Increase speed of Data cards like MTS, Tata Photon,Reliance..

We all spend more than our Broad band connection and get 3G data cards.When you a buy a data card, you are always told that it will provide a high speed usually 3.1 Mbps or 7.2 Mbps but when you actually use it then you came to know that you people are bluffed and you are not getting the speed you were told.

 A simple trick to increase the speed of your datacards and this trick applies for datacards like MTS MBLAZE, Tata Photon Plus, Airtel, Reliance Net Connect, Idea Net Setter, BSNL 3G, Aircel, Vodafone, etc.

Steps to increase the speed :

1. Updating your DNS : 

  

        You have to update the DNS addresses for your data card and this you can do in the settings tab of you data-card connection window(from where you connect to internet by clicking "Connect") .

You have to fill the empty DNS spaces to Google DNS as follows :

Google DNS : 8.8.8.8

Alternate Google DNS : 8.8.4.4

Image showing MTS DNS :

By Performing this step itself, speed get increased then before.

2. Configure TCP/IP  settings :

You have to confugure and optimize your connection TCP/IP settings and this can be done by a free application -TCP Optimizer.

To download TCP Optimizer, click here

Once you download this app, just launch it and it will open a window as shown below. Here you will see a slider specifying your connection speed. Just slide the slider to the speed as guaranteed by your internet provider. Usually in nowadays data-card, this speed is usually 3.1 Mbps.

In the End you just have to select an Optimal settings radio button in "Choose Settings" at the bottom and click on "Apply changes" to apply that changes and then "Exit" to close TCP Optimizer.

Now Connect with your data-card and feel the change in speed.....!!!!!