I still remember those days when mobile calls were so expensive that even the incoming calls and text messages were charged way high. But coming back to the present the process of evolution has been so fast that now India harbours the world’s cheapest cell phone calling plans. This not only means that people can now use mobile devices for everyday lives but also the amount of subscribers that is increasing at a high pace. India will in the coming years boast of having the worlds maximum mobile subscribers and that too with one of the worlds cheapest calling rate plans.

On taking a five minutes walk on any busy road of the nations capital New Delhi, observing the crowd past by, you will notice that almost every 5th person you see has a cell phone. Well by this you can imagine the amount of active cell phone connections present at a particular time. Not an uncommon site in nowadays to see this. But what is actually going on behind the scenes. Well the scenario is all together different.

Let us see what happens when you try to call your beloved ones to wish them on a New Years Eve or Christmas or Divali for that matter, yes you got this right, ALL LINES TO THIS ROUTE ARE BUSY. Well even if you keep these special festivities apart, on regular days during evening hours in particular you have to wait at least 30 minutes before you can get through with your call. A thing that has happened with me a lot of times now. Imagine if you wanted to really get through with your call at that moment, some sort of an emergency but the network is not giving way. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Well, this probably defeats the very purpose of having a cell phone, doesnt it? With the huge amount of subscribers adding to the present over clogged networks this will be an everyday story for everyone.

How can we avoid this or prevent this from happening?
The answer to this is bifocal, what the network owners should do and what we as users should do. Well the part to increase the networks carry capacity is sole up to the network owners but we as users can follow the following tips.
1. Try to make all important calls at noon.
2. Use Text message when you cant get through.
3. Switch off the cell phone and back on and try again.
4. As a last resort keep two mobile connections from different network operators.

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