One of the latest offerings among handsets of Tata Indicom is the Huawei C2900i .
Its a very feature rich low end phone which packs in many features of mid range phones too.
Like high speed internet on the phone or Pc connectivity for surfing internet on PC
.This phone has a in built modem which is capable of speeds of upto 153.6kbps upload or download under CDMA 1x network .Its
100 Rs costlier than the C2900 which is the same phone without internet modem.So for 100Rs more c2900i is worth it.This phone
uses opera mini internet browser for surfing the internet and you can surf any site on it.The sad part is you can not
download anything on this phone but while surfing on the PC there is no such limitation.
Internet Connectivity
This phone has a in built modem which is capable of speeds of upto 153.6kbps upload or download under CDMA 1x network .Its
100 Rs(2.5$) costlier than the C2900 which is the same phone without internet modem.So for 100Rs more c2900i is worth it.This phone
uses opera mini internet browser for surfing the internet and you can surf any site on it.The sad part is you can not
download anything on this phone but while surfing on the PC there is no such limitation.It does not support javascript and
audio/video.Playback.Browsing speed and page rendering is simply awesome but the opera mini browser has some bugs which
causes the phone to restart if you are browsing heavy pages like pages full of images for a long time.But its very rare.The
speed is much faster than GPRS and also EDGE on some service providers.Tata indicom charges 99Rs/month for using internet on phone.
Signal Quality
signal quality is good and call quality is also good among the same same price range handsets.I found full signal strength
all the time even though the tower is 4KM away from my house
Phone display
the display is 128*128 64k colour CSTN display which is very great even the resolution is low and there will be no problem
for reading even the smallest text as the brightness is also great.
Other Features
FM with 20 stations storage.A stereo headset is provided with the phone for FM .The sound clarity is very good but the
earphones lack base.It can also record FM.
It has a voice recorder for voice recording in QCP format
Supports MP3 ringtones
Speaker Phone with good loudness
downloadable apps and games
Call recording
Specifications
Battery 850mAh
Speaker for FM and calls
128*128 pixels CSTN display
Phone Book 500*(3 numbers +1 email+1 fax number+memo)
200 SMS storage on phone or storage on phone memory until it gets full
Weight 75gms
Battery life
Great Battery life.The phone battery lasted for 7 hours of continous internet surfing without any break.The standby time and
talktime is also good with 4hours+ of talktime and 4 days of standby time with 1 hour of internet browsing included.
Price
1800Rs including all taxes (45.5$ )
Pros
High speed internet browsing
FM with 20 stations capacity
High Battery life
MP3 ringtone
Supports BREW games and apps
Cons
bugs in opera minibrowser
Just 6.46MB of storage space
Overall Ratings
4.5/5 would (have been 5/5 if there was no bug in opera)
Must buy Phone if you are on low budget and want a feature rich phone
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February 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
hi… from Malaysia… nice blog.
February 5th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Thanks buddy
February 8th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Great Review man!!! You covered every detail passionately …. Nice
February 14th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Nice review.
CDMA 1x must offer 144 Kbps in Theory. But few network will offer more.
February 14th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
As far as i have seen almost all networks r giving over 144kbps .but i am not sure about reliance
March 6th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
hauwai C2900i mobile is available in india?
March 6th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Yes.its available in India since september 2007
March 7th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
This phone is hard to find these days in indian metros.
March 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
ya.. i too purchased this phone. it has a good performance and i’m well satisfied with this phone.
can anyone help me how to download ringtones to my phone in the internet through PC
March 9th, 2008 at 3:47 am
You cannot transfer ringtones to this phone through pc.you cannot even download ringtones to the phone through its opera browser.you have to download a free app from tata zone in the phone and download ringtones through it for 10Rs or 14Rs per ringtone.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
hi chauhan here nice ph dude seems to b sexy and stylish i like it!!!!!!!!!! far better then 2900
March 24th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
i have purchased this phone recently. this is cool phone with very god features. very much satisfied and value to money product.but i want to know from where to purchase data cable for this and how to find its service centre ( if need arises).i am in gurgaon.
March 30th, 2008 at 1:46 am
Great discriptin. i have purchasd it. its gud fr me.i m satisfied. but how can i play online songs like from raaga.com like that songs, plz show me a way. how can i get a flash playr on my mobile.
March 30th, 2008 at 1:54 am
And i want a web player on my mobile. how can i get it?
March 30th, 2008 at 4:12 am
The phone does not supports flash player and streaming media so you cannot play any song or video in it
April 1st, 2008 at 12:48 pm
i want too know that downloading is free in that 100Rs scheme plz reply me and in dadar gallary its there
April 1st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
no you can only browse the net on the phone unlimited for 99Rs/month but you cannot download anything.
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:14 am
how can i record the both sides of a cal in this mobile. plz tel me
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:03 am
There is no way to record both sides of the call.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
i want data cable what is the price and where it is avilable. mobile is good
April 25th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Go to TATA HUB .The data cable costs 150 Rs
May 14th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
this phone is available in chennai, if , pleae provide address or is there any online source to purchase this phone
with regards,
M.Sudhakar
09282126199
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
You can buy data cable online from tata indicom’s website. http://www.tataindicom.com
You will get it in 15-20 days from post.
I have also purchased it from there and is working fine.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Do we have a similar handset that works with Reliance too? I mean similar cost range color fm handset with data connectivity on PC for surfing net.
Do c2900i works with Reliance?
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Wil u plz tel me where d datacables available n tatahub u said where it is?send me its address to my id r mobil number 9247799794
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
What is the need of spamming then shravan. You are changing usernames and asking the same question again and again.
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 am
Plz,…i want its
addres
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
call tata customer care at 12524 (toll free) and ask the address of tata hub in your city and they will give you the exact address.
June 5th, 2008 at 11:37 am
hi, can u tell where can i find earphone of C2900 phone. i have lost my ear phone
June 7th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Is there any web site to download drivers datacable…if there exist any such service plz tel me
June 9th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Drivers come with the data cable itself in a cd if you buy them from tata shoppe or hub
June 12th, 2008 at 11:50 am
very nice information…..
can u pls advice if i cn surf net on the fone itself?
and bydway i did not get any driver cd but i downloaded the same from huawei site, will it work?
June 14th, 2008 at 9:19 am
i want data cable
June 16th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
It is very easy to connect ur phone to PC.Plz remove any pendrive OR other hardware which is not compulsary for ur PC,and then connect ur phone to PC,there is no recuirement of driver for ur C2900I.Some PC’s shows that to found new hardware.IF this window is again and again open then remove all usb attach hardware and then replug ur phone to PC.You will see that computer says”your new hardware is installed and ready to use”.
Then a Huawei modem is shown in ur MY “COMPUTER”.Then right click on that folder and click “AUTORUN”,ur phone will resrart.Make new connection and in user name and password field you write only “internet” And dial #777,You will connect to the internet.
Thanks……………
shivamsrivastava@aol.in
June 18th, 2008 at 1:31 am
How i empty my memory which is 80 percent full. due to thi some time when surffuing a site phone shows out of memory plz reply me by sending a sms on my no. 9255528678
June 18th, 2008 at 1:40 am
Hi sorry again disturbingu actually if i remove my subscribe my buy product i get only few free space untill i have not no more download 3 wallpaper from tata jone t pix. so how i can remove my memory for good surffing. plz tell me the right way for this thanku
June 21st, 2008 at 4:11 am
Hi,sorry for d interrupt.in earlier when i bought mobil.the opera shows ful page of the site wich i typed.but nw its not shows properly even i marked all optins in settings in menu.
ex:orkut does nt shw in its ful pagecost.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Orkut started the mobile version thats why. No problem with opera
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
really nice phone
July 6th, 2008 at 11:59 am
hi, iam using this phone with vista pc. it says new hardware found but drivers required. what shall i do
July 6th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
ple can any one give me a solution to kiran_mvk123@yahoo.co.in
July 6th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
contact customer care a 12526
July 9th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Hi,I recently bought my new huawei-c2900i phone I require some info, I just want to know that how can I download new wallpapers & ringtones in this phone from my pc via datacable provided
Thanks & regards
Harpreet
July 10th, 2008 at 12:28 am
hi, can u tell where can i find earphone of C2900 phone. i have lost my ear phone
July 10th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
hi thanks for the review, because after your review, i m going to get this phone now. Thanks Buddy.
July 13th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Nice phone. I am considering buying this now. Give the following answers please:
01. Is the internet unlimited for Rs. 99 ?
02. How is PC connectivity ? Is it Mini USB ?
03. Do you get spammed with “offers” ?
04. Is this phone afraid of tight jeans pockets ?
05. Does it support MP3 ringtones ?
06. Is memory expandable with some card ?
07. What is the validity period of the Rs. 30 SMS package ?
08. What are the call rates for Local Calls and STD ?
09. What is the type of earphone slot it has ?
10. What is the average battery life ?
11. What are the good student plans it has ?
July 13th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
01 yes, but only on phone
02 its not miniusb,
03 no
04 no, the phone is slim and has rugged build quality .
05 yes
06 no
07 30 days
08 local at 49 paise/minute , std varies according to the prepaid starter pack you choose
09 it can only use the supplied earphones . it uses a same slot to charge the phone , connect to pc and earphone
10 depends on usage but its awesome for a low end phone like this, it can handle 6 to 7 hours of talktime easily and during normal usage you will need to charge it 2 to 3 times a week
11 tata indicom’s call and sms rates are cheapest. it will be better that you check out the call rates at a store near you. benefit is that tata has full talktime on all its recharge vouchers
July 14th, 2008 at 12:04 am
OK. Looks quite convincing. Is it possible to download any data at all ?
And what about the internet rates if I connect it to a computer ?
August 6th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
can u send me modem driver of huawei c2900i. plz send it on my email id: samygautam@yahoo.co.in
August 13th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
i can’t open internet via mobile moderm
August 16th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Hi.
this phone is very nice and look slim smarty.it has lots of facilities with internet so i think it is better to spend lots of money on the other mobile 2900i have recording facilities.so i purchase this mobile.if you have cd driver then send it please.
THANKS.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Hi freinds,
My mobile 2900i has started giving me problems like
1)it did not connect to net.
2)it did not play the recorded file sometimes
3)my headset are nor working.
can anybody please help me with this.
my phone is under warrenty, so can i get the headset replaced?
Regards,
Amod