Airtel Slashes Broadband Rates
Techtree News Staff, Jul 29, 2009 1215 hrs IST
Offers 1 Mbps surfing speeds at Rs. 1,699 per month
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The broadband war is all set to heat up as Bharti Airtel slashes rates.
Subscribers will be able to experience 1 Mbps surfing speeds from Airtel at Rs. 1,699 per month, which is Rs. 100 more than current 512 Kbps. The 512Kbps speed plan will now cost Rs. 1,099, which is Rs. 200 more than current 256 Kbps.
For Rs. 1,699, subscribers will be offered 1Mbps surfing speeds, along with a free VAS bundle from Airtel worth up to Rs. 500 every month. This bundle would include gaming on Games on Demand, Anti-Virus software PC Secure, Airtel Speed on Demand, and Online Desktop.
While for Rs.1,099 per month, subscribers will get to experience 512 Kbps broadband speeds along with Rs. 100 worth of free call value per month.
Get details on these plans here.
According to Hindustan Times, state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) have said that they would offer services at lower than Bharti prices.
Get set for a speedier broadband experience for less. It only gets better!
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they should atleast provide 1 or 2Mbps speed below 1000rs, 1699rs for 1 Mbps is not worth it, in other countries like japan and south korea you get like 200 Mbps for less than 1000rs and in most european countries 50 Mbps is provided for 500rs per month, india still ranks 115th rank at internet speed, they should provide 1mbps plan for 500 or 600rs per month, then it will be good..
by Abhi, Mumbai, on Aug 04, 2009 04:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
200 Mbps ? Dude even if you place your system in US datacenter with servers they will not give you more than 100 Mbps Avergae Broadband speed in US is 2 Mbps with New york having 3.5 Mbps Only Japan has the highest average broadband speed which is 60-80 Mbps
by rahul, delhi, on Aug 07, 2009 09:43 AM, Report abuse
airtel's current tariffs are not cheap and competitive
by Anonymous, dd, on Aug 04, 2009 05:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
airtel's current tariffs are not cheap and competitive
by Anonymous, dd, on Aug 04, 2009 05:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
they should atleast offer 1 or 2Mbps speed below 1000rs, 1699rs for 1 Mbps is not worth it, in other countries like japan and south korea you get like 200 Mbps for less than 1000rs and in most european countries 50 Mbps is provided for 500rs per month, india still ranks 115th rank at internet speed, they should provide 1mbps plan for 500 or 600rs per month, then it will be good....
by Abhi, Mumbai, on Aug 04, 2009 04:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
they should atleast offer 1 or 2Mbps speed below 1000rs, 1699rs for 1 Mbps is not worth it, in other countries like japan and south korea you get like 200 Mbps for less than 1000rs and in most european countries 50 Mbps is provided for 500rs per month, india still ranks 115th rank at internet speed, they should provide 1mbps plan for 500 or 600rs per month, then it will be good..
by Abhi, Mumbai, on Aug 04, 2009 04:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
they should atleast offer 1 or 2Mbps speed below 1000rs, 1699rs for 1 Mbps is not worth it, in other countries like japan and south korea you get like 200 Mbps for less than 1000rs and in most european countries 50 Mbps is provided for 500rs per month, india still ranks 115th rank at internet speed, they should provide 1mbps plan for 500 or 600rs per month, then it will be good..
by Abhi, dd, on Aug 04, 2009 04:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
Any chance this is going to be reflected in the Triple Play IPTV plans as well any time soon? Right now, the 512 kbps Triple Play plan still costs Rs. 1,600/-!
by Saptarshi, Gurgaon, on Aug 02, 2009 08:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
i think reliance is the best. reliance service is good. my plan is 499 100mbps unlimited download and upload.i recommend this for people who are living in chennai.
by sen, chennai, on Jul 31, 2009 02:28 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Puru, Chennai, on Jul 31, 2009 10:40 PM, Report abuse
for comman man, still it is high price. compete in private sector may further reduce the prices in future may help middleclass.
by m.rama rao, bangalore, on Jul 31, 2009 04:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
i do agree with you upto a certain extent but not for everyone as i saw a person at a computer store who thought paying Rs 12,000 for a desktop was also too much!
by Prantik, Kolkata , on Jul 31, 2009 05:51 PM, Report abuse
I think BSNL is best because rate and service are best.
by Babu, Baroda, on Jul 31, 2009 02:57 PM, Report abuse Reply
Airtel and broad band it nothing compared to bsnl price wise or speed wise or download wise, i have used relence and stoped Airtel and now I am back BSNL, mera BSNL Mahan baki kuch be nain hai
by Mind tree, Mangalore, on Jul 30, 2009 07:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
I totally agree with you... BSNL is the best
by Hiren, Ahmedabad, on Jul 31, 2009 12:42 PM, Report abuse
by umesh, coimbatore, on Jul 30, 2009 06:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
Earlier offer of 256 speed with unlimited downloading and a free telephone of 300 calls a month was justified for home user.But the service is yet to be ascertained. Customers are very conscious about quality service,if they push the plan,hope it will work.
by amit, gzb, on Jul 30, 2009 03:46 PM, Report abuse Reply
Airtel has worked best for me after trying SIFY, Pacenet,Tata- mind yu thru lousy cable operators. Now for 999/- I get 384 kbps UNLIMITED PACKAGE and telephone, no monthly rentals for the instrument ! No extra payement for the ADSL modem ! Service very good and prompt, local sharing wonderful. Now I will check out if we can get the 512 offer at the rates as stated here. Cheers
by Ashwin, Mumbai, on Jul 30, 2009 11:52 AM, Report abuse Reply
well i have been a airtel broadband customer . i have to say the company has the best customer care than compared to any other broadband MTNL,BSNL or Reliance . i have been on their 1mbps unlimited @ Rs. 2222 per month .i have to say i would get speed upto 180kbps the speed would never touvh below 150 kbps . But now they have slashed the prices and all the broadband companies have introduced the fair usage policy where they half the bandwidth after 100gb or 80gb but the plan remains Unlimited .... you can download as much as you like as far india's position is concerned ... we had dial up in 2002 i use to use it so ..... cant compare the indian broadband base with american broadband base- the largest in this world . but this is a relieve that finally the broaband is entering INDIA
by Mohammed younus, hyderabad, on Jul 29, 2009 08:59 PM, Report abuse Reply
Sorry to say this but you seem to be little eeek in technical knowledge. Let me educate you, if a service provider is promising you a speed of 1 Mbps in bandwidth, your internet download / upload speed should touch 1024 Kbps. Try this through multiple heavy downloads and watch the max speed, you will know the reality. If you are seeing speeds of 150 to 180 Kbps, either your usage has not been beyond that so without wasting money downgrade to 256/512 Kbps or Airtel is not giving value for money. I personally had a mixed experience with Airtel. Either the service was too good or there was no service for days together. The Service Engineers are too busy attending complaints of other customers so they take their own sweet time to give a solution.
by VPN, Hyderabad, on Jul 30, 2009 01:08 AM, Report abuse
message to Mr. VPN , HYDERABAD : Please verify the facts before you advise someone. When we talk of broadband connection speed, we talk in terms of Kilo bits per second (Kbps) . When we talk about download speed, we talk in terms of Kilo bytes per second (KBps) . So a broadband connection speed of 1 Mbps when converted to bytes per second, would be 1024/8 = 128 KBps. So the above mentioned download speed of 150 - 180 KBps is more than what is expected. :) so buddy, watch out for the small 'b' and capital 'B'
by Kranthi Kiran R, Gurgaon, on Jul 30, 2009 10:48 AM, Report abuse
Surprisingly the site doesn't mention anything about Airtel's Fair usage policy, where if you cross a specific data limit then the bandwidth speed gets halved.
by SaNdMaX, mumbai, on Jul 29, 2009 01:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
*1 Mbps till 100 GB,512 Kbps beyond 100 GB
by naveenchaudhary, meerut, on Jul 29, 2009 02:41 PM, Report abuse
This means they didn't have enough bandwith available but still want more and more subscribers thinking they can fool everyone. If I pay for what they ask than I should get for what i ask without shitty download limits.
by Guarav Vyas, Mumbai, on Jul 29, 2009 04:11 PM, Report abuse
ALSO note... It is 1 Mbps only at night 10PM - 6 AM the day time speed is 384 kbps... check out airtels site.
by Dhaval, Mumbai, on Jul 29, 2009 05:33 PM, Report abuse
ALL THE BROADBAND COMPANIES HAVE THAT POLICY NOT ONLY AIRTEL ...check their tariffs
by Mohammed younus, hyderabad, on Jul 29, 2009 09:01 PM, Report abuse
The Plan u are talking about is 1099 /- plan where you get 346 kbps in 6am - 10pm and 1mbps 10pm - 6am. Im using that plan
by Gourang, Noida, on Jul 30, 2009 02:23 AM, Report abuse
It is ridiculous actually. My plan costs me approx 850. That gives me 4gb download and 2mbps speed. Now they are giving 1mbps at 1699. Price slash. Yeah right!
by Bobby, Bangalore, on Jul 29, 2009 01:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
May be you need some help in understanding the difference between a limited usage plan and an unlimited usage plan. I would recommend you to speak to a sales officer at Airtel to enlighten you a bit.
by Bharati Airtel, Kuppam, Chittoor Dist, on Jul 30, 2009 01:16 AM, Report abuse
Still very expensive...I get almost 12MPBS of speeds from Comcast for $20 a month converted @50 its still only a RS 1000. There is a lot of catching up to do India...
by Sanjeev, San Jose, on Jul 29, 2009 08:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
Can we use this in delhi, India. If yes, then how can we buy this connection and from where..
by Hitesh Kaushik, Delhi, on Jul 29, 2009 09:56 PM, Report abuse
Dude....first catch-up with your comm skills and then comment.
by Airtel Employee, Hyderabad, on Jul 30, 2009 12:54 AM, Report abuse
Earlier offer of 256 speed with unlimited downloading and a free telephone of 300 calls a month was justified for home user.But the service is yet to be ascertained. Customers are very conscious about quality service,if they push the plan,hope it will work.
by Nandini, kolkata, on Jul 29, 2009 10:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
It is not cheap and competitive.
by Ashish, kolkata, on Jul 29, 2009 10:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
Whats the use of such a stunt when the feasibility check to get a new connections fails even in urban areas. Apart from being attractive to its investors, Bharti should try to provide what is advertised to more customers...I am ready to pay for a 1M line even for a whole year in advance. But it is silly that their network doesnt support providing one new port for an applicant whose neighbor 2 houses away has an airtel line and the sub-pillar is at an arial distance of 150-200m. If they would invest the money in improving penetration, it would have been a better idea.
by Prashant Budhar, Bangalore, on Jul 29, 2009 08:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
till date BSNL and MTNL are provied services at lower than Bharti & Reliance.
by Dipankar, kolkata, on Jul 29, 2009 05:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
These people know how to get montly bills not bothered about how best they are providing the service
by Meredius, Del, on Jul 29, 2009 05:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
That means they didn't have enough bandwith available but still want more and more subscribers thinking they can fool everyone. If I pay for what they ask than I should get for what i ask without shitty download limits.
by Gaurav Vyas, Mumbai, on Jul 29, 2009 04:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
This means they didn't have enough bandwith available but still want more and more subscribers thinking they can fool everyone. If I pay for what they ask than I should get for what i ask without the shitty download limits.
by Gaurav Vyas, Mumbai, on Jul 29, 2009 04:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
Very cleverly airtel has only reduced prices for upper monthly rate plans whereas most subscribers are in sub 999 and rates have been increased in those plans.
by akash, delhi, on Jul 29, 2009 03:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
1mbps = 125KBps!!!!!!!!!!! rest is intelligence!
by techgeek, hyderabad, on Jul 29, 2009 02:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
Cant you people write your own articles instead of copying and pasting from Hindustan times? From tech tree news staff it seems. And what do they do exactly?
by Bobby, Bangalore, on Jul 29, 2009 01:46 PM, Report abuse Reply
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is this service avilabe in raxaul city
by Shyamal Das, Raxaul, on Oct 28, 2009 07:30 PM, Report abuse Reply