Thread: No more BSNL modems

Went to exchange today for a friend. He wanted to have broadband in his present land line. I was surprised to know that BSNL no longer provides modem for its customers. The Technical officer said that they will be configuring 3rd party modems for the customers. And guess what all over the stores, BSNL modems are out of stock. As my friend had some needs with the internet connection, we finally settled for a dual antenna N Type modem plus router from D link. Costs Rs. 2,800. It is bit costly but had no choice. BSNL modem were good. The local guy whom BSNL has outsourced has found a new mode on income in the form of modems. It is really sad to know we no longer get WiFi modems for Rs. 80 per month rent

oh no! I was going to buy a BSNL wifi modem because I have just bought a laptop

so if i need a wifi modem now what will I get? will BSNL give me a 3rd party modem? and as you said we cant have it for rent, then how much will it cost to buy the modem?

I love BSNL modem... never had problems with it

As mentioned, in my place, BSNL agents are dealing with 3 rd party modems. May be it is the same with your case. Or just walk in to any shop and ask for a WiFi modem which will work with BSNL. It starts from around Rs. 1,800 and goes to Rs. 2000 +. Some prefer N type router as it gives better range.

Now tht's a pity.

Good thing I changed from the aeons old UTstar-whatever (was using it ever since dataone launched!) to the new Teracom type-2 a couple of months back.

well, i will ask them to arrange something for me!
atleast i can ask them if something goes wrong with the modem!