India Broadband

rasarat

Would appreciate some help in deciding on an appropriate home plan. I surf a lot and also download tons of stuff (p2p, torrents). I already have a broadband plan (Ortel in Bhubaneswar, Orissa) but lately I think they've been limiting the upload speed which affects torrent downloads and screws up my ratio in the few sites where the the Dl speed is decent. But on the whole I can't get the usual speeds from most sites. They also have a 1.00 AM - 7.00 AM free DL slot.
I also do not have a landline and yesterday when I visited the BSNL office here they advised me on the Home UL 900 Plus as I'll have to apply for a landline first but there'll be no monthly charges for the phone. This plan has unlimited DL and UL and is 256 kbps. So I've gone ahead and applied for the landline and once I get the tel number and ringtone then I can apply for the 900 plan.
Any advice or suggestions would be most helpful. Any information on the speed, service etc would also be most welcome.

infoinn

Home 500-c Or 500c+ are the plans on which BSNl should be proud of they have night unlimted, Free calls, 2Mbps constant speed. You can download more in 500 plans than u can in 900UL 256Kbps plans only using free hours of Night unlimted of these plans.

superprash2003

infoinn is absolutely right.. even i feel home 500 is the best plan!!

just4kix

Home 500 C+ is the plan for you but be sure to do these things:

- do all heavy downloads during 2 AM and 8 AM only
- trigger the modem to reboot at 2:05 AM and then again before 7:55 AM
- Use 8 AM to 2 AM slot for plain surfing only
- completely switch off ADSL modem when not in use

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xwhyz

I agree with all the above, home 500+ or home 500 c+ is the best plans right now, as there is no phone rental at all and you can download all things during their nighttime unlimited time. I actually was at unlimited plan but i switched to 500 combo plan for speed issues and i am doing fine now and really enjoying it.

rasarat

Thanks a ton guys. All of you have been helpfull. The verdict is clear .. its the 500 C+ to go for. I feel that in Bhubaneswar maybe there aren't too many subscribers and that the speed on 900 Plus may not be that bad but its better to be careful. I am also assuming that one can change plans anytime...?

rasarat

Thank you very much. Will bother you again once I've got the whole thing set up ..especially on rebooting the modem etc. Does that mean just turning it off and on? Also what is the final bill on the 500 C + .. after taxes and all?

Since I can afford Rs.1000/- (with great 'kasht') would it be a good idea to go in for the Home 1000 plan since its 384 Kbps upto 2 Mbps? But with no free monthly charge for the tel - right? Any suggestions?

xwhyz

For home plan 500 C the final bill will be Rs. 500 + 61 tax that comes as 561 per month if you don't download anything more than your alloted limit of 1.5 gb. Remember they also charge you a initial deposit of Rs. 500, which i suppose is refundable or adjustable in the future if u cancel the subscription.

rasarat

Thanks! So the 500 C+ will be around 672 or so with an initial deposit of Rs.600/-. The 500 C+ has a 2.5 GB limit but the catch is that they only have 50 free calls. What's with the min hire period of 3 months in both the Home 500 C plans?

whitestar_999

min hire period means you can not apply for plan change before 3 months(say to 900 unlimited after 1 month).though many users have claimed that they got their plan changed before 3 months.i guess it depends on the local exchange of your area.

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