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by **MoonMist** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:30 pm

Hello ppl,

Can anyone suggest which internet connection wud b the best now that the gale and the storms r here?? Currently, i have net thru cable, but it is giving me a lotta problems...Plz suggest sumthing good

by **azazel** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:35 pm

methinks cable-net is still the best way to stay online.. u can try n change the service provider.. where have u taken the connection from?? problems as in what kind?? too many Qs.. but, to give u a satisfactory answer i need those answered :twisted:

by **MoonMist** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:39 pm

azazel wrote:methinks cable-net is still the best way to stay online.. u can try n change the service provider.. where have u taken the connection from?? problems as in what kind?? too many Qs.. but, to give u a satisfactory answer i need those answered

The provider is Iconnect..Hathway i think or whatever...I can't download bulky stuff..like voice files..and sometimes the net is too slow to even load a page.

by **Lucifer** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:41 pm

It is in times like these that I love my dial-up. It does not claim to give you 128 kbps or higher but it gives you what it promises - 56 kbps, and that is what most cable net providers hardly do. And, the best thing is that there is no download limit.

by **rabbithole** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:43 pm

yeh download limit :shock:

ka kya funda hai?

by **azazel** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:50 pm

MoonMist wrote:The provider is Iconnect..Hathway i think or whatever...I can't download bulky stuff..like voice files..and sometimes the net is too slow to even load a page.

n i thot hathway was one of the better providers.. sheesh..

well, mine's Beam cable-net n they're very good.. decent speed, unlimited d/l, not many glitches..even if there are..one call n the technician is there to check it out.. 850/- per month.. try it out..

man, the amount of free advertising im doing for Beam.. :oops:

Dial-Up is good but $$$ consuming..

most cable providers set a d/l limit for their clients man, Beam doesnt

by **akhilis2cool** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:51 pm

rabbithole wrote:yeh download limit ka kya funda hai?

maane....the ISP sets a limit to the free downloads....after the limit is crossed every additional MB is charged....

by **rabbithole** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:52 pm

baap re!

by **akhilis2cool** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:54 pm

rabbithole wrote:baap re!

kyon US mein aisa nahin hai kya?

by **rabbithole** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:16 pm

thank gawd nahi hai!

varna itte saare free movies sab kaise download karte

by **azazel** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:16 pm

akhilis2cool wrote:kyon US mein aisa nahin hai kya?

i dun think so.. :roll:

by **Lucifer** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:23 pm

azazel wrote:Dial-Up is good but $$$ consuming..

I differ. BSNL gives you an exclusive dial-up line for Rs 500 a month. No other dial-up charges have to be paid.

by **The Rainmaker** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:26 pm

rabbithole wrote:thank gawd nahi hai!
varna itte saare free movies sab kaise download karte

yeh download limits ka funda kya hai? there's no such thing here (dubai). if u select dial-up, u are charged on an hourly basis. if u take DSL, u get a 24 hrs connection, unlimited downloads. there's a fixed monthly charge.

by **MoonMist** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:09 pm

Lucifer wrote:
azazel wrote:Dial-Up is good but $$$ consuming..

I differ. BSNL gives you an exclusive dial-up line for Rs 500 a month. No other dial-up charges have to be paid.

But i think the charges for it are as follows:

u r charged for each call (connecting the fone) +10 paise extra per call and u juss keep worrying about the increasing fone bill.

And about Beam cable, i heard downloads r limited in it.

And any say on Tata landline, which says they provide 164 kbps and they give u a hep instrument, which has an SMS display screen.

by **Lucifer** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:39 pm

MoonMist wrote:u r charged for each call (connecting the fone) +10 paise extra per call and u juss keep worrying about the increasing fone bill.

Not in the Rs. 500 per month scheme.

You only pay the fixed monthly charges + your ISP fees which amounts to Rs. 5 per hour.

by **MoonMist** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:44 pm

Lucifer wrote:
MoonMist wrote:u r charged for each call (connecting the fone) +10 paise extra per call and u juss keep worrying about the increasing fone bill.

Not in the Rs. 500 per month scheme. You only pay the fixed monthly charges + your ISP fees which amounts to Rs. 5 per hour.

Lucifer, can u just gimme an estimate of how many hours u use the net and roughly how much amount it comes out to every month for u?

by **rock_26iin** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:51 pm

MoonMist wrote:And about Beam cable, i heard downloads r limited in it.

That depends on the package u take

But i think in most there is no limit 4 downloading. i 1nce downloaded 2 GB worth of movies in 1 month :shock:

by **Geekz in town** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:01 pm

well luci wants to say tht if u pay a monthly bill of 500 per month for a line which is only for internet access (only ) u can't make call from tht, it is not like ur conventional phone line u can dial u only to the ISP no one else.

andd then u do haveta pay for the internet package "eshtra".

whaoo u need to explain clearly huh to make ppl understand[/quote]

by **Geekz in town** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:07 pm

I use beam cable its kinda ok but slow I would say.

I downloaded a movie in one day flat. :lol:

in beam u have diff packages some have a limit on downloads some don't

by **Geekz in town** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:15 pm

In the US

when using dial up u haveta pay only to the ISP as local calls are free.

and when using cable u get much superior speed like upto 4 meg can downlod movies in abt 3-4hrs flat!

DSL is good too .

by **Lucifer** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:52 pm

MoonMist wrote:
Lucifer wrote:Lucifer, can u just gimme an estimate of how many hours u use the net and roughly how much amount it comes out to every month for u?

Don't use it much these days. But used to till about a month ago. About five hours a day and my phone bill used to be around 1200 a month - this was the normal phone used during happy hours.

by **rabbithole** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:54 am

wat abt DSL? does any1 offer DSL service there?? :?:

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:43 am

Lucifer wrote:this was the normal phone used during happy hours.

Lucy, if i had a land line exclusively for internet via BSNL, wud i have to pay only 500pm...?

there has to be an hourly tariff i think...

i currently use a lousy cable internet from a local provider. i plan to shift to Beam, unless the BSNL thing works out cheaper. if BSNL, i plan on an exclusive line for it, coz my mom, dad, wife n I all browse heavily, all day.

dialup is better anyday but as Az puts it, it costs $$$ on heavy usage.

by **Lucifer** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:58 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:Lucy, if i had a land line exclusively for internet via BSNL, wud i have to pay only 500pm...? there has to be an hourly tariff i think...

No, CAD. The phone tariff is Rs. 500 per month, and no hourly charges or anything of the sort. But, you do have to pay your ISP. I have a pre-paid scheme of BSNL where I pay Rs 5 per hour as ISP charges. However, if I browse between 11 pm and 6 am (like I normally do) I pay zero for ISP charges! At any rate, Rs 5 per hour i not a bad deal!

CtrlAltDel wrote:dialup is better anyday but as Az puts it, it costs $$$ on heavy usage.

Now you know it does not cost as much. Aren't you glad you know the devil?

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:15 pm

Lucifer wrote:if I browse between 11 pm and 6 am (like I normally do) I pay zero for ISP charges!

uh-oh...i cant do that everyday...maybe once in a while...

Lucifer wrote:At any rate, Rs 5 per hour i not a bad deal!

it is when compared to the Re.1/- per hour charged by the cable guys.
but then i dont browse 24 hrs do i?

damn this confusion...

Lucifer wrote:Aren't you glad you know the devil?

yes Devil-saab thanQ! no i'll take some time to think over n make a decision.

Beam v/s Dial Up (even Reliance is running behind me to sell their net connectivity package...any one can tell me abt it?)

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