Hi,
On 10/10/07, G Karunakar indlinux@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/10/07, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
MTNL's triband is getting from bad to worse with connectivity problems, when I need it the most. So I am pondering over dumping the extra line and going for the USB modems from Tata or Reliance. That will give me connectivity outside Mumbai too.
What are the user experiences with Reliance and Tata USB modems? How do they fare during peak hours? What download speeds do you average?
I had tata, it gave avg of 14-16KBps, at times touching 20KBps, it was 512MB/m plan. Iam not sure of unlimited ones, have a unlimited reliance (office one, zte pcmcia card), which is pathetic, never giving more than 5-6KBps
I have a unlimited plan from Tata Teleservices. Anurag has it even, but 700MB plan iirc. The card works just fine on Linux. I have been using it since a long time now. Works in random parts of the country - actually has been test by both of us - in various parts of the country - Panvel, Mankhurd, Bombay, Calicut, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Faridabad, Kolkatta, Manali :O even. It works if there is a Tata Indicom network. Speed is good even ( for some definitions of good, 15-20K ) . I have done a KDEPIM release over it once which included uploading of tarball of whole of KDEPIM source. It took some 25 minutes to scp the 11MB file.
Cheers!
Pradeepto