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

Samurai · 10th August 2010, 08:55

The speed at my home (ADSL):

My Manipal Office (2MBPS 1:1 leased E1 line):

My US office (ADSL):

SPIKE ARRESTOR · 10th August 2010, 09:07

Connection speed from my office:-

driving_smartly · 10th August 2010, 10:38

Speed from my Office net, will check at home and upload the same by today.

Digital Vampire · 10th August 2010, 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by sourav9385

This is the speed I am currently getting after a speed bump by Airtel.
I am on a 2Mbps Unlimited plan. Pretty awesome experience so far. No disconnections/downtimes whatsoever.

Please check if they are truly "UNLIMITED" plans. I haven't heard of a 2Mbps truly unlimited plan from Airtel yet. What they usually term Unlimited has some idiotic FUP(Fair Usage Policy) limits of 15-20GB per month after which the speed tapers down to 256Kbps which is truly unlimited

clevermax · 10th August 2010, 18:19

I am getting pretty decent speeds from a BSNL EVDO dongle. (Well within EVDO Range)

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Strange thing is that uplink is terribly slow if I use EVDO. Its much better with 1X connection.

driving_smartly · 10th August 2010, 22:05

Internet speed tested at my home, from You broadband & cable India Limited

512 kbps unlimited plan.

anekho · 11th August 2010, 11:45

Courtesy Tata Photon+!

It does the job.

vasoo · 14th August 2010, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

Please check if they are truly "UNLIMITED" plans. I haven't heard of a 2Mbps truly unlimited plan from Airtel yet. What they usually term Unlimited has some idiotic FUP(Fair Usage Policy) limits of 15-20GB per month after which the speed tapers down to 256Kbps which is truly unlimited

Well, they do mention a FUP policy. However its not implemented yet here. I download at least 10 times that of FUP limits on a monthly basis and never faced any throttling by them.

Of late I notice that my speed has been increased to 2Mbps from the 1 Mbps plan which I had originally signed up for. I think they revised the tariff plans recently and put me under the new scheme. I pay about 1450 per month.

prateekm · 9th September 2010, 12:08

I had taken a Tata Indicom connection with a plan of 256 KBPS U/L 2 years back and had no problems with it. Recently, they gave me a free bump to 384 kbps but there was no difference in the download speed.

Just 3 days back, I decided to upgrade my plan to 512 U/L which costs about 50 rupees more. They have indicated in the online account that the plan has changed but still I am getting download speeds of ~30-32 kbps only.

I have already complained twice to their call center. Any solution guys?

EDIT : Also, what download speed should I expect since the compression ratio is 1:4?

jinojohnt · 9th September 2010, 12:26

I voted 1-35 Kbps for my BSNL evdo connection.
My home is less than a kilometer from the evdo tower, and the signal strength always shows full. Yesterday it even came down to 10 Kbps!
Guess I should be better off with a dial-up.

prateekm · 9th September 2010, 13:40

The call center guys at Tata are least helpful. Infact, they try to explain me that I should get about 30kbps only on a 512 u/l plan.

I forced them to register a complaint and they did so. Within 12 hours, I got the call from the service engineer who listened to my problem and within 10 minutes, I am getting about 60kbps download speed. I am one happy Tata customer

Zappo · 10th September 2010, 00:09

Well, I do not have any fancy Net connection like many of you have. I have a humble BSNL net connection that charges me some 600 bucks for the connection (phone comes free with 100 calls). I think for that amount BSNL gives me a pretty fair deal!

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Edit: I thought I will doublecheck. So here is what I got the second time...

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kiren · 10th September 2010, 11:10

I checked my Reliance Broadband+ (3.1mbps) where i get a d/l speed of 1.79mbps, u/l speed of 0.7mbps, ping-105ms. Whereas my MTNL broadband (1.0mbps) gives me a d/l speed of 0.22mbps, u/l always shows some error or latency failed & ping 216 ms.

With MTNL I always have problems with netbanking or booking of tickets etc. Have complained to their CC but they are unable to solve. Is there a way to improve my MTNL connection as it has unlimited access.

Agent007 · 18th November 2010, 22:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by prateekm

The call center guys at Tata are least helpful. Infact, they try to explain me that I should get about 30kbps only on a 512 u/l plan.

I forced them to register a complaint and they did so. Within 12 hours, I got the call from the service engineer who listened to my problem and within 10 minutes, I am getting about 60kbps download speed. I am one happy Tata customer

Well well well then.. You should show them this thing (1st pic). This was at my home when I was in thane, (mind you around the same time i.e. September 2010 and the same plan? 512 kbps unlimited).

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I was paying some 1200 bucks per month for this. The 2nd pic shows how fast a 4.7 gb movie was downloaded then.

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And finally, now that I have shifted to Churchgate, the same provider, same package is giving me this (3rd pic)

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Townies ripped off? You decide!

Ciao!

prateekm · 18th November 2010, 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent007

Well well well then.. You should show them this thing (1st pic). This was at my home when I was in thane, (mind you around the same time i.e. September 2010 and the same plan? 512 kbps unlimited).
..
Townies ripped off? You decide!

Ciao!

You constantly used to get that speed or for some temporary time?

Lucky you ! I just get a speed of 60kbps and if I am fortunate enough, it sometimes it gets bumped up to 70kbps !

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10th August 2010, 08:55	#211
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 26,014 Thanked: 50,162 Times View My Garage	The speed at my home (ADSL): My Manipal Office (2MBPS 1:1 leased E1 line): My US office (ADSL): Last edited by Samurai : 10th August 2010 at 09:05.
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10th August 2010, 09:07	#212
SPIKE ARRESTOR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 2,855 Thanked: 1,545 Times	Connection speed from my office:- Attached Thumbnails
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10th August 2010, 10:38	#213
driving_smartly BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MH43 & MH14 Posts: 520 Thanked: 306 Times View My Garage	Speed from my Office net, will check at home and upload the same by today. Attached Thumbnails
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10th August 2010, 18:19	#215
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,115 Thanked: 2,909 Times View My Garage	I am getting pretty decent speeds from a BSNL EVDO dongle. (Well within EVDO Range) Strange thing is that uplink is terribly slow if I use EVDO. Its much better with 1X connection.
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10th August 2010, 22:05	#216
driving_smartly BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MH43 & MH14 Posts: 520 Thanked: 306 Times View My Garage	Internet speed tested at my home, from You broadband & cable India Limited 512 kbps unlimited plan. Attached Images
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11th August 2010, 11:45	#217
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,997 Thanked: 685 Times	Courtesy Tata Photon+! It does the job. Last edited by anekho : 11th August 2010 at 11:46.
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9th September 2010, 12:08	#219
prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 789 Thanked: 555 Times	I had taken a Tata Indicom connection with a plan of 256 KBPS U/L 2 years back and had no problems with it. Recently, they gave me a free bump to 384 kbps but there was no difference in the download speed. Just 3 days back, I decided to upgrade my plan to 512 U/L which costs about 50 rupees more. They have indicated in the online account that the plan has changed but still I am getting download speeds of ~30-32 kbps only. I have already complained twice to their call center. Any solution guys? EDIT : Also, what download speed should I expect since the compression ratio is 1:4?
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9th September 2010, 12:26	#220
jinojohnt Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,165 Thanked: 834 Times	I voted 1-35 Kbps for my BSNL evdo connection. My home is less than a kilometer from the evdo tower, and the signal strength always shows full. Yesterday it even came down to 10 Kbps! Guess I should be better off with a dial-up.
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9th September 2010, 13:40	#221
prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 789 Thanked: 555 Times	The call center guys at Tata are least helpful. Infact, they try to explain me that I should get about 30kbps only on a 512 u/l plan. I forced them to register a complaint and they did so. Within 12 hours, I got the call from the service engineer who listened to my problem and within 10 minutes, I am getting about 60kbps download speed. I am one happy Tata customer
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10th September 2010, 00:09	#222
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,908 Thanked: 2,746 Times	Well, I do not have any fancy Net connection like many of you have. I have a humble BSNL net connection that charges me some 600 bucks for the connection (phone comes free with 100 calls). I think for that amount BSNL gives me a pretty fair deal! Edit: I thought I will doublecheck. So here is what I got the second time... Last edited by Zappo : 10th September 2010 at 00:30.
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10th September 2010, 11:10	#223
kiren BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 454 Thanked: 33 Times	I checked my Reliance Broadband+ (3.1mbps) where i get a d/l speed of 1.79mbps, u/l speed of 0.7mbps, ping-105ms. Whereas my MTNL broadband (1.0mbps) gives me a d/l speed of 0.22mbps, u/l always shows some error or latency failed & ping 216 ms. With MTNL I always have problems with netbanking or booking of tickets etc. Have complained to their CC but they are unable to solve. Is there a way to improve my MTNL connection as it has unlimited access. Last edited by kiren : 10th September 2010 at 11:19.
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