My Experience with PTCL Wireless Broadband ‘On the Go’
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PTCL Wireless Broadband ‘On the Go’ launched a while ago. I waited for their device that can be connected via the USB Adapters but I could not wait much. Yesterday I went to their office an bought the device that is connected via the PCMCIA adapter. The device manufacturer is Huawei and the Model of the device is EC360-EV-DO. I had to buy a PCMCIA Adapter first to be able to connect the Device with. I will mention the prices at the end the article.
Lets start with the experience. As mentioned on PTCL Website the downloading and uploading speed would be 300-700 KBPS and 200-400 KBPS respectively but…what I experienced was a little shocking. The downloading speed won’t cross 200 KBPS and Uploading speed 50 KBPS. I don’t say that this is the actual speed because I am using the device in my room and weather has been cloudy for couple of days now in Islamabad so, that could be the reason. The speed may increase if I use it on my laptop in open environment but that is not possible. The PCMCIA adapter is not available on my laptop and it is not available in most of the new laptops. So, if you are buying a laptop to use the current device, make sure it has a PCMCIA slot.
The device comes with a Manual, Driver CD ROM, and a headset…You must be thinking why a headset. I thought the same and called up customer support center. She told me that a number is provided with your device which you can use but the Voice Port is not open yet. According to her, it will be open very soon. There is a slot for the headset pin on the device. That’s good, now you can have a PTCL number with you if you have this device. I also asked her about the device for USB Adapter and she told me that it is expected later this month.
Details
Manufacturer: Huawei Technologies Co., LTD
Model: EC360-EV-DO.
Price & Charges
PCMCIA Adapter: 2300 PKR
Broadband ‘On the Go’ Device: 4000 PKR
Per month Charges: 2000 PKR
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Yes, you can use it for LAN Networking but you still need to have a PCMCIA slot on your server.