On 21:15:23 Oct 11, Mohan R wrote: > Linux plays very well with BSNL also. >
That is correct. I am a big/avid fan of BSNL and Indian govt. in general. For instance I use SBI for banking. BSNL gives superb broadband service. I use BSNL for landline telephoy (there is no better choice) and also for my mobile. In fact their prepaid offers give you more talk time than you pay for. But alas, most people are stupid and prefer some silly song to be played back to your caller. Who cares? ;) (BSNL supports this by the way) Anyway the query was about broadband and linux. BSNL uses very high quality hardware infrastructure and their Chinese Sterlite MODEMs are extremely robust. They give you DHCP server, NATing, port forwarding, even simple firewalling. The model number is MT882. Whereas I had an experience with Airtel in which their USB MODEM sucked big time. The connection wasn't mine of course. It was for a friend. Anyway people have some well deserved prejudice against BSNL. But wise people look at facts and not prejudice. -Girish _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
