AP BSNL Missed Call Alert Service

BSNL is providing missed call alert service for its customers in AP freely, while the same is charged by private operators. It comes handy when you are out of coverage area or your battery is emptied. It may be also useful to check who are all called when your mobile is switched off.

To activate this free service, go to call settings option in your phone settings menu, select call divert option, under this you have several options like whether to divert all calls or only when out of reach or when you are busy attending some other call.

Select any option, then select activate and enter the number 17010.

After activation you can check whether it is active or not. As well you can deactivate the service at any time.

AP BSNL Vennela Match Plan

This plan is not available for new customers, if you are an existing vennela match plan user this tariff is applicable

BSNL added one more plan to its bouquet, Vennela match plan. It is available for both 2G and 3G prepaid customers in Andhra Pradesh circle.

BSNL cleverly combined all the existing plans to derive this plan. Free monthly messages offer which is missing from Match plan is included in this plan, as well as friends and family offer. One more good addition in this plan is reduced night calling charges, which is missing in vennela and nestham plans.

BSNL mixed all the existing prepaid plans, in good proportions, to make it more pocket friendly plan.

Plan Details:

SIM Cost:
2G	:	Rs.20/-
3G	:	Rs.59/-
FRC Cost:
2G	:	Rs.28/-
3G	:	Rs.24/-
Free TalkValue:
2G	:	2300sec^
3G	:	2000sec^
Voice Call Charges:
own n/w	:	1.2 Paise/Sec(Loacal/STD)
other n/w	:	1.3Paise/Sec(Local/STD)
Reduced Call Charges(F&F)	:	5Nos(Within AP)
own n/w	:	20Paise/Min
other n/w	:	40Paise/Min
Night Call Charges	:	Within AP(11PM-6AM)
own n/w	:	20Paise/Min
other n/w	:	40Paise/Min
Roaming Call Charges:
Incoming	:	Re.1/Min
outgoing local	:	Re.1/Min (any n/w)
outgoing STD	:	Rs.1.5/Min (any n/w)
Video Call Charges:
Incoming	:	Re.1/Min
outgoing own n/w	:	70Paise/Min(Loacal/STD)
outgoing other n/w	:	Re.1/Min(Local/STD)
Free SMS per month	:	50
SMS Charges:
Local/National	:	Re.1
International	:	Rs.5
Validity	:	Lifetime*

^To be used within 30 days; *Minimum topup of Rs.200/- for every six months is required.

AP BSNL Match plan

        AP BSNL has introduced the Match plan for its 2G prepaid customers. All local/national calls to any network are charged equally, at 1 paise/sec. If you have good number of STD contacts,this plan is for you.


        Two good offers are missing in this plan, which are available in other plans like vennela, nestam etc.. One is friends and family offer and other is free monthly messages.


        For new customers SIM cost is 20Rs and first recharge coupon cost is 32Rs, 10Rs balance is given.


        Existing customers have to recharge with 21Rs migration voucher, no balance is offered.


Plan Details:
          call charges : 1paise/sec(Local/National, any network)
          sms charges: 1Rs/message(Local/National)


       minimum recharge of 220Rs is required for extending the plan, for every six months.
       




          

AP BSNL 3G Nestham Plan

The popular BSNL 2G nestham plan is now available for 3G customers also. Existing 2G customers can migrate to 3G nestham plan without changing their SIM. In this plan, Friends and Family numbers can be chosen from any network in AP. But you won't get reduced night calling charges to BSNL numbers.

Plan Details:

SIM Cost	:	Rs59/-
Plan Voucher Cost	:	Rs30/-
Free Talk Value on FRC (Local/STD)	:	Onnet - 600sec & Offnet - 600sec*
Free Local SMS on FRC	:	NIL
Call Charges:
	:	1.3ps/sec (Local/STD BSNL)
	:	1.4ps/sec (Local/STD Other N/w)
Video Call Charges:
	:	70ps/Min (Local/STD BSNL)
	:	Re.1/Min (Local/STD Other N/w)
Friends and Family Charges(5 Nos)	:
	:	15ps/min (BSNL Nos)
	:	35ps/min (Other N/w Nos)
Free SMS	:	60 Local SMS/month
SMS Charges:
Local	:	50ps/SMS (after free limit)
STD	:	60ps/SMS
ISD	:	Rs5/SMS
Roaming Call Charges:
Incoming call	:	45ps/Min
outgoing local call	:	80ps/Min (Any N/W)
outgoing STD call	:	Rs.1.15/Min (Any N/W)
Incoming SMS	:	Free
outgoing local SMS	:	25ps
outgoing national SMS	:	38ps
International	:	Rs.5
Incoming video call	:	5Ps/Sec
outgoing video call	:	5Ps/Sec (Local/STD, Any N/W)
Data Usage Charges	:	Rs0.02/10KB
Validity	:	Lifetime**

Pros:

•    Friends&Family offer-own n/w@15ps/m, other n/w@35ps/mn.
•     Free 60 local monthly SMS.

Cons:

•     No reduced night calling charges.

  
* To be used in 30 days; ** Minimum top-up of Rs200/- is required for every six months.

AP BSNL SMS Vouchers

Following are the SMS special tariff vouchers available in AP telecom circle for prepaid 2G/3G customers.

SMS vouchers:

SMS STV	Free SMS	Applicability	Validity in days
STV-12	130	2G&3G	7
STV-23	265	2G&3G	15
STV-31	385	2G&3G	30
STV-35	600	2G&3G	15
STV-52	860	2G&3G	30
STV-83	1650	2G&3G	30
STV-147	3000	2G&3G	60

Combo STV	Tariff	Additional Benefits	Applicability	Validity
Combo SMS-13	50 Free SMS (Local&National)	Rs.5 usage value	2G&3G	2 days
Combo SMS-33	Onnet - Free 100 SMS per day. Offnet - 12p/SMS (Local&National)	-	2G&3G	15 days
Combo SMS-53	Onnet - Free 100 SMS per day. Offnet - 12p/SMS (Local&National)	-	2G&3G	30 days
Combo SMS-68	10p/SMS (Local&National)	Rs.20 usage value	2G&3G	30 days

Note:

• SMS STVs/SMS Packs under 2G and 3G Prepaid Mobile Services will work while in national roaming in BSNL network also.
• The SMS STVs/SMS Packs under 2G and 3G Prepaid Mobile Services will not beapplicable on “Blackout days"
• New year Eve --31st December 
• New Year Day -- 1st January    
• Valentine Day -- 14th February  
• Diwali      
• Christmas Day – 25th December
• If Blackout days fall during the validity period of STV, then the validity period will not be extended for these days

AP BSNL GPRS/3G device settings

To get GPRS/MMS/EMail/Streaming settings for your handset send message

<Make><space><model> to 58355

ex:

Nokia 6300 to 58355

If your model is in BSNL database, then you will receive a message saying that save the settings about to receive. Save the settings, if asked for password enter 1111. Activate the settings and switch off and switch on the mobile.

Enjoy surfing at 4p/10KB which is best tariff in AP or you can subscribe to any 2G data plans/3G data plans