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

[ajayritik]

I have recently taken BSN 625 plan i.e 256 Kbps download. However I see that download speed is not more than 30 KBps. Is this the average speed that one should expect? When I took the connection in the first week of August till 10 days back I got speeds ranging aroun 100 KBps. However for the past week I don't get speed over 30 KBps.

Earlier I had connection with local provider for 128 Kbps with which I used to get 24 KBPS download. I thought with the BSNL plan which is the double I would get around 40 KBPS atleast.

Are there any tweaks etc which can better my speed?

 

[Rockstar11]

256 Kbps = 30 KBps download speed

 

[sujoyp]

yaah 30KBps is the most u can get....

 

[ajayritik]

256 Kbps = 30 KBps download speed

yaah 30KBps is the most u can get....

Guys are there any ways to up this speed?

What could have been the reason for me getting higher speeds initially?

Maybe they got me hooked to a higher speed plan by mistake or will this continue to happen for the first two weeks every month?

 

[Cool Buddy]

see, your download speed is
256 kbps i.e. 256 kilobits per second which is equal to 256/8=32 kBps i.e. 32 kilobytes per second.
So that is the maximum you'll get (notice the difference, small b and capitel B)

As for the higher speeds initially, BSNL gives unlimited full speed downloads for the first 10-15 of the connection for which you won't be charged anything. May be this offer was running when you took the connection

 

[funkysourav]

@op
your speed seems okay
+1 to coolbuddy's explanation!

sorry guys offtopic question

guys i am getting an average speed of 53-54KBps(downloading torrent files using VUZE)
i am using UL750 plan
is this normal?
shouldn't i get closer to 60KBps?

also the connection is getting terminated after 2-3 hrs and
then reconnecting again
i.e the dsl light is turning off suddenly and reconnecting after 5-6 minutes
this is happening at least thrice a day
this is happening for past 3 weeks or so(my connection is 10 months old)

 

[dsmarty]

Your ideal DL speed is 25-30kBps..

You can get 30-45kBps using BSNL GPRS on 2G sim in 274/- plan (unlimited)

I'm using BSNL 2G sim and getting around 350-400kbps DL speed in 274/- plan (not everyone)

 

[rajan1311]

the only way to up the speed is to get a new plan, the 750UL is a good option.

I have airtel, i got better speeds, something like 58-60kBps when i was on 512kbps.now i get nearly 125-130kBps on the 1mbps connection. Did you try port forwarding?

 

[VarDOS]

BSNL has doubled the speed for its unlimited plans so u can get about 60kbps dload speed for 750UL.

@ajayritik : which modem/router are u using?

 

[Cool Buddy]

@op
your speed seems okay
+1 to coolbuddy's explanation!

sorry guys offtopic question

guys i am getting an average speed of 53-54KBps(downloading torrent files using VUZE)
i am using UL750 plan
is this normal?
shouldn't i get closer to 60KBps?

also the connection is getting terminated after 2-3 hrs and
then reconnecting again
i.e the dsl light is turning off suddenly and reconnecting after 5-6 minutes
this is happening at least thrice a day
this is happening for past 3 weeks or so(my connection is 10 months old)

I am on 2mbps connection and I get max 220kBps with uTorrent, averages around 200kBps. SO I think 53-54 is good enough.
The disconnection problem is happening with me too. I switch on around 4AM and can't sleep properly after that coz if I don't keep checking the connection it would simply disconnect and switching on the PC would be wasted. Generally happens around 6:30-7:00 i.e. around 3 hours after connecting. could it be a problem with the modem? heating problem maybe.

What is port forwarding? does it help increase speeds? I would love it if I could somehow get around 230-240 constant coz my speed is 256

 

[ajayritik]

As for the higher speeds initially, BSNL gives unlimited full speed downloads for the first 10-15 of the connection for which you won't be charged anything. May be this offer was running when you took the connection

What could this 10-15 be? I wanted to put more details on this. Will I be getting the same kind of higher speed every month during the first two weeks or could it be only the first couple of weeks of my taking the new connection?

the only way to up the speed is to get a new plan, the 750UL is a good option.

I have airtel, i got better speeds, something like 58-60kBps when i was on 512kbps.now i get nearly 125-130kBps on the 1mbps connection. Did you try port forwarding?

I haven't tried port forwarding. Could you give more details on this and also would this help much?

BSNL has doubled the speed for its unlimited plans so u can get about 60kbps dload speed for 750UL.

@ajayritik : which modem/router are u using?

I think the name is Citi or something the one given by BSNL and it is Type A I think. Any other details you would need apart this on the modem?

 

[acewin]

@cool buddy it maybe a modem problem, happens to me to. I restart the modem and again it is fine. Though many a times it goes up and down. which broadband plan are you in.But, for me the problem comes in hours so I leave my downloads for 5-6 hours without any probs.

UL 750 == 512 KBps unlimited download max speed 62 Kbps average speed 50 KBps(considering all ups and downs). Max I have seen is 66 Kbps in my torrent client
I would suggest OP to get this plan it is better than 625 plan.



no port forwarding or anything will better the speed. Speed limit is set from the exchange for your account so you cannot do anything.

I do not understand Airtel plans, around March April when I tried to change from BSNL to Airtel the person who came to collect my form made me confuse by saying this plan is not available or that has changed, later they delayed in providing me the connection in meantime BSNL increased the speed and I asked Airtel people to close the application and got my deposit refunded in a month. All this when I was expecting Airtel customer care to handle it better.

 

[Cool Buddy]

What could this 10-15 be? I wanted to put more details on this. Will I be getting the same kind of higher speed every month during the first two weeks or could it be only the first couple of weeks of my taking the new connection?

Oh sorry, it was 10-15 days. Not every month, just the first 10-15 days of the new connection.

 

[acewin]

never knew that, my first 10-15 days were bad LOL, wasnt even getting proper connection LOL. Finally I complained in exchange and they checked the line again and after that wallah it worked good. and dl speed of 30-31 Kbps max in 256 Kbps connection

@cool and you still did not say which plan you have take

 

[Cool Buddy]

I'm in 500 combo plan which has night unlimited from 2 AM to 8 AM. I generally download around 3-4 hours daily in the morning although currently I am downloading 5-5.5 hours daily. At ~210 kBps I get 1 GB in 80-85 minutes. So I get over 3.5 GB in 5 hours.
The problem is not heating, there's some problem in the line coz I am noticing the blinking of the link light sometimes just after switching on the connection. If the problem persists, I'll have to complain.
Anyways, over the last 2 and half years that I have had this connection, I am pretty satisfied with it. There hasn't been any major problem (except a Rs. 31,000 bill when I changed the plan). There are some minor issues, but guess that's fine coz there's no competition at these prices. nobody's offering 2 mbps at 550 per month

 

[ajayritik]

So guys do you think I should move over to some other plan maybe 500 Combo? What are your suggestions?

 

[acewin]

i guessed that you wud be using either 500 or 1000 plan.
I tried to change but was not much happy speeds at that time were not coming good for me and my download limit of 1.5 GB got over just by browsing(FB, orkut other online apps)
I do not want 31000 bill cannot pay it rather I keep myself limited to normal unlimited plans.

 

[ajayritik]

I'm in 500 combo plan which has night unlimited from 2 AM to 8 AM. I generally download around 3-4 hours daily in the morning although currently I am downloading 5-5.5 hours daily. At ~210 kBps I get 1 GB in 80-85 minutes. So I get over 3.5 GB in 5 hours.
The problem is not heating, there's some problem in the line coz I am noticing the blinking of the link light sometimes just after switching on the connection. If the problem persists, I'll have to complain.
Anyways, over the last 2 and half years that I have had this connection, I am pretty satisfied with it. There hasn't been any major problem (except a Rs. 31,000 bill when I changed the plan). There are some minor issues, but guess that's fine coz there's no competition at these prices. nobody's offering 2 mbps at 550 per month

I like this 500 Combo plan but I think the only catch is since I'm working guy I don't think I can be awake so late in the night to keep something for download. Maybe the only thing I can do is get up at 6 AM or something and try to keep something for download for around 2hrs maybe. I didn't get you on this Rs 31,000? What's the reason for that bill?

And I think this plan will have some amount of limit when it comes to download during day time right?

 

[acewin]

for downloading UL 750(only plan with unlimited download throughout too bad BSNL has also gone Airtel way), 500 combo and 600 combo are the best plans.

 

[Cool Buddy]

I got that bill coz they changed the plan in the middle of the month and billed me according to the old plan which had 1 GB free usage. I didn't pay that bill, they rectified it later.