UK Online launches 22 Megs broadband in Britain

[vishalrao]

now even the second-class countries like US and UK are moving into first-class territory ( > 10 mbps and super cheap!)ya, boohooo here tooo25 GBP (pounds Sterling) is what? like the same cost as Rs. 750 per month (cost of living / purchasing power etc) not a directly multiply to get Rs 2000 per month... JUST FREAKIN Rs. 750 per month for upto 24 mbps!What comes nearest here for the same price? Airtel's (upto) 128kbps "unlimited" BAH... BSNL's 256 kbps Home 500 ??? real BAH!I want to go shoot myself now >:-(

 

[vishalrao]

and i bet the govt and private operators are hand-in-hand in this price-gouging of the indian consumer!all drama about some players making a cartel... ALL of them are part of the freakin cartel, BSNL,VSNL,Tata,Airtel,Reliance... cartel is just the english word for gundas... bloody gunda-giri going on here >:-|edit:i really wish broadband was a political (voting) topic for average indians (from villages to metros)... then the freakin govt would scramble to give us cheap/fast broadband overnight to appease the vote-bank and stay in power...

 

[max]

vishal, there is some glimmer of hope for us! The government has drafted a policy which will force BSNL / MTNL to share their local loop!

 

[vishalrao]

who drafted the "policy"... is it TRAI? remember, TR(A)I... they have no "A", the govt (DoT/VSNL/MTNL/BSNL) keeps ignoring their recommendations! grrrrrr

 

[coolbuddy_79]

i really wish broadband was a political (voting) topic for average indians (from villages to metros)... then the freakin govt would scramble to give us cheap/fast broadband overnight to appease the vote-bank and stay in power...[/b]

what percent of the bb using population really go and vote??? -_-

 

[chicmagnet]

ya we use the same technology here too adsl2+ .. but well we have crappy isp`s with crappy plans and there is nothing we can do about it..maybe we should all start a consumer revolution putting pressure on the govt to give us broadband at cheaper rates and higher speeds.. and why not? we all need faster internet connectivity and for one its not for downloading illegal stuff but more for productive needs .one good example of unlimited internet would be hosting websites and earning money ... but then someon has to take the first step too!

 

[max]

Originally posted by vishalrao@Nov 12 2005, 11:35 PM
who drafted the "policy"... is it TRAI? remember, TR(A)I... they have no "A", the govt (DoT/VSNL/MTNL/BSNL) keeps ignoring their recommendations! grrrrrr
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Well, its a draft policy by the government. I think Maran is behind it! Hopefully they will force BSNL and MTNL