Last updated on January 16th, 2023 at 07:00 am
Starting today May 15, 2014, BSNL is going to offer a new standalone unlimited broadband plan for all customers across the country. The new “BBG ULD 1275” plan has FMC of Rs 1275 per month besides FMC of your landline phone. The plan will offer download speed up to 4Mbps till 20GB data usage after which speed will be redce to 512Kbps.
BNSL is already having a similar featured broadband plan “BBG Combo ULD 1425” which also offers download speed 4Mbps up to 20GB and thereafter speed throttles to 512Kbps.
Now the big question is that which one broadband plan is to be preferred.
If you lives at a place where FMC of landline connection is Rs 195, your total monthly bill with new broadband plan will be Rs 195+Rs 1275=Rs 1470, costlier than “BBG Combo ULD 1425” plan so straight way go for “BBG Combo ULD 1425” plan, this plan also offers 250 free calls.
Where FMC of landline connection is Rs 140, then total bill in new plan is cheaper by Rs 10 but still you must go for “BBG Combo ULD 1425” plan because it offers 250 free calls (for additional cost of Rs 10 only !).
This is a very good article, I was almost convinced that 1275 is good, without realising this catch, thank you for the article.
The author has wonderfully and precisely highlighted the catch in the 1275 plan. The 250 free calls and no phone FMC charges. However this does not mean your monthly bill will be 1425 for the BBG1425 plan. The author has missed the vital point of service tax which includes edu cess and higher edu cess. This nasty tax is applicable on 1425 + any additional call costs above 250 free calls. Even if you do not exceed the 250 free calls you will get around 170/- tax and your bill will touch 1600/- for the BBG1425 plan. Yes tax is applicable to the 1275 plan as well and it will be proportionately less. But all in all you will STILL end up paying more than 1600/- because of the FMC which is applicable in the 1275plan.
I totally disagree with DN MISRA’s statement. For the first 20GB I get dedicated 3.44Mbps and the instant 20GB is over this throttles down to dedicated 512Kbps. Please check your home equipment for DSL drops and Net drops on your router.(Splitter/Telephone line/Joints/contact points etc) We always blame BSNL but in my experience with them for over 5yrs till date, their speeds are the most accurate and internet provision the most sure-shot among all the rest in the country for data/speeds in this segment. I only wish they would provide the whole country with 30gb 4mbps in 1425plan and not just those special telecom circles like karnataka etc.
Dear Anthony,No one gets more than 200KB/s to 230KB/s and this speed can be achieved only in night when no user is connected.BSNL never provides more than this.Strictly they provide in 1:8 i.e 4Mbps=512 Kilobyte devided by 8 which comes to 64KB/s……But we may get more than 64KB/s when none other is connected to your port from where your line is connected.Now in 2016 BSNL has increased limit to use 40GB with full speed and thereafter you can get maximum of 1Mbps=128KB/s.But FULL SPEED of BSNL means NEVER MORE THAN 1/2 of your plan and ALWAYS BELOW to PLAN of your connection.NOW EVERY PERSON WOULD LIKE TO PAY around Rs.1600/- to Jio 4G for availing speed of up to 25 MBps and minimum it comes to 5MBps=412KB/s………..Movies can be seen without buffering..Check your speed with Internetfrog.com and notify me once again………..After all it is truth that even in all the courts of INDIA even Video conferrencing from JAIL to COURTS is not possible and it is done with use of mobile phones and simple one page document cannot be uploaded to send email to some one and SUBORDINATE court’s employees daily go to out of court premises to send emails………This is shame on BSNL…..A single page of document is neither gets uploaded nor it can be sent to some one………It is STATUS OF VPN connection also in most part of INDIA.
Great article! Exactly the info I was looking for.
This is a great article and G Anthony’s comments here completes everything overall..
You forget the free calls are only for BSNL network. Presently, there are multiple networks landline and mobile. It will be a good idea if you check how many calls you make to the BSNL network then choose accordingly