Salora International today announced the launch of ‘Salora Zapper 3G Data Card’ (USB Stick) for Rs.1650 in Indian market.
Salora Zapper 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 Media Storage and this product has the capability of expandable memory upto 32 GB.
Salora Zapper 3G Data Card is capable to provide maximum downloading speed up to 3.6 Mbps. The device is compatible with Windows 7, XP, VISTA, SP2+ and Mac OSX (10.5 X Intel based CPU).
As of now Salora Introduces only one data card in the Indian market – Salora Zapper which supports 3.6 mbps HSDPA 3G Data Network along with backward capability to GPRS/EDGE as well. Company also plans to introduce a data card with 7.2 Mbps speed within a month. Salora has a pan-India presence with 30 offices and 300 after-sales service centers to meet ‘customer service’ expectations.
Lets have look on details:
| Specification | Description |
| Network | 850/900/1800/1900/2100Mhz |
| HSDPA/HSUPA | up to 3.6 Mbps DL and 384 Kbps UL |
| EDGE/GPRS | class B, multislot class 10 / up to 85.6 Kbps DL and 42.8 Kbps UL |
| Set Up | Plug n Play(Auto Installation) |
| SMS | Yes, Storage upto 3000 |
| Phonebook | Yes |
| Voice Calling & USSD (f) | Yes |
| OS | Windows 7, XP, VISTA, SP2+, Mac OSX(10.5 X Intel based CPU) |
| APN Auto management | Yes |
| Expandable memory | Yes upto 32GB |
Praveen October 10, 2011 at 11:15 pm
@Saurabh
I want to purchase Huawei E173 or Huawei E353. Mainly for voice & video calls from My laptop to cell phone. Where can i purchase it online?
did any one tried video call from PC to mobile ?
plz let me know.
praveen19n@gmail.com
samir gupta September 24, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Dear Readers
can anyone Please tel me whether Huawei E 173 Model supports video calling? I am confused a lot about this feature in this model.
Thanks
Samir Gupta
samir gupta September 23, 2011 at 8:32 am
Dear Shashi
Please tel me whether Huawei E 173 Model supports video calling? I am confused a lot about this feature in this model.
Thanks
Samir Gupta
Shashi kapoor September 20, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Thankx;
I agree with you. I searched for Huawei E173 on ebay and i am getting a no of products of same. Some are in Black and some are in White color. Are all products same? Is there any need to insure that product is original or else? @Saurabh
Saurabh September 17, 2011 at 9:55 pm
@Shashi Kapoor
Oops! I forgot to mention the model. It’s Huawei E173. You can buy this modem from Reliance webstores for 1750 and yes it’s not locked to Reliance. So you can use any SIM. Can also be bought on ebay.in
Saurabh September 17, 2011 at 9:50 pm
@Shashi Kapoor
Most of the makers use same Qualcomm’s chipsets in their modems but the things that differentiate are the design and the internal antenna capability. I recommend you to go for Huawei dongles not because I’m using it but as they are more reliable. I’ve my hands on micromax and lava but Huawei’s performance is incomparable. You said you’ve to use it for 2G. All 3G modems are backward compatible so you can use it for 2G also. Better buy a 3G modem. A 7.2 Mbps will cost between 1450-1700
saurabh gupta September 17, 2011 at 9:46 pm
i m using beetel with BSNL sim and it works quiet well not only with BSNL but also with Tata Docomo Airtel and vodafone also uninor aircel speed is worst may be because of coverage issue others i havent try and it work best with BSNL
Shashi Kapoor September 17, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Hi I want to buy a new datacard for BSNL 2G data plan. suggest me, which datacard should i buy?
Also tell me between Micromax and Beetal, which is better to buy?
RDB September 17, 2011 at 6:21 pm
@uday k
buy only Huawei usb sticks, which support Linux. I tried E1550 with ubuntu, it worked!
uday k September 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm
why aren’t there any such usb sticks which are Linux compatible i really need one of this kind but i use Linux.
Mohan lal September 17, 2011 at 3:11 pm
in ahmedabad where is available Unlock data
Siva September 16, 2011 at 3:32 pm
am also having Huawei E173 usb modem, but not find voice call option. How to make calls with it?
Ravi September 16, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Micromax(7.2 ) @ 1650+vat
Bettle(7.2) @ 1900(inc VAT)(both are unlock) in kolkata chandani market.
vijay September 15, 2011 at 11:32 pm
why we purchase this device because we have better option. this device have capacity of only 3.6 mbps dl and 384 kbps ul. lava selling their 7.2 dl and 5.6 ul device in only 1700 rs. so u can choose better.
abhay September 15, 2011 at 11:06 pm
u can see seller on quicker or olx website easily u find dealer in mumbai or near by u
Saurabh September 15, 2011 at 10:44 pm
You can buy from any online store on eBay India but do check customer feedbacks or purchase it from theitbazaar.com from where I purchased my Huawei K4505. Their prices are highly competitive and product is also good. I bought it from their showroom in Chandigarh but as you are from Mumbai you can place online order.
Dhananjay September 15, 2011 at 10:26 pm
@aks hi you should
you can call from any hueawei dongle .
Yogesh September 15, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Hey bro frm wher did u purchase unlocked huawei modem?
amar September 15, 2011 at 7:36 pm
@aks
Hueawei E173. I purchased it for 2150rs.it has
3G vedio and Normal call facility. it was company unlocked datacard. speed almost rocks
santosh September 15, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Does this data card has any base in current market? Numerous datacard are in market having good quality, brand with cheap price. Keep up salora, better to re-invent ur B&W TV.
Saurabh September 15, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Yeah you are right. My friend get 1.4-2Mbps on his 3.6Mbps E1550 data card while at the same time I get 4-6Mbps with Idea on my K4505 which supports speed upto 28.8Mbps (only if upgraded wit latest firmware otherwise 21.6Mbps). When I tested Reliance 3G speed in Chandigarh, Punjab I got around 10Mbps speed and I am not lying. On my cousin’s Tata Docomo postpaid plan of Rs.2100, we got 11-14.4Mbps in Chandigarh. So networks are capable of giving that much speed. The things that matters is a HSPA+ data card and a perfect 3G plan for it. If you go for any plan beyond Rs.1250 you can get that much speed.
AzK September 15, 2011 at 6:34 pm
are you from shahunagar?
Saurabh September 15, 2011 at 6:29 pm
@aks,
You can go for Huawei E173 with 7.2Mbps/5.76Mbps (Uplink/Downlink) and use Mobile Partner V.16 for voice calls, SMS and USSD etc.. It is available for Rs.1425 online I bought Huawei K4505 from there and product is of fine quality. No problems at all. This model is also available on eBay but remember these modems are being imported and unlocked.
Abhay September 15, 2011 at 5:22 pm
This data card was launched much earlier and is available in the market for several months.
aks September 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Can Anyone suggest me latest Huawei model (7.2 Mbps) datacard with voice call feature?
Rohan Singh September 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm
If I pay for 3G where their is no discrimination on speed then I should expect more speed. I think Only Aircel has 3.6Mbps plans rest hasn’t discriminated plans based on speed. If ur device is capable of supporting higher speed then an only we can expect from operators. Idea 3G giving speed between 3-4.6 Mbps on 7.2Mbps modem but if u have 3.6Mbps data card u will get 1-2Mbps on same rate. So using 3.6Mbps data card for 3G is foolishness. Huawei E353 is best.
RAJ September 15, 2011 at 3:51 pm
If you really get the Speed of 3.6 MBPS from any operator then very likely you will never buy any 14.4 or 21.0 Mbps card. Actually what speed u are getting is important and not what is printed on the Data Card box.
dritesh007 September 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm
@NIVAS
1+
NIVAS September 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm
@Rohan Singh
Let us first have 7.2 mbps supported network completely… then we will think about 14.4 or 21 Mbps… supported cards….
dritesh007 September 15, 2011 at 3:14 pm
MAGAR HUAWEI E1550 ( 3.6 MBPS ) AUR HUAWEI E173 ( 7.2 MBPS ) KI BAAT HI KUCH ALAG HAI……..
I HAVE BOTH & I M VERY HAPPY WITH IT
Irfan Ali Nawaz September 15, 2011 at 3:06 pm
I am using Lava 720G, which is much better from all these, 720G has voice calling also in the same price.
Rohan Singh September 15, 2011 at 2:23 pm
These days I found that Huawei is getting vanished in chandni market. Sellers are selling data cards from micromax, lava, hi-tech, beetel, zte …etc. Hi-tech is 7.2Mbps data cards @Rs1750 then why go for 3.6Mbps@1650. They should come up with 14.4 or 21Mbps data cards.