BSNL Prepaid Rates Too High

I am using BSNL Excel Prepaid but not really satisfied with it. They are charging 90 p/min within BSNL network and Rs. 1.20/min outside BSNL network. 60 p per SMS within home network and Re. 1 outside network. With Hutch or Airtel the call rates are 30 p & 60 p once you buy a monthly power - something yet to strike the BSNL thinktank.

The GPRS Plan from BSNL is irking me most. It is priced exorbitantly - 2 paise per KB! Whereas Airtel provides unlimited WAP internet access for a tariff of just Rs. 99 a month. Reason enough for me to shift to Airtel. I am still sticking to BSNL just because of Excel Power. But can’t say for how long.

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  1. Gravatar Icon 1 veena

    That’s not true! The excel prepaid of bsnl is the best prepaid plan…I agree others have a lot of offers, but they have limitations…where as the bsnl plan is consistent..and reliable..60 ps/sms is the lowest rate in india for any prepaid customer..unless there are special offers…those are limited too.

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 saptarshi chakraborty

    Yes.BSNL will stick to its offers unlike Hutch or Airtel who keep on changing offers every day.It costs less in the long run.

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 sachin

    Hmm I think Bsnl Is So Costly And His Plan And Tarrif Is So High ?
    WHy This Is Costly

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 coolguy

    BSNL is the worst

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 anil

    indias largest mobil coverage is only the bsnl,and only the 10 paise per minitus for two bsnl numbers,

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Avinash Raut

    yes veena i agree with you that the BSNL Prepaid Rates Too High

    actualy i am using the scheme of BSNL EXCEL ANANT LIFE TIME
    the rates are as follows:
    bsnl mobile to bsnl mobile 2/-Rs.
    bsnl mobile to bsnl landline 2/-Rs.
    bsnl mobile to other mobile 2.50/-Rs.
    bsnl mobile to other landline 3/-Rs.
    bsnl mobile to std landline 5/-Rs.
    bsnl mobile to std other mobile 4.50/-Rs.
    sms are also 50% of the above charges
    and recharge within 6 month at one time to extend the incoming
    this is too high

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 dushyant

    hello bsnl your company is very good but its network is fail

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 krishnamoorthy

    dear sirs, my mobile no. 9443887363. i am in anant life sch. my age is 68 . pl. give tariff concessions for senior citizens like me as we may not live for longer period. thanks.

  9. Gravatar Icon 9 Sijo Mathew

    hello Bsnl your coverage is very good, but your call rate is very high compered with others.

  10. Gravatar Icon 10 mksarma

    kindly let me know how can i get a pre paid connection of bsnl within 2/3 days in bhubaneswar.

  11. Gravatar Icon 11 Anirban

    BSNL your call rate is very high compered with others.

  12. Gravatar Icon 12 Mathew

    Pros

    The coverage is very good reaching to the remotest areas.
    The plans are good for customers who do not use the phone for extensive calling.
    The ananth plan is the cheapest for keeping a mobile for incoming only. (I do not think there is anything to beat this)

    Cons

    The charge of 1.20/min for other n/w is very high compared to any other plans of rivals.
    The coverage is good, but the connectivity is pathetic.
    The cell routes are often clogged at peak time, so that it requires more than 3 attempts to establish calls.
    The above applies for a caller who is calling to my phone.
    The GPRS connectivity charges is simply outrageous. No special monthly GPRS plans for unlimited usage.

  13. Gravatar Icon 13 shiva

    BSNL may disappear soon from Indian mobile competition.

  14. Gravatar Icon 14 Ntweat

    Well my dad is in BSNL but i m customer in a different state the coverage in my home excellent even connectivity bt here it sucks BSNL plays jst zone wise… and ya BSNL never falls back on its offers…. not like reliance airtel or hutch give GPRS for 99 then increase it to a ridiculous Rs 250 pm y wont a person take broadband then!?? or give free interstate calling (RIM) now customer has ur phone so stop it he cant throw away the phone!!!

    This is y BSNL SIMs are in demand all across the country!!!

  15. Gravatar Icon 15 admin

    vist on www.airtelnop.com for free gprs

  16. Gravatar Icon 16 javadsha h varaiya

    well - as of now BSNL GPRS rates could be cheapest for free account.
    They are currently offering for limited time 10 kb / 1 paise instead of 1kgb/ 2 paise.

    so best time to use GPRS and try out different things like Morange Push mail detailed below - the best free Push mail solution i have come across

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    Also if their desktop version is loaded on your PC, you can access your complete PC from mobile - great for you to access your important files etc. - when you are ouring and have miseed to carry some files!!!

    Paid ver. is USD 29 per year

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  17. Gravatar Icon 17 Satyavir Singh Dalal

    My mobile no. is 9415109228. I am being charged Rs. 199 per month since last few months as GPRS rent which I NEVER ASKED FOR.I dont know how to get rid off it.Will you please help me out ?

  18. Gravatar Icon 18 Satyavir Singh Dalal

    I stay in an apartment where one cannot get BSNLs landline as the company has some agreement/tie-up with Reliance. I have a post-paid as well as a pre-paid connection from BSNL.How can I USE THE BROADBAND /internet services ?

  19. Gravatar Icon 19 biswajeet saha

    i am 67 plz reduce my call rate as senior citizen

  20. Gravatar Icon 20 selvin

    Bsnl is always the best for all types of consumer, especially its excel power plan. instead of finding a bad thing in every thing, lets make use of it in a good way. jai hind

  21. Gravatar Icon 21 Victor P V

    i,m an 84 year old senior citizen, ever since the beginning of the bsnl excel anant scheme , i am being charged 1 ruppee for locac calls n 2rs for std. i have been charged for roaming too. i send only sms. the 24/7 service is not upto the mark as im totally fed up trying to contact them.. this is my no. 9449338778

  22. Gravatar Icon 22 chaitanya

    hi iam using bsnl life time and very bored with that can u suggest any prepaid bsnl plan
    life charges are too high

  23. Gravatar Icon 23 hari

    it’s ttooooooooooooo highhhhhh
    i can’t belive this
    why it’s doing like that

  24. Gravatar Icon 24 harpal singh gill

    HI BSNL I AM USING PLAN 725 ITS VERY GUD PLAN BUT SIMLIAR PLAN BY OTHER IS PROVIDED AT VERY LESS RENTAL @425/- SECONDLY UR CHARGING RS.1.50/-FOR STD ON OWN BSNL LAND LINE ITS TOO MUCH. UR ALSO CHARGING SAME ON OTHER MOBILE AGAIN ITS VERY HIGH WHN U COMPARE WITH PLAN 299/-. SO PL REDUCE THESE CHARGES AS FOLLOW OWN NET WORK 40 PAISA AND OTHER NETWORK 60 PAISE PER MINTUR.THX THINK OVER IT IF U REALLY WANT TO MAKE POPULAR THIS PLAN.HARPAL SINGH

  25. Gravatar Icon 25 harpal singh gill

    BSNL PLZ REPLY HSG15@SIFY.COM ANY ONE WANT ME AS A FRIND CAN REPLY ON THIS EMAIL

  26. Gravatar Icon 26 sundaram

    hey

    Now days the Bsnl Net work Coverage very poor. while speeking to other line disconnected.

    more rate wise its ok. they try to introduced the Booster like airtel, vodofone, aircel, …

    but now Net work coverage is i think very low.

    sundaram

  27. Gravatar Icon 27 sachin niwatkar

    hi iam using bsnl life time and teriff is very costly Now days the Bsnl Net work Coverage very poor.and anouncing good offer campared to other. thank u

  28. Gravatar Icon 28 sanjay madhyani

    bsnl network & calling rate is heart brakeing……..

  29. Gravatar Icon 29 sanjay madhyani gwalior

    bsnl network & calling rate is heart braking

  30. Gravatar Icon 30 Gopalaswamy

    I have been using Aircel and Hutch - As I was using minimum, I used to buy Rs 200 card monthly - but unfortunately, the talk time given is only about 40 out of which a daily rental in the name of free sms is deducted resulting in Rs 30 a month. This leaves hardly Rs 10 talktime. There are no such daily rental deduction in BSNL. You are charged for whatever use you make. I am satisfied with it.

  31. Gravatar Icon 31 shivkumar kosarkar

    generaly your call rate high &60%population use bsnl net-work &they are live below bpl plan of govt. rules,note it
    these two plans (bsnl above mention& bpl plan) not match to eachother.
    okey shiv 9422549103

  32. Gravatar Icon 32 riveBrieryKig

    Hello!
    Nice site ;)
    Bye

  33. Gravatar Icon 33 bipin patel

    first i am using hutch, but my familay member use bsnl so i convert in bsnl but its services its very borring and zero, when i call customer care than after 1hrs. i talk with customer care and other facility is also very poorer, so i think again with my family member convert in hutch.

  34. Gravatar Icon 34 p.jyothsna rani

    hi this is jyothsna.I am using bsnl ananth scheme (that is life time).may i know is there any offers for life time users mainly sms charges are too high compared to other net work schemes.why should you thought of implementing such schemes for all bsnl users
    thanx

  35. Gravatar Icon 35 rakesh

    Sir
    Your calling rates too high
    Can u tell me.
    std plans
    and roaming plans in uttar pardesh allahabad

    pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    mail for my e-mail id
    lowest rate for std callings

  36. Gravatar Icon 36 rijo

    bsnl,vodafone,airtel,relience,tata indicom etc… all cellular service providers… congrats…..

    becose u all are controling our life…

    nobody can control their life
    its all companys………

  37. Gravatar Icon 37 suresh

    bsnl rate is very high
    meximum std coll ret rs 1 hona hai

  38. Gravatar Icon 38 V.B.Khot

    Arramge for spectial recharge to exel New Anant sceme as others have provided like Jadoo in reliance ( Rs29/Month)etc.

  39. Gravatar Icon 39 kiran

    BSNL CHARGES ARE TO MUCH HIGH compare to other mobile service provider, BSNL should reduce the call rate .

  40. Gravatar Icon 40 Shashank

    BSNL is shit………….!!! Always cheating with customers.

  41. Gravatar Icon 41 amit

    BSNL CHARGES ARE TO MUCH HIGH compare to other mobile service provider, BSNL should reduce the call rate .

    BSNL should improve its network. It is too bad
    it is very important to improve otherwise BSNL will losse (not gain) its market rapidly

  42. Gravatar Icon 42 amit

    it is too bad

  43. Gravatar Icon 43 sobhanakumary

    Hello,
    I was bsnl excel user and converted it to ‘anant’ The validity was for 6 months, the expiry date was 24/04/08. Under the impression that there is a grace period of 7 days, I got it recharged, today that is 25/04/08 and to my dismay I find that I have lost the existing balance of Rs. 1600 amd odd. This is sheer fleecing of the customer. Either bsnl should give grace period of 7 days, just as in the case of other schemes, or they should add a line to the messages they sent that ‘ grace period is not available for this scheme’. Could anyone tell me of the way to get a refund of the lost amount?

  44. Gravatar Icon 44 manish m patel

    Please Sir,
    Help Me,
    Please Send
    BSNL Prepaid
    Related Information

  45. Gravatar Icon 45 shubhra

    hi bsnl,
    i want to change my annant prepaid plan…..
    pls give me the proper steps of changing plan …
    form annant to genral…..
    also tell me about the charges of this process…..
    i like bsnl servise….
    and i like to always live with bsnl…….

  46. Gravatar Icon 46 Murali

    I have received lot of wrong calls
    daily i have received average 10 calls
    but 8 calls are wrong calls
    BSNL IS THE WROST

  47. Gravatar Icon 47 Vijay

    HI

    BSNL anath plan is too costly. I am in the old scheme and they charge INR 1.60 per min to local number. So I have changed to Airtel.

    BSNL should reduce the rates for Ananth scheme. I know they have done for normal plan, but what about this

  48. Gravatar Icon 48 djbardhan

    hi.after 11/06/08 the std rate and other rate are changed.I am trying to change 20p. previous it was 10p to put std no. instate of local land no. but it is not accepting. cust.care does not know any thing about this. it published in times of india paper.on 23/06/08. tell me how to do it.

    my plane is now general. how change one india plane. what is the difference as per web site rate are less in one india but 20p call can I do it. .

  49. Gravatar Icon 49 sunil falswal

    u r rates too high as well as reke reliance u don’t give any kind of free std from bsnl to bsnl please give that kind of offer to u r coustmer thanks

  50. Gravatar Icon 50 sunil falswal

    u r rates too high as well as rate reliance u don’t give any kind of free std from bsnl to bsnl please give that kind of offer to u r coustmer thanks

  51. Gravatar Icon 51 saptarshi

    i am a bsnl excel customer till 4 years…….
    i am happy with excelp condition.that is 2 number 10 poisa per miniute.1 mobile and 1 land line……
    but…
    through
    21 june.
    it is increases 20 poisa per miniute..it is un fear to the old customer……
    new customer should maintained it..
    this is hramfull for customer satisfraction……..

  52. Gravatar Icon 52 Maya

    I am a customer from kerala. I would like to know about ‘Excel Ananth’ scheme and also like to know any offers regarding ‘ISD’ calls.

  53. Gravatar Icon 53 arun

    bsnl is the best..only time will proove..lets wait n see

  54. Gravatar Icon 54 sreeharsha

    I have an old excel anant life time validity plan with call rates of 2 Rs. call charge and request u to give me a suggestion to convert in to new excel anant plan with call charge o 1 Rs. with same life time tarriff plan

  55. Gravatar Icon 55 Janaki

    Hi..

    Im using bsnl excel studentpower. Call rates is very high. I request u to provide rate cutter plan to this plan..

  56. Gravatar Icon 56 goldee roi

    I m using BSNL prepaid. I m from chandigarh.
    I have proud on BSNL that it is our national telecom service, covering largest area of the country. Thanks to Govt. of India

    BUT –

    Information given by the computer of the customer care and the information given by customer care personnel have lots of differences. This creates lots of problem. Same time –
    “http://www.bsnl.co.in/service/tariff_excel_pre.htm#20paise” (

  57. Gravatar Icon 57 goldee roi

    Information given on website is different as given by the customer care.
    BSNL higher officers should take steps to overcome such type of the problem.

    We r so much advanced now!!! (As far as communication concern), bsnl should clarify the plans which r applicable for all over country and the plans which are specific for some state on the web.

    Please compare the call rate with others.
    We know that BSNL can solve all the problems, but when ….???

  58. Gravatar Icon 58 sudhakar

    i want to get call and sms details of my bsnl prepaid connection . plz tell me how can i get. u can send the prosess on my id:vermasudhakar11@yahoo.com

  59. Gravatar Icon 59 subhendra

    I want to know the prepaid phone no. for subhendra kr ghosh, 14Q, Dum Dum Road, Kolkata 700 030. I am unable to contact him. thanks

  60. Gravatar Icon 60 subhendra

    will i get the number or should i try for it somewhere else. please let me know

  61. Gravatar Icon 61 Anees

    With my understanding…
    BSNL is having a constant plan… which is higher compared to other mobiles…..

    but other companies, giving different plans to attract customers… i think they will adjust it in some otherway…
    ineffect they will have the gain… as they are privat companies..

    I think BSNL can have more value if they provid good connectivity.. and some constant but reduced plans……

  62. Gravatar Icon 62 deepak

    please let me know the way to avail two free number facility on bsnl prepaid mobile.
    Thanks.

  63. Gravatar Icon 63 Dilip

    bsnl is very boring & callrates is very high.

  64. Gravatar Icon 64 srinu

    yes bsnl need to chage a lot

  65. Gravatar Icon 65 Neeraj Vijayvergiya

    BSNL CHARGES ARE TO MUCH HIGH compare to other mobile service provider, BSNL should reduce the call rate .

    Please think about this matter.

  66. Gravatar Icon 66 Shamik Sen

    I need call detai.ls of last months. My bsnl no is : 09433568779

  67. Gravatar Icon 67 melanie fernandes

    i need call details of last month my no. 9422643228

  68. Gravatar Icon 68 varsha

    I am a prepaid user since 04 Years.The rates are very high & schemes offered for other netwoks.Roaming charges 1.50 .Network is also not clear in roaming.Pls.look into it .

  69. Gravatar Icon 69 dipak

    i need call details of last month my no. 9428130058

  70. Gravatar Icon 70 jayakrishnan

    i think bsnl is the best network in india.but they cannot atract peoples like private networks why it is so.bsnl can become the first and best network if they give atractive offers.

  71. Gravatar Icon 71 jayakrishnan

    I read only complaints about bsnl and nobody is telling good so take it as achallenge and do good……

  72. Gravatar Icon 72 A.K.SURENDRAN

    my mobile number 9447209488
    ple actine my bsnl tunes

  73. Gravatar Icon 73 A.K.SURENDRAN

    8-1-09 i active bsnl tunes in my mobile number
    9447209488 not active . your service is very bad .
    I complained bsnl costemersevise, bsnl bhavan thiruvandapuram, bsnl bhavan ernakulam , telecomcenter angamaly , and telecom center alway

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  74. Gravatar Icon 74 ranjit singh rana

    bsnl is good but network is busy

  75. Gravatar Icon 75 Dhivan

    Hai, I have used BSNL, i was web connection applied, but the netwok “connection failed”.

  76. Gravatar Icon 76 VINAYAK

    YES I AGRRE THAT BSNL RATES R HIGH..
    BUT AFTER THINKING ALL PLUS & MINUS….BSNL IS GOOD…
    AFTERALL….BSNL HAI..TO APANAPAN HAI…

  77. Gravatar Icon 77 gyan prakash

    dear sir,

    mai bsnl ke pripaid se computer per sufrfing karta hu aapke 230.00 wale gprs plan se lakin iski spped air tel ke mobile ofiice se kafi achchi hai magar yah beech 2 me apne aap siglal off ho ke dheema ho jata hai kya koi aur plan hai jisme spped achchi ho magar kam paiso me pz tell me

  78. Gravatar Icon 78 ramesh kumar verma

    I have prepaid connection with my no. 9425261854 in chhatisgarh circle. i want to see my call details for last six months . because of the charges is too high and i want to switch with other oprator. before swithing i want to compare the rate with other oprators

  79. Gravatar Icon 79 Pardeep Garg

    dear sir,
    maine bsnl broadband ka home plan 750Rs/m wala unlimited liya tha. jab mera monthly bill aaya to bill ka amount 17467Rs ka tha. CSC Narnaul me pata karne par hame bataya ki apki plan ko business plan me activate kar diya hai jab ki hamne home plan ke liye application de thi or hum ghar per hi internet ka use karte they.
    Jab CSC Narnaul me hamari application ko check kiya to paya ki CSC Narnaul walo ne apni Marji se 750 wale plan ko cutting karke 700Rs kar diya or hamara bill galat ban gaya.hamne CSC Narnaul me hamara no.275300 hum band karwane gaye to bataya ki apke naxt bill me hum apka ye amount less kar denge or aage apko koi complaind nahi hogi aur aap ye bill 17467Rs ki payment kar do aur humne 23/9/2009 ko bill ki payment kar de.jab hamara 2nd bill aaya to usme hamara nahi to back amount less kiya gaya balki ye bill bhi usi plan ke tahat Rs 14925 ka bhej diya.
    ab aapse request hai ki hamari complaind ka jaldi se jaldi samadhan kiya jaye aur hamare bill ko thik karke hamaria refund kiya jaye.
    thank you.
    pardeep garg s/o moti lal
    mandi ateli
    Distt.mohinder garh(Hry.)
    01282 275300
    contact no. 09354846300

  80. Gravatar Icon 80 Rameshwar B Vispute

    I Like BSNL

  81. Gravatar Icon 81 arun

    Only bsnl is the most covrege areya but his collcharges is so high why are you not compare other pvt. co. like idea airtel they give per second coll rate. i hopy Bsnle do this per second coll.

  82. Gravatar Icon 82 sundar

    bsnl rates are too high.pls reduce the tarriff.

  83. Gravatar Icon 83 sundar

    bsnl rates are too high.pls reduce the tarriff

  84. Gravatar Icon 84 rafiq

    net work is very very bad
    in chennai anna nagar

  85. Gravatar Icon 85 Anuj ahuja

    PLS GIVE DETAILS OF UNLIMITED INTERNET 273/- P.M.PLAN IN PREPAID MOBILE.

  86. Gravatar Icon 86 sasi

    Yes, BSNl call costs are high.
    BSNL TO BSNL CALSS

  87. Gravatar Icon 87 sasi

    BSNL to BSNL prepaid calls are very high.
    I too feel the same about it.

  88. Gravatar Icon 88 Zuhra

    What many people said is wrong
    BSNL is the only mobile operator having wide coverage in rural and hiily even forest areas. The plan are also cheap compared to others if you use STV Vouchers
    STV-45 all bsnl calls @ 1 ps and others 1.2ps/s Validity 365 days
    STV-51 all calls @ 49 ps/minite validity 180 days
    STV-89 2GB Free Gprs validity 30 days
    STV-18 unlimited free GPRS for one day
    I hope this is the best offer with wide coverage enjoy with our own company netwok
    Zuhra

  89. Gravatar Icon 89 vinod

    how to increase the speed of internet for nokia 3110c …iam using bsnl 3G is the bal is separte for usage of experince of 3G in my handset to PC

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