BSNL 3G

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL) have been the first to launch 3-G,The third generation of mobile telecommunications services in India,promising video calling,mobile TV and better connectivity.
he network is flawless,and the coverage area includes most places around the world.

• The benefits of the BSNL 3-G service is that one can watch live TV,do video calling,download music,access the high speed internet, receive emails and download music tracks,live streaming,download videos,video messaging,news,sports etc.
• BSNL 3G also offers services like Video call facility, Mobile Broadband, movies, video PRBT, Mobile TV content available on BSNL 3G Portal etc.

Videos

• In this service,videos of 3-5 minutes approx can be viewed,downloaded on demand live from the BSNL phone.
• The categories are: astrology,cookery,entertainment,cricket clips,animation,Movies and Movie trailers,Multimedia games etc.
• The price for videos may vary between rs 4 to 20.

music,games

• songs can be downloaded at Rs 15 per song from songs of various genres nd titles.
• Many categories of games from simple to premium and branded multi-player games are available on 'BSNL Live'.
• Price of a game can be between rs35 to Rs 100.

others

• Also,movies,ring tones, Wallpapers, Themes, Screen savers, Info services etc can be accessed.

BSNL 3G data card:

• To use this,the 3-G mobile has to be connected to the laptop,desktop etc. with a USB cable or bluetooth,infrared.
• The data card is a broadband internet access card that provides fast uploads at a speed of up to 1.8Mbps
• there are no complex installations,once it is plugged,it is ready to use.
• BSNL 3G data card offers speed up to 3.6 Mbps and 7.2 Mbps for some devices
• Unlimited both prepaid and postpaid tariff plans with attractive offers are available.
• It comes with free data usage of 6GB per month, for the first two months. Out of 6GB, only 1GB can be used in day while the remaining 5GB should be used at night.
• BSNL tariff plans start from Rs.249 to Rs.2499.
• International roaming is available,but BSNL failed to secure national roaming arrangements.
• recently,lots of problems have been reported with the functioning of the data card,including the fact that some sites were not being downloaded properly,and the speed was much less than quoted.
• Make note,The 3G USB modem can provide the high speed in the 3G network when a 3G SIM is used.
• BSNL dropped prices of its data card to Rs2500 increase its sales,recently.
• BSNL is trying to leave the other service providers behind by increasing the speed of its 3G network. From January 2011, the 3G service of BSNL will have maximum speed of 21 Mbps and a minimum of 14.2 Mbps.It is also going to upgrade its entire network of 3G service. Bin the west zone(Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and some parts of Madhya Pradesh),and Rajasthan circle.The upgradation work will be done by march 2011.

BSNL 3-G SIM

• BSNL allows you to retain your 2-G number while upgrading to 3-G.
• For 3-G,the SIM,and USIM(universal subscriber identification mobile) cards are applicable.The USIM is provided for the 3-G services,having a storage capacity of 128 kbps.
• use of 3-G mobile broadband requires 3-G handset and subscription for 3-G services.
• The BSNL 3-G SIM is available for Rs.59 including service taxes.
• A wide variety of postpaid and pre-paid schemes and re-charging vouchers are available for the 3-G SIM.The tariff plans are available on http://bsnl.co.in/service/3G/3GHomepage.htm
• Also,due to mobile number portability,airtel,vodafone,idea users can switch over to bsnl 3-G keeping the same number.