Can you remember those days when people used to connect internet via landline simply dialing a number and a choking speed is delivered to him as because the drawback of the dial up technology.
Well if you remember this and if you have genuine love with love with Dial Up you have now opportunity to test dial up like speed via Idea Cellular which is currently now provided 50 Kbps GPRS speed with their so called next gen EDGE network.
Seems like Idea Cellular is planning to bring back the Dial Up era at least their Speed Cap says so.Currently few days ago we got this information and tried to trace it via Mobile Data Monitoring Application), and surprisingly MDMA showed me the truth behind its choking speed mention below via this screenshot.
This is the screenshot taken from Kolkata(circle), and I noticed is after a while started surfing from 2G network with a decent coverage as u can see .
Idea cellular provides 300 MB GPRS at Rs.16 , 2GB at Rs.98 and these kind of same usage(even more) is provided by BSNL, Tata DOCOMO, Uninor etc and none of them does not follow this unethical way to disappointed customer except Reliance GSM which provides GPRS at 64 kbps as we mentioned before.
But after all kind of excuse, it really hard to believe in 50Kbps speed in 2012 when Govt itself trying to reduce digital division by changing the broadband minimum speed and make sure sure internet is available in remotest area etc. etc.
Now its important how you guys take this matter comments appreciated.
We have also noticed that some users are facing issue while opening TelecomTalk via Idea Gprs/3G/Netsetter we would like to make it clear its not the issue with our end its purely a issue with Idea if you are one of the user who is facing problem do let us know via comments and please do mention the circle name.
Rajesh February 10, 2013 at 9:55 am
dear sir
I recharged my idea mobile with rs197 unlimited 2g plan .I get only 20kbps speed sometimes it reduces to 3kbps also . please advise how to gain maximum speed . my mobile also supports edge.
Idea Cellular February 11, 2013 at 7:58 pm
Dear Customer,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, mobile no. & alternate contact number . Also mention your token ID 205IC327415.
Regards,
Idea Cellular
arshad ansari December 17, 2012 at 10:10 pm
EDGE EDGE, short for Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, is a GSM-based protocol that provides
theoretical speeds up to 384 Kbps. It is a 2.5G
technology that is sometimes referred to as 3G
because of its higher speed. It is not yet as
widely used as GPRS, but is gaining support. For
example, AT&T has deployed EDGE on its GSM networks in the USA, reaching speeds of around
90 Kbps in practice. Smartphones such as the
Nokia 9300 and Nokia 6620 support EDGE. And this is not we are getting.and we are not getting maximum speed of gprs that is 40 kbps.i am fed up if i was the manager than i will defenetely provide edge instead of damn high cost 3g.
arshad ansari December 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm
i want edge but none of the operators are providing active data edge connection in mumbai.i dont know.why this shit happens.
KAran December 10, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Dear Admin When i recharged 148 2g plan in simcard then i put in dongle i selected wcdma network 2 hours my speed was coming 2mbps and now it is 200kbps now what to do please help me………!@#4
IdeaCellular December 11, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Dear Customer,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, Netsetter no., alternate contact number and the type of Inconvenience you are facing. Also mention the token ID 205IC310086 in the subject.
Regards,
Idea Cellular
Raghuveer September 19, 2012 at 8:03 pm
helo,i think u have to check speed in jaipur circle,then u know the turth…
varun September 6, 2012 at 6:30 pm
helo idea cellular. i want to know that is the recharge of Rs.32 still available for mumbai circle, which provides the benefit of 500MB GPRS and I2I 10p/min. Please assist.
@ Ideacellular
Ideacellular July 30, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Dear Sir,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, mobile no., alternate contact number and the type of Inconvenience you are facing. Also mention the token ID 205IC262342 in the subject.
Regards,
Idea Cellular
kishor July 24, 2012 at 12:32 pm
idea dnt have all india spectrum for 3G . they mutually share with airtel and vodafone.. so there is several problem in there common network
sanket July 24, 2012 at 9:29 am
Dear Idea cellular care,
In my area 3g is provide. Before 5 days i got a speed 15kbps but now a days i get 4kbps. me many time contacted your customer care ex. But it is totaly waste of time and money. Now, i think if you will not solve my problem i will break your sim card or portability to vodafone.
vijin June 29, 2012 at 1:58 pm
idea internet in kerala is also bad,cant connect to internet and browsing and downloading speed is 1-3 kbps
ideacellular June 29, 2012 at 10:56 am
Dear Sir,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, mobile no., alternate contact number and the type of Inconvenience you are facing. Also mention the token ID 205IC246194 in the subject.
Regards,
Idea Cellular
amit June 25, 2012 at 5:48 pm
it’s true idea 2g internet speed has been capped to 50kbps in delhi also i hardly get speed of 1-3KBps. Earlier it was 20-25KBps.
Now idea really sucks.
Please try some other network if you want good speed.
ideacellular June 21, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Dear Customer,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, mobile no., alternate contact number and the type of Inconvenience you are facing. Also mention the token ID 205IC242537 in the subject.
Regards,
Idea Cellular
KK June 20, 2012 at 3:54 am
Dear Ideacellular Care Team,
I will be more than happy if will am able to connect to inter net using my blackberry phone.
I am not able to use a single KB no connection at all.
Tired of Idea.
God save me
Hemant May 30, 2012 at 8:42 pm
m having Idea 299 GPRS plan.I am facing slow speed internet. I can not even browse fast, downloading is far away.
guru April 2, 2012 at 2:29 pm
@Raju
same case is here with me in bhiwandi. atleast u r getting 50 to 60 kbps speed on 2g network but here here it is just 15 to 16 kbps
ideacellular March 16, 2012 at 11:12 am
Dear Sir,
We request you to kindly contact to your nearest Handset dealer for further course of action.
Regards,
Ideacellular
biswajeet March 12, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Its fake idea doesnt speed 10 kbps above
ideacellular March 12, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Dear Sir,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, mobile number, and the type of Inconvenience you are facing. Also mention the token ID 205IC169917 in the subject.
Regards,
Idea Cellular
Raza March 10, 2012 at 10:32 pm
For video calling we have to do 3G recharge if it’s no then I doesn’t get option on my iPhone 4 for video calling and I does not received video call also
Raju March 8, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Previously when I used to take GPRS pack, I used to get speed of 128kbps constant by keeping cellphone on only 3G mode. On 2G mode the speed was not constant.
Since March starting if I recharge my cell with GPRS (2G) pack my cell doest get registered on 3G network. If I manually select Idea it says access denied. Now I get a speed of 50-60 kbps whick sucks !
While when I took 3G pack my cell used to get registered on the 3G network & speed was around 2mbps (2048kbps), once clocked to 3986kbps !
Sad that along with reducing speed of EDGE network to 50kbps, !dea cellular has also blocked users with 2G packs with access to 3G network.
What if I want to use a 2G data pack (reasonable for whatsapp) but I want to make video calls too? I cant make video calls because access is blocked to 3G network while 2G data pack is activated …
In todays world speed should be increased & idea cellular here is decreasing the speed. On 2G / EDGE networks the speed we should get is 238kbps and what we get is 50kbps !
Navin Shettigar March 4, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Dear Ideacellular Care
Not happy with Idea 3G in Navi Mumbai. speed at 2G is 70 t 72 kbps and whereas the Speed in 3G is merely 240kbps.
Per MB cost in 2G was Rs. 0.05/Mb and in 3G is 0.4/Mb i.e. 700% more still we get 300% more speed than.
Very much unfair.
Complained lot of times to customer care but they take excuse that the loation time and congestion matters. but it is all false statement, if that was the real reason then the speed should vary when teted at different times but it always remained the same with 3G and various days.
So conculsion is IDEA 3G not worth for money. Vodafone and Airtel were much much better in speed.
Regards
Navin Shettigar
ideacellular February 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Dear Sir,
We would request you to kindly elaborate the content of your complaint and provide us with the Idea Mobile Number, alternate contact number and convenient time to speak, so that the concern can be addressed to the best of your satisfaction.
Regards,
Ideacellular
vikash February 15, 2012 at 4:00 pm
i got 460 kbps downloading speed in idea 3G. I download 1.5 gb in in 1 hour. And 15 kbps downloading speed in 2G.
ravi shekhar February 13, 2012 at 2:24 am
Try *150#,*130#
gottipati Naidu February 12, 2012 at 2:49 pm
I live in AP Nellore district. subscribed for internet pack by 96/- it worked for 10 days and the sms received by me shows I still have balance of 600 kb and the validity period. I am not getting connected to internet via mobile modem as earlier. All other sims such as Vodafone, Tatadocomo and BSNL are working fine with EDGE. I just through out the Idea chitchat sim.
PD February 12, 2012 at 1:19 pm
How to check the Idea GPRS balance thru USSD code from cell ?
ravi shekhar February 10, 2012 at 11:11 pm
What about new version of firmware???? I was trying to install older version of firmware but downgrdation was failed and my huawei e1732 got coverted to e173 and software shows no imei no. and unable to detect & show any signal. I consulted idea service centre and they are going to replace the device but again will be locked with the particular netsetter no. Going for idea was a bad idea……..
Kanchan February 10, 2012 at 7:26 pm
@ravi shekhar
If u have older version of firmware installed in your net setter then yes. I have been using a E1550 for last 1 year
Raam February 10, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Same problem here in Gulbarga, Karnataka with Tata Docomo, speed capped at 56 kbps(7 KBps), even that is not constant, average is 2-3 KBps. One thing about Tata Docomo GPRS packs is Low Price But Lower Quality of Service(I think its the worst)
ravi shekhar February 10, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Is there any way to unlock idea netsetter (huawei e1732) permanently?????
ravi shekhar February 10, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Which model do you use???
Himangshu Raj Saikia February 10, 2012 at 4:45 pm
I am using my idea netsetter with my normal 2g sim and i through out my sim that i got with the netsetter and i am now using A normal Idea sim and using the service on that device
dritesh007 February 10, 2012 at 2:29 pm
@Saurabh
r u sure in maharashtra also ? please give some more detail sir
Saurabh February 10, 2012 at 8:15 am
It’s true that Idea do cap speed after certain usage. So nothing new about it. But, in Rs.601 unlimited 2G plan in Haryana, there is no speed capping. It stays 472Kbps and on 3G network, user get the constant speed. So it’s like unlimited at Rs.601 @472Kbps speed.
Abhijith February 9, 2012 at 9:42 pm
In tamilnadu idea is good for offers dialy they are raining offers than tata docomo . . Only thing their problem is worst gprs speed . .
Lalit February 9, 2012 at 12:59 pm
All operators give average of 10-20kbps speed on EDGE. In-fact speed has to do a lot with traffic on the particular cell(Site)tower. For Eg : Certain remote places i have managed constant 9.43 Mbps on Vodafone 3G… Similarly in Mumbai i can hardly manage 1 or 1.5 Mpbs. But rightly said all operators should give at least close to their advertised speed.
dhanesh February 9, 2012 at 11:21 am
tata docomis is the best rs 45 for 2n gb with 1 month validity and 3g like speed which no one offers@muthu
muthu February 9, 2012 at 7:09 am
BSNL GPRS 13 PLAN 3 DAYS UNLIMITED BEST SPEED COMPARE TO OTHERS
Arjun Chandrashekar February 9, 2012 at 6:01 am
I’d Like to Say That Telecom Analysts Of ITI,BANGALORE With The Help of TV9 (News Media) Has Observed That The Bangalore City Has Got Polluted Due to Radiation Problem So In All Over Bangalore City The Mobile Radiation Transmission Has -45dbm to -25dbm According to the telecom industry norms the mobile tower needs to transmit the signals from -85dbm to -100dbm
Arjun Chandrashekar February 9, 2012 at 5:55 am
The Reason is That The Internet Speed goes bad when the maintenance of the network server is not done properly. This Might Be Lead To The Call Drop,Network Congestion, Network Failure, Worst video call Quality
Girish February 8, 2012 at 10:31 pm
As per my experience, BSNL is te best in Kerala. For last 6 months, I am using unlocked idea netsetter with bsnl sim and getting an average speed of 256 kbps speed
In Kerala Aircel gprs also getting same. All other providera are cheating customers.
BSNL GPRS89 pack is the best idea.
sonu February 8, 2012 at 8:35 pm
3G data plan are too costly & 2G unlimited plans are almost disappeared? these operator are stealing our money. idea is failing in DND services also.
jigar February 8, 2012 at 7:56 pm
b4 check ur speed check ur signal strength RSSI VALUE on ALL SERVICE PROVIDER. RSSI value near @ ur home not constant as previously said comment it is varies -55 decibal meter to -65 decibal meter(dBm) and it can check on android smart phone and also in Ur Idea 3G net setter Go>Tools>Diagnostics>Network status.so this values are set on its network installation software. I have some result which is tested @ gujarat various location on 3G 7.2 idea netsetter,but in gujarat airtel is worst gprs service behind uninor.In gujarat vodefone give Downlink(D/L) 70 kbps officially says vodafone store on 2G n/w and 2Gidea average speed D/L120 kbps,docomo D/L 130 kbps,videocon D/L 175kbps,uninor D/L 105kbps,Reliance gsm D/L 178kbps.SPEED TESTED DONE on speedtest.net and tested @ n/w location.
sushant February 8, 2012 at 7:24 pm
@Biswadeep Mishra with what plan does reliance gives 500 MB 3G data at 50 rs please tell me with waht plan should i recharge and will it be valid for all circles????
please tell me. please…………
SD February 8, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Thank u also for replying. Would you please read my reply to jigar & reply me if u wish to? I am not repeating the comment. Thanks in advance.
SD February 8, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Thank u so much for the reply. But actually I don’t understand a strange incident which is happening to me. In my hometown the tower/bts is located just at the opposite foot of the road, distance from my home merely 100 mts.Airtel, Voda, Idea, Reliance – share the tower. Airtel is the owner, others are tenants. This is the speed I get there :
Airtel – 15-35kB/s(edge)
Voda – 10-15kB/s(edge)
Idea – 0-5kB/s(edge)
Reliance – 0-2kB/s(edge)
Bsnl – 5-10kB/s(only gprs,no edge)
Speeds tested in Nokia 5233(max 460.8kB/s) & Huewei 3g unlocked datacard(hspa3.6mB/s)
Subscriber numbers in descending manner : Airtel(60%) > Voda(15%) > Idea(10%) > Bsnl(10%) > Reliance(5%).
MTS is present but have not used it as only mBrowse coverage.
So, Airtel should be giving the worst speed theoretically as the max no of connections & active connections are of it. But scene is “ULTA”. Can u pls help me to understand why?
Thanks in advance.
Sandeep February 8, 2012 at 5:59 pm
I too get problem loading telecomtalk with tata docomo network in pune.
jigar February 8, 2012 at 5:46 pm
@ SD,
As per my Mtech Telecomunication study this is my opinion, (1) chanel slots no. of bts is fixed on usage,It is depend on parameter like data traffic & spectrum frq. 900/1800mhz,RSSI(Received signal strength indication). RSSSI STANDARD VALUE IS -55 dBm,but it is varies between -55 dBm to -61 dBm.
(2)In village and in metro same network technology is used,Difference only active subscriber i.e data & voice, on its network,which is less in village compered to metro city.
(3)and no bro… I know this much that mobile network works like a honeycomb but on highway and in metro city same cell sites technology are used, difference only active subscribers varies on highway…
ravi shekhar February 8, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Vodafone GPRS works great for me in Kolkata.
RAJ February 8, 2012 at 2:55 pm
For two years Idea charged me on their Netsetter plan 499/- per months, and after paying them thousands of rupees I found that it was nothing but just a GPRS access. Then I started using vodafone who were giving unlimited access for Rs.98/- a month. But now they have also become smart and offering only 2 GB of GPRS for Rs.98/-
It is shameful in India that Ministers are talking of 3G and 4G and Mobile operators are charging 50 Rs. per GB for a stupid slow GPRS connection.
Vijay February 8, 2012 at 2:06 pm
In Delhi, Vodafone was giving 180 to 210 Kbps but see the idea impact – It is giving 70 Kbps only which never goes above 100 Kbps ——- Totally Unethical. I had recharged for Rs 499 two days back. Now don’t know what to do. Here’s the proof – http://www.speedtest.net/result/1759395561.png
jigar February 8, 2012 at 12:55 pm
@SD
@ SD,
As per my Mtech Telecomunication study this is my opinion, (1) chanel slots no. of bts is fixed on usage,It is depend on parameter like data traffic & spectrum frq. 900/1800mhz,RSSI(Received signal strength indication). RSSSI STANDARD VALUE IS -55 dBm,but it is varies between -55 dBm to -61 dBm.
(2)In village and in metro same network technology is used,Difference only active subscriber i.e data & voice, on its network,which is less in village compered to metro city.
(3)and no bro… I know this much that mobile network works like a honeycomb but on highway and in metro city same cell sites technology are used, difference only active subscribers varies on highway…
novicefreak1 February 8, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@P B Sujil
thnx for sharing this info…i guessed it right ….yesterday……cartel following a strategy here…..
P B Sujil February 8, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Vodafone AP also reduced the EDGE speed. For the past two weeks, the EDGE speed was low. Today, it is reduced further and the speed is very much within 50 kbps. Vodafone AP could contest for world’s worst EDGE speed and they have a very good chance of winning it.
Saurabh gupta February 8, 2012 at 12:17 pm
no bsnl now gives only 2GB in 98
sushant February 8, 2012 at 11:27 am
by far having used gprs and edge in different cities i can surely say bsnl is better than most of the operators……..browsing is never a problem anytime,download varies
arround 20kbps which is all right……..and Rs98 for 2gb is more than enough…
kunal February 8, 2012 at 11:18 am
A bts at once can at maximum carry 100 gprs connections with a downlink of 256 kBps at its maximum. Coming on to your point of dishes and spreaders. These are allocated so as to put each call in a millisecond time slot. If the connections are numerous and the dishes are of lesser capacity then it will definitely hamper the voice and gprs data. No doubt the metropolitan cities have bts with higher capacities but if the nodes at the circuits are limited then the data will not flow properly.Each 3g enabled cell site is allocated a 7.1 MBps node. Now if a Bts is used by more than 100 subscribers then the speed will hamper and if the voice traffic is increased then the 1/2 of the 7.1 mbps node will automatically switched to the voice data. So to get a proper flow and speed of net try to evaluate the number of subscribers in your area. The no. of bts they are having and your location’s distance from them. The more you are nearer to the bts the more power and bandwith signals will carry resulting in more speed , lesser latency and faster processing.
kunal February 8, 2012 at 11:06 am
very right,, the channels are alloted in the network to the subscribers without any discrimination in between a gsm or gprs call. so when the voice traffic is increased ultimately the gprs channels carry voice data instead of gprs data. which in turn decreases speed connectivity issues. so try to shift to such a network which is having a less number of subscribers . you can know about it by visiting trai reports of network by going to http://www.trai.gov.in
kunal February 8, 2012 at 10:51 am
yes you r absolutely right. Thats why they have increased the pack prices of gprs and soon they will again shoot up the prices. They have spend thousands of crores on 3g now they will try every corner .
sanjay amin February 8, 2012 at 10:50 am
I have Vodafone rs.96 1 gb plan. i tell you speed is pathatic. i agree its a conspiracy to move subscribers to 3g to recover their inflated bids.
Md Rajaul February 8, 2012 at 10:43 am
BSNL is best,giving 3 GB data usage with high speed in UMTS mode even in 2G SIM at just Rs.98.Very satisfied with BSNL
Abhijith February 8, 2012 at 9:19 am
@Anoop
thank u brother. . Thumps up . .
sri February 8, 2012 at 9:06 am
“What An IDEA !”
Will human beings get these kind of Ideas, so who are they then? F**kers.
Extremegamer February 8, 2012 at 7:13 am
Bsnl is best in gprs segment available presently No doubt even they are capping at 128 kbps latency is exremely good,i can play counter strike online!
Sandeep February 8, 2012 at 1:44 am
They want people to move from EDGE to 3G. This is a simple cheap tactic for that.
Nirmal February 8, 2012 at 1:07 am
yes i also agree with u. Previously i was using Idea Netter 2g. As u said even there is full network it gives the speed of less than 35 kbps for surfing. For uploading 500 KB file it took almost 30 minutes. I raised this issue to the nodal officer and Apellete Authority but no reply from them. Finally stop using Idea Netter setter (Bakwas).
KALPESH February 8, 2012 at 12:13 am
Best is Vodafone’s speed in 2G it gives max 220 Kbps with fluctuations between 18-28 KB/s
Zeeshan February 8, 2012 at 12:02 am
Correct.
After 12 at night MY BSNL’s GPRS works very fast. But in peak hours it becomes slow because of huge usage on network.@jigar
barun (delhi) February 7, 2012 at 11:40 pm
Also I am using Reliance GPRS Pack 98 rupees and get browsing speed below 10 kbps. It’s not fulfill my requirement. Event that not enough for browsing so wastage of 98 rupees.
Kapil February 7, 2012 at 11:30 pm
in all isp loop mobile provide the fastest internet speed in mumbai. i get 120-190 kbps speed.
abhishek kumar February 7, 2012 at 11:26 pm
from last 4 days the 2g download speed is not crossing 13KBps,, and on 3g packs and 3g network max. download speed i’m getting is 22KBps… which earlier was 30KBps thats also in 2g pack, but 3g network.. i am from patna circle… vodafone is rocking here with its planned and cheap internet packs and best customer support..
Deependra February 7, 2012 at 11:07 pm
It is same here in delhi. I was also wondering that why speed has been reduced from previous 3-4 days. Now, it has been cleared.
SD February 7, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Thank u so much 4 such an informative comment. Would u mind answering my questions? This a humble request, please don’t take it anything near challenge & all…I can’t resist myself coz u clearly seem 2 b well-knowledged in this matter.
Now my questions…
1) As per my little knowledge goes, the channel number of bts varies from one to another. Not all the bts has the same channel number or maximum active subscriber handling capacity. Is it true?
2) In a metro city like Kolkata, the high-efficient bts should be much larger in number than villages to handle huge traffic. So is it that even the more-channel bts can’t handle such traffic, or the operators don’t deploy them properly?
3) I know this much that mobile network works like a honeycomb, in that framework, there are two types of towers : BTS(those with 1 large dishes as connector & 3 antennas as spreader) & Highway Tower/Sub-Tower(those with 2/3 small dishes as connector & 3 antennas as spreader). Those cell sites with BTS offer better network connectivity, net speed due to greater number of channels. Is it true also?
Many thanks in advance.
Kiran Reddy February 7, 2012 at 11:01 pm
I observed same thing happening with Airtel here in hyderabad.
These operators are cheating us with this hidden and unethical way by limiting speed.
jigar February 7, 2012 at 10:25 pm
In EDGE, a cell typically includes two types of transceivers: standard GSM and
EDGE transceivers. Each physical channel (time slot) used for traffic in
the cell can be viewed as being one of at least four channel type
? GSM speech and GSM circuit-switched data (CSD)
? GSM packet data (GPRS)
? GSM speech and circuit-switched data (CSD and ECSD)
? Packet data (GPRS and EGPRS)
While standard GSM transceivers support only the first two channel types, EDGE
transceivers support all four. Physical channels are dynamically defined according to the
need in the cell. For example, if a large number of speech users are currently active, the
number of channels of the first and third types is increased, at the expense of fewer GPRS
and EGPRS channels.
On service provider 2G network 4 chanels allotted for the DATA SERVICES & voice i.e incoming/ outgoing calls & sms services,Speed capping technology used for the protection from the highly network jamming i.e NETWORK BUSY or for controlling DATA TRAFIC.This technology used in metro city where network highly usage by the customer on particular n/w,so if u want to original 2G speed upto 236 kbps then u can choose service provider in ur circle in which less subscribers are active on its network i.e u can preferred Videocon gsm or Reliance gsm or loop or MTS.Not choose OLDER SERVICE PROVIDER like Vodafone,Idea,Airtel.
DEBJYOTI ROY February 7, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Very bad speed
Anirban Mukherjee February 7, 2012 at 10:08 pm
@SD
thanks a lot for ur appreciation.
Anand Kumar February 7, 2012 at 9:49 pm
In Patna BSNL 2G plan on 3G network provides 120kbps and Reliance provides 60kbps
Bharat February 7, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Tata Docomo 32kbps!!!
Biswadeep Mishra February 7, 2012 at 9:17 pm
@adi
3G is already Cheap. Reliance they provide 500MB usages at 50 bucks. Thats just 10ps/MB @ 7.2Mbps speeds. while BSNL Broadband provides extra usage at 20ps/MB with just 2Mbit speeds…
Ameer Malik February 7, 2012 at 8:55 pm
I checked with reliance GSM GPRS @ 27KBps
adi February 7, 2012 at 8:35 pm
anybody have any solution ?
i think bsnl should pick this market opportunity and make 3g cheaper
adi February 7, 2012 at 8:29 pm
same here
telecomtalk do have a article on this
docomo net get disconnected automatically every 50 mins
moreover even signal is full strength (indicated) but quality of service is very poor
lots of disturbance in voice
PD February 7, 2012 at 7:57 pm
A bad !dea too can change your life Is it so ? Then forGET !dea
SD February 7, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Kudos to TT & Anirban Da! I faced the same speed some six-seven months back in my hometown. Lost 98×2=196 INR in two months. Informed their “technical team”, complained at nodal, posted in grahakseva. com, nothing. Recently I spoke to one of the guys(name can’t be mentioned here) at the nodal to whom I also talked 5-6 times before, this is the information I got from him : “The current focus of our network strategy is the optimization of network, building more bts & spreading the network coverage. The focus is on providing basic mobile facilities, calling & sms to all. Betterment of network will happen once optimization is complete. We offer good quality services at the donor circles, those we operate in 900Mhz band, but in seeker circles like Kolkata & ROB we are in a mood to enhance the quantity, not quality.”
This says all.
This is not an imaginery speech or conversation, this happened in the last week of January, everybody is welcome to believe or doubt, I shared a real incident, that’s what I wanted to. Its up to you. Thank you.
novicefreak1 February 7, 2012 at 7:43 pm
@ravin
agreed, vodafone has good (best) gprs/edge speeds in hyd…I have seen at my place just near to ou……but friend wait vodafone is surely going to follow this step sooner or later…speed cap from vodafone…..
Vineet February 7, 2012 at 7:35 pm
@sahil
in patna which area.in n.p.center tower 2g is nt working for last six month.
amar February 7, 2012 at 6:56 pm
my vodafone edge provide me about 160 kbps speed
Ajesh February 7, 2012 at 6:42 pm
I checked with three SIM’s,For me results are like this.
BSNL-256 Kbps
Vodafone- 640 Kbps
Docomo- 256 Kbps
sahil February 7, 2012 at 6:35 pm
i got better speed in bsnl in patna
in edge it gave me 15 to 28 kbps data transfer rate that is much much good in 2g network.
Sanju February 7, 2012 at 6:22 pm
@addy
Not Same here.
Tata Docomo speed is less than speed of a snail here, Moreover,the net gets disconnected on itself every 50-59 minutes.But the tower shows a strong signal with full towers.I have thrown the Docomo sim here.
It seems a cartel between all the cellular companies all are capping the net speed to less than 50 Kbps. Really feels like going back to 20th century.
No use of dongles as well. I think one should go for wired connections.
In India, it appears TRAI too is helpless in regulating the basic services.
Tarrif moving with increasing speed 4-5th gears and services in back gears.
Kirti Raj Chahar February 7, 2012 at 6:04 pm
At Jaipur rajasthan idea provides network to tata docomo GSM. Gprs speed is so low on Idea network which is <5KBps or <40Kbps.
Most of operators have increased their GPRS tariff and decreased their GPRS speed for GPRS\EDGE network in last 6 months. most of operators are cheating with customer.
speed test done by me of various 2G GSM providers at Jaipur are as- (all results are in KBps kilo bytes per second)
2G BSNL SIM in EDGE 5-8 KBps and in HSPA/3G 10-30KBps
2G Reliance SIM in EDGE 4-8 KBps and in HSPA/3G constant 7-8 KBps
2G Aircel SIM in EDGE never crossed 3KBps (worst speed although i was in best signal area)
2G Tata Docomo SIM in EDGE (roaming by Idea) 3-5 KBps
addy February 7, 2012 at 5:46 pm
TATA DOCOMO is the best in 2G @ up west. aircel idea uninor reliance all are capping speed @ 64 kbps. I am getting 121 kbps consistently on docomo.
anand February 7, 2012 at 5:43 pm
IDEA is worst company , they do not have IDEA about themselves as to waht they have done .
Raghu February 7, 2012 at 5:41 pm
@ravin
yes Vodafone is best in this area compared to Airtel in network as well as Speed in data.
Kaushik Roy February 7, 2012 at 5:35 pm
IDEA send SMS to customers of Kolkata Circle that Supreme Court is not rulling suspension of service and IDEA is a big brand name and it continue to provide service
ravin February 7, 2012 at 5:19 pm
I stay at Tarnaka (OU) area in Hyderabad. As far as my experience goes, Vodafone is the best in data in the area. speedtest net shows speed upto 200 kbps as against Airtel’s 70 to 160 kbps.
Webly February 7, 2012 at 5:16 pm
sharing it big time on facebook!!! B’coz, i’m a idea user.
Webly February 7, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Bad !dea ???????????
Kanna February 7, 2012 at 5:14 pm
East or West BSNL is best . More days ahead for BSNL . come on India come on
Rajesh February 7, 2012 at 4:35 pm
I am frm kerala..on reading this I checked my idea edge speed and it shows a max.downloading speed of 13.5 KB/s instead of 30-35 KB/s which was getting earlier.just speak with cc and they are not accepting this news and ensured that problem will rectify with in 3 days.Also I cant open the TT page in laptop via idea internet but can with mobile(opera mob browser).Idea is d no.1 network in kerala and i think they will resolve any issues if exists.Otherwise it will be a BAD IDEA….
Parth February 7, 2012 at 4:29 pm
The best 2g speed is provided by BSNL (even in the remotest of areas) and TATA Docomo, which, here in Indore has a lesser congested network as compared with Idea and Airtel.
AsitPaul February 7, 2012 at 4:28 pm
What an !DEA SirJi!
I heard that BSNL and !DEA do not cap 2G Speed.
Not used BSNL because of poor coverage. !DEA not started their business there.
AIRCEL is the best here with 119 Kbps Speed.
akhilesh February 7, 2012 at 4:24 pm
airtel 2g in up east capping 40.00/40.00
k saha February 7, 2012 at 4:15 pm
SC SHOULD DISMISS COMPLETE LICENSE OF IDEA & RELIANCE GSM,CDMA ALL OVER INDIA,
THE BIGGEST FRAUD COMPANY, WITH THE GREAT RELIANCE, WHO IS A WHORE,
sam February 7, 2012 at 4:06 pm
BSNL roaming in Delhi gives me 20-25kbps (256KBps) download speed. Upload is poor, 4-5kbps
Anoop February 7, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Everything is ‘Inverted’ in ‘!dea’ as the first alphabet…
pannu February 7, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Tata docomo 3g signal off on 2g plan in Punjab. all company want force to take 3g costly. package
siva February 7, 2012 at 3:49 pm
What is the speed of bsnl 2G in tamilnadu?
Anoop February 7, 2012 at 3:48 pm
2G – 30-40 kbps (In 3G mode with 2G pack)
2G – 50-60 kbps (In 2G mode with 2G pack)
3G – 5-6 mbps (3G mode & 3G pack)
pannu February 7, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Punjab edge speed = tata docomo 32kbps. reliance 43 kbps cellone 38 kbps Airtel 70 kbps videocon 12 kbps. this is top speed even opera mini fail to handle this speed. after 3g services start . gprs era now end. internet on edge speed is now bad and worst. now what mean of smartphone to buy for call or for showcase
ravi shekhar February 7, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Switching to Idea is a poor !dea.
siva February 7, 2012 at 3:44 pm
I want to know bsnl 2G speed in tamilnadu?
Abhijith February 7, 2012 at 3:20 pm
I want to know speed of airtel tamilnadu
Anoop February 7, 2012 at 3:03 pm
I too experiencing the speed capping of Idea for the last 1 month here in TN circle. Here The speed capped at 128kbps. I have had a series of mail communication with idea CC regarding this. But still no proper replay. I tired & changed to Reliance, which is capping speed only for 20GB pack.
After that I found that, for Idea, with out any gprs pack, the speed is 472kbps. But when we activated any pack, it suddently started capping at 128kbps. I checked with MDMA.
One of the wording from Idea CC “the average speed a user gets in a GPRS enabled handset varies from 0 to 35kbps.This depends on the network availabiy”. I really dont under what is mean by ’0kbps’ speed.
In TN circle also TT page wont open with idea gprs.
Choosing idea is a bad idea.
Sudhakar February 7, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Idea Tamilnadu provides cheap calling rates (mobile at Rs.0.30 per min and video calls at Rs.0.02 per second.
I do not know why it is creating bad opinion among subscribers in terms of GPRS speed.
AD February 7, 2012 at 3:01 pm
HERE IN MP BSNL PROVIDE 3G SPEED FOR FIRST 24 HOURS FOR 98RS 2G PACK THEN CAPE ON 15KB/S,IDEA 3KB/S,VIDEOCON & VODA FONE 30KB/S,T DOCOMO STOPPED 3G MODE ON 2G AND ON 2G SPEED NEVER REACH 7KB/S.FOR NOW VODA & VIDEOCON ARE BEST HERE FOR DATA SERVICES.
Gaurav February 7, 2012 at 2:59 pm
TATA Docomo says it gives 128 kbps but the consistency is very bad. Never saw my test download reaching that number. I am always stuck in between 4KBps to 8KBps.
It’s just for a second when I get 15KBps to get the 128kbps number.
Why is TRAI not making compulsion for Mobile operators to give fix speed of 256kbps on EDGE which it supports.?
Here Idea is not the only culprit all others are too
Amit.G February 7, 2012 at 2:55 pm
good news
1. Uninor decides to continue and bid for 2G spectrum once again.
2. Nokia has released symbian belle update to N8,E7,C6,X7
novicefreak1 February 7, 2012 at 2:50 pm
bsnl still sucks…its way below 50kbps…but with 3g mode 2g packs,,,it gives decent 128kbps…..
KRISHNAKUMAR February 7, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Only option go for BSNL.It provides very good data speed on EDGE.Even remote areas also it is providing EDGE technology.
Mustan February 7, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Ha ha .. ——- to death.. brilliant!
KRISHNAKUMAR February 7, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Only option go for BSNL.It provides very good data speed on GPRS.
Rakesh February 7, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Idea Can Change Our Live and Now We Can Change Idea Life if This is True
kunal February 7, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Speed capping by operators in haryana is as following- (edge)
downlink/uplink
1. idea – 15kB / 15 kB (1mb/1min 15-20 sec)
2. Airtel – 8kB / 5 kB (1mb/ 2min 30 sec)
3. vodafone – 20 kB / 15 kB ( 1mb / 1min 5-15 sec)
4. Bsnl – 50 kB / 20 kB ( 1.7 MB / 1 minute )
As Bsnl has the infra it is being able to provide such good speed but with poor connectivity 24 hrs and dismal speeds with content hanging during evening hours . Speed capping is good thing as it gives an equal bandwidth to all with a constant connectivity and a smooth flow of speed. The lines and channels are getting increased and with the end of 2012 every subscriber will get a good speed starting from 50Kilobyte to 150 kilobyte on edge. But Bsnl has to first provide lease lines to private operators as per their need. Idea , airtel , vodafone has applied for internet lease circuit lines 1.5 years before but they have not got them from Bsnl till date even when bsnl is capable to do so. Bsnl is not only hampering its growth but also of others. It must be shut off or should be privatized.
Steve February 7, 2012 at 2:20 pm
in 3g mode its 128kbps in goa with 2g packs
Ashish February 7, 2012 at 2:19 pm
What a bad idea Sirji !!
Steve February 7, 2012 at 2:18 pm
what an idea sirji
Akhil February 7, 2012 at 2:18 pm
i am also noticing reduced speed since 2 days on idea 2G.
It gave good speed on 2g of upto 30kilo bytes/s, but now it’s giving constant 11kilo bytes/s only
h rajpoot February 7, 2012 at 1:40 pm
these bullshit techniques opted by operators are making customer more smarter…..so customer will opt operator that provide better speed…hope idea should undrestand this……other wise customer will say “what a bad idea”
Amit.G February 7, 2012 at 1:31 pm
From past 5 days im getting EDGE speed of 12KB/S(96kbps) i thought this is due to some network problem but now even im getting doubt. Earlier i used to get a consistent speed of 28KB/S Sometimes it would even touch 38KB/S
h rajpoot February 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
meerut
Kanaga Deepan N February 7, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Idea cellular, I can give you a better Idea to loot your customers… Form a MidNight-MAFIA-Gang and goto the customer’s home (from the proof you got with the connection) and beat all in the home and loot away their money…
I didn’t expect Birlas to be soooo sooooo greedy… Idea cellular should be _____- to death….
anubhav11 February 7, 2012 at 1:23 pm
idea is providing the fastest & most consistant edge speeds in my state. i did a speedtest on my phone now and the result is as follows:
server: delhi (vodafone)
ping: 256ms
d speed: 145kbps
u speed: 138kbps
Im very happy by the speeds being provided by !dea…
Subash February 7, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Considering The Data Usage is becoming more and more popular , TRAI has issued a Consultation Paper on Review of Policy of Forbearance in Telecom Tariffs.
Stakeholders have been requested to offer their comments by 24th February, 2012 and counter comments, if any, by 2nd March, 2012.
Stakeholders are requested to send their comments to Shri Raj Pal, Advisor
(Economic Regulation), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Mahanagar
Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110 002. (Tel No.011-
23230752, Fax No.011-23236650; Email: raj.pal@nic.in; or eco@trai.gov.in
Debasish Mitra February 7, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Actual speed of EDGE-(Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution) should be above 200 Kbps.
And EDGE is officially considered as 3G as per IMT-2000 specification.
But In India these companies are looting money from people for a long time by not providing the actual service which is meant for EDGE.
Debasish Mitra February 7, 2012 at 1:10 pm
3 big brothers Airtel, Idea, Vodafone looting India…nothing else.
jijo February 7, 2012 at 1:10 pm
pity pity pity