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Old 06-30-09, 11:25 PM   #1
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Question Datacard review : Home 500C+ Vs Datacard??

any reviews for datacard?
upto 2mbps speed and 550/- monthly and 6,000/- annually..
and one time cost for datacard..

should i go for it or home 500C+?
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Old 06-30-09, 11:28 PM   #2
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Depends, if you want to be mobile or not. Speed will be higher in 500 C+.
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Depends, if you want to be mobile or not. Speed will be higher in 500 C+.
that's mainthing i want to know.

i get usually 160-260kb/sec download speed in my home 500.

How much will be in datacard upto 2mbps plan?
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i dont think you can use torrents in datacards as port forwarding is not possible!
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i dont use torrents or p2p usually.. but audio video chat may be needed sometimes..
y it's not allowed in datacard?

and wht abt speed? they say upto 2mbps..in home 500 plan i'm getting 160-260kb/sec download and 40-70kb/sec upload speed.. in datacard how much speed do u get?

Thanks for review..
i'm confused between datacard and home600+ plan now..
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cause you wont be able to open ports.. normal http download speeds will be 2mbps ( in most places , again depends on location ) .. do you travel a lot? you use a laptop?
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the data card speeds are dependent on the mobile signal strength (since they are wireless connections), distance from the tower and many other factors.
While its advertised to give upto 2 mbps, in reality u will rarely go beyond 1 mbps, at best.
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rightnow i've home 500 plan and i can access net on my ipodtouch and mobile both as i've wifi modem..
if i choose datacard now, then anyway to use net on ipodtouch and mobile?
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If all you want is a dial-up connection on the go, opt for datacard.....
At present it is only worth that much...........
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rightnow i've home 500 plan and i can access net on my ipodtouch and mobile both as i've wifi modem..
if i choose datacard now, then anyway to use net on ipodtouch and mobile?
No. not possible unless u use your laptop itself as the gateway
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I will never use bsnl provided evdo usb datacard. Speed really sucks on it. I got it disconnected after using for 4 months..still waiting for my security refund of rs2k after one year..but broadband hul 750 plan is really doing nice for me..
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No. not possible unless u use your laptop itself as the gateway
mean?
how to do it?
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mean?
how to do it?
1. connect data card to laptop.
2. log-in
3. switch on wifi of laptop
4. create wifi connection with device with option to share internet connection.
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1. connect data card to laptop.
2. log-in
3. switch on wifi of laptop
4. create wifi connection with device with option to share internet connection.
hmm.
Thanks.
which else things i cant do with datacard?
and if cant do, any way to do it?

e.g. i heard we cant do audio-video chat, use torrents etc..
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u can use audio chat. video chat may be difficult due to bandwidth fluctuations.
BSNL EVDO mostly uses (or atleast used to have) shared IP. so torrents would not work. in case of TATA/Reliance this may not be an issue.
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u can use audio chat. video chat may be difficult due to bandwidth fluctuations.
BSNL EVDO mostly uses (or atleast used to have) shared IP. so torrents would not work. in case of TATA/Reliance this may not be an issue.
Hmm.
Thanks.
If u're using datacard, plz post your maximum and minimum speed (http download-not torrent). how much kb/sec u can download and upload?
e.g. i got 150-300kb/sec download speed in home 500plan. upload speed 30-60kb/sec.
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Old 07-06-09, 01:44 AM   #17
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I think the shared IP problem is fixed (Saw some post in EVDO section).

Here it is

http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-e...ynamic-ip.html (Bsnl evdo now on dynamic ip)

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