Questions Regarding MTNL Mumbai 3g

[arnav_ch]

Hi,I am looking to get the MTNL Mumbai 4500 plan for 3g and i have my own data card.I understand that the sim + first recharge wil cost me about 109 bucks.After that, do i directly do the 4500 recharge or do i still need the HSPA 400 something recharge to get high speeds?looking to purchase day after tomorrow.

 

[popcorn]

it seems that you will need to activate HSDPA of 449 on that sim.All mtnl sims are activated for 3G ,which has 384kbps speeds.You will need to activate hsdpa so that you get 3.6mbps speed with a cost of Rs. 449 which is lifetime validity of hsdpa.

 

[sbhas2k]

Hi,
I am looking to get the MTNL Mumbai 4500 plan for 3g and i have my own data card.

I understand that the sim + first recharge wil cost me about 109 bucks.

After that, do i directly do the 4500 recharge or do i still need the HSPA 400 something recharge to get high speeds?

looking to purchase day after tomorrow.

Before activating HSDPA thing, check you speed. If you find it satisfactory then do 4.5k recharge directly... Some ppl get good speed with 3G itself

 

[arnav_ch]

i am restricted to 384 kbps. doesnt make sense to do a 4500 recharge

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by the way, what are the speeds i can get with 3g??

 

[popcorn]

384kbps

 

[sbhas2k]

i am restricted to 384 kbps. doesnt make sense to do a 4500 recharge

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by the way, what are the speeds i can get with 3g??

It depends.. check the article here

What Does 3G Speed Mean? | eHow.com

The 3G service offering sets the Internet data rates delivered to a maximum of 384Kbps for outdoor service and a maximum 2Mbps for indoor transfer rates -- with no minimum date rates mandated. Typically, 3G customers see anywhere from 50Kbps, which is comparable to the higher end of dial-up Internet service, up to 1.5Mbps, which compares to most consumer-grade DSL services.

Also with HSDPA one will get speed upto 21MBps.. MTNL supports upto 3.6 MBps but no one faced such speed yet and maximum was 2.5MBps.

Generally in Mumbai speed w.r.t 3G are
Reliance (arnd 18 MBps :O) > Vodafone (arnd 11 MBps) > Airtel (Not sure) >>> MTNL ( arnd 2.5 MBps)


This prompts me to ask one more question.. Now the MTNL site doesn't mention anything about 200 GB cap. Does that mean it's truly unlimited w.o any Cap ? Although i know if one crosses 200GB it will be waived off as per previous statement in MTNL site .. It's intriguing for me ..

 

[arnav_ch]

well, i just came bac from a CSCThey dont know anything about the HSPA activation.all they know is you will get the 3.6 mbps speeds by purchasing the sim card and getting data recharge.Also, it is truly unlimited. very similar to the past promotional plans by BSNL(4200 for 6 months)