Micromax MMX 440W wireless router, hotspot and portable charger

Micromax has launched a stylish, sleek and portable Wi-Fi router named MMX 440W. It can function as hotspot, router and can also charge devices like smartphones, thanks to the 4400 mAh battery that it houses. It is listed on flipkart for Rs. 2090.

They price details have not yet been revealed but the MMX 440W model is already listed on the Micromax info website. This portable router comes with 2.4GHz WLAN Band and supports HSDPA / HSUPA / HSPA+, CDMA EVDO Rev modem.

You can plug in your wired LAN cable and use the MMX 440W as a hotpots connecting and sharing the net connection with up to 32 devices simultaneously. There is a built in rechargeable battery of 4400 mAh capacity. You can carry this device anywhere – simply plugin in any wired network and go wireless.

Another unique thing about this device is that the same battery can be used to charge other mobile devices. In all the MMX 440W can act as a portable charger, can be used as a portable router and a Wi-Fi hotspot. This is similar to the Lava W200 pocket wireless router with power bank, however the W200 cannot be used to charge another device moreover the battery is just 1800 mAh capacity.

440W will cost a little more than the Lava W200 model, as it comes with better features.

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Aircel Launches Unified Data Tariffs for 3G and 2G Customers, Now 1GB 3G Data for Rs.128

Aircel today announced the launch of for its 3G and 2G customers across the country similar to BSNL. New Unified Data Tariffs will offer complete flexibility to its prepaid customers to use 2G/3G services in the same pack.

With introduction of Unified Internet tariff, Aircel will also be introducing 7 days unlimited Internet pack at Rs. 27 with 200MB data at 3G Speed and rest of Unlimited at 2G and 1 GB of Internet access (2G/3G) for Rs. 128 per month.

Aircel customers on 2G network will avail the benefits of these data packs at 2G speed, whereas the customers on 3G network with 3G supported handsets will be able to browse Internet on 3G or 2G.

Circles	7 Days Unlimited Pack*(200MB at 3G Speed)	Revised 1GB Pack (3G and 2G)
Delhi	Rs.29	Rs. 134 (1GB)
Mumbai	Rs.28	Rs.129 (1.5GB)
Rajasthan	Rs.29	Rs. 128 (1.5 GB)
RoM	Rs.28	Rs. 128 (1.5GB)
Kolkata	Rs.27	Rs. 128 (1GB)
RoWB	Rs.27	Rs. 128 (1GB)
Chennai	Rs.29	Rs. 128 (1GB)
RoTN	Rs.29	Rs. 128 (1GB)
Orissa	Rs.27	Rs.128 (1GB)
Karnataka	Rs.37	Rs. 198 (1.5GB)
AP	Rs.37	Rs. 197 (1.5GB)

Recently, Aircel partnered with Wikimedia Foundation to offer free access to Wikipedia and entered into a strategic partnership with Micromax to drive data growth in India. Aircel has 1.5 million active 3G Data subscribers in 3G circles and 15 million 2G data users across all circles in India

Note : Aircel provides 3G service only in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar & Jharkhand, Chennai, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala (*scale down in many areas) , Kolkata, North East, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, UP East and West Bengal circles.

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Aircel launches Speed First 3G speed test experience in Chennai

Aircel partnered with Micromax recently to bundle data with Smartphones and 3G Dongles, now it has launched Speed First, a unique initiative to showcase the extraordinary 3G speed on the Aircel network. This month long journey would help customers get an outstanding internet experience, says the company.

 

An Aircel branded car carrying three promoters using tablets and high end smartphones will visit top 500 outlets to sell data products over a month. Speed test will be conducted at these outlets and a Speed Certificate, stating the exact download and upload speed achieved, will be issued and handed over to the outlet. Vehicles will reach out to top hot spots in the town, top data selling outlets, the company owned stores and dealer run brand stores across Chennai.

 

 

 

Sankara Narayanan K, Head SBU 1 Chennai and ROTN, Aircel said,

Aircel is the pioneer in data and has brought a revolution in the data industry with its innovative, value for money products. There has been a rapid increase in the smart phone usage across all segments, especially youth. Today’s youth wants to be connected 24 hours in a day and all that is needed is a seamless 3G network which Aircel promises to provide. Through this initiative, Aircel encourages its potential data customers to experience our seamless high speed 3G Data network at various touch points across Chennai.

 

Aircel aims to give the users and partners a flavor of the speed that Aircel 3G network offers.

 

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Reliance to roll out 4G network in India

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) according to Economic Times. Reliance Industries bought 95% stake in Infotel Broadband in June 2010 which is is the only firm to win Broadband spectrum in all 22 circles in India.

Reliance-owned Infotel Broadband will focus on key aspects and monitor the roll-out and HFCL would concentrate on execution and management. Reliance is also looking to set up 1,00,000 towers for its 4G venture.

Bharti Airtel is the only operator in the country to launch 4G services. They launched 4G services in Kolkata in April, Bengaluru earlier this month and plans to launch 4G services in Pune in Maharashtra and Chandigarh in Punjab soon.

Other companies who owns 4G licenses are Aircel, Tikona, Qualcomm , MTNL and Augere.

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Airtel Brings new affordable 3G plans

Airtel has launched new 3G plans for pre-paid and post-paid customers, They have also introduced Smartbytes additional data usage packs for its postpaid Airtel mobile customers on 3G. Now the plans start at 10MB that would offer 30 minutes of 3G access valid for 1 day.

Now Rs. 100 pack offers 300MB free data, Rs. 250 3G pack would offer 1GB of free data, Rs. 450 pack would offer 2GB of free data and Rs 1500 pack would offer 10GB free data that are valid for 30 days.

New Airtel 3G plans for pre-paid and post-paid customers

Airte Smartbytes packs for postpaid customers

Now the volume based browsing charges are down from 10p/10kb to just 3p/10kb. These plans are available for both pre-paid and post-paid customers across all 3G circles as well as dongles. The smartbytes plan is available for post-paid customers.

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MTS MiFi Pocket Router – Postpaid and Prepaid Plan Details

MTS comes up with official details of the pocket router, now available in all circles where MTS operates. MTS also announced prepaid and postpaid high speed data tariff plans for MiFi or MBlaze Mobile Wi-Fi Router.

As we told the MTS MiFi Pocket router is actually ZTE AC30 without GSM support. ZTE AC30 is powered by Qualcomm chipset MSM7625, the maximum speed it can offer is upto 3.1Mbps downlink and upto 1.8Mbps uplink.

The router is RUIM based, and supported with WiFi Standard 802.11b/g. The pocket router can offer internet connectivity upto 5 devices. The network connection provided by the router is very secure as it supports RX Diversity and Wi-Fi Security: WEP/WPA/WPA2.

The device comes with USB 2.0 high speed connectivity when connected to a PC or laptop. Supported Operating systems are Windows 7, Windows Vista(32bit or 64bit), Windows XP (SP3 or later), Mac OS(10.4 or later). There is not microSD card slot. There are 4 LED indicators – Battery; signal strength; WiFi indication; network indication.

The pocket router comes in a very handy dimension of 98.5mm × 54mm × 13.9mm and weight is just 80gm. The pocket router comes with a inside battery to offer wireless internet on the go. The battery capacity is 1500 mAh and power adapter ( 5V/700mA). Working time: About 4 hours and Standby time: About 100 hours.

Details of the MTS Mi-Fi Prepaid and Postpaid Plans:

Postpaid Plans		Prepaid Plans
Montly Rental	Plan Details	Recharge voucher	Plan Details
Rs. 350	Pay as you go at 15p/MB	FRC 1150	6GB usage for 30 days, extra usage Re1/MB Base tariff Rs. 2/MB* Validity lifetime
Rs. 950	6GB/month Extra usage 40p/MB	Rs. 1150	6 GB for 30days
Rs. 1150	12GB/month Extra usage 40p/MB	Rs. 1350	12 GB for 30days
Rs. 1950	24GB/month Extra usage 40p/MB	Rs. 2250	24 GB for 30days
* ST as applicable * Postpaid plans not available in Bihar and Haryana		* You can topup and use at Rs. 2/MB without any MiFi recharges.	-

MTS MiFi postpaid offerings starts with just Rs. 350, and you can enjoy internet as ‘Pay as you go’ at as low as 15paisa per MB for a month. With monthly rental of Rs. 1950 you can enjoy 24 GB for a month.

Prepaid plans are also attractive; FRC 1150 is to allow you 6 GB data usage, base validity of lifetime. There are 3 recharge vouchers, though you can top up and access internet at Rs. 2 per MB.

For any assistance please visit nearest MTS Store or contact on 955 toll free from any MTS Mobile.

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Micromax Brings New Data Card - Preloaded with Google Chrome

               Though 3G in India is yet to be popular there is high demand for 3G enabled data cards as people are using these with 2G data services which comes cheap.

Apart from Huawei and ZTE, many Indian companies have already launched own-branded unlocked 3G data cards. Micromax, one of the leading indigenous Indian handset companies has launched a new model under its 3G-HSPA data card portfolio.

The new HSPA data card from Micromax is named as 353G, and supports upto 7.2 Mbps HSDPA & upto 5.76 Mbps HSUPA as per 3GPP Release 6 and backwardly compatible with UMTS, EDGE and GPRS i.e. the data card will work on slower 2G networks as well. The data supports network frequency bands of 850/900/1800/1900/2100 MHz.

The new 353G is powered with Qualcomm MSM6290 chipset, and supports setup mode of plug and auto installation with zero CD installation. 353G also includes pre-loaded Google’s fast Chrome browser to offer best browsing experience to its users. It supports USB 2.0 high speed mode and AT Interface of 3GPP TS 27.005/3GPP TS27.007.

Apart from the data functionality with auto APN management 353G offers complete support of SMS, Contacts/Phonebook, Voice calls and USSD; simultaneous data and sms will work on it.

It also has a microSD slot to be double as maximum 16GB USB drive. This 3G data card supports all versions of Windows while Mac OS support limited to Intet CPU only.Currently it is available at Rs. 2000 as retail price.

Micromax diversifies its operations to South East Asia, Middle East and Latin America. The new 3G dongle is factory unlocked and supports more frequencies to provide seamless roaming in most of the countries.

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INTEX launches 3G wireless data card for Rs. 2820

            INTEX has launched a new 3G data card in India that offers high-speed 3G wireless connectivity with download speeds up to 7.2Mbps and up to 5.76 Mbps upload speeds. It is also compatible with GPRS enabled SIM cards on a 2G platform.

 

It it allows users to send and receive messages along with managing phone book through the laptop/ PC. It has USB card/stick supports micro SD card up to 16 GB and runs on most of the available operating systems- Windows, XP, Vista Win 7, Mac OS and Linux.

This 3G data card is priced at Rs. 2,820 and would be available at both IT and Telecom Channel Partners and also at INTEX SQUARES (exclusive retail stores), across the country. Intex plans to tie up with the 3G Service providers to offer attractive combo offers soon.

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Salora Launches 3G Data Card for Rs.1650

                    Salora International today announced the launch of ‘Salora Zapper 3G Data Card’ (USB Stick) for Rs. 1650 in Indian market.

Salora Zapper 3G Data Card is operator independent (Factory Unlocked) device, means anyone can use any operator’s 3G or 2G SIM in it which will undoubtedly help user to choose best according to him/her rather than bound to operator.

It can also be used for SMS and Media Storage and this product has the capability of expandable memory upto 32 GB.

Salora Zapper 3G Data Card is capable to provide maximum downloading speed up to 3.6 Mbps. The device is compatible with Windows 7, XP, VISTA, SP2+ and Mac OSX (10.5 X Intel based CPU).

As of now Salora Introduces only one data card in the Indian market – Salora Zapper which supports 3.6 mbps HSDPA 3G Data Network along with backward capability to GPRS/EDGE as well. Company also plans to introduce a data card with 7.2 Mbps speed within a month. Salora has a pan-India presence with 30 offices and 300 after-sales service centers to meet ‘customer service’ expectations.

Lets have look on details:

Specification	Description
Network	850/900/1800/1900/2100Mhz
HSDPA/HSUPA	up to 3.6 Mbps DL and 384 Kbps UL
EDGE/GPRS	class B, multislot class 10 / up to 85.6 Kbps DL and 42.8 Kbps UL
Set Up	Plug n Play(Auto Installation)
SMS	Yes, Storage upto 3000
Phonebook	Yes
Voice Calling & USSD (f)	Yes
OS	Windows 7, XP, VISTA, SP2+, Mac OSX(10.5 X Intel based CPU)
APN Auto management	Yes
Expandable memory	Yes upto 32GB

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LAVA Pocket Wireless Router W150

         Lava Mobiles, one of the popular desi handset companies is keen to provide better value for money with their products.

From the very first Lava creates a special niche for them, starting with a handset with alpha numeric keypad.

Earlier we shared Lava’s entry into 3G HSPA data card market with 720G, which is factory unlocked and offers 7.2Mbit/s HSDPA and 5.76Mbit/s HSUPA.

Now Lava breaks into pocket wireless router market with their flagship product – W150 which comes with power packed specs and excellent value for money.

Lava W150 is priced most attractively at Rs2900 (MRP).

Lava W150 boosts of many unique impressive features targeted toward all customer profiles from home individuals to SME to business houses.

Technical Specifications of LAVA W150:

Share internet & data between maximum 32 users within 50 meter range.

Seamless connection to Internet through ADSL/Cable Broadband (RJ45) port or USB Data card – both EVDO & 3G dongles supported.

Plug & Play, No software installation required – Windows XP/Vista/7, Android 1.6+, Mac OS 10.4.9+ supported

Fast transfer of data at a speed of upto 150 Mbps with Wi-Fi standard IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz band)(802.11n:150Mbps / 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps / 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps ). Compliance to 802.11b/g/n standard with 100mV transmission power.

Convert your home / office into Wi-Fi zone with Signal coverage of up to 50 meters. Create wifi hotspot anytime anywhere.

Sufficient Battery for up to 4 hour’s standalone use with powerful rechargeable 2300mAH Li-Ion Battery.

Portable Sleek, Stylish router comes with 94*61*14.7 mm dimension and 100g weight.

Simple handling and management over web interface. All most all gateways are supported (TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP Server, NAT/NAPT, DNS Relay, SNTP, UPnP, Static Routing, MAC/URL/IP filter, VPN Pass-through). MAC Clone & Radius Server.

Secure your network with passwords and built in firewall (WEP Encryption, 64/128 bits, WPA, WPA2; Authentication: 802.1x, Pre-Shared Key (PSK); Encryption: AES, TKIP; Single SSID Broadcast; SSID –Supported)

LED Indicator x 5(Power, Battery, WIFI, Signal, Network Mode)

Ports – Standard USB 2.0 Modem Interface, DC Power Input 5V 1.5A (12V CAR USE), 10/100 Ethernet x 1- RJ45, microUSB for charging.

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