New EVDO Internet packages from SMS.

Nepal Telecom is bringing new internet packages in its EVDO (CDMA 3G) service, which could be easily available to the customers from SMS. The new internet package is known to be available from 1st September (Sunday) for 500 MB, 2GB, 5GB and 10 GB Volume data. To activate such volume data packages, subscribers need to send a text with message like data500mb to 1456 for 500 MB. The data packages for 500MB, 2 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB data are priced at Rs 200, Rs 760, Rs 1700 and Rs 2400 respectively.

The billed amount or the remaining balance and validity can also be easily known by sending a text message: Bill to 1456 and the information will be sent to the customer in reply.

NT has been distributing EVDO service by bundling 5GB package with the USB dongle which increased its popularity among subscribers. Now that there are more packages in the EVDO service, the sales for EVDO is expected to surge more.

EVDO is a CDMA based 3G technology that can provide wireless broadband internet up to 3.1 Mbps downlink and 1.8 Mbps uplink with Rev A version whereas old version Rel 0 provides 2.4 Mbps downlink and 153 Kbps uplink. As EVDO Rel 0 has significantly slower uplink speeds as compared to EVDO Rev A, customers having USB dongle of Rel 0 EVDO are getting lower uplink speed and they complain about the network problem but it’s actually due to the EVDO version that the dongle is compatible with. So, for the people who are going to get a EVDO USB dongle, make sure it supports EVDO Rev A for better download and upload speeds.