Nepal Launches 3G — Becomes the first to do so in South Asia
According to NT director Buddhi Acharya, the SIM card for 3G service will cost 4,195 Nepali rupees (abut 64.5 U.S. dollars) and its charges will be similar to that of prepaid mobiles.
For the time being, the 3G services will be made available to area within the Ring Road in the capital city of Kathmandu.
Now Nepalese will be able to surf internet from their compatible Mobile handsets at more than a broadband speed of 384kbps
For a Mobile Freak like me This is a great news and i never expected that Nepal , a poor and small country of mine, will be the first to launch 3G service in south Asia. the mobile industry in Nepal started booming just a year ago and now with 3G available its having bright future ahead.
With introduction of 3G by Nepal Telecom its now possible for nepalese to make video calls. As compared to India , India being booming economy and being at top for Mobile penetration has not been able to launch 3G yet .
From official NTC ( Nepal Telecom ) site below are the tariffs
Note: Rs 65= 1 USD
Applicable Tariff for 3G Mobile Service:-
- Total Cost – Rs 4195.00
- Talk Time – Rs.3500.00
(above rates are inclusive of applicable taxes)- Validity – 18 months
- Video Call – Rs 10.00/ minute *
- Data Service/ Video Streaming – Rs 0.02/ KB *
- Recharge Procedure & Validity as Namaste Prepaid Mobile
- Rates for Voice, SMS, VMS, CRBT, MMS and other voice related services will be applicable as Nepal Telecom prevailing Namaste Mobile tariff.* exclusive of applicable taxes
Seeing the above Tariff I can say that its amongst the Cheapest 3G provider worldwide.
Hats off to NTC ( Nepal Telecom )
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1.
asis From
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really is the gud news!! hope now frens in nepal will have more fun with mobile
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hem acharya From
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I am so much happy and excited to know this u know… i would like to test 3G in nepal in my next visit..
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Anuroj From
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Thats a good news. Hope such good things continue to happen in Nepal and not only in kathmandu.
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Binod From
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Great news
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saurabh From
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well its a great news.. but the problem is my father wont allow me to buy the hi fi mobile that can use this service.. but it is still the great new for those who can afford.. so congrats nepal for being the first one to launch 3G service in south asia. atlest this time we happen to beat ugly india.
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Nipu From
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Thats fabulous news. In Asia,as far as my knowledge is concerned 3G mobile services is already available in China,Nepal and Pakistan.
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NARESH DHANT From
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its great to be proud but its only germination stage for stability and continuty.
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Luo jun From
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It’s good that you nepalese are lucky to use 3G. I hope 3G will be available until the end of 2008 in china.
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Dipendra Pokharel From
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For details about 3G services in Nepal please Visit Mobinepal
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Ramanand From
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Fuck u saurabh india’s not ugly n nepal n nepali boka r ugly
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shammi From
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hi i wud like to intrupt u guys as 3 g service had already being started in INDIA since feb 2009 nd being provided by mtnl as well as bsnl and it has been a gr8 success.i wanted to correct bcoz not only you some of the tv channels in nepal were also showing this.some quiz was going on n dey asked who launched 3g in south asia first time.it must b china u……nyways clear ur doubts by searching on INTERNET.
In 2008, India entered into 3G arena with the launch of 3G enabled Mobile and Data services by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) in Bihar(Patna). BSNL is the first Mobile operator in India to launch 3G services. After that (MTNL) launched 3G in Mumbai & Delhi. Government owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has already been provided with a 3G license and has been operating its services in 380 cities by the end of March 2010. Nation wide auction of 3G wireless spectrum in April 2010 was announced. The Auction was a great success for Government Of India, as it collected triple the amount it was expecting. The estimation for both 3G and BWA was around Rs 35,000/- Crore ($7.6 billion). Total revenue the Government collected was nearly Rs 1,06,000 Crore ($23 billion).[17] Private providers are expected to provide its 3G service from December 2010.
via wikipedia!!!!! loosers…
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Bishal From
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Hi thanks for the info. Skype calls on 3G is free. So may be I can call for free to my family in Nepal. It’s gonna be real fun.
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Santosh From
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I have 3G Post Paid sim from Nepal Telecom. I recently bought the SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB a tablet PC. But I am not being able to browse internet with 3G SIM. I wanted to use internet through 3G sim( when I am away from my office and my office WIFI network).
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neel joshi From
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it id good to use but service is noy durable
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ashley From
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Raman From
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Saurabh U fUCKING bastard I will Fuck you You Asshole wring bad words about INDIA.Fuck off & go to ur NEPAL..
Madarchod Nepali..
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Incorp From
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Goodness, who would’ve thought that such an inoffensive service as 3G could provide such a robust & passionate discussion??
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kelsey From
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A lot of angry posts here. Is there something besides phone information going on here?
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rachtheplaya From
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kutria salya ramanand muji randi ko ban badi hero bani rakh muji i dont know saurab but i aint hearing ur words n shuting up sale…. nepali boka re randi muji india has the top rapist sale…. if i hear from u again i m gonna try and find u and if i find u muji ur ass is gonna bleed soo hard that u r gonna have to stich it up….. no offence to india… its beautiful and are brotherly but cocky ppl like u drive me nuts
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well its good news to hear that nepal launch a 3g service and I am very glad to know that.
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