What is the ideal(average) download speed for 256 Kbps BSNL plan 625

[rajan1311]

port forwarding does not improve speeds, but in my case,it helped in keeping the speeds more constant, else it was like a roller coaster ride.

 

[SlashDK]

change to airtel. i use impatience 899 of 4mbps and get download speeds anywhere from 100kBps (certain websites) - 750 kBps (rarely but i have got it). average speed is 500-550kBps. check for any unlimited plans from airtel.

 

[skeletor]

kbps = kilobits per second
kBps = kilobytes per second

Type them as the way many have written over here.

You are getting more than what you should, good for you and enjoy.

Airtel's plans are a joke. After 6GB you enjoy 256kbps unlimited or 32kBps.

 

[sujoyp]

@coolbuddy great that u didnt have to pay 31k bill but I paid Rs.7k bill for night unlimited and was very frustrated...

I used to start download with a scheduler and stop it accordingly but bsnl wants us to get connected after 2 and disconnect before 8 or else they charge 200-300MBs...after that bill I manually connect after 2

 

[funkysourav]

guys
i have shifted to my new desktop today
and please forgive my noobishness
i can't seem to get the computer to connect to the Internet properly
i am using UL750
earlier i used to get 52KBps-59KBps
now the speed has taken a huge hit while surfing
(digit forum takes a minute to open up)
could the bundled norton antivirus be the problem?

 

[dsmarty]

guys
i have shifted to my new desktop today
and please forgive my noobishness
i can't seem to get the computer to connect to the Internet properly
i am using UL750
earlier i used to get 52KBps-59KBps
now the speed has taken a huge hit while surfing
(digit forum takes a minute to open up)
could the bundled norton antivirus be the problem?

Try google public DNS to boost your surfing speed...
Preferred dns: 8.8.8.8
Alternate dns: 8.8.4.4

 

[sujoyp]

@funkysourav ...I think the unstable internet connection is due to rainy season...howz rain now days in ur city...just wait some days more, in winter and summer speed will be back to normal

 

[Cool Buddy]

If you still have the old desktop, could you once connect the internet through the old machine to determine if the PC is at fault or the connection. If you are using USB, try connecting through ethernet

I never use scheduler to connect, but I always schedule a disconnection at 7:59 to keep a 1 minute gap for time difference between server and PC.

Anyways, their system has been upgraded. Now the session automatically resets at 2 AM and 8 AM. So people are unlikely to face those issues now. Earlier each session used to last for half hour irrespective of the start time. So if we disconnected and reconnected at 7:58, we would enjoy unlimited download upto 8:28 coz the conenction had been made before night unlimited was over. But this was changed around Nov-Dec last year.

 

[acewin]

Try google public DNS to boost your surfing speed...
Preferred dns: 8.8.8.8
Alternate dns: 8.8.4.4

+1 nice response. having a DNS does not increases your broadband speed but it certainly betters responsiveness. I see this always. connecting normally to my router I see sites not opening properly but when i connect to my office network and then see sites load up fine without any issues(because I am using a different DNS than my router).
That is even if my downloads working fine from torrents, other sites are not loading up properly

---------- Post added at 01:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:17 PM ----------

copy pasting my response here from funky's desktop thread

any problem with BSNL ---> you should know contact number of BSNL exchange for your location and the IVRS number for lodging complaint to BSNL. Put a complaint and then call the exchange. The complaint number goes automatically to the exchange. You can also put the complaint online if internet is working.

rainy season does not affect speed but the connection to the server, it directly affects working of broadband as the connection to the server not getting fixed and the connection getting dropped. if connection to the server is not proper we certainly will get all kinds of problem.