3G or 4G? Which is your preference - CIOL Network

3G or 4G? Which is your preference - CIOL Network

BANGALORE, INDIA: Even as Airtel bought stakes in Qualcomm to establish its broadband leadership in both 3G and 4G services, there has been an increased effort by other telecom companies to push for 3G.

While Idea slashed the 3G prices by 70 percent, Reliance Communications has announced a set of initiatives to make 3G data usage affordable for all usage segments.

Reliance's Netconnect 3G data plan offers 1 GB of 3G data for Rs..250 per month and 2 GB for Rs.. 450 per month while Idea's Hero-25 offers 100 MB data with a validity period of three days, for Rs..25.

Reliance's My Best Plan is ideal for a first time user who is not sure of his usage with the key benefit being “No bill shock” by billing upto 6 GB 3G data for Rs..1250 and unlimited usage at no cost beyond 6 GB of usage. Idea's Rs..599 plan gives prepaid 3G users 2 GB of data with a validity of 60 days. Similarly, a Rs..850 plan comes with 60 days validity and a Rs..1250 plan gives users 4GB of 3G data for 90 days.

Going by the above details, it seems Reliance and Idea are aggressively pursuing their 3G plans to defuse the hype around Airtel's 4G launch.

While 4G offers the latest technology, 3G is already tested and tried. Which one would you prefer? Let us know in the comments tag.