bsnl 2g or 3g

[sam1]

hi all. i am gonna get a bsnl sim for data access only. shud i go for a 2g sim and convert the connection to 3g later or get the 3g sim directly? could someone plz advise? i'm in the kolkata circle of bsnl.

 

[dummydave]

better get 3g sim directly ..coz they hav same plans of 2g n 3g....

 

[bssunilreddy]

I think while using 2G battery isn't drained out much than 3G because in most of the reviews I find this specifically.

 

[gamefreak4770k]

The bsnl 2g now doesn't exist....
everything is 3g

you'll get 3g sim and only now 3g data plans available on bsnl now

so you've got no choice

 

[sam1]

any idea how much a 3g sim might cost?

 

[bubusam13]

Rs 100 for SIM and Rs 52 as first recharge= Rs 152 +/- a bit

 

[kg11sgbg]

How about network coverage(signal strength,bandwidth issues,etc.)when compared to Aircel,Airtel,Vodafone,etc. And the likes?

 

[sam1]

in our area atleast, both mobile and broadband services of bsnl are very good. so i can take the chance and go for it. btw, thanks for all your suggestions ppl. i got a 3g connection today. let's hope it's activated soon. if anyone can suggest some good prepaid (preferably unlimited) data plan, it'll be great!

 

[baiju]

BSNL 3G is blazing fast, I am getting download speeds upto 1MBps where as my broadband speed is just 60kBps only. The data packages are not cheap though. See the speedtest result.

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