mobile broadband advice

[jaydee]

Hi all. Im a newbi to this site, hope somebody can help me. Im visting India in april for a few weeks. Ill be spending most of my time in Jalandar Punjab. What can i buy/rent to get internet access. I dont have a landline phone. Iv got my laptop and would like to use some sort of mobile broadband. Im only there for three weeks. Could somebody recommend a good provided, and costs involved. Cheaper the better.

 

[Sushubh]

mobile broadband... for 3 weeks... going to be a costly and frustrating deal. you can check out the usb based solutions from reliance or tata indicom or just go for a wired connection with a wifi router. both would require some sort of an address proof and both would cost around the same for a month.

 

[jaydee]

what options do i have, if i dont have address proof. Im just looking to rent a usb modem for a few weeks. Which is the best provider to go with for signal quality in Jalander?

 

[Sushubh]

you are unlikely to get any sort of connectivity here in india without any form of address proof. you might want to take help from a relative or a friend living in this area.

 

[jaydee]

ok, iv just got my Huawei e160g mobile broadband usb stick unlocked. So now i should be able to use it in india. So what service provider do i get with for the best connection in jalandar. How do i purchase a sim card with credit on it to access the internet. Do i ask for a data card package or just a normal talk package.

 

[madhusudhan7]

ok, iv just got my Huawei e160g mobile broadband usb stick unlocked. So now i should be able to use it in india.

So what service provider do i get with for the best connection in jalandar. How do i purchase a sim card with credit on it to access the internet. Do i ask for a data card package or just a normal talk package.

Data cards here in india are locked to their own isp's so even if you have a unlocked device it won't help much here....

 

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