BSNL Chennai's website may claim that EVDO connections are available, but the reality is that they're offering connections only in outer peripheral areas. Sad as it may be but the news is true. I'd paid a visit to the Greames Road exchange in Chennai to apply for a EVDO connection. Initially I was thrilled to see the EVDO device infront of me, all my excitement died when I was informed that there's no CDMA tower in Triplicane, nor there is one in city. I was told that at the moment, BSNL is focussing on EVDO connections(in Chennai, atleast) only in areas where standard wired connectivity is not possible - areas like Perungudy, OMR, Velachery etc. On asking whether any CDMA towers will be setup anytime soon, I was met with blank faces. Have to say, this isn't the best of moves BSNL is making. There is immense response and demand to BSNL's EVDO service and BSNL isn't doing justice to their Chennai customers. As usual, We at BSNL EVDO Club will keep you guys updated with the latest information as and when it happens.
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I wish to share that the BSNL Chennai authorities are themselves not sure about the likely time within the suburb limits. In fact they even do not encourage buying of this card at customers risk and hence do not accept applications. Hopefully they will announce the CHENNAI CITY/SUBURBAN Launch shortly as there is immense demand.
ReplyDeleteThe problems in chennai is not merely a technical as one believed.. EVDO needs CDMA towers.. in chennai nothing like that.. once the plans of 50 CDMA was projected two years ago.. if it materialised by that time, chennai will be fully covered with EVDO's glory ..
ReplyDeleteanother problem is intra departmental fight with in the powers take heavy toll on Chennai BSNL developement..only officer who honestly take the BB revolution in chennai MR. Selvam G.M (BB) already retired..If customers can wrote to CGM, chennai BSNL about EVDO requirements then some thing can be done..
with regards,
vaithy
I went to BSNL office, Guindy in Chennai and met one person who is incharge of EVDO Broadband. This lady who is a JTO said that the maximum speed that can be obtained is only 100 kbps.
ReplyDeleteCan any EVDO users in Chennai confirm the speed they are getting on their connections ?
I went customer care office, guindy n met ome office, his response was very positive, but he is not sure about the available location of ev-do. I informed him that I am staying in Medavakkam and wht abt the availability there? he answered me like he will enquire abt the availability n asked me to come there again on next week.
ReplyDeleteIs anybody have idea about the evdo availability at Medavakkam???
I think you guys should better register in our forum for free and ask all your questions there for quick response. :)
ReplyDelete- Gigacore
hey i m using BSNL EVDO..In my area i m only getting 1X signal and speed is too slow...i m only getting 40 to 100 kbps the speed is not constant..........
ReplyDeletehello bala, which area r u from?
ReplyDelete[...] Chennai (Outer Peripheral Areas Only) [...]
ReplyDeletehai,
ReplyDeletePlease provide the information of EVDO card wether it will work in roming or not?
hi bala :send ur contact number..........i want to know about evdo card
ReplyDeleteIt's better not share anyone's personal number here.. instead contact via emails or IMs
ReplyDeletehey guys i am staying in park town i want to know from where i can get the EVDO datacard i want to know the full info abt the EVDO card plzi am eager to know abt it
ReplyDeleteHi, I stay at Pallavaram chennai and bought evdo card last week. cdma tower is at Chromepet which is nearer to my place. I get around 30 to 40 kbps only and also not consistent. When I asked concern help desk person, he said I would get good speed soon(June2009) as they are going to erect a tower at my place.
ReplyDeleteHi Guys
ReplyDeleteI'm staying near periyar Nagar (GKM Colony) - Chennai 600082
I just wanted to know how is the connection in these surroundings Villivakam, GKM Colony, Kolathur, Perambur, Nungampakkam, Kodampakkam, T.Nagar.
Just for information since I have not bought the connection I just wanted to collect some info before getting the connection because I don't want to wast my money. Can anyone let me know who is residing in chennai and used in all the above areas which is been listed, that would be a great help for me.
WHETHER EVDO SERVICE AVAILABLE IN VEPAMPATTU NEAR TIRUNINRAVUR..
ReplyDeleteDETAILS REGARDING SPEED..??
MY FATHER ASKED LANDLINE FOR MORE THAN 6YEARS(THAT TOO ALL INDIA TRANSFER)..THEY TOLD NOW ALSO NO CABLE PROVISION..
ReplyDeleteTHEY PROVIDE WLL..I'M NOT HAPPY WITH WLL..WLL NOT WORKING WHILE POWERCUT..IN WLL,BROADBAND NOT POSSIBLE..
WHILE I SEARCHING NET,I KNOW TO ABOUT EVDO SERVICE..
(SPECIALLY FOR WHERE THERE IS NO CABLE PROVISION-OUTER PERIPHERAL AREAS)
WHETHER EVDO SERVICE AVAILABLE IN VEPPAMPATTU NEAR TIRUNINRAVUR..??
WHETHER BSNL ABLE TO PROVIDE ME SERVICE..?? WHETHER TOWER COVERS MY AREA..??I LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT SPEED THEY ABLE TO PROVIDE ME IN MY AREA..??
Is any NIC serviec available in Pollachi, Coimbatore Dist ?
ReplyDeleteCAN I USE BSNL EVDO IN THRISSUR KERALA.IS THERE ANY CDMA TOWER?????
ReplyDeleteBSNL Evdo does not work in navalur area of OMR in chennai.
ReplyDeleteSpeed only 1X and there is problem in getting connected also.
Hi
ReplyDeleteGuys I have the same experience as Prabhakar posted on 11th May 2008. On Friday 13th Aug I called at atleast 10 to 15 different nos. But none of them could give me proper/satisfactory answer. They don't have any idea of their own product. It's literally a shame for a very big organisation like BSNL. I think they are suggesting us to go at private players. We peolple don't understand their emotion/intention. I am still intersted in their service. Please someone give me a proper guideline to apply and get EVDO card. Right now I live in Maylapore area (near K'swarar temple).
hai guys thank for ur information, i also almost bpught that evdo no iam ..................... don't turn my face
ReplyDeleteCould anyone please tell me if there is EVDO coverage in Ambattur? I don't see Ambattur listed in the covered areas while Avadi, Mugapair are listed in it!
ReplyDeletehi...
ReplyDeleteis bsnl evdo works in kelambakkam(OMR) properly???
Hi guys,
ReplyDeleteI am using EVDO for the past full month in pondicherry (Lately called as puducherry). So far I was having a decent speed, But for the last 4 days the speed is really on the higher side as they have insatlled a new tower near my locality (appr 2 Kms away from my house). So I am downloading at more than 120 KBps. It is actually more than they actually promised.
Last month I got a bill for Rs 646 (Inc tax).
Now, I will be moving to chennai in few days from now. I mainly purchased EVDO to avail the roaming facility. But I think my future with EVDO is questionable as there is no good service in chennai.
Looking forward for some encouraging word from chennai residents.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI am staying near Mount Road telephone Exchange( near gaiet theatre)..Will i get good EVDO service there?
Please reply
Please dont go for BSNL EVDO. I have a very worst experience with BSNL EVDO.
ReplyDeleteI bougth this 2 months back and I am getting error 678 which none of BSNL staffs could solve. They are asking us to download a new copy of softwaer from ZTE site but if I try am not getting any pages in english it is saying page not found 404. shame on BSNL that they have a product for whic they dont know ABC... also
I enquired BSNL customer care in Guindy and got the information that EVDO card is not available for rent.
ReplyDeleteVaithy, can you please clarify this information?
Hello sir/madam,
ReplyDeleteI have bought a bsnl evdo card when i was stayin in bangalore and now i have relocated to chennai and stayin at chetpet(harrington road) i couldnt get the signal at all here.so shud i make any changes since i have been relocated or any roaming changes shud be made?pls help me in this regard...
thanks.
Is there a cdma tower of bsnl. in around WALAYAR of PALAKKAD District
ReplyDeleteplease tell me bsanl evdo card work in kelambakkam
ReplyDeletehey there.. i am a photon plus client from tata .. that service really screw my happiness. i am in porur.. i am planning to buy bsnl evdo.. is ther any one who use evdo in porur.. how is the reception.. is it gud at porur.. i heard evdo is available at porur with 2 megs speed.. can some one help or mail me abt the service to cyclopss@ibibo.com. waiting for some help ...
ReplyDeletehello pls tell me whether evdo speed 2mbps is available in trichy pls send me quick reply
ReplyDeleteHi guys!
ReplyDeletelet me know that when evdo card will be available for us in Annanagar west ...
please reply
in veppampattu slow speed available.but we can not do any work with that speed
ReplyDeletehi any one help me i have tata photon evdo card can get bsnl evdo connection same tata instrument plz help me and i am staying AYYAPPANTHANGAL can i get good speed here coverage
ReplyDeleteplz hlep meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
regards
sri
Any one say evdo is available in trichy?
ReplyDeletei too have the same problem.. if you have the problem solved..please notify me my id is selvababuu@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMartin Anna nagar main exchange currently has EVDO devices.
ReplyDeletesir i need information about the bsnl ev-do speed in loyola college,
ReplyDeletenugambakkam.
what is the total amount should we pay intial to get
ReplyDeleteev do ???????????????????????????????????????????????????
any consession for goverment employee????????
Can anyone say whats the speed of EVDO in Guduvancheri?Is there CDMA tower in GUduvancheri?
ReplyDeleteTo Vaidy Sir,i enquired in one of the Franchiee shoppee in Tambaram about EVDO,they told that they will only sell the device not give in rent?
Is it like that?
will it work in kelambakkam
ReplyDeletei am using BSNL EVDO in porur near Mugalivakkam . it is working well, due to the new tower has been installed at ramapuram and porur. you meet the CRO Guindy to buy the connection.
ReplyDeleteHi Sreen... is now ur device working in roaming...if so what to be done to activate roaming .. pls help
ReplyDeleteGuduvancherry is not provided with EVDO maraimalai nager is more than 8 k.m nearest is vandalur somewhere around 5 k.m radius so only nominal speed Pl see the link
ReplyDeletehttp://www.chennai.bsnl.co.in/News/EVDO_BTS.htm
ya murugesan nc and evdo both are avail in poll.
ReplyDelete3650
ReplyDeleteHi all,
ReplyDeleteJust bought. Me in Ayyappanthangal. The speed really sucks. Just moved to this place. Earlier using broadband. Since there is no feasibility in this area bought this.get only 23kbps
IAM FROM ASHOK NAGER PURCHASED AN EVDO CANCELLED MY UNLIMITED 256KBPS CONNECTION BUT EVDO ITS VERY SLOW MOSTLY NO DOWNLOAD RATE IS 0KBPS (ZERO) ... BSNL CHEATED ME
ReplyDeleteHey Saravanan,
ReplyDeleteAre you in Mugalivakam, where do u exactly stay You know where are the new towers situated. I stay near Baai Kadai? Do u think I will be able to get good speed if I purchase a BSNL EVDO card.?
HI friends,
ReplyDeleteIs anybody belong to madipakkam bharath nagar area and having evdo? what is the exact speed of the device? i saw the list from http://www.chennai.bsnl.co.in/News/EVDO_BTS.htm , in that they mentioned for keelkattalai 2.4mbps and for madipakkam it is just 144kbps??? why this much difference in speed?
hey hi
ReplyDeletedoes it will work in hadapsar
i am planning to buy it
should i
ple help guys.
thank you
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteI'm staying in Gadhi nagar, Adyar. I would like to know Whether EVDA works in Gandhi Nagar Area or not?
Could any one please let me now the details. I tried checking the area from BSNL Website and our area is not in the list.
Thanks in Advance,
Sandeep Bommisetty
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteIam planning to go for EVDO. Iam in Kelambakkam I need to performace in Kelamakkam. Please advice me on this
Hi all , I'm in tnagar , as for it concern there is only two tower of signal available in the evdo , hence very poor signal , very slow speed in tnagar. hope may be in future of full availability . is there any plan to implement in hot of the city
ReplyDelete@saravanan
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm from porur. Ramakrishna nagar..near swamy's school... are u getting stable speed with bsnl evdo? plz cntact me symbianruler@gmail.com
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI am living in Manapakkam. I was getting around 400-500kbps speed on the EVDO. But from last two months I am getting only 20-30 kbps. Even last month BSNL CRO told me they have installed new EVDO tower in Manapakkam. Does anyone has any idea why is it so.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteLiving near Tiruvanmiyur RTO. Is the EVDO service available here?
There's a plethora of IT profesionals staying in areas like tiruvanmiyur, perungudi, thoraipakkam,velachery etc.
So, if BSNL does setup EVDO enabled towers here, they can sell a lot of connections.
Being a resident of Haryana, I'd also like to know if there are any extra charges(roaming charges) if I use the EVDO card out of Chennai/ Tamil Nadu.
Photon+ and Reliance Netconnect are offering free all-India roaming.
hi guyz,
ReplyDeleteEvdo Tower was planted in valasaravakkam on 15th march 2010.So guyz in valasaravakkam can enjoy with high speed internet using EVDO.speed upto 3.1mbps :-)
hey guys my name is karthik....i am studying in srm which is in potheri...i am confused to take this bsnl evado or not.... i stay in hostel and will i be able to get the speed....and do downloads...i heard torrents does not work in this evdo and is it true....and i heard its south india roaming free....is that true....just guide me....
ReplyDeleteHi..
ReplyDeleteI am from Avadi.. Planning to buy EVDO card.. How abt the speed in avadi.. It is listed as 2.4 mbps in BSNL site.. Is it giving that much speed?
yes i am also in chennai i am also getting very lowspeed ony 100kbps at max
ReplyDeleteBSNL EVDO IS NOT GETING SIGNAL IN MANALI AND THIRUMULLAIVOYAL , AVADI AND MANY PLACE BSO DONT BUY AND NOT TO GET TENSION BECASE I AM SUFFERING ITS TRUE
ReplyDeleteHi.
ReplyDeleteI am planning to buy a Evdo connection.
Please let me know what is the Maximum speed getting on Avadi.
To be clear I am located in Hindu college Avadi - Pattabhiram
Arun
hai me stayed in perumalpattu near veppampattu(thiruvallur district)......i want to know in my area evdo coverage or cdma 1x coverage is available ah nu.......please tell
ReplyDeletehi im near avadi and also using evdo dev only getting 1x.
ReplyDeleteevdo signal is not getting constant.so try ur response
need info regarding connectivity at Chennai Central and Broadway for evdo cards
ReplyDeleteHi..
ReplyDeleteI am from Porur. Planning to buy EVDO card. How abt the speed in Porur?
hi;
ReplyDeleteI'm from padur which is 2km from kelambakam (20 kms from velacherry). thought of buying bsnl evdo.. how abt the speed over thr?? can anyone help me??
It is awful, we are in Kazhipattur, it is waste of money.
ReplyDeletei am arun prashat from vanchuvancherry .now i am plan evdo connection. my area tower is enabled or not enabled plz tell
ReplyDeleteYou can get good speed till Hindustan college(about 200kbps to 850Kbps)sometimes it will reach 1Mbps.
ReplyDeleteTower radius of kelambakkam bsnl Exchange provides good speed within 2KMs(indoor),2 to 3KMs(outdoor).
hi i m studying in tiruvellure .......is there network for evdo n what is the cost for unlimited plan n card price???? plz reply me
ReplyDeleteHi ,
ReplyDeletei'm vinu and i'm from pudhur near ambatore O.T i bought E.V.D.O card and i'm getting only 80 to 130 kbps they launched tower in O.T and Avadi why not in pudhur ?
Hi guys i am going 2 take a new EVDO connection,i stay in ambathur,will i get good speed here.
ReplyDeletePLz if any one knows about this contact me omsimbu@gmail.com
Is there any EVDO tower near thirumulaivayil in ambathur plz reply me..
ReplyDeleteHi guys i am going to take EVDO connection, i saty in ramapuram how about the speed in ramapuram (Chennai)
ReplyDeleteHi the coverage details within chennai with its speed is available in http://chennai.bsnl.co.in/News/EVDO_BTS.htm. YOu can also visit http://chennai.bsnl.co.in/News/EVDO.htm.
ReplyDeleteI would like to know the speed of this device in pallikarnai ( near to velachery) and its unlimited tariff.
i'm planning to buy evdo card..now im staying annanagar...wat abt evdo connection services in anna nagar?..will i get good speed internet there???
ReplyDeletehi arun I'm from Annanagar which is situated back to hindu college. have u bought bsnl EVDO? How about the signal? Pls reply
ReplyDeleteGuy's m better not get EVDO , it might work in some location but indoors ,its a waste . i have tried few connections , the review is
ReplyDelete1) Bsnl 3g ( very good - but high traiff) 4.5 star
2) Tata Photron ( very good - if u got it in any offer) 4 Star
3) EVDO - ( Bad - very few CDMA tower - no speed ) 1.5 Star
4) Relaince data card - (not bad- high traiff , only ok speed) 2.5 Star
i am in ambattur k.k.road, venkatapuram, is kit good to buy the evdo datacard.
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