whats the cheapest cdma mobile btw ?
EDIT: tata seems to have basic CDMA phones costing Rs. 800.
On top of that plan costs Rs. 100.
So its Rs. 900 for a setup fee for most of us guys who have only GSM phones. But for first timers it works out decently.
Then look at the recharge options available:
http://www.tataindicom.com/t-personal-mobile-prepaid-rechargevouchers.aspx
You have decent stuff there but no 100% cash-charge offers.
Then the SMS packs - Rs. 55/month for the 1000 free SMSes which we otherwise needn't pay anything for.
Luckily there is no other rental overall.
Anyway, to conclude, this seems like a good plan to have, if you are in a hostel or some place away from family but with good signal strength where you will need to talk long hours.
And for others, this serves to be a nice secondary cell phone to have. And if you take a better model, you have free unlimited GPRS tricks too for tata indicom which is again something that makes this attractive.