Airtel started their 3G services today and I was not behind in using their 3G service. Till now I had a great experience with Airtel 3G, they are claiming a maximum speed up to 21Mbps, which is shared among the users of one particular area. So do not expect speeds up to 21Mbps. I thought it would be useful for all of you, if I share the results from speedtest.net for Airtel 3G internet speed, here are the results,

I am using 3G on my mobile, and I have chosen one of the Airtel 3G plans, click here for details and here are the results,

Airtel 3G Internet Speed

Airtel 3G Internet Speed

This was the 3G speed during peak hours, and during off peak hours, I got download & upload speeds up to 2.5Mbps and I guess that will the maximum speed one can expect, since the 21Mbps they claim is shared speed. During midnight hours one can expect slight more speeds up to 5Mbps.

Well, the 3G tariffs are slightly expensive, compared to Tata Docomo 3G tariffs, and also Airtel do not have a unlimited download plan, they might soon come out with one, all we can expect , is expensive tariffs until , all other operators roll out 3G networks & tariff wars start again. But till then, the plans will be expensive, after all, these network operators should recover the spectrum fees, they paid the Indian government.

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