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3G's maiden run leaves users stranded


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ANAND B
Vodafone 3G in Mumbai/Thane
by ANAND B on Mar 27, 2011 05:44 PM

3G in Vodafone is at best descibed as 'ERRATIC'. I experience speeds on an average 0.8 Mbps most of the time. It gets switching between the HSDPA and GPRS/EDGE connections ALL the time even within a few meters. I use this for surfing/trading on my Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The Vodafone service is something I doubt I will continue after the trial. I get same/similar feedback from my friends in other networks. India as a nation is perhaps not ready for 3G yet!! This at a time when the rest of the world is moving to 4G and complaining of speeds as low as 4 Mbps on 3G. Sigh!!

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ANAND B
Vodafone 3G in Mumbai/Thane
by ANAND B on Mar 27, 2011 05:43 PM

3G in Vodafone is at best descibed as 'ERRATIC'. I experience speeds on an average 0.8 Mbps most of the time. It gets switching between the HSDPA and GPRS/EDGE connections ALL the time even within a few meters. I use this for surfing/trading on my Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The Vodafone service is something I doubt I will continue after the trial. I get same/similar feedback from my friends in other networks. India as a nation is perhaps not ready for 3G yet!! This at a time when the rest of the world is moving to 4G and complaining of speeds as low as 4 Mbps on 3G. Sigh!!

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belango balasubramanian
Usage Charges are tooo high
by belango balasubramanian on Mar 26, 2011 03:11 PM  | Hide replies

Hi, I activated 3G in my mobile (Airtel, Chennai). in my last month bill, they have charged Rs. 5200 for a 477 MB download. Airtel is charging Rs 15.60 per MB

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Raj Thackersey
Re: Usage Charges are tooo high
by Raj Thackersey on Mar 27, 2011 12:24 AM
In EU its Rs 1200 for one month of unlimited usage

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Gigo Samuel
Re: Usage Charges are tooo high
by Gigo Samuel on Mar 27, 2011 12:38 PM
The safest bet for me was Bsnl, their 3G speeds were really good, it was tested in Chennai, few places in Kerala, Coimbatore, Mysore and Bangalore, I have been using 3G since July of 2010, but I have seen a fluctuation of speeds when I used them recently that is from the start of the 3G spectrum problems, Bsnl had unlimited download for 2500 Rs, which they removed recently which I would say was a big loss as it would have been their crowd puller from other networks, All the other networks are asking for "Ransom" sums to switch over to 3G with poor network connectivity and fluctuations, will India never grow? We have the man power, money, when will Telecom companies realize that they can capitalize on the vast number of subscribers they have?

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Comment passer
looto
by Comment passer on Mar 22, 2011 10:41 PM

looto, looto and looto... the only motto of telcos in india

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