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@digitized
What are the monthly costs in the trial offer.Plz shed some light on the conditions of offer.I cannot find it on the internet after searching.

[Generic Superhero]

Originally Posted by digitized

Where to get the username and password, and do I need to specify any number which the ADSL modem should dial?

no need to dial any number. the username and password ll b given to u by bsnl staff. if they hav nt given already, contact ur local xchange. apart frm dat, u ll receive a mail by post from bsnl informing u of ur username and password. if u need it urgently, u can try 2 guess ur username. most likely, the username ll be one of the 5 choices u entered in ur dataone application form and password will be xyz123.

Originally Posted by digitized

Is any special settings need to be done in the network connections, like primary IP address, DNS mask, secondary address, subnet mask, etc?

u shud set network connections to obtain an ip address automatically and obtain a dns server automatically.

Originally Posted by digitized

Also is it required to change internet settings (LAN settings, in particular)?

i dint hav 2 do anything wid the lan settings.

setting up dataone in win xp is a breeze. no need 2 install anything. but in case of 98 u ll hav 2 install dat software.

Generic Superhero
Can you give me some info about the trial offer of Dataone.

[Generic Superhero]

i dunno much about this offer. u can check this link

[abhijit_reddevil]

@Cybermanas: The trial offer that is going on is a great idea from BSNL. It applies to those people who use a landline number from BSNL. The dial-up users (172222) will have the option to upgrade to 256kbps dataone. Only you have to fill the application form and sign a mandate form. There is absolutely no cost at the initial stage for 2 months. Should you decide to continue after two months, then a monthly rental of Rs.250 + Rs.100 (rental of modem, should you opt for rental) will be charged. You can also buy the modem directly from BSNL, cost of modem being Rs.1200. Also a security deposit will be charged initially for Rs.500. Also, should you decide to buy, then you can give remaining Rs.700 (Rs.1200-Rs.500 which was the security deposit) to them and the transaction regarding the modem purchase is complete. So there is no security deposit to care of after that. They are initially giving this offer for plan 250 with monthly data transfer limit of 400MB. I will change over to plan 500 after 2 months with 1GB limit and night unlimited from 2AM to 8AM.

This offer is valid upto 25th dec'05 initially so better hurry and apply.

[john_the_ultimate]

digitized congrats on getting the DATAONE connection.

[abhijit_reddevil]

Thank you. But I haven't got the userID/password as yet.

[sidewinder]

In kolkata the modem rental is also free nd there is no security deposit whatsoever.U will only pay if u decide to continue

[calvin]

the plan is same for all over india check it out.
one has to pay for modem if bought or rented fro bsnl.
only usage charge is'nt there

[janitha]

Originally Posted by digitized

I use Windows XP and the ADSL modem just installed very easily and the drivers were copied when I simply installed the CD.

I also use XP and I did'nt have to install any driver or use the CD which was provided with the modem. Just configured network for username and password.

V.Prem Kumar

[fizz]

Hey another thing. BSNL doesn't charge for overlapped usage. Mean if you connect before 2 and disconnect after 8. Personal experience

[enoonmai]

We already have a sticky for the DataOne queries. Merging threads.

[yrana2002]

Originally Posted by fizz

Hey another thing. BSNL doesn't charge for overlapped usage. Mean if you connect before 2 and disconnect after 8. Personal experience

thanks buddy, thats put the heart in my mouth back in pace again. My downloads were mostly overlappingg & had gone upto 4GB. 8)

[drgrudge]

Chennai ppl
How was the speed today? My torrents dint cross 18-19 kBps today. It's raining here and this is not the first time that BW gets reduced while it rains..

[vijay_7287]

hey i got my first bill today
and the net mb was diff frm tht shoen in the portal

at the portal it was 909 mb
and in the bill it was 1.1gb
wats this folks

even stuff in the free zone was more so was the chargeble zone

all seems to be more than the stuff at the portal !!!

[go4saket]

Hello! The modem supplied to me by BSNL has both USB and LAN support. As my machine supports USB, do I need to buy a LAN Card. Is it that setting the modem with LAN card with optimize the performance...

[kato]

obviously go for lan and leave all the hassles of installing the USB drivers for it

@drgrudge the speeds were not that bad grudge less than usual but not that bad

[drgrudge]

The speeds were less even today. I will see for a 2-3 days else I am gonna format my PC, it's ages since I did it.

[go4saket]

Originally Posted by go4saket

Hello! The modem supplied to me by BSNL has both USB and LAN support. As my machine supports USB, do I need to buy a LAN Card. Is it that setting the modem with LAN card with optimize the performance...

Sorry kato, my machine doesnt have a LAN card. I wrote that it has one my mistake. Sorry about that. Now, is it worth buying a LAN card or can I just go ahead with USB.

[QwertyManiac]

I am using USB here, not a single problem of drivers and stuff.

[kato]

now if u are going to have to buy a lan then thats i guess is not practical i said LAN card as u said u had it installed but if u dont have it use ur USB its more than enough

[abhijit_reddevil]

Woohoo! At last I could connect through dataone. The speed is awesome.

[QwertyManiac]

^^
Welcome to "First good" and tomorrow "Oh S*it, WTF is this connection !"

[vijay_7287]

keep the data transfer in mind ALWAYS !!!

[h_kunte]

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me whether there is a free e-mail id which is provided to dataone users? Mine is da Rs. 500 p.m. home plan, & I wasnt provided with any e-mail id...

Looking for replies......

Peace

[desertwind]

your email id is your username@dataone.in.

http://ww.dataone.in for login.

[drgrudge]

^^
Do you use at nights? So did you pay the bill or not?

[abhijit_reddevil]

Hello friends,

I was wondering if I could apply for the Home 500 plan within the free trial period? I had taken the connection (Home plan 250) in the current scheme of the free trial for all dial-up users. Now keeping a tab of the data transfers daily is getting to my nerves. I am not being able to download big files like the Nvidia forceware 81.95 (21MB), Nero 7 (101MB), update to Counter strike:source and play it online, connect to Halo:Multiplayer, etc. My free trial expires in the end of january'06, but I want to take the home 500 plan in the beginning of the new year itself (beginning of Jan). Is it possible?

Awaiting your early replies.

[go4saket]

ofcourse you can apply for the 500 Plan anytime, but mind you, you wont have that for free. The free scheme is only for 250 Plan. So if you move to 500 Plan from 250 Plan, your free scheme will be no more available.

[abhijit_reddevil]

Ok thanks go4saket!