AIRTEL 384Kbps - 999 Rs

naveen_reloaded · 14-03-2008, 05:31 PM

Hi all.. there has been rumour about this offer .. but today my connection got switched over to 384kbps..

i get a max download speed of 45kbps.... but ona averrage i get only 38-40 Kbps.. which is quite poor...

upload is good....

anyone got his plan???

ThinkFree · 14-03-2008, 06:44 PM

Unable to understand

naveen_reloaded · 14-03-2008, 08:27 PM

i dont get u ??

ia m just asking people who shifted to this new 384kbps .... how much do they get download speed...

i get nearly 40kbps roughly of 320 kbps ( i dont know which is KB and whic is kb .. pardon me)

i am losing aorund 8 kbps .. thats why i am asking..

napster007 · 14-03-2008, 08:30 PM

it is normal to lose that much on torrents

naveen_reloaded · 14-03-2008, 08:39 PM

is there a way to optimize ...
8 kbps is more...

nearly half of my upgrade

shashank_re · 14-03-2008, 09:08 PM

I have shifted to that plan in december itself!But i never got 384Kbps......always 600kbps!!!

drgrudge · 14-03-2008, 09:18 PM

naveen_reloaded -
How abt modem charges, if any? And what's the total money that you pay after tax and every thing?

I pay Rs 960 + 12.4% for 256k connection. I might switch if the initial charges and other things is less.

naveen_reloaded · 14-03-2008, 09:32 PM

modem rental is 50 Rs i think... not sure...
drgrudge.. better switch to this plan ... 384kbps for 999+12% tax = within 1.2k

actually airtel is a SOAB(sonofab...) if i wouldnt have changed this plan.. i would still would have or charged me 999RS + tax for my 256 UL plan...
fortunately i came to know this ...
now i am not getting full 384kbps.. may be its due to rain... wires would have got loose... had this problem prev time...
p.s drgrudge.. were ahave u been....?? so long ... i have seen u in this forum... ( or i should be imagining things

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drgrudge · 14-03-2008, 09:48 PM

^^
I'm going to ask them in writing that I should get 45 KBps/384kbps otherwise it's useless for me. This is Rs 90 more than BSNL but 50% fast speeds. I need to talk to my parents b4 deciding.

naveen_reloaded · 14-03-2008, 10:39 PM

not a big change in price but definetly big on speed...

ravi_9793 · 14-03-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by drgrudge

^^
I'm going to ask them in writing that I should get 45 KBps/384kbps otherwise it's useless for me.

No ISP will give this guarantee. Also, home connections have 1:2 ratio.

navino87 · 14-03-2008, 10:52 PM

Is all unlimited 256 changed 2 384???? Even im in u256 plan... but getting same 256...

naveen_reloaded · 14-03-2008, 10:54 PM

ya

ravi_9793 · 14-03-2008, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navino87

Is all unlimited 256 changed 2 384???? Even im in u256 plan... but getting same 256...

will depend on the region. Not all region are upgraded. Call customer care for latest buzz.

I am also on 256UL plan, and always get more than 300 Kbps speed. Right now I am getting 340 Kbps speed.

alsiladka · 15-03-2008, 12:40 AM

Acc to the TRAI rules, the speed of the Internet Plans should be more than 80% of the marketed speed.
So for this plan, the speeds should be above 38 KBps.

ravi_9793 · 15-03-2008, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by alsiladka

Acc to the TRAI rules, the speed of the Internet Plans should be more than 80% of the marketed speed.
So for this plan, the speeds should be above 38 KBps.

All ISP are cleaver

No ISP says speed of 256 Kbps..they say speed upto 256 kbps. And with that they mention ratio. Means suppose you are on 256 connection and 1:2 ratio, than your speed will vary between 128 kbps - 256 kbps.

xbonez · 15-03-2008, 01:30 AM

TRAI rules say that u shud receive atleast 80% of what speed ur ISP claims to give. in your case, if u get 38-40, u're receiving more than 80%. and anyways, u'll get better speeds on http/ftp dl's

naveen_reloaded · 15-03-2008, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ravi_9793

All ISP are cleaver

No ISP says speed of 256 Kbps..they say speed upto 256 kbps. And with that they mention ratio. Means suppose you are on 256 connection and 1:2 ratio, than your speed will vary between 128 kbps - 256 kbps.

i see in airtel site ( tamil nadu ) saying 256/384 etc.... no upto satement and all...
correct if i am wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by xbonez

TRAI rules say that u shud receive atleast 80% of what speed ur ISP claims to give. in your case, if u get 38-40, u're receiving more than 80%. and anyways, u'll get better speeds on http/ftp dl's

ya ... prev with 256 i got around 29-30 ... not the calculated 33.3 Kbps.. for download....

ring_wraith · 15-03-2008, 08:00 AM

Is this plan applicable in Bangalore [Karnataka] ? Can't seem to find it on the website.

naveen_reloaded · 15-03-2008, 08:30 AM

still now even in tamilnadu page of airtel.in .. ther eis no mention about this plan...

it seems they dont want to show this plan...
since at present 256kbps UL = 999Rs + tax
and its the same for 384 Kbps also ... kinda confusing.,..
in some other forums.. they 256 is 750 and 384 is 999

really confusing.. best thing is call customer care and ask like u want to upgrade and ask them available plans.. if they didnt mention this plan.. insist them whether that plan is available...

NucleusKore · 15-03-2008, 08:33 AM

Here in Karnataka
AirTel 256UL is 750+tax (+50 free calls)
AirTel 384UL is 999+tax (+no free calls)

ring_wraith · 15-03-2008, 09:06 AM

^^ where did you get that? It's not on the site is it?

Okay, I called up cust. service and they confirmed the following:

The New Plan : Rs. 999+12.36% : 384 kbps, no free calls, 95 paise per call
My Current Plan : Rs. 999+12.36% : 256 kbps, no free calls, 1 Re. per call

They said that they were offering 50 free calls earlier, but now it was stopped. I'm actually quite shocked that Airtel is keeping the 256 kbps plan.

I will be switching over ASAP and have already placed a request. I so totally hope that YouTube Videos will stream now! Right now I have to wait for the whole thing to load.

sam9s · 15-03-2008, 09:44 AM

I was also using the 256kbps Unlimited.........for more than a year now I guess, untill airtel gave this offer of 512 Kbps for 1200, which I accepted as a test for a month.........and boy am I satisfied......On an avg I am getting 60 to 65 KBps i.e 500kbps, evenings and night it touches 80-85KBps i.e. awsome 650 Kbps..........blazing fast for indian standards...........to give a practical idea I can download around 200 to 230 MB in one hour 400 MB in 2 hrs and close to 800MB in 4 hrs flat.......so its like 2 divx everynight!!

...and you can imagin I keep my system running almost 24x7.

ring_wraith · 15-03-2008, 09:46 AM

^^ 512 kbps unltd. for 1200? Can you stream YouTube videos without waiting for them to load?

rollcage · 15-03-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sam9s

I was also using the 256kbps Unlimited.........for more than a year now I guess, untill airtel gave this offer of 512 Kbps for 1200, which I accepted as a test for a month.........and boy am I satisfied......On an avg I am getting 60 to 65 KBps i.e 500kbps, evenings and night it touches 80-85KBps i.e. awsome 650 Kbps..........blazing fast for indian standards...........to give a practical idea I can download around 200 to 230 MB in one hour 400 MB in 2 hrs and close to 800MB in 4 hrs flat.......so its like 2 divx everynight!!

...and you can imagin I keep my system running almost 24x7.

thats so gr8 ... lucky boy

sam9s · 15-03-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ring_wraith

^^ 512 kbps unltd. for 1200? Can you stream YouTube videos without waiting for them to load?

yep most of the time......but the best part is the video conference with MSN (Windows Live! Messenger) which works like a charm......

ravi_9793 · 15-03-2008, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rollcage

thats so gr8 ... lucky boy

Airtel customers are always happy. With speed they also get best support.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam9s

yep most of the time......but the best part is the video conference with MSN (Windows Live! Messenger) which works like a charm......

yaa..MSN video streaming eats less bandwidth than youtube and google videos. I love watching MSN videos.

naveen_reloaded · 15-03-2008, 10:52 AM

it also depends on the proximity of ur connection to the local or nearest node...

may beravi is lucky.. coz whenever we speak about airtel he gives good review..

may be i am not lucky...

and anther thing guys .. i s there a way to reduce ping ?? coz when i did a bandwidth test with speedtest website.... my speed varied according to ping with mumbai node....
i did 5 times... and whenever the ping was low ..( my lowest ping ws 90-100 ms) the speed or bandwidth i got was huge say.. near to 390 KBPs...

could firewall interfer ???