India’s National telecom backbone and Pan India 3G Mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has crossed the landmark of 20 Lakh 3G Mobile and Data subscribers in India.
On this landmark achievement Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology said “BSNL is committed to taking India into the next league of telecom supremacy by providing technologically advanced 3G services. It has been able to launch 3G network on Pan India basis except Delhi and Mumbai (MTNL service area).
He also added that “BSNL has provided various advanced services like High Speed Wireless 3G Broadband, Video Calling, Mobile TV, Music, Video Download etc. With the persistent marketing effort service roll out, BSNL has been able to capture 20,32,564 of 3G subscribers in its network up to 31.10.2010.
At present BSNL had 3G coverage in 675 cities and will expand 3G services to 120 more cities across India by January 2011.
Creating a paradigm shift in the digital communications, BSNL recently launched affordable Unlimited 3G Plan just at Rs. 700 in India. By making 3G services affordable with lowest Voice call and Video call charges as well as High Speed 3G Wireless Broadband Data HSDPA connectivity at 1 paisa for 10KB in India.
sonal December 28, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Good News for BSNL 3G Users……….. PAN india basis BSNL start upgrading it’s network for 14.4 mbps speed. They fixed target date for implementation on or before 2011 .Also they will give 14.4 mbps speed to all(by default), like what they did in karnataka (Already speed upgraded to 7.2 mbps)
Samir Ghosh December 15, 2010 at 10:52 am
Congratulate BSNL. Youth leader Sachin Pilot must drive BSNL to compete with private operators, and should the myth that public sector cannot match private sector in terms of products and customer service.
BSNL has the best expeienced brains in the country, all what is needed is ecouragement from the ministry.
Prem December 14, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Even am with BSNL 3G,Nokia C5 – Simply the best in the country!! I love it !
Radhe Dhakad December 14, 2010 at 11:45 am
I’m also using Nokia C-5 , getting sppeed upto 250KBps via IDMa href=”#comment-100078″>@Ankur
jdjain December 14, 2010 at 2:22 am
that what i said, but this things have solution for now , more bts , efficient planing of bts and more spectrum efficient filter technology , i hope , they will implant it soon , because all the 3g subscriber will come to bsnl , due to high cost of private player
anubhav11 December 13, 2010 at 1:48 pm
@Ganesh
me too… I live in HP kullu and earlier i used to get speed around 1 mbps but now i get speed around 200-300 kbps !!!!!!!!!!!!! it was meant to be happen coz bsnl has no FUP for unlimited plan causing congestion and pathetic speed
riju December 13, 2010 at 12:44 pm
VISIT http://kerala.bsnl.co.in/MobInd/3GHom.asp for 3g coverage in kerala
Ganesh December 13, 2010 at 10:41 am
In Chennai BSNL has already started to suck! With more users, these days I get barely 256kbps instead of 1.6mbps which I got initially!
sonal December 12, 2010 at 11:39 pm
please visit karnataka bsnl website under 3g webpage a list of 512 city names are mentioned .
rohan December 12, 2010 at 9:54 pm
U shud complain to nodal officer. I did this sometime back and now i get gud speeds. I have visited howrah maidan, salkia, bandhaghat. Though i didn’t faced any pblm in these area.
dskushwaha December 12, 2010 at 9:32 pm
I am also searching for the detailed coverage map of 3G by BSNL, but couldn’t find. Please provide link for the same.
AMKE December 12, 2010 at 9:14 pm
@dskushwaha
You can use SPICE QT95 Dual sim phone which support 3G+2G SIM means one slot support 3G and one slot support 2G. 3G Support HIGH SPEED PACKET DATA.
Ankur December 12, 2010 at 8:36 pm
I am using Bsnl sim in my Nokia C-5 select with 3G umts network manually and i am getting 30-40 kbps speed in PC Recharge with unlimited 274 GPRS Pack.
abhilash December 12, 2010 at 8:12 pm
It covers almost all district head quarters and impt highways. can have detailed coverage map from official wesite.
Kamal Halder December 12, 2010 at 7:47 pm
BSNL Please improve ur service what man 10 to 20 Kbps speed with 3 G Sim and 300 Data balance do u call it a 3G service Man Howrah Salkia or say it in whole kolkata the service is the worst. BSNL for the sake of all those kolkata 3G user please improve the Service.
siddarth December 12, 2010 at 7:40 pm
im using BSNL 3g for past 3months……..im satisfied with their network…3g covers whole chennai city…Bsnl rockz…….!!
Rajeev December 12, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Even though 3G is subscriber base is good now ,after MNP what will happen please share your views?
Radhe Dhakad December 12, 2010 at 3:58 pm
anybody help me……..
plz provide a list of cities where BSNL 3G is available.
plz give mw a link for 3g enabled cities.
sahil December 12, 2010 at 3:45 pm
these 20 lakh are only upto 31-10-2010 friends. their real customer base has risen now from 1-11-2010 from when they have launched the 700rs. unlimited plan.
Don’t get surprised if in the next 2-3 months it gets close to 30 lakh or more!!!
Emad December 12, 2010 at 1:13 pm
BSNL ka danka charo or
i’m happy to see that our national telecom backbone waked up and performing as good operator
my dua bsnl aise hi perform karta rahe
Merc December 12, 2010 at 11:57 am
this 20lakh number is only new 3g SIMs issued. it doesnt include people who migrated their 2g sim to 3g using the sms method.
dskushwaha December 12, 2010 at 11:52 am
Those who want Dual SIM 3G can go for Beetel TD590. It is a multimedia phone with 2.4″ TFT Dual camera for Video Calling. Price Rs. 6999.
But alas! 3G only in WCDMA mode.
Keshav Jha December 12, 2010 at 11:29 am
Congratulation and all the best BSNL. Keep your subscriber base increasing.
ANKUSH KHAJURIA December 12, 2010 at 10:07 am
BSNL launched the service in J&K in terms of only data card as there is no clearance of Video calling from GoI but soon after launch of data cards the GoI banned on the data cards also. Jt waiting for the pvt companies who will pressurise the govt. for launching and after that we will enjoy BSNL 3G and at that time BSNL3G customer base will be around 50 lakh… Gud luck BSNL…. Cheerssss
Karthik Kumar December 12, 2010 at 9:18 am
Yes you are correct however with powerful marketing techniques private operators will say they have installed 21.1 Mbps in all places where they have 3G…But I feel BSNL has the capability to upgrade their BTS in some places with 21.1 Mbps. I have read in one form that they have already started giving 21.1 Mbps in some cities. Users have confirmed that with screenshot. Have any TT users experienced such speed from BSNL. If yes then please share…
Rudradeep Biswas December 11, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I can remember when you supported BSNL and every1 including opposed you and BSNL, time changed! We all are praising BSNL… and in Kolkata BSNL improved a lot, I guess it is all 3G benefit !
Debopratim Roy December 11, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I am with BSNL CellOne past 7 and half years via 2G network..Calcutta Telephones has also step on the gas for 3G services. Their 3G network is almost complete in the entire Calcutta Telecom district..Great work done..BSNL sahi haai bharat ke liye
Amit Karmakar December 11, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Please, launch 3G at Rampurhat, Birbhum, W.B. We are eagerly waiting for 3G. BSNL Hip,hip, hooray!
Abhijit S December 11, 2010 at 10:39 pm
My best wishes to BSNL.
Will join BSNL 3G after MNP even tough i am satisfied with idea in maharashtra.
Shivam December 11, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Still no 3G at my town!!
rohan December 11, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Its GPRS speed is faster than all. No operator is even close to it.
riju December 11, 2010 at 7:45 pm
After covering only 675 cities,2 million. can we predict the users count when covering more than 1000 cities.
riju December 11, 2010 at 7:37 pm
good
jdjain December 11, 2010 at 6:57 pm
woo , 2Million , considering in mind , i will tell , bsnl will cover most of inida including villages in next 5 years
Sanjay Bafna December 11, 2010 at 6:05 pm
1. Unlimited 3G With advance rental scheme it will cost Rs.700/month (Rs.4200/6 months). 2. Normal Unlimited Monthly Plan will cost Rs.1359 in postpaid and 1499/1500 in Prepaid.
3. Unlimited 3G on BlackBerry and Apple Devices (iPhone4 iPad ) will cost Rs.999/month.
(check Maharashtra Circle 3G Plan in details here http://www.maharashtra.bsnl.co.in/mhschemes/3Gdata_290910.asp and http://www.bsnl.co.in/images/BSNL_3G_data_card_Festival_Offer_Ad_1_1.jpg )
4.Unlimited 2G Data cost Rs.274/month
Yogesh December 11, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Sir Plz reply me how much I have to pay for 1 month unlimited plan for mobile, is it applicable in Maharashtra?@Sanjay Bafna
Sanjay Bafna December 11, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Unlimited 3G data Plan works on Mobile Phone too
Yogesh December 11, 2010 at 5:49 pm
@Sanjay Bafna
Is there any unlimited data plan for Mobile in Maharashtra?
mayur December 11, 2010 at 5:38 pm
customers of maharashtra have any complaint about bsnl just send mail to pg_mobile@bsnl.co.in.i gaurantee they will really help for the complaint and can give suggestion about offer.
amar December 11, 2010 at 5:27 pm
@A Mohapatra what is the maximum speed you are getting from data card.?
What is cost of BSNL data card?
Sanjay Bafna December 11, 2010 at 5:01 pm
In Shrinagar 3G Network is ready from last some months, due to some security reasons commercially not launched yet.
Sanjay Bafna December 11, 2010 at 4:58 pm
YES its Truly Unlimited no FUP
sagar kinkar December 11, 2010 at 4:53 pm
When docomo 3g came in Wardha i am waiting for it.
PD December 11, 2010 at 4:31 pm
3G service, for the present, available only in around 765 cities throughout India. It will have 3G in all the cities only after private players launch 3G service in all the cities. Otherwise how rates can be competitive ! Till then “Ami dilgiir aahot” Eh
Yogesh December 11, 2010 at 4:25 pm
@SANJAY 1400rs 3G PLAN is it trully unltd or som FUP lik Mts is there.
Yogesh December 11, 2010 at 4:25 pm
1400rs 3G PLAN is it trully unltd or som FUP lik Mts is there.
Vineet December 11, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Will join bsnl gang after mnp.vil port my docomo no to bsnl.
madhu prasad December 11, 2010 at 3:14 pm
but BSNL 3G is still not available in srinagar city.
A Mohapatra December 11, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Me too in the family of BSNL 3G. Currently I have 5 BSNL 3G connections, 4 of which are in use (3 for my cellphones and 1 for my USB DataCard).
Rudradeep Biswas December 11, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Pvt players will install basic 3.6Mbps BTS in most of the area, some urban areas will get 7.2Mbps BTS and some high APRU earning zones will get 21Mbps BTS (assuming maximum 5 BTS of 21Mbps in each circle)
BSNL is going great, 1st they install 3.6Mbps and now upgrading to 7.2Mbps and giving maximum 3G coverage than any of the pvt operators.
Kaushik Maitra December 11, 2010 at 2:41 pm
me toooo…….
Jai ho, BSNL!!
Jai December 11, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I’m also in 20lakh customers.
Good Luck Bsnl.
anubhav11 December 11, 2010 at 1:53 pm
im too present in 20 lakhs
Sanjay Bafna December 11, 2010 at 1:30 pm
huh ? Who said ? MTNL and BSNL users can Roam or use 3G services in each others area without any “Roaming Charges”
Fahd December 11, 2010 at 1:24 pm
So BSNL customers cant use their datacards in Delhi and Mumbai?
Joy December 11, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I TOO
Amit.G December 11, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Bsnl rocks in 3g.
Karthik Kumar V G December 11, 2010 at 12:54 pm
BSNL now try to cover more cities and upgrade their network in major cities to support 21.1 Mbps. Only then they sustain else private operators will take the led straight away.
mayur December 11, 2010 at 12:49 pm
i am present in 20 lakh
Amit Deb Biswas December 11, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Among 20lakhs I am one of them.. Haha..