Comments on: Airtel To Moderate User Broadband Speeds; What Of Net Neutrality?

By: Harsha J

Harsha J — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:13:27 +0000

Gopal is absolutely correct. All Indian telecom operator cheat customer with poor service and quality. In true sense 256 kbps cannot be called as broadband.They don't have right to speak about international standard. Even if you are ready to pay more then also they dont assure a good speed. They are reluctant to invest on technology which helps customer..

By: Nagesh

Nagesh — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:46:09 +0000

And that they can make room for more by suppressing the usage of a few? Do you have any idea how limited our bandwidth infrasructure is?

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:43:50 +0000

How do you assume that limited bandwidth is the issue here?

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:25:07 +0000

they will still have a large set of users. Don't think this move will effect more than may be 1-2% of users and will result in making room for may be 10-20% of more subscribers. Thus increasing the user base on the contrary :) .
Does not mean I am in favor or capping. I am all for unlimited.

By: Karthik S

Karthik S — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:17:35 +0000

So, in a way, Airtel is saying that if we pay them extra, we can have any speed we choose. What a covert way of launching and selling their 'speed on demand' package! Is that why the speed rationalization letter that should actually be sent by the customer service team – is signed by the Marketing Head?

Did not expect Airtel – of all the ISPs to goof so horrendously. They do NOT deserve the next year's buzziest brand tag by afaqs….and this fiasco will ensure that they come nowhere near that. If Facebook can learn and bow down to users, why can't Airtel…after what is Airtel if not for a large set of users?

By: VAS Guy

VAS Guy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:50:21 +0000

In case of prepaid on mobile networks, you must be knowing that lifetime prepaid is not "for lifetime" instead some finite years of licenses of telecom operator.

This seems like bad way of policing product's name by Indian authorities.

Are they capable of understanding these issues at all ?

By: Gopal

Gopal — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:45:58 +0000

Fine Airtel, if you want to take recourse to international norms then take recourse to all of it. Give us 2 Mbps unlimited plans at the equivalent of $10 a month. Don't throw at us stone-age era 256 kbps in the name of unlimited at $20 and then claim to adhere to international norms. A follow up question for them, perhaps.