My Broadband Bill is Rs 11000 - Help!

moralfibre · 9th July 2005, 00:42

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Ooops, i'm on Touchtel too. Man i better check up before downloading any more files.

Is there any way of finding that out, online? Don't wanna end up with a similar or higher bill. I'll be dead if that happens.

Shan2nu

Hi Shantanu,

Try using Bandwidth monitor. Its available on www.download.com . Just search for it.. though it is the trial version you can continue to use it. It gives you the statistical analysis of downloads and usage by day, week, month, etc... Let me know your views on this

moralfibre · 9th July 2005, 00:44

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Originally Posted by heavy_foot

i use sify 128kbps unlimited useage plan for 500/month...and i do download lot of torrents....never had any problem with it.

I am using Sify broadband too .. I have a 64kbps connection and it permits unlimited downloads.. Never had connectivity issues too... It costs Rs. 695/month in Pune... quite satisfied with the service..

mohit · 11th July 2005, 11:28

One more suggestion... Touchtel just launched plans that give you 9PM - 8Am unlimited access by paying Rs. 49/- Suggest you check the plans that have this and download in happy hours.

johnjacob · 11th July 2005, 11:59

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Got a shock when I found that this months touchtel bill was Rs 11k
....
I am looking at alternatives Reliance offers unlimited download for Rs 1200 - is it worth it ? Any suggestions welcome

My cousins have a Touchtel plan that offers unlimited downloads (no data cap). Catch is, it is only 128Kbps. I can't find the details online since our stupid proxy server blocks flash sites.

In my opinion, in this day and age, no reasonably experienced computer user should go for any connection which has a bandwidth cap. Bandwidth is like memory - we always need more.

iceman91 · 11th July 2005, 12:51

ajmat sir,
shift to bsnl's dsl service..they are giving 512kbps...unlimited downloads...really cheap!!!

sridhar24 · 11th July 2005, 13:13

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Here are the various tarif plans for Karnataka. The only plan with a rental of 600 is the Home 64 plan which is unlimited.

http://airtel-broadband.com/tariffht.htm

But, the wierd part is that my connection speed is 288kbps (according to the connection software). And there's no plan with 288kbps, can't understand anything.

Shan2nu

Hey shan2nu, I too use Aritel Broadband with 256kbps and 1.25GB download per month. Even on my system connection speed is shown as 288kbps.

tsk1979 · 11th July 2005, 22:49

Well bad luck i must say! When i was in bangalore i was on Airtel 128kbps unlimited DSL plan, so faced no probs of limits. Currently in noida i am on BSNL home 1800 which gives 512kbps with 5GB limit. The home 3300 gives 1Mbps with 10GB limit and that may be best for you.
Coming to reliance, the service is still not completely launched and is under test, but 1200 unlimited is a good deal and airtel charges the same for 128kbps unlimited.

Revvhead · 12th July 2005, 10:10

Yeah, i got a slammer bill on MTNL too,
the plan i was on had a dowload limit of 400MB, i killed that easily & got killed by the
bill in return
Been very careful after that!@!

Gordon · 12th July 2005, 10:42

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Coming to reliance, the service is still not completely launched and is under test, but 1200 unlimited is a good deal and airtel charges the same for 128kbps unlimited.

I think Reliance also has a 10 GB limit and is not unlimited.

tsk1979 · 12th July 2005, 11:37

Their website does not talk about any limit. I guess till the service is under testing there will be no limits.

Gordon · 12th July 2005, 11:41

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Their website does not talk about any limit.

Exactly, on the Tariff page, the website does not talk about any limit. But if you check Question No 6 on the FAQ page, it is clearly specified that there is a 10GB limit.

Tariff : Broadband Internet Access - Consumer

FAQ : Broadband Internet Access - Consumer

Surprise · 12th July 2005, 11:43

Once received Rs.13000/- as the monthly bill from Touchtel. It is a corporate connection given to one of the senior employee residence. We did raise a complaint and got the rebilling done. The amount was Rs.990/-. They just said " sorry sir, there is some billing error"

If it was somewhere around Rs.5K, we would have paid it without noticing it.

Gordon · 12th July 2005, 11:53

I am considering Reliance Broadband.
Is 10 GB enough for 30 days when the Internet is being used for about 10 hrs a day???

kutlee · 12th July 2005, 11:53

Reliance broadband has datacap of 10GB/month. I got bill of 18k for single month using dial up connection on reliance for the normal 64kbps stuff. Reliance has highest additional usage rate/mb charge. BSNL has the unlimited plan DIAS option for 3.3k/month. the thing is either they reduce the speed of put cap on data transfer. I use D/U meter in my laptop to monitor the data transfer. We can't argue about the data usage once something goes wrong. we can just try to limit it ourself at the max. unlimited plan is better in anyway since there can't be any problem due to data usage. only thing is that it will be expensive. better pay that rather than get shocks in limited plans if u are heavy downloader...Hope BSNL ADSL stuff will come up with some unlimited plans in the future. Does anyone have idea about Dishnet WiMAXX home plans?

Surprise · 12th July 2005, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon

Is 10 GB enough for 30 days when the Internet is being used for about 10 hrs a day???

It all depends on how you use it.

11th July 2005, 11:28	#18
mohit BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto / Kurukshetra Posts: 677 Thanked: 168 Times	One more suggestion... Touchtel just launched plans that give you 9PM - 8Am unlimited access by paying Rs. 49/- Suggest you check the plans that have this and download in happy hours.
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11th July 2005, 12:51	#20
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	ajmat sir, shift to bsnl's dsl service..they are giving 512kbps...unlimited downloads...really cheap!!! Last edited by iceman91 : 11th July 2005 at 12:59.
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11th July 2005, 22:49	#22
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Well bad luck i must say! When i was in bangalore i was on Airtel 128kbps unlimited DSL plan, so faced no probs of limits. Currently in noida i am on BSNL home 1800 which gives 512kbps with 5GB limit. The home 3300 gives 1Mbps with 10GB limit and that may be best for you. Coming to reliance, the service is still not completely launched and is under test, but 1200 unlimited is a good deal and airtel charges the same for 128kbps unlimited.
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12th July 2005, 10:10	#23
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Yeah, i got a slammer bill on MTNL too, the plan i was on had a dowload limit of 400MB, i killed that easily & got killed by the bill in return Been very careful after that!@!
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12th July 2005, 11:37	#25
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Their website does not talk about any limit. I guess till the service is under testing there will be no limits.
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12th July 2005, 11:43	#27
Surprise Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,523 Thanked: 454 Times	Once received Rs.13000/- as the monthly bill from Touchtel. It is a corporate connection given to one of the senior employee residence. We did raise a complaint and got the rebilling done. The amount was Rs.990/-. They just said " sorry sir, there is some billing error" If it was somewhere around Rs.5K, we would have paid it without noticing it.
	() Thanks

12th July 2005, 11:53	#28
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,546 Thanked: 483 Times View My Garage	I am considering Reliance Broadband. Is 10 GB enough for 30 days when the Internet is being used for about 10 hrs a day???
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12th July 2005, 11:53	#29
kutlee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,141 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	Reliance broadband has datacap of 10GB/month. I got bill of 18k for single month using dial up connection on reliance for the normal 64kbps stuff. Reliance has highest additional usage rate/mb charge. BSNL has the unlimited plan DIAS option for 3.3k/month. the thing is either they reduce the speed of put cap on data transfer. I use D/U meter in my laptop to monitor the data transfer. We can't argue about the data usage once something goes wrong. we can just try to limit it ourself at the max. unlimited plan is better in anyway since there can't be any problem due to data usage. only thing is that it will be expensive. better pay that rather than get shocks in limited plans if u are heavy downloader...Hope BSNL ADSL stuff will come up with some unlimited plans in the future. Does anyone have idea about Dishnet WiMAXX home plans?
	() Thanks