The battle is set for 3G mobile service operators to fight an exciting game in Metro cities. Some like Airtel have gone ahead in launching the 3G much ahead of its peers in Mumbai and Delhi Metro circles.
Yesterday TelecomTalk got privilege to officially Test the Airtel 3G / HSDPA + network, Data Speed and Video Calling in Mumbai before the commercial launch which is expected in December 2010.
We tested Airtel 3G connection in Mumbai by using 7.2 Mbps Huawei HSDPA 3G Data Card then we tried it out on mobile handset Nokia E75 and Samsung Galaxy S for Video Calling (Airtel to Airtel and Airtel to MTNL both) and Mobile Broadband-Internet.
Airtel 3G – Following are the observations :
1. The Airtel 3G network is very strong in-terms of Out Door coverage in Mumbai city area while Indoor coverage at most of the place in South Mumbai area are available along with MTNL and Reliance 3G . Here i can say Thumbs up to Airtel for good 3G network !
2. We got the 2.4 Mbps downloading and 360 Kbps uploading speed with Airtel 3G. The speed test was done using the Huawei 7.2 Mbps Data card by Airtel 3G Team with the 3G Sim Card.
3. While testing Airtel 3G the constant speed received was on average about more than 2 Mbps, please be noted that the maximum speed was up to 2.4 Mbps.
4. Finally We test the Video Calling capabilities of Airtel 3G. The Video Call facility is available for Own Net and Off net both. Video Streaming is really good however I didn’t found any difference of quality of Video Streaming/Video Calling between the MTNL 3G and Airtel 3G.
It is significant to say that Bharti Airtel is more prepared to 3G rolls out because it allows Video Calling to any other/existing 3G operators like MTNL/BSNL which is still not available with the Tata Docomo’s commercial 3G network in 9 telecom circles.
Every operator claims that it has won lucrative 3G circles. The question is who will win the 3G game? Here i can say the operator who will lead the 3G race will be the one who creates a perfect ecosystem (Innovative Products and Services, Affordable Pricing/Value, Network coverage, Network QoS, Good customer service and reasonably priced hardware – dongles and bundled handsets.
JDJAIN January 23, 2011 at 4:27 pm
@Somnath
after 3years, sure,
Somnath December 26, 2010 at 7:38 pm
I live 10km distance from Krishnanagar,West Bengal(Pin no:744101).When I will get airtel 3G ??????
Goutam December 25, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I Live 15 Km distance from Burdwan town. When we got the Airtel 3G service?
Mahendra December 8, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Let Airtel first improves network signal in Mumbai
I am facing serious network issue . Where Airtel signals are not catching in all those places Vodaphone and reliance signals are full
Have send Airtel several mails ,but till this date they have not given any reasons for poor signals
Mahendra December 8, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Let Airtel first improves the network signal in Munbai
I am facing serious network issue . Where Airtel signals are not catching in all those places Vodaphone and reliance signals are full
Have send Airtel several mails ,but till this date they have not given any reasons for poor signals
Gaurav December 6, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Now you can experience the next generation possibilities with airtel 3G. Bharti Airtel, recently announced the launch of 3G Experience zones in Bangalore, where customers can get a firsthand experience of 3G mobile telephony such as Mobile TV, Video Call and High Speed Download among others. 3G bus which is going around the city will be available to experience starting from Bannerghatta Raoad, Residency Road near St. Joseph’s College, near Sheshadripuram College, Bangalore.
These zones have been set up in six malls across the city, mainly Forum Mall, Forum Value Mall, Bangalore Central, Garuda Mall, UB City & Mantri Square.
pratik December 5, 2010 at 8:25 pm
every one is dying to use airtel 3g.i am from west bengal
Manish December 5, 2010 at 8:33 am
When is it(airtel) going to roll out their 3G service…???
It’s Dec. and till now we haven’t heard of any launch date neither the tariffs.
I’m dying to use 3G….!!
Rajiv December 1, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Basically all the BTS (GSM mobile towers)in india are HSDPA network compatible. where you will get upto 3.6 Mbps download speed. Now TATA DOCOMO is having HSPA+ Network where you will get upto 21.6 Mbps of download speed.
Keep in mind that, you should have a HSPA+ Data Card/Dongle to get upto 21.6 Mpbs of download speed. HSPA+ Data cards are little costlier than HSDPA data cards.
If you own a HSDPA data card, then you only get maximum upto 3.6 Mbps of download speed. Some of the HSDPA data cards are coming with maximum 14Mbps of download speed.
Better you can check the specification before purchasing the HSDPA or HSPA+ Data cards.
rohan December 1, 2010 at 1:49 pm
DOCOMO, AIRTEL, RELIANCE claiming HSPA+ NETWK but wats the use ? When their dwnld speed reached max to 2.4mbps. Bsnl netwk not HSPA+ ready but still we get 2.4mbps and their 3G cust are also greater than them.
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR December 1, 2010 at 1:28 pm
AIRTEL’S TARIFFS ARE VERY COSTLY BETTER WE CAN LOOK TOWARDS MTS/BSNL ARE THEY ARE HAVING CUSTOMER CENTRIC OFFERS
Santu Sovan Mandal December 1, 2010 at 8:01 am
But also check out the price he is giving for 30mbps. Then only you can understand. In india people being poor want everything at the cheapest rate possible. Then how will a ISP provide that much speed over here? But one thing is sure, the bucks that your friend pays for 30mbps broadband will provide here 1gbps broadband. And one thing more, India has emerged and there’s no doubt about this.
Harshad December 1, 2010 at 3:28 am
Airtel signal in Mumbai shows 3G ready however the tariffs are unknown yet – the customer care has no idea about them, neither does the website say anything!
swarnava December 1, 2010 at 12:02 am
@atanu
hey atanu u r right.bsnl has a huge problem in maximum regions of west bengal.most of the towers dont give ‘E’ or ‘G’
Ahammad November 30, 2010 at 10:18 pm
bsnl 3g has proved to be very good in terms of tariff and service. Now its diwali offers are going on. 3g dongle for Rs.2000 only. unlimited 3g data usage for 6 months for Rs. 4200. Seven days ulimited free data usage for all the fresh 3g connections.
Anwar Kacchi November 30, 2010 at 9:57 pm
im frm maharastra when i search for3G signel there i got 3 service provider Airtel , Reliance , Dolfine …i’m n Airtel customer i choose Airtel for cupple of times its shows full signel for just 5sec then no network…i think airtel hideing his Network …..
madhu prasad November 30, 2010 at 8:44 pm
In india operator are showing 2, 3 mbps speed and that too in free network. A friend of mine in saudi showed me what he get over their. A woping 30 mbps speed. INDIA truly emerged. Lol
atanu November 30, 2010 at 4:26 pm
one foolish things are do by tata docomo in kolkata they doing some add like they launch their 3G service in kolkata like. in big hording they gives add of Dell mobile phone with 3G ready Device(device in small). and other come an fell the power of network of world class 3G ready (ready in small size)network of world leading 3G service provider. this hording all over the EM Bypass in kolkata.
atanu November 30, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I think bsnl gives u more money for add here. u prefer bsnl and he might be pvt operator. don’t comments like this. come and see in my home address: village-Raghunathpur, PS-DANKUNI. DIST-HOOGHLY,PIN-712247, (KOLKATA CIRCLE) BSNL forget man. try only with good service of Vodafone, Airtel, RCDMA. Average: MTS, TATA, IDEA, UNINOR. Poor: RGSM, BSNL, DOCOMO. all the friends welcome…….
Suniil November 30, 2010 at 4:14 pm
it will lanuch in december and they are advertising from past 10 days…..
why don’t airtel people save this advt money and upgrade their network?
i will change my service provider once the number portability starts….
atanu November 30, 2010 at 4:10 pm
I think bsnl gives u more money for add here. u prefer bsnl and he might be pvt operator. don’t comments like this. come and see in my home address: village-Raghunathpur, PS-DANKUNI. DIST-HOOGHLY,PIN-712247, (KOLKATA CIRCLE) BSNL forget man. try only with good service of Vodafone, Airtel, RCDMA. Average: MTS, TATA, IDEA, UNINOR. Poor: RGSM, BSNL, DOCOMO. all the friends welcome.
rohan November 30, 2010 at 3:26 pm
@Bharath.n
Looks like pvt operator had paid u to coment against BSNL. Its good if u stay away from bsnl and put pressure on its netwk. Their are many places where even ur pvt operator fails to cover..but bsnl was their. Looks like u are very rich and fool. And must be using docomo 3g at 2000/month. But we like to get everything cheap and loyalty from opertaor which pvt operator cant provide. I am happy with BSNL rest are try and bye bye..
Manoj Abhigyan November 30, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Very well said friend. Why we blame government for all bad things? It’s WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, who elect government.
Amit.G November 30, 2010 at 2:01 pm
@Hari Shanker
Hi hari Airtel is using 900mhz spectrum in karnataka and their is no signal prob with any phone model. may be mr Arjun has got defective handset.
saju November 30, 2010 at 1:57 pm
How much the price for Airtel usb dongles..?
Hari Shanker November 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm
What is this man…
Govt is nothing but people . If you say govt operation are not good ,it is not some one else’s problem. At least try to be proud of Indian Govt and if there is some trouble with organisation fight to correct it instead saying Govt is not Good.
Hari Shanker November 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm
@ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR
I heard that Airtel using very high frequency .May be ur mobile doesn’t have enough support to that high frequency due to some trouble or manufacturing defect
Keshav Jha November 30, 2010 at 11:03 am
Friends 1 tips hai. Main 6 mahine se Delhi mein hoon aur maine observe kiya hai ki main jab BSNL ka use MTNL network mein karta hoon to mere Torrent downloads ka data count nahin hota hai. Mobile par Opera mini ya koi aur app mein agar socket connection use karta hoon to bhi data count nahin hota hai. 3G plan tha tab bhi aur 2G plan hai tab bhi. Mere 1 aur dost ke saath bhi yahi ho raha hai. Aisa nahin hone wala case abhi tak maine nahin dekha hai. Anybody having BSNL SIM in Delhi can try it. I don;t know, ye problem BSNL ki MTNL me roaning se hai ya MTNL ke system mein hai. Ye observation kuchh din pahle tak ka hai. Abhi to mera GPRS free hai.
Keshav Jha November 30, 2010 at 10:47 am
BSNL ne jabse Bihar circle ke 2G customers ko 3G mein upgrade kiya hai, mera GPRS free ho gaya hai. Abhi Bihar circle ke liye koi msg pack nahin hai. Maine phir bhi BSNL ki website check karke 13/- ka recharge karwa liya 1p/sms ke liye to usme mujhe 199 MB data mil gaya 4 dino ke liye. Main abhi bhi BSNL ka use kar raha hoon lekin wo 199 MB data bhi nahin kam raha hai. I am currently using BSNL 2G plan in MTNL Delhi 3G network and getting constant speed of 120-130 kbps.
Keshav Jha November 30, 2010 at 10:38 am
@karann
Vodafone ne customer ko sirf option dikhane ke liye 499/month ka plan launch kiya hai. Customer aksar c. care mein call karke internet on PC plan ke baare mein poochhte rahte the isliye Vodafone ne sirf apna peechha chhuraya hai.
Mere paas Nokia 3120c 3G phone tha jo common wealth games ke samay DTC ke bus mein excessive rush ke karan kisi ne maar liya. DTC ke bus me bheed mein mat chadhna bhai. Abhi mere paas Nokia 2700c phone aur Huawei E1550 3G modem hai. BSNL Bihar aur Reliance Delhi ka SIM hai. Baanki jis operator ka NET try karna chahta hoon doston se SIM lekar try kar leta hoon. 3G network ka search main modem se hin karta hoon.
Keshav Jha November 30, 2010 at 10:25 am
I couldn’t access it. If it shows Register Success than signal disappears in 2-5 seconds. Same problem with Airtel 3G. Kahin aisa na ho ki ye log 2G plan mein 3G network bhi na use karne de.
TREMERIN DSOUZA November 30, 2010 at 9:06 am
@ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR
try factory restore settings.
TREMERIN DSOUZA November 30, 2010 at 9:04 am
@ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR
do try with any other sim and if problem persists may be its mobile problem.
Vicky November 30, 2010 at 9:00 am
Aircel reliance and docomo sim are giving problem like this
They are giving low quality in network also
Always fluctuating and no constant data speed etc
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR November 30, 2010 at 7:16 am
@Amit.G
MAN I’VE BUGGED UP WITH NOKIA 2700 CLASSIC MOBILE IN MY NOKIA MOBILE EVERYTIME MY AIRCEL NUMBER DOESNOT CONNECTED PROPERLY I.E. IF I INSERTED AIRCEL SIM CARD ON MY NOKIA MOBILE IT WILL SHOW POOR CONNECTIVITY WHEREAS IF I INSERTED THE SAME SIM CARD IN SONY ERICSSON OR SAMSUNG IT WILL SHOW FULL NETWORK WITH NO DISCONNECTION SO WHAT SHOULD I HAVE TO DO?
karann November 30, 2010 at 12:32 am
@Keshav Jha
but SIR why vodafone has launched internet on laptop plan @ 499/month(unlimited,no fair usage policy) just before the launch of 3G. Also vodafone makes everyone waiting for its internet on pc plan for long time back and now what happens?
my next question to you is that you use tata indicom, then how came u know abt airtel 3g signal? which gsm network u use?
dskushwaha November 30, 2010 at 12:00 am
Cheap 3G calls (Voice & Video), 3G data are enough proof. Even in past we have seen BSNL’s EVDO seems much cheaper than TATA Photon+, Reliance Netconnect+ & MTS Mblaze.
Moreover BSNL’s VAS are never activated without customer request.
dskushwaha November 29, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Just to loot customers.
VARUN P November 29, 2010 at 11:42 pm
who said ? Comes to kerala and see Bsnl is best service provider and very very affordable also. TATA docomo showed its true colour by 3G Video Call at 5p/sec that mean rs 3per min while in bsnl just 30p min so bsnl 100 time better
Vicky November 29, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Can anybody tell why vodafone takes hours to activate gprs plan while others take a second only
Raghu November 29, 2010 at 11:34 pm
@Keshav Jha
whats ur opinion abt 3g services of Reliance?
dskushwaha November 29, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Agree
Keshav Jha November 29, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Airtel is having good network everywhere, so we can expect good 3G service from them. From previous 15-20 days I am constantly getting Reliance & Airtel 3G signal, but couldn’t access. When BSNL was installing 3G network, I never faced this problem.
Bharath.n November 29, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Lets hope for cheap data.. Charges good night guys
Bharath.n November 29, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Then any idea when mnp is comin to bangalore…
Keshav Jha November 29, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Vodafone se pyar kam pad gaya kya?
Bharath.n November 29, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Why you alwayss:) cared about bsnl, its not a good operator.. Oly then we cant trust government operations:)
Bharath.n November 29, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Hey docomo and aircel:) unite and get down other operators from market:) especially idea and bsnl
Amit.G November 29, 2010 at 11:12 pm
@Subodh
Same thing happens wit aircel and airtel here. u cant switch to 3g band unless operator keeps open for switching. even docomo didn allow to switch till nov 1
Bharath.n November 29, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Hey aircel guyss:) what happenned to your 3g.. So sound of it:) now you guys should provide cheap data than others networks:) wake up.
Raghu November 29, 2010 at 11:10 pm
@Manoj Abhigyan
Airtel will be available in most parts of AP . becoz it is AP’s No.1 network. u are right Airtel signals will be available in most parts of the country.
Amit.G November 29, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@ARJUN
why u all the time post the same thing repeatedly? on previous post regarding MNP in harayana n pan india by jan 20…. we all disussed abt idea network n u said 100times tat its coverage is far better than others. Now is it necessary to say tat again? pls grow up dude
Subodh November 29, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Hi, I am using Nokia E52(definately 3g Supported), i get 3G signal in Bhayandar (residence) and Powai area near to my office, its gives me 3G signal for only 10 to 15 seconds and suddenly network disappears only displaying 3G with cross mark biut no network, this happens in many area, i have tried doing manual network selectional as well, but get no network, i get network as soon as i go further and cell site changes with no 3G network.
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doc_dip November 29, 2010 at 10:44 pm
2.4???die airtel….down with airtel
Manoj Abhigyan November 29, 2010 at 10:40 pm
It’s not true friend. May be !dea’s network is better in Karnataka but Airtel is well known for it’s better network in almost all parts of India. I went Chennai from Varanasi in April by Ganga-Kaveri Express with my Airtel and BSNL mobile. I found Airtel network everywhere. During my Guwahati journey I found Airtel almost everywhere except North-East and recently during Navaratri I went to Vadodara, Gujarat with my Airtel, BSNL and Idea mobile. I found Airtel almost everywhere again while !dea’s network was good only in Madhya Pradesh. I have travelled in remotest areas of Andhra Pradesh with Human Rights Activists and found Airtel’s network in the jungles of Andhra Pradesh also where my friends were used to make call by my cellphone. The only problem with Airtel is that its very costly.
rohan November 29, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Now its time to compare docomo, mtnl, bsnl, airtel, reliance
vivek November 29, 2010 at 10:30 pm
i have airtel 2g sim.if i try to register my sim in airtel 3g network with 3g datacard it tells registration failed.wat to do?
proximus November 29, 2010 at 10:30 pm
In kerala Airtel have no 3G licence,But Airtel’s Customer care people are saying that soon Airtel will launch its 3G service in kerala also?I dont know wheather its true or false.
Soumyo November 29, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Very good review…plz also provide the 3G review of BSNL and Vodafone
Harshad November 29, 2010 at 9:53 pm
@ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR
In that case, speak only for Karnataka. Airtel has good coverage in Maharashtra!
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR November 29, 2010 at 9:46 pm
@Santu Sovan Mandal
MIGHT BE, BUT SANTU I WANT TO ASK YOU THAT IS AIRTEL AVAILABLE IN REMOTEST PARTS OF WB? BCOZ IN KARNATAKA IDEA IS HAVING GOOD COVERAGE THAN AIRTEL
Santu Sovan Mandal November 29, 2010 at 9:43 pm
The us operators are recently deploying hspa+ network from hspa. They are using the term 4g as hspa+ is often called as 3.5g+. Recently T-mobile in us has launched their 4g series handsets though it’s not actually 4g. India obviously started late but will catch up soon as Indian operators will deploy next generation hspa+ directly evading hspa.
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR November 29, 2010 at 9:41 pm
@Vaibhav4
AND PLS SPEAK WITH EVIDENCE, EVEN IF U GO FOR WESTERN GHATS YOU WILL NOT FIND AIRTEL SIGNALS AND ALSO ALL GSM OPERATORS SIGNALS WILL NOT AVAILABLE IN THE FORESTS
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR November 29, 2010 at 9:37 pm
@Vaibhav4
What Quality? Pls Note Out That Airtel’s Coverage is Very poor in Most Remotest Parts of The Country Where U Can Find IDEA and BSNL Coverage Only. Really Airtel is a Shameful Part of The Country
manish November 29, 2010 at 9:16 pm
this speed can be achieved at MTNL network also. Further need to see how it performs at various locations, inside buildings and basement (its a big ?)Achieving a speed of 2.4 Mbps in test conditions is easy.
madhu prasad November 29, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Just 2.8 mbps when the network is entirely free. What wiil happen when their will be subscribers. Airtel is promoting 21 mbps speed in their website.
With this I dont think customer at end will hardly get 1 mbps.
Ramu November 29, 2010 at 8:54 pm
…..the info is terribly wrong according to my opinion …US mobile operators are terming 3.5G as 4G actually…You can see that BSNL is already giving 3.5G..and the data plans in US are totally absurd like the unlimited plans by Reliance Netconnect and Tata photon…
ramu November 29, 2010 at 8:46 pm
@sahil yes you are correct…US mobile operators are terming 3.5G as 4G actually…You can see that BSNL is already giving 3.5G..and the data plans in US are totally absurd like the unlimited plans by Reliance Netconnect and Tata photon
Vaibhav4 November 29, 2010 at 8:15 pm
@ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR truth is truth, see the review of non commercial airtel 3g by telecomtalk and compare it with other operator like tata docomo. Quality of Airtel services are really goo, airtel network always up and available everywhere.
Abeer November 29, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Yes now it does.
Abeer November 29, 2010 at 8:10 pm
@Ranveer Boken
BSNL has unlimited 3G plan for Rs. 4200 for 6 months, thereby making effective rate just 700 per month!
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR November 29, 2010 at 8:01 pm
@Vaibhav4
VAIBHAV I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU ARE THINKING LIKE A CORPORATE MAN? AIRTEL 3G WILL BE HIGH COSTLY WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER OPERATORS. AND I WISH YOU MUST HAVE TO THINK LIKE AAM AADMI
Avishek November 29, 2010 at 7:51 pm
very nice review, kudos to sanjay bafna and team Telecomtalk
Vaibhav4 November 29, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Only Airtel will give the best quality 3g service also affordable from tata docomo,vodafone and other
Abhijit November 29, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Airtel 3G & Reliance 3G signals are now live at Mumbai city and also at many places including Kalyan- Dombivili suburbs & Thane city of Mumbai Circle… So hope are now of soon launching!!!
ARJUN CHANDRASHEKAR November 29, 2010 at 7:18 pm
ONE THING AIRTEL IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL BTS FOR 3G OR ELSE AIRTEL WILL LOSE IT’S SHEEN IN 3G
Webly November 29, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Let’s wait for others to launch their services.
Mind you, they have a poor network in Goa…. Pathetic…
Thank God they don’t have the 3G licence here….. But, they would never go for it.. they have just neglected Goa.
Ranveer Boken November 29, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Any one have 3G unlimited plan or not. I thing not because the biding was so high. 3G service is so high charge everyone want earne more & more money so pls forget 3G service
karann November 29, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Guys in mauritius, one of my relative using EMTEL network, on his phone this message came today
“Surf the internet with emtel prepaid web packages. avaailable in 500MB(Rs.360) or 1GB(Rs.480). Send SUB 500MB OR SUB 1GB by sms to 8284.
there is only 2g network.
Now guys what you say Indian tariff are low or africans tariffs are low.
Call rates on EMTEL network
emtel to emtel 60p/min
emtel to other 1.20p/min
EAST OR WEST INDIAN TARIFF IS THE BEST
Jitendra November 29, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Awesome!!! pre-launch review,
kudos to sanajay bafna and telecomtalk. I expect more speed from Airtel, hope they will give after commercial launch
karann November 29, 2010 at 6:36 pm
airtel 3g tariffs will be like some monthly rental @ 199/month and usage charges are at 5p/10kb, somewhat like vodafone mobile connect default plan. ha ha ha
Guys VODAFONE has first time launched unlimited intrnet on pc/laptop through mobile @ Rs.499/month, what a shame where airtel idea gives @ 98, vodafone gives @ 499. lolzzzz
Vicky November 29, 2010 at 5:08 pm
@boss
ya dude only some users wil use data service from vodafone so it wil be giving good speed
but they wil take min 4 hrs to activate a data plan
before that if u connect to internet
ur bal wil go to negative lol
Why they cant activate a plan instantly while all other players including new ones does that well
Vicky November 29, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Any body getting 3g signals of airtel in chennai or in TN
boss November 29, 2010 at 4:38 pm
i think vodafone speed will be much better!! Let us see!!
TREMERIN DSOUZA November 29, 2010 at 4:18 pm
@ABDUL WADOOD
AIRTEL HAS NO 3G LICENSE IN MAHARASHTRA SO YOU WON’T GET AIRTEL 3G SERVICE IN MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE.
al33m November 29, 2010 at 3:57 pm
i mean airtel 3g signals..
al33m November 29, 2010 at 3:56 pm
i still dont get any airtel signals in hyd???????
ABDUL WADOOD November 29, 2010 at 3:55 pm
i have tried airtel in nagpur but didnt get 3G network yet…
Sanjay Bafna November 29, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Yes we know that and News is already on TT
but that is promo offer, not regular rates so i mention only regular rates for video callings. Thanks
sahil November 29, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Wake up dude from where hav u get such a info? At present most of the nation are deploying LTE(270Mbps) which is 3.9G , they are not deploying LTE-Advanced which is the real 4G as per the ITU standards. The international stantdard for 4g is 1Gbps downlink for stationary point & 100Mbps downlink for a point moving @100km/h with a 100 MHZ spectrum.
Recently docomo in JAPAn & some other company has conducted Lab trials of LTE-Advanced capable of 5Gbps downlink capacity & the same is still 2-3 years away for a commercial productions. So most of the nations are falsely terming WIMAX & LTE as 4g but they are 3.9G. The Real 4G capable network will be able to give such speeds which are mentioning. These speeds are still far to be achieved in field deployments.
Asif November 29, 2010 at 3:37 pm
When will be Airtel 3G available in hyderabad?
Abeer November 29, 2010 at 3:35 pm
@Sanjay Bafna
Bsnl on net video call is @ 30p/min on net
Tushar Gaikwad November 29, 2010 at 3:32 pm
No….Maharashtra and Goa subscribers cannot get Airtel 3G as of now…..The available choices are BSNL, TATA Docomo…
Then later, Vodafone and Idea are planning to launch 3G services in Maharashtra and Goa.
Renish November 29, 2010 at 3:29 pm
In USA&Canada are launching 4G next month. Same time we are launching 3G. India delayed to launch 3G services due to politics. When will we launch 4G? I am sure at the time when USA&Canada launch 5G we will move to 4G..
In 4G speed is about 4Gbps
so we can download 512 MB [4*1024/8] with in a second. That means we can download a movie of 1GB with in two seconds. Wow..!
Kaushik Maitra November 29, 2010 at 3:22 pm
What about WB circle??
dskushwaha November 29, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Video call rates of Docomo are 5-10 times that of BSNL/MTNL. Even if they say they will provide better services (Customer Care, Congestion free network etc.) than BSNL/MTNL then also they will be charging too much.
sunil kushwaha November 29, 2010 at 2:33 pm
@Chandan
yes, u are absolutely right. these things happens with m also.
Sanjay Bafna November 29, 2010 at 2:31 pm
MTNL : Half Paisa/sec for Own Net and 1p/sec for Off Net.
BSNL : 70p/min to Rs.1/min
Tata Docomo : 5paisa/Sec
Amit Karmakar November 29, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Please cover rural areas. We will be happy to see Airtel 3G. I am bored with 2G speed. Its very slow.
steve November 29, 2010 at 2:11 pm
wow thats nice… i think airtel vodafone and idea will be sharring their infrastructure in 3g were they dont have licence for 3G
Siraj November 29, 2010 at 2:11 pm
If anybody know call rates of video calling of 3g providing operaters???????
Chandan November 29, 2010 at 1:49 pm
new development in delhi. 15-20 days ago Airtel signal was there as well as it was for testing. You could use ur existing dataplan to surf net or other 3g activities. But suddenly one week ago signal disappeared. If you try to find out available 3G signal manually, it shows Airtel, MTNL and Reliance as available 3G signals, but when i try to select Airtel as 3G operator a message pops up saying ‘NO ACCESS’ . That means they have barred the signal to the general users. Now this is available only at exclusive store for first hand 3G experience. This is my observation. If any body in Delhi has the same experience, plz share it or if somebody still receiving airtel 3G signal , plz let us know in whic part of Delhi test signal is still there and net is working on that.
Thank you.
Paritosh November 29, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Awesome!!!
December is nearing and expectations are rising. From your review it seems Airtel has done a good job in developing 3G infrastructure. All that we need to wait for is their tariff.
Sanjay Bafna November 29, 2010 at 1:41 pm
With the 3G Network Video Call works without Data Service/Usage
dskushwaha November 29, 2010 at 1:37 pm
I think TREMERIN DSOUZA wants to ask if there will be data streaming charges for Video Calls.
Sanjay Bafna November 29, 2010 at 1:28 pm
No, Who said that ?? Incoming Video Calls will be FREE with in the Home LSA/circle.
Abhishek November 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
But it would be gr8 if you publish a comparative result of Both MTNL & Airtel with both having full network coverage.
TREMERIN DSOUZA November 29, 2010 at 1:20 pm
@Sanjay Bafna SANJAY SIR,INCOMING VIDEO CALLS ARE CHARGED IS IT TRUE?
Gaurav November 29, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Missing Airtel in Maharashtra Circle….
Will the Airtel users in Maharshtra and Goa circle be able to get the Airtel 3G experience?
If yes, How will that be possible…
Sanjay Bafna November 29, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Yes BSNL and MTNL both allows Other Operator Video Calling.
dskushwaha November 29, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Good going Airtel…
I have a question – Does BSNL allow Video Calling to any other 3G operators?
If anybody tested it please give comments.
TREMERIN DSOUZA November 29, 2010 at 1:14 pm
ANY IDEA OF LAUNCH DATES?RELIANCE SEEMS TO COVER MUMBAI BETTER THAN AIRTEL AT PRESENT AS AIRTEL SIGNALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT PROMINENT PLACES UNLIKE RELIANCE WHICH IS TRYING TO COVER NOOK AND CORNER OF MUMBAI.
Amol November 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Lets see how Airtel performs in Chennai.