Broadband Availibility - Bangalore - Team-BHP

aerohit · 19th July 2008, 14:56

Hi,

Can anyone tell me their experience with Broadband compaines?

Which is the best and fastest and reliable service provider in BLR?

thanks,
Rohit

amohit · 19th July 2008, 20:31

1. Airtel.
2. BSNL(put it at #1 if you can get the connection and live with occasional 2-3 days long breakdowns).

vikram_d · 19th July 2008, 21:15

I agree with amohit.

VJ_MAVRICK · 19th July 2008, 21:19

Airtel by far is the best service provider pertaining to the quality of the speed assured and also the down link service rendering it asap compared to others.

sammyboy · 19th July 2008, 21:30

Airtel is very good. I have a rs 777 combo which gives me a land line with rs 200 worth of call free per month and a 2 mbps connection with 4gb download limit. Just add a wireless modem n u are good to go.Been using airtel bb for over a year now and havent really faced any issues.

Before this I had a zee broadband, not too bad but not cost effective plus not good enough coverage.

HappyWheels · 19th July 2008, 21:57

Airtel!

I have the 999 plan - the standard plan is 256kbps with few free local calls. but I have gone in for 382kbps speeds by discarding the phone calls. Good speed and very good service.

suvi · 20th July 2008, 13:21

Airtel was not serving in South Bangalore. check with them if they offer Broadband services in Bangalore south. BSNL is quite good. i have had a downtime of only 3 days last year (when telephone line was down)

praJEEP · 20th July 2008, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by suvi

Airtel was not serving in South Bangalore. check with them if they offer Broadband services in Bangalore south. BSNL is quite good. i have had a downtime of only 3 days last year (when telephone line was down)

Which part of south bangalore you are talking about ?

Airtel is the best,I am using airtel 999combo at my office and my residence.

nirmalts · 20th July 2008, 14:32

I am using 777 combo from airtel (same as sammyboy) and it is a pretty good scheme. Been with Airtel since last 2 years and service has been always good

Nirmal

mshooli · 21st July 2008, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by aerohit

Hi,

Which is the best and fastest and reliable service provider in BLR?

thanks,
Rohit

Airtel.

After moving in to my new flat,I was forced to go in for BSNL as Airtel has not been given permission to draw lines till my apartments. Experience with BSNL is satisfactory but nowhere near when I compare it with my previous experience (of 3 yrs) with Airtel. Not once during those 3 years with Airtel, did I call them complaining about a broken connection or dropped link. Link was always up and speed was terrific.

With BSNL, the speeds are good but then there is no consistency. Suddenly it goes very slow or breaks down (I face this a lot especially over the weekends). If I call customer help, they are clueless.

So if you have a choice of Airtel, then go in for Airtel else go in for Dataone.

suvi · 21st July 2008, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by praJEEP

Which part of south bangalore you are talking about ?

Banashankari, Giri Nagar etc were not served last year

khan_sultan · 21st July 2008, 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by suvi

Airtel was not serving in South Bangalore. check with them if they offer Broadband services in Bangalore south. BSNL is quite good. i have had a downtime of only 3 days last year (when telephone line was down)

Been using BSNL dataone for 2+ years now. I must say that in recent months the quality has done down drastically. Takes forever to get connected (though it is supposed to be always on) and breaks are too frequent in between.

Previously, Airtel did not serve Hosur road (Bomanahalli) but now they do and they were in my appt complex few weeks ago. Am tempted to switch based on the feedback here.

tsk1979 · 21st July 2008, 14:57

Airtel wins hands down. BSNL is good as long as you don't have a line going down issue. After that you are at the mercy of the lineman. Keep the lineman happy with "Bakhshish" you are happy. If you don't give the prasad, then be prepare to suffer like I did.
As soon as airtel came to our apartment building, I shifted to them(In Noida)
In Bangalore I used Airtel for 6 months, and not even once there were any issues which did not get resolved within 1 hour.

But then a lot depends on whether airtel gives BB in your area?

NetfreakBombay · 21st July 2008, 15:18

Not all services are available everywhere. As everybody mentioned get Airtel if its available. Otherwise choose either BSNL to Reliance WiMax.

Whatever you do, do NOT take net connection from cable operator.

19th July 2008, 14:56	#1 (permalink)
aerohit BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 78	Broadband Availibility - Bangalore Hi, Can anyone tell me their experience with Broadband compaines? Which is the best and fastest and reliable service provider in BLR? thanks, Rohit

19th July 2008, 20:31	#2 (permalink)
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 214	1. Airtel. 2. BSNL(put it at #1 if you can get the connection and live with occasional 2-3 days long breakdowns). __________________ Mohit Finally...Esteem VXI.

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vikram_d BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 760 View My Garage	I agree with amohit. __________________ To be or not to be...that is the question.

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VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,010 View My Garage	Airtel by far is the best service provider pertaining to the quality of the speed assured and also the down link service rendering it asap compared to others. __________________ Every SAINT has a PAST and Every SINNER has a FUTURE

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sammyboy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dehradun -Bangy (Again :) Posts: 410 View My Garage	Airtel is very good. I have a rs 777 combo which gives me a land line with rs 200 worth of call free per month and a 2 mbps connection with 4gb download limit. Just add a wireless modem n u are good to go.Been using airtel bb for over a year now and havent really faced any issues. Before this I had a zee broadband, not too bad but not cost effective plus not good enough coverage. __________________ Most of life's problems are too complicated to be absorbed by a spiritual blotter - Charlie Brown :)

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HappyWheels BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 809	Airtel! I have the 999 plan - the standard plan is 256kbps with few free local calls. but I have gone in for 382kbps speeds by discarding the phone calls. Good speed and very good service.

20th July 2008, 13:21	#7 (permalink)
suvi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 82	Airtel was not serving in South Bangalore. check with them if they offer Broadband services in Bangalore south. BSNL is quite good. i have had a downtime of only 3 days last year (when telephone line was down) __________________ It is not Possible to design a fool-proof system since fools are so ingenious

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nirmalts BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 199 View My Garage	I am using 777 combo from airtel (same as sammyboy) and it is a pretty good scheme. Been with Airtel since last 2 years and service has been always good Nirmal

21st July 2008, 14:57	#13 (permalink)
tsk1979 Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Noida, New Delhi Posts: 8,451 View My Garage	Airtel wins hands down. BSNL is good as long as you don't have a line going down issue. After that you are at the mercy of the lineman. Keep the lineman happy with "Bakhshish" you are happy. If you don't give the prasad, then be prepare to suffer like I did. As soon as airtel came to our apartment building, I shifted to them(In Noida) In Bangalore I used Airtel for 6 months, and not even once there were any issues which did not get resolved within 1 hour. But then a lot depends on whether airtel gives BB in your area? __________________ Reclaiming.....!

21st July 2008, 15:18	#14 (permalink)
NetfreakBombay BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 282	Not all services are available everywhere. As everybody mentioned get Airtel if its available. Otherwise choose either BSNL to Reliance WiMax. Whatever you do, do NOT take net connection from cable operator.

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