Reliance Netconnect Wireless broadband

Mobile Wireless broadband is finally here in India and I am happy to say that it works, I had purchased the Reliance Netconnect Broadband plus data Card for mobile broadband, this connection provides a peak theoretical speed of 3.1 Mbps when you are connected to the the Reliance High speed (HSD) network available in 35 major cities across India and if the high speed network is not present it falls back to the slower CDMAx1 network which works in over 20,000 towns and 4.5 lakhs villages.
Broadband + USB Modems Reliance is providing two USB models for this broadband + service, one is EC168C from Huawei and the other ZTE AC871 currently both the modems cost Rs 3,500, if you get an option opt for the Huawei as its sleek looking and can also be used as a USB data stick by adding Micro SD card.

Technology
Basically this wireless connection uses the EVDO (Rev A) technology for the high speed broadband service, which is basically a type of broadband service for CDMA network which can provide speeds upto 3.1 Mbps and if the EVDO service is not present the modem will it will fall back and connect to the old slower CDMA 1x network.

The USB Modem and its package

The Huawei USB Reliance broadband + is provided in a sleek package it actually looks like and DVD box.
The package contains the USB modem, usb cable, Driver CD (not required for installation), product manual and warranty card, the build quality of the USB modem is very good it looks sturdy and also attractive.
Installation
Reliance has made these modem plug ‘n’ play so you do not need to load the CD to install the drivers, just plug it in an empty USB 2.0 slot an it installs the required drivers and dialer software, It worked without any problems on my Mac (iMac), Windows 7 (HP laptop) and Windows Vista, do note that when you first get the connection you need to activate it on one computer and I suggest you use and windows machine to do the same (forget the activation thing if the Reliance Webworld guys have done it, you just need to do it once by dialing *228 in the activation tab).

Tariff plan for Prepaid Reliance netconnect:
option 1.
Rs 20 per hour of surfing in day time.
Rs 10 per hour of surfing during night (10 pm to 7 am).
option 2.
1099 Rs per month unlimited surfing.
For prepaid connection there is no charge on basis of amount of data transfer.
There is no extra charge while Roaming.
Get life time validity of prepaid netconnect at Rs 299 with one month unlimited free surfing for first month of purchase.
After life time validity you can recharge for some amount like 111 rs, 220 Rs etc. whenever you require.
Speed of Internet and quality is good for normal surfing, average speed can be around 60 kbps if reliance signal fully available.
This Prepaid connection is available only with reliance 1x network, which is available at most of the place in India.
Higher speed reliance netconnect plus is available for post paid connection only and available only in few big cities. Tariff is also more.
Cost of Reliance netconnect modem for only 1x network is 2800 Rs.