I'm currently experiencing double speed!

Brave_Hunt · 31-03-2010, 03:11 AM

Hey guys It's Wednesday, March 31st, 3:00 AM here I was logged in about two hour ago. I'm currently running BSNL's DataOne 256kbps Unlimited Plus plan. I didn't noticed at first but after 2:00 AM I'm experiencing 512kbps dowload/upload speed!

Am I just being lucky tonight or BSNL is really up to something? Please share information If anyone else is experiencing the same.

hellknight · 31-03-2010, 05:17 AM

The speed is upgraded till 15th April.. for IPL

.. i'm experiencing 1 Mbps on 512kbps connection

azzu · 31-03-2010, 06:11 AM

^ iam getting download speed of 40 kBps on torrents
yippeee

sujoyp · 31-03-2010, 10:35 AM

nope ....my speed didnt increase

dd_wingrider · 31-03-2010, 10:51 AM

Same for me(512 on 256 connection), wondering and hoping it stays forever

sujoyp · 31-03-2010, 02:39 PM

my speed just got updated..wow:-P

azzu · 31-03-2010, 02:55 PM

this is great hope it stays

soumya · 31-03-2010, 04:45 PM

Untill 26th April!

http://buzz7.com/mobiles/bsnl-offers...customers.html

dd_wingrider · 31-03-2010, 05:09 PM

Then gotta download 24/7 until 26th

din · 31-03-2010, 05:10 PM

Promotional scheme to offer double Bandwidth Speed from the existing bandwidth Speed for Certain Home and Rural Unlimited Plans for a limited period upto 30.04.2010

From - http://bsnl.co.in/newsdetailed.php?news_id=522

10 plans are eligible for it.

Scheme is up to 30th April 2010

JojoTheDragon · 31-03-2010, 07:44 PM

Configured Utorrent speed guide to 512kbps and wow now i'm getting 50kbps approx.
Hope it stays. Hurray!

Lucky_star · 01-04-2010, 08:15 AM

I am getting 512 on my 256 Airtel Broadband in Bangalore.

Hope it stays like this forever. Queued a lot of torrents

clmlbx · 01-04-2010, 12:33 PM

airtel is gonna stay forever, I read sumthing about it on their site....but still no luck for me

Rockstar11 · 01-04-2010, 06:42 PM

BSNL Home UL 1350 PLUS

maxmk · 01-04-2010, 07:37 PM

I am using 750 plus plan and getting 50-55kb/s on torrentss....

hellknight · 01-04-2010, 09:34 PM

Yup same here...

Home UL1350 plus

Rockstar11 · 01-04-2010, 10:52 PM

:d

amritpal2489 · 02-04-2010, 09:36 AM

m also experiencing double speed on my Home UL 750 Plus (now BB Home Combo UL 750)

Ramakrishnan · 02-04-2010, 10:32 PM

if any of missed it, BSNL also has introduced fair usage policy. Before going on a downloading spree, read the entire thing. Except for 750 plus and 750 all other plans will revert to 256 KB/ps after 8GB download limit!!!

hellknight · 03-04-2010, 10:08 AM

Not for UL1350 plus.. it is also a FUP free plan

Ramakrishnan · 05-04-2010, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellknight

Not for UL1350 plus.. it is also a FUP free plan

Yeah You are right. I missed it. I hope BSNL leaves Home 500 alone.

virilecliffhanger · 13-04-2010, 09:09 PM

I'm on 1000 plan in hyderabad and get around 2.5 Mbps max ... well 2 to 2.5 Mbps actually. During night unlimited... I can easily download atleast 4.5GB of data with torrents having atleast 30 seeds. No restrictions on night unlimited... I heard that BSNL introduced new plans but I couldn't find good ones with night unlimited than this one. Cuz even if you misuse or watch youtube long time .. use skype long time you won't regret as you ahve 5 GB limit.

Any suggestions from the new plans released by BSNL?

azzu · 14-04-2010, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virilecliffhanger

I'm on 1000 plan in hyderabad and get around 2.5 Mbps max ... well 2 to 2.5 Mbps actually. During night unlimited... I can easily download atleast 4.5GB of data with torrents having atleast 30 seeds. No restrictions on night unlimited... I heard that BSNL introduced new plans but I couldn't find good ones with night unlimited than this one. Cuz even if you misuse or watch youtube long time .. use skype long time you won't regret as you ahve 5 GB limit.

Any suggestions from the new plans released by BSNL?

the new plans released (stated) are still not available in Andhra pradesh

vishuis_in · 21-04-2010, 04:55 PM

Okay... not exactly the same scenario and not even the same service provider.... but every once in a while my service provider "Hathway" used to go crazy or something and the kind of speed that I've experienced can only be dreamt of in India.

This used to happen atleast once every month. It started in Aug'09 and continued till Feb'10. But now Hathway seems to have figured it out.

I've kept a proof of this -

I've downloaded 25+ gbs in 4-hrs flat(18 to 24 mbps)!!!

This kind of speed has never affected me negatively, since I'm on 512kbps unlimited plan. So download quota used to be least of my worries. Infact my Premium Rapidshare A/c ran out of quota, otherwise only god knows that what new record I could've set downloading data in a single day :b ....

Krazy_About_Technology · 26-04-2010, 03:36 AM

Well, as far as Airtel is concerned, they did a press release about a month ago about it.
I am also getting 512 Kbps on my 256 kbps unlimited connection, and 2 Mbps for http://www.youtube.com/ipl , the official IPL broadcasting youtube channel. As fast I know, this is not temporary and will continue as according to the press release, all the plans of Airtel are going to be 512 kbps+ by June 2010. The minimum speed offered will be 512 kbps and all the existing subscribers will get double the speed of their current plan, upto 1 Mbps plan, free of cost. This means :

256 Kbps will become 512 Kbps
512 Kbps will become 1 Mbps
1 Mbps will become 2 Mbps

What will happen to existing 2 Mbps customer, I dont know. They haven't specified it in the press release. This was announced along with the "Impatient Ones" plans of 4 Mbps.

The press release states that this process of upgradation will complete by June 2010 but I guess Metropolitan cities have begun to see the effects.