Need help choosing unlimited plan at Bangalore

Gryph0n

Gryph0n

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I'm at JP Nagar Phase 7, Bangalore. I am currently using a Reliance USB Dongle, and looking to move to a wired 'unlimited' connection. I need min. 512 kbps, and my budget is max 1.5k monthly.


Now, the idiots running my apartment complex will allow only 2 operators: BSNL & Airtel. So my choices are limited to these 2 wired operators.


I've had a look at the 'unlimited' plans on offer:




  • BSNL ADSL: 512 kbps @ 750


  • BSNL FTTH: 512 kbps @ 750


  • Airtel: 8 Mbps with 60 GB FUP @ 1250 (Transonic 1250)
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Airtel
The Airtel plan looks very attractive, but I'm concerned about their service post the FUP. I had used Airtel ~ 1.5 years ago, where once the FUP limit was crossed, they would arbitrarily redirect every 2nd or 3nd web page to their 'FUP' page. This was a pain in the unmentionables since you couldn't check web-mail, do financial transactions, etc. I think they allowed a 'grace' of few 100s of MB traffic after FUP, and then they blocked all traffic other than HTTP (POP3, SMTP, Bittorrent), making the connection useless.


Can someone please tell about the current Airtel behaviour, post the FUP?

BSNL FTTH
My next option is BSNL FTTH, since their connectivity with ADSL seems to be very flaky. The speeds truly look pathethic in comparision, but I might take them up if Airtel still behaves as earlier. Now their brochure claims that the FTTH plan is 'Unlimited'.


Can someone please confirm whether the BSNL FTTH 'Unlimited' is FUP'ed or not ?

BSNL ADSL
I am keeping the BSNL ADSL plan as my last option since I've seen many complaining of flaky lines. Now BSNL claims this ADSL speed is 'Truly Unlimited', and doesn't mention any data limits with this plan (Unlike their other plans).


Can someone please tell whether BSNL's ADSL 'Truly Unlimited' plans have a FUP ?
 
Have you looked at spectranet. I am using it from last 5 month surprisingly it's good. Downtime around 5 to 10 mins max that to 4 to 5 times a month. Currently on 10 Mbps plan. Fup til 75 Gb.Post fup it's 2mbps. Price 1499.
 
onlystruggler said:
Have you looked at spectranet. I am using it from last 5 month surprisingly it's good. Downtime around 5 to 10 mins max that to 4 to 5 times a month. Currently on 10 Mbps plan. Fup til 75 Gb.Post fup it's 2mbps. Price 1499.
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You have a pretty good plan there :bigok:

I would have loved to have such a plan, or to hook up with RailTel, ACT (both aren't in my area), or even Reliance Wired. However my choices are limited to BSNL & Airtel :|.

Has no one moved to the 'Transonic'/'Turbo' plans of Airtel ? I am interested to hear about their behaviour post the 'High Speed' data limit.
 
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