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MMS is every Thing

This is the age of Multimedia Messaging Service. MMS is in; a versatile function that allows users to send colour photos, photographs, voice clips, programs, videos and ofcourse text from their cell phones. The rates are a bit higher as compared to SMS, but MMS opens up an entire new world of interaction at your finger suggestions. All you require is an MMS-enabled phone and a membership to a company that supports MMS. With MMS, you can, not only send your messages from one phone to another, however also from phone to email, and vice versa. You can send out, store and modify image messages. There are a variety of sites online that let you download pictures totally free of charge. Some MMS phones even include an integrated video camera, so a person can click images spontaneously and send them across to another MMS cell phone user. But with phones that do not have a built-in video camera, these images have to be acquired from the Internet. The messages sent out and gotten are either in text or graphics, as soon as again depending on the phone model. With MMS, you can even download MP3 music, games and video clips on your phone!

The following networks use MMS: BPL (Mumbai) – MMS and GPRS only for post-paid users at Rs. 199 each month with 100 MMS free. If you surpass the 100 limit, MMS are charged at Rs. 3. Hutch- Rs. 99 monthly. Prepaid users need to likewise pay Rs.50 as the initial activation charge. Messages can be downloaded from the Hutch website at Rs. 8 per MMS. Sending MMS is free. Airtel- Offers complimentary MMS service. To activate, you require to send out an sms to 222 from your MMS allowed phone. Spice (Bangalore) – Rs. 99 monthly. 25 outbound messages complimentary, after which there will be charge of Rs.5 per MMS. Idea- Offers downloading of video messages from their website. Also allows sending out and getting photos and music.

CELL PHONES- (PDA PHONES)

One step further are PDA-enabled phones, more commonly understood as mobile phones. These have a Digital Organiser, Excel, Word and Internet abilities- all in one phone. Some even have an incorporated cam and a MP3 gamer. These phones have large screens and allow you to write into it (after you learn the simple method). They likewise have voice acknowledgment abilities. These functions make the phone bulkier and costlier however then these gizmos sure do separate the guys from the kids.

E-MOBILE … REDIFINING TECHNOLOGY

GPRS AND WAP

GPRS and WAP let you enjoy a continuous cordless connection to data networks (Internet) and access preferred web websites, entertainment services and other web applications. With WAP, GPRS, you can go online on your cellular phone. All you require is a GPRS/WAP enabled phone and activation from the provider. Phone the Customer Care number and inquire to activate the service, afterwhich you need to download the GPRS settings as instructed and GPRS is activated.

Airtel charges Rs. 600 monthly for GPRS and airtime. MMS, nevertheless is complimentary. Reliance India charges Rs. 200 + use charges Rs, 40 paise per minute, whereas Rs. 99 for GPRS + airtime.

Using your mobile phone as a modem:

Alternatively, you can link to the Internet utilizing your mobile phone as a modem. For this your cellular phone should support HSCSD. If your phone supports HSCSD, you can link to a laptop, desktop or a PDA, using infrared, information cable television or Bluetooth and then call your ISP connection. This approach is helpful if you want to examine some urgent mails or gain access to a site when on the go. The connection is slow and likewise is pricey as compared to a typical Internet connection utilizing a modem. You pay the ISP for the Internet hours and the cell phone service provider for the airtime charges. With Internet connection, you can download a range of groovy ringtones, logos, and graphics to jazz up your phone. If you are tired of the monophonic tones, polyphonic ringtones is the most recent trend. All phones do not support poplyphonic ringtones, especially the old models. If your phone does, you can download a variety of polyphonic ringtones from the Internet. What’s more, you can even obtain details about current news, movies, stock markets, weather, forecasts, jokes and so on. All this is simply a click far from your phone and all for a nominal charge. Checking e-mail, obtaining details about current news, motion pictures, stock exchange, weather etc. is just a click far from your mobile phone.

Games:

With the development of GPRS and Java-enabled phones, video gaming is no longer restricted to standard games like Snake and Space Impact. The GSM as well as the CDMA subscriber base is growing at a good rate and with Reliance providing Java assistance on its CDMA phones, the standard mobile phone has become a pocket-PC!

So, what do you need to play video games on your cell phone?

1) Lots of in-built memory

2) GPRS or Java enabled phones and

3) Colour screen (optional)

How can you get video games on your cell phones?

You can get video games either from your mobile phone company such as Hutch (Orange), BPL, Reliance by downloading them from the internet using WAP or GPRS or you might get them submitted onto your cell phone at a maker’s showroom. (e.g Nokia)

HUTCH (ORANGE)

For downloading video games utilizing Hutch (Orange), it is required to have GPRS enabled on your mobile phone. This can be activated through Hutch (Orange) by paying Rs. 99 if you are a postpaid user. Prepaid users can activate GPRS by paying Rs. 99 as activation fees + Rs.99 on a monthly basis. Both pre-paid along with post-paid users can download the games from the Hutch (Orange) website by paying Rs.20 per video game for 20 rounds. For Rs. 50 you can play the game as lot of times you want, plus you get a free Photo Messaging facility. You require to check if Hutch supports gaming on your cellular phone model though.

BPL

For downloading video games using BPL website, you need to have either MMS or GPRS allowed on your phone. If not, you can go to a BPL display room and get the games published onto the phone. The charges are the very same as that of Hutch, Rs. 20 per game for 20 rounds and Rs.50 for an endless usage, other than that you ‘d have to shell in an extra Rs. 25 as service charges if you get the games submitted at the display room.

RELIANCE (CDMA)

Reliance Infocomm in India permits users to download video games on their Java-enabled cellular phone using their ‘R-World service’. With R-World, you can access and download from a substantial variety of Java games such as Arcade, Boards, Puzzles, Cards, Sports, Casino, and so on complimentary of charge till March 2004.

NOKIA

Nokia is offering its own games to the Nokia Mobile Phones users through mobile phone company such as Hutch (Orange), Airtel, BPL and so on. Currently, just Hutch and Orange subscribers can access the WAP-based content, whereas the Airtel, RPG (Chennai) and BPL Mobile consumers can access only the SMS-based material. You are charged Rs. 49.9 per games apart from the GPRS activation and rentals. You can download from a variety of games such as Pooltime, Crashn’burn, AlphaWing and so on at http://www.nokia.co.in. This facility is readily available just on a few Nokia phones at present.

These striking features in cellphones have altered consumer habits and their mindsets towards needs. They want much better than the very best, and thanks to sophisticated expertise they get it too. Large amount of functions and substantial benefits have actually made cellulars an advantage in disguise. Steady use of this wire complimentary wonder has life always on the relocation. At no point of time can work pertained to an outright stand still. Impeccably, the credit goes to its innovative functions and provider, due to which this network operates smoothly. At the end of the conversation, one thing is apparent’ A mobile in your handhas the world at your finger pointers’!