Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-18 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 07/15/2011 03:32 AM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: - get an android device that has proper tether support Skipping Android 2 for now due to its pathetic battery management -- all reports indicate that Android 3 is going to be way better in that arena, so will await its presence in the

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-18 Thread Raj Mathur (राज माथुर)
On Monday 18 Jul 2011, Karanbir Singh wrote: its nice in that it will let 3 - 5 devices hook up over Wifi. the E585 tends to go about 8 - 12 hours of usage, before needing a charge. Couldn't find a provider-independent E585 yet, but Tirveni also did some research and came up with this one:

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Shamail
On 14/07/11 9:09 AM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: Hi, I was thinking of getting one of those pre-paid MTNL 3G SIMs to use for 'net access when on the road or out on work. Is there any company which is giving a better deal? Pre-paid is a must: my mobile 'net requirement is sporadic, and I

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Vikas Rawal
On a related note, anyone suggest an el cheapo mobile phone with 3G, The cheapest solution would be to by el cheapo phone (without 3G) for voice calls and use Nokia 5800 for internet. Since that will reduce the load on Nokia 5800, the battery will survive somewhat longer. All this, if you

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Raj Mathur (राज माथुर)
On Thursday 14 Jul 2011, Vikas Rawal wrote: On a related note, anyone suggest an el cheapo mobile phone with 3G, The cheapest solution would be to by el cheapo phone (without 3G) for voice calls and use Nokia 5800 for internet. Since that will reduce the load on Nokia 5800, the battery

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Gaurav Paliwal
Right, so now: which Linux-compatible data card? I presume it makes sense to buy your own data card and use the telco's SIM in that? Yes, as far as data card is concerned Huawei Universal data cards are good.Go for 21.6 Mbps Universal 3G data card.Huawei Web Rocket UMG1831 might be a good

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Karanbir Singh
Hi, On 07/14/2011 03:41 PM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: Right, so now: which Linux-compatible data card? I presume it makes sense to buy your own data card and use the telco's SIM in that? I think the age of the data card is now gone, the options worth considering : - get an android

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Ashish SHUKLA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) writes: Hi, I was thinking of getting one of those pre-paid MTNL 3G SIMs to use for 'net access when on the road or out on work. Is there any company which is giving a better deal? Pre-paid is a must: my mobile 'net

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-14 Thread Raj Mathur (राज माथुर)
On Friday 15 Jul 2011, Karanbir Singh wrote: On 07/14/2011 03:41 PM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: Right, so now: which Linux-compatible data card? I presume it makes sense to buy your own data card and use the telco's SIM in that? I think the age of the data card is now gone, the

[ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-13 Thread Raj Mathur (राज माथुर)
Hi, I was thinking of getting one of those pre-paid MTNL 3G SIMs to use for 'net access when on the road or out on work. Is there any company which is giving a better deal? Pre-paid is a must: my mobile 'net requirement is sporadic, and I don't want to have to keep paying the telco every

Re: [ilugd] [OT] Best pre-paid 3G option in Delhi

2011-07-13 Thread Aniruddha Shankar
I migrated my vodafone connection to mtnl in March to get 3g. Apart from the 3g speeds which are really good (I think there's little contention on their network) it was the worst tech decision I've taken in a long time. The coverage is terrible, especially when roaming. Many areas of Delhi have