BSNL to soon offer Internet Protocol TV

[gary4gar]

Move over cable TV operators. Internet Protocol (IP) TV or TV over phone lines is on its way. Public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) will shortly roll out video content and value-added services for its broadband (Internet) subscribers in Bangalore and Chennai in a plan that is expected to replace traditional methods of viewing media in the near future.

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[thecyclone2k]

Any guesses for the rates??

I think they'll quote 1Re./min!

[Onkar Joshi]

Hmm. IPTV is all set to change the rules of the game in the near future.

Infact my employer, Tech Mahindra, is doing a lot of R&D in the field.

Of course, God knows when enough bandwidth will be available in India for reliable, good quality service.

Heh...BSNL 2Mbps (400MB)...watch 3 soaps and your entire bandwidth is gone. Typical viewers don't know anything about limited bandwdth and BSNL will send them a bill for 50K bucks at the end of the month.

[techno tublai]

Good news, Today Friday 12th of January, BSNL in Kolkata (calcuttatelephones.com) in a news paper advertisement announced the arrival of BSNL iptv. Hope to get more of it in the near future.

[ajayashish]

heard it some time back... just waiting for it to arieve

[shyamno]

MTNL has already started the feature..one can have the tariff ideas from it..I don't think there will be much difference when BSNL announces it..

[gauravakaasid]

but what xtra features are there in IPTV? other than movie on demand and "time shifting"(unsure abt this term) feature? will the regular set of channels be available on it?

[eagle_y2j]

BSNL launching new services after one other .......but I don't y ??? they are not employing some new employes who can understand Wat to do now??/

BSNL customer- care sukz

[aritrap]

Guys, my father told me that in "Anandabazaar Patrika", available in kolkata it has been reported that BSNL is keen to offer the IPTV service through the existing cable lines of the cable operators and not through phone lines.
The news appeared on 19th March, I think.


I dont think that the data downloaded for watching the programs under IPTV will be taken under the data limit.

[Josan]

ok ,,, do you kno that bsnl broadband is yet not available in the villages even just 8 km from city .............so wat can i expect from this news..........?

[gaurav_indian]

Originally Posted by Josan

ok ,,, do you kno that bsnl broadband is yet not available in the villages even just 8 km from city .............so wat can i expect from this news..........?

Come and live in the cities.

[esumitkumar]

yar not in villages..

even the BSNL is not available in Millenium City Gurgaon and also not in my hometown Aligarh (Lock City of India) ....... ..

BSNL broadband yr 2007 totally s**** .

[sysfilez]

BSNL really s@cks. no cust care at all. my friend is having a prob with his BB conn since last month and nothing has been done yet. i wonder y they roll out with new services wen thay cant provide prompt support. and do they have qualified personals.

[tarey_g]

Originally Posted by thecyclone2k

Any guesses for the rates??

I think they'll quote 1Re./min!

you sound very optimistic. . Dont worry rates wont be this high, they are starting business not killing it.

Heh...BSNL 2Mbps (400MB)...watch 3 soaps and your entire bandwidth is gone. Typical viewers don't know anything about limited bandwdth and BSNL will send them a bill for 50K bucks at the end of the month.

Dont whine when you know little or nothing at all . The IPTV wont count in your alloted bandwidth.

[aj27july]

it will be great as i will not have to pay my cable-wallah

[alok4best]

It will be popular only if they provide at Flat Fixed Rated..The UL way...

[max_demon]

they can upgrade the 900UL plan to two option

900UL+IPtv = 900 bucks a month
900UL+2mbps = 1000 bucks a month



i will take 2nd option

[kirangp]

This is the first Govt company which is really moving India forwards...Private companies in these sectors right now are second compared to BSNL

[joey_182]

@esumitkumareven the BSNL is not available in Millenium City Gurgaon and also not in my hometown Aligarh

then its ur bad luck that BSNL is not in ur city..coz if u havent used BB service of bsnl then u cant say it sucks...try n then say...

[abhijit_reddevil]

I am not interested. I have legal proceedings going on against BSNL....Hope I can extract 50k from them in damages due to their own mistakes.

First let BSNL give a proper net connection with 2mbps unlimited then let them give us iptv. Till then i dont care what useless things they bring.

[Anindya]

I am eagerly waiting for the launch! They may give some promo offers like a discounted monthly rental package of landline+bb+iptv. This will really help people in the long run. BUT YES I REALLY DOUBT ABOUT THE QUALITY!!!!

[esumitkumar]

@Joey then its ur bad luck that BSNL is not in ur city..coz if u havent used BB service of bsnl then u cant say it sucks...try n then say...

Its not like that as BSNL is available in both cities but these b*****s are not giving new connections from past 1 yr and still they are celebrating 2007 as broadband year....... service is fair as my frnd dload movies 24 * 7 from his 900 rs connection ...and I see them all

[tarey_g]

900 connection sucks , i can download 5 gig between 2am-8am on home 500. Pure 2Mbps

[gary4gar]

Check this
BSnl launches IPTV services in Pune

[Ankur Gupta]

The downside of IPTV in delhi from MTNL is that only a few channels are offered by them...that is why it has not become popular...but once majority of channels become a part of IPTV then it will do better than DTH...

[gary4gar]

check the tariff
http://bsnl.co.in/tariff_triple_play.htm

Channel List
http://www.divinetaccess.com/tripleplay/channels.html