BSNL 3G Tariffs / Plans Unleashed

Varun Krish on February 23, 2009 – 8:24 pm106 Comments

Well BSNL Launched 3G Services in Chennai yesterday.

Now BSNL has announced the 3G Tariffs and plans .

The good news is that it will be available both on Prepaid and PostPaid.

You have to purchase a new 3G SIM card for Rs.300 and the website says that migration from 2G to 3G would not be possible.

We are not sure if it means just getting a new SIM card or getting a new number as well. Its most likely that it would be just the SIM.

Just in case if your wondering what kinds of speeds are possible on 3G

2.1 Tariff for 3G mobile service

2.2.4 Initial SIM Charges for both postpaid and prepaid service:

Particulars	Amount
Cost of SIM (Inclusive of Service Tax) in Rs.	300
Talk Value in Rs.	NIL
Initial Validity in days	7
Migration from 2-G to 3-G	Not feasible at present
Applicable to	Voice & Data plan

2.2 Voice Plans: Prepaid

2.2.4 Voice Prepaid: Activation Vouchers (for choosing a particular plan)

Particulars	Super 350	Super 650	Super 1350
Activation Voucher (Inclusive of Service Tax) in Rs.	350	650	1350
Talk value in Rs.	270	530	1200
Validity in Days	30	45	90
Call Charges in Rs./Min
Local – On-net	0.40	0.35	0.30
Local – Off-net	0.70	0.65	0.60
Local-Video calls	2.00	2.00	1.50
STD – On-net	1.00	1.00	1.00
STD – Off-net	1.00	1.00	1.00
STD – Video calls	3.00	2.50	2.00
P2P SMS (Rs./SMS)
SMS – Local	0.50	0.25	0.10
SMS – National	1.00	1.00	1.00
SMS- International	5.00	5.00	5.00
Data usage in Rs./MB	3.00	2.50	2.00

2.2.4 Recharge Vouchers : (Inclusive of Service Tax) – for subsequent recharges

MRP of RCV in Rs.	500	700	1100	1600	3000
Talk Value in Rs.	400	600	950	1450	2800
Validity in days	30	45	60	90	180

2.2.4 Special Value Vouchers (SVV) with 30 days validity L Inclusive of Service Tax)

Particulars	Price in Rs.	Local (Rs./Min)		STD (Rs./Min)		Rs./SMS
Particulars	Price in Rs.	On Net	Off Net	On Net	Off Net	Local	National
Late Night SVV (From 11PM to 7AM)	39	0.10	0.40	0.50	1.00	As per the Plan
SMS SVV	29	As per the Plan				0.10	0.50
SVV – Local	40	0.20	0.40	As per the Plan
SVV – STD	49	As per the Plan		0.50	0.75	As per the Plan
SVV – STD + Local	69	0.20	0.40	0.50	0.75	As per the Plan

The above special tariff will be applicable in Home PLMN only.

The Special Value Voucher (SVV) is applicable only to 3G plans.

2.2.4 Voice Plans: Postpaid #

Particular	Full value 500	Full value 800	Full value 1000	Unlimited 2500
Fixed Monthly Charges in Rs.	500	700	1000	2500
Free local minutes (On-net)	900	1200	1600	3500
Free STD minutes (On-net)	NIL	NIL	NIL	500
Free Video Local calls in Min	30	50	75	150
Free Local SMS	150	200	300	1000
Free data worth Rs.*	60	150	300	500
Pulse (Sec)	60	60	60	60
Call Charges in Rs./Min
Local- On-net	0.30	0.20	0.10	0.00
Local – Off-net	0.60	0.50	0.40	0.30
Local - Video calls	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.00
STD – On-net	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.00
STD – Off-net	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50
STD – Video calls	3.00	2.50	2.00	2.00
P2P SMS (Rs./SMS)
SMS – Local	0.40	0.30	0.10	0.05
SMS – National	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.40
SMS – International	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Data Rate (Rs/MB)	3.00	2.50	2.00	2.00

# Service Tax as applicable extra

* Free data do not include MMS.

2.3 Roaming Charges*: (Both for Postpaid and Prepaid)

Particulars	Local		STD
Particulars	On-net	Off-net	On-net	Off-net
Voice – Outgoing (Rs/Min)	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.50
Video Call – Outgoing (Rs/Min)	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
SMS- (Rs./SMS)	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00
Voice Call – Incoming (Rs/Min)	1.00
Video call – Incoming (Rs/Min)	2.00
Data Charges Rs / MB	3.00

*Shall be applicable uniformly to all voice as well as data plans.

2.4 3G Data Plans

2.4.1 Trial Pack :( Inclusive of Service Tax)

Trial Pack – 50 MB	Rs 60	15 days Validity*
Trial Pack – 100 MB	Rs 120	15 days Validity*

Data charges for trial pack customers after use of 50 / 100MB or 15 days expiry shall be as per his base plan. The trial pack shall not be allowed more than once, per customer.

*This will increase the validity of Main and dedicated accounts both.

2.4.2 Data Plans: Prepaid

Plans >>	MBV 250	MBV 400	MBV 650	MBV 1000	MBV 3001
Plan Price in Rs. (Service Tax Extra)	250	400	650	1000	3001
Free data usage in GB	0.30	1.00	2.00	5.00	Unlimited
Validity (Days)*	30	30	30	30	30
Data Charges in Rs./MB**	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	-

* This will increase the validity of Main and dedicated accounts both.

** Data charges beyond free usage shall be deducted from the available balance in his main account.

2.4.3 Data Top Ups : ( Inclusive of Service Tax)

Price of Top-up	Validity in days	Free Data Usage
Rs 120	NIL	100 MB
Rs 225	NIL	300 MB
Rs 260	NIL	500 MB
Rs 330	NIL	1GB

2.4.4 Data Plans: Postpaid*

Plans >>>>	MB 250	MB 400	MB 650	MB 1000	MB 3000
Fixed Monthly Charges (Rs)#	250	400	650	1000	3000
Free data usage per month in GB	0.3	1	2	5	Unlimited
Data Charges beyond free limit (Rs./MB)	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	-

*Unutilized balance of data usage in Post-Paid plans shall not be carried forward to next month.

# Service Tax as applicable extra.

2.4.5 Top Up Validity Options: (Valid for Voice /Data Prepaid plans)

Price of Top-up in Rs. (Service Tax Extra)	30	50	90
Talk Value in Rs.	0	0	0
Validity in days	7	15	30

2.4.6 Optional- Concessional tariff for night (11.00 PM to 07.00 AM) usage for Pre-Paid & Post-Paid services

Monthly charges in Rs. (Service Tax Extra)	Rs.28/- *
Data usage charges during night hours	Rs.1/MB #
Applicable to	All voice/data plans

* shall be deducted from the main account.

# Applicable in Home PLMN only

2.4.7 Base Voice and SMS Plan (Applicable to all Data Plans)

Particulars	Local	STD	International
Voice Call –On-net in Rs./Min	0.50	1.00	As per 2G plan
Voice Call –Off-net in Rs./Min	1.00	1.20	As per 2G plan
Video call On-net/Off-net in Rs./Min	2.00	3.00	NA
SMS (Rs./SMS)	0.50	1.00	5.00
Roaming Charges in Rs./Min	As per para 2.3

Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia Lumia 800 and Apple iPhone 4S. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+ You can also mail Varun Krish

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Madhu

Hi,
can we opt for a 3g data plan and use the SIM on a 3g enabled phone? And use it to connect my laptop through USB?

Read more: BSNL 3G India – Prepaid & Postpaid Tariff Plans | BSNL Broadband
- sandeep
  
  yes you can do
kunal

i m interested in buying ipad when it will launch in india ……. i wanna know what are the internet packages available for it????? plz reply
- Applefan
  
  There are no specific packages available for the iPad but the above mentioned data plans work with the iPad.But you have to cut your mini sim and make it into a micro sim(google it to find out how) as the iPad accepts only micro sim.I have my iPad 3G working with bsnl 3G.
PRASHANTKUMAR GAUTAM

sir i want to for mostly use to internet pls reply me
rajashekar

I purchased a 3g data card from BSNL. Although it is rated 3.6Mbps the Engineer told me that it could operate only at 1Mbps and the rating marked was under ‘factory’ conditions. However, when I checked the speed it works only at 0.5Mbps. Hence I was shocked to see an advertisement claiming over 7mbps. Should there not be a law against such flasehood?

Further, the usage counter on the card’s software is not true either. I was informed that the actual and right counter was in BSNL and it shows about 30% more than the one on your computer!! You have to call them every time to get the actual reading.

And what’s more the usage counter stopped counting after a week. Now I have to take the SIM to BSNL and leave it for a ‘few’ days. They do not come over to your house and provide a service like the private companies!

Watch out for the 18 GB free download claim – it is only 3 Gb @ 1 Gb a month during daytime and the other 15 Gb is available only from 11 pm to 7 am when no one uses the computer!!!
- jeevan
  
  bsnl towers are crap, modems full crap (chinese). start using do-co-mo from nov 5th
  - Divakar
    
    jeevan, have u checked with the docomo on what modem they r offering? Let me know in case if u have details? As i have checked up its the same Huwei. As Venkatesh has written the users loaded to a tower decides the speed and this is common to all operators.
- Yadava
  
  Thanks for your input Mr. Rajshekhar. Being a govt. owned company, BSNL does have tendency for many false claims technically which are simply not possible or feasible. In my perception, their staff are also deliberately allowing degradation in their services with connivance of other private operators, a fact outright not accepted by their higher-ups. Telecom dept. has made more than enough money with their monoply in the past and are now facing tough competition with other srvice providers in India.
  I had few occasions to interact with some senior officers of BSNL and MTNL who also acknowledge this fact and are trying hard to improve the image of their organisation. All said and done, things are not the same as claimed by BSNL. For example, I happened to buy a 3G datacard from BSNL immediately after its gala inauguration in September with a hope to improve my connectivity but was soon disappointed with the actual service that is available. I am also not confident as to how few good officers of BSNL could influence their staff for betterment as desired. However, with a positive mind, I would gather some courage to reach them for some help which they can offer.
  Thanks again for your meaningful input anyway.
  VK Yadava
venkatesh

hi every one….I bought 3G datacard from a BSNL franchise(not CSC), this is a good option because we can buy unlocked huawei/micromax etc..,u can easily migrate to other operators(airtel etc.,) when they launch their 3G services, some datacards sold by BSNL are locked to BSNL, (even u can unlock it with the help of xternal sources at an additional cost.. ),
Coming to speeds, its highly variable. as this is the initial stage of 3G lifetime, u would be higher speeds because the fraction of bandwidth u would be getting will be more,as the number of users simultaneouly using 3G at a time is very less…and the speed also depends on the signal strength at a location.

This is happenening because BSNL will be using a fixed air-bandwidth of around 5MHz(i think..) in every cell which consists of 1 base station and ‘x’ number of users who will be using a part of this bandwidth assigned to him dynamically..

We cant complian against bsnl regarding speeds because what they specify is the peak data rate a user will be getting if the entire bandwidth is allocated to a user ..which will occur only if there is a single user in a cell…
- Arun
  
  A little knowledge is dangerous. Tats all
venkatesh

but the customer service of bsnl is worst…we cant even understand the plans properly…
- Anil Patel
  
  You are right venkatesh.
  I bought a 3g sim 3 month ago only for 3g internet use.I have samsung wave which is 3g handset.
  
  After fil up the form and submiting all documents csc persen told me that internet data plans are not aplicable in 3g handset mobile,you have to purchage the datacard for rs 2500 compulsary to activate any data plans i.e (275,440,606……).
  
  Then after I talk to custemer care atlist 20 times regarding 3g plans with 3g mobile but they are not sure.10 custemercare representative said that yes you can activate any plan in your 3g sim with 3g handset and other 10 said no you have to buy the modem compulsary.so I was so confused but I have activate the 275 rs plan for 1 month i.e 500 mb and now I am using it on my laptop bye conecting my mobile via datacable.
  
  If any one have same doubd I would like to say yes you can use 3g data plan from your mobile also no need to invest rs.2500
  
  Realy the customercare service of bsnl is worst…we cant even understand the plans properly…
  - Sujith
    
    Dear Anil Patel
    
    I have bought a BSNL 3G sim and i have a unlocked Idea 3g netsetter with me its working in the speed of 1mbps avg. but the problem is they are charging from my primary balance even i recharged 606 plan. what i do please help me.
    - Anil patel
      
      Hi Sujith
      R u using 3g mobile or bsnl Modem for internet?If u r using 3g mobile u have to select “bsnlnet” setting to connect with pc or laptop.if u have any query plz call bsnl custemercare on 1503 from your bsnl sim.
      Regards
      Anil Patel
      - Sujith
        
        Dear Anil Patel
        
        Sir am using 3g usb modem its compatible will all 3g and 2g sim. there is no connection issue only the problem with bsnl 3g data tharif. the y are chargin 0.50/mb from my primary balance.
        
        Redards
        Sujith Unniyambath
  - ram
    
    hi anil
    i m ram .i planning to buy 3g sim from bsnl for internet conection on my laptop.as u hav said u r using bsnl 3g service i would like to know the speed of internet service.pls guide me
    - Anil Patel
      
      Hi Ram
      The speed of bsnl 3g is superb if u have strong signal of 3g in your area.The speed is up to 3.6 mbps and maximum download speed is up to 180 kbps.
lalit parmar

hi Mr. patel

im lalit frm udaipur i have nokia n900 cel can i use blsn 3g sin in it and can i also connect it to my pc ( not laptop ) now im using airtel and pc connection for net is same for both airtel and bsnl or it change ??/ if same its ok but if change can u tod me abut change
Mohammed

Hi All,

I want to know the download speeds in BSNL’s 3G
card for wireless broadband in Bangalore (preferably near majestic area). In the website and
their shops they say its upto 3.1 to 7.2 Mbps
depending on the type of modem device and area.
Assume we have a device which supports 3.1 Mbps,
and a good coverage, then what can be the download speed…?
Does it come more than 150 to 200 KBps(for file download) in the worst case? What is the lowest speed and best speed

experienced in your respective areas..?

If possible please reply to my id mohammedbit@gmail.com.

Thanks in advance.
Mohammed P
ashvin

Hi anil

i have nokia e72 and BSNL 3G sin activated but i wass not able to connect my laptop through it as i can access it on my mobile.

can u please help me setting up my e72 for using it on my laptop.
Dhanush P

BSNL 3G data rates per MONTH ( maximum speed 3.2 Mbps)
Rs. 222-500MB
Rs. 352- 1GB
Rs. 606- 1GB day + 5GB night
Rs. 572- 2GB
Rs. 1102 -10GB
Rs. 1499 -unlimited
Also get unlimited for Rs. 700 by paying for six month
http://www.dsldsl.de DSL

Thanks for the information..Its a great help to me I was looking for it from the hours and finally got it on your post..I am little confused with opting plan for me..I have to work on internet for 16 hours per day and downloading is also in huge amount so please suggest which plan will be better for me..
PARITOSH KUMAR

3G data plan (or high speed internet) is applicable for both 3G handset and 3G USB modem. You can use any of them any time and any where. You can select any device which supports 3G(i.e.; HSPA or HSDPA or HSUPA or WCDMA or UMTS 2100).
Nagalingam

I have Bsnl Cellone postpaid mobile connection of Rs. 225 per month. Now I am thinking of 3G because I have Nokia N97 mobile. major usage will be internet, chatting, email from mobile. all I need to know is, if I migrate to Bsnl 3G what will be my monthly Rent ?

I read in Bsnl Site for 3G service there is additional rent I guess its Rs 25, still we need to pay for GPRS service ? I saw GPRS is Rs 99 per month.

if anyone who migrated to 3G from Cellone postpaid mobile connection, please let me know how much you paid to migrate and what is your approx monthly bill itemised ?

Greatly appreciate the replies for these. Thanks in advance
- Divakar
  
  As per the latest tariff the Rs.25 for 3G is waived off. I think on your plan you have 9000secs of local, 3000secs of STD and also 200MB of GPRS and 150MB 3G data usage free per month. Beyond the free usage its 1ps/10KB. If you can give me your mail id I’ll post you the entire tariff sheet.
mohamed uvais

Sir, plz tell me how do know about total and balance of MB in prepaid 3g sim plane?

bye
Abdul Hai
- Divakar
  
  1.In pre-paid *123# will give the balance data available.
  2.In post-paid send an sms as “amt” to 53444 to know amount of data used and total bill amount till the very last call.
Priyanka

what is the exact amount to be recharged in bangalore for free local and std on net calls ?
- Divakar
  
  STV(Special Tariff Voucher) Rs.501 for Unlimited Local and STD on Net for one month and I think its STV of Rs.301(not sure of actual amount) for unlimited Local for one month. Please check the actual amount b4 recharge as its Rs.1 more or less.
Memo

Plz any 1 help me .i’ve huwai 3g modem that’s come locked with idea sim card. I want to use my bsnl 3g data card in huwai modam. Plz help me any 1is there who can let me know could i brake lock if yes so what’ll b process?
Hari

Hi ,
I would like to know the tariff’s available for 3G internet access through BSNL SIM cards.
I need to know the required documents and also the processing time for activation of 3G services?
- Divakar
  
  Hi Hari,
  First thing would be get a 3G sim card from BSNL for which you need to carry your photo id like passport or DL or Voter ID and a passport sixe photo. Second thing is to select which plan you are interested in either post/pre paid. You can access internet either through your 3G mobile (on mobile or on PC using mobile PC suite, best option) or buy a 3G datacard. If you already have a BSNL sim then
  1.If its a 2G sim convert it to 3G by send sms as “M3G120″ to 53733 and confirm the sms you get back as “M3G120 Y” to 53733.
  2. Exchange 2G sim for a 3G sim at BSNL CSCs near your place.
  For latest tariff better to check in the CSCs or call the call center.
rakshit

sir, i live in kanpur(u.p).i have nokia e63 . I want to use bsnl 3g service.can i use it???
Jim, Bangalore

BSNL has started to cheat people. They will give you an unlimited plan and suddenly change into a limited one without informing the customers. My bill came upto Rs20,000 in six days. I took an unlimited plan of Rs1359 in the month of Dec, 2011. Every month I was paying around Rs1800. But in the March, 2011, I was shocked to get a bill of Rs20,000. After enquiring in the BSNL office, they simply said that the plan has changed to 15GB and I have to pay the money. This is pathetic.
http://jash05.blogspot.com Jaswanth

Hello sir 606 plan applicable for 3g mobiles ha.
Becoz the dealer sayin tat plan only applicable for datacard
and customer care saying it also applicable for 3g mobile handset with max speed 3.1
which is true plez reply me….,

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