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Airtel 3G offering amazing speed in Delhi/NCR
Ever since I got my number ported to Airtel and got 3G activated for my iPhone 4, I have been trying to measure speed that I can get over the network. Some of my initial analysis can be found in this article. Here, I am going to post some more results at other times of…
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DoT approves 3G video calling (3G is coming)
3G is coming. As per the latest news, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given a go ahead the operators to launch 3G video calling services in India with an undertaking from every operator that they will provide necessary options to the government to intercept 3G video calls. A few weeks back, when all the…
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3G launch in India might be delayed (yet again) [WTF]
Just when Indians were looking forward to finally be able to justify the 3G enabled handsets they have been buying since the last 5 years, Indian government has poked their nose again at the 11th hour restricting the launch of 3G service by cellular operators in the name of “security”. Yeah, the same “security” thing…
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Tata Docomo becomes the first private operator in India to offer 3G services
Seriously. Airtel, Vodafone and Idea should go drown themselves in a cup of water. A network much younger to them has beaten them in launching 3G services in the fastest growing telecom market in the world. It seems like yesterday that Tata Docomo launched in India with their awesome ad campaign and the amazing jingle…
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iPad 3G working with BSNL 3G in India
Behold and rejoice people! The 3G model of Apple iPad works perfectly fine over BSNL’s 3G network in India. So all of you who were waiting for some confirmation for this can go ahead and buy it.
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MTNL launches affordable 3G prepaid tariff plans
State owned MTNL has introduced affordable 3G prepaid plans for its existing and new subscribers. Apparently, this is a move to woo customers, which they weren’t able to do with their previous absurd postpaid pricing. I went to a Nokia showroom in Delhi where they were showcasing the 3G features on the Nokia 5800. Although…
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MTNL launches 3G telecom service in India
State owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigan Limited has launched it 3G services in Delhi under the brand ‘Jadoo’. The services are available starting today to MTNL subscribers in the NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Corporation) area, and will soon be expanded to the entire Delhi and NCR region. The press release says: Latest technological trends in wireless…
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iPhone 3G unlocked
Its finally here. iphone-dev folks have cracked the iPhone 3G baseband. This means that we can now unlock iPhone 3G and use them with any network in the world. Of course this will void your warranty and will also be considered illegal in some countries where you bought the phone under contract. Here is an…
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3G Mobile Service : The Next Chapter in India’s “Telecom Growth Story” ?
“Network not available”: anyone who has tried to make a call over a mobile phone in Metros (Mumbai, Delhi, or Bangalore) dreads those chilling words. As India’s mobile market has exploded in recent years to more than 170 million users, and as seven mobile operators compete for that growing customer base, spectrum space has gotten…
