Airtel speed-booster option??

[thetoxicmind]

Jus wondering if anyone here has used Airtel's new speed booster option called "Speed on Demand"?

Basically..any user can subscribe to this feature and when one wants say "2mbps" speed,he/she needs to go the website and activate it and walla!! 2mbps connection..

u can then use it for however long u want and then go back to the website and deactivate it..you'll only be charged for that particular duration..

pretty kewl feature for those who don't intend to shift to 1/2 mbps plan but desire that kind of speed..

:: Airtel :: BroadBand Services - Speed On Demand

do post the exact details of you usage..

 

[d@rK nEmEsIs]

the charges for per hour basis is high but yes it works you need to get the userid and password by filling the form on their website.

 

[thetoxicmind]

These are the charges:

SoD will be charged on a prorata basis and would be charge at 5min / pulse. SoD@256 (Rs 25 /Hr)

SoD@512 (Rs 40 /Hr)

SoD@1Mbps (Rs 75 /Hr)

SoD@2Mbps (Rs 120 /Hr)

Seems ppl actually get high speeds for the first 15-20mins and then it comes down to only 65% of the specified speed..

But then you also need healthy torrents to utilize the maximum speed..

good for downloading something in a jiffy ,if it's that urgent !

 

[bottle]

tried it out once when i first heard of it . works pretty well. i find that with speeds above 512k it wasnt able to sustain both dl and up as in limiting the ul speeds increased dl speeds

 

[kin_of_evil]

120 Rs an hr is costly!! Tata Indicom's 2mbps is way better