The SIM was activated within a few hours, but the problem was getting the access point settings for BSNL 3G for my phone. The Nexus One isn't sold in India, so when you send a "<MAKE> <MODEL>" SMS to 58355, BSNL doesn't recognize your phone.
A lot of Googling and experimentation later, I finally have 3G working. This post is for those of you who want to use BSNL 3G with the Nexus One. Please note, this is for a Chennai post-paid connection. Settings might vary for other cities.
- Open the Settings application
- Click on Wireless & Networks
- Click on Mobile networks
- Click on Access Point Names
- Bring up the Options menu (the second button from the left on the soft-touch pad, the one with the horizontal lines) and click New APN
- Use the following settings
- Name: Give any name here. I used BSNL 3G
- APN: bsnlnet (This might be the only thing you need to change depending on your city)
- Proxy: Leave this as Not set
- Port: Leave this as Not set
- Username: Leave this as Not set
- Password: Leave this as Not set
- Server: Leave this as Not set
- MMSC: Leave this as Not set
- MMS Proxy: Leave this as Not set
- MMS Port: Leave this as Not set
- MCC: 404 (This was the default value on my phone. I didn't change it)
- MNC: 64 (This was the default value on my phone. I didn't change it)
- Authentication type: None
- APN type: Leave this as Not set
I'll probably want to figure out the MMS settings some day, but for now I don't need them.
Do leave comments about whether this helped!
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