WebTrickz » 3G http://webtrickz.com A Blog where Technology resides Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:36:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Airtel 3G launched in UP West & Uttarakhand [Tariffs] http://webtrickz.com/airtel-3g-launched-in-up-west-uttarakhand-tariffs/ http://webtrickz.com/airtel-3g-launched-in-up-west-uttarakhand-tariffs/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:37:55 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/airtel-3g-launched-in-up-west-uttarakhand-tariffs/ Bharti Airtel has now introduced their 3G service for regions of UP West and Uttarakhand. Airtel 3G services are already available in 31 cities & towns across India, and has plans to rollout 3G in 30 towns in the next 180 days. Users don’t need to change their SIM card to enjoy Airtel 3G services but you must have a 3G handset with HSPA/HSDPA enabled to get best experience.

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Below is an excerpt from their official press release:

Bharti Airtel 3G service comes in UP West and Uttarakhand

- Lights up key cities of Dehradun, Agra and Meerut -

  • With Airtel 3G services, customers can now enjoy high internet speeds and access a wide array of capabilities like video calling, video talkies, Mobile TV – all through the mobile device
  • Plans to bring 3G services in 30 towns in next 180 days in next phase
  • To join Airtel 3G services – customers can visit http://www.airtel.in/Airtel3G/ call 12134 (toll free) or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121

Meerut, 20th April, 2011: Bharti Airtel, India’s leading Telecommunications Company, today announced the launch of its 3G services in UP West & Uttarakhand, lighting up the key cities of Dehradun, Agra and Meerut to begin with. This will be followed by a rollout reaching 30 towns in the next 180 days. In order to enable the customer to experience the Airtel 3G advantage, 11 3G Experience Zones have been set up in Dehradun, 12 in Agra and another 12 in Meerut.

Airtel 3G Tariff Plans for UP West – Agra, Dehradun, Meerut

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/airtel-3g-launched-in-up-west-uttarakhand-tariffs/feed/ 0 Now Buy Apple iPad online in India from Flipkart http://webtrickz.com/now-buy-apple-ipad-online-in-india-from-flipkart/ http://webtrickz.com/now-buy-apple-ipad-online-in-india-from-flipkart/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:55:37 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/now-buy-apple-ipad-online-in-india-from-flipkart/ Apple iPad has now been officially released in India and can be bought from Apple India stores. You can also easily buy iPad online in India if you’re finding it difficult to grab.

Flipkart, the popular Indian online retailer is now offering a wide range of Brand New and original iPads. Both the 2 versions of iPad (Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G) are available in various storage capacity of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Device is in Stock, Delivered in 3 days!

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Flipkart is selling iPad at its retail price (as quoted on Apple India site) and the prices are inclusive of all taxes. It comes with 1 Year Apple India Warranty and Free Transit Insurance. The major advantage of buying iPad from Flipkart is that, you can easily order it online and there is Free Home Delivery, plus they offer the Cash on Delivery option.

Check the links below to purchase the desired iPad model online in India:

Buy iPad (Wi-Fi )

  • Apple iPad 16GB (Wi-Fi only) Rs. 27900/-
  • Apple iPad 32GB (Wi-Fi only) Rs. 32900/-
  • Apple iPad 64GB (Wi-Fi only) Rs. 37900/-

Buy iPad (Wi-Fi + 3G)

  • Apple iPad 16GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) Rs. 34900/-
  • Apple iPad 32GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) Rs. 39900/-
  • Apple iPad 64GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) Rs. 44900/-

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/now-buy-apple-ipad-online-in-india-from-flipkart/feed/ 2 Apple iPad prices in India announced officially http://webtrickz.com/apple-ipad-prices-in-india-announced-officially/ http://webtrickz.com/apple-ipad-prices-in-india-announced-officially/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:30:29 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/apple-ipad-prices-in-india-announced-officially/ Apple iPad is now officially available in India almost a year after its initial availability in U.S. The official pricing of iPad in India is not so high and you may consider to grab one now! Check the iPad price in India for both iPad Wi-Fi and iPad Wi-Fi + 3G model below:

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iPad (Wi-Fi) 16GB 32GB 64GB
  Rs. 27,900 Rs. 32,900 Rs. 37,900

 

iPad (Wi-Fi + 3G) 16GB 32GB 64GB
  Rs. 34,900 Rs. 39,900 Rs. 44,900

UPDATE – Apple India has reduced iPad Prices after the announcement of iPad 2.

iPad (Wi-Fi) 16GB 32GB 64GB
  Rs. 24,500 Rs. 29,500 Rs. 34,500

 

iPad (Wi-Fi + 3G) 16GB 32GB 64GB
  Rs. 31,900 Rs. 36,900 Rs. 41,900

Source: Apple Store (India)

Also See:  BSNL 3G Data Plans for iPad announced

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/apple-ipad-prices-in-india-announced-officially/feed/ 7 BSNL 3G Data Plans for iPad announced http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-3g-data-plans-for-ipad-announced/ http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-3g-data-plans-for-ipad-announced/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:07:00 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/?p=8680 It is almost confirmed that Apple iPad is set to launch officially in India on Jan 28. There are strong speculations that Apple will announce the much anticipated new iPad 2 sometime in March. If you own an iPad (3G model) or are considering to buy one when it becomes available in India, then you might want to have a look on the recently announced 3G Data Plans for iPad by BSNL.

BSNL 3G Plans for Apple iPad are available both for Postpaid and Prepaid users and they may offer a micro SIM, supported by iPad. The 3G data plans from BSNL looks pretty good and reasonable, considering limited availability of 3G and pricey 3G tariffs from other private telecom operators in India.

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As seen in above chart, power users can avail Unlimited 3G plan for Rs. 999 only per month. Moderate users can opt for the Limited 3G plan which costs Rs. 599 per month.

Source: BSNL

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-3g-data-plans-for-ipad-announced/feed/ 2 BSNL introduces special Diwali offer for 3G Unlimited Data Plans & Data cards http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-special-diwali-offer-for-3g-unlimited-data-plans-data-cards/ http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-special-diwali-offer-for-3g-unlimited-data-plans-data-cards/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:51:55 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/?p=8029 Diwali is here and also the time to grab special deals and packages this festival season. BSNL, the leading telecom provider of India has come up with a special promotion for its 3G service, promo has started from Nov 1 and is a limited period offer for 90 days only.

According to the promotion, you can get BSNL 3G Unlimited Plan at Rs. 700/month only but users need to pay Rs. 4200 for 6 months (at one time) to avail this low tariff. Similarly, you can grab unlimited 3G for Rs. 2000 for 2 months and Rs. 2500 for 3 months.

Also, there is time limited offer on BSNL 3G Data cards – 3.6 Mbps data card has a promotional price of Rs. 2000 while 7.2 Mbps data card has a offer price of Rs. 2500.

Note – This pricing will not be seen on BSNL 3G webpage because it is a festive season offer. You can see this promo as an advertisement in newspapers and in below image:

Click on the image to view in full size –

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-special-diwali-offer-for-3g-unlimited-data-plans-data-cards/feed/ 8 Airtel to launch its 3G services in India by End of 2010 http://webtrickz.com/airtel-to-launch-its-3g-services-in-india-by-end-of-2010/ http://webtrickz.com/airtel-to-launch-its-3g-services-in-india-by-end-of-2010/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:41:16 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/airtel-to-launch-its-3g-services-in-india-by-end-of-2010/ Airtel_logo Some days back, the “3G services” section was added to the Airtel website, thus giving a clear indication that Airtel is very close to introduce its 3G service in India. Bharti Airtel has now officially announced that it will launch 3G services before the end of 2010, to usher in broadband data revolution in the country.

Airtel will offer customers the widest 3G network in India. Airtel successfully bid for 3G spectrum in 13 telecom circles across India and is rolling out state-of-the-art networks in these geographies. These 13 telecom circles also constitute 68% of Airtel’s revenue market share. This includes key metros such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, which account for 21% of all data traffic in the country and are expected to have the strongest uptake of 3G services.

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Bharti will be deploying high speed HSPA networks provided by Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Network and Huawei. The High Speed Packet Access network will be the best in world in terms of technology and will enable high peak user throughputs.

Let’s see when Airtel launches 3G in India and at what prices. [via]

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/airtel-to-launch-its-3g-services-in-india-by-end-of-2010/feed/ 1 BSNL introduces Unlimited 3G Data Plans at Rs. 1359 & 1499 http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-unlimited-3g-plans-at-just-rs-1359-1499/ http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-unlimited-3g-plans-at-just-rs-1359-1499/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:59:52 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-unlimited-3g-plans-at-just-rs-1359-1499/ BSNL, the only 3G service provider currently in India has now revised its 3G data plans for Prepaid and Postpaid customers. The tariff for unlimited 3G data plans are now reduced by more than Rs. 1000 which is really affordable and good plan for heavy usage. The unlimited 3G postpaid plan earlier priced at Rs. 2499 now costs Rs. 1359, while the unlimited 3G prepaid plan earlier priced at Rs. 2756 now costs Rs. 1499 only.

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Also, BSNL is running a Promotional Scheme for 90 days (w.e.f. 22.09.2010) which provides a good discount on some low data usage plans as shown in the chart below:

a) 3G Postpaid Data Plans

FMC/Data RCV in Rs.(Service Tax Extra) Day/Any time usage in GB Night * usage in GB Total bundled free Usage in GB Validity (days)** Data Charges in Rs./MB*** (except APN ‘bsnlstream’) Data Charges in Rs./MB***(For APN bsnlstream)
299 199 for 90 days w.e.f. 22.09.2010
0.50
–
0.50
30
0.50
0.25
399 319
1
–
1
30
0.50
0.25
549
1
5
6
30
0.50
0.25
649 519
2
–
2
30
0.50
0.25
999
10
–
10
30
0.50
0.25
1359
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
30
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–

b) 3G Prepaid Data Plans

FMC/Data RCV in Rs.(Inclusive Service Tax) Day/Any time usage in GB Night * usage in GB Total bundled free Usage in GB Validity (days)** Data Charges in Rs./MB*** (except APN ‘bsnlstream’) Data Charges in Rs./MB***(For APN bsnlstream)
275 222 0.50 – 0.50 30 0.50 0.25
440 352 1 – 1 30 0.50 0.25
606 1 5 6 30 0.50 0.25
716 572 2 – 2 30 0.50 0.25
1102 10 – 10 30 0.50 0.25
1499 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 30 – –

 

There is NO Fair Usage Policy (FUP) on Bsnl Unlimited 3G plans unlike Airtel. Bsnl 3G service is said to provide an amazing data transfer speed of upto 5Mbps and more. You can buy a “3G Data card” from Bsnl or unlocked one from market to avail the blazing fast 3G internet speed on your desktop PC or on laptop.

BSNL 3G services offers the following features: Mobile TV, Mobile Broadband, Video calls, Movies, Video PRBT etc.

These revised 3G plans and promotional scheme is now live on BSNL site. See it here.

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/bsnl-introduces-unlimited-3g-plans-at-just-rs-1359-1499/feed/ 2 APN Settings to Run BSNL 3G/MTNL 3G on iPhone & iPad http://webtrickz.com/apn-settings-to-run-bsnl-3gmtnl-3g-on-iphone-ipad/ http://webtrickz.com/apn-settings-to-run-bsnl-3gmtnl-3g-on-iphone-ipad/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:00:47 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/apn-settings-to-run-bsnl-3gmtnl-3g-on-iphone-ipad/ If you want to run Internet via BSNL/MTNL 3G service on iPhone 3G/3GS/iPhone 4 or iPad in India, then you may need to configure the network settings of your device before accessing the net. Also, iPhone 4 and Apple iPad supports micro SIM card, so first you’ve to chop down your normal Sim card either manually or using a Sim cutter.

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To set APN for BSNL 3G on iPhone & iPad, open Settings > General > Network. Under Network Settings, open Cellular Data Network and set APN as “bsnlnet”. Leave the username and password field blank and restart your device.

APN settings for MTNL 3G – Input APN as “pps3g” (prepaid) and “mtnl3g” (postpaid). Enter “mtnl” as username and “mtnl123” as password.

3G network provides fast data transfer speeds like broadband which depends on the ISP. You may not be able to activate BSNL 3G on carried locked or software unlocked devices. Though, there shouldn’t be any problem if you’ve a factory unlocked iPhone.

To Test Internet speed on iPhone & iPad, install the free app Speedtest.net.

Do share your views if you’re using 3G connection on iPhone/iPad in India.

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