MTNL offers 3G connection for as low as Rs 109 ($2.2)
November 4th, 2009 by Annkur
While leading industry players await the spectrum sale for 3G operations in India (which is delayed multiple times and the road ahead looks bleak with the telecom ministry shadowed with corruption allegations), state owned MTNL and BSNL have exclusive rights to provide 3G services across the nation before anyone else. However with just 902 subscribers in Mumbai and Delhi (until August) for an exclusive 3G service, MTNL has so far done a terrible job of selling us its ‘Jadoo’.
And their strategy to promote the service better is unfortunately nothing but ‘lower rates’. You can go and now grab a MTNL 3G prepaid card for as low as Rs 109 (approx $2.2) and enjoy 25mb of free internet, 25 mins video calling and 50 minutes of local voice calls (Rs 25 worth talktime). MTNL under its Jadoo 3G service offers national video & video calls for just Rs .75. This would probably be the cheapest 3G service anywhere around the world. Only if MTNL could get over its government co. image and provide proper service things would be very different. Poor network connectivity and non availability of SIM cards at local stores makes the service at best only a backup option for serious users.
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Categories: Tech Industry News | Tags: 3g auction india, 3g india, mtnl 3g, mtnl jadoo
MTNL doesn’t work in my house. It doesn’t work in my office. It only works when I’m standing in the middle of the road. (doesn’t even work if I’m standing under a tree). I doubt if the 3G services would have ‘quality’. Those who say MTNL triband works ‘flawless’ – GHANTA! MTNL is #FAIL