Top 8 low budget Data cards available in India
Are you looking for a low budget 2G/3G data card? What about those of Huawei, Micromax, Devante, ZTE brand? There are so many data cards available in India at very affordable prices. Read more!
Huawei E303c data card
Huawei E303c is a very good data card from Huawei which enables widespread network coverage for all major service providers. The data card supports 2G and 3G network, downloading speed @ 7.2Mbps, uploading speed @ 5.76Mbps, 2G Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and 2100 MHz 3G Band. The memory card with maximum capacity of 32 GB can be inserted. Huawei E303c supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac and Linux operating system (OS) and feature Plug-n-play installation and Balong chipset. It weighs 30 g and holds the dimensions around 85 x 27 x 12 mm. Also, it comes in white color and features many communicating facilities like SMS facility and voice call facility but for this purpose one need to have PC speaker and a microphone. For interface, the data card supports USB 2.0. Huawei E303c data card is priced around Rs 1,725 in India. Micromax MMX353G data card
Micromax MMX353G works with both 2G (EDGE/GPRS/GSM) and 3G (HSUPA/UMTS) networks. The maximum downloading and uploading speeds offered by this data card is 7.2 Mbps and 5.76 Mbps respectively. Moreover it supports 2G Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and 2100 MHz 3G Band. The memory expansion capacity of Micromax MMX353G is 16 GB and expansion type is T-Flash memory reader. It supports Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, Mac 10.5 (and higher versions) and Linux Ubuntu 10.04. It also features Plug-n-play installation. The data card is available in white color and features 2 communication modes, SMS facility and voice call facility. Other features of Micromax MMX353G data card include USB 2.0 High Speed, Phonebook support and APN auto management. It is priced around Rs 2,000 in India. Devante D888 data card
Devante D888 is an easy to use data card which works with 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) as well as 3G (UMTS/HSPA/WCDMA) networks. It features 7.2 Mbps HSDPA speed, 237Kbps EDGE speed, 2G Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and UMTS 2100 MHz 3G Band. The memory expansion capacity of the data card is 32 GB via microSD card. The supported OS for this device include Windows 2000/2003/XP/VISTA/7 - 32bit/64bit, Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6, Linux and Android OS. Moreover it has Qualcomm chipset and offers Plug-n-play interface. Devante D888 weighs 30 g and holds the dimensions around 85.5 x 27 x 12.3 mm. It is available in 2 colors, black and white. For interface it supports USB 2.0 high speed. Devante D888 is available in India at a price tag of Rs 1599. Huawei E369 HiMini data card
Huawei E369 HiMini is an ultra small data card (the world's slimmest data card) which works on 2G and 3G network, supporting HSUPA, HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and UMTS. It features 21.4 Mbps of downloading speed, Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and 2100/1900/AWS/900/850 and 5-Band Global Roaming 3G bands. There is no memory to expansion option. The supported operating systems include Windows XP SP2/SP3, Windows VistaSP1/SP2, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 with latest upgrades and Linux driver support. Also, it supports Plug-n-play installation and Balong chipset. Huawei E369 HiMini data card weighs 30 g and sizes around 65 x 24 x 8 mm. It comes in white color only and furthermore, features USB 2.0 High Speed and Rx (Receive) Diversity for enhancing signal strength. In addition to these, the data card is 30% lower power consuming than that of other normal HSPA+ data cards. Huawei E369 HiMini is priced around Rs 4699 in India. ZTE Data Card MF190
ZTE Data Card MF190 provides 7.2Mbps download speeds and works with 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and 3G (HSDPA, UMTS) data card support. Moreover it features 7.2Mbps DL HSDPA and 384Kbps DL/UL UMTS speed, 2G Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and HSDPA/UMTS 850 and 2100 MHz 3G Band. The data card has an expansion capacity of 32 GB via microSDHC. ZTE Data Card supports Mac and Microsoft Windows OS and like those of other data cards, it also features Plug-n-play installation. It has a weight of about 21 g and has the dimensions around 75 x 26 x 10 mm. Also, it supports many communicating facilities including SMS facility, voice call facility, instant messaging and email. Other features of it include USB 2.0 and LED status indicators. ZTE Data Card MF190 is priced around Rs 1,799 in India. Huawei E355 data card
Huawei E355 data card works with 3G (UMTS/HSUPA/HSPA) and 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) network. Moreover it supports HSDPA 21.6Mbps (DL), HSUPA 5.76Mbps (UL), 2G Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900), HSPA (2100) 3G Band and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2.401 GHz, 2.495 GHz band). The data card supports expansion capacity of 32 GB via SD card. The supported operating systems for this data card include Windows XP SP2/SP3, Windows VistaSP1/SP2, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 with latest upgrades and Linux driver support. It also features Plug-n-Play installation and Balong V3 chipset. It weighs 40 g and holds the dimensions around 90 x 28 x 12 mm. It is available in white color and furthermore, features USB 2.0 High Speed and T3i technology to enhance speed. Huawei E355 prices around Rs 3,150 in India. Micromax Ferrari Opus MMX144F data card
Micromax Ferrari Opus MMX144F data card os for those who want faster downloads and uploads, every time. It works with 2G (EDGE, GPRS, GSM) and 3G (HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, WCDMA) network, supporting HSDPA 14.4 Mbps DL, UMTS (3G) 384 Kbps DL and 384 Kbps UL, EDGE 237 Kbps and GPRS 85.6 Kbps speed. Moreover it supports 2G Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and UMTS 2100 MHz 3G Band. The memory expansion capacity of this data card is 32 GB via microSD card. Talking about software/hardware, the data card features Plug-n-play installation. Ferrari Opus MMX144F data card weighs 30 g and sizes around 85 x 26 x 12 mm. It comes on red color alike of white and furthermore, features SMS facility, USB 2.0 and Phone book support. Micromax Ferrari Opus MMX144F data card is priced around Rs 1,739 in India. Micromax MMX 355G data card
Micromax MMX 355G comes with 3G SIM support. It works with 2G (GPRS, GSM and EDGE) and 3G (HSDPA, WCDMA) network, supporting HSDPA 7.2 Mbps of speed, Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) and UMTS 2100 MHz 3G Band. Using a microSD card one can expand the memory capacity of the data card up to 32 GB. The supported OS for this data card include OSE1.0, Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 and Mac. It also features Plug-n-Play installation. Micromax MMX 355G has the dimensions around 87.7 x 26.5 x 9.4 mm and comes in white color. Moreover it features SMS communicating facility, USB 2.0, 208 MHz processor, English language support and Phone book with 500 contact keeping capacity. Micromax MMX 355G is priced around Rs 1,466 in India.
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