me_saket 73 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Yesterday i had seen adversiment of bsnl WLL in news paper, so when i visited, I saw surprise thing, BSNL is providing prepaid sim card of CDMA service And note is written that RUIM provide is capable of 1x and EVDO services Data charges of just 0.5/100kb(7am-11pm), night 0.025/100kb, sim card price is just Rs40, with TT 10, a)RUIM Prepaid card tariff:- Sl.No Particulars Tariff 1 RUIM & Activation charges in Rs. 35.36 2 Service Tax @ 10.30% in Rs. 3.64 3 MRP of Starter Pack in Rs. 39 4 Talk Value in Rs. 10 5 Validity in days Lifetime* 6 Call charges in Rs./Min 7 Local On-net 0.60 8 Local Off-net 0.90 9 STD On-net 1.20 10 STD Off-net 1.20 11 Data Charges in Rs./100Kb a) Peak Hour (7.00 AM to 11.00 PM) 0.05 Off-peak Hour (11 PM to 7 AM) 0.025 12 All other charges As per CDMA prepaid general plan * Lifetime validity means the license period i.e. Feb-2020 or upto renewed license period. To continue with lifetime validity benefit, recharge/top-up with minimum of Rs.200 in every 180 days will be required. RUIM would be 1X and EVDO enabled and can be used all over India (except Mumbai and Delhi ). c) Normal CDMA prepaid recharge and top-up vouchers will be applicable source-bsnl website Can anybody find truth behind this? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) thats really interesting. has anyone actually used this? Edited February 23, 2010 by commonman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drmadhu 87 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Call charges is very high? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npanda 2 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Can Somebody please convey the forum, which are the open market EVDO modems available and what will be the price, where the RUIM sim can be used... Thanks in Advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Call charges is very high? use this only for data, there are other who provide better call rate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Can Somebody please convey the forum, which are the open market EVDO modems available and what will be the price, where the RUIM sim can be used...Thanks in Advance. YES... That will be VERY helpful... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 olive technology modems Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 ^^^ are they available in market ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starnet 7 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) What is the possibility of using imported Blackberry (like BB 8830) or HTC handsets with EVDO on BSNL network? Edited February 24, 2010 by starnet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 only one problem you have to use BSNL network, also setting evdo with BSNL call center will be an big headache .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted February 25, 2010 can someone please confirm the per minute rates from BSNL office? it could be a typo mistake, as in the same page, somewhere else data charges are given @ 0.05 per 10 kb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted February 26, 2010 yesterday visited bsnl main office, All were unknown(customer service, technical head, regional head) Finally marketin person given me answer, service is yet to start on sim card, u can only get prepaid WLL phone with internet facility... @commonman 0.05/10kb is for WLL phone 0.05/100kb is for RUIM prepaid card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 BSNL is ready with OMH sim from september source Sagem Orga delivers OMH SIM cards for BSNL Smart cards for Indian CDMA carrier work with Open Market Handsets Paris, CARTES & IDentification 2009 - Smart card expert Sagem Orga (Safran group) is one of the first in India to produce commercial OMH-capable removable user identity modules (RUIMs), commonly known as SIM cards, for the telecommunications provider BSNL. The OMH SIM cards contain subscriber, network and service configuration data and give subscribers the freedom and flexibility to easily change and upgrade their handset while maintaining their network configuration settings. Sagem Orga has been issuing OMH SIM cards since September 2009. For several years, Indian CDMA customers had a limited variety of CDMA handsets. The CDMA Development Group and member companies such as technology leader Qualcomm seek to increase the number of available handsets with the OMH initiative. Sagem Orga has worked closely with Qualcomm to develop OMH-capable SIM cards. "Sagem Orga's OMH SIM cards, based on the 3GPP2 C.S0023-D standard, contain subscriber data as well as the voice, SMS and data service configuration. This gives subscribers the freedom and flexibility to easily change and upgrade their handset while maintaining their network configuration settings," said Nakul Duggal, Senior Director and OMH Project Lead, Qualcomm Corporate Engineering Services. For operators such as BSNL, the OMH initiative significantly reduces costs related to customer support and device testing, since OMH handsets undergo one set of testing, organized by the handset manufacturer or distributor, not the operator. "On behalf of BSNL, we would like to convey our appreciation to the Sagem Orga team members for their excellent work in successfully testing OMH EVDO SIM cards. We would also like to convey our appreciation to the management of Sagem Orga, which has invested interest, effort and time in the development of this product and enabled BSNL to be ready to launch OMH SIM cards in India. We are very pleased by their commitment to a swift and high-quality delivery," said Ashok Kumar, DGM (CDMA) at BSNL. "In India, more than 100 million people use CDMA technology for mobile telecommunications. With the Sagem Orga OMH SIM cards, there are many new opportunities to improve the user experience. The new flexibility will definitely have an impact on the growth of the CDMA market," said Sanjeev Shriya, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, Sagem Orga. The Sagem Orga OMH SIM cards have been available through BSNL since September 2009. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Why BSNL needs time upto September to bring OMH RUIM cards to market??? Even new comer MTS can bring it within 10 to 15 days time... May be starting a contract.. getting commisi0n and then bringing to market needs so much time.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 it is sep2009 and and not 2010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srk006 21 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 ^^^ Its Sep 2009 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ani_meher 42 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Anyone got this card from anywhere? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhilove1984 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) i got prepaid CDMA RUIM card from bsnl yesterday with 91 series. can anyone tell how i know this RUIM card is EVDO enabled or not, bsnl officer doesnot know abt this. Edited July 10, 2010 by abhilove1984 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted July 10, 2010 From whr u got this? Which city? which circle? How is network strength? does Wap/internrt works? wat is cost? u can check it's omh or not by inserting in any omh hanset like corby/metro/lg 6300/510. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdjain 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2010 Can i used Any CDMA Unlock set with BSNL CDMA USIM I have Sprint CDMA LG Flap Handset , and it is unlocked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted July 15, 2010 ^^^Â said phone dose not have ruim slot, so need to program your number in it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhilove1984 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2010 From whr u got this? Which city? which circle? How is network strength? does Wap/internrt works? wat is cost? u can check it's omh or not by inserting in any omh hanset like corby/metro/lg 6300/510. i got it frm Pali(Rajasthan Circle). network is very good. it is omh evdo enabled ruim. it cost 39/- rs for ruim with 10/- rs balence. i check evdo from this ruim with my ruim enabled evdo data card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HetalDP 947 Report post Posted July 16, 2010 @abhlove1984 Which Data card are you using now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted July 16, 2010 From whr u got this? Which city? which circle? How is network strength? does Wap/internrt works? wat is cost? u can check it's omh or not by inserting in any omh hanset like corby/metro/lg 6300/510. i got it frm Pali(Rajasthan Circle). network is very good. it is omh evdo enabled ruim. it cost 39/- rs for ruim with 10/- rs balence. i check evdo from this ruim with my ruim enabled evdo data card. Nice to see, BSNL started OMH EVDO RUIM in market. How is speed of EVDO??? post review. Also post picture of RUIM showing OMH logo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted July 16, 2010 Let's hope we get good handsets supporting OMH ruim in next 5 years. Unless US accept ruim getting good high end handset will remain dream as no country except China can provide volumes for mid and high end phones. Technically OMH is just eyewash. HP can comment on my last statement very precisely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
