1Mbps baby!!!!

[thewisecrab]

Airtel is only advertising non-FUP plans in my area.

Will they provide the 1Mbps plan if I ask for it ? (I think 150GB is quite a lot, I guess that shouldn't affect me)

 

[rhitwick]

F*ck! How much would that amount to? I see they have Rs.1,699 listed for the 1 Megs plan. So how much would it add upto? Also are there any landline rentals or just pay for how much you use?

Tax 10%+2% education cess

U'l have to give rental one time i.e. first they will charge u <some amount> while filling the form. When the bill would come it would be (1699/-+10% tax+2% education cess)-<the amount u already paid>

That is what happened in my case, when I first time applied for connection.

999/- plan.
500/- advance in check. I had to pay 499+taxes next month.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Tax 10%+2% education cess

U'l have to give rental one time i.e. first they will charge u <some amount> while filling the form. When the bill would come it would be (1699/-+10% tax+2% education cess)-<the amount u already paid>

That is what happened in my case, when I first time applied for connection.

999/- plan.
500/- advance in check. I had to pay 499+taxes next month.

Thanks for the explanation rhitwick. I think I somewhat understand now. So it would be Rs.1,699+204 (12%) = Rs.1903 (approx) each month correct?

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

I checked the site, its not updated for Karnataka Region. damn.
Am shifting to Airtel 1099 I guess.

 

[rhitwick]

Thanks for the explanation rhitwick. I think I somewhat understand now. So it would be Rs.1,699+204 (12%) = Rs.1903 (approx) each month correct?

Yeah, at about that amount.

 

[rajhot]

Day(6AM-10PM)-512Kbps, Night(10PM-6AM)-1Mbps** @1299/-

2 days back i moved to this plan from 999/- (384kbps UL one)

 

[desiibond]

@akshay, am in Bangalore. It may not be udpated but you better cal ccare and check

 

[vavinashraju]

their website is not showing that the plan is available in hyderabad but when i asked them they said it has been launched recently so they have not updated the website so far........and also on sundays it will be totally 1 mbps not 384kbps in the morning and 1mbps in night

 

[moshel]

Thanks for the explanation rhitwick. I think I somewhat understand now. So it would be Rs.1,699+204 (12%) = Rs.1903 (approx) each month correct?

it would be
Rs. 1,699 + 169.9 (10 % service tax) + 3.40 (2% cess on service tax) = ~Rs. 1,872/-

I hope BSNL comes out with some plan for their adsl connection..they still provide 512kbps @ Rs. 1,300 + tax

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Thanks moshel. I was considering taking this plan up & ditching MTNL for sometime. Couple of queries before I proceed:
1.) How long does it take to get the connection up & running?
2.) What is the amount for installation? Any modem rental charges each month?
3.) Does the landline have a monthly commitment or rental?
4.) How much speed can I get on Rapidshare servers (premium) with Airtel's 1 Meg plan?
5.) Any cancellation charges?

 

[desiibond]

1) 5 days for new connecton or 3 days for upgrade
2) 1000 bucks for installation
3) no rental on landline.
4) I am getting 118KBps for rshare premium account. downloaded more than 9Gb since yesterday morning
5) Donno about this. I don't think there are any such charges.

 

[moshel]

the airtel website says "download Speed" and the figure ranges from 128 kbps to 256 kbps to 512 kbps...and in one case 1 mbps.......is that really download speed or connection speed????

cos i think we need a 2 mbps connection speed to get a download speed of about 256 kbps
and therefore for 1mbps download speed we need 8mbps connection!!!

i think they are providing misleading information by saying "download speed"

 

[vamsi_krishna]

bond, i will get around 260KBps on bsnl 500c plan from rs premium a/c.

 

[desiibond]

vamsi, are you on a 2Mbps plan?

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

9GB in how many hours exactly? Also are you using a download manager? If yes then which one?

You should be getting around 150KBps download speed.

 

[desiibond]

Free Download Manager

9gig in just under 24hrs.

btw, 1Mbps is 128KBps and am getting that speed couple of times.

 

[amohit]

the airtel website says "download Speed" and the figure ranges from 128 kbps to 256 kbps to 512 kbps...and in one case 1 mbps.......is that really download speed or connection speed????

cos i think we need a 2 mbps connection speed to get a download speed of about 256 kbps
and therefore for 1mbps download speed we need 8mbps connection!!!

i think they are providing misleading information by saying "download speed"

I have 256 kbps connection..and get 28-30KBps download speed.
one 700 MB movie takes about 7 hrs to download.

OT: Good to see that airtel is back with true unlimited plans, though at higher prices.


Regards,
Mohit

 

[rhitwick]

I have 256 kbps connection..and get 28-30KBps download speed.
one 700 MB movie takes about 7 hrs to download.

OT: Good to see that airtel is back with true unlimited plans, though at higher prices.


Regards,
Mohit

Not true.
Their d/l cap is user friendly. aftr a certain limit they would slash ur bandwidth half.
Means 1Mbps connection would become 512Kbps unlimited as soon as u reach 150GB d/l.

High price........ready to pay, as their line drop is very rare and provide constant speed always. Show me any other who can do that?

 

[vamsi_krishna]

bond,

Airtel is bullsh!t. BSNL is providing 512KBps for 1300+taxes in which one can easily get above 450kBps. I think you should change the plan.

 

[desiibond]

@vamsi. that's 512kbps and i am using 1Mbps.