AP BSNL Introduces Prepaid "New General Plan" from 01-March-2014

BSNL Launches "New General Prepaid Plan" from 1-March-2014 under 2G&3G prepaid services in AP telecom circle.

When compared with Nestham plan, this plan doesn't give you free monthly SMS and Friends and Family scheme is  not allowed. There is no advantage in switching to this plan.

New General Prepaid Plan Details:

Plan Voucher Cost	:	Rs.103
Initial Freebies:
Talk-time	:	Rs.103
Video Call	:	NIL
Data	:	NIL
SMS	:	NIL
Voice Call Charges:
On-net	:	60ps/min - Local/STD
Off-net	:	70ps/min - Local/STD
Video Call Charges:
On-net	:	Rs.2/min - Local/STD
Off-net	:	Rs.2/min - Local/STD
SMS Charges:
Local	:	On-net @ 60ps / Off-net @ 70ps
National	:	On-net @ 70ps / Off-net @ 80ps
ISD	:	Rs.5/SMS
Data Usage Charges	:	2ps/10KB
Roaming Charges:
Incoming call	:	Rs.0.75/min
Outgoing local call	:	Re.1/Min (Any N/W)
Outgoing STD call	:	Rs.1.5/Min (Any N/W)
Incoming SMS	:	Free
Outgoing local SMS	:	Re.1
Outgoing national SMS	:	Rs.1.50
International SMS	:	Rs.5
Incoming video call	:	Re.1/min
outgoing video call	:	Re.2/min (Local/STD, Any N/W)
Validity	:	180 days

AP BSNL Relaunched Swagatham Plan

BSNL AP Telecom Circle Re-launched the SWAGATHAM Prepaid Plan for 90 days from 23-08-2013. MRP of the SWAGATHAM plan including SRC is Rs.21/- with 180 days validity.

Initial freebies:

1. All ON-NET & OFF-NET calls will be charged @ 1 P s/ 2 Sec for two months. 
2. SMS ON-NET will be charged @ 5 Ps/SMS & OFF-NET @ 15 Ps/SMS for two months. 
3. Free ANY NET SMS : 20 nos.
4. Free Local/STD ON-NET Calls 400 Sec.
5. Free Local/STD OFF-NET Calls 200 Sec
6. Free Data : 5 MB

Normal Tariff:

1. Local ON-NET Calls: 1.2 Ps/ Sec; 
2. STD ON-NET Call s 1.5 Ps/Sec 
3. Local/STD OFF-NET Calls 1.5 Ps/Sec 

AP BSNL Reduced Freebies: 20 SMS/month in Nestham Plan

BSNL AP circle has revised the freebies offered with existing plans under GSM prepaid services with effective from 01-08-2013.

Revised voice STV tariff:

Prepaid Plan Name	Existing Freebies	Revised Freebies
Nestham(2G&3G):
	Free voice calls 2400 sec	Free voice calls 1200 sec
	Free local SMS 100 (initially)	Free Local SMS NIL (initially)
	Free local SMS per month: 60	Free local SMS per month: 20 (for 6 months)
Vennela Super (2G):
	Free voice calls 2000 sec	Free voice calls 2000 sec
	Free local SMS 200 (initially)	Free Local SMS NIL (initially)
	Free local SMS per month: 100	Free local SMS per month: 30 (for 6 months)
Vennela Super (3G):
	Free voice calls 2000 sec	Free voice calls 2800 sec
	Free local SMS 200 (initially)	Free Local SMS NIL (initially)
	Free local SMS per month: 100	Free local SMS per month: 30 (for 6 months)

Note: The free SMS per month allowed for closed plans Viz. Vennela match 2G&3G, Power pack, Vennela Plus, Vennela, Nestham Match plans is withdrawn w.e.f. 01-08-2013.

Swagatham-New Prepaid Plan From AP BSNL

BSNL is introducing one more prepaid plan, Swagatham from 18-05-13 for its prepaid customers in AP telecom circle.

First recharge coupon (FRC) of this plan is Rs.20. If you recharge with second recharge coupon (SRC) of Re.1, you will get all local calls at 1ps/2sec and onnet SMS at 5ps/SMS and offnet SMS at 15ps/SMS for 2 months.

When compared with Nestham plan, this plan doesn't give you free monthly SMS and Friends and Family scheme is  allowed for only 2 numbers.

Validity of this plan is automatically extended by deducting Rs.20 from your main account after 180 days provided balance is more than Rs.20/-.

Plan Details:

Plan Voucher Cost	:	FRC-Rs.20 + SRC-Re.1
Free Talk Value:
on-net/off-net	:	200sec(Local&STD)
Video Call	:	NIL
Data	:	5MB(2G)
SMS	:	20
Voice Call Charges:
	:	1.2ps/sec (Local BSNL)
	:	1.5ps/sec (All other calls)
Video Call Charges:
	:	4ps/sec (Local/STD BSNL)
	:	4ps/sec (Local/STD Other N/w)
Friends and Family Charges	:	2 Local Nos (any N/w)
	:	onnet-15ps/min, offnet-35ps/min
SMS Charges:
Local/National	:	50ps/SMS
ISD	:	Rs5/SMS
Data Usage Charges	:	2ps/10KB
Roaming Charges:
Incoming call	:	Re.1/min
outgoing local call	:	Re.1/Min (Any N/W)
outgoing STD call	:	Rs.1.5/Min (Any N/W)
Incoming SMS	:	Free
outgoing local SMS	:	80Ps
outgoing national SMS	:	90Ps
International	:	Rs.5
Incoming video call	:	5ps/sec
outgoing video call	:	5ps/Sec (Local/STD, Any N/W)
Validity	:	180 days

Revised Bandham-Jai Jawan-Roam Free Tariff

BSNL AP circle revised prepaid tariff of General, Bandham, Jai Jawan and Roam Free plans from 5th Feb-2013.

Here is the revised tariff:

	General	Bandham	Jai Jawan	Roam Free
1. MRP of Plan Voucher in Rs.	180	75	96	199
2. Free Usage Allowed with Plan Voucher
3. Free Voice Call
-Free Voice Call On-net	75min	2500sec	3125sec	4500sec
-Free Voice Call Off-net	75min	2500sec	3125sec	4500sec
4. Free Video Call
-Local/STD On-net	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL
5. Free Data Usage in MB	55	NIL	10	50
6. Free On-net P2P SMS in Nos.
-Local	25	NIL	NIL	25
-National	25	NIL	NIL	25
7. Initial Plan Validity in days	180	90	30	180
8. Extension of Plan Validity	Through Plan Voucher
9. Voice Call Charges	Rs./Min	Rs./Sec	Rs./Min	Rs./Sec
Pulse rate (Seconds)	60	1	60	1
Local Mobile On-net	0.6	0.012	0.012	0.012
Local Mobile Off-net	0.7	0.015	0.015	0.015
Local Fixed On-net	0.6	0.012	0.012	0.012
Local Fixed Off-net	0.9	0.018	0.018	0.015
Reduced call charges on 2 BSNL numbers (Rs./Min)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
STD Mobile On-net	0.6	0.012	0.012	0.012
STD Mobile Off-net	0.7	0.015	0.015	0.015
STD Fixed On-net	0.6	0.012	0.012	0.012
STD Fixed Off-net	0.9	0.018	0.018	0.015
Reduced call charges on 1 BSNL number (Rs./Min)	NA	NA	NA	NA
10. Video Call Charges	Rs./Min	Rs./Min	Rs./Min	Rs./Sec
Pulse rate (Seconds)	60	60	60	1
Local On-net	2	2	1.5	0.04
Local Off-net	2	2	1.5	0.04
STD On-net	2	2	1.5	0.04
STD Off-net	2	2	1.5	0.04
Incoming	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
11. SMS Charges(Rs)
Local  On-net	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Local off-net	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
National On-net	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7
National Off-net	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8
International	5	5	5	5
Delivery Report	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Missed Call Alert	Free	Free	Free	Free
12. National Roaming
(a) Voice Call	Rs./Min	Rs./Min	Rs./Min	Rs./Min
Pulse rate (Seconds)	60	60	60	60
Local On-Net	1	1	1	1
Local Off-Net	1	1	1	1
STD On-Net	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
STD Off-Net	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Incoming Call	1	1	1	Free
(b) SMS Charges(Rs)
Local SMS	1.5	0.85	0.75	0.8
National SMS	1.5	0.9	0.78	0.9
International SMS	5	5	5	5
Incoming SMS	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
(c) Video Call	Rs./Min	Rs./sec	Rs./Min	Rs./Sec
Pulse rate (Seconds)	60	1	60	1
Local On-net	2	0.05	0.05	0.05
Local Off-net	2	0.05	0.05	0.05
STD On-net	2	0.05	0.05	0.05
STD Off-net	2	0.05	0.05	0.05
Incoming Call	1	0.05	0.05	Free

Revised [Costly] AP BSNL Prepaid Tariff from February

After Recent hike in SMS/Voice STV price, BSNL AP circle is increasing prepaid 2G&3G plans tariff from tomorrow, i.e. 01-Feb-13. Base voice call tariff is increased in all plans as well freebies offered are also reduced.

BSNL is following the private telecom operators who recently increased their tariff and moving away from its customer friendly economical plans.

Here is the revised tariff:

What do you think about this revision in tariff?