RE:Slightly off topic
by A K on Aug 06, 2008 02:18 AM Permalink
I do not think this 3G will be a gr8 success. First of all Indian people are very price conscious since the operator will charge for the streaming and 2ndly not many people have 3G phone sets which is normally called phone with 2 cameras
RE:Slightly off topic
by A K on Aug 06, 2008 02:15 AM Permalink
Dear fanatic first of all you are in the wrong place. The subject is irrelative to your post. I understand you want to vomit your hatred wherever possible.Good luck to you guest without people like you Islam will be much better. This will not affect the Islam in anyway. This is a gr8 religion, was followed, being followed and will be followed by million and million across the world.
Cell phone bills are outrageous in USA and Europe. India has the best call rates and best value for money when it comes to cell phone calls.
I hope the same thing get repeated in the wireless broadband technology (either 3G or WiMAX).
I listened to Airtel CEO (Sunil Mittal)'s talk. He repeatedly mentioned that he would make the cost dirt cheap and make money on volume (i.e. in more customer usage).
RE:It is going to be cheap like cell phone calls ..
by SARATH CHANDRAN on Aug 06, 2008 12:23 AM Permalink
I don't think it has anything to do with GSM/CDMA . The two major service providers in USA has a GSM (At&T & Tmobile) network and they also have most of the plan as contract based by which you will be tied with the provider for 1-2 years. They also use SIM card and its just the your mobile is locked to that particular SIM. In many cases after few months of use the service provider can give you an unlock code using which you can use any SIM. However, you will be still in the contract with them and has to pay the monthly fee to them irrespective of what SIM you put in the mobile.
RE:It is going to be cheap like cell phone calls ..
by oceans_eleven on Aug 06, 2008 07:22 AM Permalink
yes the system is USA is real bad.. It favours the carrier. If the carrier is bad, you have to be content with them till the contract expires (usually 2 years) or pay 200$ (normally).. India system is far far better ..If you feel like the current operator service is bad, you can easily switch to another operator (wo any strings attached).
well, at least its better than having no 3g for starters! we arent the japanese who have ultra fast connection - and also ultra crazy freaks who live online and dont mind paying a chunk of their salary for mobility. also since everyone's mobile - its become cheap.
What the heck? I think the guy posted this article must be part of Senior Management who talks subject without understanding it!
Throwing key words like Cheaper, Better, Portable, bla bla....
3G is one of the mobile standards where more spectrum efficient CDMA (WCDMA) technology is being used which can be used for mainly video telephony and high-speed data connections.
In India both these options are totally unwanted and not required for a normal mobile consumer because it will not be affordable in the first place!!!!
Let us first think about providing GPRS for the normal user at affordable cost; later they can talk about already outdated 3G.
RE:RE:Total Crap!
by Guest on Aug 05, 2008 10:20 PM Permalink
In Tamilnadu Airtel, they offer unlimited GPRS at Rs.375 (including tax) per month. Is it not affordable cost for you?. Then you should go and beg.
RE:Total Crap!
by Chola The Greatest in the Universe on Aug 05, 2008 10:32 PM Permalink
Rs 375 is affordable for a common man!!! Plus, average monthly call charges Rs 350 will take the monthly bills close to Rs 700-800 per month! I am not sure if this is considered "normal" for a common man!
RE:Total Crap!
by raj on Aug 05, 2008 10:43 PM Permalink
im sorry, you cant think only in terms of the pooerest. take a median you have a huge population of middle class and lower income groups who can pay rs. 375 occasionally if not every month, you can connect and disconnect as you like.
RE:Total Crap!
by S.SUDHAKAR on Aug 06, 2008 06:45 AM Permalink
For middle and poor people it is of no use and they will not have infrastructure (medium-end to high end mobile phone, computer, etc) to use unlimited internet.
Still Rs.375 is affordable. Why can't you control call costs?. It is left to your hands and mouth only.
Funny instance : I asked Airtel Tamilnadu prepaid customer care when will they launch EDGE and 3G in my area and Tamilnadu. They asked what is it !!!!!!!. My god. What a technology illiteracy !!!!!!!!.
Re: RE:RE:Total Crap!
by VJ on Dec 11, 2008 02:50 PM Permalink
Mr. Senthil pls don't boast around. Not all areas serviced by Airtel has edge. Of course they have basic GPRS everywhere. They have high speed gprs(edge tachnology) only in selected areas. Same applies to Vodafone. Those Hutch networks (previously) in chennai already had Edge. BPL networks (tamilnadu) networks in small tier cities still doesn't have edge.
Re: RE:Total Crap!
by VJ on Dec 11, 2008 02:43 PM Permalink
Edge network is already available in Metro's and some A class towns like Pondicherry and all tamilnadu district headquarters. It is up to your handset to have edge feature. Having Edge should drastically change the data transfer speed. But the service providers in India doesn't seem to give stable connection speeds.
I once found that my edge enabled Sony ericsson w810i connected to my laptop (AIRTEL MOBILE OFFICE)was downloading at the rate of 25 KB/sec... un belivable... But I couln't see that speed again. Normally the transfer speed would be 10 KB/sec
ps: I am talking about the DATA TRANSFER SPEED.. Don't mess around.
You are showing your technology illiteracy. EDGE is phone side technology to get better speed out of GPRS. In other words, EDGE speed was always available from Airtel side. You just got to check whether your phone supports EDGE.
RE:RE:Total Crap!
by S.SUDHAKAR on Aug 06, 2008 06:47 AM Permalink
For middle and poor people it is of no use and they will not have infrastructure (medium-end to high end mobile phone, computer, etc) to use unlimited internet.
Still Rs.375 is affordable (for prepaid customers). The same facility in postpaid is for Rs.600 per month in addition to plan charges, call and service tax on both !!!!!!!.
Why can't you control call costs?. It is left to your hands and mouth only.
Funny instance : I asked Airtel Tamilnadu prepaid customer care when will they launch EDGE and 3G in my area and Tamilnadu. They asked what is it !!!!!!!. My god. What a technology illiteracy !!!!!!!!.
RE:All about 3G and what it means for you
by dinesh karanth on Aug 05, 2008 08:40 PM Permalink
Hey you are very correct and perfect. I really liked this one. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
its costs 1 euro/min for a 3G video call in germany. the internet from my mobile connects at 460kbps and is ok to chk mails and watch videos in youtube. and it costs me 30€/month with a max traffic volume of 5GB.
RE:3G in Germany
by Guest on Aug 05, 2008 10:22 PM Permalink
Hey you, 460kbps is the speed between your computer and the connecting device and not the actual internet speed. Still you are technology illetrate.
RE:RE:3G in Germany
by Rajkumar V on Aug 05, 2008 09:14 PM Permalink
is the 460kbps sufficient for watching real time video other than youtube. what is your experience?
RE:3G in Germany
by Tanvi Joshi on Aug 05, 2008 08:33 PM Permalink
ok...that's gre8 .. i m waiting for 3G phones so that i can watch TV & videos from anywhere.
Do u see in any probelm(speed) while watching youtube videos ??
RE:3G in Germany
by Rajesh Kumar on Aug 05, 2008 08:46 PM Permalink
no the speed is consistent, but disconnects ocassionally thtz a bit of a worry. youtube videos are trouble free. its also gives u a mobile advantage while travelling with ur laptop
y they r not showing the full article in a single page, v hv to go on clicking para by para, so v can read only one or two paras at a time. it vl b better to publish the full article in one page instead of so many slides. any takers for my suggestion...
RE:rediff !!!
by Nitin Jadhav on Aug 05, 2008 08:43 PM Permalink
Yes, I agree. It is a money-game. The more we click, the more rediff earns. Hence they deliberately arrange in this manner.
Let's welcome it. If there are technologies like this, why should we stand back ? we should go with the world. Ultimately we will be the leader in IT. Personally I am waiting for it very eagerly.
