BSNL is not giving new landline connections. So only option left with me is mobile broadband for getting internet. To get a connection i went to BSNL office. They asked one photo and id proof for getting new prepaid 3G SIM. For sim they charged Rs 59/- and I brought a USB dongle from them for Rs 1680/-. ZTE device which support up to 3.6 Mbps.
Sim activation status can be checked by putting it on a mobile and pressing *123#. In the evening it got activated. Found the number. Now it has to be recharged. Rs 96/- plan gives 1 gb and 1 year validity.
Put the sim the USB dongle and connect to computer.
Click Manage Connection widget on the task bar.
Select Mobile Broadband tab
Click Add button
A wizard will show detected ZTE mobile broadband device.
Click Next
Select country : India
Click Next
Select Provider: BSNL/CellOne
Click Next
Select Billing Plan : Default
Plan APN: bsnlnet
Click Next
Click finish
Add network connection dialog will popup. Click OK.
Now if you click Network management widget from task bar, you can see Bsnl connection. Click on it.
It will connect to internet. If not connecting, please toggle disable/enable mobile broadband checkbox and they try to connect by clicking connection.
Start using net.
To get data balance send DATA3G SMS to 53733.
[It takes some time for the machine to detect the dongle. So please wait for that before doing anything.]
But there is no comparison to BSNL wired broadband. But what to do. Thanks for govt policy to destroy BSNL. Nation has huge unemployment issue, BSNL has huge job vacancy.