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which 3g operator would you like to go for in your circle??
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mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
i read a long time back about their plans to outsource their 3G network management 
Of course, but it's funny now because as I had a couple of posts back, they need to acquire loans to pay for the 3G spectrum now - cost is like 6700 Cr or something and they have just 5000Cr in cash reserves. B'oh.
Of course, but it's funny now because as I had a couple of posts back, they need to acquire loans to pay for the 3G spectrum now - cost is like 6700 Cr or something and they have just 5000Cr in cash reserves. B'oh.
Will the new connection from next year will be provided with 3G sim or 2G?You guys are talking about shifting to 3G for voice benefits or just for data plans?Now that would mean coughing up atleast Rs. 500 every month. Are there so many people who would spend Rs. 500 extra every month beside from having a ADSL connection at home?
mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
Will the new connection from next year will be provided with 3G sim or 2G?
You guys are talking about shifting to 3G for voice benefits or just for data plans?
Now that would mean coughing up atleast Rs. 500 every month. Are there so many people who would spend Rs. 500 extra every month beside from having a ADSL connection at home?
I so would... In fact, I so did. 2mbit/s on the phone and 100 at home. It was bliss.
But I'm also a bit weird and I wouldn't be surprised to wake up one day with an ethernet adapter embedded in the back of my head, not unlike those blokes in "The Matrix".
The only time I'm unplugged is at 30,000 feet.
You guys are talking about shifting to 3G for voice benefits or just for data plans?
Now that would mean coughing up atleast Rs. 500 every month. Are there so many people who would spend Rs. 500 extra every month beside from having a ADSL connection at home?
I so would... In fact, I so did. 2mbit/s on the phone and 100 at home. It was bliss.
But I'm also a bit weird and I wouldn't be surprised to wake up one day with an ethernet adapter embedded in the back of my head, not unlike those blokes in "The Matrix".
The only time I'm unplugged is at 30,000 feet.
I so would... In fact, I so did. 2mbit/s on the phone and 100 at home. It was bliss.
But I'm also a bit weird and I wouldn't be surprised to wake up one day with an ethernet adapter embedded in the back of my head, not unlike those blokes in "The Matrix".
The only time I'm unplugged is at 30,000 feet.
Hey MG why is the government having separate auction for 3G and BWA?
Does that mean the telecom operators who spent 65k crores just spent it for voice based services license?
But I'm also a bit weird and I wouldn't be surprised to wake up one day with an ethernet adapter embedded in the back of my head, not unlike those blokes in "The Matrix".
The only time I'm unplugged is at 30,000 feet.
Hey MG why is the government having separate auction for 3G and BWA?
Does that mean the telecom operators who spent 65k crores just spent it for voice based services license?
Will the new connection from next year will be provided with 3G sim or 2G?
You guys are talking about shifting to 3G for voice benefits or just for data plans?
Now that would mean coughing up atleast Rs. 500 every month. Are there so many people who would spend Rs. 500 extra every month beside from having a ADSL connection at home?
As on today cost of voice calls on MTNL 3G is 1 paise/second and for data 1 Paise/10KB. So cost for voice is same as Airtel on 2G and data is cheaper in case of MTNL 3G. You pay for data only when you use it. If someone is having decent 3G handset, then it makes sense to move to 3G when number portability is available.
You guys are talking about shifting to 3G for voice benefits or just for data plans?
Now that would mean coughing up atleast Rs. 500 every month. Are there so many people who would spend Rs. 500 extra every month beside from having a ADSL connection at home?
As on today cost of voice calls on MTNL 3G is 1 paise/second and for data 1 Paise/10KB. So cost for voice is same as Airtel on 2G and data is cheaper in case of MTNL 3G. You pay for data only when you use it. If someone is having decent 3G handset, then it makes sense to move to 3G when number portability is available.
mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
Hey MG why did the government is having separate auction for 3G and BWA?
Does that mean the telecom operators who spent 65k crores just spent it for voice based services license?
No. They spent 65k Crores on the spectrum for 3G - they can offer whatever services they like using that spectrum, voice and data.
The BWA auction is for a different set of spectrum, which is basically licensed WiMax. It should mean there will be less crowded airwaves in a way because each licensee can't interfere with each other (so if there is a Tata Wimax base station right next to a Reliance Wimax base station, it shouldn't make a difference, whereas now potentially they could set the frequencies to be the same and because of the interference, you'd get slower speeds etc etc).
This is different yet again from 4G auction for which they accounced the auction for about 5 days after the end of the 3G auction, and which I believe will essentially be Mobile WiMax - the main difference between the two essentially being that Mobile WiMax allows the signal to be handed on, whereas normal WiMax basically doesn't (it's like Wifi... you'd have to find the base station and connect to it manually).
Furthermore, I believe this has nothing to do with the EV-DO offerings coming from Tata, Reliance, MTS or BSNL (Long story short, EV-DO is essentially "the other side" of 3G).
As on today cost of voice calls on MTNL 3G is 1 paise/second and for data 1 Paise/10KB. So cost for voice is same as Airtel on 2G and data is cheaper in case of MTNL 3G. If someone is having decent 3G handset, then it makes sense to move to 3G when number portability is available.
Unfortunately, as previously reported, last I checked, MTNL doesn't have enough cash reserves to actually pay the license fee. Doubt it'll stop them though... they'll either find the money or find a way to not have to pay - assuming the situation isn't resolved already of course (been a couple of days since I checked)
Does that mean the telecom operators who spent 65k crores just spent it for voice based services license?
No. They spent 65k Crores on the spectrum for 3G - they can offer whatever services they like using that spectrum, voice and data.
The BWA auction is for a different set of spectrum, which is basically licensed WiMax. It should mean there will be less crowded airwaves in a way because each licensee can't interfere with each other (so if there is a Tata Wimax base station right next to a Reliance Wimax base station, it shouldn't make a difference, whereas now potentially they could set the frequencies to be the same and because of the interference, you'd get slower speeds etc etc).
This is different yet again from 4G auction for which they accounced the auction for about 5 days after the end of the 3G auction, and which I believe will essentially be Mobile WiMax - the main difference between the two essentially being that Mobile WiMax allows the signal to be handed on, whereas normal WiMax basically doesn't (it's like Wifi... you'd have to find the base station and connect to it manually).
Furthermore, I believe this has nothing to do with the EV-DO offerings coming from Tata, Reliance, MTS or BSNL (Long story short, EV-DO is essentially "the other side" of 3G).
As on today cost of voice calls on MTNL 3G is 1 paise/second and for data 1 Paise/10KB. So cost for voice is same as Airtel on 2G and data is cheaper in case of MTNL 3G. If someone is having decent 3G handset, then it makes sense to move to 3G when number portability is available.
Unfortunately, as previously reported, last I checked, MTNL doesn't have enough cash reserves to actually pay the license fee. Doubt it'll stop them though... they'll either find the money or find a way to not have to pay - assuming the situation isn't resolved already of course (been a couple of days since I checked)