In Delhi, or for that matter Mumbai, which is the best broadband plan right now as far as speed, pings and price/value are concerned?
I started using Internet at home in early 2006. My first connection was MTNL's 590NU which provided me with 256kbps upload and 256kbps download speed with 1GB of free bandwidth in a month apart from the unlimited usage from 12AM to 8AM.
I was pretty satisfied with it. Charges were just Rs 590 and usually I got around 230kbps to 240kbps download speed and around 200kbps upload speed. Yet this connection had its drawbacks. In a month, the total downtime was three to four days and during daytime the speeds were not what have been promised. But nights matter to me more and the speed was good in night.
Then, in middle of last year MTNL launched 790NU. Up to 2mbps speed was promised and I latched onto it. And to say that I am happy with this plan is an understatement. Speed is good. On good trackers (read private) I can easily get around 1750 kbps. On direct downloading, I can get around 1900 kbps with IDM.
This is to say that a 1GB game demo takes around 60 to 70 minutes to download.
Also, in last one year or so, MTNLs downtime has come down significantly. Now the connection rarely goes down.
But I understand, nothing is perfect and definitely not if we are dealing Indian ISPs. Upload speeds are bad at 256kbps. Also, I have been told that MTNL is bad (very high pings) as far as online gaming is concerned. also, lots of people on TE swear much by Airtel so I believe they must be having their reasons. Then of course, when we talk we often stumble upon that "hidden gem-of-a-plan".
so over to guys. Tell me which plan is best for you and why and what I can expect If I change my plan to, say for example, an Airtel or Spectranet plan. I am not much into online gaming. But I need a connection that can deal with heavy torrent use and should be able to make a short work of 2GB game demos.
:hap2:
I started using Internet at home in early 2006. My first connection was MTNL's 590NU which provided me with 256kbps upload and 256kbps download speed with 1GB of free bandwidth in a month apart from the unlimited usage from 12AM to 8AM.
I was pretty satisfied with it. Charges were just Rs 590 and usually I got around 230kbps to 240kbps download speed and around 200kbps upload speed. Yet this connection had its drawbacks. In a month, the total downtime was three to four days and during daytime the speeds were not what have been promised. But nights matter to me more and the speed was good in night.
Then, in middle of last year MTNL launched 790NU. Up to 2mbps speed was promised and I latched onto it. And to say that I am happy with this plan is an understatement. Speed is good. On good trackers (read private) I can easily get around 1750 kbps. On direct downloading, I can get around 1900 kbps with IDM.
This is to say that a 1GB game demo takes around 60 to 70 minutes to download.
Also, in last one year or so, MTNLs downtime has come down significantly. Now the connection rarely goes down.
But I understand, nothing is perfect and definitely not if we are dealing Indian ISPs. Upload speeds are bad at 256kbps. Also, I have been told that MTNL is bad (very high pings) as far as online gaming is concerned. also, lots of people on TE swear much by Airtel so I believe they must be having their reasons. Then of course, when we talk we often stumble upon that "hidden gem-of-a-plan".
so over to guys. Tell me which plan is best for you and why and what I can expect If I change my plan to, say for example, an Airtel or Spectranet plan. I am not much into online gaming. But I need a connection that can deal with heavy torrent use and should be able to make a short work of 2GB game demos.
:hap2:
n crap hav to wait 2 mnths for connection
