3G Data Plans Comparison 2015: Idea Vs Vodafone Vs Airtel vs Reliance Vs Tata Docomo Vs Aircel

          With the demand of 3G plans from the smartphone users, the telecom operators give exciting discount offers for many. If you have already read our 2012, 2013 and 2014 comparison plans of 3G packs, you would be surprised to know the telecom operator offering the cheapest offer in 2015.

If you are really excited to know the best 3G data plan for this year, you can have a look at the comparison table at the end of the post.

Note: We have compared standard plans and not taken into consideration special data plans as all telecom operators charge them differently. Also, we have taken into consideration Pre-paid plans only as over 95% of Indians use those connections.

At the end of the post, we have also shown a table comparing the most popular 1GB 3G data plan for each provider.

Idea 3G Plans:

The 3G packs haven’t changed much as compared to the last year. There is a difference of just 2 or 3 rupees in the smaller 3G packs. Here is the list of 3G packs if you are planning to use the internet just for few days or a week.

And if you are looking forward to use the Idea internet for more than a week or even for 3 months, you must have a glimpse at the below-given table. 1GB 3G pack remains the same as compared to the last year which is 249/-

Check it more about the unlimited packs and other 3G offers right here!

Vodafone 3G Plans:

Vodafone 3G plan of 1GB is just 2 rupees costlier than the Idea. The cost for 1GB 3G plan for Vodafone is 251. There is no major change seen in this year’s Vodafone 3G plans.

One-day 3G plan rate was increased from 14 to 26 and the data was reduced from 50MB to just 25MB. This was a real hike by Vodafone under the category of daily plans. The 5GB 3G pack costs you 1252 which is valid for 56 days.

If you want to know more about the Vodafone 3G and 2G packs, you can check them here!

Airtel 3G Data Plans

Airtel is one of the trusted networks and used by many people. And the reason is the network spread all over the country. All the telecom operators mostly have changed the validity to 28 days, but Airtel didn’t change it. The validity for the 3G packs is still 30 days as similar to the last year.

The price for 1GB 3G pack is 249 which is equal to Idea 1GB 3G pack.

Reliance 3G Data Packs:

Reliance is slowly falling down in terms of number of users in most of the states. The Indian telecom operator offers various data packs at cheap rates to give users more data at cheap prices. However, recently they have introduced CDMA based Pro 3 EVDO Rev b plans that offer much better internet speeds and are available at extremely low rates. Have a look at this chart.

However, please note, these Reliance plans are CDMA based and not GSM, so it cannot be compared to other GSM plans that we have listed down.

For GSM, their rates vastly differ from state to state, but on an average their 3G plans cost around Rs. 150 for 1GB for 30days (you can check out the data plans from Reliance from 2014 below)

Tata Docomo 3G Data Packs:

Tata Docomo has slowly increased the user base by its cheap offers. Especially, in Gujarat, the offers are very cheap for 3G packs, somewhere around Rs. 150 for 1GB. The rates might vary in different states. But here is the screenshot which will give you a clear idea about the 3G data packs of Tata Docomo.

In fact if any thing Tata Docomo 3G Data Pack rates have only gone up compared to last year.

BSNL 3G Data Packs:

It seems like the BSNL is trying to give the best out of the 3G packs for its customers all over the country. The telecom operator gives 1GB data pack at 3 different prices with respect to the change in validity days. Have a look at the data packs offered by the company.

Aircel 3G Data Packs:

Aircel, which is mostly used by the people in South India, has some exciting offers for its regular customers. Right from its 3 day plan which gives 100MB of data at just 17 and 90 days plan which gives 4GB of 3G data at 699, each and every data pack gives you something extra when you recharge your prepaid number.

MTNL 3G Data Packs:

As there aren’t many using MTNL in India, the rates are always going to be low to attract more customers. MTNL with charges of just 175/- for 1GB data pack which is most probably cheapest of all the telecom operators. Here is the full list of various offers from MTNL:

1GB 3G Plan Comparison

Your search for the best 3G data pack ends here. We have analysed various rates of the telecom operators all over the India to make sure that you get the cheapest of all. Here is the comparison for 1GB 3G data pack.

From the above image, it is quite clear that Aircel, BSNL and MTNL provides the cheapest 3G data pack for 1GB. But their network and infrastructure may not be at par with Airtel, Idea and Vodafone and their 3G speeds are generally lower and that’s the reason why they offer such cheap offers.