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Sify Home >> Finance >> Others >> Handsets for surfing at 3G speeds

Handsets for surfing at 3G speeds

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If you live in New Delhi or Mumbai and have a BSNL or MTNL mobile third generation (3G) connection, you may be among the 1,650,000 users who can brag about knowing what 3G technology is all about - in terms of data speeds. We tested some top-of-the-line 3G handsets on an MTNL prepaid connection in Mumbai and were pleasantly surprised with an average speed of 256 Kbps (for downloads) and 128 Kbps (while uploading data).

Not exactly the typical 3G speed, but it was definitely faster than existing data connections with MTNL charging just Rs 2 per MB (pulse rate is 2 paise/10KB). Although MTNL claims to deliver broadband speeds of up to 2 Mbps, what is actually delivered is not entirely unacceptable.

INQ CHAT 3G

Price: Rs 7,599

Hutchison-owned INQ has launched very affordable 3G handsets in the market. INQ Chat 3G adopts a BlackBerry-like form-factor that includes a Qwerty keyboard to support a host of social messaging capabilities, including 'push' email (via Gmail), Facebook access, instant messaging through Windows Live Messenger, Skype and a Twitter app that provides 'always-on' connectivity to the micro-messaging social network, so that updates are pushed straight to the home screen.

We tried voice chats and video calls on INQ Chat 3G, and it was a delightful experience. There is a web browser, too. However, it was definitely not the fastest we have seen, but at least it allows for surfing the web.

As with other handsets, we found that social networking phones, like INQ, are by default larger power drawers due to almost constant data accessing for Facebook and Twitter updates. INQ Chat 3G delivers a battery performance of about five hours (on 3G). This is a phone that will get you connected quickly and cheaply to 3G networks. 

Text: Business Standard

Image: www.inqmobile.com

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