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  1. mgcarley

    Reliance offering 4mbps Unlimited without FUP for 1100?

    Yes. Supplied by Xtreme Networks, IIRC. We are having the same system installed. Those are a bit high, IMO. You should be able to get to Singapore in <80ms on Reliance, HK is OK, Milan should be possible in <140ms. Doesn't necessarily indicate Youtube peering... if you do a traceroute to...
  2. mgcarley

    Check out hayai.in - a potentially revolutionary new ISP

    Copper connections go *up to* 100mbit/s. I've personally managed 96mbit/s on a copper network but that was in the very early hours of the morning. During peak periods maybe 40-60mbit/s. On a 10mbit/s plan you can expect in the vicinity of 10mbit/s. On a 20mbit/s plan in the vicinity of 20mbit/s...
  3. mgcarley

    Check out hayai.in - a potentially revolutionary new ISP

    Sorry, already doing it. What guy? We have a toll-free office number for technical support. It is given to customers. People who live near me do often call me on my mobile because I get things done even if it's at 3 in the morning, and subscribers who can't get support through the normal...
  4. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    I just realized how wrong the maths is on this post. What you've actually done is contended the bandwidth twice and I somehow managed to miss it earlier (may have been tired). If the contention ratio is 1:4, then 655/4 = 164 rupees, but that also means 324GB/4 = maximum 81GB per user per...
  5. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    There's not many companies that could be, but unfortunately they're still wrong. As far as domestic bandwidth is concerned, the story is marginally different but Airtel, Tata, Reliance and Vodafone have significant domestic networks of their own (at least 1 lakh km), as do backbone specialists...
  6. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Yes and no. Neither Beam nor ACT owns their last mile, but it will be only a cross-licensing deal. As Beam (part of ACT) has a license for AP this is not a problem. Similarly, YOU doesn't own most of it's last mile but is building. These plans are only available where they have built FTTH...
  7. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    My experience is that the wonderful hierarchial system used by so many companies in India means that the powers that be are about twice as old as their average customer (the largest group of broadband subscribers in India is male and under the age of 35). In short: there is a massive...
  8. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    We have a timeline for these areas but there are many conditions that have to be met for it to work. Yes, I had a shocking time of Internet access last time I was in MP. Answering the past 4 posts, part of the reason we're looking quite closely at these states is simply because BSNL is...
  9. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Perhaps, but keep in mind that accuracy is relative. My experiences are unlikely to be the same as those of BSNL/MTNL or Beam or Airtel etc although hopefully I can extrapolate information in such a way that it still makes sense and/or pass on whatever information I manage to garner during my...
  10. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    ...if one of the mods or admins wants to tell me about being a dealer or whatever, then my ears are open... As for other stuff, as most questions are already answered, in most cases, on our website (we even have an FAQ section which is categorized and everything) so I'd very much recommend...
  11. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    No argument, but people are asking me about my service specifically which, while awesome, is not why I'm here - and if TE is like most other forums, advertisements are likely prohibited and as such I'd rather keep it all on the down-low unless the administrator gives me permission to do...
  12. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    That story is longer than the complete series of "Harry Potter"... there were a lot of countries involved between when I left NZ and when I got to India. The motivation was that I moved here from Europe and my access speeds dropped from 100mbit/s to GPRS which is what, 114k - effectively...
  13. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    I know Beam wants to follow our lead since I have spoken directly with them about exactly that. Airtel seems to be following but I can only speculate where that sudden desire to offer higher speed plans has come from - I have no way of telling for certain.
  14. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Yes to the first part and no to the second part. The latter is simply that 100mbps should be available, not that it's the definition of broadband. Very different precedents. Like I've been saying, the way it's worded is so damn relaxed that all they'll need to do is change the world...
  15. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Yes, but Kandivali is a little bit of a spotty area, so service may or may not be available depending on your address. Our website has the plans available but I won't link to it here (not sure of TE policy) but now that someone has mentioned our name it shouldn't be hard to find. Borivali is a...
  16. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Humour me for the sake of the argument. Legality was not the issue I was referring to, merely the way the bittorrent protocol works, in that whether a torrent site is run from here or Sweden or NZ or Bolivia, the actual parts of the file will just come from whoever is offering those parts...
  17. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Airtel has released LTE in Kolkata and Bangalore, BSNL is trying to sell it's spectrum back because it needs the money. But while the government might like to trumpet 3G and 4G as being the greatest thing since the radio, there are still issues with it, including but not limited to the fact that...
  18. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    No worries & Yes. ...and I came to this thread because someone on twitter asked me to come and make a comment. ...small question - what exactly is costing 55 bucks? Also, yes, last mile costs *are* high, but they are (for the most part) a one-time cost and can be amortized over a few years...
  19. mgcarley

    What stops internet access from being cheaper in India !!!

    Interesting. 1ms is easy on the same network. To other networks - that's a challenge. The FUP issue has a lot to do with the implementation of the networks, but it also is a cost factor, even if the two issues are not mutually exclusive. FUPs are a necessary evil for a large number of...
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