Agent_Jay Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yes you are reading right.. Airtel Broadband Ups The Broadband Speed Ante – 50MBPS @ 200GB limit Are you a speed junkie? If yes then this piece is sure to make you smile in excitement. Airtel broadband has announced the fastest broadband speed yet in India. Its offering a 50 Mbps speed in select areas in Delhi and Gurgaon. This will be the fastest wireline broadband on VDSL2 technology in India. Though fast it also comes at a price tag. The cost for this is at Rs. 8999/- per month with with data transfer limits of 200 GB. This isnt the first time Airtel has ventured into really high speeds. Last year as well Airtel launched its 16 Mbps plans last year. The following are the features of the plans that it has released A. 50 MBPS – @ Rs. 8999 per month B. 30 MBPS – @ Rs. 7999 per month Currently Airtel provides broadband (DSL) and telephone services (fixed line) in 94 cities and had 2.9 million customers as on December 31, 2009 of which 41.5% were subscribing to broadband/ internet services. Airtel’s Aggressive Strategies For Broadband Airtel since last year has been getting progressively aggressive with its broadband strategies in India. It slashed rates first and then recently it doubled speeds at no extra cost. Though the main challenge in broadband isn’t only the speed but also the service in which department Airtel seems to be suffering. Though all in all this aggression is great for the broadband penetration in India as cost is one of the prime roadblocks in adoption of broadband. A recent report states that at all-India level there were 7.21 million broadband subscribers at the end of September 2009. This has to boom in the next 5 years if the target of 20 million has to be met. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Airtel is really doing a good job with its Broadband nowadays. New high speed plans, excellent pricing, and I've read that from June all connection speeds will be doubled at no extra cost and minimum broadband speed will be 512 kbps. Excellent stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_Jay Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 regarding double bandwidth at no extra cost i called cc, it seems they are not aware of that OT:DS i like your avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 f**k this sh*t. ISPs first need to drop their fair usage policy crap. peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 f**k this sh*t. ISPs first need to drop their fair usage policy crap.peace its almost universally followed by most ISP's across globe. although they have a higher download limit, before they start choking the net speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 But this particular plan isn't of much use. Anyone with such a fat pipe has to be either a heavy torrent downloader or one with around 10 PCs sharing the same connection. Because such kind of bandwidth is useless for single server connections. I don't see anyone getting it to download the occassional linux distro in 2 minutes. Could be useful to small companies housed in home offices though but still I think they can better serve their needs by a 4 mbps unlimited conn instead of this.. (200 GB becomes peanuts if given in the hands of multiple people, especially employees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yea, 200 GB will be done in no time with that speed. I dont see why anyone would want suchv a high speed except for heavy downloading. Even video conferencing wouldn't need more than 4 mbps i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_Jay Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 f**k this sh*t. ISPs first need to drop their fair usage policy crap.peace Ya they the really need to reconsider the FUP S**t,before introducing plans like this. Its like gibvving someone a Lamborgini and setting a speed limit to 20mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33TWiZaRd Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 f**k U Airtel....No one Cares....First drop the FUP u turds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinJo Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 They need to follow MTNL who does not have a FUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufyan Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 50 Mbps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Even TATA Indicom has imposed the FUP. Apparently I have a 110 GB download limit on my "unlimited" 1.5 Mb/s connection. I got a call from them this month telling me I had exceeded my limit by 70 GB peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 The pricing and FUP limits are fantastic I am paying more than INR 10,000/- p.m. for a 8 mbps line with a lower FUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yea, stop complaining you dweebs :| That FUP is VERY decent. You'll be hard pressed to find a similar offer abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufyan Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Airtel will halve your speed if you cross the FUP limit but Tata will deactivate your connection if you exceed the limit for 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yea, stop complaining you dweebs :| No Pride for you! It's the reason I got a warning call from TATA and you defend them peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Airtel will halve your speed if you cross the FUP limit but Tata will deactivate your connection if you exceed the limit for 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beb0p Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I have been a repeat offender for tata as far as their FUP is concerned. Every month they give me the obligatory call and suggest me a higher plan which has a bigger FUP limit. I just tell them that I agree I need a higher plan but never go for it. Its been like this for the past 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 ^^ Tata will deactivate your connection if you exceed the limit for 2 months. Ya that's what they said. And I think I've exceeded 110 GB this month as well peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Very decent plan. BTW, that's not the FUP limit, it's the normal limit. If you cross it, you gotta pay. Also: Last year as well Airtel launched its 16 Mbps plans last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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