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is LTE Technology available in India ?

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Kvishal Original post #1
Mar 7, 2012 at 12:13 PM
I was just wondering. If the iPad-3 does come out with the LTE Technology in the U.S, will it be of any use here in India ? is the LTE Technology available in India ?
thetechfreak
Mar 7, 2012 at 1:53 PM
No. But I think withing a year or two max it should be here :wink:
pulkitpopli2004
Mar 7, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Presently spectrum allocation is going on.. This is the second round for spectrum allocation where the 1st round was held in 2010..
Once allocation is done it would be available in a year den..
Sarath
Sarath #4
Mar 7, 2012 at 2:36 PM
LTE already? I want better batteries first and cheaper 3G.

3G is just about affordable now. LTE might be too niche for now.

I expect to see it however in 3+ years.
K
Kvishal #5
Mar 7, 2012 at 3:13 PM
So what do we guys do in India ? If the iPad-3 comes out with a LTE Technology ? :shock:
Sarath
Sarath #6
Mar 7, 2012 at 3:36 PM
The same we did with 3G phones 5 years before 3G ever got out in our country. Nothing.
W
Apr 9, 2012 at 12:46 AM
heard airtel is going to launch lte services pretty soon. First city to receive is kolkata. But man, prices will be soaring high.
pramudit
Apr 9, 2012 at 10:48 AM
reliance said that it will provide 4g at 10rs/gb, lets see what we will get...
theserpent
Apr 15, 2012 at 7:26 PM
^^ 10rs/gb is that a joke?
thetechfreak
Apr 15, 2012 at 8:49 PM
This technology is coming no doubt. The Relaince price is too good to be true. But the high dongle prices by Airtel really pushed me back.
montsa007
montsa007 #11
Apr 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Airtel has launched it in Kolkata

@Serpent16 - Its a 'hilarious' joke, must have been 10 Rupees per MB
theserpent
Apr 25, 2012 at 6:46 PM
^^ 10rs a mb? maybe 10rs for half a mb :D
montsa007
montsa007 #13
Apr 25, 2012 at 8:05 PM
10 Rupees per Byte sounds more believable for 4G
M
Minion #14
Apr 25, 2012 at 8:31 PM
These network provides don't provide proper 2g what to expect from these people.
montsa007
montsa007 #15
Apr 25, 2012 at 10:47 PM
These network provides don't provide proper 2g what to expect from these people.

4 letter word starting with an 's', ending with 't' and a 'hi' in between!, in the purest form
Sujeet
Sujeet #16
Apr 25, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Indian Telecom Operators are TERRIBLE .
Dot Is Cherry On TOP
pramudit
pramudit #17
Apr 25, 2012 at 11:47 PM
with congress going mad to increase revenue by spectrum allocation we can again face high call and msg rates... :(
desai_amogh
May 9, 2012 at 4:47 PM
Please go through this for more info.

4G and LTE technology and its current state in India.
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Dushie #20
May 9, 2012 at 11:30 PM
Airtel 4G has been launched in Bangalore, they are charging Rs 999 for 6 GB. Which is ok but the initial cost of modem is 8k, which is exorbitant and very high.
montsa007
montsa007 #21
May 10, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Airtel 4G has been launched in Bangalore, they are charging Rs 999 for 6 GB. Which is ok but the initial cost of modem is 8k, which is exorbitant and very high.

wow, 8k for a modem?
Just ask them if they live in 1990's where Diablo II ruled kids computers and someone having 1GB RAM in a computer was considered as god.

Am pretty sure you can smuggle a 4G modem from Ebay?