Tips: How to access 3G beneficially on your mobile

3G has gained a lot of popularity within a  few days of its arrival into the market.  Presently, only BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone & Idea are  offering 3G services.  Many people prefer 3G and adopt for its services,  but most of them don’t have knowledge of  how to use 3G service in a proper and beneficial way. In this article, I am going to tell you all the major tips by  which you can use 3G service on your mobile in a  right and cheaper manner.

There is no doubt that 3G has completely changed the scenario  of mobile phones.  This service has provided marvelous speed to mobile phones.  Video calling, live video and downloading large attachment fields  and attachments is now very easy and speedy with the help  of 3G. But you don't get these facilities for free and you have  to pay for them. If you are used to access internet at lower rates by using  GPRS/ EDGE in your mobile,  then there are possibilities that accessing internet through  3G costs you higher.  For example: through Airtel EDGE/ GPRS connectivity,  you have to pay Rs. 199 per month to access internet with a  limit of maximum 2GB. But in 3G you have to pay Rs. 750 for same plan.  This is only one side of the problem.  Generally, users use 3G more due to its faster connectivity.  If you cross the maximum data limit then you have to pay  30 paisa for each 20 KB data,  thus making it more costly. But you can take benefit of all features of 3G at lowest rates  by following some tips. Tips: How to access 3G beneficially on your mobile Choose right plan: It is most important to choose right plan. Presently, companies  offering 3G services  (BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea) has many 3G plans. Some of these are with limited data. You can choose such plans for long or short term period . Both long and short term plans have maximum limits to use  data. Some operators like Idea offer you time based plans under which you can use  3G services for a limited time period. Choose the plan according to your need. I f you use mobile internet more and require to download heavy attachments then you should choose high data usage plan. If you need fast speed of internet rarely, then choose  Low data usage plan. Beware of low data usage plan: Don't get trapped into the low cost of Low data usage plan.  You could get a shock if you unknowingly cross the data usage limit. Follow precautions while watching video: Some people are attracted more towards 3G because they feel that they can access videos from their handsets.  However, you could have to pay huge fees to watch videos on your mobile. If you watch video from your handset for half an hour daily, then there is a high probability that you might have used 1.5 GB data in a month by just watching videos.  If you are fond of watching High Definition (HD) video t hen the amount of used data could even be higher. Don't keep continuing 3G services at all the times: This may sound as strange but it is not necessary for anyone to  continue his 3G connection.  When you don't need high speed data then you can shift in your  previous 2G network by visiting in your phone settings