Re: [OT] brain dead ISP (was Re: [Ilugc] Google vs Yahoo, again!)
On Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 05:54:42PM +0530, Arun Khan wrote: > MTNL/Delhi (like BSNL across the country) offers 256/256 Kbps unlimited > but at a higher tariff compared to BSNL. I asked the Mumbai babus > about the differences in Delhi/Mumbai unlimited plans and was told that > an unlimited plan, in Mumbai, would be abused! Go figure that one. And if that's not good enough, they have nice separate plans for MP's http://mumbai.mtnl.net.in/triband/htm/mptariff.html -- I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can play together all night. -- Calvin ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [OT] brain dead ISP (was Re: [Ilugc] Google vs Yahoo, again!)
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > OK, I have marked it OT, in a new composition with appropriate sub. > line. Thanks. > On Thursday 12 Jun 2008, Kumar Appaiah wrote: >> Which leads me to wonder aloud on an off-topic rant; why on EARTH >> does MTNL Mumbai have the most ice-age rates for broadband access? > > B'coz their management lives in the ice age Their thinking is frozen :) > >> Rs.199 for a 400 MB makes Mumbai the only area in town where the >> public phone company gives a sub-1GB cap for ~Rs. 200. That apart, >> they have NO unlimited connection for home users, if I understand >> correctly. > > You are right. MTNL Mumbai is the only ISP that has yet to offer a true > unlimited plan for the residential customers. AirTel has unlimited > plans but only in parts of the city. At a time when BSNL is coming up with offers which compete well with the private players, this sort of preferential neglect shown by MTNL Mumbai is a shame. > MTNL/Delhi (like BSNL across the country) offers 256/256 Kbps unlimited > but at a higher tariff compared to BSNL. I asked the Mumbai babus > about the differences in Delhi/Mumbai unlimited plans and was told that > an unlimited plan, in Mumbai, would be abused! Go figure that one. Oh right. Tell FOSS users who apt-get/yum install everyday how much of misuse they subject MTNL's valuable bandwidth to! Oh, the fright! ;-) Anyway, at a time when the very existence of MTNL is (or at least was, when there was talk of a merger with BSNL), this sort of giving "special treatment" to Mumbai is nothing short of retrograde! Thanks for listening. I end my rant here. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[OT] brain dead ISP (was Re: [Ilugc] Google vs Yahoo, again!)
OK, I have marked it OT, in a new composition with appropriate sub. line. On Thursday 12 Jun 2008, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > > Good luck explaining all this to MTNL (believe me I have tried upto > > GM Broadband). Now, I am thankful for little things like my DSL > > connection initializes and gives me 'Net connection. Cannot > > comment on other ISPs. > > Which leads me to wonder aloud on an off-topic rant; why on EARTH > does MTNL Mumbai have the most ice-age rates for broadband access? B'coz their management lives in the ice age Their thinking is frozen :) > Rs.199 for a 400 MB makes Mumbai the only area in town where the > public phone company gives a sub-1GB cap for ~Rs. 200. That apart, > they have NO unlimited connection for home users, if I understand > correctly. You are right. MTNL Mumbai is the only ISP that has yet to offer a true unlimited plan for the residential customers. AirTel has unlimited plans but only in parts of the city. MTNL/Delhi (like BSNL across the country) offers 256/256 Kbps unlimited but at a higher tariff compared to BSNL. I asked the Mumbai babus about the differences in Delhi/Mumbai unlimited plans and was told that an unlimited plan, in Mumbai, would be abused! Go figure that one. -- Arun Khan ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
