January 2008 - Opinion Poll - Page 2

Wh!Zk!D · 18-12-2007, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pritish_kul2

One should not surf the net on mobile as it is the costs are very high,then the speed is also low.

Well.. it works perfectly fine for me. Obviously, I dont use it to download movies or torrents. But 32KBps with EDGE aint bad eh? I can download a 1 mb file in just under two odd minutes. And the rates are reasonable. Although it differs from circle to circle.

There is always a different viewpoint. Your post "implies" that no one should surf the net on the phone. Which obviously is not true as I do use it and I know there are many others like me.

nish_higher · 19-12-2007, 05:33 PM

2.i use it to connect my laptop when i am away from home

expertno.1 · 19-12-2007, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wh!Zk!D

Well.. it works perfectly fine for me. Obviously, I dont use it to download movies or torrents. But 32KBps with EDGE aint bad eh? I can download a 1 mb file in just under two odd minutes. And the rates are reasonable. Although it differs from circle to circle.

in 32KBps edge you can load 1 mb in less than 35 seconds because u get speeds from 24 KB/s to 28 KB/s

i get speeds of 8 KB/s ......and can download 1 mb in 2 min 5 sec......

and can upload 1 mb in 1 min 39 seconds @ 10 KB/s

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

sganesh · 21-12-2007, 09:55 AM

ya i ve chosed option1.because this is an Era of Nomadic Computing

Garbage · 21-12-2007, 10:07 AM

AirTel GPRS/MO is the only way I can connect to Internet.

AirTel MO enabled me to connect to Internet from Linux and then after that I regularly using it.

But no EDGE here and too much poor speed. I got 2-3 KBps downloading speed.

turbasu · 22-12-2007, 03:58 PM

Speed is disgusting and connectivity is even worse through BSNL prepaid! Dunno abt postpaid yet...

Sukhdeep Singh · 22-12-2007, 06:29 PM

I dont use it for two reasons

1. Too slow
2. Too Expensive, 10 paise per 10 kb

Tapomay · 22-12-2007, 10:09 PM

My vote goes for Option [A]
No cheap and good BB service is available here. So I previously used BSNL's dial-up service. But after paying the huge bills (for nothing) for a few years I decided to go for Airtel's MO plan. No EDGE here, so Speed is very very slow. But I have to use it for now.

Plasma_Snake · 22-12-2007, 10:32 PM

In September 2007 I got my BSNL Broadband connetion but b4 that I surfed web using my mobile phone as modem(Nokia 5200). ISP was Airtel. Speed was OK as expected from GPRS connection but but during 3:00AM to 7:30AM speed 'came enviable to a broadband connection. How and Why u guys tell me.

blueshift · 22-12-2007, 10:46 PM

Airtel MO is the only best option for me here as I can't afford to have a broadband connection now. I pay only 100rs/month unlimited..no other charges..and yeah I do have a GPRS EDGE phone(w300i).

So I choose the 1st option.

Whn I am on the move, I use Opera Mini to browse the sites including this forum, GMail app for mails, RSS feeds for news, Google Maps mobile, Morange Mini for chat,mails...

More often I do download mp3s, ebooks and softwares. I even downloaded 2 complete movies in the past using my mobile. Speeds are good in the morning...and is very good if I use download manager.

Right now I am happy with the service but I really hope to see Mobile Internet revolution happening in India (3G/4G).

zyberboy · 22-12-2007, 11:00 PM

voted for 2nd option
Even though i don't like browsing from mobile,quite often i find situation were i have to rely on my Airtel GPRS.

rohandhruva · 23-12-2007, 07:45 PM

I use it very very rarely, to check mail when the PC is not available..

Pathik · 23-12-2007, 08:40 PM

My Mobile was my only access to the internet about 2-3 years back.
I used a Ngage QD with Airtel MO. The speeds rocked. But now the speeds are hellishly slow. But i still surf the net on my e50 with Airtel NOP.
GPRS FTW!

evewin89 · 24-12-2007, 10:03 AM

i have a samsung SGH-E490 edge enabled handset & i use airtel GPRS 2 surf the net, though its download speed is very poor but still getting online all the time without thinking about any extra charge is worth it...

krazzy · 24-12-2007, 10:57 PM

Voted for the 1st option. I surf a lot on my phone. More than half of my posts on this forum are from a mobile phone, including this one. Just wish the speeds were better. Waiting eagerly for 3G.

girish.g · 25-12-2007, 06:33 PM

option 4
airtel gprs on k790. dont use it because it is too slow. past experiences with airtel GPRS on k750 also not good

Pathik · 25-12-2007, 08:57 PM

^^ Dude get a symbian fone if u wanna experience gprs applications to the fullest.

rosemolr · 26-12-2007, 11:39 AM

I pick opt 1 coz i used to surf and make chats in internet through my nok 6630& 6680.Iam using idea cellular

Rajesh Balachandran · 31-12-2007, 12:26 AM

I Vote 4. I have an EDGE Phone, but I am getting only the same speed as normal GPRS. My Service Provider is Vodafone. The charges for data connections is also very high. In my experience, it is also very inconvenient to browse the web using a mobile phone, except in Apple's iPhone (it is by far the best mobile for surfing; readability is superb and the display scaling is perfect).

I use GPRS/EDGE for checking e-mail via POP3, though. Never for surfing.

girish.g · 31-12-2007, 10:40 AM

@pathiks
tried to use gprs from my dad's n80 the experience is better than my k790i or k750i

tuxfan · 31-12-2007, 06:13 PM

4th Option: No, I don't use the Mobile Web as the speeds are very slow.

I have Nokia N70 (3G capable phone) with Vodafone in Mumbai.

Even when I was on a dial up, using net thru mobile looked slow. Now when I am habituated to Triband, a page takes eternity to load and is far more costly! 10 ps per 10 KB is Rs. 10 per MB! Triband is Rs. 1 per MB.

10 times the cost, 1/100 the speed! Not done! Data cards and laptops are getting more and more popular and rightly so!