On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:13:17 +0530, Nandkumar Saravade <nsarav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <sur...@hserus.net > >wrote: > > > Abhijit Menon-Sen [05/04/09 07:24 +0530]: > > > >> A USB data card sounds good. I should have known that such things must > >> exist. I knew about PCMCIA ones, but I don't have a PCMCIA slot. Do you > >> have any recommendations? Or should I just get whatever $noname card I > >> can find in Nehru Place? > >> > > > > nehru place - for 5..6k. and yes you stick your simcard in. > > go to nehru place and see what known / recognizable brand name you can > get. > > or walk into any vodafone / airtel / tata indicom (if you prefer cdma) > > store .. > > > > My brother bought a Lenovo netbook from the Croma store in Phoenix Mill > Mumbai last week and also availed of a bundled offer of a USB data modem > from TATA Indicom for Rs. 999. The data plan was unlimited downloads for the > first three months for a thousand rupees. You could check out the local > Croma store (http://www.cromaretail.com/stores/locations.html). > > Nandkumar > > AMS, December last year, I used a Reliance Data Card (PCMCIA) on a train journey between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi; worked very well and I got network coverage on almost the entire route spanning through Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. A friend who travels frequently says he now uses a Reliance data card (usb) and finds it better than his (earlier) pcmcia version. I know there is a Reliance Outlet in Shakuntala Building, Nehru Place.
