I contacted Airtel after they came out with these new plans and they checked the speeds in my area, they're saying I will get up to 40mbps and have offered me the 1099 plan in which I get a total of 90+83GB/month data.
I wanted to know what is the usual down time with Airtel and how quick is the resolution if there is any issue? Further, after one year, what is the possibility of Airtel extending such plans or giving such benefits? And, is there consistency in the speed or up to 40mbps means ~20mbps?
The Airtel chap said there are aluminum cables laid in my area and there should be no issue with the speed.
Airtel is very reliable and super quick to resolve any rare issues that crop up. In the past 5 years I have had less than a few hours of downtime.
However the speed you get on these VDSL plans depends on your distance from their Dsl switch. For instance, I am nearly 2 km away and I get max 28 Mbps on the 40 Mbps plan. My uploads hover around 3.5 Mbps. If you are less than 1km from the switch, you will receive full 40 by 5 speeds.