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Is Airtel Broadband really Broadband as per TRAI?
TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) released a documentation quite sometime ago which laid out the Recommendations on Accelerating Growth of Internet and Broadband Penetration. The document clearly defined broadband as:
Broadband is an “An always-on data connection that is able to support various interactive services, and has the capability of a minimum download speed of 256 Kbpsâ€.
Now, we already are aware that Sify openly make a mockery of this theory by selling packages of speeds 48kbps under the brand name of Sify Broadband. They claim that they sell sub-256kbps packages under the label of Hi-Speed, which is another slap in the face of the authorities.
Now, let us take Airtel Broadband. Some of the most popular packages being sold by this company come with speeds of 64kbps and 128kbps. We are still not sure how can they provide these services under the brand of Airtel Broadband. When would we see a decent broadband? I guess the Mbps speed thingy is still way too far off.
Discuss on: Sify Broadband, Tata Indicom, Airtel Broadband, Reliance Broadband, MTNL - BSNL Broadband, Dial Up, Others
This post was submitted by Dr. Abhishek Puri on the Broadband Blog on Techwhack.
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The TRAI directive on Broadband has been kicked around by most of the so called broadband opeartors offering speeds of 48-64 kbps under innovative names.The slap in the face of such directive would be given time and again until we rise up as consumers and take these operators by their throat.If that is asking for too much, then we shouldn’t be complaining in the first place.Could we as consumers expect the respected people writing their daily views here to take up this issue with the regulator so as to create a mass awareness among the ignorant users of broadband.
I think this could be the fisrt step to take for the operators to deliver what they promise.
The TRAI directive on Broadband has been kicked around by most of the so called broadband opeartors offering speeds of 48-64 kbps under innovative names.The slap in the face of such directive would be given time and again until we rise up as consumers and take these operators by their throat.If that is asking for too much, then we shouldn’t be complaining in the first place.Could we as consumers expect the respected people writing their daily views here to take up this issue with the regulator so as to create a mass awareness among the ignorant users of broadband.
I think this could be the fisrt step to take for the operators to deliver what they promise.
That’s the typical INDIAN GOVERNMENT!! ROfl,here they release rules and regulations to make people think that they’re doing something, and RIGHT under their nose, corrupt ISP like BSNL, Sify (the leader in all of this), MTNL break all the rules, with no problems.
Cheers for Airtel for providing a pathetic speed of 128 at unlimited, the true unlimited. Other the rest, suck so bad, and is so irritating when they post the ‘unlimited broadband’ thing, i truly will get banned here if post that godamn word.
India is corrupt. that’s all. Nobody follows rules, big company’s think Indians don’t have any knowledge so they’ll buy anything which is sort of true, and that’s what helping ISP like Sify do great.
oh well, what can we do ? nothing!
That’s the typical INDIAN GOVERNMENT!! ROfl,here they release rules and regulations to make people think that they’re doing something, and RIGHT under their nose, corrupt ISP like BSNL, Sify (the leader in all of this), MTNL break all the rules, with no problems.
Cheers for Airtel for providing a pathetic speed of 128 at unlimited, the true unlimited. Other the rest, suck so bad, and is so irritating when they post the ‘unlimited broadband’ thing, i truly will get banned here if post that godamn word.
India is corrupt. that’s all. Nobody follows rules, big company’s think Indians don’t have any knowledge so they’ll buy anything which is sort of true, and that’s what helping ISP like Sify do great.
oh well, what can we do ? nothing!
I have got airtel gprs connection via my cell phone ,they say the connection speed is 210 kbps but the download speed which i get is merely 5 kbps!!Please anyone suggest me which connection should i get whether Airtel broadband or sify.
I have got airtel gprs connection via my cell phone ,they say the connection speed is 210 kbps but the download speed which i get is merely 5 kbps!!Please anyone suggest me which connection should i get whether Airtel broadband or sify.
I have got airtel broadband 64kbps unlimited connection at home, When i download something it gives me only 10-15kbps of speed, why is it so. Can any one help me.
I have got airtel broadband 64kbps unlimited connection at home, When i download something it gives me only 10-15kbps of speed, why is it so. Can any one help me.
Airtel is trying to provide more services in context to broadband or so but should try provide the existing service in right manner.
since it took me 30 min to log on to this site to write this.
and i’m not sure if it works when i try to post
Airtel is trying to provide more services in context to broadband or so but should try provide the existing service in right manner.
since it took me 30 min to log on to this site to write this.
and i’m not sure if it works when i try to post
Just got Airtel broadband 256 package here in hyderabad. Their speed meter at speed.touchtelindia.net shows me anything beteen 90kps to 250 kbps. Download speed in max 30Kbps. Now am really not sure what they are claiming for and they should calrify on this.
Just got Airtel broadband 256 package here in hyderabad. Their speed meter at speed.touchtelindia.net shows me anything beteen 90kps to 250 kbps. Download speed in max 30Kbps. Now am really not sure what they are claiming for and they should calrify on this.
Hi.. I too have the same problem as Karan. But my connection is Tata Indicom.It is 64 kbps. But the download speed does not exceed 15 kbps.. Please help
Hi.. I too have the same problem as Karan. But my connection is Tata Indicom.It is 64 kbps. But the download speed does not exceed 15 kbps.. Please help
hi i have a airtel broadband 256kbps night unlimited plan.
and my download speed is 53KB/Sec or 3.12 MB/Minute.i am very
stisfy with my download speed. but this speed i am got after 11.00 pm.
hi i have a airtel broadband 256kbps night unlimited plan.
and my download speed is 53KB/Sec or 3.12 MB/Minute.i am very
stisfy with my download speed. but this speed i am got after 11.00 pm.
Hello all,
Before you all shout from the rooftops, please dig this.
1) kbps means kilo bits per second and not kilo bytes per second. So when you take a 256Kbps connections, your bandwidth is resticted to a maximum of 32 kilobytes per second.
2) Most of the “broadband” providers in india use ADSL technology. In ADSL, the upload speed is restricted to a minimum limit of 50% of the download speed. In case of BSNL, it is around 30% of the download speed.
Hello all,
Before you all shout from the rooftops, please dig this.
1) kbps means kilo bits per second and not kilo bytes per second. So when you take a 256Kbps connections, your bandwidth is resticted to a maximum of 32 kilobytes per second.
2) Most of the “broadband” providers in india use ADSL technology. In ADSL, the upload speed is restricted to a minimum limit of 50% of the download speed. In case of BSNL, it is around 30% of the download speed.
I had taken a 256kbps connection of unlimited usage from airtel but they had given me 128kbps connection of unlimited usage and charges for 256kbps. This shows that they cheats customers. I had taken the connection on 25feb2006 but they had not given me the adjustment of above.
I had taken a 256kbps connection of unlimited usage from airtel but they had given me 128kbps connection of unlimited usage and charges for 256kbps. This shows that they cheats customers. I had taken the connection on 25feb2006 but they had not given me the adjustment of above.
I too face the same problem. What ever committment given by Airtel is not correct and they are cheating the customer.
I too face the same problem. What ever committment given by Airtel is not correct and they are cheating the customer.
U r right.
Airtel is always cheating cxs
U r right.
Airtel is always cheating cxs