BSNL Launches FREE Video Call Facility for 2G Subscribers in Kolkata

In an attempt to provide greater benefits to the GSM mobile service users, Pan India 3G mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced the launch of Free Video Call facility for its 2G GSM subscribers in Kolkata telecom circle.

Under the BSNL’s Free Video Call Service offer, its Postpaid and Prepaid 2G-GSM subscribers in Kolkata will be automatically up-graded for next generation mobile services to provide the video call facility by default irrespective of whether customer is having 2G handset or 3G handset. However the High Speed 3G Data services will not be available for 2G customers along with this offer.

BSNL’s Postpaid and Prepaid 2G customers using 3G handsets will be able to make video calls in 3G coverage area just at 30p/minute for Local and STD Video Calls to any BSNL/MTNL Numbers.The Incoming Video Call will be Free in Home circle and 70p/min or Rs.1 will be charged while in National roaming for Prepaid and postpaid customers respectively.

Here are the tariff Details-:

	2G Prepaid		2G Postpaid
Type of Video Call	Home	Roaming	Home	Roaming
Outgoing Local/STD	30p/minute	Rs.1/minute	30p/minute	1.50/minute
Incoming	FREE	70p/minute	FREE	Rs.1/minute

bijoyAyA September 18, 2010 at 3:13 pm

now we can get 3G facility for 2G customers from kerala circle.2G customers can get outgoing video call & incoming video call on 3G enabled handset..bsnl rock…….

doc_dip August 7, 2010 at 5:21 pm

@Avishek Ghosh
hi,
avishek,
thanks very much 4 u r reply..we cant make video call in ghatal here because here aint no 3g tower till now..probably bsnl is too afraid to put a tower in ghatal due to repeated flood ..but thanks very much 4 invitation and surely i will go to kgp and midnpr town not only to test 3g there but hav many relatives in both these beautiful places and of course these 2 places are very close to my heart…thanks again..

Avishek Ghosh August 7, 2010 at 10:21 am

@doc_dip

I am from Midnapur town,& here bsnl 3g service is present….within 3g tower range everyone can make a video call to a compatible caller,both have bsnl 2g/3g connection,3g coverage & 3g handset….just write the recepent’s no on ur mobile screen/select from contacts..go to option…& dial video call instead of voice call/direct green key access..u can able to video call with only 30p/mint call charge…if 3g is present in ghatal,then u can try that..otherwise to test bsnl 3g service make a trip to historical Midnapur town/Kharagpur Town….

doc_dip August 7, 2010 at 12:55 am

@Avishek Ghosh
hi,
avishek,
i want to know that whether or how u can make video call by ur –3g handset +2g bsnl sim from rest of bengal area(non-3g area) or outside kolkata???because i also live in midnapore(ghatal) and i have 3g nokia handset with 2g bsnl(kolkata circle bsnl sim)..whether i can make video call from area like here as mentioned earlier???thanks in advance

Avishek Ghosh August 7, 2010 at 12:04 am

@maddy
For what?
To make/receive video call?
or
To get automatic activation of 3G by bsnl?

Mahmood Junaid August 6, 2010 at 10:55 pm

bsnl should do something more attractive as their supremacy is going to end within days….

maddy August 6, 2010 at 10:47 pm

no 3g handset is not necessary

Tech I August 6, 2010 at 5:04 pm

BSNL want everyone to use their 3G service, as the service has been launched but the response is not yet good. So the company want to improve their 3g business in short time.

Merc August 6, 2010 at 4:11 pm

allowing 2g customers to make voice calls will make all 2g customers who have 3g handsets connect to bsnl 3g network. only those customers who have 3g handsets will be able to make video calls. one good side effect of this is , it will also reduce congestion on the 2g network as users with 3g handsets will use 3g network for voice calls. very good move by BSNL

Mahmood Junaid August 6, 2010 at 2:34 pm

i think bsnl had started concentrating on 3g mobile and data subscribers…

Avishek Ghosh August 6, 2010 at 2:29 pm

I am using Video call with BSNL 2G from last 1 month…..bsnl video call needs just 3G handsets & 3G coverage….I am from Rob Circle & the video calls costs me just 30p/mint which is lower than bsnl voice call tariff….

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aks August 6, 2010 at 1:55 pm

Keshav Jha :

aks :
can ny 1 tell me how its possible to make video call with 2G sim…
or we hv to change our Sim..?????

You need not to change your sim. You required only 3G handset.

as i heard earlier.. 3G is totaly diff. technology then how does it work with 2G..
let see… i ll try it 1st…

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Keshav Jha August 6, 2010 at 12:45 pm