Last updated on January 16th, 2023 at 06:38 am
Today is the era wherein, we communicate with our friends/relatives with data
instead of voice such as we use more and more social media sites, e-mail, chatting, video conference on our laptop etc. In other words, we use more data day by day instead of talk-time of our mobile phones.
So choosing a right and economical data plan for our Mobile phone,Tablet PC or Laptop will help in optimizing our resources with less burden of data usage bills.
How we can choose right data plans, we must keep following points in our mind before subscribing to a data plan.
- Availability of 3G network of mobile operator at the place (Office or Home) where we want to use Internet at the most.
- Estimate your data usage pattern and calculate approximate data usage per month. Simply surfing the Internet consumes less data while watching videos on Youtube etc and listening online songs consumes lots of data.
- You must decide the speed of data connection which you feel comfortable at the time of using Internet.
- The most important, the monthly budget, which you can afford comfortably.
We ideally have three categories of users of data plan
- Normal data plan user: This user may feel comfortable with 1GB data per month and with this much data, user can surf the Internet may be connected with friends with Chatting , emails without heavy attachments and social media sites like Facebook twitter, LinkedIn etc.
- Medium data plan user: This user may consume at most 2GB per month and with this much data, user can watch streaming videos in addition to usage of a normal data plan user.
- Heavy data plan users: These users either feel comfortable with at least 6GB data or unlimited data plan so that they can feel free while using Internet
We have already compared some best data plans of mobile operators for the consumption of 5GB data, have a fresh look, Please click here.
Now we can see some unlimited 3G data plans which,mostly limit the data usage at 6GB at the super-fast speed of 3G and then speed reduces drastically however data usage are free and unlimited.
So let us check which Mobile Operator is offering unlimited data plans in Indian Telecom market
| Mobile Operator | Charges for unlimited data plan for validity of 30 days | Description of data plan | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airtel | Rs 950 | 6GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 2G | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| Aircel | Rs 697 | 6GB data at 3G speed (up to 7.2 Mbps) and thereafter speed reduces to 128kbps | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India so check before opting this operator |
| BSNL | Rs 700 | 6GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 256kbps | This UL Data plan is available in Southern Telecom Circles of BSNL however limited plan at Rs 700 for 6GB data is available all over India. 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| Idea | Rs 950 | 6GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 128kbps | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| MTS | Rs 798 | 6GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 153.6kbps | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| MTNL | Rs 1650 | You will get true unlimited data at the speed of 3G all time. | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| RCOM | Rs 750 | 5GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 64kbps | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| Tata DoCoMo | Rs 899 | 5GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 64kbps | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
| Vodafone | Rs 850 | 5GB data at 3G speed and thereafter speed reduces to 64kbps | 3G Service is available in selected cities of India |
Now we can select the right data plan as per our need
