While experts are saying there will not be any tariff war on 3G market in coming days, 3G device market is already heated up. Latest and cheapest addition comes from iWEBLEAF, as they are selling 3G data card(USB modem) at an unbelievable price tag of Rs. 1300!
Compared to market’s average price of 3G data card Rs. 2500, iWEBLEAF’s 3G data cardwhich comes at half of that certainly will draw attention and lure more users to try highspeed wireless internet services on 3G network.
Interestingly, this is not another piece of Made-in-China gadget, rather it is made by two engineer students of Bhubaneswar’s Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Chandrasekhar Panda and Saswat Swain.
iWEBLEAF 3G HSDPA Data Card can offer upto 7.2Mbps download speed (HSDPA) and384kbps upload speed. It also supports 2G network – GPRS/EDGE. It comes with genuine IMEI number and a SIM card slot, to use with any GSM operator.
It also has a microSD card slot to double the device as 4GB pen drive. Currently it is supporting data/sms/call function with USB 2.0 interface and can be used on any Windows (200/XP/Vista/7) or Mac system. The device will autoinstall all required drivers and softwares, which includes a mobile TV application which offers 150+ channels, including three Odia channels, including the OTV, ETV and Naxatra TV free of cost without using any TV Tuner or any additional gadgets.
Not only that it can be used as WiFi Hotspot which can support upto 300 computer and 30 mobile phones at a time. All these come with warranty of 18 months.
Though the young innovator duo think that this cheap data cards with WiFi hotspot facility can bring a broadband revolution in villages, I personally feel without any affordable 3G data plan that can not be achieved.
It should be remembered that Reliance, latest 3G operator in town says there will not be any tariff war on 3G market.
One of the developer of the data card Mr. Saswat told that “We are really excited to bring this service for the common public but we need the intervention of the Government of Orissa, as this project will create direct as well as in direct employment opportunity in the state and towards research & development we need more focus and exposure. If the volume of this product is increased we can drastically reduce the product price to Rs. 900.”
These students have already wrote letters to the President of India, Prime Minister of India, Chief Minister of Odisha and also to the Department of Science of Technology, Odisha but unable to get any positive response from the state government.
Note: I did not find this best-value-for-price data card in Kolkata Chandni market, but guess it is available in Orissa right now. All they need to bring it to all markets with servicing support.
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