Being a developing country, India’s appetite of data is increasing in an accelerated motion. While CDMA operators including PSU BSNL using their 800MHz spectrum already launched EV-DO services at 3.1Mbps; political drama makes the 3G auction a dream and keep India 10 year beyond the 3G (Japan got 3G in 2001 with NTT DoCoMo). India started 3G auction processing in as late as 2005 and still no private GSM and CDMA operators get 3G spectrum due to delay in 3G auction and non-availability of spectrum.
Currently only state-owned BSNL & MTNL offers 3G mobile and 3.5G Data services over India; MTNL in Dehli and Mumbai metro and BSNL in remaining all circles. These two PSUs launched the superfast 3G GSM services with video calling option and HSPA+ enabled 3.5G networks can offer download speed highest 3.6Mbps and upload speed upto 384kbps. They both launched Data services on mobile and via USB Data cards.
Here are the Details-:
| Free Data usage/30 days | BSNL 3G | MTNL 3G Jadoo |
| Introductoty offer | Customers purchasing 3G Data card from BSNL will get free data usage of 6 GB per month as 1GB day/any time and 5GB night usage for two months from the date of activation. | Data Top Up of Rs.750 (2G Free Downloads) |
| Price of device | USB and PCMCIA type HSDPA data cards available – Rs. 2500, 3000, 4000, 4500
You can buy open market data card* |
Micromax Data card model MMX300G/MMX 372G @ Rs.3499
You can also buy your own Data Card* |
| 130MB | NA | 99 |
| 0.5GB | 249 | 250 |
| 1GB | 399 | 450 |
| 2GB | 649 | 750 |
| 5GB | 899 | - |
| 10GB | 1099 | - |
| Night 5GB + Day 1GB | 549 | - |
| Night 10GB + Day 5 GB | 1299 | - |
| Night 15GB + Day 10GB | 1699 | - |
| Night unlimited + Day 15 GB | 1999 | - |
| Unlimited | 2499 | 2500 |
| Post free usage charge in validity period | 50p/MB; On 0.5GB plan Re1/MB | 2p/10KB; on national roaming Rs 10/MB on BSNL 3G network |
Being available in most of the country, BSNL has more options – night users have unlimited plan. BSNL ‘s night plans available during 11.00 PM to 07.00 AM.
* MTNL recommends 3G Data Cards – MicroMax MMX 300G, Huawei E 156G, E 156, E 176 & ZTE MF100, MF110. Customers own choice of Data card are also allowed with its 3G service.
Cyril Naves May 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Good comparison of BSNL & MTNL 3g service.
dinesh akoliya February 21, 2011 at 7:08 am
i want prepaid plan in low cost.
website design copmany kanpur June 13, 2010 at 11:08 am
i want to buy usb modem mmx 300g. pls tell me if theres any store
CGN February 23, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Its very exciting to see bsnl launching the new technologies like 3g. Hope they will increase their coverage to all parts of the country and everyone can make use of the 3g service.
Prasath J February 18, 2010 at 1:06 am
Seems BSNL has given more options to customers…
Jef February 17, 2010 at 6:02 pm
is there a city list where BSNL 3g is available?
epynic February 17, 2010 at 4:33 pm
useless topic huh
Avi H February 17, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Exactly….
Sajid February 17, 2010 at 2:11 pm
@RDB
Is this for Academic purpose only ?
As you know very well they ( mtnl & bsnl) do not exist in the same circle. So whats the point in comparing them ?
zaheerkhan February 17, 2010 at 2:06 pm
wow good but mere state mai abhi nahi aaya so bad news
saket February 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm
good,
but r they really give such high speed, atlest 2mbps
akshaya February 17, 2010 at 11:57 am
please tell me more about how to use other manufacturers data card with bsnl 3G .and does they give software for using it or not
rajiev February 17, 2010 at 11:42 am
both r good as comparison of each other