Few years back I had a Hutch connection. One my way to Irpu from Bangalore, wherever Hutch was mis
sing, I generally saw BSNL Mobile signal available. I was pretty convinced with BSNL Mobile’s Karnataka coverage and decided to switch to BSNL Mobile though it is less glamarous than Hutch.
Henceforth, whenever I went out of Bangalore for a short trip I used to be pretty confident of remaining connected within Karnataka. But I was quite surprised during my visit to Georgia Sunshine Village and Shivanasamudram during November, 2006. Somewhere near Malavalli and Shimshapura Road I got disconnected from BSNL Mobile. There was no sig
nal. This state continued in along Shimshapura Road, Gerogia Sunshine Village. Even Shivanasamudram is not covered by BSNL Mobile. My initial guess was that maybe there was some temporary problem with BSNL Mobile. I was wrong. I was told at Georgia Sunshine Village that BSNL has no CellOne (mobile) towers nearby. Only Airtel works.
I later called up BSNL Mobile helpline (9400024365), from Bangalore, and informed about their lack of coverage. As usual the recipient of my call suspected my handset and asked me to switch off and then switch on my handset. After some explanation my complaint was noted. But I personally cannot verify till I visit Shivanasamudram again.
