As part of the hike in monthly rental, BSNL apparently has decided to give out something more to it’s customers. So from today (July 1st 2009), BSNL has now enabled National Roaming facility for this service. This means, you can now use this device anywhere in India where the network and service is available without any extra cost for usage.
To avail this service, you will have to get your device reconfigured at your nearest BSNL Telephone exchange. This information is from a Bangalore user in our forum. If you are living in some other city, please make a query about the reconfiguration for National Roaming facility (be specific about roaming) at your nearest exchange.
Thanks to jameandrew for this information. You can discuss more about this news over here.
BSNL is the first to roll out EVDO Internet in India. The EVDO was launched unofficially back in September 2007 by BSNL and now, after the establishing better EVDO network, BSNL has started to launch officially in most parts of the country. Since it is a very new service, the official information is very little. So we decided to set up a unofficial portal with user-based information and more. So we hope this site helps you to get information regarding BSNL's New EVDO service. Keep visiting the site and dont forget to register in the 
Thanks for the update. After BSNL announced it on their website I called up senior BSNL officials to confirm the roaming. I even went to the Exchange at Chandigarh. No one confirmed that national roaming is active. They told me that they have no such information. What a pity !
Moreover I have’nt read a single post on the forum either from EVDO users about roaming being active.
I doubt that BSNL does anything on time, national roaming being no exception. We are at the mercy of the “BABUs”
is it true that BSNL evdo decided has now enabled National Roaming facility ?
Dear Sir,
I had bought an EVDO Card from Aathgaon, Guwahati BSNL office on 09.07.2009 bearing No 2036315. The Card has not been activated yet.
After waiting for a considerable time, when I was in Tinsukia on 22nd July 2009, I called up BSNL office at Aathgaon, Guwahati for Activation status wherin I was informed that the card has been activated on 16.07.2009. However, if I make a call on the given number, the message is that the number does not exists. This means that the card has not been activated.
I even called up Mr. S.D.E Mr.K.K Nath on 22nd July on his cell number 9435599103 and he informed me that this card willonly work at Guwahati and not else where in Assam. However when I applied for the card at Aathgaon office, it was clearly said to me that it will work all over Assam. Further to my investigation in your site itself has been given that BSNL has started giving roaming services also even outside Assam since 01.07.2009. So how am I misguided.
Please help me out in the matter otherwise I would have to pay the rent for the services which I am not getting at all.
Thanks & Regards
Ritesh Agarwal
9435393913
Mr Agarwal what about speed in Guwahati, mine is giving average speed of 20 KB per second only some times by mistake gives almost 500kbps.
regards
chacha
I am the Secretary General of NEBCA, A north East based NGO and am fighting for EVDO Service In North East since beginning of 2008 with the BSNL Authorities. In thsi regards, I have received letter from BSNL Assam Circle that the service will be launched in all the dist HQs. by 31st March 2009 but to my surprised it is not done. When contacted in person, I was assured to lunched by end of July 2009 but again they failed to their word. So what can you expect from a mighty organization like BSNL any more? The Officers of BSNL has very good understanding with their rival company under the carpet for personal benefit and gain. This has been revealed by one of the top most Oficial to me when contacted in person. So, this is for kind information to all BSNL FAN CLUB that unless and until the top brass of BSNL stop their under carpet relation to their business rivals, there shall not be any proper development in services of BSNL especially in North East region. God Help BSNL..
i bought evdo card from hanumangarh-rajasthan but now i wanna use in bangalore… i dont know the procedures to activate here …….i went bsnl exchnge they dont know anything abt this wt s the fuck they do here….
Hi,
It has been continuously told that BSNL EvDO is now national roaming, but it is not.
Presently I am using the same at Pune…but just a 11 Km on highway at Ahmadnagar it is not working at all.
Hi,
It has been continuously told that BSNL EvDO is now national roaming, but it is not.
Presently I am using the same at Pune…but just a 100 Km on highway at Ahmadnagar it is not working at all.
There is no network present there.
Is evdo working in Delhi on roming?
no, it is not working on roaming in delhi . I was there in the last week of december. It is so sad.I had to suffer a lot.
roaming works.
i bought evdo in tamilnadu but it was didn’t work in benglor.
Hi,
I tried using my Karnataka based EVDO card in Mumbai. It says you have to ping with the remote server to be able to connect. Of course I could not connect as I do not have any idea about the PING thing.
You cannot use your card in other states than your hometown/state unless you have national roaming activated.
Yes the BSNL EVDO works perfectly fine in roaming in Delhi
Dear Sir,
I had read that in BSNL EVDO there is a plan of Rs. 350 Unlimited usage and Free Roaming. Can you please confirm whether is it available in Indore (M.P.) and what will total cost and monthly bill including all taxes.
Thanks
S.No. Particulars NIC (Unlimited) EVDO (Unlimited)
Rs./Month* Rs./Month*
1. Registration charges Nil Nil
2. Activation charges 250 500
3 Charges for Cards (PCMCIA type or USB type
i) Internet connect card sale price 2800 3500
ii) Alternate to purchase of ICC
a) Fixed monthly charges for card 150 200
b) Security charges (Refundable) 1000 1000
4. Fixed monthly charges for internet 250 550
5. Free internet usage Unlimited Unlimited
6. Additional usage charges Not applicable Not applicable
7. Minimum hire period Three months Three months
All the taxes shall be charged extra as applicable.
Data usage with NIC and EVDO card under CDMA postpaid services:
Sl. No.
FMC in Rs.
Monthly free usage in GB
EVDO NIC
1
199.00
0.5
2
250.00
NA
Unlimited without roaming
3
299.00
1
4
350.00
NA
Unlimited with roaming
5
449.00
2
6
649.00
5
7
750.00
Unlimited
This is anther details i had received from following website
http://www.bsnl.co.in/service/internet_on_cdma.htm