra services which most of GSM service
provider
> >are not providing at present what you will be not getting in Reliance
is
> >
> >mobility. No roaming!! Range of a phone will limited to one
particular
> >city only.
> >
> >
> >
> >So let’s see how much these FREE tags that are attached to Reliance
> >Mobile attract consumers. Let’s see how many Abhimanyu’s we get.
> >
> >
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