best Braodband package @ 500 pm!

mandar5 · 21-10-2008, 06:21 PM

Heyy guys i m looking for best isp with hasslefree ,reliable,speedy services at 500 rs per month.Plz suggest good one .Thanks

red_devil · 21-10-2008, 06:33 PM

not the right section for such a query ...reporting

zyberboy · 21-10-2008, 06:37 PM

Bsnl home500

**MetalheadGautham** · 21-10-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by zyberboy

Bsnl home500

Value for money ? Yes. But speed and reliability ? DEFINITELY NOT.

mandar5 · 21-10-2008, 06:48 PM

plz tell me hows airtel i m from mumbai...

sakumar79 · 21-10-2008, 07:21 PM

What is your usage requirements? Do you plan to download movies/games etc a lot? This will take more bandwidth and you can go for BSNL Home 500 plan which will give you 2.5 GB download per month and you can add Night Unlimited top up also if you want to increase the download limits...

If you will be using only for surfing, mail checking, chat, etc... perhaps even BSNL Start Up Plan 250 may be sufficient... You get 1 GB for 250 per month, but you cannot top up with Night Unlimited...

BSNL gives great value for money... But if there is any billing error that happens, their customer service will probably leave a bad after-taste...

Arun

Cool Joe · 21-10-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Value for money ? Yes. But speed and reliability ? DEFINITELY NOT.

I do get good speeds with my connection here. I guess it's because I'm just 2 Kms away from the telephone exchange.
Bottom line: Speeds are good with this connection if you live close to the tele exchange.

BUT, I agree, reliability totally sucks. You can never predict if your connection is going to be all right. Just a few drops of rain, and it starts disconnecting like mad. Once in every 1 minute or so. Forget about the internet if it rains heavily.

**MetalheadGautham** · 21-10-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by beta testing

I do get good speeds with my connection here. I guess it's because I'm just 2 Kms away from the telephone exchange.
Bottom line: Speeds are good with this connection if you live close to the tele exchange.

BUT, I agree, reliability totally sucks. You can never predict if your connection is going to be all right. Just a few drops of rain, and it starts disconnecting like mad. Once in every 1 minute or so. Forget about the internet if it rains heavily.

even i get good download speeds, but im refering to speed as in pings.
and yeah, bsnl throttles torrent speeds at night.

Hrithan2020 · 21-10-2008, 08:01 PM

BSNL 500C is the best plan under 500 Rs.(since rental free),if u r using landline.It provides very good speeds,even though they've started to throttle speeds at night, u can manage v.high speeds(about 100-200) with torrent.However,direct downloads are v.slow for me at night(2-8).

U can easily download in 1 month, what a 128 Kbps user downloads in 4-6 months(depending on how much pc turned on off course). But their customer service is pathetic. Have had numerous problems with BSNL.(All solved only because had contacts,by the official channel,they weren't taking any action).

So,if u can deal with that.Then definitely BSNL.Else any unlimited connection (Airtel 128Kbps?) for peace of mind.

**MetalheadGautham** · 21-10-2008, 08:31 PM

Can you advice me as to whom I can complain if my speed is being throttled and my connection reset every 2 minutes ?

Cool Joe · 21-10-2008, 08:37 PM

Even my speed is being throttled @ night. I guess they're doing this on purpose to prevent us P2Ping. I don't think they'll solve this problem.
As for getting disconnected, you better call the tele exchange and inform them. If you're lucky, they'll send some guy(s) to inspect the line and fix it. If at first you don't succeed, try again. Keep on pestering them until they fix the problem.

dheeraj_kumar · 21-10-2008, 08:47 PM

You guys are being throttled? What speeds do you get, and have you port forwarded?

@Metalhead

Go to the nearest phone exchange and ask for the JE. They are incharge of broadband.

Cool Joe · 21-10-2008, 08:52 PM

The ports are being forwarded properly. And I've enabled encryption as well.
The throttling happens only sometimes though.
Like I said, my connection is unpredictable.
Some days, I get ~200 kbps, and on other days, I don't manage more than 50 kbps.

mandar5 · 21-10-2008, 08:55 PM

Ok guys thanx 4 replies . Actually i m content user of airtel mo. I use net 4 metacafe vdos

. I m not into mp gaming. Can i use both mo and broadband on same pc?My dad gets 500rs pm from his office for net connction.Hence without net it gets wasted.So i need net wid gud reliability.Thanx.

Cool Joe · 21-10-2008, 08:59 PM

If you need reliability, avoid BSNL like the plague. You better buy Airtel. I don't know about their net schemes though.

sakumar79 · 21-10-2008, 09:21 PM

Airtel has a plan for 499 per month for 1 GB... BSNL offers the same for 250 per month...

Arun

mandar5 · 21-10-2008, 10:53 PM

Pls answer my query can i use both on my pc?

amrawtanshx · 22-10-2008, 03:27 AM

I have eXperienced downtimes sometimes ... But I am still using H500 because I get over 200kBps in properly seeded torrents .

**MetalheadGautham** · 22-10-2008, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

You guys are being throttled? What speeds do you get, and have you port forwarded?

@Metalhead

Go to the nearest phone exchange and ask for the JE. They are incharge of broadband.

I don't use port forwarding. At time after 7:50 AM, speed suddenly jumps to 200kbps even without port forwarding. This means BSNL really IS messing with me at night.

And who is JE ?

What is the usual level of promptness shown in fixing stuff ?

Faun · 22-10-2008, 04:45 AM

^^JE = John English :l

or

junction Engineer

thewisecrab · 22-10-2008, 10:49 AM

BSNL is not offered in Mumbai.
Instead, it is offered by MTNL as it is the service provider for landlines.
MTNL gives me really good speeds, but its plans are really crappy
And as you are a internet video surfer, 400 to 500 mb is all you can get as download limit from MTNL at 500 Rs. per month, which would be highly inadequate
Thus, the Airtel plan is your best option. (is it available in your area? if unsure contact their customer service )

mandar5 · 22-10-2008, 01:54 PM

Can i use airtel mobile office and broadband simultaneously on same pc. Or will i have to part way with it?

dheeraj_kumar · 22-10-2008, 04:34 PM

@Metalhead
Junction Engineer, I think, after reading T159's post. Nevermind what I thought before that ^_^

Promptness depends on the customer care center you go to. The guy in mine is very friendly, so he drops in within hours, or on the next day usually, while my friend in another area hasnt had internet for a month

rosemolr · 23-10-2008, 12:04 AM

^^you can't use mobileoffice and broadband at the same time..

gary4gar · 23-10-2008, 02:39 AM

BSNL Home 500 surely!

its the only connection which lets me download 60GB+ data per month for Rs500/-

dheeraj_kumar · 23-10-2008, 06:58 AM

^^ Totally agreed. The best reason to get BSNL Home 500 is that.

Theoritically, on http/ftp connections, you can download 150 GB per month, and on high speed torrents, 90 GB, and low speed torrents, 40-50 GB per month. And you get 85 MB per day to use on non-free hours without paying extra. What else do you need?

VarDOS · 23-10-2008, 11:29 AM

BSNL Home 500...good speed...good dlaod speed - 200kbps...free dlaod from night 2am - 8am

rhitwick · 23-10-2008, 12:15 PM

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