Pakistan has faster cheaper internet compared to India!
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Broadband Pakistan (DSL)
1mbps unlm at Rs.1k.
Why isn't India double'ing or triple'ing that of what Pakistan can give its people? Is Pakistan now ahead of us in its economy and per capita income too?
This is the first thing I can respect about Pakistan's infrastructure. They may not have a good rep in this world, heck for all we know Osama is hiding there right now but at least the babus there provide him with 1mbps unlm at just Rs.1k!
1mbps unlm at Rs.1k.
Why isn't India double'ing or triple'ing that of what Pakistan can give its people? Is Pakistan now ahead of us in its economy and per capita income too?
This is the first thing I can respect about Pakistan's infrastructure. They may not have a good rep in this world, heck for all we know Osama is hiding there right now but at least the babus there provide him with 1mbps unlm at just Rs.1k!
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Maybe because their size is small
I think there is some merit to this theory, as smaller size means lower cost to lay infrastructure such as cables. Also, fewer people means that there is more bandwidth available to be distributed, so they can provide higher speeds.
I wish we had 1mbps unlimited for Rs 600 though, as with our current state it would be heavenly.
I think there is some merit to this theory, as smaller size means lower cost to lay infrastructure such as cables. Also, fewer people means that there is more bandwidth available to be distributed, so they can provide higher speeds.
I wish we had 1mbps unlimited for Rs 600 though, as with our current state it would be heavenly.
of course smaller countries find it easier when it comes to broadband penetration. smaller area to cover means low infrastructure costs.
This small size and hence low cost theory is no good.
Have a good look at the MTNL's pricing in Mumbai. 256kbps unlimited from MTNL Mumbai costs Rs. 999 per month. Here we are talking about a small and densely populated city much smaller than the size of Pakistan. Not to mention that major international submarine cable networks like FLAG also have landing stations in Mumbai. So the city is sitting on the top of bandwidth supply into India. Still the cost of broadband in Mumbai is highest among all Indian cities. If one goes by logic of small size then the cost of broadband in major Indian cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai and such should be much lower than what it is.
2 mbps unlimited for 1999 pakistani rupees and 4mbps for Rs. 4999 per month is even more impressive. I tried hard but could not find any mention of FUP and things like that on the Pakistani site. Further they don't have any 256 kbps package on their site, minimum is 1 mbps that is when we gladly call 256 kbps as broadband here in India and our ISPs apply their FUP on that 256 kbps connection.
Pakistan even has a wimax network up and running since almost last 2 years.
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I think the reason for Pakistan being ahead of us is that they don't have a Congress party in Pakistan and that moron A. Raja is not their telecom minister.
This small size and hence low cost theory is no good.
Have a good look at the MTNL's pricing in Mumbai. 256kbps unlimited from MTNL Mumbai costs Rs. 999 per month. Here we are talking about a small and densely populated city much smaller than the size of Pakistan. Not to mention that major international submarine cable networks like FLAG also have landing stations in Mumbai. So the city is sitting on the top of bandwidth supply into India. Still the cost of broadband in Mumbai is highest among all Indian cities. If one goes by logic of small size then the cost of broadband in major Indian cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai and such should be much lower than what it is.
2 mbps unlimited for 1999 pakistani rupees and 4mbps for Rs. 4999 per month is even more impressive. I tried hard but could not find any mention of FUP and things like that on the Pakistani site. Further they don't have any 256 kbps package on their site, minimum is 1 mbps that is when we gladly call 256 kbps as broadband here in India and our ISPs apply their FUP on that 256 kbps connection.
Pakistan even has a wimax network up and running since almost last 2 years.
Wateen Telecom :::
I think the reason for Pakistan being ahead of us is that they don't have a Congress party in Pakistan and that moron A. Raja is not their telecom minister.
It's not hard maths people. There is a VERY good reason why countries like Japan, S.Korea, Denmark, Sweden and Finland have top notch internet with unlimited data caps and fast internet. Country is small, hence they can lay better quality cables like fibre or better copper cable and still keep the costs down. Wonder why U.S never tops the list or is even in top 5 even after having the world's best economy? It's a BIG country.India's area size is MUCH bigger than Pakistan. Only Wi-Max can help India with it's internet speed and data cap worries. Good pings and fast internet. Implementing DSL around India is just going to be waste of $$$$. Copper is OLD technology and the further you are from the exchange or a cabinet, slower the speeds get.
broadband in USA is a disaster looking at the new developments. time warner cable has just announced a 150 USD a month pack that would feature unlimited data transfer. rest of the packages have limited data transfer limits. 150 USD in INR is around 7500 bucks. of course it would be of mbps connectivity... but still. it is expensive even by american standard.
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