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GPRS Worth in India? |
phsychomantis
Joined: Jan 24, 2005
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Mobile connectivity in india . in terms of speed Best option edge but no SE supports edge till date . Second best option reliance . Third option plain gprs.
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Sripathi
Joined: Apr 08, 2005
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I am using Airtel mobile office GPRS (Edge??) connection on Palm Treo 650 which supports edge connections. The max speed I am getting is 43KBPS and when I call the customer support, they confirmed that its the max speed allowed and the technical people are working to increase the speeds. I belived that they intentionally kept the upper limit to 43kbps. The speeds are comparable to dial-up, but no way close to the DSL connections. So if you are using dial-up now and have a edge phone, then may be its a good deal. But mobility is not a concern, may be 64kbps or 128 kbps unlimited DSL access on landline from Airtel a better option for browsing net. |
ragupathi
Joined: Mar 23, 2005
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Any one know about charges and settings for airtel net on phone
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Debu
Joined: Jan 15, 2003
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From: Colchester, UK
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@sripathi: I am using EDGE in Banglore, and i get very fast speed, upto 30-35 KBps at certain times. It cerainly is much faster then my friends 128 kbps DSL line.
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vivek_h
Joined: Apr 11, 2005
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From: Mumbai, India
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hey does anyone know the difference between the basic gprs and advanced (full) gprs that orange is offering in mumbai?
im currently subscribed to the basic gprs and i think (dont remember) i pay about 99 pm....but i tihink its reduced to 50 bucks pm now.... speeds are decent...but while im downloading tones n games n stuff the connection breaks a lot...and i gotta restart the download...which sucks big time |
nitesh
Joined: Oct 08, 2004
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From: BOMBAY
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Hey debu which cell are you using and what are you paying for edge?
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mrao
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
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From: Mumbai, India
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@viviek....Orange in Mumbai offers 2 levels of GPRS
1) Basic GPRS....which gives you only wap access...MMS is free with that...Costs 99/-
2) Advanced GPRS ( They call it APN service)...Full web access...
Prepaid--Rs 199/- rental + 50 paise for every 10kb of data transfer
Postpaid--Rs 499/- 100 mb data transfer free...50 ps for every 10 kb after that...
My advice....don't even venture anywhere near Option 2. Get Airtel...pay a flat 199/- and click away..
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nitesh
Joined: Oct 08, 2004
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Hey debu which cell are you using and what are you paying for edge?
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vivek_h
Joined: Apr 11, 2005
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From: Mumbai, India
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hmm...so if u get advanced gprs ...can u connect it to the comp and surf the net via the pc? can u do that with the airtel 199 scheme? |
sanjcher
Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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On 2005-04-08 09:48:14, ragupathi wrote:
Any one know about charges and settings for airtel net on phone
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good luck trying to find the answer on their website. i too tried to find out. so far all i got was its bout rs600 in cochin and chennai... i think
and cheaper elsewhere.
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amar_G
Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 10
From: India
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| hmm...so if u get advanced gprs ...can u connect it to the comp and surf the net via the pc? can u do that with the airtel 199 scheme? |
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Similar questions here brother.
1.Wasnt it Rs.99 Plan.I dialled 121 , and asked them that i needed to access all site .
ans.1=> Sorry sir , its not currently possible
ans.2.=> Could you call us after 24 hours sir ?
ans.3.=> Yes sir , it is possible.(1?)99 rupees would be deducted from your balance.Thank you.
2.I have two a USB-t610 datacable , would that be enough to connect onto my PC ? Are there any drivers required ?
I am from Coimbatore , TN 
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c_vignesh
Joined: Aug 16, 2004
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From: TamilNadu,India
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I thought GPRS mobile office is for Rs.600 p.m for post paid .. are u sure ??? I am from TN too .... |
Debu
Joined: Jan 15, 2003
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On 2005-04-14 14:08:01, nitesh wrote:
Hey debu which cell are you using and what are you paying for edge?
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I use a 9500 to surf the internet on my PC, with an Airtel Connection, and Mobile office subscription.
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amar_G
Joined: Sep 14, 2004
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From: India
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I am all but getting lost in the technical mumbo-jimbo !
Turns out , for every call to the customer care in air tel , they provide you with a different answer everytime for the same question. )
Right , now i have asked those people to activate this service which allows me to access ALL wap site ( or so they say) on my phone , and they shall have Rs.99 of my fathers hard earned money.
Now i go ask them again about the options i have to access internet on my computer their GPRS , they ask me for Rs.600 (Mobile Office).
And i think that pretty much settles it.
1. Now the one question : Is there a way i can access the internet with the current (Rs.99) plan i have opted for ?
Scared of being scowled at , i have checked the archives , it has some information on tricks played by certain members on the providers...but i found then less helpfull to my query.
And Coimbatore ESATO'eans , here i am , a Coimbatorean. |
sanjcher
Joined: Feb 26, 2005
Posts: 43
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why cant the websites for all these serivice providers be better????
why why why??? either that or educate teh customer reps better!!!!!!!!! it wud be easier to have an updated website with all the info.
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Posted: 2005-03-05 09:09
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