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<blockquote data-quote="rsaeon" data-source="post: 2279404" data-attributes="member: 76792"><p><strong>1.</strong></p><p>Which city are you from?</p><p><strong>Hyderabad.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>2.</strong></p><p>How has your experience been with Airtel Xstream Fiber?</p><p><strong>Good.</strong></p><p></p><p>How long have you been using it?</p><p><strong>Two weeks.</strong></p><p></p><p>Are you satisfied?</p><p><strong>I am content. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>3.</strong></p><p>What differences did you feel after using Airtel over your previous ISP?</p><p><strong>Fiber remains active during power outtages.</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Responsive & transparent customer service. </strong></strong></p><p></p><p>Any cons of using Airtel?</p><p><strong>Speed can vary greatly, I've seen it drop to 150Mbps and I'm on a 300Mbps plan.</strong></p><p><strong>More filtering and blocking than my previous ISP, even with custom DNS. </strong></p><p><strong>All plans have the same FUP limit of 3.3TB. </strong></p><p></p><p>What made you switch to Airtel?</p><p><strong>Previous ISP had no intention of maintaining connection during power outtages.</strong></p><p></p><p>If this is your first ISP, then why did you go for it?</p><p><strong>Not my first, was with Excel Media for 19 years.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>4.</strong></p><p>Which ONT cum router has been provided to you?</p><p><strong>Huawei HG8145V5 </strong></p><p></p><p>Any specific issues you're facing with it?</p><p><strong>Bridge WAN mode is no longer supported.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>5.</strong></p><p>You can post speed tests, tracerts, pings to game servers, in game pings.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]107035[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>6.</strong></p><p>Also have the latency issues been solved for direct cities?</p><p><strong>I have not tested this.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>- - - </strong></p><p></p><p>Overall, it's been a nice experience. I feel like I'm living in the future. The last time I felt like this was with a 128Kbps connection in 2000. Installation was completed within 12 hours of requesting a new connection from their website even with a curfew & lockdown. They had to run the fiber cable three times because the first two runs weren't good. I'm planning on getting one or two more connections since the FUP limit is non-negotiable, unlike with my previous ISP. With Excel Media, I could just ask them to reset the FUP limit and pay the monthly bill on that day. People have suggested contacting Airtel to enable Bridge WAN mode, I'll give that a try sometime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rsaeon, post: 2279404, member: 76792"] [B]1.[/B] Which city are you from? [B]Hyderabad. 2.[/B] How has your experience been with Airtel Xstream Fiber? [B]Good.[/B] How long have you been using it? [B]Two weeks.[/B] Are you satisfied? [B]I am content. 3.[/B] What differences did you feel after using Airtel over your previous ISP? [B]Fiber remains active during power outtages. [B]Responsive & transparent customer service. [/B][/B] Any cons of using Airtel? [B]Speed can vary greatly, I've seen it drop to 150Mbps and I'm on a 300Mbps plan. More filtering and blocking than my previous ISP, even with custom DNS. All plans have the same FUP limit of 3.3TB. [/B] What made you switch to Airtel? [B]Previous ISP had no intention of maintaining connection during power outtages.[/B] If this is your first ISP, then why did you go for it? [B]Not my first, was with Excel Media for 19 years. 4.[/B] Which ONT cum router has been provided to you? [B]Huawei HG8145V5 [/B] Any specific issues you're facing with it? [B]Bridge WAN mode is no longer supported. 5.[/B] You can post speed tests, tracerts, pings to game servers, in game pings. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screen Shot 2021-05-29 at 3.23.20 AM.png"]107035[/ATTACH] [B]6.[/B] Also have the latency issues been solved for direct cities? [B]I have not tested this. - - - [/B] Overall, it's been a nice experience. I feel like I'm living in the future. The last time I felt like this was with a 128Kbps connection in 2000. Installation was completed within 12 hours of requesting a new connection from their website even with a curfew & lockdown. They had to run the fiber cable three times because the first two runs weren't good. I'm planning on getting one or two more connections since the FUP limit is non-negotiable, unlike with my previous ISP. With Excel Media, I could just ask them to reset the FUP limit and pay the monthly bill on that day. People have suggested contacting Airtel to enable Bridge WAN mode, I'll give that a try sometime. [/QUOTE]
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