Airtel 3G FAQs

[KurianOfBorg]

251 is a GPRS plan, not a 3G plan. It just means they have not implemented plan based speed capping on your local APs yet and it's running at the maximum speed of the data link layer, i.e. 3G.

 

[sa_kiran]

Telcos, netas and babus are conspiring to keep India mobile backward. 3G auction was conducted only for the netas to make money. Otherwise, we would have leapfrogged into 4G.A war-ravaged country like Sri Lanka offers 3G as well as 4G (datacards only, as there are no handsets), why can't India? Reason is operators like Airtel, Idea, Vodafone, Reliance, netas and babus.

 

[popcorn]

New thing discovered for idea 3gif you have activated Idea 3g in mumbai, you can recharge with the 2G data plan of 2GB and use it on 3G network of Idea. The speeds are capped at 120kbps... and you can still make/receive video calls.same logic goes with AirtelVodafone cancels your 3G if you recharge any 2G plan. Video call facility is dropped. Again you will have to recharge with min of Rs. 102 to activate 3G in vodafone mumbai.

 

[KurianOfBorg]

New thing discovered for idea 3g
if you have activated Idea 3g in mumbai, you can recharge with the 2G data plan of 2GB and use it on 3G network of Idea. The speeds are capped at 120kbps... and you can still make/receive video calls.

same logic goes with Airtel

Vodafone cancels your 3G if you recharge any 2G plan. Video call facility is dropped. Again you will have to recharge with min of Rs. 102 to activate 3G in vodafone mumbai.

120kbps is just 2G speed. You remain connected to 3G get 2G speeds on Airtel.

 

[popcorn]

yes... vodafone does not offer that facility.AIrtel & idea give 2g speeds in 3g network with video call facility tooVodafone does not offer that.

 

[gadgetcrazy]

Speed on my airtel sucks. I was better off with edge. And I can not go back to 2g. The moment I do that, I do not get any network. Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk

 

[bbfreak]

Your signature reads "Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk", when i joined the forum i was told by mod to disable this feature then how come your are using it?Please don't mind.

 

[Harsh_Thanvi]

https://www.speedtest.net

My Speed In 2g Plan

 

[anuj kathuria]

i am getting speeds around 2.5 Mbps on speedtest but actual downloads are just 12-15 kBps.... any idea why ??

 

[scotyard]

How do i recharge with the lowest cost pack? I need to try it out. I tried activating with *122*8#I just get a Thank you message. No amount is deducted from my account.Thanks.