Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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BSNL 3G Data Card 3.6/7.2???

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:03 AM PST

^ you can always contact me through IBF. I am on IBF practically 24*7 :D

BSNL 3g discnected after few minutes

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:38 AM PST

Hello please help me i m using nokia c5 and bsnl 3g on my pc but net got disconnected after some minutes speed is very good while downloading its 350kbps but disconnection is major problem plzz help me

Zee Trendz and 9x are removed on tatasky.

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:36 AM PST

I will miss Yoodley and Trunk Call on 9X.

They used to play some really good old hindi songs from the golden era of 50s, 60s, 70s in those programs.

Tata DOCOMO 3G: How to activate it?

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:18 AM PST

These Dhoka-Mo buggers are lying about giving free usage.

Dont bother wasting your time over it. Its all a sham from Dhoka-Mo.

I wasted 3 days trying to activate free sh*** from Dhoka-Mo but nothing has happened. So forget about it and I suggest you wait for Airtel / Vodafone for a more reliable service.

BSNL 3G: Unlimited data transfer package for just Rs. 700!

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:09 AM PST

Tata Docomo 3G Tariffs

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:48 AM PST

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The company announced different tariff plans for both post-paid and pre-paid 3G mobile services ranging from Rs 350 to Rs 2,000, which include monthly minutes as well as data usage.

For example, in a monthly tariff package of Rs 2,000 the subscriber would get 5,000 minutes voice calls, along with data usage of up to 2GB per month.

Tata, however, clarified that pulse rate would be 'per second' and subscribers would be charged only for number of seconds used.
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Similarly, for 3G data services on large screens like computers and laptops, Tatas have announced a package of Rs 2,000 for 15 GB of data usage at a speed of 21.1 Mbps. However, usage beyond 15 GB would be free but at a speed of 256 kbps.
Tata DoCoMo 3G comes at 0.66 paise per second call - The Economic Times

Hathway Broadband wire

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:42 AM PST

Is anybody here knows price and market name for cable wire provided by Hathway.
Also if you can tell me some shops near Mira road which sells it.

Thank you .

Complete Realignment Procedure Details of Sun Direct

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:32 AM PST

Their VOD service is still not sorted.

BSNL 3G: How to start and how much does it cost?

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:24 AM PST

Thanks for the reply...
But i'm aware of that... I'm not asking about the cost to enjoy unlimited internet...

I need to have a demo of 3G at my house. I guess BSNL are not providing the demo (at least, guys in chennai aren't aware of that). So I need to buy some sort of trial pack and test the connection over my house.
I need to spend the minimum amount and its not a problem if i get very low usage....

India Broadband Forum Milestones

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:24 AM PST

Threads 47,903 Posts 387,693 Members 21,555 Active Members 1,401

India Broadband Forum Updates

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:23 AM PST

Tata Docomo 3G FAQs

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:50 AM PST

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
the wholesale rates of bandwidth are a completely different game to a final end product service and Service Levels offered to customers.
Yes and no. India certainly does get a lot more value for it's money for voice services, partially because there is a lot of competition and a lot of volume and the 2G spectrum was reportedly sold "on the cheap".

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
it's all about market maturity, consumer protection, government regulations and directives.
If I had to guess, I would suggest the NZ market is more mature - certainly older. While the population is not there, the cost per customer is about the same, and I'm sure you'll know about what a pain in the ass the Indian government is when it comes to anything in the Telecom industry - the NZ government is a little more hands off, but we do have the commerce commission.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
Secondly, I assume since you know about wholesale bandwidths you also know the challenges telecom companies face internally between the corporate,consumer and wholesale divisions.
Again, that depends on which country you're talking about. In India, the wholesale and retail divisions in the companies are still (allowed to be) one and the same. Not so in most other places.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
I happen to know bandwidth costs across the globe, but lets not get into that discussion. The end point is market maturity, customer awareness and consumer rights protection, which evolve over time and not overnight.
I'm sure most Kiwis are well aware that we're getting ripped off.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
In my view, India has one of the cheapest mobile services in the world, so we have our little positives.
Correct.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
Regarding SIM's I donot think you can buy a sim in India (Prepaid), across the counter with an international passport (unless someone vouches as a local contact).
I did. I have 4 SIM cards, all of them in my name.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
Secondly, I donot think you can start roaming across countries with it unless you recharge and extend validity. thats my point.
I pay Rs99 per month for roaming. Big whoop.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
i picked up my vodafone sim in Sydney across a 7-Eleven store while getting myself a flat white. total cost 3 dollars ( 1 for the coffee, 2 for sim). this sim still works and i havent spent a penny, thats sweet! again you cant do that in India in a coffeee shop!
True, but I have done just that in about 25 other countries as well, at prices ranging from a dollar or so to about 30 euros.

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Originally Posted by Babhishek View Post
it is still stiffled roaming but it gets you some important incoming sms's.
...even without the recharge, I still get incoming SMSes. I haven't recharged this month or last month, but the incoming SMSes continue.

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
My contention:
1) Tatas were probably waiting for the spectrum. They have it, they have managed to turn it over.
Waiting for spectrum or not, the price difference between 2G and 3G base stations is negligible. Might as well future proof yourself, even if the 3G auctions still weren't happening.

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
2) I don't have the 3G activated on my set and there is no where they say that it is limited to "100 MB". I think I read this somewhere here but the contributor cites some "source". I assumed that it would be true knowing the cussedness of Tatas.
...I'm not quite sure how to answer this as we may be talking about 2 separate things now.

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
3) This is assuming that all the dodos would start inundating the network with "torrents" or the likes. I have been mapping my usage patterns over the past two months and never exceed 150-200 MB in a month. I consider myself to be "fairly advanced" as far as net access is concerned; there is no way it makes any sense to tether my Android to my Ubuntu and start "surfing". It's a crappy experience and reminds me of the pains of BSNL Dial Up. Puke.
Me too. I have a similar usage patterns to you. But the simple fact is, not everyone is like you and I - mobile internet (GPRS or 3G) has it's place in our lives and we use wired broadband for everything else.

The simple fact is that I suspect enough people would tether their devices to their laptops and begin flooding the network with BT traffic and such, and it's these people who would tend to complain the loudest when everything turned to... custard.

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
And yes, Tatas have shown their incompetency everywhere. Do you know that they make trucks? Drive any Tata Car (Indica on roads) and you'd realize why we are still a "developing country". Basically it comes with a set of wheels, a steering and a "park bench" in rear with something called as an "engine". It's bound to rattle your bones and turn you into a god fearing person for ever.
I'm aware. I prefer to drive (or be driven in) decent cars. I have no intention of ever parking my arse in a Nano - I value my life, thank you very much!

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
But then we are talking about mobiles and 3G. Tata's magic extends beautifully here...a notional "network". Many times, my voice echoes" and I am too scared to call up customer care because I am afraid that no one would understand what I am saying!
As mentioned, this seems to be a fairly consistant experience across most providers.

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
4) Let's take you on your face value. Let's assume that you have best of the breed. Or else, you'd have a flurry of posts here on the same forum :) Indians (sorry to say) but are known to cry and bawl out and would not move a finger to work out real issues or try and sort out the mess. They feel discouraged by approaching some "director" because they get "overawed" easily. (Disclaimer: Those who feel offended, it's not's for them and it does not apply to me because I have fought for my rights)
Now I just have to drape some flowers and chilis over my new servers for good luck.

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Originally Posted by Abhishek View Post
5) Thats why I don't want frigging wireless broadband. To some extent, it is okay (as a stop gap arrangement) but over a period of time, Wireless would go out of fashion. Tatas have screwed up and they know it. Be it there CDMA, Virgin (which is no longer a "virgin"), Photon Plus (crap according to many) and now Docomo. They don't learn, do they? Thats why the definition of a MORON applies to them. Sorry but they had ample opportunities to start afresh.
I don't disagree with you in the slightest - that's why I'm building a frigging FTTH network instead of a wireless service (well... the latter is happening too but we're not designing it for high-bandwidth applications and so forth...)

We might say in the west, "if it ain't broke, why fix it", but perhaps the mantra in India is a little different: "if it barely works, some of the time, I'll think about doing something after my chai break."

So 3G "Broadband" has it's place, and I'd be more than happy with 1 or 2GB per month most of the time - it is cool to be able to tether my phone and grab a file from online when needed during a business meeting or whatever, and this kind of cap would allow me to do that as needed, but I doubt I'd hit that kind of usage because I'm using the service in the way that it's intended.

vodafone mobile connect and vodafone live unified into one ???

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:26 AM PST

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Originally Posted by amish View Post
How abt clarifying the point raised above instead of copy-pasting a standard reply?
Hi Amish,

We see that you have faced an inconvenience with one of our services / products. We would like to get in touch with you on this. Please share your details at http://bit.ly/98ihc6 and we'd be happy to help.

Regards,
Vodafone Customer Care.
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