Reliance Communications today announced a substantial drop in the prices of its Netconnect broadband device to make high speed broadband connection affordable to all sections of the masses.
The move is aimed at making its EVDO based data services more popular to the public as entry cost has now come down to a new affordable level.
The price of the dongle has been reduced from Rs. 1599 to Rs.1299 for the USB dongle/data card and the first recharge (FRC) from Rs. 330 to Rs. 100.
All in all, customer price including the first recharge has come down from Rs. 1929 to Rs. 1399.In a similar way, Netconnect 1x customer MOP has also dropped to Rs 999.
This offer is available across 175 towns in Tamil Nadu where consumers will enjoy an 18 percent discount on the dongle and 69 percent discount on the first recharge together with 5GB data and a validity of 30 days.
Reliance Communications is aggressively expanding in Tamil Nadu and has added more than 100 sites in the last one month. The High speed Datacard of Reliance Communications has the largest reach in South India.
RCOM’s EVDO based high speed wireless internet service is capable of offering up to 3.1Mbps download speed and up to 1.8Mbps upload speed.
RCOM has its EVDO coverage in 500 cities of India. Customers can also enjoy seamless internet connectivity on CDMA 1X (speed upto 153.6kbps) network where EVDO is not available.
Kumar August 16, 2011 at 7:15 am
Keep away from Reliance as it is the biggest and large scale sucker among Mobile Operators. Do not get lured by Relance’s so called free/un limited offers.
sameer August 14, 2011 at 4:58 pm
After FUP, speed should be minimum 256kbps, ELSE NOT ACCEPTABLE
Manoj Abhigyan August 14, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Reliance Communications, India’s second largest and only pan-India dual technology telecom service provider, has increased call charges by 20 per cent for both GSM and CDMA services in most of its operating circles.
“We have increased tariffs in most of the circles over last couple of months in a phased manner, from 1 paisa to 1.2 paise per second,” said Syed Safawi, the head of RCom’s wireless business.
RCom said the hike in tariffs is due to inflationary pressure in the country.
In case of GSM services, the hike has been for calls made within Reliance’s network and on other networks. For CDMA services, the hike is only for calls made to the network of other telecom companies, Safawi said.
However, he neither disclosed details of the circles where tariffs have been increased, nor the time frame within which the company will raise tariffs in all circles.
Pajat August 14, 2011 at 2:53 pm
In normal scenario, you will only get about 300kbps average speed in netconnect, then how can you expect them to provide it after FUP. Wouldn’t it then become simply unlimited plan
James August 14, 2011 at 1:48 pm
I would be happy if they provide 300kbps after FUP limit.
karann August 14, 2011 at 1:50 am
agreae
rajeshmass August 14, 2011 at 12:30 am
People admire BSNL for it’s public centric policies and plans. But remember guys, it is only next to Air India in terms of financial viability.
Sudhakar August 13, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Rs.1299 worth is waste. Reliance must provide the device on rental basis like BSNL NIC and EVDO.
Pajat August 13, 2011 at 11:01 pm
I never had any billing issues in my Reliance Netconnect+ from Sep-2009.
Apart from Reliance Netconnect, I have two Reliance GSM sims & one Reliance CDMA sim in my family and I have observed wrong balance deductions in them. Which is very annoying. But, do we have a choice, AFAIK, every other operator has such problems. We have to live with it until TRAI does something to prevent such practice by every other operator. So we cannot single out Reliance for this, even though you might hate it because you had bad personal experience. Remember all mobile companies are here to make money. They will try to use all crooked means to cheats us. That’s the basic of business. Its up to TRAI to ensure that we are treated fairly, and all we can do is to spread hate messages in forums like this and may be also to complain to TRAI
So I welcome your comment. I also hate Vodafone, just like you hate Reliance, due to personal reasons.
Considering network coverage, call-costs, and other parameters, Reliance & Aircel are the only two choices I have for my home.
alberto August 13, 2011 at 10:04 pm
+1
king of cheaters is the great reliance
2nd place is occupied by vodafone.
actually airtel wud has to be on 2nd place, but if u r alert and complain to dem, de refund..
Udayan August 13, 2011 at 9:23 pm
TRUE IN EVERY RESPECT..WHENEVER YOU BUY SOMETHING FROM RELIANCE,THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE OF GETTING CHEATED…WHETHER CDMA/GSM/NETCONNECT OR PRODUCT BOUGHT FROM RELIANCE DIGITAL…I HAVE BEEN CHEATED MANIER TIMES,FOUGHT AGAINST THEM AND GOT BACK SOMETHING..BUT I KNOW MANY PEOPLES WHO ARE BEING CHEATED BY THIS COMPANY BY MEANS OF VAS/CALLER TUNES/SOME FALTU JOKES PACKS—WHICH THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEACTIVATE….SIMPLY IMAGINE IF THEY INSERT THESE CALLER TUNES/BAKWAS PACKS TO ATLEAST 1 LAC SUBSCRIBERS @Rs. 30 PER MONTH..HOW MUCH THEY GET RICHER BY CHEATING ALONE????????????????????????
I simply HATE RELIANCE………
Pajat August 13, 2011 at 7:01 pm
From:
http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/aboutus/ir/pdf/RCOM_1Q_FY12_Press_Release.pdf
” RCOM has the largest, widest ‘wireless broadband data‘ network in the country. The recently launched 3G network (13 circles) provides coverage in 333 towns having 2 Mn. subscriber as of June 30, 2011. Our nationwide High Speed Data network on CDMA provides coverage in more than 800 towns. We provide unparallel ‘wireless broadband experience in over 1,100 towns as of June, 2011.”
So, they seem to have extended the EVDO coverage to 800 towns from 500 few months back.
Jagan August 13, 2011 at 6:27 pm
What about the data plans. It still costly for the user (Hope 60p/min in prepaid). Reliance should flexible in the data pricing.
som August 13, 2011 at 6:16 pm
the initial price was never the blocking factor.it always was the monthly rental?has anything changed in that aspect?
Raghu August 13, 2011 at 5:57 pm
TT can u please update whether Reliance is aggressively expanding in AP .Please put a note on TT after checking.
Raghu August 13, 2011 at 5:56 pm
@Pajat
Reliance has put more than 100 sites in TN for the past one month and not 100 cities. It is clear in the post
akhilesh August 13, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Right m using it
ping time always up to 250ms wihich is very bad
but download speed is always up to 2Mbps &
upload is always upto 1Mbps
which is good.
devx August 13, 2011 at 3:59 pm
they have some pathetic fraud unlimited fuped plans……best is bsnl evdo, beats others by miles
Pajat August 13, 2011 at 2:39 pm
“Reliance Communications is aggressively expanding in Tamil Nadu and has added more than 100 sites in the last one month.”
So its 100 sites, not 100 cities???
Pajat August 13, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Reliance Netconnect+ rocks with very good coverages across almost all the large towns in Tamilnadu. I have been using it satisfactorily from September-2009. Obviously I don’t get 3.1 mbps, bu quite satisfied with the service in Chennai and many other towns across Tamilnadu.
The old coverage page lists only 126 towns in Tamilnadu for over six months: http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/internet/wireless_internet_coverage.html
May be know the new 100 towns they have added.
X August 13, 2011 at 2:26 pm
donot buy any product of reliance as they always cheat, even though it is free/
Ashish Kumar August 13, 2011 at 2:02 pm
is it available in patna
husain August 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm
whenever i gets the news related to Reliance Netconnect+, it reminds me of my winning moments of Reliance Netconnect+ Dongle… http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.176300522417988.34666.118795288168512