Airtel 3G Slow Internet Speed Problem Fixed – Change 2G to 3G Network
If you are a Airtel 3G customer, you might have faced a lot of 3G connection problems. Airtel 3G slow internet problem has frustrated millions of people all over the country. There is no proper customer support/help from Airtel so far. People are complaining about Airtel 3G services in consumer forums like grahakseva.com, complaints-india.com and broadbandforum.in. Their main query is, Why Airtel 3G has a slow internet connection? To my surprise, I saw over 2000 legal complaints and cheating cases on Airtel in the above mentioned sites. These complaints were made by Airtel 3G customers all over the country. These websites are considered to be the most famous consumer help sites in India. Out of all the cases they have, Airtel is the company which registered the highest number of complaints from past one year. Also, there are no proper answers to any of the queries asked there. Previously we have addressed few problems on selecting a best 3G dongle.
Trying to find out the solution, We have found an amazing way to speed up your Airtel 3G speeds. This problem is mainly seen in Airtel 3G dongles, where people pay for 3G services and get 2G benefits. This is really frustrating for a common man, specially when they are engaged in a serious work on Internet. You might have faced this problem of low 3G connection speeds, which will never go beyond 20kbps speed. This problem can be solved with a simple tweak. This simple tweak will make your browsing speed from 20kbps to 700kbps. So what are you waiting for? Lets get started.
How to Fix Airtel 3G Slow Internet Problem:
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, it’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.
Steps to Tweak your Airtel 3G Connection Manager for Higher 3G Speeds
Step 1: Open your Airtel 3G connection manager and connect 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.
Easy way to enjoy fast internet speed !! 😉
Thanks, that has increased some speed of my internet!
still not working….:(((
Hi!!thanks for the tip.But the tabs ‘Network type’ and ‘Registration mode’ under the ‘Network’ section are not editable.I can’t change them.Could you tell us how you did it?
Make sure you’re disconnected before you try to change. If it’s not editable, remove it, plug in again and retry.
Very nice tip..my speed changed from 50 to 500 kBps on galaxy note…..
Sir. im in 3g zone bt whn im in my rum 3g netwek goes to shlw… !
Have you applied the fix given above?
yes…i had chgd it into manul …. whn im in ma rum..the netwrk signel vry low….
Then it’s probably because there’s no network signals there, we cannot do anything about that.
What can we do in case we are using it on a mac
Thanks for help in getting 3G service on my Mac: Awesome
Hi sir ,
can any one solve my problem
when i am using Airtel 3g network with pc,it is taking so much data for the usage of 30 min.
mean that 300 mb data took for 30 min.i opened only facebook,gmail,google…no downloads,uploads…why it is taking this much data i don’t know.can any one help us..
thanks in advance..
Hi,
I tried the above settings , the speed is still too low . The dongle back light always shows blue. I even tried reinstalling the drivers. Nothing seems to be working.Is there anything else that i may need to do in addition to the above.
Hello Lavs,
May be you have reached your bandwidth limit. After the limited bandwidth, your speed comes down to 64kbps – 128kbps. You have to recharge again. 🙂
Hi, This is abhinav from chennai, India… i’m using airtel 3g dongle for the last five months…
till last month i got speed upto 6.6mbps in dongle… but last few weeks it has changed to hsdpa network not hspa network as it used to be… so i’m getting speeds of upto 65 kbps in the dongle… i tried the tweak u posted Mr. Satish… it didnt work… i tried reinstalling the drivers too but all in vain…
i recently recharge it also with ₹750 pack… the problem started after it only… i bought this dongle with my laptop in mumbai…. 5 months back…
so please help… i somehow just want to get the speed back… because most of my work is pending due to that… to check the speed i tried the chennai airtel sim.. it worked perfectly alright…. PLEASE HELP!!!
Hello Abhinav,
If you are trying to browse Internet with the Mumbai Sim, then i guess it may not work efficiently everywhere. The most important thing you have to keep in mind is the signal strength. Make sure you are proper 3g zone. Only that can help you in getting good speeds. If you still facing any problems from your dongle, try to reinstall the application once and see the changes. As you said that your chennai sim is working perfectly, the problem is not with device. Its completely about signals and 3g zones. 🙂
i can’t find the network option itself
Thanks ,it works for me !!!
It works for me 🙂 thanks a lot.
Hi! Im using 3G on my phone and I was getting good speeds till day before. Now all of a sudden the speed has reduced and is slower than 2G. I have set my phone to WCDMA and I’m sure that my phone is using HSDPA network and the reception strong as well. Any solutions?
Tried complaining to Airtel people but they are not able to give any solution.
You might have exceeded your 3G data limit, have you checked?
sir,
i m using aitel dongle for about four month
my problem is airtel 3g rs 11 30 min pack sometime not works 0speed
and sometime works..nd the company says we r not supporting rs 11 plan in dongle
so u have to use another plan… wt can do….
Yes, that minimum plans are not supported by any dongle network providers. Start with a minimum of Rs 250 for a good browsing experience.
iam using iball usb modem with airtel sim and recharged for 450 3g pack. but iam getting only 6-10 kbps only.i am complaint several time to airtel cust. care but no response pls help me………nandri
just activate 3g service by type 3g nd snd to 121 it will work relly cause it happens with me..
I want to browse internet in my HCL ME U 1 tablet. How i can do this . It is android 4.0.1 ice cream sandwich OS
Use WiFi or 3G Data connection!
Airtel 3g on my mobile is very slow. How can i fix that?
Does this happen even in areas with full 3G signals?
Sir the steps you shown for speeding up the 3g is not happening in my airtel dongle because these options are only highlighted and when i click on them nothing happens
What should i do now??
Are you sure you’re in an area with 3G coverage?
Thanks dude. its working a bit faster now, almost twice faster…
thanks its working
when i go to the registering step in this tutorial, i dont get airtel 3g as an option, i only get airtel 2g and nothing else.please help
You probably aren’t in an area where there’s no 3G network at all.
Sir, i’m getting the same problem as shubankit faces please, tell me the reason, why this is happening?
just remove the cover of your dongle
u can directly increase speed of airtel 3g for 10kbps to 900-1000 mbps by simply removing the cover of your dongle
Working very well for me.. Thanks Satish!
Hi Sateesh,
I opened tools—->options—->I’m getting Basic Settings where I can find options 1)Connect to network automatically 2)Retry connect to network automatically 3)Prompts when roaming but I’m not getting the options which I can see above.Can you tell me whether there are any options
It’s working. Thanks 🙂
at least it open now google home page..!! poor network & worst service …
I having 3g tablet called hallo value from swipe, the speed of the airtel 3g is too slow what i should do.
Your tablet doesn’t support 3G as far as I know. Are you using a SIM?
Hello,
I tried these steps but they are already set this way. and my net suddenly after 4 months has become slow. Recently my computer was attacked by virus and it was removed even. But since then ,my net is slow. Please help me
Are you sure there’s no network problems?
3g airtel dongle also very poor network waste
thanks a lot for this . tips its really works great but for some time tower not available,
Thank you for this TIP !! cant say about others but it really worked for me.
omg i recently bought airtel 3g sim
and active 3g after connection to pc it seeemddd waste .vodafone 2g speeed is better than Airtel 3g hell
thanks a lot….its working !!!!!
i cannot change my network settings as shown above
What error do you see?
the options menu is inactive and there is no way i can change these settings. everytime i click something to change, a message appears saying “the content is protected”
Have you tried uninstalling it, running CCleaner and then reinstalling the suite?
I have been looking for 3G wifi dongle and your reviews and tips were really helpful. A small query, does the bandwidth from an Airtel 3G dongle support a Skype voice only calls? I am in a rural area and do not have access to wired broadband service. Thanks.
It depends on the network strength, so I can’t really tell you if that particular area would have enough bandwidth. If you see a decent 3G network though, that should do.
Great trick helped me a lot, sometimes network goes off, otherwise a great trick. thanXxxxx
I reside in Mysore Vijaynagar. Even after doing the above settings, I am facing with network getting disconnected very frequently, where in I have to reconnect again and again. I am really frustrated. Help me.
Are the signals strong enough in your area? Does this happen everywhere?
I have tried these are things which you people given above answers. I have Airtel 4G net setter but my internet speed is uploading 4kps and download speed is playing 4kbps to muxi 71kbps and continuesly reciving message in my smsbox “This service is not available” even I called many time to customer care they could’t solve my problem……
It’s quite possible that high speed network isn’t available in your area yet.