MTNL Broadband: Internet getting disconnected for 1 minute every few hours?

[Daddycool]

thanks karana... that means i will download say 40GB and my bill wont cross 999+ST right?
Wrong. You will be limited to 10GB on that plan as it is a circuit breaker plan. In other words, you get 5 GB on your plan @ 499 and pay upto another 500 at 0.1 per MB till you hit the ceiling of another 5 GB.

 

[popcorn]

hmmm so its hidden... also its something related to 1.5 contention ratio.... its clever... so after 10GB your internet stops?

 

[qSx7qvGVx3gf8ys]

thanks karana... that means i will download say 40GB and my bill wont cross 999+ST right?
If you in mumbai and have tikona, I have some questions more if you can help...

Is there any stupid fair usage condition or any extra maintainance charges?
How are the speeds & customer care?
I currently do not receive any wifi signal on my laptop. That means that they will install a nano receiving station on our terrace?. if that is the case... can i switch off the nano station if i am not using internet?

I heard that Tikona after installation , uses our terrace nanostations to further redistrubute the internet to other nearby area ? does that nano station purely belong to me until i am their subscriber? I do not wish to pump in electricity for the nano station so that tikona further distributes it...

guys need the answers if you can help !!




I am in Mumbai , Andheri used Tikona for 1 year exact. Shifted to MTNL 2 Mbps unlimited.

1. NO fair usage policy, and maintainance charges
2.If you arent getting any signals on laptop then they will provide you Nanostation By Ubiquity, or a Ruckus Wireless Station which acts as a repeater of their signal.
3.Yes you can switch it off !
4. Remember its wireless to be precise its is wifi b/g with MIMO meaning- the further you stay from their access point the more higher pings and less bandwidth you will have.
5. NO they dont use your terrace, if they do they will improve your connectivity as well.
6.All equipment provided is TIKONA's property !!


Hope I have answered your questions

Karan

 

[popcorn]

thanks for the answers.. really appreciate it !

but what about the contention ratio? if u say there is no fair usage, then contention ratio is applied?

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why u shifted to mtnl 2mbps when tikona is providing at 1/5 the price?

 

[qSx7qvGVx3gf8ys]

Good Morning Popcorn,Contention ratio means the number of subscribers(demand) on a purticular access point vis a vis actual bandwith provided to the access point by the ISP1. In unlimited plans the contention ratio is higher.. meaning demand is higher.2.As i have stated its wireless broadband and I was staying 600+ meters from the A.P and never used to get the actual or the promised bandwidth stated in the plan subscribed.3. In rains specially in Mumbai it used to get worse, high pings disconnections low bandwith etc. (RAIN AFFECTS WIFI SIGNALS)4.If applying be sure that you are atlkeast 200 meters away not more or else it will be hell.5.I had Ruckus Wireless Repeater not "NAnostation" which is powerful but lacks wifi .Regrards

 

[Rahul_hifi]

Yep, its true what u said, also maybe in winter the signals r weak.

 

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[popcorn]

I dont think I have any tikona AP in my area within 1 KM. Hence Ruckus Wireless Repeater option is out.They will have to install the NAnostation2 or NAnostation5.(dont know which one they use)Also as it has only one LAN out, it could be terminated to my desktop PC. But when i was talking to his engineer, he told me he will give wifi also. So now I assume he will give the Ruckus Wireless Repeater also. I have a wifi laptop and wifi E5 Nokia phone . Is this wifi charged?Is it compulsory to use the tikona dialer? it means I want to use it like my mtnl wireless router without logging to access internet. always on types?

 

[qSx7qvGVx3gf8ys]

I dont think I have any tikona AP in my area within 1 KM. Hence Ruckus Wireless Repeater option is out.
They will have to install the NAnostation2 or NAnostation5.(dont know which one they use)
Also as it has only one LAN out, it could be terminated to my desktop PC. But when i was talking to his engineer, he told me he will give wifi also. So now I assume he will give the Ruckus Wireless Repeater also. I have a wifi laptop and wifi E5 Nokia phone . Is this wifi charged?
Is it compulsory to use the tikona dialer? it means I want to use it like my mtnl wireless router without logging to access internet. always on types?

Hi,
1.-1km is a long distance even for Nanostation ! I think they will need to put an AP on your terrace.
2.Can you see an AP from the balcony of any of the rooms?? if yes then Nanostation can be used, or like wise Ruckus only if you can see the AP i.e Line of sight.
3.Wifi charged ? didn't get you ?
4. No, each client has to login in with the same password, Tikona allows up to 4 clients.
5.For mobiles no dialer is needed it will open up once you put in password of your wifi.

Regards

Karan

PS- If you wanna talk to me I will PM my number to you

 

[popcorn]

Thanks Karan for all your help !

 

[Daddycool]

PS- If you wanna talk to me I will PM my number to you

Could you PM me your number? I am in Andheri too.