Mobile & Internet plans

Generation of Mobiles:

There are 4 generations of Mobiles.
0G
1G
2G
3G

0G:
The 0G had PTT (Push To Talk) system. In this technology user Pushes a Button to Talk & Release a button to Listen.

1G:
The 1st Generation technology began to arrive in 1980. The primary tools used were concept of cellular network and analogue transmission using Frequency Division Multiple Access to separate calls from different users.

2G:
The 2nd Generation of cellular was marked by a shift from analogue to digital.

TDMA:
As in FDMA two calls are separated by different frequencies; TDMA separates calls by time slots in same frequency.

CDMA:
Another technology was introduced in 2g was CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access). In this call were separated by unique code assigned to them.

2.5G:
This generation is called like this & not 3G because they take capabilities of 2G one step ahead but still lagging behind from 3G.
Technology introduced were
GPRS: General Packet Radio Service: In this one can browse Internet send/receive mail & multimedia content.

3G:

Existing GSM networks will proceed to use technique called W-CDMA but allow for data transfer rate up to 2Mbps if you sit one place.

Telecom Companies in Kolhapur Area:
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (GSM)
2. Bharti Airtel (GSM)
3. Hutch (GSM)
4. Reliance (CDMA)
5. Idea Cellular (GSM)
6. Tata Indicom (CDMA)


Internet providers & their plans
1. BSNL : Dial up (hourly based), BroadBand (Uses based plan ) GPRS (through mobile)
2. Airtel : GPRS (through mobile & landline)
3. Idea: GPRS (through mobile)
4. Hutch: GPRS (through mobile)
5. Reliance: Through landline, mobile, Data Cards
6. Tata Indicom (through landline, Data cards)
7. Cable through net (both hourly & uses based plans from cable providers)

Charges:
BSNL:
1. Dial up: 10 paisa per minute =Rs. 6/hour

One call of Rs. 1.20 per 7.30 min between
7.30a.m. to 10.30 p.m. =Rs.15.6/hour

For night uses:

call charges Rs1.20 for 15 min. between 10.30p.m. to 7.30a.m.

Broad Band:

Plan: Home 250 Home 500 Home 900 Home 1000

Download/
Upload/ 1 GB 2.5GB Unlimited 5GB
Uses

All surfing will be considered as download.
Bandwidth for plan 900 is limited to 256kbps. For plan 250 & 500 bandwidth will be min 256kbps to 2mbps. For plan 1000 bandwidth will be 384kbps to 2Mbps.

BSNL GPRS:
First you have a GPRS enabled handset.
Then you have to activate the GPRS & you should have settings.
For prepaid users charges are 1paisa/kb that means Rs10 for 1Mb of data.
For postpaid users “plan 200” which gives you unlimited uses.

Airtel GPRS:

You can access GPRS through mobile charges are Rs11.99 per day.
Or if you want access only wap sites then charges are Rs5/day.
You can deactivate whenever no use.

Idea GPRS:

Idea has three plans daily use or use on demand.
Rs. 5 for websites Rs. 2 for wap site & if you want to use for little use then surfing for 2paisa per kb.

Hutch GPRS:
1 paisa per kb.

Reliance:
For landline users 50paisa per minute for day time & 25 paisa for night time

Reliance Data Card:

Please see the website

Speed:
Dial up (56kbps)
Broadband (256kbps to 2Mbps)
GPRS (16kbps)
Cable through net (256kbps)
Data cards(50-56kbps)
**There is difference between kbps (kilo bits per second) & kBps(kilo bytes). Generally Internet providers measure speed in kbps(kilo bits per second)**

In my opinion BSNL broadband gives best value for money.