One of the fastest growing Indian mobile manufacturers LAVA Mobiles silently entered in 3G Data Card (USB Stick) market. So after the Micromax, LAVA is going to be 2nd Indian Mobile phone maker that have been added Data Card in their products portfolio.
As of now LAVA mobile Introduces only one data card in the Indian market – LAVA 720G which supports 7.2 mbps HSDPA and 5.76 HSUPA 3G Data Network along with backward capability to GPRS/EDGE as well.
LAVA 720G 3G Data Card is operator independent (Factory Unlocked) device, means anyone can use any operator’s 3G or 2G SIM in it which will undoubtedly help user to choose best according to him/her rather than bound to operator. It can also be used for SMS and Voice calling. And this product has the capability of expandable memory upto 32GB.
LAVA 720G comes with a price tag of Rs.2100 (approximate) in the market which seems really very satisfactory if it compares to other brand like ZTE, Huawei etc. Now it’s the time to see how market will welcome this!
Lets have look on details:
| Specification | Description |
| Network | 850/900/1800/1900/2100Mhz |
| HSDPA/HSUPA | 7.2mbps/5.76mbps |
| EDGE/GPRS | 237kbps/85.6 kbps |
| Set Up | Plug n Play(Auto Installation) |
| SMS | Yes, Storage upto 3000 |
| Phonebook | Yes |
| Voice Calling & USSD (f) | Yes |
| OS | Windows XP SP2 / VISTA sp1/windows 7, Mac OS X 10.5 or higher (only support INTEL platform), For MAC OS: 1.Mac Book, Mac Book Pro, iMac, Mac Pro or Mac mini (Intel CPU), 2.Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, up to 10.6.0 |
| APN Auto management | Yes |
| Expandable memory | Yes upto 32GB |
sreejith kumar November 27, 2012 at 2:01 pm
tes,this is true trust me
DR GK SRINIVASA GOWDA November 20, 2012 at 1:20 pm
IT IS OK WITH WINDOW 7 BUT NOT MUCH SUPPORT TO CONNECT IN UBUNTU. SO . I NEED SUPPORT
THANK YOU
Ajit August 31, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Is Lava data card compatible with AMD PC?
vijay gunjal July 30, 2012 at 2:43 pm
i am using mtnl modem such as this is not one of the good so i can suggest everyone you have take any nokia & samsung mobile & install their device & use internet this is really best best dont take any modem more modem is avail is market but they are few days useless & they are not working properly ……….
Pradeep Khuntia March 20, 2012 at 2:28 am
Is there any data card that supports both CDMA & 3G Networks in India..??
I am eagerly looking for such one to buy… please suggest…
singh December 24, 2011 at 11:17 am
i am using this device, nice one. every thing is ok but i hv not seen video call facility@dinesh
dinesh December 19, 2011 at 10:23 pm
lava 720g guys did any 1 use this does this have all the features like voice call/video etc and hsdpa or hsupa etc and ussd …………….does it lack any thing????pls tell me
narendra November 24, 2011 at 1:34 am
@shubham
if u ar using ubuntu as i do,its really simple just go to the network connections>mobile broadband>and u will find the modem identified rest is menu driven and selfexplanatary.although i have not tried with the lava modem this is what i do with an old huawei modem,which is unlocked.
Rohan Singh October 3, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Doesn’t supports Linux. It supports Mac & windows only.
shubham October 3, 2011 at 12:16 pm
speed z good….bt plz somone tell me how we install it in Linux….Leave comment
silky September 4, 2011 at 2:40 pm
plz tell me the place where i can get this device in mumbai,near santacruz or anywhere….
silky September 4, 2011 at 2:37 pm
hey! m intrested in buying lava datacard…. but dr is no good comment abt dat….plz suggest me,shall i go for it??
sushant August 19, 2011 at 7:36 pm
the speed is good as far as gprs is concerned i get arnd 15kb/s to 30kb/s ( sm times more).. have not used 3g on it yet. but the most wierd thing is that i havent seen its signal strength go beyond 31.. wonder why..
expert reviews required
karann May 26, 2011 at 12:24 pm
BUY ZTE MODEMS- AFTER THAT MICROMAX- AFTER THAT HUWEIE
rajiev May 26, 2011 at 8:14 am
get idea net setter in Rs.1400 and unlockd it , it’s cheap,and support more than all above
rajiev May 26, 2011 at 8:12 am
price matter,
Arun May 25, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Crap! One could get HSPA+ for Rs.3000
rajiev May 25, 2011 at 2:55 pm
looks good. hope performance good
Kiran May 25, 2011 at 2:42 pm
@Anirban Mukherjee
Thanks
Rohan Singh May 25, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Few days back I visited Spectrum in Esplanade which is near to S H Mumtajuddin they showed me a ZTE datacard according to them it supported dual technology I.e 3G/EVDO for Rs 2500. But I wasn’t sure of it so i bought Beetel MF190 data card.
Anirban Mukherjee May 25, 2011 at 2:19 pm
as I have mentioned, LAVA has only one Data Card model that is 720G, there is no other 720F .
Magnet May 25, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Among the two models (LAVA 720G and 720F) which one is best? Pls tell me friends.
A Mohapatra May 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Huawei n ZTE are certainly the Best but cost is around Rs. 2200-2400 for 7.2 for brand new modems. But in EBay, many of them particularly all the 21.6 Mbps ones are used or manually unlocked, not brand new while LAVA’s ones are fully untouched.And some bargain too is possible.
Anirban Mukherjee May 25, 2011 at 1:21 pm
as per I know there no such data card of that type.
Amit.G May 25, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Hope performance will be good… what’s the name of manufacturing company??
Suhas May 25, 2011 at 1:14 pm
I think some person who is new to 3G modems will buy this. But when in the market you can get Huawei modems for lesser price better quality and reliable.
For unlocked 3G modems try it on ebay.in beware buy only from power seller
example
cgi.ebay.in/Huawei-UMG-1831-21Mbps-USB-3G-Modem-Data-Card-HSUPA-/170634001328
A Mohapatra May 25, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Pricing is too good – just performance is left to be checked. And it’s really nice that it has the most required USSD feature to check data/main balance etc…
Kiran May 25, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Best data card any suggestion?
Is there any Dual mode ie GSM/CDMA data card?
aditya May 25, 2011 at 12:14 pm
REMEMBER BEST SPEED AND NETWORK STRENGTH ONLY MODEM GIVES AND HUAWEI 7.2 MBPS IS ALSO IN THE PRICE TAG OF RS2200 I PERSONALY HAVE TRIED HUAWEI VS OTHERS
jai January 25, 2013 at 11:33 am
best 3g modem in india, please read below
GUYS ,IF U WANT TO BUY UNLOCKED 3G MODEM IN INDIA , LAVA 720G IS BEST ONE ,BECAUSE THE ONLY BEST COMPETITOR OF THIS MODEM IN 7.2MBPS CATEOGORY IS HUAWEI E173, BUT THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT LAVA INSTEAD OF :-
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HUAWEI E173 IS:- 1)NO AFTER SALE SERVICE:- HUAWEI MODEMS ARE NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE IN INDIA, ONLY RELIANCE IS THE OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTOR OF HUAWEI MODEMS IN INDIA(AND THEY ARE SELLING IT UNLOCKED),SO IF U HAV ANY PROBLEM,THEY ARE NOT GONNA REPAIR YOUR MODEM EVEN IF U R PAYING FOR REPAIRS. THEY WILL REPLACE ONLY AND ONLY IF MODEM IS IN WARRANTY PERIOD AND DEFECT IS FROM MANUFACTURER SIDE.
2)LESS HARDWARE FEATURES:- OVERALL ALL FEATURES ARE SAME EXCEPT MICRO SD CARD SUPPORT LIMIT, HUAWEI E173 HAS ONLY 4 GB SUPPORT, BUT LAVA 720GHAS UPTO 32GB SUPPORT.
3)LESS SOFTWARE FEATURES:- RELIANCE IS SELLING HUAWEI E173 WITH THEIR CUSTOM MODIFIED DASHBOARD SOFTWARE, IN WHICH U CANT MAKE A PHONE CALL AND CANT SEND MMS(IN LAVA BOTH ARE POSSIBLE).
4)LOW CONTACT AND SMS MEMORY:- HUAWEI HAS ONLY 100 CONTACT AND 100 SMS MEMORY, [ON THE OTHER HAND LAVA HAS 3000 CONTACT AND ALSO 3000 SMS MEMORY YIPPEEEE
{[AND OTHER 3G MODEMS LIKE MICROMAX 352G AND ALCATEL X220 ALSO DONT HAVE CALLING AND MMS FACILITY AND ALSO HAV VERY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM MANY OF MY FRIENDS]}