Which broadband plan is better for me?

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rollcage

AMD user for 9 yrs!!
I cant decide Which broadband should I take?

I wanted to take 256kbps unlimted, but MTNL dont have such plan
& AirTel is too expensive at Rs.999 pm for now
Please suggest a good plan ... incase other than these please state

>MTNL - 590NU
256kbps, 1GB & night unlimited free(12-8am) for Rs.590 + 80 modem rent
Installation Rs.800(non-refundable)

> Airtel - 128 kbps unlimited for Rs.699
Installation(or Security deposit) = Rs.500(refundable)

Since, I download much like s/w etc, n I want to use torrents too.
>Will the 128 kbps be slow for torrents
Or
>it will be better to have 256kpps unlimted for 8 hours instead.

btw local isp here either not available or not good

MTNL Tariff

Edited: Installation charges corrected, in mtnl non refundable
 

champ_rock

champ_rock
its ur choce............ if u can wake up at night and then set up the doenload then go for MTNL as u will be able to download at twice the speed........... 2 nights work in one night..........

otherwise go for Airtel if u plan to download 24 hours a dya....

also the MTNL has 1gb which is more than sufficient
 

kato

Karthiksn
1 gb is not more than enough if u download i will say go for MTNL and set all ur downloads to take place after 12 and when its night just turn ur computer on and go to sleep and also shcedule it to shutdown after the downloads. I do that always
 

champ_rock

champ_rock
ok i did not know mtnl was offering such good plans............

can u tell me what is the total cost of acquiring sych a connections............................

the initial cost plus the cost of monthly plan,..........
 

kato

Karthiksn
*delhi.mtnl.net.in/commercial/broadband_tariff.htm
its wat rollcage gave it seems good but i dont use it coz we dont have MTNL here only BSNL but i use nearly the same plan but the night unlimited starts at 2 am(very painful)
 

champ_rock

champ_rock
but rollcage mentions very lesss charges as compared to thier site.... maybe their site is not updated/............. can anyone tell me the latest cost of installation etc...............
 

godsownman

Padawan
If I was in your place I would have gone eyes closed for Airtel Unlimited.

Its the power of being online without tensions of the worrying what will be the usuage .

Comparing the prices both are same. And 128 is not so slow. Agreed it is slower than 256 but its completely unlimited.

Go in for Airtel .

Regards
 
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rollcage

rollcage

AMD user for 9 yrs!!
champ_rock said:
but rollcage mentions very lesss charges as compared to thier site .... maybe their site is not updated/............. can anyone tell me the latest cost of installation etc...............
What are you telling man .. Its the new tariff only
Earlier 590NU plan has 500mb limit in day time now its 1Gb
SEE THE 7th ROW

godsownman
.. yes you are right
Thats what I wanted to take .. No-worry of bandwith and time concern ..

Guyz I would love to have Airtel 256 unlimited 999bucks for .. but my dad will not allow :( Since, In last few months I have spent a lot .. including new Athlon64 pc
and we already have 2 mtnl landline & 3 cellphone in home.. although I am surrendering 1 landline .. n can take Airtel only for broadband purpose

On the otherhand Deep also said that 590nu is great plan .. in other thread


I am very confused right now .. it alsoways happen with me when I am taking... a new thing .. a human nature hmmmm :wink:
 

busyanuj

In the zone
a 128kbps unlimited connection is always better than a capped 256kbps connection if you are a big downloader / p2p user / torrents user.

so, I'll suggest that you go for Airtel.
 

godsownman

Padawan
rollcage said:
Guyz I would love to have 256 unlimited .. but my dad will not allow Since, In last few months I have spent a lot .. including new Athlon64 pc

I dont see the reason why he should say NO for the 256 Kbps MTNL NU plan as the prices for both equal to the same. ( I hope this is what you mean by the unlimited plan). But if you take my advice 128 kbps Airtel will not be bad.

Regards
 

champ_rock

champ_rock
its simply this.... either u download whole day for Airtel........ or the whole Night for MTNL to download the same thing..............

half the time............MTNL will take........
 

champ_rock

champ_rock
rollcage said:
champ_rock said:
but rollcage mentions very lesss charges as compared to thier site .... maybe their site is not updated/............. can anyone tell me the latest cost of installation etc...............
What are you telling man .. Its the new tariff only
Earlier 590NU plan has 500mb limit in day time now its 1Gb
SEE THE 7th ROW

i am talking of the instakllation charges and not the monthly plan charges..... in thier site they r charging a lot as compared to roollcage
 

choudang

Padawan
i always prefer UNLIMITED.....


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q3_abhi

Youngling
Go for Airtel Unlimited Plan, i think its the best for u.

You can download whole day n night.

So 128 speed doesnt matter a lot.
 
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rollcage

rollcage

AMD user for 9 yrs!!
If i take 128kbps .. my computer will remain open longer
I will download stuff in double time ..
and in technical sense the 128 is not regarded as broadband
but i think 128kbps may be better at least
I dont have to wakeup all night

@godsownman
i missed airtel there, It was Airtel 999 plan 256 unlimited .. that goin to be 1100 with taxes ... expensive for now

@champ_rock
I confirmed it .. from Mtnl helpline no. 1500, you check that if you are in delhi. 500 registration waived .. but still 800 non-refundable
 

drgrudge

Another Brick in the Wall
I prefer MTNL.
You can d/l atleast 750-800mb a day and we get 1gb extra (even thou it might not be enough for some).
With the 128k line, even if your PC runs for 24hrs , you can d/l not more than 1100-1200 mb a day. You dont loose much.
 

Ashish

Broken In
Well I m using MTNL Night Unlimited plan, and i wud say that it depends on ur usage of net that decides ur plan.
If u can wake up everyday (or wenever u wanna dl something), @12 midnight, then go for MTNL, becoz speed is gud and this month (dont kno for future) installation charges r less and also monthly allowed daytime usage is 1GB.
So maybe if they continues 1Gb then its better to hav MTNL.
Otherwise go for Airtel and be free to dl anything anytime.
As far as torrents r concerned, speed on torrents vary according to the peer/seeder ratio, but in airtel u can schedule ue torrent client to start automatically with windows nd automatically start downloading.
So wen u r using ur pc for anything (or somebody other is using) u will be utilizing ur bandwidth, hence covering for ur slow speed of net.
 

Deep

Version 2.0
Hi,
If you have limited usage in the day time then MTNL's NU plan is good enough but like others said - if you are gonna download movies and stuff all the time then 128kbps is better coz it does not have any download limit..

I am currently on 256kbps NU plan since I do not have much use in day time and it takes approx 1 night to download a 700mb movie..so if your case is same then go for NU plan which is very good...

Regards,
Deep
 
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