Re: From the AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT Nation
At 4:29 PM -0600 11/26/02, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > >I am not being caustic or anything, C'da. But who do you blame for this, >the Central government? Is it any better in any other states? or even in >Delhi - honest questions, honest!! :) *** Hi A: I would give you an answer if I had one. My own experiences in Mumbai earlier this year certainly were not anything to write home about. And that in the high rent district. I stayed in the same high-rise building that one of the country's topmost corporations' CEO lives in as my host, at Colaba, overlooking the bay; from where I attempted to log in. But be that as it may, it would be very reasonable to expect that Assam is a whole lot worse off than Mumbai might be. I attempted twice to log into my mail server from an internet cafe in PanBazar. On each attempt the sessions of struggle lasted over 10 minutes. Neither time could I get thru. But they took my money. Told me my 'server' must be having a problem. c-da > > > >From: Chan Mahanta >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: From the >AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT Nation >Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 15:37:45 >-0600 > > > > > > > >Disruptions hit N-E Internet services >By A >Staff Reporter > GUWAHATI, Nov 25 - It is now almost five years since the >Internet service >was launched first in Assam then in other North East >states. Still, for the >common user, logging in is hardly as smooth as it >should have been. >"Web-page can't be found," "connection with the server >can't be >established" are the two phrases that haunt the Internet users >in the >region day in and day out. Although there has been a rapid growth >in the >netizen population in the region during the last few years, the >Internet >service has not improved. > > Frequent disruptions in the >connectivity has demoralised the lot of >Internet cafe owners in the >region, most of who are well-educated first >generation entrepreneurs. >"Frequent disruption in connections result in fat >telephone bills at the >end of the month which has been a bane for us. >Moreover, we have to >digest the caustic remarks from the aggrieved >customers (internet users) >for no fault of us," says Nikunja Sharma, a >cyber cafe owner in the >city. All the internet service provider in the >region have failed to >improve the data transfer speed at a consistent level >to minimise the >agony of the users who are hit by wastage of money, time >and energy due >to below per Internet service available in the region. > > The main >problem is the frequent variation of the bandwidth provided by >the >various Internet Service Providers (ISPs). It is a case of giving a >>larger number of connections that are not in proportion to the bandwidth >>available. This leads to either very low data transfer speed or frequent >>disruptions at the expense of the user. The ISPs here have miserably >failed >to maintain the data transfer speed measured in bits per second >(BPS) as >promised by them while giving a connection to a user. In fact, >in view of >fast increasing netizen population there is urgent need on >part of the ISPs >to enhance there infrastructure to improve the quality >of service bringing >it to at least the level prevalent in the rest of >the country. > > However, the ISPs seem to be oblivious of the need. A >cross section of >cyber-cafe owners in the city alleged that recently a >private ISP claimed >to have installing 'extra line' to boost the data >transfer speed while >increasing the monthly connection fees. However, >the speed has 'decreased' >instead of getting increased. Unless the >connectively problems that are >dogging Internet service in the region, >are not removed the Central >government's ambitious project to put the >landlocked North Eastern region >in the global IT map through the newly >set up Computer Information Centres >(CICs) will never take off. >MSN 8 helps <http://g.msn.com/8HMEEN/2023>ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 >months FREE*.
Re: From the AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT Nation
I am not being caustic or anything, C'da. But who do you blame for this, the Central government? Is it any better in any other states? or even in Delhi - honest questions, honest!! :) >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: From the AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT Nation >Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 15:37:45 -0600 > > > > > > > >Disruptions hit N-E Internet services >By A Staff Reporter > GUWAHATI, Nov 25 - It is now almost five years since the Internet service >was launched first in Assam then in other North East states. Still, for the >common user, logging in is hardly as smooth as it should have been. >"Web-page can't be found," "connection with the server can't be >established" are the two phrases that haunt the Internet users in the >region day in and day out. Although there has been a rapid growth in the >netizen population in the region during the last few years, the Internet >service has not improved. > > Frequent disruptions in the connectivity has demoralised the lot of >Internet cafe owners in the region, most of who are well-educated first >generation entrepreneurs. "Frequent disruption in connections result in fat >telephone bills at the end of the month which has been a bane for us. >Moreover, we have to digest the caustic remarks from the aggrieved >customers (internet users) for no fault of us," says Nikunja Sharma, a >cyber cafe owner in the city. All the internet service provider in the >region have failed to improve the data transfer speed at a consistent level >to minimise the agony of the users who are hit by wastage of money, time >and energy due to below per Internet service available in the region. > > The main problem is the frequent variation of the bandwidth provided by >the various Internet Service Providers (ISPs). It is a case of giving a >larger number of connections that are not in proportion to the bandwidth >available. This leads to either very low data transfer speed or frequent >disruptions at the expense of the user. The ISPs here have miserably failed >to maintain the data transfer speed measured in bits per second (BPS) as >promised by them while giving a connection to a user. In fact, in view of >fast increasing netizen population there is urgent need on part of the ISPs >to enhance there infrastructure to improve the quality of service bringing >it to at least the level prevalent in the rest of the country. > > However, the ISPs seem to be oblivious of the need. A cross section of >cyber-cafe owners in the city alleged that recently a private ISP claimed >to have installing 'extra line' to boost the data transfer speed while >increasing the monthly connection fees. However, the speed has 'decreased' >instead of getting increased. Unless the connectively problems that are >dogging Internet service in the region, are not removed the Central >government's ambitious project to put the landlocked North Eastern region >in the global IT map through the newly set up Computer Information Centres >(CICs) will never take off. MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*.
From the AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT Nation
Disruptions hit N-E Internet services By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Nov 25 - It is now almost five years since the Internet service was launched first in Assam then in other North East states. Still, for the common user, logging in is hardly as smooth as it should have been. "Web-page can't be found," "connection with the server can't be established" are the two phrases that haunt the Internet users in the region day in and day out. Although there has been a rapid growth in the netizen population in the region during the last few years, the Internet service has not improved. Frequent disruptions in the connectivity has demoralised the lot of Internet cafe owners in the region, most of who are well-educated first generation entrepreneurs. "Frequent disruption in connections result in fat telephone bills at the end of the month which has been a bane for us. Moreover, we have to digest the caustic remarks from the aggrieved customers (internet users) for no fault of us," says Nikunja Sharma, a cyber cafe owner in the city. All the internet service provider in the region have failed to improve the data transfer speed at a consistent level to minimise the agony of the users who are hit by wastage of money, time and energy due to below per Internet service available in the region. The main problem is the frequent variation of the bandwidth provided by the various Internet Service Providers (ISPs). It is a case of giving a larger number of connections that are not in proportion to the bandwidth available. This leads to either very low data transfer speed or frequent disruptions at the expense of the user. The ISPs here have miserably failed to maintain the data transfer speed measured in bits per second (BPS) as promised by them while giving a connection to a user. In fact, in view of fast increasing netizen population there is urgent need on part of the ISPs to enhance there infrastructure to improve the quality of service bringing it to at least the level prevalent in the rest of the country. However, the ISPs seem to be oblivious of the need. A cross section of cyber-cafe owners in the city alleged that recently a private ISP claimed to have installing 'extra line' to boost the data transfer speed while increasing the monthly connection fees. However, the speed has 'decreased' instead of getting increased. Unless the connectively problems that are dogging Internet service in the region, are not removed the Central government's ambitious project to put the landlocked North Eastern region in the global IT map through the newly set up Computer Information Centres (CICs) will never take off.
