Mtnl's Broadband Waitlist Now At 10,000

[Honest 836]

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006 02:06:53 AM]

NEW DELHI: Now there is a waiting list for Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd’s broadband connections. More than 10,000 MTNL fixedline subscribers are waiting for broadband connections in Delhi and Mumbai.

The PSU has close to 4,00,000 subscribers in the two cities. There are total 20 lakh broadband subscribers in the country and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and MTNL account for about 70% of the subscribers.

“We can install only between 500 and 700 conenctions in one day, while the demand is much more. Therefore, there is a waiting list for broadband connections,” said MTNL chairman and managing director RSP Sinha.

MTNL has over 2,10,000 broadband connections in Mumbai and over 1,80,000 connections in Delhi. Its total waiting list is 10,000. In Mumbai there is a waiting list of 8,000, while waiting list in Delhi is 2,000. According to telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai), 6,50,000 new broadband connections were added in the first eight months of the current financial year.

BSNL, another PSU, has exhausted over 90% of its existing broadband capacity of 1 million. The company is adding an additional 3 million capacity network. The additional capacity will be available from January, said director (planning) of BSNL R L Dube.

The company has placed orders with Utstarcom and ITI-Alcatel for supplying equipment and installing network of additional capacity. Once 50% of the additional capacity is exhausted, the company will place further orders of another 3 million lines. BSNL is operating services in over 500 towns and cities.

In most of these cities, there is a waiting list of these services. MTNL has also launched its IPTV services in the two metros.

My dear friends I think this waitlist will go up if MTNL decided to follow BSNL for providing 2 mbps broadband services in India.

What do you think about this ?

Comments please.

[copperco2 24]

what is the use!!!!!!!!

I am getting 20kbps on 256 kbps line!!!!!!!!!

And guess what sometimes when i try to download, it starts from 300kbps and within seconds comes down to 20kbps approximately..

(300kbps is the figure i see with IDM or Mozilla download manager)

[petar 15]

strange... u are first person to give such a review..

i get around 1.5 - 1.6 Mbps

worst speeds are also around 600-700 kpbs

I suggest you to use a ADSL splitter at the POINT of connection from main MTNL line to your Internal wiring.

Edited July 25, 2007 by petar

[copperco2 24]

strange... u are first person to give such a review..

i get around 1.5 - 1.6 Mbps

worst speeds are also around 600-700 kpbs

I suggest you to use a ADSL splitter at the POINT of connection from main MTNL line to your Internal wiring.

its really very strange..

i have lodged a complaint with mtnl but its two days and nobody has bothered to check/ call back.

20kbps is really pathetic..

[petar 15]

they are busy with new connections ... i guess.

how did u lodge complaint ? email ? phone?

besdies never expect them to call back or visit yr place.... complaint is solved automatically in a day or so.

sometimes even within 1 - 2 hrs.

Govt hai... there is never fix time frame...

lekin achaa hi chal raha hai..

[copperco2 24]

i lodged the complaint on the phone. two reminders after the complaint and still no response so i guess i will lie low for couple of more days.

must be very busy with the ramping up of operations.. that they are unable to respond.

Edited July 26, 2007 by copperco2

[GSV13 0]

What is the modem sync rate...........it shud be 2048 down if u aren't at 590nu plan......

[copperco2 24]

i am on nu590 plan, bt the modem has not been tampered with by me or anybody else. the problem has arisen in the past 7 days only.

do i need to check the modem configuration...

Edited July 27, 2007 by copperco2

[GSV13 0]

Just check the sync rate in modem page..........also is it raining heavily there? and ur tel is connected before splitter or after it?................

Edited July 27, 2007 by GSV13

[petar 15]

SPLIITTER should be at point of connections of main MTNL wire with Internal wiring - thats best possible way to get good clarity n speed.

[copperco2 24]

Just check the sync rate in modem page..........also is it raining heavily there? and ur tel is connected before splitter or after it?................

duh....

d..u..h..!!

now how do i do that.. tell me and i will do it. what should be the sync rate for 590nu plan

secondly one guy did call me today to say that he will be escalating my complaint to the tech guy there at the backend.. and by tommorrpw or some day will get back to me. according to him, the speed i should get is 1.9mbps at least!?!?!?! for a 256kbps line!

@petar

i have my modem connected to the telephone outlet in my home and the telephone line comes out of the modem to the handset..

whats the splitter?

Edited July 27, 2007 by copperco2

[raccoon 53]

Splitter is a small box shaped thingy which seperates the frequencies in the tel line - one for the voice and other for the ADSL line. It is important that nothing is connected to the tel line before the splitter.

[copperco2 24]

i dont have the splitter but what i have is the modem for triband. My handset is connected to the modem and modem is connected to the telephone line.

I do not have any other handset connected to the parallel lines.

do i still need to connect the splitter?

[GSV13 0]

Well sync rate and attenuation rate could be found by opening modem page in browser .............generally the address id 192.168.1.1 and if u hv Utstarcom modem then click on the dsl status page and note down the downstream and upstream rate , Snr margin and Attenuation.

Well splitter is must unless u don't have telephone connected.....also u told that handset is connected to modem how is it possible........ i have attached the splitter images...... to check whether u hv 1 becoz mtnl ppl generally provide this.

Edited July 28, 2007 by GSV13

[raccoon 53]

i dont have the splitter but what i have is the modem for triband. My handset is connected to the modem and modem is connected to the telephone line.

I do not have any other handset connected to the parallel lines.

do i still need to connect the splitter?

Well, dial-up modems connect the way you have describled ...but havent heard that an ADSL modem has a line-out for a phone! What is the make of your modem? Im just wondering if your modem has the splitter circuitry built into itself...

Since you say you dont have a splitter, it might be worthwhile to remove your phone instrument and connect the phone line ONLY to your modem ...and then see if there is any performance improvement.

[copperco2 24]

Well sync rate and attenuation rate could be found by opening modem page in browser .............generally the address id 192.168.1.1 and if u hv Utstarcom modem then click on the dsl status page and note down the downstream and upstream rate , Snr margin and Attenuation.Well splitter is must unless u don't have telephone connected.....also u told that handset is connected to modem how is it possible........ i have attached the splitter images...... to check whether u hv 1 becoz mtnl ppl generally provide this.

I am using D link 502t, the splitter image provided is not with me. The direct line comes to my modem from there a line out is given for the handset and it as done by the exchange person. it s another issue tht if i use the handset onthe parallel line, and use it then my triband connection comes to a halt for the time the call is in progress.

i dont have the splitter but what i have is the modem for triband. My handset is connected to the modem and modem is connected to the telephone line.I do not have any other handset connected to the parallel lines.do i still need to connect the splitter?

Well, dial-up modems connect the way you have describled ...but havent heard that an ADSL modem has a line-out for a phone! What is the make of your modem? Im just wondering if your modem has the splitter circuitry built into itself...Since you say you dont have a splitter, it might be worthwhile to remove your phone instrument and connect the phone line ONLY to your modem ...and then see if there is any performance improvement.

I am using GLB 502T from dlink.

[raccoon 53]

I am using D link 502t, the splitter image provided is not with me. The direct line comes to my modem from there a line out is given for the handset and it as done by the exchange person. it s another issue tht if i use the handset onthe parallel line, and use it then my triband connection comes to a halt for the time the call is in progress.

Apparently your phone instrument is connected in serial (not parallel) with the ADSL modem.

And its VERY pecular that your net connection comes to a halt while you are making a voice call! An ADSL connection can and does carry voice and data signals simultaneously. So using your phone should make absolutely no difference to the net connection.

Did you try using your connection after removing the phone instrument? In the absense of tech assistance from MTNL you could try getting a splitter from somewhere (preferably from MTNL itself) and see how your connection performs after connecting it correctly...

Edited July 29, 2007 by raccoon

[srk006 21]

GLB 502T has an in-built splitter, so no need to use an external one. Its possible than the built-in splitter has gone wrong. Try connecting with another modem and splitter.

[raccoon 53]

Ya, a friend just told me that dlinks can have in-built splitters. If you are not able to use your phone and net simultaneously there is certainly something wrong with your modem/splitter.

Until you can get another modem it wont hurt to try using your connection with ONLY the modem connected (remove any phone instruments, etc).

[copperco2 24]

it seems for a 256 kbps broadband line, what i will get is 256/8= 32 kbps.

It is my privilage and not right that i was getting 200kbps a week or so ago,

For the increase in speed i will have to subscribe to new plan which gives upto 2mbps and night unlimited..

and be very sure if you talk to four guys at MTNL, they will give you four version of the same thing and they will not match with one another..

a typical customer service exp.

[srk006 21]

For a 256kbps line you should get 32kBps not 32kbps.

[copperco2 24]

For a 256kbps line you should get 32kBps not 32kbps.

huh!

I am getting a steady bandwidth of 237.08kbps, that is equivalent to 29.635KBps...

[copperco2 24]

broadband connection..new one is available within 15 days in mumbai but bsnl connection for broadband is having a waitlist of 3 months and is not sure even after six months.. in nagpur.

[kshah 452]

BSNL has same stories every where, in Ahmedabad its about 3 months and people wait because its best, far better than TATA and better than Reliance.

[coolrajiv 1]

BSNL has same stories every where, in Ahmedabad its about 3 months and people wait because its best, far better than TATA and better than Reliance.

ya BSNL is among the worst in broadband wait list my cousin got the BSNL broadband connection in March 2007 and he had registered for it on September 2006.. Tata indicom i got the connection within working 3 days after i registered for it ..