airtel speed jump: dec6, 11pm

[vishalrao]

hehe, finally i see some complaints about airtel... poor BSNL was getting all the negative karma all this time

 

[gabruputt]

IF Airtel is bad, BSNL is worse my friend.....their plans speak for themselves. But honestly don't know about their speed part (BSNL)......i.e. whether or not they discriminate aganist their users!

 

[max]

atleast airtel is giving unlimited broadband. it is very difficult to find 100+ Kbps unlimited connections at an affordable price!

 

[Amuthan]

Yeah! Airtel Gives u an Unlimited Plan all for just 999 and we still keep complaining? Well brother, we need to look onto the other side of the river where ppl aren't even able to download at rates of 25-30kbps! Well I get my speeds constantly from day 1 that I installed Airtel and my Downloads in Torrents stays upto 30kbps strong and 25 to even 20kbps (weak) During peak hours! But now no probs! Well lets not complain about what we don't have/get and lets cherish what we have that others dont! Like most of the ppl here pay Rs.800 to Rs.1000 for just a 128kbps line and we get 256kbps at that pricing! Well I'm not trying to support anyone or criticize anyone! Mee too feeling jealous of those lucky guys who get gr8 speeds! So lets be happy with what we have!Regards,Amuthan

 

[gabruputt]

Well Airtel or any other ISP is not doing us a favour by providing speeds upto 256 kbps.... since we claim to be an IT superpower is this the best we can expect in the year 2005/2006?….of course we should all be criticizing the ISPs…. Airtel is doing no samaj seva, they are in here to make money plain and simple. I think everyone should criticise the current broadband policies in India and the ISP's, considering that other countries around the world (even in countries like Turkey, Poland, Russia etc) are now into the Gbps (not Mbps) phase. Hopefully our criticism will act as a wake up call and make them more efficient ... and hopefully toe in line with the rest of the world. And I am also on the 999 unlimited plan, I don’t get the speeds you get right from day one my friend!Why should I be thankful…. 999+ taxes is not a small amount in India for a 256 K connection, I pay for their services and I expect good results in return. Don’t be thankful to Airtel….Airtel is a multimillion dollar company with it’s Chief being one of the richest men in the world. It is exactly this “Chalta hai”, “Be Grateful” attitude that I hate. Look at the broadband figures in our country and it comes as no surprise that we are lagging way way behind. “TRAI said 60,000 people subscribed to broadband Internet during November (2005), raising the total number of such high-speed connections to 750,000 (in India), but still far short of the government's target of 3 million connections by December (2005)” ….now just calculate this in percentage terms vis a vis the total population…it’s absolutely pathetic my friends. No need to be GREATFUL...256 K should not be the exception, rather the bare minimum.

 

[Thor]

Airtel or any other ISP is giving connections because they make massive profits. Period.Nobody is in it to do us any favours.By my last estimation, a 512 unlimited connection at 1000 is about 20 times the international price.Can someone please show me any business where I can make 2000% a month legally?Edit: It's just a question of who is looting us less.

 

[Sushubh]

Originally posted by Thor@Dec 30 2005, 01:11 PM
Airtel or any other ISP is giving connections because they make massive profits. Period.
Nobody is in it to do us any favours.
By my last estimation, a 512 unlimited connection at 1000 is about 20 times the international price.
Can someone please show me any business where I can make 2000% a month legally?
Edit: It's just a question of who is looting us less.
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1000/20=50

so the rate for half a meg line abroad is USD 1/month?

hillarious.

is bandwidth water that you can dig and take out as much as you want? i don't think india creates its own bandwidth. companies purchase it from companies in other countries. please... think before you write.

 

[netfreak]

1000 is just USD 20... not too many providers will give ANY connection for less then $ 30 - 40 a month.

 

[Thor]

>>is bandwidth water that you can dig and take out as much as you want? i don't think india creates its own bandwidth. companies purchase it from companies in other countries. please... think before you write.I could put up the link from where I got the info.It's from another BSNL forum.Would that be OK?Edit: Or we can do the maths ourselves. A 4Mbps line is available for 24.99$ per month.

 

[netfreak]

Originally posted by Sushubh@Dec 30 2005, 01:25 PM
is bandwidth water that you can dig and take out as much as you want? i don't think india creates its own bandwidth. companies purchase it from companies in other countries.
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Have a look]Cost of bandwidth for MTNL (154 mbps) : 3,104,794.00 [as per attached doc]
Cost of US - NY and CA (155 mbps): 2,392,000.00 [actual quotation]

So even if cost is 30% higher, it does not justify the astronomical price of ISP packages in India. [/b][/quote]

So they do not have to pay that much extra for bandwidth as compared to a US ISP.