Cheap Cellphone & service to check Y!mail/Gmail

imtf

Hello,

I need an cell phone to check emails (Yahoo/Gmail). I need basic cheap email service (via mobile browser ?), not expensive Blackberry.
Cell phone will be used for emergency calls ONLY (very few outgoing India calls)
I will be using it in Delhi, Dehradun, Musoorie, Bombay/Poona hills.

I want the cheapest cellphone and service.

Please advise on both non 3G and 3G cheapest options (cellphone + service).


Thank you.

rsk11584

You can buy nokia phones with java, gprs functions and use AIRTEL mobile prepaid card.

Nokia phone will cost you around 4K onwards, I am not sure about prices since there are so many models, but for internet ./ websurfing nokia will be best.

As far as 3G is concerned, it wont be worth investing in 3G phone, because only certain operators provide 3G service that too in selected Cities / Areas.

If you want further cheap phones you can get CHINESE / KOREAN mobile phones for 2K onwards but these phones dont have guarantee and there is a question mark on their performance.

Kjellorix

I have found, i think the cheepest shop for cellphones in india,
MobileStore

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rsk11584

Never trust such websites, take my word

Kjellorix

But in my case, it's only a site for me to know where all the cellphone shops in Chennai is.
When there i choose one of them, to look at the cellphone i like, i'm gonna by Samsung Omnia i8910 Somewhere there.

gaurav1441

Well "The Mobile Store" is one of the better places in India to buy cellphones. They have a shop in every area and in most major Cities.

gaurav1441

Well at Rs29000 . This is not the cheapest model around here. This model may not even be avialable in most of the shops. If you want a rouch phone there are Other Samsung models and LG models avialable under Rs 15000.

rsk11584

oops I am sorry I forgot to clarify my view, you can view the websites to view the feature, price of model of cellphones, but for buying please dont order online, personally visit any shop and buy, because many buyers have bad experiences in online shopping sites like ebay, rediff and so on.

imtf

Thanks for all replies !

Two options suggested were (+ Airtel card ?) :
* Nokia 2626 (2K): lowest end; Good price & battery life BUT letters/numbers on 2626 keypad are very small.
* Nokia 3110 (4K): more features.


Other options ?

imtf

Nokia 2700 classic (4K) is newer and said to be replacement of 3110. Better choice ?


More replies please !

rsk11584

I think 311o classic is good one, go for it and if 2700 is better replaceement then go for it too. Nokia is best for newbies, I mean wont give any problem.

Kjellorix

Sorry i'm a little offtopic.
I'm not out for the cheepest, i compare with Sweden, Samsung is close to i pay only half the price in India,
Sony Ericsson is only 25% cheeper, and i think Nokia too, if i compare to the price with Sweden.
That's why i by a high end Samsung. and with Airtel Internet surf, that's all i gonna need in India.

imtf

Nokia customer service over the phone said 2700 is replaceement of 3110.

Please also tell about Airtel:
I buy Prepaid sim + PrePaid card + Data addon ?
On airtel website: Rs350 for one month internet

delhiwala

Have you thought about Samsung Corby ?

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imtf

Looks good, but 8k+ !

Current choices:
* Nokia 7210 Supernova - lower talk & standbytime
* Nokia 5220 XpressMusic - Better batterylife, costlier
* Nokia 2700 classic - Smaller letters

Will look around for some more time !