BSNL 3G Broadband Plans, Settings and Usage Details

Being a state-owned telecommunications company, it is not easy to deal with BSNL. BSNL is one of the best 3G service provider in India covering more than 760 cities. Getting a BSNL 3G connection is not a difficult task. Just go to your nearest BSNL office and ask for a Pre-Paid connection. You just need to provide your address proof and a one time payment of Rs. 120 for the SIM card. You can recharge for Rs.400 which will give you 1GB data for 1 month.

Access Point Name(APN) Settings for BSNL 3G

Its again simple, for any handset go to APN settings and add a new APN with the following details:

APN Name: bsnlnet
Other Settings: Default

If 3G is not available on your network, you can use the GPRS for data, use the following settings for GPRS:

APN Name: bsnlsouth or gprssouth.cellone.in or gprswest.cellone.in or gprsnorth.cellone.in
Other Settings: Default

These settings works well with HTC Desire HD, Samsung Galaxy S, iPhone and iPad. Let me know if you are facing any issues setting up 3G on your smart phone.

How to know 3G usage details?

BSNL sends automated message every 30 minutes or while you disconnect your data connection. Also you can dial the following numbers(may not work on some circles):

*123*6#
*112#
*123*10#
*123*8#
sms DATA2G to 53733
sms DATA3G to 53733
*234#

Is 3G Available in My City?

BSNL 3G Availability List
1	UAN	Dehradun	129	RAJ	Jaipur	257	UP EAST	Azamgarh	385	MH	Lgatpuri
2		Haldwani	130		Jodhpur	258		Mau	386		Manmad
3		Nainital	131		Udaipur	259		Gorakhpur	387		Sinar
4		Rishikesh	132		Kota	260		Ghazipur	388		Malegaon
5		Mussoorie	133		Bikaner	261		Jaunpur	389	GUJ	Ahmedabad
6		Haridwar	134		Jaisalmer	262		Maharaj Ganj	390		Gandhi Nagar
7		Uttarkashi	135		Dausa	263		Allahabad	391		Varodra
8		Tehri	136		Nagaur	264		Bahraich	392		Rajkot
9		Kashipur	137		Pali	265		Barabanki	393		Nadiad
10		Ruderpur	138		Chittaurgarh	266		Bhinga	394		Anand
11		Almora	139		Rawatbhata	267		Padrauna	395		Surat
12		Roorkee	140		Banswara	268		Deoria	396	MP	Bhopal
13		Vikasnagar	141		Dungarpur	269		Akbarpur	397		Indore
14		Bhageshwar	142		Sriganganagar	270		Faizabad	398		Jabalpur
15		Srinagar	143		Sawai Madhopur	271		Tanda NTPC	399	CH	Chennai
16		Pithoragarh	144		Karoli	272		Gonda	400	KER	Kannur
17		Champawat	145		Churu	273		Balrampur	401		Kasarkod
18		Kotdwar	146		Baran	274		Gida	402		Mahe
19		Pauri	147		Hanumangarh	275		Hardoi	403		Trichur
20		Gopeshwar	148		Kankroli	276		Jhansi	404		Chavakkad
21	PB	Jalandhar	149		Ajmer	277		Farrukhabad	405		Malappuram
22		Amritsar	150		Kishangarh	278		Kannauj	406		Kollam
23		Pathankot	151		Alwar	279		RaeBareli	407		Pathanamthitta
24		Kapurthala	152		Balotra	280		Unchahar NTPC	408		Kottayam
25		Bhatinda	153		Bharatpur	281		Robertsganj	409		Calicut
26		Gurdaspur	154		Dhaulpur	282		Shaktinagar	410		Palakkad
27		Mansa	155		Jhunjhunun	283		Pipari	411		Allepey
28		Nawashahr	156		Sikar	284		Rihandnagar	412		Kalpetta
29		Hoshiarpur	157		Bundi	285		Mirzapur	413		Kondotty
30		Panchkula	158		Sirohi	286		Obra	414		Kumarakom
31		Asr Airport	159		Tonk	287		Amethi	415		Trivandrum
32		Mohali	160		Bhilwara	288		Jagdishpur Ind.Area	416		Ernakulam
33		Patiala Spl Zone	161		Makrana	289		Sultanpur	417		Kavarathy
34		Patiala	162		Jalor	290		Korwa	418		Munnar
35		Fatehgarh Sahib	163		Barmer	291		Ballia	419		Nedumbassery
36		Chandigarh	164		Jhalawar	292		Mughalsarai	420		Idukki
37		Ludhiana	165		Mount Abu	293		Ambedkar Nagar	421	TN	Coimbatore
38		Ropar	166		Beawar	294		Orai	422		Coonor
39		Moga	167	BH	Patna	295		Unnao	423		Ooty
40		Sangrur	168		Saharsa	296		Fatehpur	424		Nagarkoil
41		Ferozepur	169		Bhagalpur	297		Banda	425		Tirrpur
42		Faridkot	170		Gaya	298		Karwi	426		Erode
43		Muktsar	171		Hajipur	299		Hamirpur	427		Kanyakumari
44	J&K	Jammu*	172		Katihar	300		Mahoba	428		Kodaikanal
45	HP	Shimla	173		Muzaffarpur	301		Bhadohi	429		Tirunelveli
46		Solan	174		Motihari	302		Pratapgarh	430		Ariyalur
47		Mandi	175		Munger	303		Manjhanpur	431		Perambalur
48		Dharamsala	176		Darbhanga	304		Shahjahanpur	432		Namakkal
49		Palampur	177		Supaul	305		Lalitpur	433		Tanjavur
50		Chamba	178		Arrah	306		Lakhimpur	434		Tuticorin
51		Nahan	179		Buxar	307		Sitapur	435		Virudunagar
52		Baddi	180		Barauni	308	ASM	Guhawati	436		Pondycherry
53		Kullu	181		Begusarai	309		Dibrugarh	437		Sivaganga
54		Manali	182		Kahalgaon	310		Duliajan	438		Thiruvarur
55		Hamirpur	183		Aurangabad	311		Tinsukiya	439		Dharmapuri
56		Keylong	184		Bodh Gaya	312		Bishwanath Charali	440		Krishnagiri
57		Bilaspur	185		Jamui	313		Dhemaji	441		Salem
58		Una	186		Jamalpur	314		Mangaldai	442		Ramanathapuran
59		Kalpa	187		Lakhisarai	315		North lakhimpur	443		Hosur
60	HRY	Bahadurgarh	188		Sitamarhi	316		Tezpur city	444		Trichy
61		Jind	189		Madhepura	317	WB	Durgapur	445		Tiruvanamalai
62		Ambala	190		CHAPRA	318		Haldia	446		Vellore
63		Karnal	191		GOPALGANJ	319		Behrampur	447		Kumbakonam
64		Kurushetra	192		SIWAN	320		Asansol	448		Cuddlore
65		Hisar	193		KISHANGANJ	321		Burdwan	449		Teni
66		Hansi	194		SAMASTIPUR	322		Midnapur	450		Villupuram
67		Sonipat	195		BHABHUA	323		Krishnagar	451		Karaikudi
68		Sirsa	196		BIKRAMGANJ	324		Diamond Harbour	452		Dindigul
69		Kaithal	197		DALMIANAGAR	325		Basirhat	453		Karaikal
70		Panipat	198		SASARAM	326		Bangaon	454		Sivakasi
71		Fatehabad	199		Purnia	327		Contai	455		Nagptinam
72		Rohtak	200		KHAGARIA	328		Bolpur	456		Madurai
73		Bhiwani	201		NARKATIAGANJ	329		Tamluk	457		Pudokottai
74		Kalka	202		RAMNAGAR	330		Suri	458		Karur
75		Jhajjar	203		BAGAHA	331		Jalpaiguri	459	AP	Hyderabad
76		Palwal	204		BETTIAH	332		Raniganj	460		Vijayawada
77		Yamunanagar	205		BANKA	333		Ranaghat	461		Guntur
78		Mahendergarh	206		MADHUBANI	334		Bishnupur	462		Ongloe
79		Manesar	207		JEHANABAD	335		Bankura	463		Vijayanagaram
80		Narnaul	208		MAHNAR	336		Gangtok	464		Eluru
81		Dharuhera	209		ARARIA	337		Purulia	465		Bhimvaram
82		Rewari	210		SHEIKHPURA	338		Habra	466		Rajhmundry
83	CAL	Kolkata	211		SHEOHAR	339		Balurghat	467		Kakinada
84	ORI	B'neshwar	212		RAJGIR	340		Raiganj	468		Vishakapatnam
85		Puri	213		BIHARSHARIF	341		Coochbehar	469		Adillabad
86		Cuttack	214		Barh	342		Alipurduar	470		Ananthpur
87		Jharsuguda	215		Nawada	343		Namchi	471		Prashanthi Nilyam
88		Khurda & Jatni	216	JKD	Ranchi	344		Mangan	472		Kadapa
89		Berhampur	217		Dhanbad	345		Gazying	473		Chitoor
90		Bolangir	218		Jamshedpur	346		Malda	474		Tirupathi
91		ANUGUL	219		Bokaro	347		Siliguri	475		Karimnagar
92		TALCHER	220		Ramgarh	348		Faraka-NTPC	476		Khamam
93		KANIHA	221		Latehar	349		Mayapur	477		Kurnool
94		Bhawani Patna	222		Simdega	350		Jaigaon	478		Mahboobnagar
95		Dhenknal	223		Khunti	351		Khejuriaghat	479		Patancheruvu
96		Parala Khemundi	224		Hazaribagh	352		Kalimpong	480		Nalgonda
97		KORAPUT	225		Deoghar	353		MIT Bishnupur	481		Nellore
98		SAMBALPUR & HIRAKUD	226		Jamtara	354		Singtam	482		Nizamabad
99		SONEPUR	227		Pakur	355		Naybazar	483		Shamshabad
100		BARAGARH	228		Koderma	356		SMIT-Majitar	484		Srikakulam
101		DEOGARH	229		Godda	357		Bagdogra	485		Warangal
102		NAYAGARH	230		Gumla	358		Chakda	486	KTK	Bangalore
103		JAGATSINGHPUR	231	UP WEST	Agra	359		Kharagpur	487		Mangalore
104		CHHATRAPUR	232		Meerut	360	NE-II	Kohima	488		Udupi
105		Kendrapada	233		Etah ( UPW)	361		Dimapur	489		Mandya
106		Malkangiri	234		Bijnor	362		Itanagar	490		Shimoga
107		Nowrangpur	235		Bareilly	363		Mokokchung	491		Davangere
108		Rourkela	236		Pilibhit	364		Imphal	492		Hassan
109		Sundergarh	237		Etawah	365		Naharlagun	493		Hubli
110		Nuapada	238		Mathura	366	NE-I	Shillong	494		Mysore
111		Jajapur Road	239		Vrindawan	367		Jowai	495		Bellary
112		Rayagada	240		Badaun	368		Tura	496		Kolar
113		Phulabani	241		Muzaffarnagar	369		Williamnagar	497		Belgaum
114		Boudh	242		Firozabad	370		Byrnihat	498		Karwar
115		Paradeep	243		Saharanpur	371		Agartala	499		Bidar
116		Bhadrak	244		Mainpuri	372		R K Pur	500		Raichur
117		Balasore	245		Aligarh	373		Aizawl	501		Gulbarga
118		Keojhar	246		M.M.Nagar	374		Kolasib	502		Hospet
119		Gopalpur	247		Auriya	375		Lunglei	503		Chitradurga
120		Jeypore	248		Rampur	376		Champhai	504		Bhadravati
121		Sunabeda/ Damanjodi	249		Moradabad	377	A&N	port blair	505		Tumkur
122		Lanjigarh	250		J.P.Nagar	378		rangat	506		Kodagu
123		Hirakud	251	UP EAST	Lucknow	379		mayabunder	507		Gadag
124		Chandipur	252		Kanpur	380		digilpur	508		Dharwad
125		Dhamra	253		Varanasi	381	MH	Pune	509		Chamraj nagar
126		Jajpur	254		Basti	382		Nasik	510		Surathkal
127		Kantabanji	255		Tetri Bazar	383		Goa	511		Bijapur
128	CHH	Raipur	256		Khalilabad	384		Deolali	512		Manipal

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3G in India is still expensive, let us rely our Land line broadband connection and 2G Data Cards for few more months(or years?)!