BSNL Broadband Buying Decision
January 17th, 2005 Leave a comment Visited 145 times, 26 so far today
BSNL Broadband Buying Decision
Much has been talked of the BSNL’s broadband, which clearly sucks. I wish I had clear indicators to help me decide about the buying decision. However, that was not to be and hence I decided to write for the same. In one sentence about the buying decision. Do not buy it.
The main reason is that BSNL has decided to abuse its monopoly for the spread of Internet. It is clearly indicated in the previous posts. Broadband should ideally be minus the restrictions that are imposed on, for effective use. After the announcement, TouchTel in New Delhi is planning to introduce newer tariffs. This would indeed be cheaper and hence reinforces the fact that these telecom companies want to milk the customer and leave with no real option. Even if we assume that the services are guaranteed to be good, this Blog on Sify broadband would not have come up in the first place. It merely exposes the double crap talk of these companies in offering broadband when they are offering something marginally better than dial up. Competition would force them to improve or else face the loss of customers.
Anyway, first the cost. The modem should have a buyback agreement. Incase one needs to switch over to another service provider, your investment in the modem would go waste. Would you sell that as scrap? What if the warranty is not honored by BSNL? I have not come across any statement that they are bound to replace a defective piece should you be unfortunate of landing up with one. More appropriately, there could be a nominal charge for the same. This charge could be refundable if you decide to terminate the services.
Unlimited Internet in BSNL’s parlance invariably means 24 hours connection. It has no relation to the data download or the limit for which you would be charged anyway.
The primary focus here is on the home user. For business users the packages are so exorbitant that it makes no commercial sense to invest money. Who is subsidizing whom?
I believe that even after the big launch in the metros, it is going to come at the end users by last week of January or the first week of February. Despite claims by BSNL to improve the customer service theirs remains, the worst ever experience. The Internet helpline is perennially busy or the engineer sitting at the other end is typical one of stunted development. I have encountered them from close quarters and at best, they remain good enough to draw their monthly salaries. They never seem to forget that! Perhaps this remains true for other service providers also. The next synonym for the word Idiot could be Customer Service Associate or Customer Care Executive. I am waiting for that day. BSNL is dumps down in any technical issue and resolving the downtime could take ages. If you are the kind of person who wakes up with computer on, is clearly in for disappointment.
I have already talked off the download limits. How do these people propose to affect this? If at all you feel aggrieved about being charged excessively, could you possibly haggle with the billing complaint? These people have their own “intelligent†system to deal with the billing queries and I am better off without the hassles of running around trying to get my bills rectified from an abusive sarkari babu.
It is best to wait for about 3 months. I believe according to media reports, that TRAI is going to affect drop in prices of international bandwidth and hopefully the prices should fall further. In addition, of course, the best kept secret of Reliance entering in the broadband. From insider sources, I have heard that the mobile telephony is using up major chunk of their resources and attention at present. This was supposed to have finished off by December last year but the final date has been pushed by two more months. However, there are pointers that broadband maybe affected sooner.
In 1999, the unified licensing was announced. It benefited Reliance who entered the mobile business by paying much less than others did. There was a huge hue and cry but everything settled down. At that point, of time, Reliance affected change in policy to suit itself. TRAI recently mandated that telecom companies could now offer Cable Television and currently only Reliance has made its intentions clear about the same. There was a recent report in Newsweek that Reliance has tied up with Microsoft to offer television over internet. Its plans to enter the cable TV market are huge with investments being made in creating content. Hence, the efforts being made to stream in digital television through set top boxes. Currently this is the case in areas where it is on a trial basis. Commercial launch of REAL broadband would take time for which no firm dates are known at present. It could even by the end of this month or by the end of this year.
By simple logic, if Reliance has to enter the cable TV market it has to compete with the local Cable TV Operator. This means that its offering should be less than what currently is being offered by means of prices. Realizing this early on as a threat to the established business, Hathway forayed in offering ISP services through cable. Reliance has to set up the entire infrastructure and they would not mind in doing so since the quality issues would be directly handled by them. The cost does not matter at all. Witness the revolution they got in dipping the tariffs really low. This means that they can sustain persistent losses because end result is the market share. Once that is realised, it could turn profitable. Cable TV business remains low margin business with long gestation period.
If TRAI does not play spoilsport, predatory prices by Reliance would spoil the party for everyone. Insider sources claim that they are watching the foray of other telecom companies with interest. Perhaps they could even offer set top boxes for free. BSNL would be the biggest looser on the broadband front. However, they too are planning to offer television trough ADSL. Is anyone interested in watching Door Darshan?
I would ideally wait for Reliance to announce its plans and have BSNL realize that they are basically a bunch of monopolists. In order to survive, they ought to fight back on the prices.
However, currently if BSNL offers unlimited downloads and uploads, as we all understand without volume based or time based billing, its a big YES. I would not mind the cost of the modem then. The main reason is that it has set up a world-class supporting infrastructure to carry the data. This is again the inside information that is leaking out on this website. The end support remains useless. That is the main hindrance.
I sincerely hope that the days of having LAN parties and real multi player online gaming are here with speeds in excess of 2Mbps. It would be a dream and wish come true.
BSNL, BSNL, General Thoughts, India Broadband News, Other ISPs, Reliance, Sify Broadband
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January 17th, 2005 at 09:19 am
What about MTNL? Do they also offer the same services or better?
January 17th, 2005 at 09:19 am
i share the frustration with u on the 1gb download limit imposed. its as silly as it gets
January 17th, 2005 at 08:49 pm
What about MTNL? Do they also offer the same services or better?
January 17th, 2005 at 08:49 pm
i share the frustration with u on the 1gb download limit imposed. its as silly as it gets
January 19th, 2005 at 10:14 am
I feel BSNL tariff of Broad band is very well priced.1 GB data transfer per month is very good for invidual customers in a month.I feel most of the residential clients will not be able consume even 1 GB per month.
Unless someone has to download lot of software, or Mp3 , video conferencing etc.
And if a client wants to use for such application then let him pay little more Price there is nothing free in this world.
Internet may be free or priced low in few countries in the world.But to bring that connectivity till here costs.Its not free.
Secondly Quality of Internet also matter.
I feel as this is tariff at launch.As international bandwidth rates will comedown these rates will also change.
Everyone wants to remain in business.Things will chane over a period.Wait for few months.
January 19th, 2005 at 09:44 pm
I feel BSNL tariff of Broad band is very well priced.1 GB data transfer per month is very good for invidual customers in a month.I feel most of the residential clients will not be able consume even 1 GB per month.
Unless someone has to download lot of software, or Mp3 , video conferencing etc.
And if a client wants to use for such application then let him pay little more Price there is nothing free in this world.
Internet may be free or priced low in few countries in the world.But to bring that connectivity till here costs.Its not free.
Secondly Quality of Internet also matter.
I feel as this is tariff at launch.As international bandwidth rates will comedown these rates will also change.
Everyone wants to remain in business.Things will chane over a period.Wait for few months.
February 1st, 2005 at 06:31 pm
MTNL has come up with tariffs that are almost an exact copy of touchtel’s existing tariffs in Delhi. They have a plan of 750MB download for Rs.749, which means a cost of around Rs.1 per MB download. While BSNL is offering 1 GB download limit for Rs.500 so they are charging Rs.0.5 per MB download. As usual MTNL created a lot of hype but have proven to be crappy even before launch.
Also MTNL is yet to completely start its service some 17 days after “launch”. They have only 2 exchanges ready for DSL service as on today. I was told by MTNL employees that they will start their service only after March, 15th and in most parts of Delhi the service will start by the end of June only. Which means a wait of another 6 months even for the service which is clearly a ripoff.
February 2nd, 2005 at 12:31 am
MTNL has come up with tariffs that are almost an exact copy of touchtel’s existing tariffs in Delhi. They have a plan of 750MB download for Rs.749, which means a cost of around Rs.1 per MB download. While BSNL is offering 1 GB download limit for Rs.500 so they are charging Rs.0.5 per MB download. As usual MTNL created a lot of hype but have proven to be crappy even before launch.
Also MTNL is yet to completely start its service some 17 days after “launch”. They have only 2 exchanges ready for DSL service as on today. I was told by MTNL employees that they will start their service only after March, 15th and in most parts of Delhi the service will start by the end of June only. Which means a wait of another 6 months even for the service which is clearly a ripoff.
February 7th, 2005 at 11:22 am
if they provide good speed then 1 gb is ok,
but dont go for sify broadband that is really sucks i am getting only 10 kb
February 7th, 2005 at 05:22 pm
if they provide good speed then 1 gb is ok,
but dont go for sify broadband that is really sucks i am getting only 10 kb
February 22nd, 2005 at 03:06 am
fine
February 22nd, 2005 at 09:06 am
fine
March 4th, 2005 at 10:13 pm
I want to get any working broadband service in Kolkata for my new business to be set up there. What is the best way to get this done remotely.
Thank you.
March 5th, 2005 at 04:13 am
I want to get any working broadband service in Kolkata for my new business to be set up there. What is the best way to get this done remotely.
Thank you.
March 6th, 2005 at 02:09 am
I am agree that the service of bsnl’s internet sucks big time. I am currently using BSNL’s internet service for dialup fixed monthly billing which is quite high rs. 540 per month and have to buy seperate connection for 100 hour from bsnl that is too 540. so total amount i spent is 1080 per month.Their should be only 250 per month rent with unlimited use on dialup.
March 6th, 2005 at 08:09 am
I am agree that the service of bsnl’s internet sucks big time. I am currently using BSNL’s internet service for dialup fixed monthly billing which is quite high rs. 540 per month and have to buy seperate connection for 100 hour from bsnl that is too 540. so total amount i spent is 1080 per month.Their should be only 250 per month rent with unlimited use on dialup.
March 16th, 2005 at 06:32 am
I want information about cheap internet broadband connection without telephone line in Bangalore.
March 16th, 2005 at 06:02 pm
I want information about cheap internet broadband connection without telephone line in Bangalore.
March 25th, 2005 at 07:45 am
Hey Guys,
Looks like I am little bit late in reading this post but i don’t know if i did the wise thing by not buying the modem but renting it.I know its going to be much more costlier than buying it but i thought i can always dump BSNL if i find their service not up to my expectation.i havent got my connection yet.those guys(BSNL engineers) were at my house to get this working and at the end of 3 hrs could not set it up and went back putting the blame on my ethernet card even though its working perfectly.
Hope things will work fine.
Just had a query.Do BSNL also charge for browsing(visiting websites,clicks like normal browsing functions) under the 500 Rs plan?
March 25th, 2005 at 07:15 pm
Hey Guys,
Looks like I am little bit late in reading this post but i don’t know if i did the wise thing by not buying the modem but renting it.I know its going to be much more costlier than buying it but i thought i can always dump BSNL if i find their service not up to my expectation.i havent got my connection yet.those guys(BSNL engineers) were at my house to get this working and at the end of 3 hrs could not set it up and went back putting the blame on my ethernet card even though its working perfectly.
Hope things will work fine.
Just had a query.Do BSNL also charge for browsing(visiting websites,clicks like normal browsing functions) under the 500 Rs plan?
March 27th, 2005 at 01:35 am
BSNL Cahoonas contacts.. mail em
CMD A.K.SINHA 23372424 23372444 cmdbsnl@bsnl.in
Director(Finance) S.D.SAXENA 23714141 23314141 sdsaxena@bsnl.in
Director(Operations) S.C.CHOUDHARY 23037142 23738999 23734242 scchoudhary@bsnl.in
Director(Commercial & Marketing) N.K.MANGLA
23734064 23734166 nkmangla@bsnl.in
Director(Human Resource Development) S.K.JAIN 23734070 23734072 skjain@bsnl.in
Director(Planning & New Services) R.L.DUBE 23734073 23734075 rldube@bsnl.in
Company Secretary & GM(Legal) H.C.PANT 23353395 23353389 hcpant@bsnl.in
csgml@sancharnet.in
Senior Deputy Director Generals
Architect VIJAY CHAND 23738113 23316988 -
Building Works A.K.GUPTA 23711172 23716036 23310195 ashok_gupta@bsnl.in
Business Development ANIL KAUSHAL 23734010 23734012 anil_kaushal@bsnl.in
ddgbd@sancharnet.in
Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (Operations & Mntc) RAKESH AGRAWAL 23734305 23358924 23724304 ragrawal@bsnl.in
ragrawal@sancharnet.in
Customer Services N.D.Grover 23326255 23327656 ndgrover@bsnl.in
Establishment Finance & Costing S.D.SAXENA 23734055 23329125 sdsaxena@bsnl.in
Establishment S.C.MISRA 23734050 23734051 scmisra@bsnl.in
Electrical R.RAVINDRAN 23736527 23322398 sddgelec@sancharnet.in
Finance Personnel – 23710465 23388589 –
Information Technology V.K.MAHENDRA 23714191 23765290 vkmahendra@bsnl.in
Maintenance Switch RAM KUMAR 23714455 23354549 ram_kumar@bsnl.in
Network & Work Study R.K.Batra 23710270 23353304 -
O & M – 23734340 23734300 -
Personnel R.K.P HINDUJA 23711034 23328498 rkp_hinduja@bsnl.in
PF S.R.KAPOOR 23718493 23734223 srkapoor@bsnl.in
Public Grievance SUDHIR KUMAR
23738883 23738780 ddgpg@bsnl.in
Strategic Planning R.N. PADUKONE 23357760 23737760 rnpadukone@bsnl.in
Switching – 23715041 23731590 –
Transmission SHIWA SHANKAR SINGH 23372385 23372385 sssingh@bsnl.in
New Services ARUN KUMAR 23323957 23323367 srddgns@sancharnet.in
Deputy Director Generals
Administration D.MANNA 23372495 23718288 dmanna@bsnl.in
ddgadmn@sancharnet.in
Accounts A.S.RAY 23734163 23734164 asray@bsnl.in
Budget & Banking Finance ANITA SONI 23734077 23734033 anita_soni@bsnl.in
Cellular Mobile Telephone Service N.SUNDARAMAN 23710400 23734014 nsraman@bsnl.in
ddgcmts@del1.vsnl.net.in
Commercial S.K.SETH 23734205 23765467 skseth@bsnl.in
Corporate TaskForce Y.P.KATARIA 23714242 23736752 katariayp@bsnl.in
Internal Audit SUMITA PURKAYASTHA 23345923 26889161 -
Broadband LAV GUPTA 23734057 23734284 lavgupta@bsnl.in
Long Term Planning AB VARADARAJA RAO 23716482 23351291 varadaraja@bsnl.in
Marketing A.K.JAIN 23734045 23734046 akjain@bsnl.in
ddgmkg@sancharnet.in
Material Management PRADEEP NAGPAL 23715960 23710198 pradeep_nagpal@bsnl.in
ddgns@sancharnet.in
Management Information System N.K.NARANG 23717055 23372257
nk_narang@bsnl.in ddgmis@bol.net.in
Network Management A.K.MITTAL 23711419 23329800 akmittal@bsnl.in
Regulation K.S.GULIANI 23734097 23734174 ksguliani@bsnl.in
ddgr@nda.vsnl.net.in
Restructuring S.B.KHARE 23738344 23736752 sbkhare@bsnl.in
Rural Network A.N.RAI 23714242 23736752 an_rai@bsnl.in
SPF H.T. SANGKHUMI 23734253 23372532 -
Staff Relations S.K.GUPTA 23368660 23368470 skgupta@bsnl.in
Telecom Factory ABDUL MAJID 23322255 23712255
abdul_majid@bsnl.in
International Relation A.K.PATHAK 23717217 23711516 akpathak@bsnl.in
Telegraph Services C.V.GOPINATH 23717074 23353424 cvgopinath@bsnl.in
ddgts@del.vsnl.net.in
TRF SHARAD JOHOREY 23369234 23369246 -
TRAINING A.K.MISHRA 23714014 23711516 mishra_ak@bsnl.in
March 27th, 2005 at 01:05 pm
BSNL Cahoonas contacts.. mail em
CMD A.K.SINHA 23372424 23372444 cmdbsnl@bsnl.in
Director(Finance) S.D.SAXENA 23714141 23314141 sdsaxena@bsnl.in
Director(Operations) S.C.CHOUDHARY 23037142 23738999 23734242 scchoudhary@bsnl.in
Director(Commercial & Marketing) N.K.MANGLA
23734064 23734166 nkmangla@bsnl.in
Director(Human Resource Development) S.K.JAIN 23734070 23734072 skjain@bsnl.in
Director(Planning & New Services) R.L.DUBE 23734073 23734075 rldube@bsnl.in
Company Secretary & GM(Legal) H.C.PANT 23353395 23353389 hcpant@bsnl.in
csgml@sancharnet.in
Senior Deputy Director Generals
Architect VIJAY CHAND 23738113 23316988 -
Building Works A.K.GUPTA 23711172 23716036 23310195 ashok_gupta@bsnl.in
Business Development ANIL KAUSHAL 23734010 23734012 anil_kaushal@bsnl.in
ddgbd@sancharnet.in
Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (Operations & Mntc) RAKESH AGRAWAL 23734305 23358924 23724304 ragrawal@bsnl.in
ragrawal@sancharnet.in
Customer Services N.D.Grover 23326255 23327656 ndgrover@bsnl.in
Establishment Finance & Costing S.D.SAXENA 23734055 23329125 sdsaxena@bsnl.in
Establishment S.C.MISRA 23734050 23734051 scmisra@bsnl.in
Electrical R.RAVINDRAN 23736527 23322398 sddgelec@sancharnet.in
Finance Personnel – 23710465 23388589 –
Information Technology V.K.MAHENDRA 23714191 23765290 vkmahendra@bsnl.in
Maintenance Switch RAM KUMAR 23714455 23354549 ram_kumar@bsnl.in
Network & Work Study R.K.Batra 23710270 23353304 -
O & M – 23734340 23734300 -
Personnel R.K.P HINDUJA 23711034 23328498 rkp_hinduja@bsnl.in
PF S.R.KAPOOR 23718493 23734223 srkapoor@bsnl.in
Public Grievance SUDHIR KUMAR
23738883 23738780 ddgpg@bsnl.in
Strategic Planning R.N. PADUKONE 23357760 23737760 rnpadukone@bsnl.in
Switching – 23715041 23731590 –
Transmission SHIWA SHANKAR SINGH 23372385 23372385 sssingh@bsnl.in
New Services ARUN KUMAR 23323957 23323367 srddgns@sancharnet.in
Deputy Director Generals
Administration D.MANNA 23372495 23718288 dmanna@bsnl.in
ddgadmn@sancharnet.in
Accounts A.S.RAY 23734163 23734164 asray@bsnl.in
Budget & Banking Finance ANITA SONI 23734077 23734033 anita_soni@bsnl.in
Cellular Mobile Telephone Service N.SUNDARAMAN 23710400 23734014 nsraman@bsnl.in
ddgcmts@del1.vsnl.net.in
Commercial S.K.SETH 23734205 23765467 skseth@bsnl.in
Corporate TaskForce Y.P.KATARIA 23714242 23736752 katariayp@bsnl.in
Internal Audit SUMITA PURKAYASTHA 23345923 26889161 -
Broadband LAV GUPTA 23734057 23734284 lavgupta@bsnl.in
Long Term Planning AB VARADARAJA RAO 23716482 23351291 varadaraja@bsnl.in
Marketing A.K.JAIN 23734045 23734046 akjain@bsnl.in
ddgmkg@sancharnet.in
Material Management PRADEEP NAGPAL 23715960 23710198 pradeep_nagpal@bsnl.in
ddgns@sancharnet.in
Management Information System N.K.NARANG 23717055 23372257
nk_narang@bsnl.in ddgmis@bol.net.in
Network Management A.K.MITTAL 23711419 23329800 akmittal@bsnl.in
Regulation K.S.GULIANI 23734097 23734174 ksguliani@bsnl.in
ddgr@nda.vsnl.net.in
Restructuring S.B.KHARE 23738344 23736752 sbkhare@bsnl.in
Rural Network A.N.RAI 23714242 23736752 an_rai@bsnl.in
SPF H.T. SANGKHUMI 23734253 23372532 -
Staff Relations S.K.GUPTA 23368660 23368470 skgupta@bsnl.in
Telecom Factory ABDUL MAJID 23322255 23712255
abdul_majid@bsnl.in
International Relation A.K.PATHAK 23717217 23711516 akpathak@bsnl.in
Telegraph Services C.V.GOPINATH 23717074 23353424 cvgopinath@bsnl.in
ddgts@del.vsnl.net.in
TRF SHARAD JOHOREY 23369234 23369246 -
TRAINING A.K.MISHRA 23714014 23711516 mishra_ak@bsnl.in
March 30th, 2005 at 10:19 pm
I am looking for broadband in Pune in the Salisbury Park area, can you suggest who I should consider. I need unlimited usage, what are the typical prices, but what is the terminology I should look for. And finally what service providers can you suggest. Thank you very much and have a nice day.
March 31st, 2005 at 09:49 am
I am looking for broadband in Pune in the Salisbury Park area, can you suggest who I should consider. I need unlimited usage, what are the typical prices, but what is the terminology I should look for. And finally what service providers can you suggest. Thank you very much and have a nice day.
April 6th, 2005 at 12:25 pm
I appreciate BSNL for starting ADSL BB services (Better late than never).But 256KBps with a 1GB cap for Rs 500 sounds like offering peanuts to a whale…really silly..
Firstly the silly download limit has to go .
I donot think international bandwidhth charges are for the amount of data you download ,but only for the bandwidth ..Also the BB prices in SE.Asian countries is much lower than in other regions
Secondly the minimum speed should be set to 512 Kbps which is the standard in most countries offering broadband
Take a look at Korean BB services ..4mbps unlimited VDSL(similar to ADSL but better speed) for < than 30,000 Won i.e approx Rs 1300...Look at this site(preferably in Firefox) if u want to know what I mean
http://www.letskt.com/en/Product/Service_contents.jsp?mn=1110&scode=1110&sname=Megapass%20ADSL
If BSNL (or any other ISP) sticks to such ridiculous tariff structures & bandwidth rates it looks like it with take another 5 years to get to where Korea is now in terms of BB..Come on people do we want that ???
April 6th, 2005 at 01:55 am
I appreciate BSNL for starting ADSL BB services (Better late than never).But 256KBps with a 1GB cap for Rs 500 sounds like offering peanuts to a whale…really silly..
Firstly the silly download limit has to go .
I donot think international bandwidhth charges are for the amount of data you download ,but only for the bandwidth ..Also the BB prices in SE.Asian countries is much lower than in other regions
Secondly the minimum speed should be set to 512 Kbps which is the standard in most countries offering broadband
Take a look at Korean BB services ..4mbps unlimited VDSL(similar to ADSL but better speed) for < than 30,000 Won i.e approx Rs 1300…Look at this site(preferably in Firefox) if u want to know what I mean
http://www.letskt.com/en/Product/Service_conten...
If BSNL (or any other ISP) sticks to such ridiculous tariff structures & bandwidth rates it looks like it with take another 5 years to get to where Korea is now in terms of BB..Come on people do we want that ???
April 10th, 2005 at 11:52 pm
well well well…… u know tat most of u guys r still in questioning abt the broad band services…..
for all those who dont have broadband n who would like to go n take up a new BB connction….
let me tell u abt BSNL:well they seem to be giving unlimited download n upload usage till june for those who register before 31st march n tat period is over… its too bad on them to covr all the costomers within 31st march n trying to supress the up coming bb sevices of others like reliance..
Tata indicom: after buying Dishnet DSL they r trying to keepup the pase 4 the existing customers.. i have been using Dishnet DSL for the past 3yrs. n i know its a bit costly at tat time but b4 1 and a have yrs. they provided 512kbps for all the customers……. tat was the coolest part n they still provide the same speed for all the new customers.i found the new rates to be nominal compared to tat of airtel n other bb service providers.
Airtel: These guys have a delay in coming to the broadband servicing…they actually bought the touchtel broadband n provide unlimited download n upload usage……. but u have to buy a phone line from them to get the unlimited upload n download…. n rates seem to be the same as others….
MTNL:saw the tarrif of mtnl…. u can go for bsnl if u want r going to choose mtnl.
Reliance:they have everything ready……but some delay is there……. also the tarriff its really gr8…….. i called them n asked abt the tarriff…. they have 3 options…. 128kbps its 750 per month. for 256 its 1200 n for 512 kbps its 3300… n guess wat…..the download n upload limit is 10GB per month…. i was not able to believe it when they told me this…..i called them again to confirm tat its 10gb..
let me come to the point of getting a new broadband conn.
i would suggest everyone to wait for reliance n take it up.
April 10th, 2005 at 01:22 pm
well well well…… u know tat most of u guys r still in questioning abt the broad band services…..
for all those who dont have broadband n who would like to go n take up a new BB connction….
let me tell u abt BSNL:well they seem to be giving unlimited download n upload usage till june for those who register before 31st march n tat period is over… its too bad on them to covr all the costomers within 31st march n trying to supress the up coming bb sevices of others like reliance..
Tata indicom: after buying Dishnet DSL they r trying to keepup the pase 4 the existing customers.. i have been using Dishnet DSL for the past 3yrs. n i know its a bit costly at tat time but b4 1 and a have yrs. they provided 512kbps for all the customers……. tat was the coolest part n they still provide the same speed for all the new customers.i found the new rates to be nominal compared to tat of airtel n other bb service providers.
Airtel: These guys have a delay in coming to the broadband servicing…they actually bought the touchtel broadband n provide unlimited download n upload usage……. but u have to buy a phone line from them to get the unlimited upload n download…. n rates seem to be the same as others….
MTNL:saw the tarrif of mtnl…. u can go for bsnl if u want r going to choose mtnl.
Reliance:they have everything ready……but some delay is there……. also the tarriff its really gr8…….. i called them n asked abt the tarriff…. they have 3 options…. 128kbps its 750 per month. for 256 its 1200 n for 512 kbps its 3300… n guess wat…..the download n upload limit is 10GB per month…. i was not able to believe it when they told me this…..i called them again to confirm tat its 10gb..
let me come to the point of getting a new broadband conn.
i would suggest everyone to wait for reliance n take it up.
April 15th, 2005 at 12:29 pm
i want to bay y our dsl ca? 64kbs full duplex with 2 real ip adn now requer i want to your up and down link is equel
pls give me the rate the of the 64kbs ca? fee in par month
April 15th, 2005 at 01:59 am
i want to bay y our dsl ca? 64kbs full duplex with 2 real ip adn now requer i want to your up and down link is equel
pls give me the rate the of the 64kbs ca? fee in par month
April 29th, 2005 at 12:38 am
Well BSNL’s connectivity not bad. VSNL have increased their rate instead of decreasing the same. TRAI has already slashed bandwidth tariffs by 70%. We have to wait till June end and see. 5MBPS connection is Europe costs 30 euros (roughly 1,500 Rupees) with unlimited u/l & d/l. Do our providers pay more for the bandwidth?? Let them charge the same rate as in Europe (2MBPS Euro 19)… more the speed the less one pays… not here… Beggars cannot be chosers…
April 28th, 2005 at 02:08 pm
Well BSNL’s connectivity not bad. VSNL have increased their rate instead of decreasing the same. TRAI has already slashed bandwidth tariffs by 70%. We have to wait till June end and see. 5MBPS connection is Europe costs 30 euros (roughly 1,500 Rupees) with unlimited u/l & d/l. Do our providers pay more for the bandwidth?? Let them charge the same rate as in Europe (2MBPS Euro 19)… more the speed the less one pays… not here… Beggars cannot be chosers…
May 18th, 2005 at 01:51 pm
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May 18th, 2005 at 03:21 am
I want to internet connettion my sim no 9415720293 my om prakash yadav
June 17th, 2005 at 10:54 am
BSNL really sucks.. they gotta remove that limit else they r gonna be the biggest losers.. i dont think customer support is really gonna matter.. bharti is good but the prices are usurious..
June 17th, 2005 at 12:24 am
BSNL really sucks.. they gotta remove that limit else they r gonna be the biggest losers.. i dont think customer support is really gonna matter.. bharti is good but the prices are usurious..
June 18th, 2005 at 01:10 pm
what type of modem are issued bsnl for broadband 256kbps in business1200 plan ?
June 18th, 2005 at 02:40 am
what type of modem are issued bsnl for broadband 256kbps in business1200 plan ?
June 21st, 2005 at 02:04 pm
Have anybody tried BSNL DIAS? Rs 3000 and unlimited 128 steady (peak times around 70K steady) without any problems or bottlenecks?
Why just say BSNL services are not good?
I use Reliance too and happy with both!
Sandeep
June 21st, 2005 at 03:34 am
Have anybody tried BSNL DIAS? Rs 3000 and unlimited 128 steady (peak times around 70K steady) without any problems or bottlenecks?
Why just say BSNL services are not good?
I use Reliance too and happy with both!
Sandeep
June 30th, 2005 at 04:14 pm
Here are their logic.
32 Why do you limit the amount of data I can download ?
BNSL aims to provide fast, reliable service to all the broadband customers. Some customers try to hog disproportionate amount of available resources. Customers might select lower end plans for heavy work or make excessive use of peer-to-peer file sharing. This could result in 20% users using over 80% resources. High levels of usage by a small number of users risks reduced performance for all users. BSNL has the following options to solve this problem : 1. Lower the contention ratio 2. Provide more resources and increase the prices 3. Set download limits The first two options are not fair to 80% users who use the resources sensibly. As such setting dowonload limits was the best and fair solution. If any user requires higher limit he/she can upgrade to higher plan.
33 What all can I do with 1 GB(Giga Byte) download?
One GB is 1024 Megabyte or 1073741824 bytes. You can do the following with 1 GB download limit : 1. An average web page is about 50 kilobytes in size – so you could download around 20,000 web pages for 1 gigabyte. 2. An hour of surfing the web would be around 10 megabytes (200 pages) so you could surf non-stop for about 100 hours for 1 gigabyte. 3. An hour of streamed radio would use about 15-20 megabytes. 4. An hour of streamed video uses around 100-150 megabytes. 5. Playing an online game typically uses about 10-15 megabytes per hour. 6. Emails are very small – so 100 emails would be just 1 megabyte – or 100,000 emails for 1 gigabyte! (of course the attachments count extra) 7. A super-high resolution (5-6 megapixel) digital camera JPEG picture or typical MP3 music file is about 2-3 megabytes so you could download 350-500 of these images/music files for 1 gigabyte. Very few users would actually exceed the download limits set.
Instead doing like this they should sell the plans on hourly basis like dialup. They are people whi just don’t know what is internet. A truly agreeable article and I agree with you.
Is anyone interested in watching Door Darshan?
That’s right, no one’s interested in watching stuffs what those people want to show, not what people want to see. crap!
I hope those people read this and throw some mercy to us mortals.
June 30th, 2005 at 05:44 am
Here are their logic.
32 Why do you limit the amount of data I can download ?
BNSL aims to provide fast, reliable service to all the broadband customers. Some customers try to hog disproportionate amount of available resources. Customers might select lower end plans for heavy work or make excessive use of peer-to-peer file sharing. This could result in 20% users using over 80% resources. High levels of usage by a small number of users risks reduced performance for all users. BSNL has the following options to solve this problem : 1. Lower the contention ratio 2. Provide more resources and increase the prices 3. Set download limits The first two options are not fair to 80% users who use the resources sensibly. As such setting dowonload limits was the best and fair solution. If any user requires higher limit he/she can upgrade to higher plan.
33 What all can I do with 1 GB(Giga Byte) download?
One GB is 1024 Megabyte or 1073741824 bytes. You can do the following with 1 GB download limit : 1. An average web page is about 50 kilobytes in size – so you could download around 20,000 web pages for 1 gigabyte. 2. An hour of surfing the web would be around 10 megabytes (200 pages) so you could surf non-stop for about 100 hours for 1 gigabyte. 3. An hour of streamed radio would use about 15-20 megabytes. 4. An hour of streamed video uses around 100-150 megabytes. 5. Playing an online game typically uses about 10-15 megabytes per hour. 6. Emails are very small – so 100 emails would be just 1 megabyte – or 100,000 emails for 1 gigabyte! (of course the attachments count extra) 7. A super-high resolution (5-6 megapixel) digital camera JPEG picture or typical MP3 music file is about 2-3 megabytes so you could download 350-500 of these images/music files for 1 gigabyte. Very few users would actually exceed the download limits set.
Instead doing like this they should sell the plans on hourly basis like dialup. They are people whi just don’t know what is internet. A truly agreeable article and I agree with you.
Is anyone interested in watching Door Darshan?
That’s right, no one’s interested in watching stuffs what those people want to show, not what people want to see. crap!
I hope those people read this and throw some mercy to us mortals.
July 7th, 2005 at 01:28 am
Wow! Ridiculous rates and Horrible limits.! How can India claim to become IT super power with such rates and limits for Internet?
Just compare it with my ADSL connection with Bell Canada,..
DL speed : 3000kbps
UL speed : 800kbps
DL/UL volume limit : Unlimited..
Price : $45
You guys are talking about 512kbps, and 10GB limit by Reliance being unbelievable? Most BB services here either have 2GB limit for low price, or no limit whatsoever. Mainly, its the speed which costs for the service provider, ul/dl volume hardy costs.
Good bye to India for next 4-5 yrs., I will come back then to check if the situation is any better.
July 6th, 2005 at 02:58 pm
Wow! Ridiculous rates and Horrible limits.! How can India claim to become IT super power with such rates and limits for Internet?
Just compare it with my ADSL connection with Bell Canada,..
DL speed : 3000kbps
UL speed : 800kbps
DL/UL volume limit : Unlimited..
Price : $45
You guys are talking about 512kbps, and 10GB limit by Reliance being unbelievable? Most BB services here either have 2GB limit for low price, or no limit whatsoever. Mainly, its the speed which costs for the service provider, ul/dl volume hardy costs.
Good bye to India for next 4-5 yrs., I will come back then to check if the situation is any better.
July 14th, 2005 at 07:03 pm
After viewing all these features and comments about broadband, I feel that all the Indian Internet service providers are sailing in the same boat. I think we are still behind the west and US. A person taking a broadband coonection of 256 Kbps shells out Rs.500 per month whereas the with the amount which we are paying we should get a bandwidth of atleast 1 Mbps. Days will be nearer for this
July 14th, 2005 at 08:33 am
After viewing all these features and comments about broadband, I feel that all the Indian Internet service providers are sailing in the same boat. I think we are still behind the west and US. A person taking a broadband coonection of 256 Kbps shells out Rs.500 per month whereas the with the amount which we are paying we should get a bandwidth of atleast 1 Mbps. Days will be nearer for this
August 9th, 2005 at 08:22 pm
BSNL Broadband service quality is reasonably good but the costs are beyond one’s control. The data transfer limit is a silly thing they have introduced. They should have tariff plans based on speed with unlimited access which makes sense. God knows how much data is transfered for the real work and how much the bloody spywares or adwares eats away while you work on the net. The user is surprised when he sees his data transfer limit has exceeded and gets into a tenstion of hefty bill from BSNL. Are BSNL authorities really planning for growth of their customer base or they just want to make fool of subscribers. Paying capacity in India does not match the business plans of BSNL. Should think of strategies which facilitate growth in broadband users by providing service at competitive prices.
August 9th, 2005 at 09:52 am
BSNL Broadband service quality is reasonably good but the costs are beyond one’s control. The data transfer limit is a silly thing they have introduced. They should have tariff plans based on speed with unlimited access which makes sense. God knows how much data is transfered for the real work and how much the bloody spywares or adwares eats away while you work on the net. The user is surprised when he sees his data transfer limit has exceeded and gets into a tenstion of hefty bill from BSNL. Are BSNL authorities really planning for growth of their customer base or they just want to make fool of subscribers. Paying capacity in India does not match the business plans of BSNL. Should think of strategies which facilitate growth in broadband users by providing service at competitive prices.
August 9th, 2005 at 09:22 pm
For those people who think tht 1Gb is more than enuf… well thts abs nonsense! Now a days, most of the websites have started having bandwidth hogging Flash Ads and stuff! So, surfing these kinda sites eats up into ur quota significantly! Also, 500bucks p.m. for a 1Gb data xfer restriction is ridiculous… in singapore, a 3Mbps connection wid a 1Gb restriction per day costs arnd 1000INR(equivalent)!!
There are many ppl like me who wud like to download a lot/ play online games(america’s army/CS etc), this kinda restriction really cripples all of us!!
I’d rather have a scheme where they reduce my speed to 128 or even 64, but gimme unltd data transfer!! Any hope for me??
August 9th, 2005 at 10:52 am
For those people who think tht 1Gb is more than enuf… well thts abs nonsense! Now a days, most of the websites have started having bandwidth hogging Flash Ads and stuff! So, surfing these kinda sites eats up into ur quota significantly! Also, 500bucks p.m. for a 1Gb data xfer restriction is ridiculous… in singapore, a 3Mbps connection wid a 1Gb restriction per day costs arnd 1000INR(equivalent)!!
There are many ppl like me who wud like to download a lot/ play online games(america’s army/CS etc), this kinda restriction really cripples all of us!!
I’d rather have a scheme where they reduce my speed to 128 or even 64, but gimme unltd data transfer!! Any hope for me??
August 10th, 2005 at 10:55 am
I had taken a BSNL broadband connection and installed one VOIP (Net4india). BSNL people have blocked the lines of net4india dont know why.Whereas people who are using CONNECT broadband dont have any such problem. Moreover 1 GB data download limit is of no use. Data downloading should be unlimited. Communication should be cheap and fast and thatis how the nations prosper. See e.g. USA. I am on a short visit here 1908-755-1606.
August 10th, 2005 at 12:25 am
I had taken a BSNL broadband connection and installed one VOIP (Net4india). BSNL people have blocked the lines of net4india dont know why.Whereas people who are using CONNECT broadband dont have any such problem. Moreover 1 GB data download limit is of no use. Data downloading should be unlimited. Communication should be cheap and fast and thatis how the nations prosper. See e.g. USA. I am on a short visit here 1908-755-1606.
August 10th, 2005 at 02:44 pm
Hi all, can anyone tell me where all r the bsnl broadband connection available?..i’m staying (at kolnecherry) around 25 kms from the main bsnl office they have mentioned in their site ( ernakulam )…will i be able to get a connection? Thx in advance
August 10th, 2005 at 04:14 am
Hi all, can anyone tell me where all r the bsnl broadband connection available?..i’m staying (at kolnecherry) around 25 kms from the main bsnl office they have mentioned in their site ( ernakulam )…will i be able to get a connection? Thx in advance
August 11th, 2005 at 12:59 pm
Hey Ashok,
I’d suggest you go to main office and enquire there! ADSL bband technology uses the phone lines! So as long as u have a phone line, there shudnt be a prob! However ur local tele exchange shud also be providing the service! So, go and enquire in the Main Office.
August 11th, 2005 at 02:29 am
Hey Ashok,
I’d suggest you go to main office and enquire there! ADSL bband technology uses the phone lines! So as long as u have a phone line, there shudnt be a prob! However ur local tele exchange shud also be providing the service! So, go and enquire in the Main Office.
August 12th, 2005 at 12:26 pm
Go for the IQARA Coonection,Its the best.Me using the same from 1 year and very happy with speed and service.
August 12th, 2005 at 01:56 am
Go for the IQARA Coonection,Its the best.Me using the same from 1 year and very happy with speed and service.
August 12th, 2005 at 07:21 pm
When most of the service providers are aiming for the unlimited download strategy the BSNL trying to precipitate the issue.Instead they should give free download individual customers and for corporate and commercial purposes they can fix the norms.No doubt the BSNL is in advantageous position but the way in which they believe, I think they are going to muddle the pond before they could fish any thing. Right time they should plan well ahead forseeing the pros and cons of the issue. I short I donot like the limiting strategy for the individual customers.
August 12th, 2005 at 08:51 am
When most of the service providers are aiming for the unlimited download strategy the BSNL trying to precipitate the issue.Instead they should give free download individual customers and for corporate and commercial purposes they can fix the norms.No doubt the BSNL is in advantageous position but the way in which they believe, I think they are going to muddle the pond before they could fish any thing. Right time they should plan well ahead forseeing the pros and cons of the issue. I short I donot like the limiting strategy for the individual customers.
August 12th, 2005 at 08:34 pm
lol.. BSNL is not going to muddle the pond!! They are gonna piddle in the pond! How many ppl are awake at 0200 am? the unltd hrs are from 0200 am to 0800 am, wat kinda stupid “off hr timing” is tht? Only batman stays up late!
August 12th, 2005 at 10:04 am
lol.. BSNL is not going to muddle the pond!! They are gonna piddle in the pond! How many ppl are awake at 0200 am? the unltd hrs are from 0200 am to 0800 am, wat kinda stupid “off hr timing” is tht? Only batman stays up late!
August 12th, 2005 at 10:53 pm
The reasons BSNL is trying to restrict to 1GB are fairly simple. They are afraid of 1. Heavy peer-to-peer usage 2. VOIP becoming popular alternative cutting into their revenue shares on phone lines.
August 12th, 2005 at 12:23 pm
The reasons BSNL is trying to restrict to 1GB are fairly simple. They are afraid of 1. Heavy peer-to-peer usage 2. VOIP becoming popular alternative cutting into their revenue shares on phone lines.
August 13th, 2005 at 11:25 pm
Need BSNL ADSL Modem – will pay Rs. 5000 as rent for one Month ( post #4)
We have a BNSL Internet connection in Bangalore, India but the stupid BSNL doesn’t have a modem.
We need a BSNL modem urgently for one month and we are ready to pay Rs. 5000 as rent to you and also we will pay your BSNL bill for that month, so you make Rs. 5000. Also, if you have want to use the internet, we will provide that also free.
The BSNL modems are UTSTARCOM UT-300R2 or huawei SMARTAX MT800 but there could be others.
Please call 98457 94207 if you are interested ASAP.
Thank you
August 13th, 2005 at 12:55 pm
Need BSNL ADSL Modem – will pay Rs. 5000 as rent for one Month ( post #4)
We have a BNSL Internet connection in Bangalore, India but the stupid BSNL doesn’t have a modem.
We need a BSNL modem urgently for one month and we are ready to pay Rs. 5000 as rent to you and also we will pay your BSNL bill for that month, so you make Rs. 5000. Also, if you have want to use the internet, we will provide that also free.
The BSNL modems are UTSTARCOM UT-300R2 or huawei SMARTAX MT800 but there could be others.
Please call 98457 94207 if you are interested ASAP.
Thank you
August 16th, 2005 at 07:19 pm
tmat, why dont u buy an ADSL modem instead? it will save u a lotta money! An ADSL modem costs just arnd 2000!!
August 16th, 2005 at 08:49 am
tmat, why dont u buy an ADSL modem instead? it will save u a lotta money! An ADSL modem costs just arnd 2000!!
August 20th, 2005 at 06:53 pm
Hey guys be very care ful before taking bsnl broad band…… today i got a bill of 8000( eight thousand) out of which for broad band they charged me 6500/- i am going to contact the accounts dept about it….. no response till now from them….. so be care full……
August 20th, 2005 at 08:23 am
Hey guys be very care ful before taking bsnl broad band…… today i got a bill of 8000( eight thousand) out of which for broad band they charged me 6500/- i am going to contact the accounts dept about it….. no response till now from them….. so be care full……
August 21st, 2005 at 06:09 pm
One of my known person also got the bsnl braodband bill something like 8500/-.So be carefull. Hathi kai Dannt khane kai aur dikhane kai aur.
August 21st, 2005 at 07:39 am
One of my known person also got the bsnl braodband bill something like 8500/-.So be carefull. Hathi kai Dannt khane kai aur dikhane kai aur.
August 22nd, 2005 at 03:05 am
i have resently taken a BSNL broadband connection and i am experiencing difficulties since than. mine is 256 kbps connection for domestic use.I want do online share trading but during the trading hours i simply cannot connect the internet. can anybody suggest what to do?
August 21st, 2005 at 04:35 pm
i have resently taken a BSNL broadband connection and i am experiencing difficulties since than. mine is 256 kbps connection for domestic use.I want do online share trading but during the trading hours i simply cannot connect the internet. can anybody suggest what to do?
August 31st, 2005 at 07:07 pm
How Much Bill is expected per month with one hours of browising per day through BSNL Broadband connection?
August 31st, 2005 at 08:37 am
How Much Bill is expected per month with one hours of browising per day through BSNL Broadband connection?
September 27th, 2005 at 12:31 am
BSNL – Never go for its broadband connection.
I have taken BSNL broad band connection in Bangalore.
When I took the connection they charged about Rs 7000 ( 3600 for deposit and remaining for modem) for a 512 KBPS 5 Gig connection.
The trouble started from day one.
The engineer who came to setup the connection took my help to setup the broadband and then when he tested the conneciton the sepeed was only 90KBPS and he said I need stay close to the telphone exchange to get good spped – First Excuse.
Sencondly he said it is going to improve dramatically after sometime ( AS if it is a car to improve on milage after first few miles of drive ). However the speed never went beyond 120 KBPS.
The actual fun starts here.
I got my first bill after the installtion for 3 days my bill was Rs 3500. They asked me to write a letter to investigate why it is somuch. I dont know when the investigation will complete.
In the second month they showed the usage of more than 10 Gig where as actual usage based on the software I have shows only 2.3 gig. Even when I switched off the modem they showed the usage of hundrads of MB.
So in every aspect of this connection
Service
Tarif
Usage
BAD BAD BAD BAD…. NEVER SINGUP FOR SUCH ROBBERY
September 26th, 2005 at 02:01 pm
BSNL – Never go for its broadband connection.
I have taken BSNL broad band connection in Bangalore.
When I took the connection they charged about Rs 7000 ( 3600 for deposit and remaining for modem) for a 512 KBPS 5 Gig connection.
The trouble started from day one.
The engineer who came to setup the connection took my help to setup the broadband and then when he tested the conneciton the sepeed was only 90KBPS and he said I need stay close to the telphone exchange to get good spped – First Excuse.
Sencondly he said it is going to improve dramatically after sometime ( AS if it is a car to improve on milage after first few miles of drive ). However the speed never went beyond 120 KBPS.
The actual fun starts here.
I got my first bill after the installtion for 3 days my bill was Rs 3500. They asked me to write a letter to investigate why it is somuch. I dont know when the investigation will complete.
In the second month they showed the usage of more than 10 Gig where as actual usage based on the software I have shows only 2.3 gig. Even when I switched off the modem they showed the usage of hundrads of MB.
So in every aspect of this connection
Service
Tarif
Usage
BAD BAD BAD BAD…. NEVER SINGUP FOR SUCH ROBBERY
October 8th, 2005 at 08:58 pm
in satara (maharashtra) i was using bsnl broadband.my brobands line speed is 2 mbps (huawei mt882 ) but there was no speed 2 mbps.only 200 & 500 kbps.so please sent any tips i got 2mbps speed.
thank you
October 8th, 2005 at 10:28 am
in satara (maharashtra) i was using bsnl broadband.my brobands line speed is 2 mbps (huawei mt882 ) but there was no speed 2 mbps.only 200 & 500 kbps.so please sent any tips i got 2mbps speed.
thank you
October 12th, 2005 at 07:43 pm
VERY BAD SERVICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
I Am Feel bad That BSNL Is not sending Bills From last 3 monts. When We go office They say We dont have still billing software? It is answer? What u thik.. When We get more than our Budget bill How nay budy can pay . I think customer all diconnect your bsnl Borad band connection. and go to other services.. because BSNL Cheating
how?
1) When We Dail Up Connection. Dail number. data is not sending and reciving properly? when we go to office and ask thay say it is your modem proble??????
2) They sending bills not properly
3 ) in office dont care customers
indias Best bad service
October 12th, 2005 at 09:13 am
VERY BAD SERVICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
I Am Feel bad That BSNL Is not sending Bills From last 3 monts. When We go office They say We dont have still billing software? It is answer? What u thik.. When We get more than our Budget bill How nay budy can pay . I think customer all diconnect your bsnl Borad band connection. and go to other services.. because BSNL Cheating
how?
1) When We Dail Up Connection. Dail number. data is not sending and reciving properly? when we go to office and ask thay say it is your modem proble??????
2) They sending bills not properly
3 ) in office dont care customers
indias Best bad service
October 18th, 2005 at 10:57 pm
sir how do i come to know that how much i have downloaded in one month so that i can cutdown my further downloading
October 18th, 2005 at 12:27 pm
sir how do i come to know that how much i have downloaded in one month so that i can cutdown my further downloading
October 20th, 2005 at 01:44 pm
For those participants who think that BSNL service is great and that 1GB limit is more than adequate, let them not forget why one takes broadband – for large scale high-speed data transfer. If they think that for such service, one needs to pay 20-30 times more than the international rates, then they are living in a pond and are being apologetic for the government. If at all rates should be lower in India becasue it is largely govt owened and trying to propagate Internet and secondly the cost of laying cable, or maintaining is much cheaper than in the US. Verizon New York charges $30 per month for 3000 mbps with first month free, no installation and free modem. Go compare. And Verizon makes money and pays its employees an average of $25 per hour
October 20th, 2005 at 03:14 am
For those participants who think that BSNL service is great and that 1GB limit is more than adequate, let them not forget why one takes broadband – for large scale high-speed data transfer. If they think that for such service, one needs to pay 20-30 times more than the international rates, then they are living in a pond and are being apologetic for the government. If at all rates should be lower in India becasue it is largely govt owened and trying to propagate Internet and secondly the cost of laying cable, or maintaining is much cheaper than in the US. Verizon New York charges $30 per month for 3000 mbps with first month free, no installation and free modem. Go compare. And Verizon makes money and pays its employees an average of $25 per hour
October 20th, 2005 at 01:45 pm
For those participants who think that BSNL service is great and that 1GB limit is more than adequate, let them not forget why one takes broadband – for large scale high-speed data transfer. If they think that for such service, one needs to pay 20-30 times more than the international rates, then they are living in a pond and are being apologetic for the government. If at all rates should be lower in India becasue it is largely govt owened and trying to propagate Internet and secondly the cost of laying cable, or maintaining is much cheaper than in the US. Verizon New York charges $30 per month for 3000 kpbs with first month free, no installation and free modem. Go compare. And Verizon makes money and pays its employees an average of $25 per hour
October 20th, 2005 at 03:15 am
For those participants who think that BSNL service is great and that 1GB limit is more than adequate, let them not forget why one takes broadband – for large scale high-speed data transfer. If they think that for such service, one needs to pay 20-30 times more than the international rates, then they are living in a pond and are being apologetic for the government. If at all rates should be lower in India becasue it is largely govt owened and trying to propagate Internet and secondly the cost of laying cable, or maintaining is much cheaper than in the US. Verizon New York charges $30 per month for 3000 kpbs with first month free, no installation and free modem. Go compare. And Verizon makes money and pays its employees an average of $25 per hour
October 20th, 2005 at 02:30 pm
For those participants who think that BSNL service is great and that 1GB limit is more than adequate, let them not forget why one takes broadband – for large scale high-speed data transfer. If they think that for such service, one needs to pay 20-30 times more than the international rates, then they are living in a pond and are being apologetic for the government. If at all rates should be lower in India becasue it is largely govt owened and trying to propagate Internet and secondly the cost of laying cable, or maintaining is much cheaper than in the US. Verizon New York charges $30 per month for 3000 kpbs with first month free, no installation and free modem. Go compare. And Verizon makes money and pays its employees an average of $25 per hour
October 20th, 2005 at 04:00 am
For those participants who think that BSNL service is great and that 1GB limit is more than adequate, let them not forget why one takes broadband – for large scale high-speed data transfer. If they think that for such service, one needs to pay 20-30 times more than the international rates, then they are living in a pond and are being apologetic for the government. If at all rates should be lower in India becasue it is largely govt owened and trying to propagate Internet and secondly the cost of laying cable, or maintaining is much cheaper than in the US. Verizon New York charges $30 per month for 3000 kpbs with first month free, no installation and free modem. Go compare. And Verizon makes money and pays its employees an average of $25 per hour
October 22nd, 2005 at 05:57 pm
This is no.1 420 available broadband service available in India. They luring innocent people by their lower gimmick schemes tempting to buy their services.Then next month they will send a heavy inflated bill above 10-15 thousands. There is no proper system to check the usage of how much internet is being used or how much is remaining.Not even computer literate can understand it.Their service is very poor.Despite claims by BSNL to improve the customer service theirs remains, the worst ever experience. The Internet helpline is perennially busy or the engineer sitting at the other end is typical one of stunted development.Helpline is useless.This bsnl should be nailed down and proper justice be given to its cheated customers.
Well wisher
October 22nd, 2005 at 07:27 am
This is no.1 420 available broadband service available in India. They luring innocent people by their lower gimmick schemes tempting to buy their services.Then next month they will send a heavy inflated bill above 10-15 thousands. There is no proper system to check the usage of how much internet is being used or how much is remaining.Not even computer literate can understand it.Their service is very poor.Despite claims by BSNL to improve the customer service theirs remains, the worst ever experience. The Internet helpline is perennially busy or the engineer sitting at the other end is typical one of stunted development.Helpline is useless.This bsnl should be nailed down and proper justice be given to its cheated customers.
Well wisher
October 22nd, 2005 at 11:23 pm
I just got my BSNL bill for the last 3 months was 2850 Rs, now the bill is about 23000.00 that’s right it is 23000.00. The billing for 15 days was 16000.00 I was told after calling several numbes that that is what it is. I just do the basic web surfing. NO music downloads etc… Now I was told to go visit the Bajirao office to see if they would entertain me. It would be cheaper and easier for me that I spend time at a internet cafe. and let them make the money rather than this monopoly of the GOVT. Looks like competition hasn’t changed anything. Maybe I should use the cable company with the always on and unlimited usage plan. This is the 500 plan yet it is costing me multiple 1000 thousands. Tell me what is wrong with this picture.
October 22nd, 2005 at 12:53 pm
I just got my BSNL bill for the last 3 months was 2850 Rs, now the bill is about 23000.00 that’s right it is 23000.00. The billing for 15 days was 16000.00 I was told after calling several numbes that that is what it is. I just do the basic web surfing. NO music downloads etc… Now I was told to go visit the Bajirao office to see if they would entertain me. It would be cheaper and easier for me that I spend time at a internet cafe. and let them make the money rather than this monopoly of the GOVT. Looks like competition hasn’t changed anything. Maybe I should use the cable company with the always on and unlimited usage plan. This is the 500 plan yet it is costing me multiple 1000 thousands. Tell me what is wrong with this picture.
November 7th, 2005 at 08:23 am
i am looking for broadband in Pune in the Aundh Area, can you suggest whom I should contact
November 7th, 2005 at 07:53 pm
i am looking for broadband in Pune in the Aundh Area, can you suggest whom I should contact
November 28th, 2005 at 07:08 pm
Hi
This is to inform you that I have subscribed to the Data One-Broadband service of BSNL, Calcutta Telephones. I got my login name and temporary password on 30th August 2005 . However I started having problem from the very start. I practically cannot login as after failing to dial it gives the message : ERROR 678 ; “The computer you are dialing in to is not answering. Try again later”. I could login only if lucky after 50 trials and often not at all. Moreover the speed of my Dataone service seems far below 256kbs at around 100kbps or lower at peak hours. Occasionally there is hardware conflict message and also error 645 ( failure to connect even after reaching the server.
I had contacted broadband personnels of my exchange and they suggested that I reset the modem. That did solve the problem to some extent. However it very frequently recurs and I have to reset it most of the times I want to login which is unusual and harassing.
Anyway,I am not supposed to be paying for 100kbps so called broadband. As yet nobody turned up to check whether my allegations are correct and what is the actual broadband speed
I had written to DE Broadband and Chief General Manager few days ago.
They do not care to respond.
My Modem is UTStar 300R2. I contacted UTSTAR but they are unwiling to extend any support bypassing BSNL. I had made an outright purchase of the modem from BSNL. They do not have any waranty associated with it so they do not take it back once they have given it to you. Why BSNL gives such cheap modems. I am posting this also so that none of my friends here do not do the mistake of purchasing from BSNL. Finally, I have question : Can BSNL sell a modem and instead of giving a cash Memo/ Bill with VAT ask for service charge. What is the actual price and VAT. Is it legal. Why do they not sign any waranty statement
Santanu Datta
Tel : +91-33-25138969
November 29th, 2005 at 06:38 am
Hi
This is to inform you that I have subscribed to the Data One-Broadband service of BSNL, Calcutta Telephones. I got my login name and temporary password on 30th August 2005 . However I started having problem from the very start. I practically cannot login as after failing to dial it gives the message : ERROR 678 ; “The computer you are dialing in to is not answering. Try again later”. I could login only if lucky after 50 trials and often not at all. Moreover the speed of my Dataone service seems far below 256kbs at around 100kbps or lower at peak hours. Occasionally there is hardware conflict message and also error 645 ( failure to connect even after reaching the server.
I had contacted broadband personnels of my exchange and they suggested that I reset the modem. That did solve the problem to some extent. However it very frequently recurs and I have to reset it most of the times I want to login which is unusual and harassing.
Anyway,I am not supposed to be paying for 100kbps so called broadband. As yet nobody turned up to check whether my allegations are correct and what is the actual broadband speed
I had written to DE Broadband and Chief General Manager few days ago.
They do not care to respond.
My Modem is UTStar 300R2. I contacted UTSTAR but they are unwiling to extend any support bypassing BSNL. I had made an outright purchase of the modem from BSNL. They do not have any waranty associated with it so they do not take it back once they have given it to you. Why BSNL gives such cheap modems. I am posting this also so that none of my friends here do not do the mistake of purchasing from BSNL. Finally, I have question : Can BSNL sell a modem and instead of giving a cash Memo/ Bill with VAT ask for service charge. What is the actual price and VAT. Is it legal. Why do they not sign any waranty statement
Santanu Datta
Tel : +91-33-25138969
December 8th, 2005 at 10:41 pm
Why are you blasting BSNL? For their data upload/download limit? Well, every service provider has the same for BB. Even sify has the same. Sify’s plans s***, simple as that. Agreed that there should not be any data transfer limitation, but as I said, every service provider has put the limitation including sify. FYI, for the Rs.500 rental plan onwards, BSNL Dataone users have free hours of surfing, which I don’t think any other service provider has. And don’t advertise your so called unlimited connections with speeds of 64kbps and 128kbps as broadband. FYI, if you don’t know, 256kbps is defined as the minimum bb speed. And that’s that. I would tell people to buy Dataone and nothing else, if they want to experience BB internet.
December 8th, 2005 at 11:07 pm
umm airtel does not have limits on their connections. some of them. and they are pretty cheap and affordable too.
December 9th, 2005 at 10:11 am
Why are you blasting BSNL? For their data upload/download limit? Well, every service provider has the same for BB. Even sify has the same. Sify’s plans s***, simple as that. Agreed that there should not be any data transfer limitation, but as I said, every service provider has put the limitation including sify. FYI, for the Rs.500 rental plan onwards, BSNL Dataone users have free hours of surfing, which I don’t think any other service provider has. And don’t advertise your so called unlimited connections with speeds of 64kbps and 128kbps as broadband. FYI, if you don’t know, 256kbps is defined as the minimum bb speed. And that’s that. I would tell people to buy Dataone and nothing else, if they want to experience BB internet.
December 9th, 2005 at 10:37 am
umm airtel does not have limits on their connections. some of them. and they are pretty cheap and affordable too.
December 12th, 2005 at 03:55 am
yeah… my cousin is using airtel bb which is pretty good. they r actually doing it like bsnl. but now they have a new plan. u only have to pay for the calls tat u make through the line. the difference betweek bsnl n airtel is tat air tel is offering unlimited usage which bsnl have failed to offer. n head abt the unlimited usage of bsnl. i cannot stop laughing after i heard. who would wake up in the middle off the night n start browsing. i would say tat the unlimited usage between early early early morning 2 to 8 is a utter waste.
i would suggest ppl there to change from bsnl to airtel.
December 12th, 2005 at 03:25 pm
yeah… my cousin is using airtel bb which is pretty good. they r actually doing it like bsnl. but now they have a new plan. u only have to pay for the calls tat u make through the line. the difference betweek bsnl n airtel is tat air tel is offering unlimited usage which bsnl have failed to offer. n head abt the unlimited usage of bsnl. i cannot stop laughing after i heard. who would wake up in the middle off the night n start browsing. i would say tat the unlimited usage between early early early morning 2 to 8 is a utter waste.
i would suggest ppl there to change from bsnl to airtel.
December 15th, 2005 at 02:44 am
hi all i too have a BSNL bb and i should say it sucks….i use my net most of the time during the 2to 8 free unlimited hrs but still incur a bill of anywhere near to 6k to 7k i am left with no choice but to stick on aas me being a student aspiring for US MBA need a BB and i have no other connection i n my area…i only say they are extacting heluaa lot of money mannn…. any sugestions plz feel free
December 15th, 2005 at 02:14 pm
hi all i too have a BSNL bb and i should say it sucks….i use my net most of the time during the 2to 8 free unlimited hrs but still incur a bill of anywhere near to 6k to 7k i am left with no choice but to stick on aas me being a student aspiring for US MBA need a BB and i have no other connection i n my area…i only say they are extacting heluaa lot of money mannn…. any sugestions plz feel free
January 16th, 2006 at 02:09 am
I wanted BSNL DataOne for basically uploading stuff. But they say up speed is very less compared to down speed in ADSL. Can anyone please tell me what upload speeds you are getting for 256 or 512 or 1 or 2 MBPS DataOne Connection? It will be a great help. Also does BSNL DataOne show us total unbilled monthly usage till today so that we can restrict ourselves for crossing the upload/download limit? Also any info about which modem will give me the best speed if I buy one? Will that be better than buying their modem?
January 16th, 2006 at 01:39 pm
I wanted BSNL DataOne for basically uploading stuff. But they say up speed is very less compared to down speed in ADSL. Can anyone please tell me what upload speeds you are getting for 256 or 512 or 1 or 2 MBPS DataOne Connection? It will be a great help. Also does BSNL DataOne show us total unbilled monthly usage till today so that we can restrict ourselves for crossing the upload/download limit? Also any info about which modem will give me the best speed if I buy one? Will that be better than buying their modem?
January 17th, 2006 at 01:26 am
hi, i want to know the nearest BSNL broad band service provider in my area i.e in Ghaziabad Vaishali area. pls let me know soon.
Thanks
January 17th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
hi, i want to know the nearest BSNL broad band service provider in my area i.e in Ghaziabad Vaishali area. pls let me know soon.
Thanks
March 5th, 2006 at 03:56 pm
hai, i want to know the nearest bsnl broad band service provider in my area. i am in sunguvarchatram near sri perumpudur, kancheepuram dist. pls let me know to whom i have to connect for broad band connection, if thear is no facilities in this area to whom i have to contact for the dealership,pls let me know it. thanking u. bye
March 6th, 2006 at 03:26 am
hai, i want to know the nearest bsnl broad band service provider in my area. i am in sunguvarchatram near sri perumpudur, kancheepuram dist. pls let me know to whom i have to connect for broad band connection, if thear is no facilities in this area to whom i have to contact for the dealership,pls let me know it. thanking u. bye
March 16th, 2006 at 06:30 am
Guys whoever have had problems with BSNL were just unlucky. I have had a bsnl connection for 1 yr and it’s dream. The speed is amazing. many of my friends who saw my connection switched over from Satyam, Airtel and incable braosdband connections.
March 16th, 2006 at 06:00 pm
Guys whoever have had problems with BSNL were just unlucky. I have had a bsnl connection for 1 yr and it’s dream. The speed is amazing. many of my friends who saw my connection switched over from Satyam, Airtel and incable braosdband connections.
April 18th, 2006 at 10:38 am
aiirtel is the best
April 18th, 2006 at 12:08 am
aiirtel is the best
April 19th, 2006 at 03:45 pm
Guyz, after psending some years in Blore I came back to Kolkata. Initially I thought of using a BSNL service, but it seems that BSNL serivice can be terrible. I am really hesitating and not sure what to do. Please advice.
While I was in Bangalore I was using airtell 256 kbps-unlimited scheme and it was one of the most wonderful net surfing I ever enjoyed (well, yes, adsl sometimes go down in sunday afternoon but the down time is never more than half an hour). Here in Kolkata I tried to call airtell for a onnection, but they did not respond (I tried to call and mail). Airtel customer support was never very prompt about timing (never mind. I never had to contact them in Banaglore except when I got the connection), but how do I get the connection without a contact?
How is reliance/tata indicom/sify surfing in kolkata?
April 19th, 2006 at 05:15 am
Guyz, after psending some years in Blore I came back to Kolkata. Initially I thought of using a BSNL service, but it seems that BSNL serivice can be terrible. I am really hesitating and not sure what to do. Please advice.
While I was in Bangalore I was using airtell 256 kbps-unlimited scheme and it was one of the most wonderful net surfing I ever enjoyed (well, yes, adsl sometimes go down in sunday afternoon but the down time is never more than half an hour). Here in Kolkata I tried to call airtell for a onnection, but they did not respond (I tried to call and mail). Airtel customer support was never very prompt about timing (never mind. I never had to contact them in Banaglore except when I got the connection), but how do I get the connection without a contact?
How is reliance/tata indicom/sify surfing in kolkata?
May 1st, 2006 at 06:53 pm
I have already applied for broadband long ago but there is no response from your part then I contacted another private company and was pleased with their response . But I still wait for your response . My land phone No. 03324627322.
Mob. No. 9433337374
May 1st, 2006 at 08:23 am
I have already applied for broadband long ago but there is no response from your part then I contacted another private company and was pleased with their response . But I still wait for your response . My land phone No. 03324627322.
Mob. No. 9433337374
May 7th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
i had applied 3-4 months back for broadband connection ,however i am yet to even receive any reply after submission of the forms at bsnl office/sevice centre.
My landline no is 26630011.
May 7th, 2006 at 11:34 am
i had applied 3-4 months back for broadband connection ,however i am yet to even receive any reply after submission of the forms at bsnl office/sevice centre.
My landline no is 26630011.
June 12th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
hi all
any way i m disappointd with the service of bsnl
very very slow bandwidth /………..
so i have decided to seel my modem , its only 2months old…..if anybody wants it…plz contact me at siskue2005@yahoo.com…….
thankz
June 12th, 2006 at 02:16 am
hi all
any way i m disappointd with the service of bsnl
very very slow bandwidth /………..
so i have decided to seel my modem , its only 2months old…..if anybody wants it…plz contact me at siskue2005@yahoo.com…….
thankz
June 21st, 2006 at 02:04 pm
i have applied for the broadband connection May 30th 2006 but till this date 21st June i could not got the connection. reason for this is only shortage of ADSL Modem in my area Satpur, NAshik. Customer Service is very very very bad and the employes are not literated. bad feeling and no way
June 21st, 2006 at 03:34 am
i have applied for the broadband connection May 30th 2006 but till this date 21st June i could not got the connection. reason for this is only shortage of ADSL Modem in my area Satpur, NAshik. Customer Service is very very very bad and the employes are not literated. bad feeling and no way
September 17th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
hello i m gurjinder singh fromm tatibandh raipur c g i am very happy with your service i have your postpaid connection my cell no. is 945509922
September 17th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
hello i m gurjinder singh fromm tatibandh raipur c g i am very happy with your service i have your postpaid connection my cell no. is 945509922
October 11th, 2006 at 08:06 pm
i hav a bsnl broadband. unlimied DLplan. horrible. the server is almost always non connectible.the helplne numbers never go through. the website contains tel numbers all of which hav changed. i plan to switch over to airtel soon.
October 11th, 2006 at 09:36 am
i hav a bsnl broadband. unlimied DLplan. horrible. the server is almost always non connectible.the helplne numbers never go through. the website contains tel numbers all of which hav changed. i plan to switch over to airtel soon.
November 7th, 2006 at 06:23 am
I want a service provider which can give me good quality connection from india to Usa.I want to use this service mainly for voice chat and for data transfer.if there is any unlimited plan for year is avilable with good internet connection please let me know the service provider.
November 7th, 2006 at 05:53 pm
I want a service provider which can give me good quality connection from india to Usa.I want to use this service mainly for voice chat and for data transfer.if there is any unlimited plan for year is avilable with good internet connection please let me know the service provider.
April 22nd, 2007 at 03:44 pm
The Gigaset SE267 modem supports up to 100 Mbps throughput upstream and
downstream, providing the capacity to deliver services such as high definition TV
(HDTV), video-on-demand, videoconferencing, high speed Internet access, and Voice
over IP (VoIP) over a standard telephone wire. Key features include a 10/100 Ethernet
which provides full-rate LAN performance and easy setup and management. The
modem’s plug-and-play architecture makes mass deployment simple and installation
trouble-free for customers.
Will this be avilable soon? How much bsnl will charge to purchase this (VDSL2/ADSL2+)modem
In japan the 100 Mbps VDSL2 HOME service costs approx 3255 yen (Rs 1200)/month
http://www.ntt-west.co.jp/service_guide/5great/great02.html
April 22nd, 2007 at 05:14 am
The Gigaset SE267 modem supports up to 100 Mbps throughput upstream and
downstream, providing the capacity to deliver services such as high definition TV
(HDTV), video-on-demand, videoconferencing, high speed Internet access, and Voice
over IP (VoIP) over a standard telephone wire. Key features include a 10/100 Ethernet
which provides full-rate LAN performance and easy setup and management. The
modem’s plug-and-play architecture makes mass deployment simple and installation
trouble-free for customers.
Will this be avilable soon? How much bsnl will charge to purchase this (VDSL2/ADSL2+)modem
In japan the 100 Mbps VDSL2 HOME service costs approx 3255 yen (Rs 1200)/month
http://www.ntt-west.co.jp/service_guide/5great/...
February 6th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
i still do not understand which broadband to buy.
or which is reliable.
bsnl has got various options as per their websites.
it is totally confusing. the range is between Rs.700/- to rs.15000/- for 2mbps. they also offer above Rs.15000/- packages also for 8mbps speed.
February 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
i still do not understand which broadband to buy.
or which is reliable.
bsnl has got various options as per their websites.
it is totally confusing. the range is between Rs.700/- to rs.15000/- for 2mbps. they also offer above Rs.15000/- packages also for 8mbps speed.
February 26th, 2008 at 10:43 am
what is the cost of download after the free 1 gb download is over for 25o home broaband plan?
February 26th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
what is the cost of download after the free 1 gb download is over for 25o home broaband plan?
March 9th, 2008 at 01:00 pm
So far I have been happy customer of BSNL. Yes, at times, servers are down but many a times, come back within an hour or so. Customer service is poor but speed and connection quality is quite superior than so called good reliance or Tata CDMA connection..
March 9th, 2008 at 01:30 am
So far I have been happy customer of BSNL. Yes, at times, servers are down but many a times, come back within an hour or so. Customer service is poor but speed and connection quality is quite superior than so called good reliance or Tata CDMA connection..