GPRS comparision in Bangalore

I have been using GPRS on my phones since past 2-3 yrs and you have to really appreciate the way the services have grown here in Bangalore but there is much left to be desired. So here i present a comparison of the most popular service providers and also my experiences using them.

AIRCEL:

The most hyped Pocket Internet service of aircel, is a really dismal and hopeless service in Bangalore the bandwidth is very low compared to AIRTEL and also the connection is never constant even though the network reception is good in your area, a simple traceroute command reveals that all the traffic is routed through a proxy server located in Hyderabad.


They offer two connection plans


1) 3 days -> 14 INR


2) 30 days -> 98 INR

WARNING:

Here a day is with reference to 00Hrs unlike Airtel where a day means 24Hrs. and there is no message when u have gone back to data plan and the first time it cost me very dearly.


And also the service cannot directly or automatically activated, you have to find the nearest Aircel recharge center and recharge for the above mentioned amount, which is pathetic.

BSNL:

BSNL has a few good services up its sleeve like Blackberry services(PUSH EMAIL), and its GPRS, but the speed leaves much to be desired for even though the speed is constant, But if you are a postpaid customer then you may have better offers here.

The GPRS activation is a pain in BSNL as it requires you to submit a letter and wait for them to activate it, it would have been better if it were ON DEMAND.

AIRTEL:

The king of them all The MOBILE OFFICE service is really excellent and gives you complete bandwidth of the GPRS and really good connection(sometimes better than its Network reception!!!).


They offer two connection plans


1)24Hrs -> 20 INR


2)7*24Hrs -> 99 INR




The best thing though is that you can activate the service anytime just send a message and its done and there is also a message sent to you when the service time is up and you are migrated to the DATA PLAN.




This is the best service i have used till date and trust me for my usage its pretty matched both on the iPhone and E90 Communicator, the features i use include GPS, PUSH EMAIL, Browsing, Active Downloading.

VERDICT:

AIRTEL is the best among the available services in Bangalore, May be because it also has a pretty good Broadband service at its backbone.

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