IDEA Cellular is one of the prominent GSM mobile services operators in India. It operates in 22 service areas of India with commercial operations in 13 service areas. It commands a customer base of over 30 million.
IDEA Cellular is a major player in many parts of India including Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, UP East, Gujarat, Maharashtra & Goa, Mumbai and Bihar & Jharkhand. A listed company on stock bourses, it is a flagship company of Kumar Mangalam Birla group. Like other major telecom players, IDEA has also launched internet data card service.
Named as ‘NetSetter’, the EDGE enabled data card was launched in November 2008. This ‘Plug & Play’ NetSetter is fast gaining a reputation for providing comfortable wireless internet access. It’s compatible with almost all the operating systems including Windows XP, Vista, 2000 and Mac. With the launch of NetSetter data card IDEA joined other telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance, and Vodafone in offering wireless net access.
Net Setter EG612 USB Modem works fine with both laptops and PCs. Similarly, like other data cards, internet access is also available while on the move. It also supports all the related standards like Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). Other value added services are SMS and data capabilities, no CD installation (that’s definitely of great help to many users), SIM lock function and global roaming as well.
The USB device will work in the service area of GSM or EDGE and users can surf the net comfortably. The official peak rate and effective peak rate are 247kbit/s and 236.8 kbit/s respectively. The price is also reasonable at Rs. 2490/-. Company is offering three Net Setter plans of Rs 299, 399 and 899 with free usage of 512 MB data, 1 GB and unlimited respectively. User charges will be 2p per 10Kb.
For more details, one can visit,
http://www.ideacellular.com/IDEA.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=IDEA_Page_GPRS .