USB modem or internet on the move is one of the essential parts of communication. There are many service providers around India like TATA indicomm, Reliance, BSNL and many others. Lets take a look at some basic and advanced internet connection providers around India.
USB Modem, Wireless USB Modem, Internet USB, and Wireless Internet price more than home internet plans. So if you are frequent traveler around India and your are really want to stay online then really go for it, but if you are not then don’t waste your money on such things.
Tata indicomm and Reliance are the pioneer in this type of service from last 2 to 3 years and both have some positive and negative features. It all depends upon the connectivity strength. You have to pay around Rs. 2300 to 3500 to buy a wireless modem. These modems are propriety modems means you cannot user one company’s modem to another. So think twice before buying modem. Once you buy the modem, you cannot return to the company.
If you are with agree above thing then take a look at the popular USB modems available in India. BSNL is one of the biggest internet provider in India but other than BSNL there are services offer internet on the move facilities, lets take a look at those services.
Reliance: Netconnect Broadband+ :
Reliance Netconnect Broadband plus is one of the fastest USB modem with speed upto 3.1 Mbps.It has coverage in 35 major cities and across 20,000 towns and 5 lac villages according to Reliance.
Users have to pay Rs 3500/- to get USB Modem ONLY. The Tariff Plans are starting from Rs. 299/- CLICK HERE FOR PLANS.
Reliance Netconnect Broadband plus doesn’t have any unlimited plan. user can get maximum of Broadband+ 15 GB at the price of Rs. 1750/- per month and if it is exceed then 15 GB then users have to pay Rs. 2 / MB.
Minimum guaranteed speed on Netconnect Broadband+ is 256 Kbps.
Tata Indicom: Tata Photon Whiz or Plug 2 surf whiz:
Tata Photon Whiz (USB Modem) is like a dial-up modems that means it is not a Broadband service like Reliance Netconnect. Tata has another service called Tata Photon+ we discuss it later. Users have to pay Rs 2500/- to get USB Modem ONLY
Tata Photon Whiz has maximum Up to 153.6 kbps speed. This is the most affordable service of internet on the move in today’s scenario. Tata Photon Whiz also called as Plug 2 surf whiz in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa circles.
This service has unlimited plan. User can get unlimited upload and download facility at the price of Rs. 799 only.All internet services are provided by VSNL. If you want on the move unlimited plan then go with this one.
Click here to know more about Tata Photon Whiz service.
There are many good and bad reviews of this product on the web, so please take a look at those and make the judgment before buying this.
Tata Indicom: Tata Photon+ :
Tata Photon+ is a high speed broadband service by Tata indicomm. Tata Photon+ USB Modem is available in selected cities currently. This service has Upto 3.1 Mbps Downlink speed.
Unlimited plan is not available in this service too like Reliance. User can get maximum of Photon+ 20 GB at the price of Rs.2000/- per month and if it is exceed then 20 GB then users have to pay Re.0.50/MB.
Click here to know more about Tata Photon+ service.
Airtel USB Modem:
Airtel also has Wireless Internet USB Modem facility in which users have to buy modem at the price of Rs. 2,999/- from Airtel outlets.
Airtel doesn’t mention the speed of this service. User can get unlimited surfing and downloading option in this plan at the price of Rs. 999.
Click here to know more about Airtel USB modem.
Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick:
Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick available in two models 3G enables and normal type. Normal USB stick costs Rs. 3099 in Mumbai and Maharashtra except Goa and Rs. 2599 for rest circles including Goa.
Rs. 499 and Rs. 699 are the only plans are available in this type. Users can get 500MB and 1GB data uses respectively.
3G USB Stick costs Rs. 6599 in Mumbai and Maharashtra except Goa and Rs. 5499 for rest circles including Goa region.
Click here to know more about Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick.
Idea cellular: Idea Net Setter:
Idea cellular has Idea Net Setter device for wireless internet experience. It has wireless data speed up to 236.8 Kbps.
Idea Net Setter has unlimited prepaid and postpaid plans at a price of Rs. 750 and Rs.650 respectively in Maharashtra and Goa region.
Click here to know more about Idea Net Setter.
Idea cellular: Idea Net Setter 3G
Idea cellular recently launched Idea Net Setter 3G with speed of up to 3.6Mbps on HSDPA network and is backward compatible on our current EDGE/GPRS Network.3G NetSetter will enable Pre-paid subscribers to check pre-paid balance though one click USSD option instead of the current SMS mode.
Features of Idea Net Setter 3G,
- GSM / GPRS / EDGE Air interface
- EG612 USB Modem (usable with both desktops & Laptops)
- SMS support (group sending and editing the extra-long messages)
- Wireless data speed upto 236.8 Kbps
- Supports multiple operating systems such as Windows 2000 (SP4 or above), Windows XP (SP2 or above), Windows Vista, MAC
For more information on Idea Net Setter 3G visit HERE.
Virgin mobile vLink:
Virgin mobile India is now a well known brand mostly in youth. With their attractive offers and hutke ads make virgin mobile service popular within India in few days.
Now Virgin mobile entered in data plans with launch of Virgin mobile vLink data device at the price tag of Rs. 2100, this is the first data device act as CDMA USB modem as well as 1GB pen drive. another cool feature of this device , its comes with drivers pre-installed so there is no any installation CD with this device. The maximum speed of this device up to 153 kbps.
For more information about Vlink please visit Vlink official page.
MTS MBlaze EVDO Mobile Broadband:
Mblaze offers 15 GB of free data usage worth Rs 1500/- as an introductory offer, the effective cost to consumer is Rs 1499.M-Blaze Standard and M-Blaze Premium subscribers can surf selected websites for free of cost till 31 st January, these websites are, Wikipedia, Yahoo India, MakeMyTrip.com, Indiatimes shopping and cricinfo.com. MTS provides flexible data plans which starts from Rs.198 per month.Also user can get full value internet uses on recharge of Rs. 299, Rs. 699 and Rs. 999. Click here to know more about MTS Mblaze.
BSNL EVDO unlimited plan:
Bharat sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) recently announce unlimited web surfing and download at a speed of up to 3.1 MBPS on BSNL EVDO Wireless Broadband USB device. Unlimited web surfing and download is available for post paid subscribers and for pre paid customers, BSNL announce 5 paisa per 100 KB plan.Click here to know more about BSNL EVDO unlimited plan.
MTS Unlimited MBlazer:
MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL) announced the “Unlimited MBlazer” plan for its existing as well as customers. Now MTS MBlaze users can surf and download unlimited data from internet at just Rs 999/month. The special offer was announced to celebrate the milestone occasion of acquisition of 5 million subscribers by MTS in just 361 days READ MORE.
Final words
Tata indicomm and Reliance are CDMA based services and Airtel, Vodafone and Idea cellular are GSM services. As compare to the speed Tata indicomm and Reliance are better than Airtel, Vodafone and Idea cellular. CDMA allows several users to share a bandwidth of different frequencies. This concept is called multiplexing. CDMA employs spread-spectrum technology and a special coding scheme (where each transmitter is assigned a code) to allow multiple users to be multiplexed over the same physical channel.
GSM services are popular for their low cost calling rates and GPRS and EDGE transmission for internet access.3G not yet released in India in public sector companies which mentioned above.3G allows simultaneous use of speech and data services and higher data rates (up to 14.0 Mbit/s on the downlink and 5.8 Mbit/s on the uplink with HSPA+). Thus, 3G networks enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. But it takes some time to come and implement all over India.
If you are really wants faster wireless connectivity, then definitely go for CDMA services in India.
Can you please confirm the price of the Idea wireless internet, because I read in the newspaper a few months ago that the price was RS 500?
Also can we download unlimited amount of data (because I am interested in downloading TV shows) with the idea wireless?
Lastly, can 2 computers share the same connection or will i have to use a router?( please answer this query as my sibling and i will fight for the connection)
Please reply as soon as possible( and thanks for the info)
@ Zammy
Idea recently launched High Speed 3G Netsetter at an aggressive price point of Rs.1999 with speed of up to 3.6Mbps on HSDPA network and is backward compatible on our current EDGE/GPRS Network. To know more, visit, http://www.ideacellular.com/IDEA.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=IDEA_Page_WirelessInternet&displayParam=mainContent and regarding LAN on 3G Netsetter we are not sure about it, better way is to ask about it in Idea galleries or call customer care.
im a finance student doing my studies abroad and i’ll be on a vacation to india for 2months, i need to keep in track with my project details and as well the stock market fluctuations, i have no idea as to which service will be apt for me and moreover i prefer usb internet modem and i need it only for two months, my naitive place is thanjavur where i’ll be residing during vacation, can any1 help me to choose the right and the best service.
nilo,
Reliance USB modem has a good surfing speed for more information, please visit, http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/internet/wireless_internet.html
Also Airtel recently introduced 3G USB Data Card which is now available in Tamil Nadu circle.For more information on Airtel modem, call on 9894407070