Seems like silently 3G War has commenced with the arrival of Reliance Communications in the 3G Space. As it’s not even 24 hours of the launch of 3G Services by Reliance Communications, the TATA Docomo which entered into 3G space this Diwali has simply revised its tariff plans right after the announcement of 3G Plans by Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications, seems like 3G Party of Reliance is now been spoiled by TATA Docomo. Still Vodafone and Idea Cellular is yet to launch their 3G Services but till then TATA Docomo, Reliance Mobile and BSNL will be fighting it out in the 3G tariff war.
So, let’s check out the 3G Plans which are offered by three GSM biggies Reliance, TATA Docomo and also the state owned telecom company BSNL.
TATA DOCOMO’S 3G Plans:
Prepay 3G Offers:
3G Combo Plans:
| MRP (Rs.) | Local + national + Roaming
(Minutes) |
Data |
| 350 | 700 | 200 MB |
| 500 | 1000 | 500 MB |
| 750 | 1500 | 750 MB |
| 1000 | 2000 | 1.25 GB |
| 2000 | 5000 | 2 GB |
Pure Data Packs:
| MRP (Rs.) | Free data usage | Validity (Days) |
| 9 | 10 MB | 1 |
| 11 | 10 MB | 1 |
| 19 | 50 MB | 1 |
| 21 | 50 MB | 1 |
| 22 | 50 MB | 1 |
| 24 | 50 MB | 1 |
| 38 | 150 MB | 3 |
| 39 | 150 MB | 3 |
| 90 | 200 MB | 30 |
| 200 | 500MB | 30 |
| 351 | 750 MB | 30 |
| 501 | 1.25 GB | 30 |
| 751 | 2 GB | 30 |
| 1001 | 5 GB | 30 |
| 2001 | 15 GB | 30 |
PostPay 3G Offers:
| MRP (Rs.) | Local + national + Roaming
(Minutes) |
Data | Bonus data |
| 500 | 750 | 250 | 100 MB |
| 750 | 1250 | 500 | |
| 1000 | 2000 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5000 | 2 |
Add On Data Packs for Post pay customers:
| MRP (Rs.) | Free Data usage | Validity |
| 200 | 200 MB | 30 days |
| 500 | 650 MB | 30 days |
| 751 | 1 GB | 30 days |
| 1001 | 1.5 GB | 30 days |
| 2001 | 3 GB | 30 days |
Reliance 3G Plans:
Reliance 3G Data Packs:
| Particulars (Rs.) | For Postpaid | For prepaid |
| Zero Rental | 0-50MB @1p/KB
>50MB 1p/10KB |
0.50p / MB |
| Daily Pack 20 | 25 MB | 25 MB |
| Weekly Pack 98 | 125 MB | 125 MB |
| Monthly Pack 100 | 100 MB | 100 MB |
| Monthly Pack 399 | 500 MB | 500 MB |
| Monthly Pack 649 | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Monthly Pack 899 | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Monthly Pack 1499 | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| Monthly Pack 2100 | 21 GB | 21 GB |
Postpaid 3G Bundle Plans:
| Postpaid Bundle Offers (Monthly Plans) | |||
| Monthly Rental (Rs.) | Free Voice Minutes | Free SMS | Data |
| 199 | 300 | 50 | 50 MB |
| 499 | 1000 | 600 | 100 MB |
| 2499 | 6000 | 6000 | 5 GB |
Prepaid 3G Bundle Plans:
| Prepaid Bundle Offers (Validity – 30 days) | |||
| Monthly Rental (Rs.) | Free Voice Minutes | Free SMS | Data |
| 299 | 300 | 100 | 200 MB |
| 699 | 600 | 600 | 500 MB |
BSNL 3G Tariff Plan :
Postpaid 3G Offers:
| Monthly Rental (Rs.) | Day Usage
(Any Time) |
Night Usage (11pm-7am) | Total Bundle usage |
| Data Pack 199* | 500 MB | – | 500 MB |
| Data Pack 319* | 1 GB | – | 1 GB |
| Data Pack 549 | 1 GB | 5GB | 6 GB |
| Data Pack 519* | 2 GB | – | 2 GB |
| Data Pack 999 | 10 GB | – | 10 GB |
| Data Pack 1359 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Prepaid 3G Offers:
| Monthly Rental (Rs.) | Day Usage
(Any Time) |
Night Usage (11pm-7am) | Total Bundle usage |
| Data Pack 222* | 500 MB | – | 500 MB |
| Data Pack 352* | 1 GB | – | 1 GB |
| Data Pack 572* | 2 GB | – | 2 GB |
| Data Pack 606 | 1 GB | 5 GB | 6 GB |
| Data Pack 1102 | 10 GB | – | 10 GB |
| Data Pack 1500 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Beyond free usage data will be charged at 1p/10Kb
* Promotional tariff, will be valid till December, 20,2010
So, from above tabular view you can easily compare all the latest tariff information about 3G offers from operators like TATA Docomo, Reliance Communications and BSNL. Also, please note that all 3G Offers of the above mentioned operators can be used nationwide.
Conclusion: By looking at the plans we can say that only BSNL offers affordable 3G Services as compared to private operators like Reliance and TATA Docomo.
i vote for bsnl (it includes unlimited plan 🙂
Ya… BSNL 3G is the cheapest and the best… I have been using it for more than the past 1 year. It has a great coverage, nice speeds, excellent service n support. Works super on the move etc.
Moreover, it comes with a lot of easy hacks n exploits as well allowing you unlimited usage. 😉
I think after 2-3 years we will get these very cheap price from today.
currently using bsnl data card and didn’t face anny problem till yet.
BSNL is the best 🙂
Lets not compare BSNL with pvt operators as at the end of the day it is a govt entity.
However if U compare Tata docomo with Reliance you can see tht reliance’s pricing is higher than tata docomo at most levels.
new plan in bsnl 4200Rs good for long term
My mob sim is BSNL
My EVDO is BSNL
so Obviously my 3G Could be BSNL
Private ISP’s like Tata, Reliance and Stupid Airtel,dare to give unlimited plan without policy like BSNL…BSNL rocks forever…………..
i ‘ve been using BSNL EVDO for 3 months & it works awsome dear all. I really appreciate BSNL EVDO data card over others like Tata, Relaince etc’s.
For long term Tata wld be the best….BSNL is a govt entity ppl…dunno if it’ll exist for too long and the speed tata docomo is offering is crazzzyyy
yes ,i can say presently only BSNL can able to fulfill 3g dream of meddle class
DocoMo is best ……….
docomo is the best and reliance is the worst
yes ,bsnl can only reliable for middle class
yah people with scooty wont knw the speed of lambo………just peeople using bsnl dont knw abt tata docomo 3g….
bsnl is the best
Who says… Go for vodafone 3G… It offers speeds like 3.4 mbps (Measured using speedtest.net) on mobile and rates are as low as 499 rupees for 10GB
Hands up for vodafone
i m planing 2 purchase sm gud plan in budget….bt i m bit confused 2 select between the opretrs…..dunno wt 2 select…can u guys plz hlp me out with it ???