value for money EDGE subscription

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Hi There,

I need a few suggestions as to acquiring a value for money EDGE subscription,

Currently I am using the vodafone mobile connect service @199 per month, and usage at 5p/10kb , but even this seems a bit expensive as there cost evaluation is pretty strict ie for even a usage of 1kb they consider it equivalent to 10kb, (Post paid,New Delhi)

so at the end of the day my usage grows exponentially ( since i download headers for my emails as opposed to the whole email) & hence my Bill!

So any suggestions for the same based on

1. Value for money (I Mean Cheap :ashamed: )
2. Connectivity
 
When was it disconned? IIRC, my company got a offer recently called VMC 249 with 200 mb free usage. And we were told its the corporate version of the VMC 250 plan.
 
I use Airtel's RC98 , 98 Rs a month , 2GB download free.

These are the speeds i get on connecting it to the PC :

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Pretty decent i'd say
 
i also use airtel 2gb,30day,98recharge in delhi, its very good and gives a dl speed around 10-28 while downloading mp3s & also connects to my lappy, its a total vfm plan. But stay away from aircell, it has a crappy network n poor edge service.
 
Thanks for the heads up guys

Well my data usage generally tallies up around 300+ Mb (according to my bill :( )

so i would look into those for sure :)

I know airtel does offer great speeds as well as service, but since its GPRS, my Windows based phone won't download any of the mails,It requires an EDGE connection for that :(

Any reliance or Idea based users shed some light on their plans?
 
^^ WTF ? Its not GPRS , its EDGE , which BTW is "enhanced" GPRS , any device which supports EDGE has to support GPRS . Who told you airtel doesnt have EDGE ?
 
airtel offers both gprs n edge, edge is basically advanced version of gprs n offers faster speeds. Ur winmobile n emails will work fine & ur usage will automatically increase once u get a 2gb plan :ohyeah: moreover any handset that supports edge also supports gprs, similarily 3g handsets support both edge n gprs AFAIK.
 
I use BSNL 2G GPRS @ 275/- Unlimited download, in a 3G network. Here is my speed test result with maximum 3G signal strength.

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demonshrex said:
I know airtel does offer great speeds as well as service, but since its GPRS, my Windows based phone won't download any of the mails,It requires an EDGE connection for that :(
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LOL wut? :P

Anyway, what phone do you have?
 
Most major operators are already on EDGE connection and that's why we get speeds like 200-230 kbps (25-28 KBPS), also if your phone supports edge, it means it can use edge when available else it will revert to the old GPRS. Some VFM offerings are :

Airtel - Rs 98 for 2GB
Aircel - Rs 98 for unlimited
Docomo - Rs 95 for 4gb night and 200mb day
 
sibot said:
LOL wut? :P
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I was refering to the post by manu1991 with the screen shot of Airtel based connections Data transfer .
sibot said:
Anyway, what phone do you have?
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I have a HTC Touch viva
manu1991 said:
^^ WTF ? Its not GPRS , its EDGE , which BTW is "enhanced" GPRS , any device which supports EDGE has to support GPRS . Who told you airtel doesnt have EDGE ?
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I assumed my Mistake.

rocks777 said:
Ur winmobile n emails will work fine & ur usage will automatically increase once u get a 2gb plan
moreover any handset that supports edge also supports gprs, similarily 3g handsets support both edge n gprs AFAIK.
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I do not own a 3G handset, my Touch Viva supports both GPRS & EDGE

virus32win said:
I use BSNL 2G GPRS @ 275/- Unlimited download, in a 3G network. Here is my speed test result with maximum 3G signal strength.
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I do have a spare Pre-Paid BSNL connection, But the connectivity is horrible, So It would be fair to assume even their data connectivity would be Bad,
(I guess.)

My requirement is strictly EDGE,as my mail client won't function on GPRS .
Apparently Vodafone offers 2 different services Vodafone Live (GPRS) & Vodafone Mobile Connect (EDGE), The latter being a Business solution .
(I am using the latter -VMC 199)

any Airtel/Idea EDGE plans?
 
demonshrex said:
Apparently Vodafone offers 2 different services Vodafone Live (GPRS) & Vodafone Mobile Connect (EDGE), The latter being a Business solution .
(I am using the latter -VMC 199)

any Airtel/Idea EDGE plans?
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LOL who told you that ?
when i pop my voda or airtel sim into LG gm 200 WHICH HAS ONLY GPRS all options mobile connect, vodafone live, mobile office, airtel live are accessed through GPRS only.
When i pop the same cards into EDGE enabled nokia 6220 c they all use the EDGE network !!!!
Trust me airtel and voda will give you edge speeds on you edge capable mobile because their network is 2.5G or above (as needed for EDGE)
BTW typed this on my recently aquired E63 :)

BTW just to repeat, AFAIK
there is nothing like a separate
EDGE CONNECTION ;)
 
demonshrex said:
My requirement is strictly EDGE,as my mail client won't function on GPRS .
Apparently Vodafone offers 2 different services Vodafone Live (GPRS) & Vodafone Mobile Connect (EDGE), The latter being a Business solution .
(I am using the latter -VMC 199)

any Airtel/Idea EDGE plans?
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Dude...you are completely wrong...Vodafone Live is WAP service and Vodafone Mobile Connect is Full Fledged Internet connection. Both services uses EDGE network only...the difference is that WAP connection is proxy based connection and only browsing via mobile is allowed...all ports are blocked except 80....in Full fledged internet connection is that all ports are open and you can use all your applications to access internet...GPRS and EDGE are two cellular line data service...latter being superior than former in terms of network speed...hope it clears your misconception...
 
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