Thread: Immediate Help Needed !!!

Hi frds,

Some of you know that i have been fighting to get BSNL broadband. Finally they have committed to provide the connection by tomorrow.beofre that i jus want to know few things.

1. Is bsnl providing Lan card, if we ask? (this i forgot to ask them today)
2. I have opted for Type 1 modem.. however still i haven't decided whether i should go for purchase or rental. What you guys suggest?

Please reply as soon as possible.

Yes, they do provide lan card for every connection.
For your second query, i feel that you should go for outright purchase of modem rather than going for rental, which is just a waste of money. The modem they give is relatively good to go long term, you can buy it.

Originally Posted by xwhyz

Yes, they do provide lan card for every connection.
For your second query, i feel that you should go for outright purchase of modem rather than going for rental, which is just a waste of money. The modem they give is relatively good to go long term, you can buy it.

Thanks for ur info bro.. and how much would they pay for Lan card?

bsnl does not provide lan card unless you pay some extra.bsnl's type I modem is ok & you don't have to decide right now to purchase it or not.monthly rental is Rs.60 & after 6 months if you decide to buy your rental till that date will be adjusted against the rs.1200 for type I modem.
also bsnl only provide support for modems taken from them whether on rental or outright purchase.my suggestion is take the modem on rental & play with it for a month to understand all the technical settings & details related with a modem.after you have learned enough you can decide whether to buy it from bsnl or some better modem from market.

no dear bsnl does not provide a lan card to you. infact u are using a system above pentium 2 then ur motherboard will contain a inbuilt lan card. And please dont go for a rent basis , go for a purchase one.

I fully agree niraj on with outright purchase. BSNL does not provide LAN card. LAN card is not necessarily built in into the motherboard - sometimes they are, sometimes not. If your system does not have a built-in LAN, you can purchase LAN card from the market or on eBay (starts at Rs. 350 + shipping).

Originally Posted by niraj8241

no dear bsnl does not provide a lan card to you. infact u are using a system above pentium 2 then ur motherboard will contain a inbuilt lan card. And please dont go for a rent basis , go for a purchase one.

I have p4 system but it doesnt have lan card niraj..

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

bsnl does not provide lan card unless you pay some extra.bsnl's type I modem is ok & you don't have to decide right now to purchase it or not.monthly rental is Rs.60 & after 6 months if you decide to buy your rental till that date will be adjusted against the rs.1200 for type I modem.
also bsnl only provide support for modems taken from them whether on rental or outright purchase.my suggestion is take the modem on rental & play with it for a month to understand all the technical settings & details related with a modem.after you have learned enough you can decide whether to buy it from bsnl or some better modem from market.

Man u mean to say after 6 months if i want to buy it.. they would charge like below??

1200- (6*60) = 840Rs

Originally Posted by aruncse30

Man u mean to say after 6 months if i want to buy it.. they would charge like below??

1200- (6*60) = 840Rs

Who knows? Why get into that hassle? I would recommend to buy outright. Anyway, the amount is payable in the next month's telephone bill.

p/s. Be prepared for a big bill next month - legitimate of course because all charges plus deposits will be payable then.

Originally Posted by aruncse30

Hi frds,

Some of you know that i have been fighting to get BSNL broadband. Finally they have committed to provide the connection by tomorrow.beofre that i jus want to know few things.

1. Is bsnl providing Lan card, if we ask? (this i forgot to ask them today)
2. I have opted for Type 1 modem.. however still i haven't decided whether i should go for purchase or rental. What you guys suggest?

Please reply as soon as possible.

I went for rental with a Type IV modem. The reason is there is frequent power fluctuation in my area and very possible the modem will go bad within the year. With rental, BSNL will replace the modem at no extra charge.

Sundeep

Originally Posted by Sundeep

I went for rental with a Type IV modem. The reason is there is frequent power fluctuation in my area and very possible the modem will go bad within the year. With rental, BSNL will replace the modem at no extra charge.

Sundeep

It seems that they wont give replacement for purchased modem??

Router is covered under limited warranty for one year - purchased or rented.

Warranty does not cover:

a) Damage due to power fluctuations
b) Damage attributed to user - water contact, excessive humidity, etc.
c) Damage due to incorrect firmware upgrades and such acts

For the above, you need insurance.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Router is covered under limited warranty for one year - purchased or rented.

Warranty does not cover:

a) Damage due to power fluctuations
b) Damage attributed to user - water contact, excessive humidity, etc.
c) Damage due to incorrect firmware upgrades and such acts

For the above, you need insurance.

Guys.... i got broadband connection atlast....
Now i have started to play with it... Dont worry frds.. i wll come back with more doubts..

Regards,
Doubtfulllll Arun