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manishbhai
Newbie
This is the 1st time i m using triband, with 599 plan & have used other BB ISPs since jan 2002, so i know very
well. which 1 is the best in mumbai. i had applied for this connection becos i had no other option (other than my
cablewallah through zeenext or through tata vsnl BB) & got it after a month !!! (thank god, they activated the DSL
link/sync signal on the same day). [@ my previous physical address location, in the nextdoor suburb, i had applied,
but dint get it for 5 months !!! & i had to pay for the phoneline rent, just becos their DSL exchange was not setup
(thank god the local cable guy's ISP service was good)].
To my amusement the surfing speeds are slow, i get ranges mostly of dialup to dsl speed(only sometimes) during peak
hours except popular sites like rediff, indiatimes etc. well also depends on the website has been hosted (UK or
US). but yahoo opens a little slower than rediff. sometimes surfing is very fast (25-200 KBytes/s) during non-peak
hours & especially @ night slots (12 - 8 am). same above holds for downloading speed.
I am using 3Com company's 3Com OfficeConnect ADSL Wireless 54Mbps 11g Firewall Modem cum Router, which is also a
homenetworking device like u must have heard of Linksys/Netgear/balkan/D-Link router only. But only in 3com's case,
u dont have to buy for a seperate modem, apart from the other companies above.
In terms of technology, its @ par/on the lines next to US robotics, a company, which has been & is still very
famous & no.1 for its dialup modems.
Though MTNL did tell me that its a compatible device, but not on their modem-router to buy list & also not
technically supported by MTNL in case of any ISP technical problem, i m not sure, whether my router causes any
problems, which i dont think so. But its always better to buy a single standalone modem-router homenetworking
device than going for a seperate modem & router, so that u can use in both DSL & LAN technology ISP connections &
also use it to connect your laptop wirelessly & desktop wired-ly in your house.
People out there who want to monitor your upload/download speed, please download a small no-nonsense software
application called DU meter available from DU Meter Home Page or netmedic or other softwares from Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com
Now a special look @ the usage information in our account section page (which opens up veryyy slowly !!!).
In the 1st column, they have mentioned 1 GB as 1000000000 (only numbers, but have not denoted the 'term' wich shd
be MB or KB)
But our usage in 2nd column does denote the MB term (which has to be less than the plan u have taken or else you
will be charged extra).
So the difference in the 3rd column will be high, which makes u think that u have a hell lot of stuff still/yet to
be downloaded for the entire month, whereas the true part is its getting lower by the day depending upon your
amount of usage.
Seems that MTNL is misguiding us, so be careful here, especially if u r not a techie.
No wonder how this still monopolised landline company in initial stages, reached NY stock exchange listing, by
cheating us indian citizens in delhi n mumbai.
Take this connection, only if u dont have any good choice @ all, you think, in your area, better than this 1.
well. which 1 is the best in mumbai. i had applied for this connection becos i had no other option (other than my
cablewallah through zeenext or through tata vsnl BB) & got it after a month !!! (thank god, they activated the DSL
link/sync signal on the same day). [@ my previous physical address location, in the nextdoor suburb, i had applied,
but dint get it for 5 months !!! & i had to pay for the phoneline rent, just becos their DSL exchange was not setup
(thank god the local cable guy's ISP service was good)].
To my amusement the surfing speeds are slow, i get ranges mostly of dialup to dsl speed(only sometimes) during peak
hours except popular sites like rediff, indiatimes etc. well also depends on the website has been hosted (UK or
US). but yahoo opens a little slower than rediff. sometimes surfing is very fast (25-200 KBytes/s) during non-peak
hours & especially @ night slots (12 - 8 am). same above holds for downloading speed.
I am using 3Com company's 3Com OfficeConnect ADSL Wireless 54Mbps 11g Firewall Modem cum Router, which is also a
homenetworking device like u must have heard of Linksys/Netgear/balkan/D-Link router only. But only in 3com's case,
u dont have to buy for a seperate modem, apart from the other companies above.
In terms of technology, its @ par/on the lines next to US robotics, a company, which has been & is still very
famous & no.1 for its dialup modems.
Though MTNL did tell me that its a compatible device, but not on their modem-router to buy list & also not
technically supported by MTNL in case of any ISP technical problem, i m not sure, whether my router causes any
problems, which i dont think so. But its always better to buy a single standalone modem-router homenetworking
device than going for a seperate modem & router, so that u can use in both DSL & LAN technology ISP connections &
also use it to connect your laptop wirelessly & desktop wired-ly in your house.
People out there who want to monitor your upload/download speed, please download a small no-nonsense software
application called DU meter available from DU Meter Home Page or netmedic or other softwares from Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com
Now a special look @ the usage information in our account section page (which opens up veryyy slowly !!!).
In the 1st column, they have mentioned 1 GB as 1000000000 (only numbers, but have not denoted the 'term' wich shd
be MB or KB)
But our usage in 2nd column does denote the MB term (which has to be less than the plan u have taken or else you
will be charged extra).
So the difference in the 3rd column will be high, which makes u think that u have a hell lot of stuff still/yet to
be downloaded for the entire month, whereas the true part is its getting lower by the day depending upon your
amount of usage.
Seems that MTNL is misguiding us, so be careful here, especially if u r not a techie.
No wonder how this still monopolised landline company in initial stages, reached NY stock exchange listing, by
cheating us indian citizens in delhi n mumbai.
Take this connection, only if u dont have any good choice @ all, you think, in your area, better than this 1.
