MTNL Broadband: 8mbps Plans

[sanke1]

^^ Timeouts occur usually a day after the rains. But my SNR Margin has already dropped from 29 dB to 21 dB.I will keep an eye on VDSL connection and update you guys.

 

[Terry]

Finally after days of complaining and sending emails i ran a speed test and its really reached 8mbps!
https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3027552562
and my router stats too:
Mode: ADSL_2plus
Traffic Type: ATM
Status: Up
Link Power State: L0

Downstream Upstream
Line Coding(Trellis): On On
SNR Margin (0.1 dB): 81 126
Attenuation (0.1 dB): 405 268
Output Power (0.1 dBm): 191 124
Attainable Rate (Kbps): 12,860 1,229

Path 0 Path 1
Downstream Upstream Downstream Upstream
Rate (Kbps): 10,235 1,021 0 0

MSGc (# of bytes in overhead channel message): 92 16 0 0
B (# of bytes in Mux Data Frame): 20 31 0 0
M (# of Mux Data Frames in FEC Data Frame): 1 1 0 0
T (Mux Data Frames over sync bytes): 10 3 0 0
R (# of check bytes in FEC Data Frame): 4 0 0 0
S (ratio of FEC over PMD Data Frame length): 0.653 0.9922 0.0 0.0
L (# of bits in PMD Data Frame): 3,061 258 0 0
D (interleaver depth): 384 1 0 0
Delay (msec): 6.27 0.24 0.0 0.0
INP (DMT symbol): 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Super Frames: 5,940,706 5,751,196 0 0
Super Frame Errors: 18,920 73 0 0
RS Words: 2,060,888,669 2,553,509 0 0
RS Correctable Errors: 3,724,309 0 0 0
RS Uncorrectable Errors: 280,930 0 0 0

HEC Errors: 283,155 3,306 0 0
OCD Errors: 5 0 0 0
LCD Errors: 5 0 0 0
Total Cells: 812,617,880 81,071,780 0 0
Data Cells: 951,691 652,609 0 0
Bit Errors: 0 5,979 0 0

 

[WhyIndia?]

It's been 15 days since I applied for this plan. I'm starting to think all my efforts ever since were in vain, as my speed shows no sign or any willingness to increase. See, I tried all MTNL numbers which exist and have been told the same - to wait an hour while they tend to their business. I, even resorted to calling this number provided on this forum - 12540 - and have been rendered an identical response. I wonder if this is the best this country can achieve.

 

[AbhishekMSharma]

So I finally made up my mind to use the Rs. 990 plan giving 28GB at 8mbps. I would like to confirm a few things again:
- Extra installation charges?
- Wireless modem charge will remain Rs. 50 per month or will it increase?
- Approximately how many days does it take for the 2048 downstream line to be migrated to the new speeds?

 

[sanke1]

So I finally made up my mind to use the Rs. 990 plan giving 28GB at 8mbps. I would like to confirm a few things again:
- Extra installation charges?
- Wireless modem charge will remain Rs. 50 per month or will it increase?
- Approximately how many days does it take for the a 2048 downstream line to be migrated to the new speeds?

-No extra installation charges. (If your line is capable of handling speeds of 8 Mbps without Line bonding) Otherwise you have to pay upfront for line bonding modem as well as installation of 2nd line.
-It will be as per the website.
-It's a mixed experience. Most guys here including me had to get that done manually by calling 12540.

 

[AbhishekMSharma]

-It will be as per the website.

And what is mentioned on the website? Rs. 50?

 

---

[sanke1]

^^ That's a fair charge.

 

[AbhishekMSharma]

So basically Rs. 990 + 50 + taxes, right?

 

[sanke1]

Ohh by the way, timeouts have returned. But not as much. I got 1 timeout in the whole day today. So 1 thing is clear. VDSL is extremely sensitive to rains and moisture. It's not that annoying but it means that something messes up my line.

 

[shethsa]

Its so sad. The way we struggle for eking out a few mbps of speed when you get crazy speeds in the developed world. Check this out...