The first thing you have to keep in mind is, Airtel 3G services will
not be active in all places you travel. These services are restricted to
3G and 2G zones. Which means, when you are in a Airtel 3G zone, you
will have access to 3G network. Other times, you have to adjust with 2G
network. Airtel will automatically shift the services from 3G to 2G
networks. Usually this will happen due to weak 3G signals. Now you
might be wondering, How can I find out whether I am in 3G zone or in a
2G zone? Well, this is pretty simple. Your Airtel 3G dongle comes with a
back light under it. You can actually see any one of the Green or Blue
lights in it. So whenever it is green, it indicates a 2G network. And
whenever it is Blue, i
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t’s a 3G network. These colors are automatically seen when you connect
your Airtel 3G dongle to Internet. However, if you are use any Universal 3G Dongle, the procedure is different.
Sometimes even if you are in 3G zones (Blue light) you might
experience slow internet speed. Even this has a reason. As I told you
earlier, Airtel will automatically shift the networks to its wish. Now
we need to change them back to normal. To do this, you need to follow
this simple tweak
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Steps to Tweak your Airtel 3G Connection Manager for Higher 3G Speeds
Step 1: Open your Airtel 3G connection manager and connect to Internet.
Connecting Airtel 3G Dongle to Internet
Step 2: Once your are connected to Internet, Click
on tools in the above menu and click on Options. Look at the below
screenshot for clear picture. If you are wondering why my Airtel is not
similar to this one, you can upgrade your Airtel 3G connection manager any time. This is the new Airtel 3G connection manager which you are seeing below.
Step 3: Once you clicked on Options, you can find
Network option to the left. Click on it to see the Network Type Settings
and Registration Mode.
Step 4: Change the setting to WCDMA only in the Network Type section. And leave the Band as All Bands.
Steps 5: Now click on Registration Mode and Change the settings to Manual search and register.
Click on refresh below to show the list of available networks. You
will find a Airtel (3G) operator name as seen in above screenshot. Now
click on it and register the network. Click on OK and try to open any
page.
After this tweak, you will observe the download and upload speeds getting much better. Try this tweak with your Airtel 3G
dongle and let me know if it’s working for you. Even after this tweak,
if you find your Internet 3G speed is low, then either you are not in a
3G zone, or you have not registered with a 3G network as shown in step
5.
If none of this works, I recommend you uninstall your drivers
completely and install them again. This is one way of checking whether
the software is installed properly or not. I hope this simple trick can
bring you much higher 3G download speeds. It’s working amazing for me.
Keep surfing and please let me know if you have any queries