Airtel GPRS queries · DIGIT-ARC

1) Hey guys. i hav been usin the airtel NOP service on my pc by forcing opera to use the proxy server. But i am unable to download a file of any size above 3 MB.

2) Also i am unable to access gmail and yahoomail. i tried accessin them through certain proxies but each time the browser showed a message:
"Your browser does not accept cookies" or something of that sort although i hav configured my browser to accept all cookies.

3) It seems the airtel live free gprs trick is not workin these days, is it?

1. Strange you are able to go up to 3 Mb, because NOP has a limit of maximum 1 Mb for a file. Anyfile which exceeds 1 Mb will not be accessable. This was the situation 1 month back, i am not aware wether it has been updated to 3 Mb or not. 3 Mb would make sense though, as many of the softwares for S60v3 are around 1.5 Mb.

2. NOP has a very limited protocol support. It does not allow TCP as well as POP3. Cookie problem is independent of NOP i feel.

3. Yes, Airtel people were smart enough to cover up the loopholes

1.yup it s 3mb in mumbai too.. No way to circumvent that.
2. Nop does hav some probs wit ssl sites..
3. Yea free gprs is blocked.

If NOP doesn't allow tcp and pop3, then how come is it that i am able to access my rediffmail account???

Also i wud like to ask dat i connect to the net my n6600 usin bluetooth. when i check the connection properties, i see that the client server address is always different. Does dat mean that my ip address is dynamic?

nop does allow tcp connections.. But not pop3.. And u r able to access rediff cos u do it thru a browser and not a pop3 mail client

but then y only rediffmail and y not gmail or yahoomail? I browse all of them thru opera and not through any email client. i think rediffmail must b usin sum different protocol. wat do u say pathiks?

dont use opera 4 gmail.. Use firefox or ie with the same proxy settings..

tried dat. it doesn't work

Free settings r no longer working with Airtel in Maharashtra circle (n few odr states as well).

One old trick wud b to use "useragent" addon to firefox n disguise ur FF as "opera on mobile". But dat too wont wrk for long.

I hv been using BSNL GPRS (Rs.199 p.m - unlimited) n d speed is much bettr den airtel.

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Hey guys, I am a present BSNL subscriber.I want to switch to Airtel. Can u guys tell me what is NOP. Is there any monthly plan for NOP.
I had heard that Airtel had an unlimited GPRS plan of Rs.99 monthly. What happened to it.

ahave downloaded 1.8 mb song thru airtel Nop just yesterday....

doesn't it depends on RAM of mobile phone.....well mine is SE z550i...

@aritrap

the unlimited plan of rs 99 is the NOP service itself....
and @Akshay
the rs 199 plan of bsnl.....is it edge service??means like that mobile office in airtel??

whats the difference between NOP and MO...??

NOP = Net on Phone, you can access net on your phone only unlimited, cant access from PC, have some trick to use it for PC, dont know how, if anyone know please PM or post

MO= Mobile Office, can access from phone and PC both , its also unlimited......

Thats all what i know

^^^
Thanx

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how to activate NOP,

^^ Call customer care and ask them

@pathiks :-

Well as far as i know ur using Airtel MO quite frequently na..??

I am kinda getting very good speeds since 2-3 days (TOUCHWOOD)... Is it the same with you guys..??

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May there are many who are sufficient with the speed of Airtel, but i was not...cuz the download speed was max 19kbps and min 3kbps. Do you all get more than this...and moreover i was paying 300pm i then it clicked me to switched to BSNL plan paong 200 more.

Well i am gettin ~20 in day time...and ~27 during night time..!! well its not much..I am satisfied...

^^ and u using W810i for net , right??

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vandit said:
@aritrap

the unlimited plan of rs 99 is the NOP service itself....
and @Akshay
the rs 199 plan of bsnl.....is it edge service??means like that mobile office in airtel??

Yes. It is the EDGE Service. Airtel charges Rs.375pm here in Chennai for MO whereas Dad is paying only Rs.199pm in his CellOne connection. Now the speeds have gone down considerably low in Airtel with even 'E' on the phone meaning on EDGE networks. BSNL also has upgraded its networks at least in metros to EDGE networks and the speed is far far better now. I am going to change to CellOne from the following month. Why pay 175 extra for slower service?

Tech.Masti said:
^^ and u using W810i for net , right??

yepp

then is it true that other than nokia sets gets better EDGE speeds??

because Dipen01, Blueshift using SE phones and they getting really good speeds,

aryayush and Pathik using Nokia handsets for net but getting less than 100kbps

.....
my local friends who using Airtel GPRS for long time told me that other than Nokia sets are good for net.....

@deepakchan......
which handset you and your dad using??

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Tech.Masti said:
@deepakchan......
which handset you and your dad using??

I use Nokia N80 with Airtel. Dad uses Nokia 6230 with CellOne.

Tech.Masti said:
then is it true that other than nokia sets gets better EDGE speeds??
because Dipen01, Blueshift using SE phones and they getting really good speeds,
aryayush and Pathik using Nokia handsets for net but getting less than 100kbps .....
my local friends who using Airtel GPRS for long time told me that other than Nokia sets are good for net.....

arre...my friend has N72...wen he was using MO on that phone...he was getting around ~13kbps..and at the SAME TIME was getting ~19kbps.. ofcourse area matters..plus he lives some 5-6km far from my place..

but never hav i heard any Nokia users getting classic speed..EXCEPT 6630

^^ Me also thinking on it

@vandit

BSNL is not offering EDGE services as of now in maharashtra circle. But d connectivity n speed is much bettr den airtel

^^
@akshay :- ru using Cellone GPRS ? what speeds do u get

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