I just shifted from my MTNL line to an Airtel unlimited Explore 1099 scheme today. Got my line connected within 2 days flat. I just got this scheme for testing purpose, as I didn't want to directly jump onto the 1699 plan without having to test the stability of the connection & atleast one month's hands on experience. So far it seems very stable & impressive. The download speed via HTTP touches 67KBps for the 384Kbps line (this is actually a speed for 512Kbps line). Would have to wait till 10PM to check the 1Mbps download speed. Trust me, I have spent sleepless nights with the 849NU for so long, it has almost become a joke now.
It's time to gain the unlimited freedom. I don't want to stay up till 12:00AM to actually reboot the dam router & download stuff anymore. This seems like the best alternative for now. If this works out properly, I'll opt for the 1699 1 Megs unlimited line from next month.
The only qualm here is the FUP thingy. If that were somehow taken care of, then Airtel will really kick ass. I'm really enjoying it for now. Let's wait till night though.
BTW here's my speedtest result:
*www.speedtest.net/result/525597120.png