BSNL Revises Unlimited Broadband Plans, More Speed Same Price

India’s largest Broadband Service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today revised selected Unlimited Broadband and Home Combo Plans. Starting from February 1st, 2012, BSNL Broadband users will get will get approx 100% increased or Double speed at same price in most of the plans.

The Broadband plans in which speed up-gradation will happen are BBG Combo 299,BB Home UL 499 , BB Home Combo UL 625, BBG Combo ULD 85 and BB Home Combo ULD 900.

For BBG Combo 299 users the speed will be revised to 512 Kbps from its existing 256 Kbps speed where as in BB Home UL 499 plan it will be increased till 512 Kbps upto 4Gb and 256 Kbps beyond 4GB where as it was 256 Kbps prior.

In BB Home Combo ULD 900 plan there is no major speed hike as they have given 512 Kbps beyond 8GB usage which was prior 256 Kbps. For rest of the plans please refer the table below

So do you think speed improvement will make customers to opt for and stick with BSNL broadband do share your views

BSNL Choose Your Mobile Number Online Goes Pan India

Pan India 3G mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) all set to launch its Online Mobile Number Reservation initiative dubbed as “Choose your Mobile Number” scheme for its prospective mobile customers across all telecom circles.

In November, BSNL introduces “Choose your Mobile Number” Portal (under its AP circle website) for Andhra Pradesh circle as we reported. Apart from AP circle, now “Choose your Mobile Number” online service is launched and available in Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Chennai and will be extended to Maharashtra – Goa, Gujarat and all other circles in next few days (from16th December 2011 onwards).

With this online service, customer can select any prepaid mobile number (maximum 1 number at a time) by his/her choice from the available more than 1 lakh numbers on their circle’s website under “Choose your Mobile Number” portal page.

After selecting and reservation of the desired mobile number, prospective customer will get 7 digit PIN number via SMS. Customer needs to visits the nearest BSNL CSC or Franchise with required documents and PIN with reserved mobile number to get the prepaid connection as per his/her choice. The reserved or selected mobile number from on-line portal will be valid for 96 hrs.

Now Get Your BSNL Voice Calls and 3G Data Usage Details Online

India’s National telecom backbone and pan India 3G mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today introduces Online Bill Details service for its Postpaid 2G and 3G Mobile subscribers.

BSNL’s Postpaid subscribers now can check their Voice Calls and 3G data usage in details just through on-line billing system on self care portal. Presently the service is  available for Tamilnadu, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala circles only. It will be launched for other circles in next few months.

Apart from the bill summary, now the current voice / data usage for postpaid 2G / 3G customer are available on BSNL’s customer care portal –http://portal.bsnl.in. To use this new service, subscriber needs to open the site on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Firefox Browser and follow the procedure as below:

1.Click on upper tab: “Duplicate bill / Usage details” mentioned on Self Care Portal.

2. Click on Left menu: “Usage details”.

3. Enter Mobile number and Account number.

4. Click on “generate PIN” .

5. You will shortly receive an SMS on the specified mobile giving your PIN number.

6. Enter this PIN.

7. Now you can see the current Un-billed usage on the screen.

8. This information can be saved as a PDF document by clicking on “Save as PDF”.

Vodafone Launches ‘START STOP’ Service

Vodafone India today announced the launch of ‘START STOP’ service for its customers across all circles Airtel was the first to come up with a similar service couple of months back.

Customers can now subscribe to popular VAS products just by messaging START and STOP for deactivating the service.

Instead of remembering multiple codes, customers can subscribe / unsubscribe to most VAS products by messaging to 321 making it a hassle free customer experience.

To activate, customers can SMS START to 321 to receive a list of content categories and reply with the category number to get the list of services.

Customers can then reply with the selected service number to send activation request. To deactivate, customers can SMS STOP to 321 to receive a list of currently active services and reply with the selected service number to send deactivation request.

Airtel Launches Unlimited 3G High Speed Data Card Plan – Airtel Super 950

Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of new 3g data plan “Airtel Super 950” in Rajasthan telecom circle. This unlimited 3G high speed USB data card plan is priced at only Rs. 950/month and the customer will get a speed of upto 7.2 MBPS for first 6 GB data as a promotional offer.

Airtel 3G is available across 42 towns in Rajasthan and “Airtel Super 950” plan will give best value for money with unlimited data (6 GB) at best or higher speed to airtel’s high-end 3G data users.

The 3G high speed USB data card “Airtel Super 950” plan offers speed up to 7.2 Mbps that is more than double of the speed offered by CDMA. In Rajasthan circle, CDMA/EVDO data service provider MTS, is most preferred data network for Data Card or Wireless Broadband users,  So it seems, to counter the MTS offerings, Airtel bring this plan to the peoples of Rajasthan.

Beyond 6 GB, unlimited free downloading speed at 20 kbps. The offer will be valid till 3G Double Dhamaka offer lasts (till 31st Dec 2011), after which the high speed data would be only 2.5 GB.

Airtel increases ISD tariff by a tenth

India’s leading telecom service provider  Bharti Airtel has increased international tariff  for some destinations for all of its subscribers by about ten per cent.

The operator has also reduced certain benefits on add-on services provided to the pre-paid customers . A company spokesperson said that tariff changes is a continuous process for the company and is part of the market dynamics.

With the currection   of tariffs for a few international destinations, we continue to remain competitive and deliver value to our customers," the spokesperson said.

Other than that, the schemes for pre-paid customers that offered flexibility on billing plans, reduce call rates during roaming will have lesser benefits. The operator has reduced the validity of such schemes by half to six months from one year.

Airtel has also reduced the usage limit on wireless Internet service on mobile phones. It now offers 1 GB data download limit for Rs 98 instead of 2 GB earlier. However, the company reduced the regular data download price of its 2G and 3G network to 10 paise per 10 KB from 30 paise per KB.

“With the correction of tariffs for a few international destinations we continue to remain competitive and deliver value to our customers,” the spokesperson said.

Handset Review: NOKIA C2-06

Nokia C2-06 is a stylishly designed multimedia phone that comes with touch screen and slider keypad along with latest features and applications. It is equipped with 2’ inch Resistive Touch Screen Display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and slide-out primary keypad option, Dual Sim-Dual Standby, 2 Mega Pixel Camera, MicroSD Card up to 32 GB support, MP3/ MP4 Player with 3.5mm audio jack support, FM Radio with Recording option, SMS, MMS, Video Recording, Micro USB Connector, Bluetooth, EGPRS, WAP Browser. The handset comes with LI-ion 1020mAh battery that gives up to 300 minutes of talk time and up to 480 minutes of standby time offer.

Nokia C2-06 Price India

Price:	Rs. 5,000
Warranty (years):	1
Color Options:	Black

Technical Specifications of Nokia C2-06

Overview Body Type Slider Camera Camera Yes Camera Resolution 2 MP Memory Card Slot Yes Complimentary Card N/A Multimedia Features FM Radio Yes MMS Yes MP3 Player Yes Connectivity Options Bluetooth Yes USB Connector Yes GPRS Yes WAP Yes Technology Cellular Network GSM SIM Type Dual SIM Features Input Type Alphanumeric Keypad, TFT Resistive Touchscreen Handsfree Speaker Yes