Hotwire shutting down ?

[testsubjectalpha]

actually, i haven't really experienced much of a difference, in moving "up" from 64k to 96k... what about you, ryan?

 

[cyberwiz]

Moving up to 128 K from 64 K does feel slightly better, but the real difference in browsing comes when you have atleast 256 kbps.


I have heard that exatt of Mumbai has started operations in Delhi. They have some really good plans check out their website at www.exatt.net

 

[testsubjectalpha]

to come back to the subject this thread began with...called up the loca hotwire chap, during a four hour outage this afternoon (the lan conked off and then lit up again, during the typing of the beginning of this sentence.) on asking why 61.16.150.1 could be pinged by hotwireindia.net (on which the welcome images etc are stored) could not, the chap on the other end of the line, while babbling 'sir, aadhe ghante mein theek ho jaayega" let slip that hotwire is being bought out by primus... and that the trouble being experienced was due to interoperability/configuration problems.hmm.hoping someone in this thread or on this board knows more about this change....

 

[cyberwiz]

Originally posted by testsubjectalpha@Apr 18 2005, 07:33 PM
to come back to the subject this thread began with...

.....let slip that hotwire is being bought out by primus... and that the trouble being experienced was due to interoperability/configuration problems.

hoping someone in this thread or on this board knows more about this change....
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Yup, thats one story doin the rounds. I have also heard that the hotwire fellows(ie the Indian partners) are launching a new company called teamwireless.

Nobody is quite sure but some change has/is occuring at hotwire.

 

[Ryan]

As of right now, asking my CTO guy hotwire is not shutting down he said. He plans to start offereing 512 unlimited on the package. Switching from 64k to 96k is a noticeable difference, but from 96 to 128 is hardly anything if at all.

 

[testsubjectalpha]

did your cto mention what the tariff for this 512k bonanza might be?

 

[Ryan]

Right now, he is undecided on that. Probably around 1500 maximum I would say, since it's a pretty good speed. He has to wait and see how much he is charged from Hotwire itself. But if that does come out, I doubt many here in my area would take it since it would be an expensive package so I would probably get good bandwidth.

 

[testsubjectalpha]

on logging on this morning, the hotwire system described my plan as "apollo", instead of ruby... anyway, seems the company's gone in for another name-but-not-speed/tariff-change... however, the techguy at the cto did hint at there being positive repercussions of trai's 70% cut... let's keep our eyes and ears open...

 

[SLK]

Originally posted by Ryan@Apr 23 2005, 02:14 PM
As of right now, asking my CTO guy hotwire is not shutting down he said. He plans to start offereing 512 unlimited on the package. Switching from 64k to 96k is a noticeable difference, but from 96 to 128 is hardly anything if at all.
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I have been on Hotwire for 2 years..
it was 64 unlimited.... now its 128...
but for the last 1 week its gone down to 96!!!

And.. I am told Hotwire is degrading its plans!

the exicting 96 would change to 64 and 128 to 96!!

Its not going to be hotwire ... but Primus now! (which was supplying to hotwire till now)

BTW there is a very noticable difference in 96Kbps and 128Kbps. And same with 96 and 64.

 

[cyberwiz]

Finally the tariffs on the website have been updated. They have launched a few new plans as well like the moonlight plan - night unltd @ 256 Kbps for 599/-


http://www.hotwireindia.com/packages.htm