Thread: Which BSNL Plan best for live streaming video

Hello All,
I have bsnl dataone 750UL plan and I wanted to know which BSNL plan is better to watch the online streaming video continuously without a break.

I noticed youtube streaming faster but it stuck in between and restarts after sometime. I want to watch videos through streams in flv, divx etc.

Could you please suggest which bsnl plan should I migrate to?

Thanks & Regards
Devendra Dave

Originally Posted by dd1403

Hello All,
I have bsnl dataone 750UL plan and I wanted to know which BSNL plan is better to watch the online streaming video continuously without a break.

I noticed youtube streaming faster but it stuck in between and restarts after sometime. I want to watch videos through streams in flv, divx etc.

Could you please suggest which bsnl plan should I migrate to?

Thanks & Regards
Devendra Dave

Home 500, 500 C or 500 C+ will be useful and economical. All of them provide speed up to 2 Mbps. You can still manage using UL 750. Take the video, pause it till the buffering is complete, watch after a few seconds.

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For live streaming video, any limited usage/high speed plan is not suitable. You need to watch the live streaming there and then. While it is possible to download the streams overnight and watch them the next day, it is not very practical.

And if you start watching streams during the day time, your usage will jump up in no time and very soon you will use up all your allocated usage.

In my opinio, UL1350+ is the best for watching live streaming video, because:

a) it offers decent speed at 512 kbps (64 kB/s)
b) it offers unlimited usage
c) no landline charges
d) buffering may occur on obscure/less popular video servers but not something that you can live without.

Thanks for the information.

you can also manage it through 750UL, there are many tricks and tutorials on net to view Online videos without any disturbance try it or do as meetdilip says

The maximum speed of BSNL unlimited download so far is 512 kbps. I used such plan for three months last year but it is crappy. Then I used 500 c+ plan and I started download videos during night but sometimes I have to wake. There is a big problem in BSNL broadband is that it might get disconnected after few hours(maybe BSNL wants to cut download process while u r sleeping). It happened to me several times

But one day, I found that there is a braodband company called CONNECT in my state (perhaps it is my luck). I recently got connection of CONNECT Braodband plan 1111 UL. It runs 24/7 without cut. I am very happy about this

If u want to watch videos without break in case ur city has not CONNECT braodband (It is available in Punjab only) then Airtel plan 2222 UL is best (speed 1 mbps) but airtel is not available in my city.

Please note :

One hour of video streaming will consume around 100+ MB per hour.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Please note :

One hour of video streaming will consume around 100+ MB per hour.

It highly depends on video quality.

low quality low consumption.
high quality high consumption.

the high quality video sometimes consume 70+MB/10 minutes (I have had such experience)

Also, it depends on servers and distance too.

hi plz heil me i m so confused for which plan should i preefer and reasonable plan by which i can watch youtube videos online without buff
erring!!!!! plz help mee

India is not yet ready for seamless video streaming. If you use any 2 -4 Mbps plans, you may get a good experience. But as of now there are no 2/4 Mbps plans without FUP. Most plans give 4-8 GB at 2/4 Mbps and then the speed will shrink to 256 Kbps.

1. Mention the data required per month.

2. Mention your budget.

3. Are you comfortable with Night Unlimited (2-8 am) plans ? Day time limit will be mere 1.5 / 2.5 GB.

If you can afford, go for ULD 1350 or higher. I use UL 750, there is some amount of buffering but manageable. If you do not use much bandwidth and say you may watch only 2-3 video songs per day and casual browsing, then go for any 2/4 Mbps UL plan with FUP.

I MIGRATED FROM BSNL HOME UL 750 to Airtel 3g.

Streaming is excellent upto 480p. 720p needs some buffering. But because its not an unlimited plan I am moving back to BSNL HOME UL 750. Back to 512kbps But I have no other choice.I wish there a unlimited plan for Airtel. I am ready to pay upto Rs 1000.

For Rs. 1,000 ? Sorry, but it sounds like asking BMW for Rs. 5 lakhs

Airtel's 3g plans are targetted at mobile phone users I believe and for phones their data limits are not too bad I would say although I would be happier to see the prices coming down a bit.
@Netkid have you tried Reliance netconnect broadband plus? they have a 18GB plan that is valid for 6 months and costs Rs3000 and it will work nationwide without any roaming charges but whatever you pick nothing would beat a truely unlimited plan even if its a 512kbps speed connection you can keep it running 24/7 without the fear of running out you data transfer limit or running into huge bills.

Originally Posted by netkid

I MIGRATED FROM BSNL HOME UL 750 to Airtel 3g.

Streaming is excellent upto 480p. 720p needs some buffering. But because its not an unlimited plan I am moving back to BSNL HOME UL 750. Back to 512kbps But I have no other choice.I wish there a unlimited plan for Airtel. I am ready to pay upto Rs 1000.

Man you have to move to US to experience high speed internet connectivity for cheaper rates.

Or move into an IIT campus

Originally Posted by Admin

whatever you pick nothing would beat a truly unlimited plan even if its a 512kbps speed connection you can keep it running 24/7 without the fear of running out you data transfer limit or running into huge bills.

VERY TRUE ^^^

In case of of Calcutta Telephones (BSNL) you need to prepare a letter & give it to their staff if you wanna change your plan , temporarily disconnect, reconnect & like wise.

The whole system is slow & tiresome.

IMO Cable Internet providers are a very cooperative in this respect. You just need to make a phone call for whatever you want like plan change, temporary disconnection & likewise.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

For Rs. 1,000 ? Sorry, but it sounds like asking BMW for Rs. 5 lakhs

I was just being honest. Cant pay more than that atm. As you know you can get Cable Internet of a little higher speeds & unlimited facility (In comparison to BSNL) within Rs 1000. Alright, in your opinion what will be the reasonable amount ?

Originally Posted by pkm.sbp

Man you have to move to US to experience high speed internet connectivity for cheaper rates.

I heard that South Korea is ahead of the US in this area. I mean both speed & rates. True ?

It seems you are not aware of edc portal. You can avoid all those paper works and set service requests through the portal itself. Give it a try.

Cable internet providers are a good in many areas. But they prefer only areas where they can give a lot of connections and are mostly not available outside the city / town limit.

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Originally Posted by meetdilip

It seems you are not aware of edc portal. You can avoid all those paper works and set service requests through the portal itself. Give it a try.

Cable internet providers are a good in many areas. But they prefer only areas where they can give a lot of connections and are mostly not available outside the city / town limit.

I just spoke with a BSNL official. My BB connection is officially terminated "closure" is the term I get at data.bsbl.in.

I need to fill up the form again & wait for reconnection.

edc portal is I guess not very useful with Calcutta telephones. People like to do a lot of paper work here.

Register here. Mention your old ID and password consumer number in message form.
BSNL AT YOUR DOORSTEP---Udaan input page
Note down Lead number.
check in your self care portal activated or not.
or try to log in.
Appears your old connection details not deleted.

Originally Posted by essbebe

Register here. Mention your old ID and password consumer number in message form.
BSNL AT YOUR DOORSTEP---Udaan input page
Note down Lead number.
check in your self care portal activated or not.
or try to log in.
Appears your old connection details not deleted.

Thanks for all that info. Please don't mind. I will just go & fill the form & promise myself not to deactivate the BB connection ever.

I see so many posts in favour of cable internet but in my area i movedto bsnl 'cause the cable company was charging 699 for 64KBPS 2.5gB limit and night NU and my speed never went beyond 45 KBPS. Rarely did i get 48-50KBPS.

That is the problem with cable internet. There is no set standard for plans, speed and service. Varies from area to area and customer to customer.

Originally Posted by netkid

I heard that South Korea is ahead of the US in this area. I mean both speed & rates. True ?

Oh yes, why don't you move there then?

Originally Posted by pkm.sbp

Oh yes, why don't you move there then?

Are you satisfied with the current infrastructure here ? If not let's move together. We will surf all day.

Originally Posted by thehost

I see so many posts in favour of cable internet but in my area i movedto bsnl 'cause the cable company was charging 699 for 64KBPS 2.5gB limit and night NU and my speed never went beyond 45 KBPS. Rarely did i get 48-50KBPS.

64kbps is torture of a kind. My friend uses cable internet & he gets 256 kbps with a 300 mb limit if I remember correctly