The very first mobile phone that I held in my hands was when my father got a Nokia handset way back in 1999. It was as heavy as a brick. And incoming calls were charged at Rs. 5/minute. But, the best thing I liked then on the mobile was the “Snake game”. When my father slept off, keeping his phone aside, I used to put the phone in silent mode and tried hard to better my highest record. Back then, it had cost us around Rs 18,000.
Things have changed, and have changed fast. During those days, even Internet(64K dial-up) was a rich man’s card. Well, soon enough, broadband internet connections became ubiquitous, along with GPRS services on mobile phones.
As for me, I am always connected. Be it at home, office or even while I am out, my phone beeps virtually every minute. Before, it used to be SMS or WAP messages, but these days, my phone notifies me whenever someone comments on a photo on Facebook, or mentions me on Twitter, not to mention the tens of emails that I receive (I have configured my phone with 4 email accounts, I am not joking).
One of the things that I miss by not having a 3G connection is voice/video chat. I would love to use Skype to call up family and friends, see them live. While on a trip, I could easily watch videos on Youtube. GPRS/Edge aren’t fast enough for this. Since I knew the 3G services would be coming soon to India, when I got a chance to replace my phone(lost) with a new one, I bought a 3G phone, even before there was any official announcements about the services. It was stolen within a month. My next buy was also a 3G phone, but I don’t have a 3G SIM yet.
Having a 3G would be nice, especially, when my broadband would stop working without any warning, and I have an important mail to send. I can plug-in my phone to my laptop and enjoy uninterrupted access. I can use my laptop while I am traveling. I can update photos as and when I click them without waiting to get back to my wired broadband connection.
While on the move, my phone is my navigator. I don’t have to stop and ask for directions now. In the era of smart-phones, we also need a smart network, which is reliable, easily accessible and affordable as well. With BSNL opening up the service first in India, other operators are also gearing up to provide the next generation mobile network, making our lives much more fun and enjoyable.
Movie tickets, Flight tickets, a gift for your girl friend and updating your facebook status will be a breeze. Morning news and your important emails will always reach you on time. You can finally forget your laptop at home while you are out on a date.
3G = I am enjoying it already. Always connected, till my battery lasts 🙂 I am all excited to get a 3G SIM from Tata Docomo for myself.
This post has been submitted for the Indiblogger 3G Life blogger contest. Go get a 3G life.
9 thoughts on “Go! get a 3G life!!”
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yeah … i remember those old nokia models, always handy in a fight I say ;P … and back in 1997, the incoming was 25 rs./min!!! OMG! Incoming now? Free! Tech. is getting dirt cheap but what about food, eh?
@Free Radical: Hehehe, well, at-least we are saving on our long distance calls 😛
Go..get a Life first!! 😀
Man, really want to know how can you be that smart, lol…great read, thanks.
@Kunal: Well, I won the competition this year already. You cannot even think of winning it this time. So, I wanted to compete with someone else, so, I still blog about anything and everything. 🙂
@Anonymous: Well, on the contrary, I think 3G will make us dumb. I can already see that people use Google when they want to add 3 numbers. I think these things will make us all dumber.
@kumar bibek
"Well, on the contrary, I think 3G will make us dumb"
I dont thinks so! if this is the case every modern gadjet by now shud have made us dumber than ever! any ways nice read and prmoted the post 😀
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@Anonymous: You can get my mail ID on my profile. Mail me. 🙂