Well BSNL Launched 3G Services in Chennai yesterday.
Now BSNL has announced the 3G Tariffs and plans .
The good news is that it will be available both on Prepaid and PostPaid.
You have to purchase a new 3G SIM card for Rs.300 and the website says that migration from 2G to 3G would not be possible.
We are not sure if it means just getting a new SIM card or getting a new number as well. Its most likely that it would be just the SIM.
Just in case if your wondering what kinds of speeds are possible on 3G
2.1 Tariff for 3G mobile service
2.2.4 Initial SIM Charges for both postpaid and prepaid service:
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Particulars |
Amount |
|
Cost of SIM (Inclusive of Service Tax) in Rs. |
300 |
|
Talk Value in Rs. |
NIL |
|
Initial Validity in days |
7 |
|
Migration from 2-G to 3-G |
Not feasible at present |
|
Applicable to |
Voice & Data plan |
2.2 Voice Plans: Prepaid
2.2.4 Voice Prepaid: Activation Vouchers (for choosing a particular plan)
|
Particulars |
Super 350 |
Super 650 |
Super 1350 |
|
Activation Voucher (Inclusive of Service Tax) in Rs. |
350 |
650 |
1350 |
|
Talk value in Rs. |
270 |
530 |
1200 |
|
Validity in Days |
30 |
45 |
90 |
|
Call Charges in Rs./Min |
|
|
|
|
Local – On-net |
0.40 |
0.35 |
0.30 |
|
Local – Off-net |
0.70 |
0.65 |
0.60 |
|
Local-Video calls |
2.00 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
|
STD – On-net |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
STD – Off-net |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
STD – Video calls |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
|
P2P SMS (Rs./SMS) |
|
|
|
|
SMS – Local |
0.50 |
0.25 |
0.10 |
|
SMS – National |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
SMS- International |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
|
Data usage in Rs./MB |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
2.2.4 Recharge Vouchers : (Inclusive of Service Tax) – for subsequent recharges
|
MRP of RCV in Rs. |
500 |
700 |
1100 |
1600 |
3000 |
|
Talk Value in Rs. |
400 |
600 |
950 |
1450 |
2800 |
|
Validity in days |
30 |
45 |
60 |
90 |
180 |
2.2.4 Special Value Vouchers (SVV) with 30 days validity L Inclusive of Service Tax)
|
Particulars |
Price in Rs. |
Local (Rs./Min) |
STD (Rs./Min) |
Rs./SMS |
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|
On Net |
Off Net |
On Net |
Off Net |
Local |
National |
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|
Late Night SVV (From 11PM to 7AM) |
39 |
0.10 |
0.40 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
As per the Plan |
|
|
SMS SVV |
29 |
As per the Plan |
0.10 |
0.50 |
|||
|
SVV – Local |
40 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
As per the Plan |
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|
SVV – STD |
49 |
As per the Plan |
0.50 |
0.75 |
As per the Plan |
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|
SVV – STD + Local |
69 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
0.50 |
0.75 |
As per the Plan |
|
The above special tariff will be applicable in Home PLMN only.
The Special Value Voucher (SVV) is applicable only to 3G plans.
2.2.4 Voice Plans: Postpaid #
|
Particular |
Full value 500 |
Full value 800 |
Full value 1000 |
Unlimited 2500 |
|
Fixed Monthly Charges in Rs. |
500 |
700 |
1000 |
2500 |
|
Free local minutes (On-net) |
900 |
1200 |
1600 |
3500 |
|
Free STD minutes (On-net) |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
500 |
|
Free Video Local calls in Min |
30 |
50 |
75 |
150 |
|
Free Local SMS |
150 |
200 |
300 |
1000 |
|
Free data worth Rs.* |
60 |
150 |
300 |
500 |
|
Pulse (Sec) |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
|
Call Charges in Rs./Min |
|
|
|
|
|
Local- On-net |
0.30 |
0.20 |
0.10 |
0.00 |
|
Local – Off-net |
0.60 |
0.50 |
0.40 |
0.30 |
|
Local – Video calls |
2.00 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
|
STD – On-net |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
STD – Off-net |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
|
STD – Video calls |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
|
P2P SMS (Rs./SMS) |
|
|
|
|
|
SMS – Local |
0.40 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
0.05 |
|
SMS – National |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.40 |
|
SMS – International |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
|
Data Rate (Rs/MB) |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
# Service Tax as applicable extra
* Free data do not include MMS.
2.3 Roaming Charges*: (Both for Postpaid and Prepaid)
|
Particulars |
Local |
STD |
||
|
On-net |
Off-net |
On-net |
Off-net |
|
|
Voice – Outgoing (Rs/Min) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
|
Video Call – Outgoing (Rs/Min) |
2.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
4.00 |
|
SMS- (Rs./SMS) |
0.50 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Voice Call – Incoming (Rs/Min) |
1.00 |
|||
|
Video call – Incoming (Rs/Min) |
2.00 |
|||
|
Data Charges Rs / MB |
3.00 |
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*Shall be applicable uniformly to all voice as well as data plans.
2.4 3G Data Plans
2.4.1 Trial Pack :( Inclusive of Service Tax)
|
Trial Pack – 50 MB |
Rs 60 |
15 days Validity* |
|
Trial Pack – 100 MB |
Rs 120 |
15 days Validity* |
Data charges for trial pack customers after use of 50 / 100MB or 15 days expiry shall be as per his base plan. The trial pack shall not be allowed more than once, per customer.
*This will increase the validity of Main and dedicated accounts both.
2.4.2 Data Plans: Prepaid
|
Plans >> |
MBV 250 |
MBV 400 |
MBV 650 |
MBV 1000 |
MBV 3001 |
|
Plan Price in Rs. (Service Tax Extra) |
250 |
400 |
650 |
1000 |
3001 |
|
Free data usage in GB |
0.30 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
Unlimited |
|
Validity (Days)* |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
Data Charges in Rs./MB** |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
– |
* This will increase the validity of Main and dedicated accounts both.
** Data charges beyond free usage shall be deducted from the available balance in his main account.
2.4.3 Data Top Ups : ( Inclusive of Service Tax)
|
Price of Top-up |
Validity in days |
Free Data Usage |
|
Rs 120 |
NIL |
100 MB |
|
Rs 225 |
NIL |
300 MB |
|
Rs 260 |
NIL |
500 MB |
|
Rs 330 |
NIL |
1GB |
2.4.4 Data Plans: Postpaid*
|
Plans >>>> |
MB 250 |
MB 400 |
MB 650 |
MB 1000 |
MB 3000 |
|
Fixed Monthly Charges (Rs)# |
250 |
400 |
650 |
1000 |
3000 |
|
Free data usage per month in GB |
0.3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Unlimited |
|
Data Charges beyond free limit (Rs./MB) |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
– |
*Unutilized balance of data usage in Post-Paid plans shall not be carried forward to next month.
# Service Tax as applicable extra.
2.4.5 Top Up Validity Options: (Valid for Voice /Data Prepaid plans)
|
Price of Top-up in Rs. (Service Tax Extra) |
30 |
50 |
90 |
|
Talk Value in Rs. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Validity in days |
7 |
15 |
30 |
2.4.6 Optional- Concessional tariff for night (11.00 PM to 07.00 AM) usage for Pre-Paid & Post-Paid services
|
Monthly charges in Rs. (Service Tax Extra) |
Rs.28/- * |
|
Data usage charges during night hours |
Rs.1/MB # |
|
Applicable to |
All voice/data plans |
* shall be deducted from the main account.
# Applicable in Home PLMN only
2.4.7 Base Voice and SMS Plan (Applicable to all Data Plans)
|
Particulars |
Local |
STD |
International |
|
Voice Call –On-net in Rs./Min |
0.50 |
1.00 |
As per 2G plan |
|
Voice Call –Off-net in Rs./Min |
1.00 |
1.20 |
|
|
Video call On-net/Off-net in Rs./Min |
2.00 |
3.00 |
NA |
|
SMS (Rs./SMS) |
0.50 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
|
Roaming Charges in Rs./Min |
As per para 2.3 |
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