Top 10 Best Mobile SIM Networks in India

Top GSM and CDMA mobile SIM card networks in India offering best value for your money. Here is the list of 10 best cellular SIM card providers in India.
India being a vast country with people living in cities, towns and villages. It is a big problem for Indian Tele companies to provide its services with consistency in every corner of the country. It’s general experience for Indians that a SIM card giving good internet speed in one of the rooms in the house may not even catch signals in other room.

In India, there are around 14 big and small mobile network operators offering prepaid and postpaid services but all can’t top the charts. So, let us look at top 10 best GSM and CDMA mobile cellular network in India:

Airtel Logo
  #1.  Airtel

Airtel is one of the biggest cellular networks in India. It’s services like My plan and Airtel Money is quite popular. Airtel provides some of the very good internet speeds and with its solid coverage, you will rarely have any connectivity issues when travelling. But it is very pricey as compared others but their services are worth paying that little bit extra. Now due to increased market competition, they are offering data and voice calls at an affordable price.

Now after, complete acquiring of Telenor. Airtel has opened its wings to give a stiff fight to other telcos. Airtel will get Telenor services which are available in 7 circles, serving more than 55 million customers at very low internet price and call rates.

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Airtel is second only to BSNL in nationwide coverage providing best connectivity & reliability with good average speed. With the 4G roll out, Airtel network is going to be even better given its 4G speed.

Goods:

Nationwide coverage (Urban and rural)
Good connectivity
4G services
Solid network
Good customer care support
Telenor users can rejoice as Airtel’s acquisition will increase the network coverage and connectivity.
Bads:

Pricey as compared to others
Not the fastest of net speeds (3G)

BSNL
  #2. BSNL

BSNL or Cellone is unarguably the biggest and most widespread cell phone carrier in India with coast-to-coast nationwide coverage with consistency. With BSNL SIM card in your pocket, you can travel to any corner of the country. The best part of BSNL is it offers 2G and 3G at the same price but its net speed is substandard with very poor internet connectivity.

The graph shows average prices for 1 GB of data for states of MH, GJ, WB, AP, KR, MP.
With solid coverage and great value for money, BSNL is the best Bang for your Buck but its poor internet speed and connectivity could be a critical factor.

Goods:

Widest network in the country
Low internet price
3G and 2G at same price and same speed
Many offers based on different categories
Bads:

Poor internet speed
Issues with call and connectivity
Average customer care support

Idea Cellular Logo
  #3.  Idea

Idea cellular provides good coverage in urban and rural areas. It provides good internet speed but has expensive tariff plans. You may face few issues of call drops and low signals when travelling but still, Idea is very good when it comes to speed and customer service.

If you are looking for something with good speed and stability with good rural coverage then Idea is for you.

Goods:

Rural and urban coverage is good
More reliable in towns and cities
Good internet speed
4G Roll out
Excellent customer support
Bads:

Low signals
Not suited for travellers
Expensive internet plans

Vodafone Logo
  #4.  Vodafone

Vodafone used to be one of the weakest nationwide mobile carriers but with time, this carrier has shown its potential. The services provided by Vodafone are good and so is its 3G speed which is very high as compared to others. But its rural coverage is poor and is suitable only for urban areas.

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With average network coverage and the high price, it is liked only by