madhusudhan7
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- ACT 300 Mbps FTTB | Airtel 200 Mbps FTTH backup | Airtel 4g B593 Router | Airtel 5g on Mobile
Bought Airtel 4g B593 Indoor CPE today
Had to opt for this because BSNL is the only wired provider in my area & my broadband issues were not resolved even after several calls for almost a week now
Here are my initial thoughts that helped me make the choice after the 4G Demo:
1. 4G of all the wireless technologies is the closest to replace 'Wired Broadband' especially copper - not only because of speed but also because of the low latency(25ms for Bangalore servers). 3G is still not very good, at least for now
2. Speed of about 35 Mbps download & 15 Mbps Upload are now possible in most parts of Bangalore, otherwise most users are at the mercy of BSNL's pathetic tariff FOR HIGH SPEED plans with the worst Customer Service ever
3. Quality of Service is expected to be one of the best - considering Airtel & that the delivery is on Wireless - so not much can go wrong here
4. Cost is still on the higher side for Medium to heavy home users like me, i opted for Rs. 1399 + tax - 9gb FUP then speeds will come down to 128 Kbps *the best plan they have is Rs.2999 with 30gb FUP then 128 Kbps - after this you are at the mercy of Airtel Smartbytes
5. Airtel finally reduced the CPE price to 5k & we can't really except any better price or Tariff plans any time soon now that Reliance Infotel has changed the launch date yet again. I think their service launch will take another year or so then we can probably expect some price wars. So this is indeed a good time to buy a 4G connection
I get Full Signal Strength - 5 Bars & hence the Download speed has been pretty consistent around 25-28 Mbps at most time, with a speed tests varying between 25-35 Mbps for servers across India. Here is a quick snapshot:
I downloaded a 1.93gb you tube video using Orbit in about 10-11 Minutes, the entire videos played without any buffer/lags
Download from Microsoft Servers:
Ubuntu Torrent download:
Had to opt for this because BSNL is the only wired provider in my area & my broadband issues were not resolved even after several calls for almost a week now
Here are my initial thoughts that helped me make the choice after the 4G Demo:
1. 4G of all the wireless technologies is the closest to replace 'Wired Broadband' especially copper - not only because of speed but also because of the low latency(25ms for Bangalore servers). 3G is still not very good, at least for now
2. Speed of about 35 Mbps download & 15 Mbps Upload are now possible in most parts of Bangalore, otherwise most users are at the mercy of BSNL's pathetic tariff FOR HIGH SPEED plans with the worst Customer Service ever
3. Quality of Service is expected to be one of the best - considering Airtel & that the delivery is on Wireless - so not much can go wrong here
4. Cost is still on the higher side for Medium to heavy home users like me, i opted for Rs. 1399 + tax - 9gb FUP then speeds will come down to 128 Kbps *the best plan they have is Rs.2999 with 30gb FUP then 128 Kbps - after this you are at the mercy of Airtel Smartbytes
5. Airtel finally reduced the CPE price to 5k & we can't really except any better price or Tariff plans any time soon now that Reliance Infotel has changed the launch date yet again. I think their service launch will take another year or so then we can probably expect some price wars. So this is indeed a good time to buy a 4G connection
I get Full Signal Strength - 5 Bars & hence the Download speed has been pretty consistent around 25-28 Mbps at most time, with a speed tests varying between 25-35 Mbps for servers across India. Here is a quick snapshot:
I downloaded a 1.93gb you tube video using Orbit in about 10-11 Minutes, the entire videos played without any buffer/lags
Download from Microsoft Servers:
Ubuntu Torrent download: