With the launch of BSNL EVDO card many users are very happy. Getting broadband speed @ 2.14MBPS on data card is very useful. Though EVDO is not available in all the cities now. It might take 2-3 more months for EVDO to reach every part of the country.
Meanwhile for those who are looking an alternative to BSNL EVDO card, Keep reading :
Reliance Netconnect broadband
Reliance 
Netconnect broadband is said to be EVDO killer for its blazing speed of 3.1 MBPS over wireless.
It’s a plug and play wireless broadband.
Download speed =3.1 MBPS
Upload speed= Up to 1.8 MBPS
Nation wide coverage.
The cost of reliance netconnect broadband card is around 3500, one time charge and then you will be charged for Different plans you opt for.
There is also one unlimited night broadband plan from reliance netconnect at monthly charge of Rs. 499.
Though reliance imposes limit of 10 Gb in their unlimited plan and user have to pay Rs.2/Mb after 10Gb download cap.
Launch of reliance netconnect card will be impacting business of EVDO in a great way because of its better Internet speed.
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cool, could u also plz specify in which cities it is going to be available..thanx.
Reliance is the worse costumer service provider in Gurgaon, you keep complaining and complaining and there is nobody to hear.There is no response from anywhere,sales team,installation team and technical team ,all are deaf. You cannot imagine your business while taking connection,nobody from there cares about it. Idont think whatever theyare saying about this 3.1 MB data card is feasible in this working environment.
I purchased this stupid wireless broadband for 1999/- from reliance. They claim the speed will be 3.1 mbps… but you know the kind of speed I am getting??… it is just 40 – 70 kbps. Please do not buy reliance. They cheat…..
OMG!! you get 40-70klbps I get only upto 15 kbps (network shows Hybrid)
seems ur location is far frm tower i get 300 kbps speed
I am experiencing frequent disconnections with Reliance Netconnect Data Card Broadband + with 3.1 mbps. They are cheating people, hardly it connects, just because of brand people are going for Reliance.
I took the connection on 16th Nov 2010, now i would like to terminate the connection due to the frequent disconnections.. Can any one suggest me what is the solution for it. I have already paid 1900/- for the datacard and USB drive.
My sincere advice is not to go for Reliance Netconnect.. they are cheating people…
Reliance netconnect is worst broadband service i ever came a cross. I dont know how they convince people to subscribe.
Purchased reliance broadband data card in Delhi (online). Stopped functioning just after 3 days of use. They offering various excuses and we are made to run to different web world outlets.
Service is not restored till date, guess they want to reduce the unlimited browsing they offered for the initial 2 months.
one buys this kind of product for increasing one’s convenience not to lose it forever.
I am from Rajkot and Use bsnl EVDO, which is hopelessly slow and you can never download a file bigger than 10 MB because of frequent disconnections. [rapidshare free accounts dont allow downloaders
and shared IP is always an issue ]
After reading this section, i Visited reliance web world they say it will be active in Rajkot in next 15-20 days. I hope to read about user experience of Reliance EVDO, there are some unhappy users but what about speed ? Can anyone share their experience on speed [ customer care may be problem at all places ]
Hi, I am from Gurgaon,working with Russian CDMA Operator.Now days I am testing EVDO cards from diff vendors.with reliance EVDO, they claimed 3.1 Mbps speed,m got max download speed 300 to 350 Kbps and on VPN–100Kbps,EVDO speeds depends on tower..we will launch MTS evdo cards soon with maximum speed than other service provders..
Hi Prince !
What kind of work do you do with MTS? I mean I am looking for some business prospects in Bihar and Jharkhand circle. Would you please help me or let me know whom to talk about it? My email id is sinku@email.com.
Thanks.
Reliance connection is horrible, is horrible as said by Gigaom in his blog comment that what can you expect from these bunches of lala’s
http://tinyurl.com/cqes9
I want unlimilted plan in data card.
Reliance Netconnect Broadband + is a total fraud. Neither does it ever give the advertised speed of 3 MBPS, nor does it retain the connection more than 15 minutes at a stretch.
I would warn the future buyers, not to buy this card. The max speed which I ever got on this card was 300 kbps only.
The other bigger irritant is the frequent dissconnection of the internet. The connection drops every 10 – 15 minutes. You have to redial again and again….
It is just horrible..
We feel cheated
NEVER EVER BUY RELIANCE BROADBAND DATA CARD….COMES WITH SO MUCH HIDDEN BILLING COST, POOR SERVICE, FREQUENT CONNECTION DROP….SPEED IS LESS THEN MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE. PLEASE DO NOT FALL PRAY TO THE THEIR COLOR FULL ADVERTISEMENT….IM WRITING THIS WITH MY EXPERIANCE….SO LOOK FOR SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES VENDOR OR OPTION.
RELIANCE BROADBAND DATA CARD IS WORST…….
NEVER BUY RELIANCE BROADBAND DATA CARD……
They try to lure new customer, donot care about existing customer….
brrooo
3.1 Mbps means 3.1 MEGA BITS
small b stands for d Bits n capital B stands for d Byte
so if ur getting 300 KB/s thn it means ur getting speed nearer to d maximum speed i.e. of 396.4 KB/s
Reliance is worst company with useless products so plz do n,t go for these fake products .They simply make us fool and full thier own pockets….
Reliance is one of the BEST Fraud COMPANY in INDIA making Money by FOOLING innocent people…. like me
i took Reliance Netconnect Broadband + 3.1 MBPS wireless…
it works fine in first week ….
ok in second week….
from 3rd week started break connention in every 15min…
Reliance Netconnect Broadband + 3.1 MBPS wireless is HOPELESS
Never by i feeling i lost my money and effort after buying this
now Reliance Call center says its due to Network strength is low at ur place ……. the same place where i m using from 1st week
I’m sorry for your loss. Will be looking forward for some more reviews for Reliance Net connect feedback.
Reliance customer care is horrible and quite unresponsive , but I am satisfied with the 3.1 mbps modem. tried it in trains and in Lucknow also. worked fine and gave unbroken connectivity. maybe the Huwaii modem is better than ZTE modem. Had a ZTE device earlier and had speed and connectivity issues with it. Huwaii device gives me 3.1 mbs on HSD setting and 230 Kbps on Hybrid setting. for me it worked even in remote villages and small towns.
reliance has the worst customer service one could possibly ever imagine…more into harrassment than service…
had terrible problems with my ZTE modem.. would lose signal and connection every 2 to 3 minutes… reliance admitted they have problems with ZTE and it is now withdrawn from the market…even the second one Huwaei EC168 C is also now withdrawn n they r onto the third…Huwaei EC 1260 …wonder how long they wld be experimenting and making poor customers guinea pigs…
you are having a lovely comment on reliance netconnect broadband card. if you found a best card of any company pls let me know on my email add.
i am also one of the victim of the reliance netconnect i bought the connection at december and i closed the connection on janauary but he never stopped me sending me bill i went to the reliance world again and again but there was just a consolidated response they say “dont worry” its not a problem we will do it right.
finally i got a notice from court to be present before lokadalath i was shocked then i again went to the reliance world the answer was the same finally i have to pay 3000/ rs without any mistake of mine. there are 1000s of people who daily come to the lok adalath daily all are reliance company victims.
The reliance is the biggest frauds i have paid 3000/ rs without any reason the actual fault was the companies but i was the victim.
how do you think that they have the crores this is the reason. Never go to any reliance postpaid or prepaid products. this is a kind request to all indians never buy these frauds products
Naveen It’s sad to hear that. Though my 2 cents on it, you should have asked Reliance guys to give a written clarification about this earlier. Since verbal communication is never termed as legal documentation.
For others, if you have ever faced such situation, I will suggest go for some written confirmation from them.
Hi This is ashok,, I just wanted some suggestion whether I should go for reliance Rs. 3500/- , 3.1 MBPS speed or should go for any other service provider.
Regards,
Ashok
Please do not buy Reliance… I have been cheated .. the speed never crosses 40-70 kbps in my case.. do not about how others have experienced it.. but i you ask me… then it is a BIG NOOOOOOOOO….
I am not sure where to go from here. EC1260 does not install on Vista 32 bit Enterprise. Doesn’t recognize the USB as a model. Have called Reliance customer care so many times that I have a log of my own. Many many promises but no follow up. The agents don’t have any links with the back end team (apparently technical) and back end team only talked about dispatching the technician to my location rather than trying to fix the issue. Everybody in customer care tells me they are escalating the issue but no one acts on it. Its 3500 Rs money down the drain, please don’t buy this product if you have Windows Vista 32 bits or otherwise. They are not set up to handle customer service. Pathetic.. pathetic… pathetic.
Anyone with suggestions / experience on Tata Photon?
I am giving up on RCOM.
Reliance is one of the most cheater company what they say they never give and customer service is worst
My dear friend, this Reliance is tottally a fraud…………..
u ll not get the above specified 3.1 MBSP am 100% sure
once agin am sure u ll cry with these item………….
Copare to relaince BSNL EVDO is Safer and Cheaper
Hi sir i need some unformation about hi speed data card i need one data card
I took Reliance Netconnect broadband+
Its just waste of my hard earned money. the broadband+ and hybrid modes never connect and give some errors. All i get is 20Kbps speed which too gets disconnected after 15 min.
Folks, PLEASE DONT BUY THIS USELESS THING.
i am not able to activate my datacard. i bought a card 10 days ago still its not wrking. i bought it from one india.com. its totally a fraud & the person who sold me is not responding to my calls. I dont know what to do. I need help
the product is good …..the only problem is the speed ….the maximum speed which i have got till today is 85kbps for browsing…were as while downloading it has reached around 350kbps at night……were as reliance is telling it is 3.1 mbps…..hv been using from 5 months….till date i have not got that much speed
The speed you have mentioned is download speed and NOT downlink speed… If you get 350 kbps download speed, then ur link speed is 350*8=2800 kbps,which is almost near the speed they promise.. Its a nice product and really good for online gaming..
bakwaas serice provide by thier customer care executive and no floow ups
i m using new zte data card having problem of lost connectivity at ervery 10 min can i replace it free of cost
and which i need to buy
I have Reliance Net Connect Broad Band card and I used it for 3 months and still active. I want to sell it for better offer. Please reply to this with your offers and contact numbers.
Hey BSNL EVDO is lke a Hack…hey can you suggest wht this hybrid connection means….???
Hi
As i come to know from BSNL officials , in Hybrid mode the Data card will toggle between the best network available. Means in case You are browsing under the BTS with EVDO coverage and suddenly moved out to some other BTS coverage where its on CDMA-1x ,then no need to disconnect and reconnect the internet ,it will just switch over.
Hi
All
I’ve been through all the comments, did anyone asked Reliance or BSNL, what they are saying Reliance 3.1 mbps, or BSNL 2.0 mbps
Here the trick is what MBPS stands for meba bytes per second ???? is it really
Technically it is Mega bits per second, so 8 bits equal to 1 byte ( 8 bits = 1 byte)
To our calculation 1000 kbps= 1 megabytes
so 3.1 mbps = 3100 kilobytes per second
Now trick is Divide 3100 kbps /8 Mbps (mega bits per second)= 387.5 kbps
So we are gettings 387 to maximum 500 kbps of actual speed
So Innocent buyers Please Clarify the same with Reliance & BSNL
Am sure we are being Cheated
Hello friends,
i don’t know about Reliance 3.1 mbps.
but i am using Bsnl evdo data card. exactly up to the mark.
some times i got more than 2000 kbps(2 mbps).
i want to clarify, i am not bsnl’s employee or any promoter, just normal user from gwalior M.P.
it’s good service for the price….
What about BSNL? any idea
Hi Arun Can you share the credential after getting your
connection checked @ seepdtest.net and pingtest.net. Thanks in
Advance.
i was goin to buy relaince net broad band ,,,,but the comments changed ma mind,,,,i ll look for else then
Guys, if you reading this, I never believe the hyped Ads on TV and other places. I have been using a simpe Broadband from my Cable Operator and the service / speed provided is much better than Rcom or other ‘corporates’ out to make moeny from gullible guinea pigs as I have read above..
You can even use ur Cell phone as a modem, with speeds upto 256 Kbps…with the right company/Sim Card. These 3.1 MBPS are only marketing gimmicks! Real BROADBAND experience only comes thru a STABLE CABLE…remember that!
what all facilities will be availed for me in data card connection & how much will be charged on please reply with your best facilities
What the forbes has calculated that reliance owner that is Mr. Ambaani is going to be the reachest person of india in 2014 that is only because they fraud the people who rely on them.Simple example is reliance netconnect data card which promise to give 3.1 mbps but hardly gives 10-30 kbps.We all should open a campaign against these people who cheats with the honest people and makes money..
DO NOT BUY RELIANCE DATA CARD ITS WORST THAN ANYONE..
It’s quite disappointing that Reliance Broadband 3.1+ high Broadband+ connectivity is not available in my Allahabad city. I have 2 broadband 3.1+ internet conenction with me and using from last 12+ months but still Reliance haven’t launched this Broadband+ connectivity in my city. The number of internet users in Allahabad is very high because in my city there are lots of colleges in and universities associated degree colleges is there…
Still awaiting that Reliance will launch the high-speed connecity in my Phaphamau, Allahabad aread.
I am working in Bangalore. We have tested Reliance and tata photon broadband datacard in 3 places of Bangalore. I agree that Reliance datacard is good compare to other datacards.
But don’t expect that speed what they offer 3.1Mbps. When you see in Reliance netconnect window it shows nearly 600kbps. But this is misguiding you. Actually if you compare this is also wrong. I have tested this datacard by downloading WinZip (18MB). During download I have opened Reliance netconnect window in one side and normal download window in other side. In normal download window also we can check speed (bottom of the window), so don’t use any testing software. Reliance netconnect window shows nearly 600kbps and normal download window shows it as 60kbps. For work comfortable like in office landline connection we need 126kbps. But 60kbps also okay, np. So, Reliance is cheating, what they have done in the nectconnect window software that normal download speed * 10. That means 60kbps * 10 ==> 600kpbs. It is ultra cheating. But if you compare to other datacard, the Reliance Datacard is toooo good. I am using it for remote connection of my office desktop and using 5GB plan. 5 GB plan is more than enough. Normally it won’t reach more than 2 GB. And also there is no frequent restarting of connection problem like in BSNL landline and tata photon.
Another thing I want to add here is, if you are using datacard for remote office desktop connection at home. If you think you are going to use per day 8 hours then 5GB plan will come 34 days (maximum) (excluding other personal download). This is also I have tested and calculated. This is more than enough. If you minimize the remote connection window, then also you can save the usage (like putting in pause mode).
i dont know why big companies like reliance do fake commitments to people .
if they are not capable of providing the 3.1 mbps speed then they should not make statements like this.
this is digusting
Hi All
I want to share my case with BSNL .Earlier i was using Reliance (official)and Tata photon (Personal) in Gurgaon Sec-54,55,56,57. I would like to tell you abt the speed which they are providing on the 1X data card its 15-17KBps.So Itook forward for BSNL EVDO card for higher speed keeping view the low entry cost .After getting so much of feedback thru dealers and sales persons(including BSNL officials) that it would provide atleast 1 Mbps ( 128KBps theoretically) .So I purchased the ZTE 8700 in Rs. 2,500 cash which supports upto 2.4 Mbps.But the speed was only 0-17 KBps (like 1X ,what the EVDO then)for D/L.
Also you would never get the EVDO CCare no. 1800-233-1500 which is always not available .So I try to complaine thru some good guy in BSNL (since ,no other BSNL CCare entertained your call)who refferd to some other Guy in their technical deptt.i was surprised to know from him that their system is not capable of offer 3.01 Mbps ( 300-330 KBps) to individual.And it is distributed ,so more the customer lesser speed an individual get.
One more thing to share, never considered the speed in demo data card speed is tweaked and only to WOW the customers .From my experience ,Pls avoid BSNL.
Presently i am looking over for other options like MTS(does not have good coverage in Gurgaon sec-56-57,Sohna road) /Docomo( no dealer found with test card) but both are having D/L cap even in higher plans.
Any suggestions for service provider since I am leaving in Gurgaon Sector -56 and my office is in Sohna Road.
Regds
i am not able to deside that should i bye Reliance netconnect broadband or not.since i am from gwalior MP,then tell me plz is it working poperly in gwalior.And is there any problem with bills and payment…..tell anyone plz.
HEY M FROM BHUSAWAL, MAHARASHTRA
yesterday
i bring reliance data card for d testing d signal in ma area
seriously i was so shocks tat it was giving me d speed up to 2.8 Mbps i.e 358.4 KB/s
really awsm bt d plans r too shit u kno
after d data limit only 144 Kbps i.e only 18 KB/s
totally shit atleast the should hav given 256 or 384 Kbps for d unlimited plan
RELIANCE NETCONNECT SUCKS
I get a speed of 70-140 kbps which is shown by their software
(this not the transfer rate, a transfer rate of 140 KBps i.e a speed of 1.1 mbps would be more than sufficient)
transfer rate drops to 5 – 6 KBps even in peak hours
NEVER BUY
it is nothing better than a 56.6 K dial up. It is useless no streaming videos , no voice chat Just good for checking emails
Hi ! I want to tell everyone that if Reliance has promised to give 3.1 mbps of speed then, it doesn’t means that you will get 3100 kbps in you Internet Download Manager or while downloading or whatever you use, let me get this clear if you are getting 3.1 mbps speed, i.e; 3.1 x 1024 = 3174kbps, so 3174/8 = 396 kb’s. So, you will get the download speed of around 400 kb’s. This is the correct rule, according to me, as i have seen this on many websites, if you don’t believe then you can google it, although i also want to tell you that i have been using RN+ from about 1 month, and i am getting good speed, i was using Rs. 750/- Unlimited plan, so only got 5gb @ 3 mbps after that speed drops to 144 kbps, but still i can download heavy files, with 2-3 connection droppings per day, which is not bad. I also want to share that last week i download EA Sports FIFA 2008, of around 2.5 GB, and it was completed in 12 hours, and 9 mins, which is fairly good according to the speeds of 144 kbps i.e; 144/8 = 18 kbps download speed !!
The maximum speed i got was 2 mbps and never 3 mbps in Reliance Net Connect