Suggestion: CDMA Phone in the range of Rs. 10-15K?

My dad is looking for a new CDMA phone. The budget is around Rs.15k. He was looking for Blackberry Curve 9330 but rejected it cause it requires the SIM to be embedded in it. Can anyone suggest any other phones?? Any help is appreciated. Thanks 🙂

Anyone? :/

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is there I believe (GSM+CDMA) ..

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I've used that phone but didn't like its touch screen. Any other options?

Have you tried Motorola XT - Comes with Android 2.1 though

But why CDMA?

Should probably post the same query in Reliance Mobile (CDMA & GSM) Discussion Forums Plenty of private trusted sellers over there.

I have no idea how CDMA phones work and what an embedded SIM is, but cant you get something like this: BRAND NEW HTC EVO 4G (UNLOCKED) ANDROID SMARTPHONE | eBay and use it here? CDMA phones seem to go pretty cheap on ebay.com.

I guess some sellers sell pre registered phones (rcdma and tata) on eBay, and if the phonedoesnt work on the said carrier despite the seller claiming it to be pre reg, youre practically left with a brick. If someone buys a phone that isn't registered on any of the CDMA carriers in India, I doubt that the carriers would be kind enough to register a phone just like that, I maybe wrong though. That said I've seen quite a few iPhones and Galaxy series (s2 et al.) on rcdma.That site neevarp mentioned has loads of info on this stuff.That begs the question, why CDMA ?

Should probably post the same query in Reliance Mobile (CDMA & GSM) Discussion Forums Plenty of private trusted sellers over there.
For Sale: CDMA Handsets Under Rs.15K - Reliance Mobile (CDMA & GSM) - Discussion Forums

This link is from the site you've mentioned. pretty much solves OP problem 🙂

My dad has a Reliance CDMA SIM and he's been using it for business purposes for a long time. He doesn't want to switch to GSM cause Reliance GSM network isn't very reliable. He uses this cause he travels across India alot for business purposes. That's why CDMA.

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I have no idea how CDMA phones work and what an embedded SIM is, but cant you get something like this: BRAND NEW HTC EVO 4G (UNLOCKED) ANDROID SMARTPHONE | eBay and use it here? CDMA phones seem to go pretty cheap on ebay.com.

Thats a pretty good deal! 😀 But will it work with Reliance? Cause its by Sprint... :/

Go to the forum neevarp has suggestedShould be easy if you happen to know someone at reliance 😉

Thats a pretty good deal! 😀 But will it work with Reliance? Cause its by Sprint... :/
It definitely works, I have seen someone using it but I have no idea how.

cdma networks are definitely much better here in india. i use tata indicom as my backup connection. it has saved my ass so many times because airtel has signal and call quality problems at so many locations.

It definitely works, I have seen someone using it but I have no idea how.

It will work but only after registering it's MEID with reliance (which end user can't do directly), unlocking MSL, NAM & Data provisioning the handset with Reliance network.
It won't work out of the box directly when imported from Ebay US.

@Mukul
Go for the handsets suggested from the RIMweb forum earlier in the topic. You'll get the latest and best imported CDMA handsets at prices unthinkable in GSM. I am an active member there.

Do not bother for CDMA SIM enabled handset only as you won't get any because all US CDMA networks run with programmed handsets for all models.
Even if your dad currently has a Reliance CDMA SIM, transferring that number to the imported handset is not an issue and can be done easily. The seller will explain the process to you.

There is one Motorola Droid Pro Global listed today on the forum at attractive price of Rs 11,000 >> For Sale: Brand New Droid Pro GSM Unlocked + CDMA - Reliance Mobile (CDMA & GSM) - Discussion Forums

This is a global phone, which means you can use it in Reliance CDMA (programming ) and it can also be used for any GSM network after inserting SIM. This is either network but one at a time.

Another model which i suggest if you like QWERT Slider Keyboard is Sprint Samsung Epic 4G. This also can be had within 15K.