Much awaited 3G services by Bharat Sanchar Nigal Limited (BSNL) is now on a roll at the moment. They are ruling out 3G Services for all parts of India region by region. It was first Kerala to get BSNL 3G, then services covered Bangalore, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, all metro cities like Chennai, Delhi, Kolkatta and Mumbai within a short span of time. For those who don’t know, BSNL 3G is a upgraded services like rich voice, video and data services like mobile broadband, video conferencing, online gaming, TV services and other to take mobile generation to next level. So here is the BSNL 3G Tariffs and Plans so that you choose your plans accordingly and make a convenient choice.
The good news is that BSNL 3G is available for Prepaid and Postpaid and also to new customer and existing customers (they need to migrate from 2G to 3G).
Initial SIM Charges:
You can get a BSNL 3G SIM for just Rs 59 including all service tax and other other fees. And existing users can Rs 59 and migrate from 2G to 3G with no other charges. Remember the validity of this is 7 days. So within 7 days you need to choose your BSNL 3G plan.
Prepaid Plans:
Prepaid customers can go with 3G Prepaid General Plan or with Promotion Plan (will tell you latter in the post) as of now, With 3G General Plan you should first recharge (FRC) with Rs 120 which has the validity of 120 days and gives you Rs 20 free usage. With that recharge your Local calls on net will be Rs 0.50 instead of standard Rs 0.70 whereas STD on net will be Rs 0.60 instead of Rs 0.80, video calls are charged at Rs 0.70 for Local and Rs 1.00 for STD video calls. SMS charges are applied as Local SMS Rs 0.40 where as national at Rs 0.60. Good things is Data transfer charges for 10KB is Rs 0.01, i.e., 1MB for Rs 1.
Postpaid Plans:
Postpaid customers have lot of plans to choose from ranging from Plan 99 to Plan 1500. For all those plans a general activation fee is Rs 100 and you needn’t pay any registration fees & security deposit. With Plan 99 local calls & STD calls on net and off net would be Rs 0.49 and as you choose a further higher amount plan your local and STD call rates are still slashed with Plan 1500 you get a fixed monthly rental of 1500 and local calls on net would be free whereas for off net its would be Rs 0.20 and for STD calls on net is free and off net its Rs 0.30. Choosing Plan 525 and higher you also have Night Calling on all BSNL is free so that you can talk unlimited for free. With an Optional SMS Pack (to reduces rates per SMS) worth Rs 99 you 1500 Free SMS on net and Free 500 SMS on net. Good things is Data transfer charges for 10KB is Rs 0.01, same as that of Prepaid.
3G Postpaid Data Plans & Prepaid Data Recharge Vouchers:
With First Monthly Coupon (FMC) or Data Recharge Vouchers (RCV) of Rs 249 you get a free usage of 0.5 GB with a validity of 30 days and you are charged at Rs 1 per MB if you extend beyond 0.5GB. With FMC Rs 399 you get 1GB free usage with 30 days validity and Data charges beyond 1GB are Rs 0.50 per MB. And FMC of Rs 549, Rs 649, Rs 899, Rs 1099, Rs 1299, Rs 1699, Rs 1999, Rs 2499 are available with each one validity is 30 days. With Rs 2499 Data Recharge you get Unlimited usage with 30 days validity and if you wanna opt for night unlimited internet you can opt for Rs 1999 recharge vouchers. Also you can recharge with available Top Ups like Rs 109 with 100 MB free, Rs 225 with 300MB data usage, Rs 260 with 500 MB data usage and Rs 325 with 1GB data usage.
BSNL 3G uses third party data card, you need to purchase them and their prices are. Teracom USB data cards price for Single Band (3.6 MBPS) is Rs 2500 whereas for Tri Band (7.2 MBPS) is Rs 3000. And with using HSDPA data cards which can be inserted in PCMCIA port which laptops have, Capitel Wireless Pvt. Ltd Single Band costs Rs 4000 whereas Tri Band cost is Rs 4500.
Promotional Offers
As a part of BSNL 3G launch promotion, customer who purchase 3G Data card will get free data usage of 6 GB per month which is splitted into 1GB/day usage for the month and 5GB night usage for exactly two months from the date of activation of BSNL 3G SIM.
cheaper must think.
U have mentioned that in the prepaid plan that it cost 10MB for 1 rupee. I guess thats wrong. 10KB cost 1 paise means for 1 rupee u get 1MB alone and not 10MB.
Seems like our Editor – Yogesh Patel has done a small mistake in writing those numbers. Just fixed it, thanks for reporting.
plz recharge bsnl 3g prepaid sim with rs 98 and u will 3 gb for a month.
“Data transfer charges for 10KB is Rs 0.01, i.e., 10MB for Rs 1.” Isn’t it 10 MB for Rs. 10?
Anyway plans are good.
recharge bsnl 3g prepaid sim with rs 98 and u will 3 gb for a month.
Change word to “span” from “spam” in your post
Where will i usually get da 3g sim card? N itz recharge!
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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?
Plz type AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”BSNLNET” in phone&modem advance
HAWA !!!
yes u can but you not get speed propr.
Is there a way to know in prepaid 3g how much of usage is exhausted so that we can keep a tab on our expenses.
I would also like to know if we can connect to 3g on our laptop by using data cable from cellphone directly or is buying the datacard is a must?
hi shyam,
to answer both your Q’s
1. after every use, you get an on-screen free data balance in KB’s
2. yes, you can use your 3g mobile to access internet…but while recharging/doing topup through bsnl ppl, mention that you have a data card 😛
i have an nokia mobile and want to connect internet through mobile to pc.
also i want to know the different palns for prepaid internet connection and respective terrif etc
just install pc suit & connect ur mobile through data cable/bluetooth.etc
tn open pc suit tn u can see ur mobile connected there then clik on ‘connect to internet’ icon on pc suit then automatically it is connectd to internet
then open internet browser here u can surf chat .etc
3g sim of mobile and data cards are different? can i use mobile 3g sim in the data card (modem) purchased from market.
yes u can do so by getting a 3g enabled USB modem like micromax 310G which costs around 1900 – 2100 Rs.. in kolkata(as i purchased one)
is there any unlimited internet plans for bsnl 3g prepaid mobile customers.
hi my friend has brought a Micromax mm310g modem in berhampore (west bengal) for 2400 ,earlier he was getting a good speed but now he is not able to connect to internet whats the problem
I have been using 3g services for a month now, i recently recharged for 249 and got 500MB data balance and 30 days validity, now i wanna know how many MB i have used and how much i have left, how do i get that information.
its a repeated qn.. how can i know the usage level of my prepaid bsnl 3g for Rs275 plan?
Regards
Subin
I purchased a BSNL 3G sim card today.
What is the charges per kb, for using internet through this ?
The sales person says Rs.100 for 1GB, is it correct ?
can i use bsnl 3g sim card in idea net setter (DATA CARD) after unlocking it . if yes and then what are internet plans are available for the same and what would be the speed of internet.
that is GPRS=5999.99 for Rs 99.00 only
hello iam madhav i heard that bsnl net plans were changed to this offer rc with 54 we will get 300MB during day and 2GB during night valid for one month whether this offer is present or not.
iam waiting for positive response.
sorry its 3g not 2g
I have 3g nokia phone(5230) want to use bsnl 3g service. But I dont understand how much will i pay initialy, Sir i went to my nearest shop, they told to me dat u have 2 pay Rs 120 for SIM n 120 for recharge, n Rs 275 for net, is dis correct….
hi
Sir, will I see tv on my mobile..wat will be charges or how much will i have 2 pay every month….will i see the neo cricket channel on my mobile if yes than tell me d charges….
sir i have nokia 5230 mobile phone n i want to buy bsnl 3g sim, how much i have to pay every month, if i pay only for net ,will it work or i have to buy any recharge vouchers every month..what will b the speed on mobile, surfing is free or i have to pay for this..
Hi,
I have Apple 3Gs and 4G mobiles, can i use BSNL 3G sim in those mobiles ?
yes u can use.
Hi,
like vodafone has a rs. 95 plan for 2 gb usage of internet data , does bsnl 3g sevices have any such plan . If so suggest me some plans , a plan of 2-3 gb will do fine for me .
Please reply fast
No such plan is available.
Data plans are nice and quite affordable.Data plans are nice and quite affordable.
there a software for that porblem
Please let me know,that standing on 27/11/10,can I transfer my Airtel number to BSNL 3G connection ? Also,are the Internet tafiff plans based on usage,or there are some foxed plans,for example Rs.250/- for 4 GB.
Kindly let me know..
Thank you very much for providing the complete details of bsnl 3g.
Any info on Idea 3G Plans. I think docomo 3g plans are better than BSNL!
Its BSNL who still are better than Docomo.
Hi All,
I am from Bangalore and stay near Majestic area. I too bought a BSNL 3G with a
data card after Diwali. The signal strength in my area is almost 98-100%.
Considering this, I get an average speed of 1.5 – 2 Mbps.
The maximum file download speed which I observed while downloading a file form Oracle website was 756 KBps. Remember its KBps and not Kbps, so its a caps ’B’.
So that was truly amazing. Therefore the maximum download speed I noticed was 4.5 Mbps and an average of 2 Mbps most of the time.
The least speed observed in the same site was 120-140 KBps with a slight fluctuation.
Torrent downloads with 4 file simultaneously, the total bandwith for download nearly reached 390-400 KBps, and upload was 1-1.5 Mbps.
This is truly amazing provided u have sufficient signal in ur respective areas.
The only doubt I have here is whether the 4200 Rs, plan for 6 months is really unlimited or is there any cap on the usage which they call as “Fair Usage Policy”.
One more question please.
Am using Huawei data card, model no e1752, which I purchased for Rs 3800/= Is this the correct price? Or have I paid more for this ?
I heard the prices for the same Huawei model in e-Bay, Alibaba etc are being sold for Rs . 2800-3000/- . Is it fine to buy goods from these sites…?
Can they be genuine and can we rely on them…?
Anybody having some knowledge about this, please reply and share their experiences.
Thanks,
Mohammed P.
Hi Guys,
I am using BSNL 3G data card for broadband from the past 1 month.
From yesterday, am observing the speeds are reducing drastically. Am just getting 800-1200 Kbps or 0.8-1.2 Mbps hardly.
Is anybody else too experiencing the same………? If yes please reply.
Do you know why is this happening? Is there any usage or speed capping in this BSNL unlimited scheme for 3G…..?
Or is it a network problem with some network device down?
Thanks,
Mohammed P.
I am using 3g sim for internrt purpose. and i dont know about the plans of 3g sim .please suggest me the best plan for using internet only.
You may check at http://www.bsnl.co.in and you will use 3G sim through 3g data card into your laptop/desktop for internet.
Hi Sir
I am using Aircel prepaid card and i have now bought a new mobile phone (vodafone) can i apply for a BSNL card and use it on this phone.Kindly let me know if i can apply for a fresh BSNL card and also update me on the current schemes avlbl or where can i go and apply for the pre-paid BSNL card as i reside in Annanagar.If possible pls intimate me on my mobile number it is 9841505693 Justin.
plans are ok but are not very low plz i request to lower the price of plans so that i can buy it and use it
at least 3GB in RS.500
Sir,
I am using 3g sim for internrt purpose. and i dont know about the plans of 3g sim .please suggest me the best plan for using internet only.
plz rply….
i have been using BSNL 3G for last 4-5 months. i usually recharge it with Rs.274 in which i used to get unlimited downloads for 30 days, but lately the plan has changed (maybe) to usuage of 512MB. can anyone suggest me which plan is good for UNLIMITED downloads. pllzzz rply….!! 🙁
I don’t want to buy a data card, so can I buy a prepaid or postpaid 3G sim and connect it via bluetooth or data cable through mobile and access internet on my desktop and laptop?
Will this cost more with respect to data card chargers?
you should purchase data card
brother can u tell me ans of this ques pls
i want 2 use BSNL 3G sim in my laptop for internet so it will work good or bad
PLS TELL ME PLANS ALSO FOR BSNL 3G SIM ON LAPTOP WITH SURFFING SPEED AND DOWNLOADING SPEED
PLS REPLY FAST ON MY E-MAIL ID SEND UR EMAIL ID ALSO
What is the browseing speed in 3g…
dated :- 11/5/2011
sir, i want to use bsnl 3g data card prepaid sim for net in my laptop. i have data card which i bought from open market. so i have no need to buy a new data card, i want only 3g data card prepaid sim only. i m from durg chhattisgarh but in our city bsnl not selling data card prepaid sim only. we have to buy that bsnl prepaid sim with data card only. i want to buy only prepaid 3g data card sim. so please suggest me what can i do sir. waiting for ur reply.
thanking u
naveen dewangan
is there a plan for 2 GB usage for 1 month
Don’t Play cheep tricks towards customers..
Beware of tactic customers u know..
what is the cheapest latest prepaid plan for BSNL 3G for internet usages ?
i m using airtet 98/- pack in my laptop by micromax 3g modem.Generally my consumption is 3 GB/month.Its too slow, now i want to get more speed .I can spend upto 500/month.Which plan will be appropriate for me?
Please suggest me………………
I want 3 GB surfing and downloading in 500/month with a moderate speed.I have micromax 3g modem.suggest me .my email id is bhaskarsinha.illam@gmail.com
hi all,m also using bsnl 3g sim in my nokia 5230,i recharged wid RS.270 nd got 10GB for 30 days,nd speed is so good tht nw its jst 10days nd i used 6GB data in those 10days,i also used to connect net via mob to laptop nd u knw wat,d surfing is so fast jst lyk broadband,
d problm is downloading through laptop is slow,it jst gives d speed of 30 KBps avg,
bt in mob i get d speed of 50KBps to 150KBps.
thnx to bsnl….
🙂
Hey ,
I am using 3g sim ….I dont have a bsnl data card…..i used to take internet from my mobile to computer using data cable (i use samsung galaxy sL mobile)…..i want to know if the unlimited data plan of 4500 rs is applicable to me ???/
Check out with your local BSNL office.
sir can we use 2g internet plan on 3g sim
Yes. You need to make your handset with 2G reception only.
Bsnl speed is too good … i m using bsnl 3G sim with 98 2G plan.. in Idea netsetter…
in 98 – 3GB usage …and speed is very good ………… enjoy………….
can u tell me the ………downloading speed of ur plan??????????
can u tell me speed of ur plan ?????????? aniket.belkhede123@gmail.com
speed 3.6 mpbs = …………kpbs hota hai ?
Divide the same by 8 times and you will get the answer.
Ans is 3.6 x 1024 = 3686 kbps speed, but download rate is 3686/8 = 480 kbps. What Amit Said is right..
thanks 4 nice informatin., Can u tell me which is the best sim 4 internet 3G service.,,.,
It is BSNL 3g or Docomo 3g
I have some questions related to bsnl 3g micro sim :-
Is bsnl 3g network available all over India?
What is the internet speed of bsnl 3g micro sim?
What is the Tariff plan of bsnl 3g micro sim?
Are there any other plans rather than the given postpaid plan?
How to convert idea 2g to bsnl 3g micro sim?
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plz down the rates of 3g