Hidden Costs Of MTNL Triband

[santoo]

Originally posted by dearashwin@Sep 22 2005, 10:03 AM
750 + 40% income tax as it enters the taxable expenditure..... therefore 590/month = Rs.1050 for 500mb dl in the day n tension as to what the bill wud be...

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I didn't understand that 40% tax funda. Can some mtnl subscriber please confirm (coolbuddy where are u?). I still have to get my first bill. Though I m sure it would be max 750 rs

 

[yogi1771]

yeah same here not sure of the tax thing my cousin uses dsl399/ and in his bill he is not charged 40% tax

 

[snpexim]

I suppose Dr.Ash, in his first mail meant that the payment of the bill is from taxed income. Thus, if you earn Rs. 100 and are taxed at 30 % slab rate, then you are left with Rs. 70 to pay the MTNL bill. So effectively, you have to earn Rs. 100 to pay the Rs. 70 bill which also includes a 10.2% service tax. Smile and pay. The silent partner is waiting. If you have business income, then you pay more than 30 % tax, so the ante is upped. Smile and pay. The silent partner is paying. If you are an employee, then your bills which your employer pays, are subject to FBT (fringe benifit tax) of 20 %. So again you lose. But this is already discounted, in your plans, or should be. MTNL is still trying to be best. Remember the bad old days with a 33 kbps modem that failed, the phone lines that failed, etc. We have come a long way in a rather short time. There will be more improvements in the coming four months. Read the DOT and TRAI battles at their websites. I hope my above analysis is right. I hope dearashwin can elaborate. Best wishes.

 

[dearashwin]

well no.. at the time of audit... or income tax filing... the mtnl bill is also taxed... il find out more tho

 

[netfreak]

Originally posted by dearashwin@Sep 27 2005, 07:52 AM
well no.. at the time of audit... or income tax filing... the mtnl bill is also taxed...


It might be the case if you use it for business, or it it is paid for by the employer (in that case it might attract FBT).

If you are a salaried employee and paying for it from your own pocket then you do not have to worry about any tax issue.

 

[akash]

Thanks Man

 

[Anand_Sharma]

din understand dat tax funda guyz ...well i am yet to pay my 1st ever bill of triband my bill shud be like this 590+80+10.2%+150(outgoing) i really had tough time with mtnl to get this connection at my home ..i stay in Jesal Park near Bhy. ne1 knwz this place.??well i mean i have to pay around 910rs correct if i am wrong ...no doubt mtnl's surfing speed is good n even d\l speed as compare to sify or hathway in my local area ..i get 25-35kbps d\l newayz do reply me guyz

 

[netfreak]

Originally posted by yogi@Sep 23 2005, 10:09 AM
About electricity bills -  I have the same speed as mtnl plus I get more for the rest of the day, while all of you just get for the 12 am - 8 am slot. So what's better?

I keep the monitor turned off, and the cpu does not consume more power than the tubelight or fan. So where does the electricity go up ?

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Average PC CPU uses 90W of power, plus if you add power lost due to SMPS (it is jsut 70% efficient, ends up consuming 20 - 30 W itself) + Router it turns out to be clost to 120 W.

This is enough to light 3 tubes or to run three fans. (They consume 40 W each).

It is not much from money point of view though, if you leave CPU + router on for complete month it will generae electricity bill of 260 Rs. (assuming 3 Rs per unit as tarrif)

 

[netfreak]

Useful link:

http://www.pmb.co.nz/power_usage.htm

 

[akash]

nice info manthanks