Workaround to use BSNL 3G at the cost of Normal GPRS

M@crosoft said:
i am probably too lazy to post here:p

using the 2G sim with a micromax data card for around 1 mnth:)

DOWNLOAD speedz are rocckin and upload speeds suck..suck..suck:mad::mad:

i suppose it's a part of BSNL'S craziness:bounce::bounce::bounce:
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Mind blowing news . Thanks for the update M@crosoft . So its confirmed working in Varanasi

Updated ( 23.03.2010 ) :

TE members using this workaround : Anubis (Kolkata) , Shripad (Mumbai) , EnigmatriX(Chennai) , Tanuj { Chandigarh , Shimla } , Anish (Goa) , janitha (Kerela) , M@crosoft (Varanasi)
 
got mtnl 3g activated finally, but bad news , i called mtnl cc and they said if your 3g is activated then you wont get access to internet in 2g mode , i tried to connect to internet in 2g mode(gsm) but it dosent connect , it only connects when umts is selected or where 3g is available , i think mtnl has found this trick and have stopped it. Can any one from mumbai confirm again that the trick works or not .
 
@Anubis
Make correction in requirements as we cant use this trick with a 3G Sim. BSNL not offering any unlimited cheap GPRS on 3G enabled sim. Its 3G network in which 2G Sim works at high speed ( With low cost GPRS). For 3G sim cost for unlimited data transfer is 2499/- Month. Also add Multi band 3G data cards along with mobiles.
Requirments - 3G phone and 3G or 2G sim. 3G network. I would preffer os9.2 phones. Because these phones have some significant features. This trick is for os 9.1 or other higher level phones which dont reboot when we change the network mode. Example-5320 xm, 5800, n95 etc n E series full.
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virus32win said:
@Anubis
Make correction in requirements as we cant use this trick with a 3G Sim. BSNL not offering any unlimited cheap GPRS on 3G enabled sim. Its 3G network in which 2G Sim works at high speed ( With low cost GPRS). For 3G sim cost for unlimited data transfer is 2499/- Month. Also add Multi band 3G data cards along with mobiles.
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Thanks you guys for the mindblowing feedbacks :hap2:

I cannot make correction in requirements as I am neither a MOD nor a ADMIN. Thaks for the update virus32win

The best I can do is post the workaround again on a new post with the corrections

Okay so this workaround doen't work in 3G Sim
 
Thread Title : Workaround to use BSNL/MTNL 3G at the cost of Normal GPRS

Requirments - 3G phone and 2G sim. 3G network. I would preffer os9.2 phones. Because these phones have some significant features. This trick is for os 9.1 or other higher level phones which dont reboot when we change the network mode. Example-5320 xm, 5800, n95 etc n E series full.

Method 1

First of all Buy a normal 2g bsnl’s sim card and keep balance 50+ rs.

now activate gprs by sending sms GPRS PRE to 53733 It will be

actrivated in 24 hours, after activation get gprs settings by calling c.care

Now do e-recharge with 230 rs (or whatever unlimited plan exists in your area)

in it, After activation You have to chnage only one thing in yor 3G enabled cell.

Go to settings>tools>settings>phone&g

t;network>network mode> now select UMTS

THEN do manual searching for network u will fing bsnl 3g network there wid small 3g logo along wid its name,select it as default

Now see your data singnals logo….. vola it is converted into 3G

You will get near about 500kbps to 1200 kbps speed

Remember use BSNLEGPRS/MTNLEGPRS or BSNLPREPAID/MTNLPREPAID as ur access point

but its 100% working

Enjoy 3G at minimum cost

Alternative Method

Requirments - 3G phone and 2G sim. 3G network. I would preffer os9.2 phones. Because these phones have some significant features. This trick is for os 9.1 or other higher level phones which dont reboot when we change the network mode. Example-5320 xm, 5800, n95 etc n E series full.

Trick - First of all u have to select gsm mode. Go to settings then network settings n then select network mode GSM. After that go to ur web browser and open any site. Try to open light site. After opening any page go to network settings again n choose UMTS mode. Thats it. Ur 3G net is free now. When u enters from GSM to UMTS 1 paisa or 2 paise will be deduct from ur account. This trick is working all over the India. This trick is for os 9.1 or other higher level phones which dont reboot when we change the network mode. Example-5320 xm, 5800, n95 etc n E series full.

FOR OTHER PHONES

Here is for other phones os8, os8.1, os9, os9.1rn- if u have n73, n72, n70, 6630 etc mobiles it is more difficult for them. For n73 or other UMTS phones of this range dont use UMTS mode. Use dual mode in ur network. Find an area in ur home where u don't get 3G network. When u gets only 2 parellel signal means only 2G signal open ur browser n open google.com. It is light site n will nt cost more than 1 paisa. Then come to 3G area. U'll get service msg that ur 1 paisa has been deduct. Then enjoy ur 3G free of cost.USE bsnlnet as apn instead of bsnlgprs.

Note:

I am myself using this in Kolkata on Nokia 5800XM from December 2009 . First I could not believe my own eyes . Then after 1 month of confirmation I was stunned by such a loophole in the network. Though in my case its postpaid unlimited . You guys can try it yourselves too . I don't know for how long this'll work but they'll patch this up when their infrastructure is up to the level , advanced and more widespread

Please give me your feedbacks whether its working for you guys or not .

Updated ( 23.03.2010 ) :

TE members using this workaround : Anubis (Kolkata) , Shripad (Mumbai) , EnigmatriX(Chennai) , Tanuj { Chandigarh , Shimla } , Anish (Goa) , janitha (Kerela) , M@crosoft (Varanasi)
 
This trick works with prepaid only or postpaid will also be fine? Also how to configure Access point settings? As of now my friend is using unlimited GPRS 199 plan and his access pont is named gprswest.cellone.in , how to make the necessary changes on N95 8GB ?
 
Any luck for pune folks? I specifically bought bsnl sim for this trick for 64 Rs (which gave me sim costing 20 Rs, 15 Rs talktime, 6 months validity and per second billing).

Irony is, people from bsnl telephone exchange as well as CC on no 94000 24365 told me that there is no unlimited plan for bsnl prepaid cards. One can use only on per KB basis, which is pathetic and ridiculous.

Please guys let me know how can i get UL internet on this bsnl sim. I need it badly as am staying in hostel and need better options than airtel 98Rs 2 GB plan as well as aircel 98Rs UL which give poor speeds.

Thanks in advance.
 
Harpy.eagle said:
Any luck for pune folks? I specifically bought bsnl sim for this trick for 64 Rs (which gave me sim costing 20 Rs, 15 Rs talktime, 6 months validity and per second billing).

Irony is, people from bsnl telephone exchange as well as CC on no 94000 24365 told me that there is no unlimited plan for bsnl prepaid cards. One can use only on per KB basis, which is pathetic and ridiculous.

Please guys let me know how can i get UL internet on this bsnl sim. I need it badly as am staying in hostel and need better options than airtel 98Rs 2 GB plan as well as aircel 98Rs UL which give poor speeds.

Thanks in advance.
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I have tried this trick there in pune but its not working here. For unlimited GPRS, you have to take postpain connection and then you can enjoy unlimited data on 199. Now these days i get very low speed on GPRS, hardly it touches 18KBps.

If you require prepaid GPRS then i suggest to get Aircel GPRS. It has decent speed and usually i get max 35KBps and its all for 98 Rs per month.
 
Harpy.eagle said:
Any luck for pune folks? I specifically bought bsnl sim for this trick for 64 Rs (which gave me sim costing 20 Rs, 15 Rs talktime, 6 months validity and per second billing).

Irony is, people from bsnl telephone exchange as well as CC on no 94000 24365 told me that there is no unlimited plan for bsnl prepaid cards. One can use only on per KB basis, which is pathetic and ridiculous.

Please guys let me know how can i get UL internet on this bsnl sim. I need it badly as am staying in hostel and need better options than airtel 98Rs 2 GB plan as well as aircel 98Rs UL which give poor speeds.

Thanks in advance.
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go to any shopkeeper who has bsnl unlimited GPRS Pack voucher
mostly it would be from phone recharge
no paper coupons of this available
bsnl website link Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
check it
its available in complete country
 
Hey I am from Chandigarh and I am using this trick from around last 6 months.
At first I was getting speeds around 30KBps but than somewhere in Dec09 the speeds improved to 160KBps !! I enjoyed 4 months of high speed 3G but last week I lost my BSNL sim. So purchased a new one but speeds are only in between 20-30 KBps, I tried 3 other sims of my friends out of which 1 gave 160kB speed while other 2 gave only 30.
Any help on this??
 
Hey I am from Chandigarh and I am using this trick from around last 6 months.
At first I was getting speeds around 30KBps but than somewhere in Dec09 the speeds improved to 160KBps !! I enjoyed 4 months of high speed 3G but last week I lost my BSNL sim. Purchased a new one but speeds are only in between 20-30 KBps, I tried 3 other sims of my friends out of which 1 gave 160kB speed while other 2 gave only 30.
Any help on this??
 
karamvirk said:
Hey I am from Chandigarh and I am using this trick from around last 6 months.
At first I was getting speeds around 30KBps but than somewhere in Dec09 the speeds improved to 160KBps !! I enjoyed 4 months of high speed 3G but last week I lost my BSNL sim. Purchased a new one but speeds are only in between 20-30 KBps, I tried 3 other sims of my friends out of which 1 gave 160kB speed while other 2 gave only 30.
Any help on this??
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So its confirmed working in Chandigarh also
 
Anubis said:
So its confirmed working in Chandigarh also
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I am also from Chandigarh and confirmed this thing long time ago http://www.techenclave.com/1442739-post62.html

karamvirk said:
So no help with my problem??
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Well, keep sim giving 160KBps as a lucky one. There is no help becuase its under BSNL exchange to set these speeds in random. Normally people in Punjab getting 25-45KBps in 3G network(Under this 2G GPRS ---3G network funda)
 
Harpy.eagle said:
Any luck for pune folks? I specifically bought bsnl sim for this trick for 64 Rs (which gave me sim costing 20 Rs, 15 Rs talktime, 6 months validity and per second billing).

Irony is, people from bsnl telephone exchange as well as CC on no 94000 24365 told me that there is no unlimited plan for bsnl prepaid cards. One can use only on per KB basis, which is pathetic and ridiculous.

Please guys let me know how can i get UL internet on this bsnl sim. I need it badly as am staying in hostel and need better options than airtel 98Rs 2 GB plan as well as aircel 98Rs UL which give poor speeds.

Thanks in advance.
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Same story here in banglore :(. Did you able to get it done?
 
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