Tata Docomo 3G Data Card with maximum 21.6 Mbps Speed

Docomo 3D Data Card

Tata Docomo which has recently launched 3G service in nine circles will be offering high speed mobile broadband through USB plug and play devices offering speeds up to 21.6 Mbps. High speed Mobile Broadband can be availed using various categories of technology packed USB Modems i.e HSDPA, HSUPA and HSPA+ modems . A summary is presented below to make you understand more about 3G Mobile Broadband Service. Both BSNL and MTNL have been offering HSDPA data cards supporting speed upto 3.6 Mbps but now private telecom operators are all set to offer higher speeds through HSUPA and HSPA+ data cards . Such services will witness huge uptake from corporate and business users which are major segments of data consumption. High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is an enhanced 3G (third generation) mobile telephony communications protocol offering down-link speeds of 1.8, 3.6, 7.2 and 14.0 Mbps
High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) is a 3G mobile telephony protocol offering up-link speeds up to 5.76 Mbps
High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+): is a combination  of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)HSPA supports increased peak data rates of up to 14 Mbps in the downlink and 5.8 Mbps in the uplink
Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA): Evolved HSPA offers data rates up to 42 Mbps in the downlink and 11 Mbps in the uplink
Current Mobile Broadband Devices from Tata Dococmo-

3G USB Modem (Dongle)	Download Speed	Upload Speed
HSDPA USB Modem	Max. 3.6 Mbps	384 Kbps
HSUPA USB Modem	Max. 7.2 Mbps	Max. 5.76 Mbps
HSPA+ USB Modem	Max. 21.6 Mbps	Max. 5.76 Mbps

As per Tata Docomo’s call center representative, HSDPA Dongle will cost Rs 1999, however HSUPA Dongle will be priced at Rs 2600 however prices have not been displayed on the company website so far,
Tata Docomo’s strategy to enter the 3G market before its peers may work and give first mover advantage to capture data market . Here its important to note that, pre-social-networking and bloging era, upload speed was not much significant to internet users. Evolution of social-networking, video sharing and blogging generated equal thirst for upload bandwidth among internet users. Large numbers of internet users are using social networking sites like Facebook, orkut, ibibo, twitter. These users very frequently share (uploading) images, videos, multimedia contents and applications with their friends, family members and colleagues. For such users HSUPA USB Modem will be preferred as it provides maximum 5.76 Mbps of upload speed.
High speed upload bandwidth is equally required by commercial users using internet leased lines for their business process. Mobile broadband through 3G USB Data service will attract business entities to implement 3G technology as an alternative for their internet bandwidth requirements.

The 3G USB modems begins from Rs. 1999; completely amalgamate the functionality of modem and mobile phone. They are intended to deliver huge data at different speeds. The operator also boasts that USB modem is ready to encounter all the business commitments of its customers. All the data cards enables you to make/receive calls and messages whenever you plug into desktop or laptop.

Data Cards and Features	Speed	Cost
HSDPA USB Modem Suitable for super speed snack surfing, can send/receive text messages	Upload speed: Max. 384 Kbps Download speed: Max. 3.6 Mbps	Rs. 1,999
HSUPA USB Modem Geared with intense speeds, can make/receive calls and messages	Upload speed: Max. 5.76 Mbps Download speed: Max. 7.2 Mbps	Rs. 2,600
HSPA USB Modem Transfer data at lightening speeds, can make/receive calls and messages	Upload speed: Max. 5.76 Mbps Download speed: Max. 21.6 Mbps	Rs. 3,500

Tips and Tracks for Blackberry Mobile Phone

Blackberry tips

A little device – Blackberry smart phone comes packed with an amazing amount of functionalists. But they aren’t so simple just like opening a user guide or surfing on the Internet. Actually, Blackberry mobile phones have hundreds of useful tricks and tracks. I am going to provide you some valuable information about your phone that will allow you to run your device faster and smoother.
Shortcut Keys for Typing

• By holding down the letter key, you can capitalize a letter with just one click.
• For inserting a period in your text, you should click space twice.
• If you want to type current date into the message, you can do it by pressing the L key followed by D key.
• By pressing ALT key following by the left shift key, you can turn on Number lock.

Email and SMS sending

• If you want to delete all the messages before a specific date, you should highlight the date with the cursor; hit the menu key of Blackberry phone and select Delete prior and confirm.
• Now you can also do spelling check automatically of your messages by clicking on the Options icon on the screen of Blackberry home.
• Moreover, if you want to check spelling manually, click on Blackberry Menu key within a composed message and select Check spelling.
• For searching a sender or a word within a subject line or any mail folder, you should press the S key.
• By hitting the ALT key following by the I key, you can access the complete list of messages within inbox.

Blackberry Applications
On your Blackberry mobile phone, you can use a large number of applications, the more power you are going to need. You can use many applications such as RSS reader, Facebook for Blackberry. But you must consider how much power all these applications employ. Always remember that there are many applications on Blackberry that eat up power only when in use. So if your phone’s battery life is of the essence, you must want to use them cautiously.

Internet Unlimited Plans ! What actually true?

A minor clause is proving to be a major roadblock for surfers ready to zip along the information autobahn. Many Internet users who have paid for a fast ‘unlimited’ broadband connection are finding that their Net speed has reduced to a crawl. Worse, it has been deactivated.

Take the case of Bangalore-based journalist Prem Udayabhanu, who decided to take a more expensive ‘unlimited’ broadband connection. Last month, when he could not access the Web, he was told that the connection had been deactivated due to excessive use. To restart it, he’d have to pay Rs 12,000. “Yours is an unlimited connection, but only up to 10 GB of download,” he was told. Udayabhanu made quick calls to friends close to top execs in the company and got the issue settled. The connection was restored and the demand for Rs 12,000 withdrawn.


But, the company blamed him for exceeding his 10 GB usage limit.“I wasn’t told of a usage limit. The ads and the salesman made me believe it was truly an unlimited connection,” Udayabhanu says. Udayabhanu isn’t alone. Delhi-based artist Prasad Raghavan, who uses an ‘unlimited’ broadband connection, thought he didn’t have to worry until his download speed became erratic.

“Which means unlimited is just a ruse to attract you to a plan which offers good speed only as far as you restrict your usage to a certain limit,” says Raghavan. While most Internet service providers (ISPs) explain the ‘limits’ of unlimited plans, it is the expression ‘unlimited’ in ads that Raghavan, says “is deceptive.”

The Airtel's Browser Rs 899 Plan, for instance, is advertised as unlimited download with speed of 512 kbps, the download speed is downgraded to 256 kbps once the user has downloaded over 8 GB in less than a month.

Thanks to hundreds of complaints from consumers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has warned companies against misleading advertisements.

TRAI has disapproved of “advertising a broadband plan for higher download speed (for example, 3-4 times faster than the original plan) by paying fixed monthly charges”. It also said that ISPs must disclose details of data download limit beyond which “broadband speed would be restricted as per the original plan.”

A Bharti Airtel spokesman says “Subscribers can check out all our plans and limits on the website.” He, however, concedes that many ‘unlimited’ plans do have a cap, which is explained in the company’s fair usage policy (FUP).

What is fair usage policy? According to the Bharti Airtel site, a very small number of customers use an excessive amount of the network bandwidth, to the extent that it can impair the experience of others. The idea of it’s FUP is to provide optimum Internet experience to all.

In the policy, “we have defined fair usage levels for unlimited data transfer plans,” it adds. The Tata Communications Internet Services Ltd site says, “Tata Indicom Broadband has established a monthly data transfer threshold (Fair Usage Limit) for various unlimited tariff plans...” It goes to explain those plans for which FUP is applicable.

In an email, a spokesperson for Reliance Communications said: “As the ‘unlimited’ plans are devised for the benefit of individual customers, a fair usage cap is necessary to ensure fair use of services for sustained benefits.”

State-run MTNL says it has no FUP at the moment and its unlimited broadband packages “really” offer unlimited usage. Now, unlike many others, people like Satynder Kapoor, a retired systems analyst and financial consultant based in Delhi, have got their priorities right.

“My priority is speed, I don’t download music track or videos. So I didn’t go for an unlimited plan. Our (current) plan is a 6 GB one with 4 mbps speed, for which I pay Rs 900 a month,” he says. But most avid Net users opting for speed have realised the first impact of FUP, as soon as you cross the fair usage limit, is a painful slide in speed, which in some cases touches levels much below the minimum broadband download speed of 256 kbps. That FUP is applicable to unlimited data transfer plans simply defies logic.

Best Click Forward ( Tariffs and speeds are indicative )

Emails & basic surfing: If your Internet usage is restricted to mails and basic web surfing, don’t go for “unlimited” plans. Choose a basic scheme which could either be post-paid `249 p.m. or an entry level Rs 499 prepaid plan. The speed will be 256 kbps.

Skype & YouTube watchers: If you Skype, watch YouTube and occasionally download music, you could go for a plan that ceases to become unlimited beyond 6-8 GB download. If you don’t cross the threshold, you will enjoy a download speed in the range of 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps. Pay not more than Rs 1,000 a month.

Home business & entertainment: If you take your work home, watch songs and video clips for a few hours, you won’t regret going for Rs 1,200 a month and above” schemes which offer speeds of 2 Mbps -4 Mbps with download limit of 20 GB a month.

Download addicts: For those who excessively use the Internet, (streaming video and audio through home wi-fi network and to multiple devices, laptop, TV), there are schemes that are almost unlimited. They offer data transfer limits of 50-200 GB in select locations at speeds of 8-50 Mbps. The charges are Rs 2,999-8,999 per month.

Fair Usage FAQ: What happens when a customer crosses the fair usage limit?

1) Data transfer in excess of fair usage limit as per the applicable tariff plan is treated as a violation of FUP.

2) Upon such violation, the company contacts the customer suggesting reduction in usage or upgrade to a higher bandwidth plan.

3) If the customer fails to upgrade or continues to violate the FUP, company can suspend or terminate the customer's account.

Source: Economic Times

The Great Interactive Services of Airtel Digital TV

Airtel digital TV has brought for its hi-end customers a wide range of interactive services. Now with the help of your television, you can do anything for instance, shopping, planning of your holidays, see your horoscope, booking of movie tickets, watching news and much more. For availing all these services, you should require to press the iTV key from your remote for entering in the world of Interactive services. You can select your favorite program from a variety of applications designed according to your requirements. The following are some great interactive services of Airtel digital TV.

iPizza
The great news for the Pizza lovers is that now you can order pizza by using your television. Now your TV can act as a menu card by which one can browse various pizzas and can place your order as well. You can select your favorite pizza and can send a SMS for order. After that, you order will be confirmed and the pizza will be delivered at your doorstep.



iNet 
With iNet services, now you can enjoy the Internet experience on Television. You can now get updates on the latest news, stocks from your portfolio, Bollywood gossip and about latest weather with widgets. For accessing this feature, you should press widgets while watching TV for viewing it and again press for removing.

iShop
Now with the help of Airtel digital TV, an individual can shop from the comfort of home. He can get great discounts specially for Airtel customers. At iShop, he can purchase anything such as apparel, flowers, books, magazines and electronics and much more. With this service, Airtel brings for its customer a unique shopping experience in which it will show a wide range of high quality products at a great discount.

iTravel
With iTravel interactive service, you can now make a plan of your dream vacation on your Television. You can select your location from various places all over the country. You can get information about the best hotel and holiday packages in just one click of your remote.

iAstro
The persons, who believe in astrology, can now get daily predictions on digital TV with its great service iAstro. They can also get great information on Rahu kaal and simplified Hindi Panchang for up to three days. On iAstro, one can also read up one's zodiac sign and can get fortune for the day along with the results for your most compatible partner.

Blackberry Tour 9630 – Having Great Specifications

Research in Motion (RIM) has recently introduced its an attractive 3G ready world Blackberry Tour 9630 phone offering the great combination of excellent entertainment prospects and innovative business features. In U.S., Its CDMA version was announced on Sprint & Verizon Wireless. This mobile phone’s fabulous camera and sound features have made it unique from other phones. It has user-friendly user interface and stunning design coming with round edges that make it easy to hold.

 

The 3G support of Blackberry Tour 9630 is suitable for both GSM as well as CDMA networks. It is noted that this cell phone is the combination Blackberry Bold and Blackberry Curve 8900. With wonderful 3.2 MP camera, it features music video player, video recording, 256MB built-in memory which is expandable up to 16 GB, 3.5 mm audio jack and many more. So you can capture high quality photographs with auto focus, Flash, image stabilizer and other great features. Moreover, you can also customize your mobile phone screen with various stunning wallpapers. Apart from this, it has full 3-key backlit QWERTY keyboard with Touch sensitive that will allow you easy navigation and typing. This gadget also comes enhanced with all business necessities such as video dialing, conference calling, a built-in speakerphone etc. These features are best for business need.

With instant messaging system, you can send SMS, MMS, Push Email, IM etc. to your dear friends and relatives. Besides, it is also compatible for Social Networking. For the music lovers, Blackberry Tour 9630 comes enhanced with media player supporting AAC, AAC+, MP3, eAAC+, WMA music formats. So you enjoy your favorite music on your phone anytime. This mobile also supports innovative connectivity features such as Bluetooth, 3G HSDPA, A2DP, GPRS, USB and EDGE. To sum up, we can say that Blackberry Tour 9630 has given the big challenge to other phones by having great specifications and connectivity.

BSNL WiMax Technology

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is finally set to expand its venture by adding one more wireless technology under its belt. This time with the induction of WiMax Technology the telecom enterprise is really working cautiously by launching it on a pilot basis and there are subsequent plans for extending it to 20-30 locations in Maharashtra within a period of single year.

In order to tackle the problem of connectivity frequently faced by the consumers, the corporation has entered into agreements with seven private companies, who would raise infrastructure including telecom service towers for the BSNL across India. As far as Pune is concerned, there will be another 20 such towers erected this year in the city, in addition to the 180 existing ones. The Chief General Manager of BSNL Maharashtra Circle, Chandra Prakash told this to reporters on Saturday, who revealed company's plans on the occasion of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Principal General Manager V K Mahindra was also present.

He said that the BSNL has recently crossed 2 lakh broadband subscribers in Maharashtra and is set to provide broadband connectivity to 4,900 exchanges across the country in the next half year. The target that BSNL has set for itself for expanding the broadband customer base is 20 million by 2010.

Chandra Prakash said, "This year, we will bridge as much coverage gaps as we can. We are planning to raise 3,500 service towers in a year in Maharashtra. However, there are a number of problems while constructing these towers, as we have to check twenty necessary documents and the whole procedure is tedious. Therefore we have struck a deal with seven private companies, who would raise infrastructure for us. The companies include, Tata, GTL Infrastructure, Essar, etc. In the first phase we decided to erect 90 such towers across the country, which are getting delayed due to some reasons."

"As far as the WiMax service is concerned we are going to set up 64 service providing stations across the state, in which major cities will be covered. Out of these, 20 to 30 would be raised this year," he said. At present, BSNL's total market share in mobile technology sector is 15 per cent, which is expected to soar to its double.b