How Fast Is Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection?

Rudra Sen · 13th December 2008, 14:22

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Originally Posted by jat

May be OT, but don't you guys feel that with the amount being charged by our ISP people and the type of speeds and service we get, ain't we taken for ride?

I can't really complaint about AIRTEL service but yes, overall rate in this country is still on the higher side.

ImmortalZ · 13th December 2008, 14:25

ISP : BSNL
Plan : 512kbps Unlimited.

INR 1350/mo, no phone rental charges.

You can get fantastic upload speeds if you are on a DSLAM which was upgraded for BSNL's Triple Play system. All major cities should have one or two exchanges with this. You'll get synchronous upload speeds on them. You'll be on one of these if you opt for an 8Mbps connection or a subscriber of the Triple Play system or is a VIP customer (like me). But I cancelled my connection a while ago due to them taking weeks to fix a simple cable fault. After a few phone calls, I opted to get my connection back, but now I'm back on the normal DSLAM due to lack of ports on the better one.

I'll probably cancel this soon because the cable faults are becoming more and more common and downtime is starting to be longer than uptime. BSNL is great when it works, but if its dead, it'll stay dead for a while. I'll prolly switch to Reliance which has laid their cable nearby. A friend reports synchronous speeds for all their plans and great service.

ECM · 13th December 2008, 14:43

Mine is 512kbps unlimited cable connection.
Alternet method for this test
My firewall asking for outbond connection to this address,Speedtest.net Mini Bandwidth Speed Test
While opening it page comes with info that test has expired and redirect you with a clickable link,click and retest your speed with 3 choices of servers there after finishing the test.

Tejas@perioimpl · 13th December 2008, 14:46

MTNL 2mbps. Though i get speeds upto 1.7-1.8 max.
Expensive plan though.

nemo · 13th December 2008, 14:52

I'm on Airtel 512kbps. Here is the speedtest results

given2fly · 15th December 2008, 12:57

How is 1 GB for a Data Center backbone, with branch offices connected with 100 MBps. Heard it somewhere and I know it is true.

Sudipto-S-Team · 15th December 2008, 13:22

This is from my office though.

pulsar56 · 15th December 2008, 14:13

ISP: Beam Cable
Unlimited Data Plan @ Rs. 1000/- pm. No Modem... It's a plug in connection which is connected to the router.
512+ kbps for both upload and download. Sometimes reaches 600+ kbps

and my 200GB + 160 GB Hard drives are full. Bought another 250 GB yesterday!

Location: Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

MuraliR · 15th December 2008, 14:46

just did this test - and here is the result

appuchan · 15th December 2008, 15:03

We have a fairly fast connection at office. See the screen shot below from a test done sometime back. ISP name is masked as it shows my employer name.

cooldude1988765 · 15th December 2008, 15:21

Airtel 1mbps unlimited.

DCEite · 15th December 2008, 15:42

gkrishn · 16th December 2008, 21:49

2000Kbs. 777 plan from airtel. I guess it has 4 or 6GB limit.

With airtel for more than 2 years. No issues thus far. Some times i get this much bandwidth...

faithless_1984 · 17th December 2008, 22:08

Switched to Airtel today.

m4ugr8 · 18th December 2008, 11:32

At my Relatives place in Bangkok, Thailand

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13th December 2008, 14:25	#152
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	ISP : BSNL Plan : 512kbps Unlimited. INR 1350/mo, no phone rental charges. You can get fantastic upload speeds if you are on a DSLAM which was upgraded for BSNL's Triple Play system. All major cities should have one or two exchanges with this. You'll get synchronous upload speeds on them. You'll be on one of these if you opt for an 8Mbps connection or a subscriber of the Triple Play system or is a VIP customer (like me). But I cancelled my connection a while ago due to them taking weeks to fix a simple cable fault. After a few phone calls, I opted to get my connection back, but now I'm back on the normal DSLAM due to lack of ports on the better one. I'll probably cancel this soon because the cable faults are becoming more and more common and downtime is starting to be longer than uptime. BSNL is great when it works, but if its dead, it'll stay dead for a while. I'll prolly switch to Reliance which has laid their cable nearby. A friend reports synchronous speeds for all their plans and great service. Last edited by ImmortalZ : 13th December 2008 at 14:36.
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13th December 2008, 14:43	#153
ECM BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Somewhere Posts: 226 Thanked: 15 Times	Mine is 512kbps unlimited cable connection. Alternet method for this test My firewall asking for outbond connection to this address,Speedtest.net Mini Bandwidth Speed Test While opening it page comes with info that test has expired and redirect you with a clickable link,click and retest your speed with 3 choices of servers there after finishing the test.
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13th December 2008, 14:46	#154
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,581 Times View My Garage	MTNL 2mbps. Though i get speeds upto 1.7-1.8 max. Expensive plan though.
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13th December 2008, 14:52	#155
nemo BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 180 Thanked: 9 Times	I'm on Airtel 512kbps. Here is the speedtest results
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15th December 2008, 12:57	#156
given2fly BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 213 Thanked: 0 Times	How is 1 GB for a Data Center backbone, with branch offices connected with 100 MBps. Heard it somewhere and I know it is true.
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15th December 2008, 13:22	#157
Sudipto-S-Team Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,320 Thanked: 290 Times View My Garage	This is from my office though.
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15th December 2008, 14:13	#158
pulsar56 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,172 Thanked: 342 Times View My Garage	ISP: Beam Cable Unlimited Data Plan @ Rs. 1000/- pm. No Modem... It's a plug in connection which is connected to the router. 512+ kbps for both upload and download. Sometimes reaches 600+ kbps and my 200GB + 160 GB Hard drives are full. Bought another 250 GB yesterday! Location: Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
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15th December 2008, 14:46	#159
MuraliR BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 361 Thanked: 35 Times	just did this test - and here is the result Attached Thumbnails Last edited by MuraliR : 15th December 2008 at 14:51.
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15th December 2008, 15:03	#160
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 642 Thanked: 27 Times	We have a fairly fast connection at office. See the screen shot below from a test done sometime back. ISP name is masked as it shows my employer name. Attached Images
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15th December 2008, 15:21	#161
cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,042 Thanked: 194 Times	Airtel 1mbps unlimited.
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15th December 2008, 15:42	#162
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,417 Thanked: 2,554 Times
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16th December 2008, 21:49	#163
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	2000Kbs. 777 plan from airtel. I guess it has 4 or 6GB limit. With airtel for more than 2 years. No issues thus far. Some times i get this much bandwidth...
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17th December 2008, 22:08	#164
faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 324 Times View My Garage	Switched to Airtel today. Last edited by faithless_1984 : 17th December 2008 at 22:09.
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18th December 2008, 11:32	#165
m4ugr8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,291 Thanked: 129 Times View My Garage	At my Relatives place in Bangkok, Thailand Attached Images
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