Installation:
The connection is provided through LCO. They route the fiber from the nearby cell towers where Airtel has backhaul.
Installation charges of Rs. 1000 were paid in cash against receipt to the LCO team, post installation. No other charges.
Have opted for the 499 plan for now. Paid ~1500 online to cover for ~80 days of usage, to avail of the free router.
LCO installation team is seriously overworked and was bone tired when they came for installation at ~10 in the night.
Review:
Speeds are generally 10 - 20 % over the promised 40 Mbps (both upload and download), tested for servers worldwide. This is unlike my Jiofiber connection where international speeds are quite poor. Pings are 10-20% better on Airtel.
The router has above average range over 5GHz. 2.4GHz range is average. Overall the range is somewhat better than Jio's router, but that may have to do with the orientation as well (horizontal vs vertical).
No landline for now as confirmed by Airtel.
Stats:
Overall initial impressions are satisfactory.
The connection is provided through LCO. They route the fiber from the nearby cell towers where Airtel has backhaul.
Installation charges of Rs. 1000 were paid in cash against receipt to the LCO team, post installation. No other charges.
Have opted for the 499 plan for now. Paid ~1500 online to cover for ~80 days of usage, to avail of the free router.
LCO installation team is seriously overworked and was bone tired when they came for installation at ~10 in the night.
Review:
Speeds are generally 10 - 20 % over the promised 40 Mbps (both upload and download), tested for servers worldwide. This is unlike my Jiofiber connection where international speeds are quite poor. Pings are 10-20% better on Airtel.
The router has above average range over 5GHz. 2.4GHz range is average. Overall the range is somewhat better than Jio's router, but that may have to do with the orientation as well (horizontal vs vertical).
No landline for now as confirmed by Airtel.
Stats:
Overall initial impressions are satisfactory.
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