• The BSNL 3G USB data card was a simple thumb drive like device white in color and the friend who was kind enough to lend it to me for testing said the card was bought for 3,500 Rs/- which includes the service activation charges – i assume
• There was no driver CD as the data card itself has space inside it and the drivers were installed without any hassle in my laptop with windows vista basic along with a Dialer application
• The dialer app was slightly confusing at first but there was on the top left corner to show the signal strength and a 2nd icon near it to show the internet connection log and on pressing that we are presented with a connect button and a log grid to show the usage details
• I actually tried it in 3 different locations and in only one location was I able to get a connection and the signal strength showed 2-3 bars.
• And in that location I was able to get decent download speed and on checking with a online speedometer application the measured speeds were 200 Kbps.
• And BSNL have lots of prepaid and postpaid plans available and the tariffs are pretty ok …but I am not sure how far private 3G operators could offer in terms of tariff to get people to use 3G

All in all BSNL 3G is a OK proposition if the area where you use have decent 3G reception and hopefully BSNL can provide customer service to back it up.

I’ve walked many miles in my life… I really don’t care how many miles r left 4 me… bt i am Really happy that I met U b4 my journey ends…

Best ever proposed by technologically
Boy- Hey…! Is your name  Google…?
Girl -  No.
Boy – But, you have all the things that I am searching for

Nice lines-RIVERS never go in d REVERSE direction.. But it bends according to the situation

• Packaged in a small box along with the stereo headset, energy efficient charger, 2GB microSD card and few leaflets its a basic mid-end phone.
• The phone was a combo colored with Black top frame and the remaining front and back with ‘Ginger Red’ color. It looks good enough with the other color being available is vapor silver.
• The phone is made of ‘eco-friendly’ materials it looks slim and light weight at 108 x 47 x 12.6 mm and 84 grams.
• The 2.2″ TFT LCD screen with 240 x 320 resolution was nice and bright
• The A200 user interface tweaked with social networking shortcuts at the front screen and the tabbed interface and threaded messages was a breeze to work with
• Other things included are a 2 MP cam with no flash, media player, 3G with video call, FM Radio, usual organizer tools and lots of java apps and games

More about this phone in upcoming posts…stay tuned…meanwhile let me know you favorite ‘Green Heart’ phone

• Quality / Price : The quality of the product was good to ok with lots of choices but prices are bit higher i feel when compared to shopping directly
• Payment  / Shipping : They offer a variety of payment modes, I use only internet banking which I’ve found sometimes the order didn’t get confirmed the first time but it ultimately did and shipping – the items usually get delivered by the 10th day.
• Deals : I get emails of various deals in my inbox which makes the items a bit cheaper
• Customer Care : The customer care which I’ve used via email were pretty prompt in one case refunding the amount and another case of re-sending the missing items in my order.

• XDA – Developers : Many of my friends suggested this site and it seems to cater to lots of smartphones and seems the first place for mods.
• The UnLockr : This site seems have to excellent articles for modding and customizations
• Cyanogen Mod : For android based phones, this is the place to look for custom ROM’s
• AndroidSpin : Even though this site has all android related news and stuff, this site also has news on various custom rom’s available out there for android phones.

For the complete set, download here

My Android Experience so far…..

From the unboxing to first impressions of HTC Magic can be followed in my other blog here.  But here are some more of my impressions on using HTC Magic so far,

• Android 1.5 with Sense Interface is for pretty stable with no hangups and fast to work with
• Android App market access in India is a great way to enhance and add value to the phone but restricting access to paid apps is a downer and also not mentioning whether its completely a “FREE APP” or a “AD SPONSORED FREE APP” is a irritant
• Basic phone qualities like network reception and call quality seems good. But without a dedicated desktop software to sync contacts (not a fan of syncing my phone contacts to google contacts) , messages is a let down. No Call / Message / Data counter is also a downer.
• Messaging with onscreen qwerty (potrait or landscape) with the word suggestion is nice but the messaging thread system jumbles the order of the sms sent & received is a downer
• Music and Video are good to hear and see. No FM and No 3.5 mm jack is a downer
• Camera is pretty slow to refresh and focus but the snaps in good lighting conditions comes out nice.
• Browsing with the default android browser is good.

So far the Android adventure is good but a official HTC ROM update to Android V2.2 would be most welcome

• Google Sync ur K660i
• K660 for Push Email

And also the unveiling of my new blog VC’s HTC Magic detailing my day to day adventures with my first ever android smartphone.

• Android – The official site for android
• Android & Me – A great site on the latest android based news with a online shop for accessories and a forum to get help
• Android Central – Another great site dedicated to providing latest news, reviews on android and android based phone
• Android Guys – A great blog for android related stuff , lots to explore
• Android Wiki – A complete lowdown on the android OS on the wikipedia homepage. A interesting and detailed info on android

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