V Flash- plug to surf mobile broadband from Virgin mobile: Features, coverage and tariff
February 23, 2010 | by techlineinfo.com
Another player to mobile broadband world- Virgin mobile. In the same way of BSNL EVDO, Reliance Netconnect broadband and Indicom Photon , Virgin is also utilizing HSIA (High Speed Internet Access)EVDO technology. The maximum advertised download speed is 3.1 mbps and upload speed of 1.8 mbps. The cost of device is Rs 3500/- (No setup or activation fee).
Technical specifications
| Main Operation Chip | QSC-6085 |
| CDMA Standard | IS-856-A, TIA/EIA/IS-2000, IS-98E Backwards compatibility with IS-95 A/B |
| Frequency Band | Cellular 800 Single Band Support Band Class 0 TX: 824 ~ 849 MHz RX: 869 ~ 894 MHz |
| Transmit Power | 200mW |
| Download Speed | Max Up to 3.1 Mbps (depends on HSIA network availability, and other network conditions) |
| Upload Speed | Max Up to 3.1 Mbps (depends on HSIA network availability, and other network conditions) |
| Power supply | USB Power |
| LEDs | 1 Multi-Color LED RSSI Level: Normal (Green) / Week (Orange) / No service (Red) |
| PRL/OTA support | IS-683C Roaming (PRL Support) and Over the Air Service Provisioning (OTASP) |
| Antenna | Internal / Rx Diversity |
| Interface Type | USB Connector / USB 1.1 (&2. 0 Compatible / Full Speed) |
| T-Flash | Supported (Micro SD Slot up to 8GB) *Can used only after dialer installation only on Windows OS. |
| Voice Jack | Supported (Only for activation procedure) |
| Dimension | W:25.4 D:77 H:10 (mm) |
| Weight | Net (19g), Gift box (75g) |
| Case Material | PC Plastic |
| Operating Systems | 1) Windows 2000,Windows XP(32 and 64 bit) and Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit), 2) Mac 10.5 10.6. 3) No dialer support for LINUX. Mentioned versions for linux are supported as a standard dial up modem configuration Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 & above Fedora Core 5,6 & above SUSE Desktop Linux 9,10 & above Debian Linux 5,6 & above Ubuntu Linux 5,6 & above |
| Operating environment |
Operating temperature range -20C to +60C Storage temperature range -30C to +65C Humidity 5% to 95%(non-condensing) |
Tariff
|
PLAN |
MONTHLY RENTAL |
FREE USAGE |
ADDITIONAL |
|
vStart |
250 |
Nil |
Rs. 1/min |
|
vBase |
500 |
0.5GB |
Rs.0.50/MB |
|
vEconomy |
750 |
2GB |
Rs.0.50/MB |
|
vConnect |
950 |
2GB (Day) +10GB (Night)* |
Rs.0.50/MB |
|
vMax |
1100 |
10GB |
Rs.0.50/MB |
|
Heavy Duty 1500 |
1500 |
15GB |
Rs.0.50/MB |
|
Heavy Duty 3000 |
3000 |
30GB |
Rs.0.50/MB |
|
Play650 |
650 |
1GB |
Rs.0.50/MB |
*Day usage – 7 AM to 11 PM; Night Usage – 11 PM – 7 AM
Coverage
- Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad,Visakhapatnam, Warangal
- Bihar: Patna
- Delhi: Delhi, Gurgaon
- Uttar Pradesh: Noida, Gaziabad, Fareedabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Dehradun
- Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Baroda Surat, Vapi, Mundra Ankleshwar Daman, Silvasa
- Himachal: Shimla, Solan, Baddi, Ponta, Sahib
- Karnataka : Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli, Belgaun, Bellary
- Kerala: Cochin, Trivandrum
- Maharashtra: Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Kolhapur, Navi Mumbai
- Punjab: Chandigarh
- Rajasthan : Jaipur, Jodhpur
- Tamilnadu: Chennai, Coimbatore
- West Bengal: Kolkata
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