AIRTEL 384Kbps - 999 Rs

Hi all.. there has been rumour about this offer .. but today my connection got switched over to 384kbps..

i get a max download speed of 45kbps.... but ona averrage i get only 38-40 Kbps.. which is quite poor...

upload is good....

anyone got his plan???

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Unable to understand

i dont get u ??

ia m just asking people who shifted to this new 384kbps .... how much do they get download speed...

i get nearly 40kbps roughly of 320 kbps ( i dont know which is KB and whic is kb .. pardon me)

i am losing aorund 8 kbps .. thats why i am asking..

it is normal to lose that much on torrents

is there a way to optimize ...
8 kbps is more...

nearly half of my upgrade

I have shifted to that plan in december itself!But i never got 384Kbps......always 600kbps!!!

naveen_reloaded -
How abt modem charges, if any? And what's the total money that you pay after tax and every thing?

I pay Rs 960 + 12.4% for 256k connection. I might switch if the initial charges and other things is less.

modem rental is 50 Rs i think... not sure...
drgrudge.. better switch to this plan ... 384kbps for 999+12% tax = within 1.2k

actually airtel is a SOAB(sonofab...) if i wouldnt have changed this plan.. i would still would have or charged me 999RS + tax for my 256 UL plan...
fortunately i came to know this ...
now i am not getting full 384kbps.. may be its due to rain... wires would have got loose... had this problem prev time...
p.s drgrudge.. were ahave u been....?? so long ... i have seen u in this forum... ( or i should be imagining things :-D

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^^
I'm going to ask them in writing that I should get 45 KBps/384kbps otherwise it's useless for me. This is Rs 90 more than BSNL but 50% fast speeds. I need to talk to my parents b4 deciding.

not a big change in price but definetly big on speed...

drgrudge said:
^^
I'm going to ask them in writing that I should get 45 KBps/384kbps otherwise it's useless for me.

No ISP will give this guarantee. Also, home connections have 1:2 ratio.

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Is all unlimited 256 changed 2 384???? Even im in u256 plan... but getting same 256...

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navino87 said:
Is all unlimited 256 changed 2 384???? Even im in u256 plan... but getting same 256...

will depend on the region. Not all region are upgraded. Call customer care for latest buzz.

I am also on 256UL plan, and always get more than 300 Kbps speed. Right now I am getting 340 Kbps speed.

Acc to the TRAI rules, the speed of the Internet Plans should be more than 80% of the marketed speed.
So for this plan, the speeds should be above 38 KBps.

alsiladka said:
Acc to the TRAI rules, the speed of the Internet Plans should be more than 80% of the marketed speed.
So for this plan, the speeds should be above 38 KBps.

All ISP are cleaver

No ISP says speed of 256 Kbps..they say speed upto 256 kbps. And with that they mention ratio. Means suppose you are on 256 connection and 1:2 ratio, than your speed will vary between 128 kbps - 256 kbps.

TRAI rules say that u shud receive atleast 80% of what speed ur ISP claims to give. in your case, if u get 38-40, u're receiving more than 80%. and anyways, u'll get better speeds on http/ftp dl's

ravi_9793 said:
All ISP are cleaver
No ISP says speed of 256 Kbps..they say speed upto 256 kbps. And with that they mention ratio. Means suppose you are on 256 connection and 1:2 ratio, than your speed will vary between 128 kbps - 256 kbps.

i see in airtel site ( tamil nadu ) saying 256/384 etc.... no upto satement and all...
correct if i am wrong

xbonez said:
TRAI rules say that u shud receive atleast 80% of what speed ur ISP claims to give. in your case, if u get 38-40, u're receiving more than 80%. and anyways, u'll get better speeds on http/ftp dl's

ya ... prev with 256 i got around 29-30 ... not the calculated 33.3 Kbps.. for download....

Is this plan applicable in Bangalore [Karnataka] ? Can't seem to find it on the website.

still now even in tamilnadu page of airtel.in .. ther eis no mention about this plan...

it seems they dont want to show this plan...
since at present 256kbps UL = 999Rs + tax
and its the same for 384 Kbps also ... kinda confusing.,..
in some other forums.. they 256 is 750 and 384 is 999

really confusing.. best thing is call customer care and ask like u want to upgrade and ask them available plans.. if they didnt mention this plan.. insist them whether that plan is available...

Here in Karnataka
AirTel 256UL is 750+tax (+50 free calls)
AirTel 384UL is 999+tax (+no free calls)

^^ where did you get that? It's not on the site is it?

Okay, I called up cust. service and they confirmed the following:

The New Plan : Rs. 999+12.36% : 384 kbps, no free calls, 95 paise per call
My Current Plan : Rs. 999+12.36% : 256 kbps, no free calls, 1 Re. per call

They said that they were offering 50 free calls earlier, but now it was stopped. I'm actually quite shocked that Airtel is keeping the 256 kbps plan.

I will be switching over ASAP and have already placed a request. I so totally hope that YouTube Videos will stream now! Right now I have to wait for the whole thing to load.

^^ 512 kbps unltd. for 1200? Can you stream YouTube videos without waiting for them to load?

sam9s said:
I was also using the 256kbps Unlimited.........for more than a year now I guess, untill airtel gave this offer of 512 Kbps for 1200, which I accepted as a test for a month.........and boy am I satisfied......On an avg I am getting 60 to 65 KBps i.e 500kbps, evenings and night it touches 80-85KBps i.e. awsome 650 Kbps..........blazing fast for indian standards...........to give a practical idea I can download around 200 to 230 MB in one hour 400 MB in 2 hrs and close to 800MB in 4 hrs flat.......so its like 2 divx everynight!! ...and you can imagin I keep my system running almost 24x7.

thats so gr8 ... lucky boy

rollcage said:
thats so gr8 ... lucky boy

Airtel customers are always happy. With speed they also get best support.

sam9s said:
yep most of the time......but the best part is the video conference with MSN (Windows Live! Messenger) which works like a charm......

yaa..MSN video streaming eats less bandwidth than youtube and google videos. I love watching MSN videos.

it also depends on the proximity of ur connection to the local or nearest node...

may beravi is lucky.. coz whenever we speak about airtel he gives good review..

may be i am not lucky...

and anther thing guys .. i s there a way to reduce ping ?? coz when i did a bandwidth test with speedtest website.... my speed varied according to ping with mumbai node....
i did 5 times... and whenever the ping was low ..( my lowest ping ws 90-100 ms) the speed or bandwidth i got was huge say.. near to 390 KBPs...

could firewall interfer ???

I dont think firewall interfere in speed test result. They have different work.

wht is normal ping in speedtest website .. to mumbai center

naveen_reloaded said:
may be ravi is lucky.. coz whenever we speak about airtel he gives good review..

LOL......... because I have worked (industrial training of my 6th sem.) in Airtel BB, and have seen their service and speed.

^^ I'll +1 on airtel support. It is simply flawless. And even speed. I get an insane 31 KB/s [of my max of 32] on a well-seeded torrent.

Hey
I just called them up... there is no plan like UL999 - 384kbps :O
why is that ..

no such plan in delhi

ravi_9793 said:
Airtel customers are always happy. With speed they also get best support.

kahan ya ... earlier i used get boost in my speeds on reseting the rouer ab to nahi hai,

now they called up last week that, I will get double speed for 100rs, and 75rs talktime.
but then they said on second call its not aplicable on my plan. WTF !!

I have UL699 - 128kbps and get around 150-160kbps,
cant change the plan bcoz my parents wont allow this .. My mobile bill is Rs.865 this month as always above 800

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Hi all,
its kind of a SECRET Plan.
They are not officially marketing it.
So whoever is on 999 rs 256 Kbps shud simply call the Customer Care and ask them for a switch..there is no change in the amount u will be charged..
and one more info..
there is an airtel 128kbps plan for 699...
Even those users can upgrade to 256kbps at 750 rs per month..
here in bangalore they are readily giving 256 @ 750+taxes and 384@999+taxes... but u need to ask for this urself...they wont tell u all these.

alok4best said:
Hi all,
its kind of a SECRET Plan.
They are not officially marketing it.
So whoever is on 999 rs 256 Kbps shud simply call the Customer Care and ask them for a switch..there is no change in the amount u will be charged..
and one more info..
there is an airtel 128kbps plan for 699...
Even those users can upgrade to 256kbps at 750 rs per month..
here in bangalore they are readily giving 256 @ 750+taxes and 384@999+taxes... but u need to ask for this urself...they wont tell u all these.

I just asked again its not there in delhi.

@rollcage, I think north region is not upgraded to new plans. It will take some time.

AIRTEL SSHOULD ADVERTISE THIS !!!

or automatically shift those lower bandwidth users ro higher ... ???

how can a business person can know all the updates in thier plan and tarrif...
thisis is rediculous....

Money hungry corporates!!!

naveen_reloaded said:
AIRTEL SSHOULD ADVERTISE THIS !!!

or automatically shift those lower bandwidth users ro higher ... ???

how can a business person can know all the updates in thier plan and tarrif...
thisis is rediculous....

Money hungry corporates!!!

I dont think money is a reason behind this...
See , if they advertise it openly, it will fetch them millions of new customers...Many new customers , that too on a higher bandwidth means more load on an ISP...

So actually they are trying to keep their subscriber base in a limit that their Infrastructure can sustain...

its the same how sometime back they used to give 256Kbps to 128Kbps users during night hours unofficially..

Its like u shud be happy if they give u higher speed, and stay cool even u dnt get it..hehehehe

ya ... but i dont think airtel is under pressure more than bsnl !!!!

if so.. isnt it a fraud in charging 999Rs for one customer with 256 Kbps and 384 Kbps with another???

isnt ita DOUBLE STANDARD ??

naveen_reloaded said:
ya ... but i dont think airtel is under pressure more than bsnl !!!!

if so.. isnt it a fraud in charging 999Rs for one customer with 256 Kbps and 384 Kbps with another???

isnt ita DOUBLE STANDARD ??

We do not live in an Ideal world..[

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and isnt it great that Airtel is giving whatever they are promising.
Look at ISPs like Sify and others...how bluntly do they cheat ppl giving shared speeds.

agree.... compare to other isp.. airtel is better....

but if this is america ... they would have filed a class suite...

ravi_9793 said:
@rollcage, I think north region is not upgraded to new plans. It will take some time.

ya thats the case ... in north its not available yet,

a friend of mine did get a call form airtel for 512kulimited in 1200bucks but he didnt opt for it.

sam9s said:
Its not fraud, or double standards, AIRTEL sometimes offer a change in plan to specific customers, that usually depends upon the usage, credibility their future marketing strategy etc. Sometimes its a test phase to see how well the plan is accepted. AFA I know when I accepted their offer there was no 512kbps unlimited plan for 1200. I dont know about now.......

no its not like giving a special allowance to a person who consumes too much of bandwidth !!!!

the thing u say is ... a person who DL too much are given special previalge ... ?? am i right ???

if thats the case .. they should have given to all... i think many today are using thier connection to max...

its pure money bussiness...

sam9s said:
No dear friend, when I say usage, I mean is how well your relation is with the company, and that how well is your credibility (timely bill payment, duration etc) , also I am not saying this is the only reason, this could be one of the reasons. It has happened a lots of time Airtel dealing with me. I remember airtel offered me 1rs/min STD plan(landline) long before it became common.

i never paid my bills on date coz i simply cant--out of station, but that didnt stop them from contacting me to change plans !!!!

anyway... they should have atleast posted in thier site...

man .. they called me up that they want to give the 100rs topup, they they cal n tell me that sorry sir we cant give you bcoz you are on 1:1,
double speed topup pack of 100bucks is for 1:2 plan..

WTF man ... they are idiots

sam9s said:
hehe......customer care is sometimes like this........ but just think this is one of the better customer care we have in our ISPs.........try BSNL and you will know what I mean.............

I know ya ... I have the 2 bsnl landline also .. i know how they are
but one thing about bsnl/mtnl is that at least their bill n tariff is crystal clear.

and for Airtel you need to take up the lens when bill comes, but in the end u find its al right. just freaking mba's change the names to confuse people.

2ndly, Except everthing else .. atl;east AirTel should give same tariff in all circles, we are in ****ing india man, they making us fool. if you can have a plan in 750rs in bangalore why not in jaipur, or lucknow or guwahati. (considering technology installed is equal)

naveen_reloaded said:
i never paid my bills on date coz i simply cant--out of station, but that didnt stop them from contacting me to change plans !!!!

anyway... they should have atleast posted in thier site...

pal...just confirm me if you are getting 512kbps plan for 1.2k..also what is the current upload speed for ur torrents? 1:1?