from my experience.
Airtel IPTV is not HD. It is not even HD quality. It is average on my 29" CRT.
While downloading heavily using Torrents, my IPTV feed sort of become rather pathetic with random breaks. no one else on this forum has reported the same problem. So, i cannot confirm if this is a problem.
Seven Days. only a limited number of channels. around 45. from what i know no sports channel is included in the list. mostly entertainment channels.
no recording capabilities.
one
tv one connection. i have heard rumors about them supporting two TVs on one connection but looking at the crappy quality, i doubt they do offer it. they do not offer it officially at least.
my response? avoid it because you are expecting too much. time shift is pretty cool for me (even though it does not work with F1 races and now the World Cup games). otherwise. it is a pretty major disappointment.
Sorry guys, as I was away for a while from this forum. Back now, and just finished reading this thread on FUP of Airtel. I am, for the time being, sticking with my 2k 1Mbps old plan of IPTV. I will decide later on abt shifting to new plan or moving to other service provider.
To answer your query abt new connection, here is my take on Airtel IPTV:
You should go for Airtel IPTV, if
a) You are a normal net user, not very heavy like lots of download using torrents, P2P (If you don't understand these jargons, you are a normal user)
b) You are going to be in NCR region for atleast a year or so, as this is only available in NCR
The quality is not better, but same as other service providers, and if you are already using one, then prepare to get used to using a slow speed navigation on Airtel IPTV menus. It has TimeShift, which has 40+ channels available for you, with last 7 days all show, and you can rewind, forward these like DVDs. Go take a demo of TimeShift, as this should be the only reason for you to go for it. But, if you already have a broadband connection at home from Airtel, and you are a normal net user, I think you should upgrade it to IPTV even if you already have another STB from other company.
As for me, most of the stuff I do is online, including
Google Docs for editing my documents! So, FUP for me is crap! I have not yet faced any issue, but I think if the upgrade happens, I will have to look for alternatives. TV is secondary for me, infact I have got a WD Live, which connects to my
router and I watch YouTube on my TV. So, my use of bandwidth is high, and may not be able to use it (did I mention I do P2P as well?) once this FUP is implemented on my connection. I already have my local cable connection active (and pay Rs 200/ pm) with Digitally STB, and it has much better programm guide than my Airtel.
Thanks for the response. Well, I know p2p, seeders and leechers! ;-)
I am a heavy internet user, and its not for facebooking (that's only on mobile office while stuck in jams)
Tata Sky leaves a lot to be desired. Specially in the rainy season with the intermittent outages. Feature wise, I would love to have timeshift TV only because I hate watching TV and the inticing part was to just watch movies/other programs without breaks on occasion.
Also, the clarity aspect. We just picked up a 40 LCD, and I want hygiene quality. TataSky has some really crappy quality (or its just me)
good times. I wonder how long they will last. 
my package has not seen any changes. if i get any call, i would simply refuse to accept any change in my existing package. and well i really have no control over what airtel does. i would probably check with the cable guy in this building today on what he has on offer... if he can provide me a 1-2 mbps connection that works with my wireless 