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Posted by neha10
I'm paying Rs.399 every month for Internet GPRS(mOBILE oFFICE-Airtel). I had left hope for a better plan,other than the prepaid Rs.12 per month thing on Airtel Prepaid. ....................I hadn't known about bsnl's POSTpaid GPRS tariff of Rs.199 per month for UNLimited usage, so now that I do...could you BSNL users confirm good service from BSNL with GPRS? Thanks in advance.I've changed many operators so this time I'm being cautious.



Posted by wapt
Maybe there is price difference, but AirTel is the best anyway.

Posted by neha10
@wapt Is BSNL that bad? I mean, in spite of the price being almost half as much as of Airtel and no download limit, you'd still prefer Airtel?:) . . . . .

Posted by whizkidd
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On 2006-08-20 16:20:08, wapt wrote:
Maybe there is price difference, but AirTel is the best anyway.



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@wapt,just wondering! are you from India??

Posted by lancer018
u should consider hutch prepaid gprs @ 99 pm unlimited. it is only for the phones though, but ip 10.10.1.100 & port 9402 should do the trick with firefox it goes pretty fast & messengers work amazingly.

Posted by neha10
@LANCER018 Hutch blocks sites and it's worse if you're addicted to wap.........like I am.
I guess BSNL doesn't have too many takers....is there ANYBODY who has had a good experience with BSNL?

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Posted by Evil Eye
doesn't hutch charge for data transfer these days?

i think it charges 10paisa/10KB.

Posted by neha10
Yeah, Manish they do. Another bad point. Any BSNL users around?

Posted by niranjan007
@neha are you sure its unlimited? last time i checked, it was 199 for a fixed data transfer and 350 for unlimited

Posted by Evil Eye
better stay with Airtel

Posted by wapt
@whizkidd and neha, I am not from India, but I had roaming on different networks there and used gprs. I prefer Airtel from personal experience.

Posted by AlanDS
BSNL GPRS is not that good. Only 25kbps here in Karnataka. So Airtel still remains at the top.

Posted by blu_6779
@neha you should try to find someone in your area who is using bsnl gprs to find out their experience cos service will vary from place to place.

Posted by neha10
@niranjan007 yes I checked on their site-it's unlimited for Rs.199.
@blu I guess I'll have to do that.
Man,everytime I check this thread I go away convinced that I should go just for Airtel,but the Rs.199 plan for UNLIMITED tempts me back. If only their service was good...

Posted by shivam007
@all read enough.. Dear ones.. Bsnl isn't that bad.. I am using 200kbps speed on my dad's 6681..(search for free Gprs on bharat sanchar nigam limited on Esato..)(am just 15, so no personal phones.. Lol..) actually the speeds depend on the distance of your town from Bsnl's Gprs server which is in chandigarh.. So great speeds.. Likewise in Airtel the speeds in north are pathetic.. Whereas people from south are getting amazing speeds.. As the server is in bangalore..,

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Posted by shindecs
Why no one mentions Idea ?
Even Idea GPRS is quite good for 150 Rs per Month unlimited usage !!
It has a good speed 115 kbps connection speed and 5-6 kb download speed.

Posted by shivam007
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On 2006-09-21 11:14:26, shindecs wrote:
Why no one mentions Idea ?
Even Idea GPRS is quite good for 150 Rs per Month unlimited usage !!
It has a good speed 115 kbps connection speed and 5-6 kb download speed.


idea's network aren't that widespread like hutch, Airtel, Bsnl..

Posted by dheeraj1
idea charges Rs 500/month for unlimited gprs not 150

Posted by shindecs
I don't know from which area you are but atleast in maharashtra and goa you can have Unlimited Idea GPRS (Wap + Internet) @ 150 pm.
I am using it since last 1.5 years.

Posted by neha10
@shindecs I didn't think Idea was giving GPRS so cheap. I thought they had it high...........

Posted by shindecs
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On 2006-10-14 10:35:31, neha10 wrote:
@shindecs I didn't think Idea was giving GPRS so cheap. I thought they had it high...........



Yes it is and I am using it for more than a year now.... i am paying 150 Rs/Month with unlimited usage. Just call the customer service and ask them. The Rental Plan I am using is "Corporate 150".


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