BSNL Stops EVDO Unlimited CDMA 2000 1X Internet
Remember the super high speed wireless internet services offered by BSNL broadband named as BSNL EVDO which was also had cheap tariff plans when compared with other competitors who also provided same kind of services like Reliance Evdo. Recently when i sentmy staff to get a new EVDO connection there was a continious message that the USB devices were not in stock and we need to wait before the applications can be taken.
Lets first discuss on how you can apply for this – First of all you need to get a ‘Application for Data Services on CDMA 2000 1X’ from the BSNL office along with your address proof and a Cash or Demand Draft payment of 3500Rs towards the USB modem which is a one time fees for the modem, after which you need to pay 550Rs/month for unlimited monthly bandwidth usage all over India with very good connectivity in small towns and cities too.
Once you make the payment you are given a Order Number which you need to give it to the BSNL Zonal or Area Office and get the Modem 24 hours after the payment was made. The Data card is activated 24-48 hours after this period and your connection is activated. The BSNL staff kept waiting us for over a fortnight after which i finally thought to give a visit and i gave them all my other BSNL connection details and the requirements of this Data Card which is very urgent for me.
They told me to make the 3500Rs payment at their main billing office and bring the reciept for Order Number, once visiting the main office i was told that the service is discontinued from April 1st because the License is deactivated and they are not allowed to issue new connections. Damn, these guys first delay the customers saying the stock is not available and then later say that the service is cancelled without any reason.
Are you a BSNL Evdo customer, hows your experiance with it? Contacted Hyderabad – Lb Nagar, Kottapet & Dilsukhnagar offices.
amithbhavain has been hasty in giving out this news feed. they should have referred the matter to bsnl department in writing and taken confirmation about discontinuing evdo service from 1st april.
somebody is fooling or evasive. i have not come across news at hyderabad about discontinuing. some lazy, halfhearted bsnl officials are misleading the applicants. there seems to be aplot to help other service players at the cost of bsnl. the statements need to be rechecked and rewritten in these newsfeeds.
this type of news diverts customers to others like reliance whose tariffs are skyhigh.
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Amit Bhawani is actually telling the truth, and BSNL employees are causing further confusion by keeping quiet. I have been using EVDO for almost 1 year and used to get very decent speeds from 512 kbps in the day to 2 mbps in the night. Around the end of March 2009, I noticed a sudden drop in speeds, and I thought it was a temporary problem, so waited for a few days but no improvement till now. The speeds in this month have been ranging from 50 kbps to 256 kbps which is not sufficient to open broadband sites. And despite all this BSNL is not taking any action or any money refund. Maybe they are really trying to drive us loyal customers away to other private broadband players.
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@narumanchianji : I dont have any personal problem with BSNL Staff, but their team really made me angry and i went ahead and posted what i was informed by them at the Kottapet – Hyderabad office. If they really felt that the customer should buy their service, they would provide us with a real answer rather than moving us from one department to another and telling us to contact AE, their Lineman, Feasibility office, EVDO Device issuing office and so on who keep excusing us with multiple answers everytime we meet them. Lets see what they reply the next time i give a visit to their office.
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Hi,
I have the data card of Starhub Singapore. It is Huawei E270. This is not locked. Can I use it on BSNL network in India. I want to buy just the sim card of BSNL and use it on my data card. Please reply to nirenthomas1979@yahoo.co.in.
Thanks!
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I am suffering from BSNL Landline ADSL Broadband reliability and extremely poor customer service. So I am looking for a standby broadband connectivity. I travel inter-state so considered Reliance Data Card 3.1mbps. But mouthshut reviews are very bad for both Reliance and Tata Indicom. But now looks like BSNL is very poor too. I am really confused
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Rejoy Reply:
May 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am
@Sugumar, try airtel usb data card with installation charge of Rs 3000/- and monthly rental of 1100 net for unlimited usage throughout the country… the max speed right now is only 236kbps but the servce is good
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can we use the same plan of bsnl postpaid monthly on prepaid send me reply on my email i.e aquib.manzoor@ymail.com
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Can any one plz tell me that BSNL EVDO is tranferable or not…i.e if i want to shift from one state to another … will it work there if i want to make a tranfer…
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HEY IAM USING D NEW EVDO 4M BSNL…….
its 550 plan n guess what i got in a single day……
its 4m Trimulghhery office(SEC-BAD).
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chinna Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 10:31 am
hey nanda , can u tell ur experience with EVDO and also i’ll be glad to know tariff details and speeds
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HI guys
d new EVDO is completely transferable to any place where dr r signals but d other system/laptop should be installed with d software C.D provided by them
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