How much do you pay for your broadband?

searchingheaven · 22nd July 2012, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by rakirank

I pay Rs 900/month to BSNL.
4Mbps upto 8 GB, 512 Kbps beyond 8 GB.

Sir, could you please confirm if the 8GB limit that you stated is the FUP limit? I mean, i am a heavy downloader and i will download around 100 GB per month. So is it okay going with this plan? BSNL wont charge extra, will they?

P.S : The exact cost is 850 + taxes, or is it some other plan?

AWD · 22nd July 2012, 18:21

Beyond 8GB, the BSNL connection(900/- 8gb 2mbps, crashes later on) gives pathetic speeds. Im downloading a file since morning & the speeds are ~ 10kb/sec. Can't get worse, thinking of changing to some other provider in area.

rakirank · 22nd July 2012, 18:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by searchingheaven

Sir, could you please confirm if the 8GB limit that you stated is the FUP limit? I mean, i am a heavy downloader and i will download around 100 GB per month. So is it okay going with this plan? BSNL wont charge extra, will they?

P.S : The exact cost is 850 + taxes, or is it some other plan?

The cost is 900 + taxes. 8GB is the FUP limit, there are no additional charges for additional download. This is an unlimited plan

After 8GB download the speed drops to 50 KiloBytes/sec. I tend to download about 75GB/month.

The plan is BB Home Combo ULD 900

Hope that helps.

audioholic · 22nd July 2012, 19:39

I also use the BB combo 1000. Speed is 4Mbps till 8GB and after that 512kbps. However, I dont cross the 8GB limit anytime. Quite satisified but download speed has never crossed 220kbps. Anyone using the same plan and getting higher speed? If so I will bash up the JTO of my exchange

gururaj r · 22nd July 2012, 21:37

I have a MTNL broadband connection with Rs999 pm unlimited download 1 mbps speed. For several years. Most of the days download throughout the night movies. No complaint so far.

triedeverything · 22nd July 2012, 21:49

I can't seem to find a better thread for this question. Does anyone know of a prepaid wireless broadband plan that gives us a certain amount of data for a longer period of time. Something like our prepaid mobile plans that we can top up based on usage and not based on time?

gpa · 22nd July 2012, 21:55

I pay ~Rs 660 inclusive of service tax every month for my Tikona wireless broadband service. The speed is 512 kbps with an unlimited (actually up to 80 GB) usage. I have been using their service for two years now and apart from a few problems (the external nano station had to be changed few times) I have no serious complaints. I have never exceeded the 30 GB limit per month so I don't know what the speed falls to if the limit is breached.

The customer service helpline has been good as well. Whenever a complaint is placed, a service engineer visits my place within the close of two business days to rectify the problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by triedeverything

I can't seem to find a better thread for this question. Does anyone know of a prepaid wireless broadband plan that gives us a certain amount of data for a longer period of time.

Why don't you try Tikona Wireless Broadband?

infotech58 · 22nd July 2012, 22:10

any users of YOU broadband in mumbai? today's AD in mumbai mirror claimed 24 Mbps speed for 1037 bucks with 25 GB data cap. any reviews?

triedeverything · 22nd July 2012, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpa

Why don't you try Tikona Wireless Broadband?

The maximum pre paid plan they offer is for 90 days. I do quite a bit of travel and in some places even Reliance doesn't connect. Isn't Tikona only for fixed city usage?

audioholic · 22nd July 2012, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by infotech58

any users of YOU broadband in mumbai? today's AD in mumbai mirror claimed 24 Mbps speed for 1037 bucks with 25 GB data cap. any reviews?

Same offer here in Bangalore. The chap came to our apartment and was able to strike a deal with one of my neighbour. It is based on optic fibre and the wiring was completed a few days back. Though the price and speed is mouth watering, I will wait and watch the QoS, aftersales etc before enrolling myself for the connection. For now, I am really happy with BSNL broadband(maybe a rare case).

k2max6 · 23rd July 2012, 00:01

Airtel Broadband.I pay Rs.1399 per month for 30gb data @ 4mbps. Earlier i was using 75gb data @4mbps for 1599.
Download speed goes up to 550-600 KBPS
Great Service. Fully Satisfied

Oxy · 7th August 2012, 17:35

After repeated complaints to BSNL in vain, I am now looking for a new broadband vendor.

Has anyone tried Airtel 4G in Bangalore (airtel 4G LTE ? internet will never be the same again with airtel 4G LTE high speed wireless internet)?

Feedback and suggestions would be a huge help.

deathwalkr · 9th August 2012, 18:50

Been using Tata Indicom broadband back from days of VSNL.

Right now the plan i use is a flash 384kbps plan which is no longer present.

384kbps during the day [dont use internet much in the day] and 1.5Mbps from 10PM to 8AM and on Sundays 24Hrs. Which is awesome.

But what is more interesting is that there is strict FUP enforcement. Even after exceeding my FUP limit i face no cutting down of bandwidth.

punto_ · 23rd August 2012, 12:50

Beam Broadband.. 1020/- p.m.
10Mbps plan - always gives great download speeds!
Uploads get great speed as well. Always above 5Mbps.
30GB is FUP but, thats not taken seriously usually. It gets reset within a day or two.

Reality · 23rd August 2012, 14:45

We pay 720 per month for the office connection which is 2mbps for 5gb and post that the speed drops to 512 kbps. 1750 for 3 months for the residence speed is 1mbps and unlimited downloads/uploads. Planning to bump it to 5mbps after a couple of months.

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22nd July 2012, 18:21	#212
AWD BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Drivers seat Posts: 846 Thanked: 368 Times	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? Beyond 8GB, the BSNL connection(900/- 8gb 2mbps, crashes later on) gives pathetic speeds. Im downloading a file since morning & the speeds are ~ 10kb/sec. Can't get worse, thinking of changing to some other provider in area. Last edited by AWD : 22nd July 2012 at 18:28.
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22nd July 2012, 19:39	#214
audioholic Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: BengaLuru Posts: 5,658 Thanked: 19,398 Times	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? I also use the BB combo 1000. Speed is 4Mbps till 8GB and after that 512kbps. However, I dont cross the 8GB limit anytime. Quite satisified but download speed has never crossed 220kbps. Anyone using the same plan and getting higher speed? If so I will bash up the JTO of my exchange
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22nd July 2012, 21:37	#215
gururaj r BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 176 Thanked: 11 Times	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? I have a MTNL broadband connection with Rs999 pm unlimited download 1 mbps speed. For several years. Most of the days download throughout the night movies. No complaint so far.
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22nd July 2012, 21:49	#216
triedeverything BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 500 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? I can't seem to find a better thread for this question. Does anyone know of a prepaid wireless broadband plan that gives us a certain amount of data for a longer period of time. Something like our prepaid mobile plans that we can top up based on usage and not based on time?
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22nd July 2012, 22:10	#218
infotech58 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 652 Thanked: 255 Times View My Garage	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? any users of YOU broadband in mumbai? today's AD in mumbai mirror claimed 24 Mbps speed for 1037 bucks with 25 GB data cap. any reviews?
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23rd July 2012, 00:01	#221
k2max6 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 523 Thanked: 183 Times	Airtel Broadband.I pay Rs.1399 per month for 30gb data @ 4mbps. Earlier i was using 75gb data @4mbps for 1599. Download speed goes up to 550-600 KBPS Great Service. Fully Satisfied Last edited by k2max6 : 23rd July 2012 at 00:05.
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7th August 2012, 17:35	#222
Oxy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 224 Thanked: 500 Times	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? After repeated complaints to BSNL in vain, I am now looking for a new broadband vendor. Has anyone tried Airtel 4G in Bangalore (airtel 4G LTE ? internet will never be the same again with airtel 4G LTE high speed wireless internet)? Feedback and suggestions would be a huge help.
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9th August 2012, 18:50	#223
deathwalkr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,284 Thanked: 4,141 Times View My Garage	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? Been using Tata Indicom broadband back from days of VSNL. Right now the plan i use is a flash 384kbps plan which is no longer present. 384kbps during the day [dont use internet much in the day] and 1.5Mbps from 10PM to 8AM and on Sundays 24Hrs. Which is awesome. But what is more interesting is that there is strict FUP enforcement. Even after exceeding my FUP limit i face no cutting down of bandwidth.
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23rd August 2012, 12:50	#224
punto_ BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 314 Thanked: 321 Times	Re: How much do you pay for your broadband? Beam Broadband.. 1020/- p.m. 10Mbps plan - always gives great download speeds! Uploads get great speed as well. Always above 5Mbps. 30GB is FUP but, thats not taken seriously usually. It gets reset within a day or two. Last edited by punto_ : 23rd August 2012 at 12:51.
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23rd August 2012, 14:45	#225
Reality BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 55 Thanked: 34 Times	We pay 720 per month for the office connection which is 2mbps for 5gb and post that the speed drops to 512 kbps. 1750 for 3 months for the residence speed is 1mbps and unlimited downloads/uploads. Planning to bump it to 5mbps after a couple of months.
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