You heard it right.
I just got myself a MTS high speed data card for FREE !!!
That too prepaid and no strings attached. Only thing its locked to the MTS network.
Yup a company in Pune was offering this on purchase of FRC998 voucher from MTS (3 GB for 3 months broadband ). So works out to Rs. 333 for 1GB per month which is reasonable and better speeds then Reliance netconnect+ for home use.
Best part of these prepaid plans are one can use the entire 3 GB in 1 month or spread across 3 months or keep the dongle in cupboard for 2 months and used it in the 3rd month (Its that flexible) unlike post paid which gets lapsed on the next billing cycle.
You would naturally ask why didn’t I go for the 3G. Well I don’t need it.
On a recent show of Tech Guru the anchor was candid enough to state dual core and then quad core and what not but for a decent tablet experience a single core is more than good enough.
Same way instead of buying over expensive 3G connection. I would any time prefer the 3.1Mbps service over the 7Mbps 3G because finally 3 things matter
* Throughput at peak loads (when everyone is accessing internet in the area)
* Cost
* Do you really need the expensive blazing speeds or a free modem with a flexible prepaid plan is better
BTW Reliance has a wonderful plan for its Netconnect+. Rs. 3000 for 6 months for 18GB. You heard it right. You can use that 18GB flexibly over the 6 months period. Like for my last 10days of contact i have 2.5GB data transfer still remaining so guys in office are downloading heavy files like softwares, songs, games and what not when i an not in office 
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UPDATE : 10-MAY-2012
A lot has changed in last 8 months of this post and people still come to this page hunting so decided it needs update.
MTS is a doomed company. They are just short of launching a good plan and capturing the market. I had got calls from their customer service department asking for my feedback.
Its was the best product because unlike other companies this modem was coming free with a good data plan and a reliable and fast network. Well it ends there… the renewals are simply too expensive for regular users. I have about 4 MTS dongles in office bought only for the First recharge offer.
Is there an alternative… yes found one
Airtel 3G. Well you might not know but 3G rates for 7.2mbps are the same as 3.1mbps speeds. In case of Reliance 3G rates are the same as netconnect+ (CDMA) rates.
Now the offer… Airtel 3G with dongle is the cheapest one can find… the offer is 3.5GB for 3 months for Rs. 1700 that too with modem, that too unlocked so no code breaking service required and its a 7.2Mbps device.
Airtel has a 3G tieups with Idea Cellular and Vodafone. Both these are expensive but at no extra cost you can use your Airtel 3G on Idea and Vodafone. So you have 3 premium networks to chose from.
Speeds are fantastic. No line drops (major problem with reliance netconnect+). No hidden charges since its a pre-paid. Liberty to change service provider but still the dongle will work since its unlocked. Yes it works well with Android too ( CDMA netconnect nor photon worked with my Android device).
Over all Airtel 3G is cheaper than all other service providers. If I don’t want 3G I can switch easily to 2G and have 2.5GB for Rs. 69 per month from TataDocomo on the same device.