Thursday, January 31, 2008

BSNL EVDO Review from Coimbatore (CDMA EV-DO)

By: Subash


This review is of BSNL's CDMA EV-DO (2.4 Mbps) from Coimbatore!


On 30th January 2008 - I have got the EVDO connection, Initially I was in trouble to connect to the drivers on my Vista OS, with the help of BSNL officials at Saibabacolony exchange(COimbatore) I was able to solve the problems. At that time I exchanged my views of BSNL and they mentioned some of the future plans of BSNL.


Key Points


- Till date they have given 150 connections at Coimbatore within a month. So people are ready to experiment the new concepts in telecommunication. They said the response is good.


- BSNL engineers said they are not sure about the capacity of each tower(ie- simultaneous connection from the tower). So if they get complaints they will stop giving the new connection.

- Coimbatore BSNL gets the internet bandwidth from Madurai BSNL.

- Some EVDO people asking the official about why they are not getting connection even they are far from tower (7-8 kms) so the people are not aware of the coverage area

- All the Vista OS people having the driver problem and BSNL officials are solving it by asking the people to come to the Exchange with the laptop. So if anybody has Desktop with Vista - they will be in trouble.

- The main point is:
They are going to install EVDO facility to another 15 towers within 4-5 months.(Now only 2 towers are having this facility). So we will get the EVDO all over India soon.

Coverage


- When I connect the net through EVDO at first time, I was able to get the yellow signal only (ie - CDMA coverage) then within 20 minutes I was able to get the EVDO coverage.

- On 30th January evening at around 9PM I was able to get a high speed around 1 Mbps. Normally I am able to get around 300 to 800 kbps speed.

- I was able to talk with one of my cousin who is in US through Skype along with good quality of video.

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12 comments:

  1. rusticSeptember 30, 2008 at 6:40 PM

    hi..
    read ur review. quite useful. just a few clarifications. where r the two towers located in cbe. i reside in peelamedu. so wud i come into their coverage? and hows ur connection now? r u gettin the same good speeds?

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  2. SUNIL CHHAYAMay 13, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    i want to know abt the connectivity in shaibaug ahmedabad
    can any body guide me? pl. help

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  3. ArunMay 24, 2009 at 2:11 AM

    Hi I'm Arun from Madurai. I'm very much interested in EVDO. But when will BSNL launch this service in Madurai?

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  4. sarankumarAugust 3, 2009 at 7:03 AM

    i m studying in psgtech coimbatore. and using bsnl evdo net connection. net speed is very very poor. it is often changing between cdma and evdo tower. my 4000 rupees became waste. Nearest tower is in race course. but they assured me a decent speed and new towers will be coming soon. but till now no improvement. connection is gettin degrading very fastly. It will get me into trouble when i m in urgent and dealing with important stuff in internet. It is very bad time killer. I m expecting a good reply for this.

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  5. HariAugust 3, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Hello Everyone,

    I am staying in Vysial street and i would like to know the EVDO coverage in my area. Do i get the card for trial? If you're using EVDO in coimbatore, i'd like to have a trail and am ready to pay for it..

    mail me to intelhari@gmail.com

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  6. RameshOctober 1, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    Hi,

    Am currently using EVDO but finding that even when I get full range... 5 bars I barely get 50kbps bandwidth. Residing in SITRA near the airport.

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  7. Pandian RNovember 10, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    I got an evdo today from Ram Nagar exchange and installed in vista laptop without any problems. The maximum speed I got was 670 kbps today. rockinggg!!! some times, it gives a delayed response, but generally worth buying! Customer care women are really cool. they are helpful.

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  8. RaguDecember 6, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    Hai friends,

    In Cheran Managar, the coverage and speed is good, I would like to know the latest tarrif, if there any increase Rs.650/- to Rs.999/-.

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  9. GudduDecember 25, 2009 at 5:26 AM

    Hai,

    The last month i pay 650 + tax only(November bill),

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  10. RudraJanuary 17, 2010 at 4:12 AM

    i get only 556 mbs data transfer in 10 hrs.. its too slow. 4 out of 5 tower lines are shown.. please tell how can i get max speed..? an give me the c.care no for evdo 2.4mbps..

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  11. NarenMay 21, 2010 at 3:02 AM

    Hi. I am intrested in buying EVDO from BSNL . I am in Saravanampatti.Can anyone suggest me the coverage and the speed i can get.And please let me know about the unlimited plans currently available.

    Thanks in advance.

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  12. IttyMay 22, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Yeah i would also like to know abt the coverage and speed in Saravanampatti, Coimbatore! ..

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