Hi! All
I bought this phone from Delhi in November 1st week and used it first with an Idea connection.currently I am using it with a RPG connection in chennai.
Advantages
1) Colour Phone with joystick in 13-14K(with bill)
2) Camera can be attached ( Rider:Cost of Camera Vs Quality of Picture)which means MMS capability
3) Phone book stores multiple entries with diff symbol for home, work and mobile numbers . Also stores Email address. Memory is good (250 addresses on the phone itself)
4) Excellent Predictive Text (T9)( after sometimes guesses hindi words also )
5) Tri band with WAP and GPRS enabled( Helpful if u r going to US)
6) Lot of other small nice features.
7) Standby time is ok ( gaming drains the battery)
Disadvantage
1) It has Small Hard Keys (U will get used to them still....)(problem if u r too much into SMS)
2) Bland Looks.
3) I Have lost my phone book once while changing Sim Card. retrieved it by transferring to sim and then again copying back to Phone.)
4) Sometimes gives errors while using infrared for Transfer of numbers
5) The website doesn’t respond to Queries.
6) Original hands free was not available when I bought the phone. Right Now I do not know whats the status.
Overall I am happy with the phone could have been better. but in its price range this is the best thing that appealed to me. Personally I would suggest this phone is suitable for people who are not looking for top of the line models(20k) but would like to have the latest features and want personal satisfaction from the phone rather than gains from show off.
You can Mail me for any specific Questions.
Cheers
Amit Narula