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MTNL 3G on iPhone 4 - Settings & Performance
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what about Missed Call Alerts? One has to Divert calls in required condition to +919869099999. What does it mean? How do I get this to work on the iPhone?
A Missed Call Alert service informs you of incoming calls while your phone was switched off or out of coverage area.
Do you really need it? You could always just mute your iPhone when you don't wish to be disturbed; missed calls will show up on your call list.
However, if you still want to subscribe to the (premium) service, register for it with MTNL. That way, you can retrieve missed call info at a price.
Nothing you need to do on the phone (unless you want to Call Forward to the quoted MTNL number).
A Missed Call Alert service informs you of incoming calls while your phone was switched off or out of coverage area.
Do you really need it? You could always just mute your iPhone when you don't wish to be disturbed; missed calls will show up on your call list.
However, if you still want to subscribe to the (premium) service, register for it with MTNL. That way, you can retrieve missed call info at a price.
Nothing you need to do on the phone (unless you want to Call Forward to the quoted MTNL number).
My thread is with reference to my experience with MTNL Mumbai. How does Delhi crop up? Your status reads Mumbai too, so am confused.
Delhi is mentioned in my thread for comparison between delhi and Mumbai connection. I am from Mumbai only.
On friday, tried calling Mr Deepak GM - Switching but could not get through. His secratary picked the phone and had taken down my complain and contact number but no change or call back from there ( was promised a call back by the sec)
Speeds are still low its Help.
Delhi is mentioned in my thread for comparison between delhi and Mumbai connection. I am from Mumbai only.
On friday, tried calling Mr Deepak GM - Switching but could not get through. His secratary picked the phone and had taken down my complain and contact number but no change or call back from there ( was promised a call back by the sec)
Speeds are still low its Help.
Delhi is mentioned in my thread for comparison between delhi and Mumbai connection. I am from Mumbai only.
If you have any hard data of 3G performance / service comparison between MTNL Mumbai and Delhi, please share here. Would be most useful to see which MTNL is more customer friendly.
On friday, tried calling Mr Deepak GM - Switching but could not get through. His secratary picked the phone and had taken down my complain and contact number but no change or call back from there ( was promised a call back by the sec)
That's good! Patience, Politeness and Persistence required. (Also, be to-the-Point when complaining; lodge complaints separately for separate issues, instead of one long laundry list). Give them another day, and call again if your problem remains unresolved. I am confident you'll get a call-back when the problem is resolved. Process usually involves at least 2 technical teams and your local exchange (which is where the delay occurs).
Speeds are still low its Help.
What speeds are you getting?
If you have any hard data of 3G performance / service comparison between MTNL Mumbai and Delhi, please share here. Would be most useful to see which MTNL is more customer friendly.
On friday, tried calling Mr Deepak GM - Switching but could not get through. His secratary picked the phone and had taken down my complain and contact number but no change or call back from there ( was promised a call back by the sec)
That's good! Patience, Politeness and Persistence required. (Also, be to-the-Point when complaining; lodge complaints separately for separate issues, instead of one long laundry list). Give them another day, and call again if your problem remains unresolved. I am confident you'll get a call-back when the problem is resolved. Process usually involves at least 2 technical teams and your local exchange (which is where the delay occurs).
Speeds are still low its Help.
What speeds are you getting?
Speeds are still 3G only. When I do speedtest using iPhone app, speed bursts from 1 mbps and then settles at 0.4 Mbps. I called up MTNL CC but as usual they had no clue why my speed was being capped. Today I have come to Nagpur. Even here on BSNL CellOne's network, speed does not go above 0.4 Mbps anywhere. In London, I used to get speeds of 5 Mbps. So it is not handset issue. When we can enjoy true HSDPA speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps is now beyond me.
Speeds are still 3G only. When I do speedtest using iPhone app, speed bursts from 1 mbps and then settles at 0.4 Mbps. I called up MTNL CC but as usual they had no clue why my speed was being capped. Today I have come to Nagpur. Even here on BSNL CellOne's network, speed does not go above 0.4 Mbps anywhere. In London, I used to get speeds of 5 Mbps. So it is not handset issue. When we can enjoy true HSDPA speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps is now beyond me.
The problem isn't hardware, but software (the minds that run MTNL).
As written earlier, it's MTNL's internal policy to cap speeds at 364 kilobits for normal 3G and 1.14 megabits for HSDPA SIMs. I'm fighting against this on almost a daily basis. Need people support, as it seems to be becoming a one-man crusade.
The problem isn't hardware, but software (the minds that run MTNL).
As written earlier, it's MTNL's internal policy to cap speeds at 364 kilobits for normal 3G and 1.14 megabits for HSDPA SIMs. I'm fighting against this on almost a daily basis. Need people support, as it seems to be becoming a one-man crusade.
So, they have introduced 200 GB promotional plan with a speed cap of 1.14mbit/s?
Nope. 2GB not 200. And that's for their data card.
And the promise is "...upto 3.6Mbps" speed. The reality is a speed cap at approx. 10% for 3G (364 Kilobits) and 50% (1.14 Megabits) for HSDPA.
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What is the solution to this? I tried the WIFI hotspot feature on iOS 4.3 GM seed and speed is as expected; 0.4 Mbps.
The solution is persistent lobbying of MTNL.
Call the Principal / Chief General Manager - Wireless Services. Write to him. Spread the word, and let more subscribers write in to him. Then escalate to the Executive Director of MTNL. All contacts are available on the MTNL Mumbai site (About Us).
Nope. 2GB not 200. And that's for their data card.
And the promise is "...upto 3.6Mbps" speed. The reality is a speed cap at approx. 10% for 3G (364 Kilobits) and 50% (1.14 Megabits) for HSDPA.
---------- Post added at 12:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:50 PM ----------
What is the solution to this? I tried the WIFI hotspot feature on iOS 4.3 GM seed and speed is as expected; 0.4 Mbps.
The solution is persistent lobbying of MTNL.
Call the Principal / Chief General Manager - Wireless Services. Write to him. Spread the word, and let more subscribers write in to him. Then escalate to the Executive Director of MTNL. All contacts are available on the MTNL Mumbai site (About Us).
There is a Rs4500 6 months with a monthly bundled usage of 200GB promotional scheme going in Delhi.
Thanks for the heads up, am surely gonna clear this speed capping thing with the officials before making a deal.
380kbit/s for 3G and additional charges for 3.5G and this shitty speed capping, sounds ridiculous.
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Something like this was happening to foreign country users too.
The potential speeds of the HSDPA 3G device could reach up to 7.2mbps. After a meeting on Monday at Orange’s Paris headquarters, the company said it would raise the download cap for iPhone users from 384Kbps to 1Mbps by September 15th. This is an improvement on the ridiculous cap that is in place now, but still slow compared to what “3G” is supposedly capable of.
Orange admits to capping 3G speeds in France | Appletell
Thanks for the heads up, am surely gonna clear this speed capping thing with the officials before making a deal.
380kbit/s for 3G and additional charges for 3.5G and this shitty speed capping, sounds ridiculous.
---------- Post added at 01:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:04 PM ----------
Something like this was happening to foreign country users too.
The potential speeds of the HSDPA 3G device could reach up to 7.2mbps. After a meeting on Monday at Orange’s Paris headquarters, the company said it would raise the download cap for iPhone users from 384Kbps to 1Mbps by September 15th. This is an improvement on the ridiculous cap that is in place now, but still slow compared to what “3G” is supposedly capable of.
Orange admits to capping 3G speeds in France | Appletell