With September (of 2010) being the month when the Private Telecom players can get started with the set up of their 3G network, users who need urgent 3G services at present has no choice but to opt for the Government run BSNL (MTNL in Mumbai and Delhi).
Before choosing BSNL (or MTNL), it is important to find out whether the 3G network exists in your area or not. A simple statement by BSNL officials that ‘3G services begin in Hyderabad (for example) from today’ would not be sufficient in this case. To get access to the 3G service, your 3G enabled handset must have access to a UMTS tower (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) which is different from the regular 2G telecom tower.
You can see all the cities listed under the 3G network by visiting BSNL website but what is important is whether the area in which you live in your city is served with 3G network or not.
Find 3G coverage in your Area
Here is a trick (if I can call it) to find out if 3G network exists in your or not. Get your 3G handset and visit the Network menu 
(Generally this will be in Settings – Connectivity). Select UMTS (or 3G, as it appears) as the network mode and select Manual under the Operator selection.
Wait for your mobile to search for any available UMTS signals.
As the figure shows, I have CellOne 3G (in fact 3.5G) signal in my area. If you don’t get any resultant network, it simply means that your area is not covered under the 3G network, currently.
Note: There is no signal indication above the 3.5G in the figure because I tested it with Airtel Sim using which I will not have access to BSNL CellOne’s network.
By the way, Airtel has started selling iPhone 3GS in India. If you can some how unlock the phone, the speed of that device (browsing speed, that is) combined with the BSNL 3.5G network will be unbelievable. You will almost throw away your Tata Photons’ and Reliance Net connect devices.
I live in kesavaraopeta srikakulam. Is bsnl 3g available at my place, if so where is the nearest 3g signal tower.
my village lo yadagiriguta network bsnl 3g undha
Hi, this is deenanath, i am using airtel with nokia c5 in east u.p. And i am using skype apps for international voice call. Its need umts network for best vice call. When am i select umts network then i see there is no network. I want to select umts. Please help me
Network problem
sir there is no signal our village. kindly for information our village is so popular doharighat dist mau u.p. east so please set your 3g tower established our city as soon as so quick work fast.
sir mujhe humare village me tower lagwana hai mere jamin par vaha problem hai network ki,please contact me mob. no. 9584498019 (add. village- amlataj, Dist.- Dewas, state.- mp
there is no 3g signal in mubarakpur plz establish it
sir there is no tower in my
village . there are many airtel
customers . they want to go
other networks . please give
is bsnl 3g has coverage in all towns of westbengal………
i am sakthi from coimbatore, my place peelamedu , IHave bought bsnl 3g broadband ur service people told my place good coverage area so iam connected 3g but now here very very poor coverage and compare with another brand mobilenet is very good ur people is cheat to me. pls featurely don’t ask lies to speak any customer ”MY MONEY IS NOW LOSS RS4200 U R PROVE IT GOVERNMENT SECTOR”
Hey… its your fault… you should have inquired people who are using it… and don cry like a baby now.
my village has no coverage eluru beside ponangi village please check network settings
my village teelakhadi district bhopal (m.p.) is vary poor coverage and network vary problem is my village
I am from pappampatti pirivu, coimbatore.. i dont have any 3g mobile.. but i need a bsnl 3g for accessing my internet in my computer.. so Can any one pls check out whether bsnl 3g wil work in my place and help me through “mathanb2b@gmail.com”.?
I HAVE A BSNL 3G CONNECTION WITH 3G MODEM. UP TO NOV 2010 I GOT GOOD SPEED, THAT TIME I GOT “UMTS” SIGNAL . NOW ALSO I GET UMTS SIGNAL BUT WHEN I AM CONNECTING THE NET SIGNAL CHANGE TO “HSDPA” AND SPEED BECOME COME DOWN. HOW IT WILL BE ??. HOW CAN I GET “UMTS” SIGNAL AND SPEED??
The Signal is called “UMTS” .It is basically a standard and not a protocol. When connected to an UMTS signal the protocol used is HSDPA, thats not an error. I had excellent speed when i was in kerala , speeds excess of 400Kbps where reached. But when i came to vellore the speed dropped drastically(around 20-30kbps). It depends on the coverage.
boss…. hspda is 3.75g network and umts is just 3g network. in 3g u may get max. file download speed of 40-45kbps. but in hspda under 3.5G (hspda 3.5 G 3.6 mbps ) network u can download a file with max. speed of 200kbps. and in 3.75(hspda+ 7.2mbps) u can down at a speed doubler than 3.5g network.
u will get good download speed if the signal strength is good and if the network is HSPDA and not UMTS.
As usual BSNL is cheating its own customers by just introducing a new system and not even takes care to upgrade it . And paving way for other private operators to thrive.
See.. Reliance Tata and MTs are advertising on mobile broadband + networks.. what is that service.? nobody cares on it.. BSNl too have that service. just like 3g they got that service first and they failed to advertise and built infrastructure to promote it.
network name is evdo..
just see the difference..
bsnl evdo (mobile broadband) unlimited- just 750/month
tata photon+ evdo – 15gb 1500/month
reliance mobile broadband + -evdo – 15Gb – 1500/month
HOW MANY KNOW ABOUT THIS FRAUD THESE NETWORK ARE DOING?
WHY BSNL DIDNT ADVERTISE ON THIS EVDO?
same is on 3G. they got 3g spectrum first and they didnt built good towers or infrastructure to take forward.
InDIRECTLY THEY ARE ALLOWING THE OTHER PRIVATE OPERATORS TO GROW..
CHECK ON THE OTHER 3G OPERATORS SITES. THEY DONT EVEN OFFER UNLIMITED PLANS. BUT THEY OFFER GOOD SPEED.
BUT BSNL HAVE UNLIMITED PLANS+POOR SIGNAL STRENGTH+ POOR COVERAGE
ONLY SOLUTION IS TO PRIVATISE..
Hi
I am from small town, i want to know the url where i can see the bsnl 3g coverage areas, i usually move to different cities due to business and i want to know if 3g covers in that area or not
i may not open this same page again so please reply to my email saipothuri@aol.in
Thanks & Regards
Sai Pothuri
high speed bsnl 3g
will bsnl 3g usb modem for laptop works every where in india. i mean even in roaming and village areas also….? pls help me
Yes it works any where. But in areas where there is no BSNL 3G coverage (like in most villages), it shifts to 2G (that is GPRS or EDGE).
madhu …. r u using 3g data card????
i have a bsnl connection in my nokia E52 phone………….it shows 3.5G under the signal strength in my phone if the network is in 3g (UMTS) area……………….otherwise tower symbol is shown