Arun 795 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 January 19, 2005 17:22 IST Last Updated: January 19, 2005 17:23 IST Bharti Televentures Ltd on Wednesday announced the second phase of expansion with the launch of its broadband and fixed services from Noida in Uttar Pradesh, under which it will offer broadband services at Rs 500 a month for 256 kbps. "We will cover 15 cities during the next fiscal for the broadband and fixed line services. The expansion plan will be taken up in Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Kerala. We will invest Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.50 billion) in UP for fixed line and broadband services," Rajan Mittal, Joint MD, Bharti Televentures, told newspersons in Noida. The company will soon roll out the services in Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra and Lucknow, he said. With Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd offering broadband services of 256 kbps at Rs 500 a month, Bharti's broadband service at 256 kbps also starts at Rs 500 a month with 1 GB download. "We will give all packages. 128 kbps, 256 kbps. . . We have always said we would be price competitive. With more competition, if necessary, we may drop the prices but we will not match pie-to-pie with them," he said, adding that any speed above 128 kbps could be called broadband. Bharti's other broadband tariffs include a plan of Rs 249 a month (64 kbps) and Rs 349 a month (Rs 128 Kbps), among others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 Can some one get the link where the detailed tariff plans are given!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 TRAI's definition of "BroadBand" has a fatal loop hole. It just describes the "Speed" of the broadband link. It doesnt describe the nature of the service. They should've included the clause "unmetered data transfer". Yes, 99.9% of the world's BB ISPs give unmetered data transfer. Guess who lies in the rest 0.1% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmanJ 1 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 Can some one get the link where the detailed tariff plans are given!! http://airtel-broadband.com/tariff1.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 for 256kbps limit, 1gb doesnt sound good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 TRAI's definition of "BroadBand" has a fatal loop hole. It just describes the "Speed" of the broadband link. It doesnt describe the nature of the service. They should've included the clause "unmetered data transfer". Yes, 99.9% of the world's BB ISPs give unmetered data transfer. Guess who lies in the rest 0.1%Â 24759[/snapback] Deepu, something weird happened! I had posted that text and it appeared under your name Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 Wat are u saying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 TRAI's definition of "BroadBand" has a fatal loop hole. It just describes the "Speed" of the broadband link.It doesnt describe the nature of the service. They should've included the clause "unmetered data transfer". Yes, 99.9% of the world's BB ISPs give unmetered data transfer. Guess who lies in the rest 0.1% I think what linuxguy meant is that, the quoted post was posted by him but is displayed posted by deepu by some Board problem? Very strange! How can it happen??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 Anybody else facing the same problem, please post it out in the Forum Feedback section. W'll c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
webmaster1963 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 the airtel offers gprs with unlimited useage and unlimited download at 150/- in maharashtra. has anyone used this? how is the speed? as comparable with bsnl or rim? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vb86 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 gprs speeds r nowhere close to the ones offered by cdma operators like RIM.. infact theyr nowhere close to dialup speeds either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 GPRS in kerala with unlimited is 600/month....... Though its unlimited usage, the max speed they can offer would be around 5-6kb/s (40-48kbps) Out of which in Airtel you get a max of 3kb/s(24kbps) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 Anybody else facing the same problem, please post it out in the Forum Feedback section.W'll c 24929[/snapback] I have faced the same problem on some phpBB forums. It seems to be a "post-collision". It happens when two users reply at almost the same instant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srijit 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 does NEone know how BSNL's GPRS service quality is? for monthly postpaid amount 350rs, got unlimited access or so the site said. also heard that airtel has started charging for MMS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 does NEone know how BSNL's GPRS service quality is? for monthly postpaid amount 350rs, got unlimited access or so the site said. also heard that airtel has started charging for MMS. 24975[/snapback] Yeh its true Dear customer, Pls note that MMS services will be charged w.e.f. 15th Jan 2005 at Rs.5 per MMS & Rs.10 per MMS for download from Airtel website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
