Pick #Airtel4G, the fastest network yet!

One of the reasons I love staying abroad albeit for a short time is when I enjoy seamless Internet. Trust me when I say this but it is a pain to wait for the mail to download, video to buffer, google maps to load when you are in a rush. Half the time it takes all the patience in the world to wait while your query is being loaded on the screen before you. The dull moments you waste when you are waiting are irreplaceable and are sheer waste of time and energy. But unfortunately we don’t have the speed we need here yet and all the service providers I know claim 3G but provide horrible service and poor connectivity.  Everyone claims that their network is better and ask us to pay hefty sums for the 3G connection and don’t deliver. In such times, I use my dongle with the 4G Airtel  loaded on it and it is quite fast.

Bengaluru is one of the fastest growing IT hubs and is also one of the highest in terms of Internet users and connectivity shouldn’t be a problem. But the reality is not so. How much I would love to have a faster connection and use all that I want seamlessly and not worry about connectivity and lesser bill. Don’t we deserve a better connection, faster speed, better network and lesser bill? Hell yeah, we do! So what is the solution!

4G is the solution, at least in the current setting when we are dependent on 2G connections. I would love to have 4G in my phone just like I have the 4G connection from Airtel in my USB dongle. In fact today Airtel launched 4G nationally! Having #Airtel4G on your phone and laptop would help you stay connected even on the move to the fastest* connection around. 

Claiming to be the fastest Internet connection all around, they are ready to accept a challenge and accept to pay all your phone bills for the rest of your life in case they fail to prove their better speed. Their new website: www.airtel.in/4G takes you through all the offerings of the product. They even  have a special pricing on offer where they are sending you a 4G enabled sim card free of cost, that too home delivered and the bill would be the same as 3G! Isn’t that a great deal. 

So say good bye to your slow dull boring net connection and switch on to the fastest connection around. Welcome to the India of tomorrow!

Its growing!

Here is the latest stat on how deep Indian Internet usage is and how it has changed over the last 10 years.

Year	Population	Users	% penetration
1998	1,094,870,677	1,400,000	0.10%
1999	1,094,870,677	2,800,000	0.30%
2000	1,094,870,677	5,500,000	0.50%
2001	1,094,870,677	7,000,000	0.70%
2002	1,094,870,677	16,500,000	1.60%
2003	1,094,870,677	22,500,000	2.10%
2004	1,094,870,677	39,200,000	3.60%
2005	1,112,225,812	50,600,000	4.50%
2006	1,112,225,812	40,000,000	3.60%
2007	1,129,667,528	42,000,000	3.70%
2008	1,147,995,898	81,000,000	7.10%
Table1. Internet Penetration in India http://www.internetworldstats.com

The growth in the last year is almost double which is a good sign. This means more people will go online, content will be rated better, searched better and hence the quality will be rewarded. Online presence is going to be a must.

Move towards Internet banking

Banking has been revolutionized by the use of technology. The service is swifter, better and cheaper. But how cheaper? Well here are the details...

Cost Per Transaction In The US: Money Transfer (units in US $)
Type	Branch	Cheque	Phone	ATM	PC	Internet
Cost Per Transaction	1.07	0.95	0.45	0.27	0/015	0.01

The reduced cost makes it feasible for the bank to concentrate on the user experience and making it pleasant for the consumer. The difference between services of various banking firms being negligible the focus has shifted to the experience. Consumers are becoming more critical and demanding about the services from the bank as the switching costs are less and there are many players in the market. So any reduction in the cost is welcomed eagerly. Banks aim and strive to move the customer from the branch-banking to Internet-banking which is about 100 times cheaper and gain competitive advantage.