shrik 9 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/idea-bsnl-etisalat-subscribers-face-maximum-call-drops-govt/articleshow/7718916.cms The government today said Idea Cellular, Etisalat and state-owned BSNL subscribers are facing the problem of frequent call drops and they are not meeting the TRAI benchmark regarding it. "As regard the parameter (laid down by TRAI with regard to call drops)...BSNL, Etisalat and Idea are not meeting the prescribed benchmark," the Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. According to the parameters laid down the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a telecom network is considered as "worst affected cells" if more than 3 per cent of phone calls are not complete. The network of three companies named by the minister fall under the worst affected cells category. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 BSNL i can completely understand, but for Idea at least the data should have been circle specific. In my experience, I have faced the least number of call drops, with Idea, compared to any other operator in Mah. at least. And that applies to even calls with v frequent cell handovers, like in a fast moving car. Even RCDMA used to drop calls once a while, (despite being on CDMA!) but Idea VERY rarely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitink 279 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 get an idea :roflol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HetalDP 947 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 Idea may have best Gujrat and Maharashtra Network but Mumbai, Delhi and all other places where it have spectrum in 1800 is as pathetic as New Guys in game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 Even me find it hard to swallow that Idea fares poorly with call connectivity. TRAI should have come up with circle wise assessment instead of rationalizing. Also suprised that RGSM finds no mention here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 Any 1800 or 2100 mhz network has call drop issue. It becomes frequent as network load increases as cell foot print drops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Well, in my experience, call drops with Docomo even when on the move are pretty low, even though its on 1800 MHz. Maybe quite as rare as Idea though. Ya, their network was acting up around the time when they launched 3G, but it seem to be back to "normal" now. And ya, its amazing that RGSM does not figure right up there for call drops. Something fishy...?? Edited March 17, 2011 by raccoon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 And ya, its amazing that RGSM does not figure right up there for call drops. Something fishy...?? I suppose Call Needs To Be Initiated First For Call Drops To Happen!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted March 18, 2011 And ya, its amazing that RGSM does not figure right up there for call drops. Something fishy...?? I suppose Call Needs To Be Initiated First For Call Drops To Happen!!! Very Very TRUE... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
