Reliance Jio Fiber Preview Offer Users Discussion

[blueman24]

I checked some sources about this AV1 codec it's having heavy usage of processing power during encoding and decoding, much higher than h.265. With almost 30% better compression.
Even h. 264 has royalties as far as I have read (maybe I'm wrong).
I really wish h265 is open codec.
Cuz Google had to go through lot of work around to make it get around h 265 codec without having INFRINGEMENT With the same . I guess the codec is developed (not sure) but might be waiting for people to have much more better chip for encoding and decoding purpose.

Of course AV1 requires high processing power because there are still no hardware decoders or encoders for it. Surprisingly, the first SoC with hw decode support for AV1 is mediateks recently announced flagship soc dimensity 1000.
VP9 also has/had the same problem with (for example) all laptops with Intel Skylake (6th gen) and older chips which do not support hw decode for VP9. This causes high CPU usage while playing YouTube as the decoding is not offloaded to fixed function decoder. This in turn causes battery drain and heating on these older devices but Google does not seem to be bothered. You can actually force h264 playback on YouTube for smoother playback on older devices using h264ify extension but that results in the stream being limited to 1080p, has lower quality to VP9 equivalent, and uses more bandwidth.
Edit: sorry for off topic. No more.

 

[Lobogris]

Let's talk about JioFiber since that's the concern here.

I called JioFiber Support. They have confirmed me that this 1/10th Upload Speed is official from JioFiber Authority (which he said is higher authority team).

He was understanding but kind of bound to say anything but he told me if you all want to make it normal.

Mail at [email protected] with the opinion and feedback to make it possible for them to move back to normal speeds for Upload (he told me this himself and not like automated or default answer).

I did ask him if other people are calling you for the same concern. He first said yes and then he said no no (kind of like company is enforcing too much).

If you all could mail at the above mentioned email ID with your registered email ID with the details of your connection?

This might make some difference.

I mean even if you want to threaten them of disconnection, threaten them on this email instead of customer care of Twitter.

He specifically told me that this email is handled by the core team of Jio Fiber (higher authority compared to Twitter and Phone Support).

For anyone who is okay with 10Mbps? FTTH means 1:1.

You paid 2500 for the installation which is highest possible price.

You are paying around Rs. 1,000 which is now standard for FTTH with 1:1 (You get 100-200 GB only where other companies give higher FUP, some of them give Unlimited FUP too)

So you shouldn't be okay with Jio doing 1/10 for the upload speed even if you don't need it. You are paying for it.

I emailed them but as I suspected, no one cares or even understands. All I have received are general copy paste replies:

Dear Customer,

Thank you for reaching out to JioFiber team.

We are working on your request and you will receive a response from us in the next 24 hours.

If you have queries related to JioFiber plans and services, kindly login to our website www.jio.com/fiber.html for details.

For any other queries / request please share following details, if not already shared:

1. 12 digit Service ID / Registered Mobile Number / Order Reference Number (if the issue is with service activation)
2. A brief description of your query

Assuring you of our best services.

Thank You

Team JioFiber

Dear Xxx,



I am sorry to know that you are experiencing slow data speed on your JioFiber connection.



To investigate this issue further, please confirm if you are facing issue while using LAN or Wi-Fi (laptop/mobile).



Also check, if you are connected to any VPN server.



Awaiting your response.

Thank You Xxxx Team Jio

 

[Ameen]

Of course AV1 requires high processing power because there are still no hardware decoders or encoders for it. Surprisingly, the first SoC with hw decode support for AV1 is mediateks recently announced flagship soc dimensity 1000.
VP9 also has/had the same problem with (for example) all laptops with Intel Skylake (6th gen) and older chips which do not support hw decode for VP9. This causes high CPU usage while playing YouTube as the decoding is not offloaded to fixed function decoder. This in turn causes battery drain and heating on these older devices but Google does not seem to be bothered. You can actually force h264 playback on YouTube for smoother playback on older devices using h264ify extension but that results in the stream being limited to 1080p, has lower quality to VP9 equivalent, and uses more bandwidth.
Edit: sorry for off topic. No more.

Thankx for the info mahn.

 

[ponnitheunreal]

@bigman91 Discussion - Jio Fiber now offers 1 TB data with 7 days validity at just Rs 199+GST

thanks for quoting my post lol.... i booked yesterday, installation and documentation was done today.... within 2 hours... it is standalone pack but can only be activated after first recharge for new customers.... introductory for 6 months. airtel still hasnt been able to install fiber in my area. mogappair chennai. inspite of requesting for 2 years. so i will be using this JIO as backup for my hathway which has 1TB/month and i get 30 days free for quarterly payment of 3568(inclusive GST)...

 

[MadAxe]

Me

Me as well

 

[bigman91]

@ponnitheunreal - I was also under the impression that 199 is stand alone but you need to recharge for any of the commercial plans first in order to use "Combo pack 199". It is introductory as mentioned but I don't know for how long.
This is the information relayed to me.

 

[ponnitheunreal]

no i dont think it is true... in my case since i am new customer i have to opt for paid plan for first month. then once its over i can activate this pack for 7days. as mentioned in the article of another forum one user has confirmed that he is using only 199 pack.

 

[bigman91]

@ponnitheunreal

then once its over i can activate this pack for 7days.

This is true.

as mentioned in the article of another forum one user has confirmed that he is using only 199 pack.

I've been hearing about this from YT and over here but it's not officially confirmed, like I said on earlier comments Jio CC confirmed that 199 is standalone and since yesterday after contacting multiple CC and the local Jio guy they say combo pack isn't standalone but can be used along with other base plans as a data voucher, once "Base plan" expires the combo plan 199 would not work until you recharge for a base plan.

It's only a matter of time until we know what's true and it's sad we have to test this crap system out.

 

[alekhkhanna]

Update on speeds:

I upped the maximum connection number on IDM to 32 i.e. every file is split into 32 parts and downloaded.
Connected via LAN. That pushed the max downloading speed to about 28 MBps.
Started downloading another file, and that maxed the rest of the bandwidth i.e about 27-28 MBps.
Combined, I was hitting 55-58 MBps (440-460 Mbps) of the 500 Mbps connection.
I tried a 3rd file, but the numbers didn't move up. So looks like the loss margin is about 10% i.e. 500 mbps will give about 450 mbps, which is not the best since it's FTTH and LAN.

 

[bigman91]

@alekhkhanna - Isn't too bad not great either. Your PC specs specifically MoBo ?