On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 14:02 +0530, Ashwin Mansinghka wrote: > Few points to consider here :- > > 1. If the speed is better than DIAS, it will be costlier than DIAS i.e. more > than Rs.850 p.m. for sure.
Hmm, does DIAS use DSL ?? The local CSC couldn't give me any details on tariffs, but said it would be competitive with local rates. Now the cheapest ADSL I can find is Tata Indicom 20Hr. ADSL @ 256 Kbps at Rs. 500/- a month. > 2. This Broadband is Asymetric i.e. the upload speed or website hosting, VPN > tunneling etc. would be a bad choice on such ADSL options. I don't plan to host websites on my machine :) I plan to rsync Debian mirrors with the local one on my hard disk :D BSNL will probably use pppoe, no permanent IPs, so website hosting on ADSL is out of question. By the way, can you host websites on DIAS ? > 3. Presently the DIAS is numbering around a 4000+ with lines to spare in lot > of areas. So I believe, there will be no rush. ADSL looks more promising. Anyway, with only 3500 connections till April, I'm not willing to take a risk. > 4. The equipment is from UT Starcom, which has a reputation for offering > very unstable products. That is something beyond our control. However if recent experiences with A/C free Internet is anything to go by (which also uses UT Starcom equipment) the equipment isn't that bad. BSNL service generally tends to improve over time. Soumyadip Modak -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
