BSNL EVDO - have some queries about speed and charges

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kuduku said:
Fluctuating signal , might be because of too many users . Doesn't happen to me . I have a spot where in daytime speed drops and night again climbs up . I generally get 200KBps in night and 100 KBps in day .
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its highly unlikely that there are too many evdo users in my area. even people at bsnl head office told me that only 2 evdo connection were sold in last 3 years.

will changing data card help getting stable speeds?
 
harshalzz said:
And wat is the new concept" EVDO" can anyone explain plz.. Is it an normal 750 unlimitedplan or else..
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This concept, connection and availability is older than 3G launch in India so nothing new here. Link to BSNL EVDO are there by me , go back some pages
 
Can somebody please help if you know what should I do to change plan?

My present EVDO plan is 1GB for Rs. 250 and I would like to change it to Rs. 750 unlimited. Do I need to visit BSNL office or recharge online by paytm?

Any help in this regard is appreciated.
 
ev1lb0ygen1us said:
^^^I use this - genext.bsnl.co.in/cdmaprepaid/
Not sure if it works for other circles as well.
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Thanks!
After registration when I'm trying to register a CDMA number to the account and click on 'Send PIN SMS' it shows - This is not a prepaid CDMA number.

Looks like this is not applicable for WEST zone.
 
Seems like BSNL has done some kind of capping on my SIM or the there is a problem with the BTS in my area.
Got my ZTE AC2766 today. Put in my SIM. I got the same problem as I had with my Prithvi UE100.

Torrents - I am able to download around 50-60MB at 280+ kB/s speed. After that, speed drops to 8-10 kB/s.
Direct Download - in IDM, I can download around 80MB at 280+ kB/s and after that speed drops to 15-17 kB/s.
If I disconnect and reconnect, speed goes back to normal(280+ kB/s)

This happens in both Prithvi UE100 and ZTE AC2766.

Can anyone suggest what I should do?
 
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I have a problem to connect 598U to evdo mode but i can connect it in 1x mode.
Can u guys check the settings please...
 

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So, I am thinking of trying out BSNL's unlimited EVDO for quite some time now. I am already leeching of Reliance but that plan is active on my mobile and I need something for my home. After going through the last few pages of this thread, this is what I understand. Do correct me if I am wrong.

1) Buy the ZTE dongle from eBay. It is available for Rs. 1400 from the seller recommended above.
2) Get a normal CDMA SIM from BSNL. I am however more inclined to go for postpaid as there are no hassles of recharging which seems to be a hit or a miss doing online. If I go for postpaid, is the procedure any different. Please advice.
3) I will have to buy a new router as well. So please let me know the exact router which is known to work perfectly with the ZTE dongle.

Thanks.
 
rdst_1 said:
So, I am thinking of trying out BSNL's unlimited EVDO for quite some time now. I am already leeching of Reliance but that plan is active on my mobile and I need something for my home. After going through the last few pages of this thread, this is what I understand. Do correct me if I am wrong.

1) Buy the ZTE dongle from eBay. It is available for Rs. 1400 from the seller recommended above.
2) Get a normal CDMA SIM from BSNL. I am however more inclined to go for postpaid as there are no hassles of recharging which seems to be a hit or a miss doing online. If I go for postpaid, is the procedure any different. Please advice.
3) I will have to buy a new router as well. So please let me know the exact router which is known to work perfectly with the ZTE dongle.

Thanks.
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I bought the ZTE Ac2766 just 2 weeks ago. I got it for Rs.999.
Works pretty well with BSNL EVDO. The problems that I had initially were related to BSNL tower. There was no problem with the modem.

AS far as I have heard, the TP-Link routers do not work with the unlocked ZTE modem.
 
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TP link routers and most ZTE CDMA modems are fully compatible . I have used TP link MR3020 with ZTE AC 2766 with no issues and same modem also works in DDWRT . The compatibility also given on TP site
 
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kuduku said:
@hotshot05 @rdst_1
TP link routers and most ZTE CDMA modems are fully compatible . I have used TP link MR3020 with ZTE AC 2766 with no issues and same modem also works in DDWRT . The compatibility also given on TP site
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Thanks. Looks like it is time to order the router and modem online today.
Also can you advise about whether I should go for prepaid or postpaid. If I do go for postpaid will they force me to buy an EVDO SIM instead of a regular CDMA SIM.
 
rdst_1 said:
Thanks. Looks like it is time to order the router and modem online today.
Also can you advise about whether I should go for prepaid or postpaid. If I do go for postpaid will they force me to buy an EVDO SIM instead of a regular CDMA SIM.
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If you can recharge using online or offline easily then prepaid is better as if you dont want to use it don't recharge . Yes in postpaid evdo plan they will force you to buy EVDO SIM . I felt hit and miss is only with RUIM SIM . With EVDO branded SIM i have not faced any issues now . I had tried paytm and easyonlinerechage and both recharge go smoothly .
 
kuduku said:
If you can recharge using online or offline easily then prepaid is better as if you dont want to use it don't recharge . Yes in postpaid evdo plan they will force you to buy EVDO SIM . I felt hit and miss is only with RUIM SIM . With EVDO branded SIM i have not faced any issues now . I had tried paytm and easyonlinerechage and both recharge go smoothly .
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So are you saying it is better to buy the EVDO SIM?
 
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