Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers one of the best EVDO Data Card Tariffs across India. BSNL is the only player in this arena which offers Truly Unlimited EVDO based Data Plan with National Roaming as well (except for Delhi & Mumbai). Also BSNL EVDO Tariff are one of the cheapest as compared to other players in the country like Tata Photon Plus, Reliance Netconnect+, MTS MBlaze and recently launched Vodafone’s NetCruise.

BSNL offers CDMA Data Card with both EVDO and CDMA 1X (NIC) Options, EVDO offers speeds up to 3.6 Mbps where a CDMA 1X (NIC) has very slow speed of up to 153Kbps.

BSNL EVDO Data Card Tariff and Price

For Prepaid customers, BSNL EVDO Data Card can be purchased at any BSNL CSC for Rs. 1199 which includes Rs. 399 worth of Usage (after activation for 30 Days). You can also use your own Data Card but you would be charged Rs. 350 for activation and no data usage would be given. After activation, your default Data Charges would be Peak Hours : Rs 0.10/100 KB and for Off – Peak Hours (11 PM to 7 AM ) : Rs 0.05/100 KB

Particulars	Prepaid	Postpaid
Sales Price of Data Card (with all Taxes)	Rs. 1199	Rs. 1199
Free Initial Usage with Data Card	Rs. 399	N.A.
Validity of Initial Free Usage	30 days	N.A.
Activation Charges	N.A.	Rs. 500
Monthly Rental of Data Card	N.A.	Rs. 200
Security Deposit (Refundable)	N.A.	Rs. 1000

After successful activation, you have 2 option to enjoy the BSNL EVDO Data Service, one is that you recharge every month with a particular data Top Up and the other is that you keep the required amount of balance in your Data card and STV Price is deducted every month. Here are the details for both the options:

Option 1 – Recharge Data STV every Month & Option 2 – STV activated though Balance Deduction

STV Price for Top Up (Option 1)	Balance to be Deducted (Option 2)	Free Data	Charges after Free Data	Validity
Rs 170	Rs. 150	500 MB	Peak Hours Rs. 0.10/100 KB Off Peak Hours Rs. 0.05/100 KB	30 days
Rs 285	Rs. 250	1 GB		30 days
Rs 565	Rs. 500	2.5 GB		30 days
Rs. 825	Rs. 750	Unlimited	NA	30 days

Also there are 3 other Unlimited STV that offers Unlimited Data ranging from 1 Day to 30 Days. You need to recharge with the below mentioned STV to get Unlimited Data with respective validity. Here are the Full Details:

STV Price	Talk Time	Validity (in days)	Free Data Usage
Rs. 55	Nil	1 Day	Unlimited
Rs. 250	Nil	7 Days	Unlimited
Rs. 440	Nil	15 Days	Unlimited
Rs. 825	Nil	30 Days	Unlimited

Prospective Postpaid customers can either buy the BSNL EVDO Data Card of take it on rent from BSNL only. In case you buy it, it would cost the same Rs. 1199 as Prepaid customers but in case you opt it for rent, you would have to shell out Rs. 200 as Data Card rental each month apart from Data Plan Rental and a one time Rs. 1000 Refundable Security Deposit. So it would be a wise decision to buy the EVDO Data Card itself rather than going in for Rental option.

BSNL EVDO Data Card Postpaid Tariff are also same as the prepaid one. You can enjoy Unlimited Data in just Rs. 750 for a month. Here are the Full details about the BSNL EVDO Data Card Tariffs:

Monthy Rental	Monthly Free Data in GB
Rs. 199	0.5
Rs. 299	1
Rs. 449	2
Rs. 649	5
Rs. 750	Unlimited

BSNL also offers discount on EVDO Data Card in case you take an advance payment plan. Suppose, you pay Advance Rental for 6 months, you would get discount of 20% in the Sale Price (Rs. 1199). Also you can Pay Advance Rental for 10 months and enjoy 2 months absolutely FREE. Here are more details:

Advance Rental Paid for Months	Discount Allowed on EVDO/CDMA 1X Data Card
1 to 3 Months	NIL
4 to 6 Months	20%
7 to 12 Months	40%
13 Months and above	60%

Now, the BSNL CDMA 1X Data Card Tariffs

BSNL too offers CDMA 1X Data Service across India. Prepaid customers can buy the CDMA 1X Data Card for Rs. 1099 that includes Rs. 299 worth of usage for 30 days. For Customers who purchase CDMA 1X Data Card from BSNL will be offered one month Unlimited free Data usage with activation. For customers bringing their own CDMA 1X Data Card, Rs. 250 would be charged as activation charges and NO FREE Usage would be given.

Similarly, BSNL Postpaid customers can get this Data Card for Rs. 1099 only and would be given Free Usage for 1 month in case they buy the Data Card from BSNL only. You can also take the Data Card on monthly rent of Rs. 150 after paying Rs. 1000 as refundable Security Deposit.

Particulars	Prepaid	Postpaid
Sales Price of Data Card (with all Taxes)	Rs. 1099	Rs. 1099
Free Initial Usage with Data Card	Rs. 299	N.A.
Validity of Initial Free Usage	30 days	N.A.
Activation Charges	N.A.	Rs. 250
Monthly Rental of Data Card	N.A.	Rs. 150
Security Deposit (Refundable)	N.A.	Rs. 1000

The Default charges for both Prepaid and Postpaid customers are Peak Hours : Rs 0.10/100 KB and for Off – Peak Hours (11 PM to 7 AM ) : Rs 0.05/100 KB.

Moreover, BSNL Prepaid customers can enjoy Unlimited Data at just Rs. 390 per month. For postpaid customers, there are only 2 Plans available, Rs. 250 that offer Unlimited Data without Roaming and Rs. 350 that offers Unlimited Data National Roaming.

Particular	Amount	Monthly Data Limit
Prepaid (STV Price)	Rs. 390	Unlimited with Roaming
Postpaid (Monthly Rental)	Rs. 250	Unlimited without Roaming
	Rs. 350	Unlimited with Roaming

How to Check Prepaid CDMA EVDO Balance:

You can check your prepaid EVDO CDMA Balance by daling *123# from your device You will get a SMS with all your details. You can also listen to your balance by simply dailing 123. Also you can send a SMS “AMT” to 53733 (without quotes).