Are u shifted to 3G from 2G?

[Zangetsu]

Guys thread with a Poll...

Need comments of 3G..

Planning to move on to 3G.What ya all say

[krishnandu.sarkar]

If you can afford 3G Plans, go ahed.

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

If you can afford 3G Plans, go ahed.

I dont which to move on.thats y I created a thread for the same

[xtremevicky]

I am using 3G on Airtel but only for browsing .

Ohh I forgot to mention , On 2G plans

[krishnandu.sarkar]

View the tariffs of the 3G providers available in your city and decide which seems affordable.

BTW I use Vodafone 3G. But not regularly, I've also tried BSNL 3G, but speed is not so good.

[Zangetsu]

@xtremevicky: Did u tried Video Calling on it?

@krishnandu.sarkar:Have tried Video Calling on Vodafone?

[gagan007]

Call plans are mostly same for 2G and 3G. It differs only in data.

Like in BSNL, for voice calls I am on 2G plan while there is separate data plan for 3G with high speed. I am paying Rs.189 for 500MB/mo.

And yes I make video calls regularly. But to BSNL numbers only.

[xtremevicky]

I do Video calling once a week to talk to my mom but now I will be taking up Broadband and using Skype !

Airtel to Airtel video calling is brilliant !

[krishnandu.sarkar]

No, my phone doesn't support Video Calling

[Zangetsu]

gagan007: Are u using BSNL 3G?I m more concerned about Video Calling..

I am confused between which SP to choose...as there are many?

The Video Calling shud be clear & good.

[gagan007]

I think all SPs should do good. Like xtremevicky said Airtel to Airtel video calling is also good.

Four people in my circle are using BSNL 3G and video calling feature. No one complains. I have Samsung Galaxy SL, on the other side there is Nokia C5, Nokia 3710 and Sony Ericsson K810i

[thetechfreak]

I used Aircel 3g. It had free 200 mb(I didnt vote for Aircel though)

Multiplayer gaming= #EPIC FAIL
Surfing- Good. But sometimes multiple clicking IS required
Download song/vid- Did'nt have patience

Overall- It feels more like a partially sped up 2g connection with better pings

[xtremevicky]

Okay.

I got 600Kbps Download speed on Airtel 3G . I will post screenshots soon !

[Prime_Coder]

I´m still using 2G, but i hope to get onto 3G soon. Maybe this thread will help me also to decide.

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by gagan007

Four people in my circle are using BSNL 3G and video calling feature. No one complains. I have Samsung Galaxy SL, on the other side there is Nokia C5, Nokia 3710 and Sony Ericsson K810i

Currently I m using IDEA 2G.
If I shift to IDEA 3G then will I have to get another SIM for the same 2G cell no?

Originally Posted by thetechfreak

I used Aircel 3g. It had free 200 mb(I didnt vote for Aircel though)

Multiplayer gaming= #EPIC FAIL
Surfing- Good. But sometimes multiple clicking IS required
Download song/vid- Did'nt have patience

Overall- It feels more like a partially sped up 2g connection with better pings

u dont make video calls?

[thetechfreak]

Originally Posted by Zangetsu

u dont make video calls?

The biggest and embarrasing problem I faced is no one I knew had 3g. SO I couldnt make any video calls
Maybe next time I get a 3g connection I will make a call

[ithehappy]

Still on 2G. Not even interested to 3G, even if the rates fall down. And Video Calling? I wanna keep it for my baby.

[xtremevicky]

Originally Posted by ithehappy

Still on 2G. Not even interested to 3G, even if the rates fall down. And Video Calling? I wanna keep it for my baby.

Really ? Elaborate !

[sygeek]

I will switch, but only after I buy a 3G smartphone.

[Krow]

Originally Posted by ithehappy

Not even interested to 3G, even if the rates fall down.

What? O_O Are you serious?

I will switch when 3G becomes affordable to me. I don't mind paying 500 bucks a month for it, but what I do mind is the abysmal data cap. 500 bucks for 500 MB? Ridiculous.

[xtremevicky]

500 Bucks for 50Gb and we are on

[Krow]

^That will come with FUP. 500 bucks for 50GB as down payment, but Rs 500 for each GB you download.

[sujoyp]

I am using 3g from last 2 months for facebook purpose mostly...and use sometimes for nokia maps for road guidance....

Rs 103-200MB in Idea using currently..enough for facebook

[dashing.sujay]

Originally Posted by Zangetsu

Currently I m using IDEA 2G.
If I shift to IDEA 3G then will I have to get another SIM for the same 2G cell no?

Of course not. Same sim will work.
I don't use 3G, i get 24-30Kb/s DL speeds with reliance 2G, and m happy, plus 2mbps brdbnd

[Rockstar11]

No,I am still on 2G

[desiibond]

I had shifted to 3G few months ago, found that I never got promised speeds, had major headache with signal reception as when the phone frequently used to switch between 2.5G and 3G resulting in dropped calls etc, had a long long support ticket with Airtel, nothing was fixed and I first ditched 3G and then Airtel

[dashing.sujay]

Originally Posted by desiibond

I had shifted to 3G few months ago, found that I never got promised speeds, had major headache with signal reception as when the phone frequently used to switch between 2.5G and 3G resulting in dropped calls etc, had a long long support ticket with Airtel, nothing was fixed and I first ditched 3G and then Airtel

yeah dude, the worst part of this 2G/3G network swapping is that battery ends in a day which runs 2-3 days in 2G.

Plus i did viedo calls from reliance to airtel and docomo, and found it dissatisfactory I wish upcoming mobiles come up with higher resolution front cameras, they still struck with VGA .

[Ethan_Hunt]

I'm still on EDGE as well. Vodafone has ridiculously high priced 3G plans. Besides, I'm content with the current 2G speeds I'm getting for regular browsing. It gets the job done. MTNL has introduced a plan for Bombay recently, which allows 25GB data cap for Rs.499/-. The catch - Validity of 7 days.

[Zangetsu]

Looking at the voting stats only 6 TDF members are on 3G.

[Krow]

Vodafone has ridiculous 3G plans. I just checked the MTNL plans in Delhi and w00t!

500MB - Rs 250
1GB - Rs 450
2GB - Rs 650

Much better than Vodafone plans, but I am not so sure about MTNL's network coverage. In Mumbai, I have to almost jump out of my house to get any signal worth mentioning.