View BSNL EVDO towers in Bangalore on Google Maps!

It's been a very long time since we updated you about the network coverage in Bangalore. Now I am here with something really interesting and very helpful for both those who are planning to buy and as well as existing customers. This time it isn't just about the coverage details like which area has the signal and which doesn't.

The data has been gathered from one of the BSNL officer. The data also included the list of location of towers in Bangalore along with the GPS co-ordinates (latitude and longitude) of which made possible for me to mark the locations of the BSNL EVDO enabled towers (Base Terminal Stations) on Google Maps. Yes, you can now look where exactly the BSNL EVDO towers are located in Bangalore with few meters accuracy!

BSNL EVDO Prepaid is now available in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Finally after a long wait, BSNL has started rolling out its EVDO services in prepaid. At the moment, they have introduced Prepaid service in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

This news will put a smile on people who were waiting to go for BSNL EVDO Prepaid service. Especially for students and those who need internet for doing less work tend to opt for prepaid since they can pay for what they use.

BSNL EVDO Prepaid pricing and tariff is also quite interesting. I believe that they framed this structure keeping flexibility in mind, since they even allow activation for existing data card (modem) the customer wishes to get activated. Having said that, it is still not clear whether one can buy a third-party device and get it activated. I will clarify it here sooner or later. And also the prepaid tariff has the Unlimited plan which is identical to that of postpaid.

And as far as pricing and tariff in Prepaid is concerned, please read the following stuff:

BSNL EVDO now available in Cuttack, Rourkela and Haldia

Good news for people seeking to buy BSNL EVDO in places mentioned in the title. BSNL has started its EVDO service in Cuttack and Rourkela in Orissa and Haldia in West Bengal.

One of the two members from the forum who reported about the availability in Cuttack & Rourkela says that Rourkela has a good coverage and the speed is around 1 - 2.2 Mbps. (But do note that it may vary from place to place). But whereas there is no speed report from Cuttack (Orissa) and Haldia (WB) yet.

Thanks to our forum members for updating us in this thread. If BSNL starts EVDO service (be it CDMA 1x or EVDO), please kindly inform us in that thread which helps others like it does in this post.

BSNL EVDO now available in more places in Nadia, Bihar, Gujarat & Chattisgarh

BSNL has now started EVDO service in Krishnagar, Nabadwip and Ranaghat in Nadia, Bharuch & Ankleshwar in Gujarat, Gaya in Bihar and Bhilai in Chattisgarh.

As of now, Bhilai user has reported the speed of 150KBps, In Bharuch and Ankleshwar, speeds from 200-800kbps has been reported. There is not much speed report on Gaya and Noida. But comparatively, Nadia has better speeds though EVDO service is available in few places.

Thanks to our forum members for updating us in this thread. If BSNL starts EVDO service (be it CDMA 1x or EVDO), please kindly inform us in that thread which helps others like it does in this post.

How to fix BSNL EVDO Micromax MMX 300 C Bug

With our forum gradually growing everyday in terms of user base, the number of questions being raised and solved has also gone up. Apart from just resolving problems and answering the queries, our forum has a bunch of proactive users who find errors, bugs and issues and solve them as well! We are proud to have such members and thankful for them for sharing those invaluable tips with all of us. Among them, ramli7 is a ace when it comes to solving problems. He has found a bug and has come up with a solution that has helped many others.

What's the bug?

ramli7 found out that in Micromax MMX 300 C EVDO modem, if you set HSIA-only mode, it will display HSIA signal but the connection will be in CDMA 1X speed only [ in windows network connections - it will show as 153.6 Kbps (144kbps in theory) ]

How to fix?

Head over here and read the thread to know how to resolve this bug.

Finally, I thank ramli7 for finding a workaround to fix this bug and helping others.

BSNL EVDO now available in Raipur, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Nazira, Ajmer, Pushkar & Ambikapur

Here's a long due update, BSNL has started it's EVDO service in the above mentioned places and has coverage as well. As far as the quality of service in Raipur is still unknown, but in Jorhat, Sibsagar & Nazira one our forum member has mentioned that these places had hiccups initially and working fine at the moment. Ajmer and Pushkar has decent speeds. Ambikapur is reported to have good speeds.

Thanks to our forum members for updating us in this thread. If BSNL starts EVDO service (be it CDMA 1x or EVDO), please kindly inform us in that thread which helps others like it does in this post.

BSNL EVDO now available in Mangalore, Udupi, Manali & Tripura

Once again, I am here with a good news to those who live in the above mentioned places. BSNL has started it's EVDO service in Mangalore, Udupi in Karnataka, Manali and in Tripura, you can find the coverage in Agartala, Dharmanagar and Udaipur. We haven't received speed report and performance from any of these places yet. If you are a user living in any of these places, please let us know.

Thanks to our forum members for updating us in this thread. If BSNL starts EVDO service (be it CDMA 1x or EVDO), please kindly inform us in that thread which helps others like it does in this post.

BSNL EVDO Coverage List in Kerala

God's own country Kerala now has a coverage in 112 locations as of now. BSNL, as we know is striving hard to give better coverage all over the country. Recently, BSNL Kerala, updated it's website with a list of 112 locations having EVDO coverage.

The number of BTS (Base Terminal Station), powering those locations is not yet known. Most of the time in cities like Bangalore, each location will have it's own BTS. But in small states with small cities and towns, many locations will be shared on a single BTS since they are capable of covering up to an radius of 5 to 7 Kilometers of even more.

You can view the list of 112 locations with EVDO coverage over here in this thread. I would like to thank Abhi1299 for bringing this into my concern.

Chennai gets a change in Billing System.

The BSNL EVDO service is being billed under Landline CTBS system in most parts of India. Since this system is in practice from long time, most customers are used to it. But Chennai customers need to undergo a small change in their billing system.

Recently in Chennai, BSNL has changed their billing system from Landline CTBS to GSM billing system. Which means if you pay your current/next bill under regular landline CTBS counter, your subscription won't be updated and will be manually transferred to GSM billing system.

BSNL EVDO Speed Reports

One of the main attraction of EVDO is it's promise to deliver high speed connectivity on the move. But unfortunately, since BSNL's EVDO service is still in flux state here in India, we need to wait a lot before we can enjoy the luxury of the fully fledged EVDO internet service.

BSNL is striving hard to meet up to the promises they make (and perhaps the EVDO technology), to give good speeds to their users. Their efforts have been paid off in few regions where users are getting good speeds.

Limited period Unlimited BSNL EVDO offer at Rs. 750/mo with more features!

Finally after more than 2 years, BSNL has officially started advertising their EVDO service on their homepage. Eventually, they start broadcasting commercials on televisions, but before doing that they want to give out hot cakes to their customers and existing users!

After creating a lot of confusion amongst their customers by introducing/changing new tariff structures, now apparently they have come up with a rigid decision with irresistible offer. Before if you had to buy a new connection, you had several options (which were really confusing), but now they have 2 single plan and they are “Post paid” and “Pre-paid”.

BSNL Revised EVDO Tariffs in Chennai

Recently, BSNL has made a small changes in the tariff structure in Chennai. Unfortunately, it includes a bit of hike as well. So this post is a mixture of good news and as well as bad news.

I'm quoting vaithy's post from the forum:

There are some good news for the old EVDO users and there are some bad news for the new users who are yet to take connection. Let us see the good news.. those who are paying Rs.550/ will have to shell out additional 100/- in their monthly bill.. provided they completed six months activation ..W.e.f 01-03-10 they will have to pay Rs.650/- (other circles users are already paying Rs.650/- so there is no increase for them..

The bad news is,
If you are a new user activating the card between 01-03-10 and 31-03-10 then will have to pay the monthly rental charges of Rs.750/-
and worse case is, users who are activating the cards after 31-03-10 have to pay Rs 999/- as monthly rental
Please see the attachment and post your comment.
Thanks

To download the attachment and discuss, visit the original thread over here.

BSNL EVDO Now Availalbe in Krishnagar, WB and Tuticorin, TN

Good news for people in Krishnagar of Nadia District in West Bengal and Tuticorn, Tamil Nadu. BSNL EVDO is now available in your place.

According to our forum members, BSNL has started EVDO service in these two places. We have got no details or reviews about Krishnagar. As far as details in Tuticorn is concerned, Sipcot & Muthayapuram Areas & surronding 4-5 Kms from the area have coverage.

Thanks to our forum members for updating us in this thread. If BSNL starts EVDO service (be it CDMA 1x or EVDO), please kindly inform us in that thread which helps others like it does in this post.

Where to buy BSNL EVDO?

This is the question that I come across many times in the forum, site comments and even via emails. Lot of people still do not have any idea about where to get the new connection and buy the device. So just to clear out that doubt among the mass, I decided to write this post. So here is how one can get a BSNL EVDO Connection.

First things first..

BSNL EVDO is offered officially by BSNL. Since they do not have any official name for this service, people call it "BSNL EVDO". The irony is, even workers at BSNL will say "BSNL EVDO". They must come up with some name like they have for other services.

BSNL updates Chennai network coverage details.

Chennai was one of neglected city by BSNL during the early stages of EVDO roll out in India. But now, it looks like BSNL has put Chennai one step further and working out on installing new towers (BTS) and expanding their EVDO network coverage through out the city.

And to make users get the information regarding the network coverage, BSNL has put up a page containing the details about many areas. The list contains the name of the area where the network coverage is available and the likely speeds you can expect in that area. They have done a good job by putting up the page and by making customers to get information easily.

You can find that page over here. This page was recently updated. And I had posted this earlier here. Thanks to vaithy for informing about the recent update.