Which mobile phone do you use?

[MattW]

BlackBerry Curve 9300 it is epic

No, this would be epic...

(Samsung Epic 4G, for those who don't get the joke)

 

[apsamrit]

HTC Desire HD running Android Revolution HD.

 

[SaiSrini]

Just got the iPhone 4S from AT&T for $199. Sold my iPod touch 4g 32gb for $200 and got the iPhone 4S. This baby is just lovely to have! Siri works so well for me since I have the accent to deal with it.... Lovin' it so much!

 

[AbhishekS]

I wonder when India will get these locked iPhones at such rates. Airtel and Aircel have tweaked it up completely.

 

[BlitzBerg]

IIRC, There they have the contract system where you get the mobile with a subscription to an Service Provider. Whereas, here in India, we have to own a sim(not CDMA) and a mobile separately..... If I'm not wrong, there - the more you use your phone and services, the more you grow the company; and thus, the more upgrades open up for you. But if you break the contract, you loose the phone.

I brought the Iphone 4 lately, which costed me Rs. 30,000 (around $600) in which, you might get the 4S over there with at&t or verizon or sprint..........

 

[AbhishekS]

IIRC, There they have the contract system where you get the mobile with a subscription to an Service Provider.

I know that, and I wish that this system is started soon in India too.

 

[SaiSrini]

IIRC, There they have the contract system where you get the mobile with a subscription to an Service Provider. Whereas, here in India, we have to own a sim(not CDMA) and a mobile separately..... If I'm not wrong, there - the more you use your phone and services, the more you grow the company; and thus, the more upgrades open up for you. But if you break the contract, you loose the phone.

I brought the Iphone 4 lately, which costed me Rs. 30,000 (around $600) in which, you might get the 4S over there with at&t or verizon or sprint..........

No. Here in USA, if you break a contract, you pay an early termination fee thats equal or more than the entire cost of that phone that you got through the low cost upgrade. For example, if you paid $199 for the iPhone and break the contract, you pay $300 termination fee (total of $499 which is the cost of that 16g iPhone) but you keep the iPhone.

What these providers do is, they make you stay with their service for 16-18 months. And the money they earn from that, a certain percentage of it is used to recover the phone's costs. Its a very good system, but only if you like staying with the service provider for that long. Hope it comes to India in a proper way

 

[AbhishekS]

Its a very good system, but only if you like staying with the service provider for that long. Hope it comes to India in a proper way

Certainly hoping for it but can't see it coming as the service providers aren't much keen on it. More than 60% of mobile users generally stay with their service provider for a span of more than 2-3 years, I have been with Vodafone for approx 7 years now, so I'm pretty sure that such a system will actually work out pretty well here.

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And I'm pretty sure that the service provider who brings such an offer will see a sudden boost in the number of customers, as many will shift to them. At least I'll leave Vodafone if some other service provider provides a similar plan.

 

[Prithvi]

 

[BlitzBerg]

Good choice Binnu.

 

[icyman]

I am using an XPeria X8. Small ,but quite classy and handy.

 

[Gurjot95]

@Binnu- Always wanted to get Wildfire but ended up getting Galaxy 3 :/

 

[Ahmad94]

is this the wilfire or the wildfire s

 

[westindies2007]

I got this

 

[Pakistani Army]

On the BB Hype!