BSNL Unlimited Plans - Layman's review

Pros

Peace of mind, enough opportunity to seed, good for heavy browsers, constant speed, no fear of billing errors.

Cons

Low speed

BSNL is a government company. It was derived from the telecom department of India. Alike all government departments, BSNL too has retrieved the bad work culture of government. If you want it to get it done by BSNL you need to put a lot of effort into it. It may or may not occur at the desired time. Much of depends on luck and the person in charge. There are rare personalities in BSNL who know how to do their work. But all may not be lucky enough to meet him. One of the main advantages of Unlimited plans is the peace of mind it gives to the user. If take a 100 people who is using unlimited plans 90 of the choose it because of fear of errenous bill.

When I was writing this I could hardly find a reason that is the demerit of this plan. If you are in unlimited plan, you definitely have a low speed but you get more time to seed. The speed will be 20 - 25 or 50 - 55 KBps. But you have 24 hours to seed and maintain a good ratio.

Normally people confuse themselves with download. Those who just browse think that they are not downloading anything and is safe from billing errors. If you browse for one hour, it will cost you around 20 MB. And the bandwidth is calculated as upload + download. In unlimited plan , you can download and upload as much as you can. Hence it is a boon for heavy browser.

It doesn't mean that we cannot download in Unlimited plans. I too have UL 750, the slowest of UL plans and even then I am able to download movie. Only thing you need is patience. Just give it some time and everything will be right. Various unlimited plans are

UL 750

Speed - 256 Kbps

Download limit - Unlimited

Telephone rent - Yes

UL 750+

Speed - 256 Kbps

Download limit - Unlimited

Telephone rent - No

UL 1350

Speed - 512 Kbps

Download limit - Unlimited

Telephone rent - Yes

UL 1350+

Speed - 512 Kbps

Download limit - Unlimited

Telephone rent - No

If you have are a government employee, you are eligible for 20 % discount.

Hope this helped.

very informative!!keep it up!!i'd go with a UL connection any day!!

Thanks Prashanth

Dudes.....I am currently using a BB 500 Home plan...should i consider converting to BB rural 500 usof plan?? it offers unlimited download but speeds are relatively very low....tell me plz if the reduction in speed will be fairly visible in browsing....like opening my inbox ar other general websites?

Hi Meetdilip,

I have moved to ULF 900 Combo plan from the earlier plan. I am not able to make out the current speed under this plan as different sites shows different information.
One more thing it gives 400 free calls along with this. But the very day this plan is activated for me STD calls have been blocked from my landline. Is it something suppose to happen?

Thanks!!!

Check for plan status as provsioned and effective date. STD blocking is not something normal. Please check with the local exchange.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Pros

Peace of mind, enough opportunity to seed, good for heavy browsers, constant speed, no fear of billing errors.

Cons

Low speed

BSNL is a government company. It was derived from the telecom department of India. Alike all government departments, BSNL too has retrieved the bad work culture of government. If you want it to get it done by BSNL you need to put a lot of effort into it. It may or may not occur at the desired time. Much of depends on luck and the person in charge. There are rare personalities in BSNL who know how to do their work. But all may not be lucky enough to meet him. One of the main advantages of Unlimited plans is the peace of mind it gives to the user. If take a 100 people who is using unlimited plans 90 of the choose it because of fear of errenous bill.

When I was writing this I could hardly find a reason that is the demerit of this plan. If you are in unlimited plan, you definitely have a low speed but you get more time to seed. The speed will be 20 - 25 or 50 - 55 KBps. But you have 24 hours to seed and maintain a good ratio.

Normally people confuse themselves with download. Those who just browse think that they are not downloading anything and is safe from billing errors. If you browse for one hour, it will cost you around 20 MB. And the bandwidth is calculated as upload + download. In unlimited plan , you can download and upload as much as you can. Hence it is a boon for heavy browser.

It doesn't mean that we cannot download in Unlimited plans. I too have UL 750, the slowest of UL plans and even then I am able to download movie. Only thing you need is patience. Just give it some time and everything will be right. Various unlimited plans are


If you have are a government employee, you are eligible for 20 % discount.

Hope this helped.

very useful review thanks

Sorry, but my UL 1350+ gives me near 2 mbps

Your plan is no longer UL 1350 +. It has been upgraded to ULF 1350. This article is a bit old.

Speeds have been upgraded. I cannot edit it too

See this picture it is Home Plan UL 1350 Plus

Strange! Can you please post a speed test result.

According to BSNL, all UL 1350 user are automatically upgraded to ULF 1350. But we are getting contradictory reports.

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All deiails are there

Originally Posted by chiiirag

Please see sshot
All deiails are there

Thanks. Please blacken the personal details.

This is very confusing. In the site, they say all users are upgraded to ULF 1350.

Sorry I could not get

"Please blacken the personal details"

In the screen shot. Your customer ID and other details are displayed. Click " Edit " and remove or replace the attachments.

THAK YOU,
I am new here
I edited the screen shot as you guided me
You are so helpful

Thanks again boss

Always Welcome

can anyone post screen shot of ul 750 plus how much speed ur getting thanks

Originally Posted by kaura

can anyone post screen shot of ul 750 plus how much speed ur getting thanks

I am getting 60 -70 KBps on Cnet and other good servers. Torrent hover around 60 KBps.

Speed test result may be misleading

Supposed to be 4 MBPS.But I never get more than 1 MBPS in Bangalore. To get more than 1 MBPS I need to stay awake till 3 AM

Download from SpeedTest - 0.89 MB/S
Upload - 0.05 MB/S

BSNL Broadband UL 900 in Bangalore

A few others too had this problem. Check with the exchange and ask them to lift the cap. Try talking to the Senior Divisional Engineer. Call customer care and ask for his no. Worked for a few other members.