[See if you can contact AMS directly if you're interested in the MTNL
DIAS service in East Delhi -- Raju]
>>>>> "Abhijit" == Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Abhijit> At 2003-03-25 11:13:12 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Abhijit> wrote:
>> BSNL slashes Internet access charges; demand for DIAS shoots up
Abhijit> I got tired of waiting for MTNL to call me. This time,
Abhijit> they were clearly prepared to handle questions about the
Abhijit> service (they weren't yesterday), and I spoke to somebody
Abhijit> who was helpful, and knew all about the various
Abhijit> usage/billing plans on offer.
Abhijit> The basic offer has time-based billing. When I asked
Abhijit> about traffic-based billing, they told me about a
Abhijit> commercial plan: 1GB at 64Kbps for INR2000 a month (+
Abhijit> INR150/100MB extra), with registration, security deposit,
Abhijit> and installation charges of 4000+3000+1000. (The basic
Abhijit> plan was considerably cheaper, but I wasn't interested in
Abhijit> that, so I didn't ask for details.)
The prices look too high to me, specially when I compare them with my
cable-wallah. Apart from the fact that I have to go through a NAT-ed
box, I get:
56Kbps+ bandwidth
24-hour connectivity
1GB of transfer per month
for Rs 1100 per month. Additional data transfer is @ Rs. 900 per GB,
pro-rateable. I don't think I've exceeded that yet, or maybe I have
and the operator hasn't noticed ;-)
The installation charges were Rs 2000 (2500 if you didn't have an
Ethernet card).
I doubt if MTNL is going to get too many subscribers for this service
at this price in the metros -- the cable operators are too ubiquitous.
Hopefully that'll drive down the prices: remember what MTNL did to
their dial-up service? From Rs 6000 p.a. (unlimited access) to free
apart from the cost of a local call now.
BTW, one question: what are your reasons for preferring MTNL over the
cable-wallah?
Abhijit> Do any list members live in East Delhi (near Vivek and
Abhijit> Anand Vihar)? If you are interested in subscribing to the
Abhijit> DSL service, could you please call up the MTNL helpdesk
Abhijit> and tell them so? (Please drop me a note as well.) They
Abhijit> said they'll offer the service more quickly if they know
Abhijit> that subscribers are interested.
Try the Linux-Delhi mailing list, it seems to be have ONLY people from
East Delhi in it sometimes ;) Forwarding there IAC.
Regards,
-- Raju
--
Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
It is the mind that moves
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