On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Gaurav Pant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > > My suggestion for the original quest... Idea/Airtel gives a constant 12 to > > 15 KBps speed. I have used it for almost 1-1/2 years. > > Charges are approx 12 to 15 Rs/day and you can turn off the service > anytime > > with just an sms. > > Unlimited download limit. > > 1 less device to carry.
I am getting inclined towards this option with a new EDGE enabled phone. My previous experience (last summer) with Nokia 6600 and Airtel GPRS was fine. Given that I have Idea and Airtel cell connections, I will switch as required. There are options from Tata Indicom and Reliance. Reading feedback on the net tells me of people having bad experiences with both. > And apart from that if the person wants to be online continuously, you > phone will not be busy. I have two cellphone connections ;-) Juggling is the word. > And finally the speeds/quality of connection varies from city to city > and the time of the day you are tying to access the net. So it will > be better if you specify where you are currently located. Based in Pune. Will be in Chandigarh/Punjab/Delhi/HP for about 7 weeks starting May. Tata Indicom / Reliance data card/USB modem seem less dependable for this level of variety. > As correctly said by Arun YMMV. :) At (on-road) speeds of your choice ;-) > BTW I am using a Reliance Data Card (USB) (in Pune) and get speeds > from 3KBPS to 16KBPS. Any cirbs about Reliance? > Regards Dexter. In any case, s**t does happen (in ALL modes) and more so with present state of internet connectivity in India. Thanks to all. Chetan -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
