3G launched in India atlast but only on MTNL Delhi
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3G has finally come to India .. Its always been a distant dream for India to get 3G Network speeds..
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the 3G services of MTNL Delhi under the banner of “Jaadu” or “Magic”
A. RajaCommunications and IT Minister was also present at the launch event and made a video call from his 3G phone and demonstrated the capabilities of 3G services.
Motorola is setting up the network for the services.
Mumbai will get the services in 2 months from now.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will launch them in Chennai next month.
The big question now is that how reasonable the tarrifs are going to be ..
Will the 3g Tarrifs be affordable ?
There is no word out on the price structure or plan details
How many users have 3G capable handsets ?
I personally have a phone with support for 3G networks but most low cost handsets do not support it ..
But 3G is a Value Added Service , so users will have to pay a premium price for the service and also have a compatible handset which costs a minimum of Rs.7500 -10000
Are you willing to spend some extra bucks for this new service ?
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When can we expect it on airtel.
And what are the guesses regarding its charges/tariffs?
I am very much sure that mr. varun is living in fool’s paradise because in his article he mentioned that 3G is value added service and one has to pay for it , let me correct him for once and for all that 3G is a technology not vas and from the past three years whole india was eagerly waiting for this service to launch including govt. of india, telecom operators ,trai and people like us and i remined you that inspite of heartly and deeply welcome this service you are making question about it , you must welcoe this service because this is the GREATEST MOMENT in indian telecom technology history till now and we all must be very proud on it .
@zopfan
Airtel has still not got the license to offer 3G services. We can see something in 6 months from now
@ali nawaz
To deploy 3G … Government and Operators are spending crores of money .. They will expect users who use this premium service to pay extra to recover the expenses ..
You can call it VAS or Premium Service or what ever .. You are not going to get it for free ..
It might get cheaper once more users start using it ..
Is n73 good engough for 3g services
N73 has support for 2100 Mhz band of 3G which might be the same band adopted by India
Might work if that is the case
What about Nokia’s higher models (I own N95 8GB). Up to what degree do they support 3G?
N95 8GB supports 2100 Mhz band if you bought it in India
It should support 3G
We can wait for announcement from Goverment regarding this information
I agree with Varun that 3G should be considered a VAS (I know its a technology) as it is not required for a basic mobile user (primarily using voice only). It is useful mainly for those who want to enjoy high speed internet browsing, email, data download, video transfer etc.,
As the providers have to invest a huge money for the infrastructure, the initial subscribers have to bear the high tariff (nowhere to find an idea of the tariff yet).
As with any other plans in the mobile arena, it has to come down once there are more number of subscribers and more providers and competition becomes high.