My post at https://sunish.net/2007/10/25/bsnl-gprs-configuration seems to be one of the most popular pages in spite of the fact that the site was not updated for a long long time.
The most important parameter to be set is the APN or Access Point Name.
The settings are as follows
APN : bsnlnet
Username : Not Required
Password : Not Required
Dial up number : *99#
If you are using the software provided by the phone manufacturer like nokia suite and if its updated it will automatically update the settings with the correct apn which is now bsnlnet and earlier was bsnlsouth for southern states.
On windows to connect to the internet using bluetooth or usb drivers has to be installed and configured. Once the drivers are installed, going to device manager(type devmgmt.msc and click OK at the run prompt obtained by pressing Win+R ) will show the corresponding modem installed under modems, similar to Standard Modem over Bluetooth link shown in the screen shot below.
Click on Properties of the Modem, click on advanced tab.
Enter extra initialization settings as AT + CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”bsnlnet”
Click OK.
The above steps are required only if you get a PPP link error message with error code 734.
Now create a new dial up connection, on windows 7 open Networking and Sharing centre
- Click On Connect to the Internet and click next.
- Select Dialup in How do you want to connect and click next.
- Enter *99# as dialup number and leave username and password as blank.
Use this connection to connect to the internet.