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Reliance Net Connect + Broadband and simple reliance Net connect creates a lot of confusion.
Reliance Net connect broadband using EVDO technology and the USB device is different in both the cases.
The maximum speed of CDMA (IX) technology is 144 kbps (18KBps) and for EVDO technology it is 3.1 Kbps(387.5 KBps).
Reliance Net Connect Broadband coverage is limited to only a few cities( List shown below).
Advertised 3.1 Mbps will be available only at these cities. Rest all places the speed will be limited to 144 kbps.
Features
* Wireless Broadband
* Speed up to 3.1mbps in reliance Broadband network
* Upload speed up to 1.8 mbps
* Compatibility with Reliance high speed Internet network (CDMA)
* Plug and play
* All India roaming
* Technology: EVDO
Coverage:
Agra , Ahmedabad & Bopal, Ajmer , Anand , Ankleshwar, Bangalore , Bhilwara , Bhiwadi Bhopal, Calicut , Chandigarh ,Chennai , Coimbatore, Daman , Delhi , Dewas , Dhar , Ernakulam , Erode , Gandhinagar , Goa , Guntur , Halol Hosur , Hyderabad , Indore Jaipur , Kakinada Kancheepuram, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kollam , Kota , Lucknow Ludhiana Madurai, Mangalore, Manipal, Mhow, Mumbai , Mysore, Nagpur, Nasik , Palakkad , Palladum Patiala Perundurai , Pondicherry , Pune, Rajahmundry, Salem, Silvassa , Surat ,Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur, Tirupur, Udaipur, Ujjain,Vadodara, Vapi, Vellore, Vijayvada, Visakhapatnum
Cost Rs 2299/-
Advantages:
* Well coverage
* National roaming
Disadvantages
* Advertised 3.1 mbps on limited cities only (1.5 to 2 mbps practically) Other places it’s only 144 Kbps(Basic CDMA 1X network)
TATA INDICOM PHOTON PLUS
Tata Tele services introduces Tata Photon+ its new Mobile Broadband Service, technology for Hi speed Mobile Internet connectivity solution for broadband access.
Features
* Speed offered: 3.1 mbps (maximum)
* Non RUIM( Removable User Identification Module) based programmed device
Coverage
State Cities
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Puttaparthi
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, Naharlagunj
Assam Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Sibsagar, Silchar, Tezpur, Tinsukhia
Bihar Patna
Delhi Delhi & NCR
Gujarat Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Baroda, Surat, Vapi, Mundra, Ankleshwar, Daman, Silvassa
Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Solan, Nalagarh, Baddi, Ponta Sahib
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Kathua, Katra, Srinagar, Udhampur
Karnataka Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum, Bellary, Manipal
Kerala Cochin, Trivandrum
Maharashtra Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Kolhapur, Pune, Goa
Manipur Imphal, Thoubal
Meghalay Shillong, Tura
Mizoram Aizawl , Lunglei
Nagaland Kohima, Dimapur
Punjab Chandigarh, Jalandhar
Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur
Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore
Tripura Agartala, Bhubanban
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Kanpur, Dehradun, Saharanpur
West Bengal Kolkata
Cost
Rs 2399/-
Tariff
Tariff differs from place to place. Visit Tata photon site and select the city to view the tariff.
Advantages
* Better upload/download speeds.
* Works easily with Linux.
Disadvantages
* Limited cities coverage
* Advertised 3.1 mbps on limited cities only (1.5 to 2 mbps practically) Other places it’s only 144 Kbps(Basic CDMA 1X network)