BSNL best hai mere liye | Yes or No

If you are planning to switch your current network subscriber to BSNL or wish to get a new BSNL connection. You might be confused in making the opinion whether it would be good for you or not. I'm providing the review here to help you out so that you can choose accordingly:

CONS:
1). BSNL is a govt. telecom operator company. It can activate the new SIM connections within a day or it might delay them upto a week.
2). Server can sometimes be down for couple of days thus refraining normal recharges.
3). Customer support is pathetic. Customer care executives never respond properly. Picking up of your call might take at least 2-5 mins after listening to the complete IVRS procedure.
4). 'Carry forward' unused data is only applicale on same rechages. If you recharge with another pack then you will lose the old remaining data.
5). Validity of SIMs is a voe as it's limited. One has to recharge with the validity to continue the services further.

6). It's felt very irritating while the network switches between 2G and 3G. Though you paid for 3G data but according to network availability you have to surf with 2G for couples of hours to long. This sort of switching activity in network may be frequent and it's observed daily.

PROS:
1). It has pan (presence across nation) India service.
2). It don't charge you for the calls while you are roaming. You can click here to check the roaming faqs.
3). It provides 3G at cheapest rates than any other network. Amazingly, its 3G data price is approximate to other's 2G prices. It provides good internet speeed.
4). It has no difference in prices between 2G & 3G. They're equivalent.

Update:
"Don't buy short validity data plan of BSNL" as updated on July, 2016. Because:
- Network switching has been more frequent than earlier. Edge is retaining for long every day.
- Edge is not able to send any data bytes. It's merely receiving. Although H+ network is observed expanding in more areas.