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"Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all. How do we define this lively darting about with words, of hitting them back and forth, this sort of brief smile of ideas which should be conversation?" Guy de Maupassant

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

My Reliance CDMA wonder

I've been meaning to blog this for a while now.  I needed a cell phone that is Delhi-based, and looked around for options.  What i really wanted was a cell phone that allowed me to connect to the internet as well - a better alternative to a dial-up connection. And i found the Reliance CDMA 1X option.  I've tried to connect to the internet with the USB cable and the serial port - the USB cable works like a dream - the serial port connection leaves a lot to be deisred.

Had some teething problems with the dealer who fobbed off 'pirated' cables to me - and the handset - LG RD 2030 - isn't very nice - and it came without a microphone in it !

It all works now though :):):).

Some real delights in using this :

- much faster connection speeds than i get on my dsl link back in Bombay - which is through Powersurfer, originally owned by the Electricity board - BSES, and recently taken over by Reliance.  As a result, much faster processing and far better communication capabilities - webcam and Skype - two of the key tools i use for sense of presence work so well.  I need to get one of these (see pic of usb port) now ! 

- the ability to be mobile and connected, anywhere-anytime-alwayson, not dependent on wifi or the availability of hotsposts - wow that was a real experience - sitting in a cafe and making international calls through Skype on my laptop, downloading mail at the airport, blogging under the shade of  a tree in the garden ...

- and it doesn't cost the earth - Rs. 24 (approx. 50 cents) an hour

Now the news that Skype goes mobile - wow this is getting to be really exciting times !

Update : as i blog this piece - the electricity here has gone off - it happens frequently in summer in Delhi.  The nice thing is i am still able to connect to the internet thru the CDMA phone :).



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