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Airtel launches 3G on 900 Mhz in Kolkata

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Airtel is sending following Email to Kolkata Customers

"Dear Customer,

Airtel has always stood for superior services. Now, we have shifted gear and are excited to present to you our latest offering, Platinum 3G - India's best 3G network, in Kolkata. Platinum 3G operates on the efficient 900 MHz band and gives you entry to the fast lane of the internet expressway.

As a customer, you will experience:

144% faster video streaming

122% faster speeds than other 3G networks

36% better indoor coverage

Extended battery life

Further, with Platinum 3G you can experience an exclusive world of internet with no speed limits. We hope you continue to enjoy our services and we promise to continue to amaze you with new products and services in the near future.

To activate 3G, SMS 3G to 121

For more details, visit http://www.airtel.in/platinum3G/ "

Whether this requires special handsets? If yes, what are the handsets that can access 3G over 900 Mhz?

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Almost all latest high end GSM handsets supports 3G on 900MHz.. Rarely few handsets miss this frequency, like Lenovo A6000.. Some very very old phones like Symbian NON-TOUCH phones prior to N series / E series may not support this 3G band..

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What about budget smart phones and local rebranding like Micromax and Xolo. They all support 2G on 900 Mhz. But do they support 3G on 900 Mhz also?

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If efficiency is the word then a reshuffling is required in the bands to accomodate 3G and 4G

700 MHz analog cable

800 MHz CDMA

900 MHz GSM

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Is there someone who has subscribed to this?

I wonder if they are really seeing any improvement in the indoor signal strength due to the lower frequency.

Any personal experiences from the folks in Kolkata?

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