^^^They are not completely wrong either if they say it. Vodafone is a private company & will sure give results like this to get more relaxation from TRAI in bringing 3G services to India. Just don't think from a user point of view that we need high speed internet, also think from a business point of view. 3G is a product for Vodafone & we all know how idiot these phone carriers make us. Vodafone Mobile Connect costs Rs 500 a month for 500 MB which is costly but there is also Vodafone Live with Pay-per-kb service which should suffice for most people. How many of you download DVD rips on your mobile phone anyway due to which u need unltd. plan (this is piracy though which obviously TRAI etc will not support)
In today's scenario of economic recession in India (completely invisible once u go to a mall on weekends
), investing on such costly infrastructure for 3G etc when there are only handful users out there who are actually asking for it for work & not just fun.
Can you please tell me what need "you guys" have for 3G in your mobile phone?
3G for me means only 2 things
1) Always on internet
2) Video conversation
I don't watch T.V on such a small screen. It is not meant for some heavy duty work. Do you actually need 2 Mbps speed in a mobile phone, I mean...what is it that you will use it for? How many people do u know who have a 3G capable mobile phone with Video Conversation facility.
Just because you have it & U need it doesn't matter TRAI should invest in such heavy duty infrastructure right now. Let the phones sale first as phone manufacturers are coming now with 3G only phones in India.
The present scenario is just like when BSNL dataone came to India few years back & I even wrote an article justifying high cost at that time. I have myself used Airtel 128kbps unlimited internet at Rs 800 + tax a month & today we get 256kbps for the same price. This change in cost occurred just cos demand increased & people asked for it. The costs are reduciong further, for general home usage 512kbps is more then enough, stop being greedy & stop asking for 1 or 2 Mbps connection when all we use our internet is to pirate content.
Just cos Europe & USA has high speed internet, don't ask for it here. First think what use you have for internet & then ask for it. Setting up infrastructure costs & although the politician & system in India is lazy arse, it is costly for them to implement.
I would like to ask everyone here,
what use do u have for 3G in your mobile phone with speed upto 2 MBps &/or unltd data plan? For me it is...
1) Always on Internet service
2) VoIP calls which can easily be blocked by your cell phone carrier
3) 256 kbps is enough for "me" in a mobile phone. It provides ample speed for VoIP, downloading mails over the Air, browsing Internet even on Webkit (Dekstop like). Opera Mini is even faster.
Instead of telling TRAI to bring 3G & HSDPA in India, better tell TRAI to force the Cell Phone service providers to provide always on Internet on Mobile first & not just speed. More speed is easy to sale in terms of marketing but how many people actually need it?
I am a heavy internet user on a mobile phone but even I am more in favor of Vodafone or Airtel to provide unlimited data plan based EDGE at Rs 200 in india with speed of 256 Kbps on current infrastructure instead of 3G at Rs 1.5k. First perfect what is existing here, EDGE & then go for 3G.