Dec 29
MTNL Mumbai has finally revised the Triband rates.
New MTNL Triband Unlimited Plans:
Triband 256 KBPS Unlimited – Rs. 999
Triband 512 KBPS Unlimited – Rs. 1599
Triband 1 MBPS Unlimited – Rs. 3999
Triband 2 MBPS Unlimited – Rs. 9999
While it still isn’t as cheap as MTNL Delhi, it is a good start.
I will be shifting on to the 256K UL plan soon, my current 849 NU plan has almost transformed me into a complete insomniac. And most of the times, the net conks off at nights when I plan to download stuff to sate my movie hunger. Finally, a good start to 2009.
Woohoooo!!
December 29th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
The same reason to why I shifted to 256k UL!
But the insomnia has continued
December 29th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
^ Heh. It will be the same in my case I suppose. Proud to be an insomniac.
December 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Triband 512 KBPS Unlimited – Rs. 159 ????
December 30th, 2008 at 12:14 am
^ Typo, corrected. It was 1599.
December 31st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
hi i am connected free gprs airtel mo Plz help me soon
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:21 am
well, is there any speed difference in 256UL and 849NU?
mtnl advertises it as 256kbps and 2mbps..so is latter one faster?
January 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Yep. The 849 NU 2 MBPS plan is 8 times faster.
January 10th, 2009 at 11:34 am
hi
I have 849 nu too, I am from mumbai, I love the 2mb speed., I always get that speed. – 212kb/s downloads. The great part is i can do everything at the same time, surfing, keep download on, on torrent, or FTP or chat, skype. – I also have TATA 256 unlimited broadband its terrible, i can only do 1 thing at 1 time.
So I want to know I am also planning to shift to 512kb unlimited plan, can you tell me if you can do multiple things ?
The Q is if you can keep torrent on and still video chat and also browse and check emails (POP). Cause I dont want to get myself in the TATA situation loosing my 2mb speed.
YES I do pay more than 849 sometimes 2000 sometimes 3000, since my day time skype uses a lot of bandwidth. This is why I want to get to 512.
As Per calculation, if I download at 2mb night plan i can download 192GB per month, whereas at 512 I can download 132GB per month at 24hrs.
So Please let me know the quality of unlimited plan
Thank you
January 11th, 2009 at 1:54 am
^^ 2 MBPS is way faster but keeps you awake most of the night. In 512 also you can limit the torrent speeds and browse simultaneously.
January 15th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Hey. I use the MTNL 849 NU plan right now but my bill is just too high almost 2000-3000. I was thinking of shifting to the 256 Kbps unlimited plan. Can you please tell me how are the speeds in this plan as compared to the NU plan? Right now i get great speeds. Upto 210 kbps while downloading in the night. I can browse really fast too.
I wanted to know how slow is the 256kbps plan while browsing and downloading as compared to the 2 mbps one. Is it a vast difference or is it acceptable??
Pls reply
thank You
January 16th, 2009 at 2:52 am
^ It wont make much of a difference when browsing, but downloading will be a lot slower. The max speed you will get will be around 32 KBPS. But isn’t it worth it? I mean it is hard to try to download nothing in the day and all that you can in the night. Heck, I feel like I am from a different timezone.
January 19th, 2009 at 10:22 am
i had the 849 NU for over 6 months and as they say, the speed is well above 170 (212 is d max dat ive got).
now i switched over to the 999 UL plan and the speed dropped to 25 kb/sec (max)
is it just bcoz this one is NOT upto 2 mbps
if it is so id better change it back to the 849 NU plan. at least u get fast dwlds…
January 29th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I do agree with Sumeet, Download speed of 25 KBPS sucks big time with 256 unlimited plan. You can not watch youtube uninterrepted.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Can anyone please tell me the average download speed in the 256 Kbps UL plan?
I want to know because I experienced something quite weird……
I had the 512 Kbps 4GB plan last year before switching over to the 256 UL from Jan 2009.The range of my earlier download speed was 10 to 200 Kbps,which remained EXACTLY THE SAME EVEN AFTER SWITCHING OVER TO THE NEW 256 PLAN!!
I was still able to download at 200 Kbps(at night) in Jan
and I ended up downloading around 42 GB of data.
However,from 14th Feb,my MAXIMUM DOWNLOAD SPEED HAS GONE DOWN TO 25 KBPS!
I want to know if this is normal or not i.e. whether this is exactly how the 256 UL is meant to be.
I also have another question…..
Yesterday,while downloading multiple torrents on uTorrent 1.8.2,
I limited the Max D/l speed to 5 Kbps for a minute and then switched it back to “Unlimited”.After getting it back to Unlimited ,my overall torrent D/l speed was 116 Kbps,but it fell to 25 again in less than 5 seconds.
What can that mean?
February 27th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
HOW MTNL CHEATS YOU…..
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To All Mumbaikars…
As you all might be aware,MTNL started offering unlimited full broadband plans from the first of january this year.First,It was too late.It has been offering similar services in Delhi for much lesser prices.They charge us 999Rs…which is itself very high.But for many who were stuck to other plans primararily the NU849 plan it was a window of hope for they no longer had to remain awake all night to get all the fav. movies nd more.So people started switching immediately to the new plan.Here comes the first catch.Many who transferred were told that their account was not activated,woud be activated only in the next month and they were charged for their downloads.Second ,MTNL cleverly had stated in their conventional plans that speed would be 256 kbps onwards to 2 mbps whereas in this plan it was simply stated 256 kbps which meant no guarantee or responsibility fromMTNL’s part for a minimum guaranteed speed.They However offered the customers changing to this plan around 200 kbps initially so that they would spread the word about this plan and more customers would be attracted.Then suddenlyonbe morning these pople found themselves getting absymmal speeds…and many continue to suffer even today.The third benefit to mtnl was that people would switch from its conventional better plans to this and in the process get trapped.For Example ,Mtnl had a Rs.590 plan initially ;Night Unlimited…so many switched to 999 and found themselves getting 20 kbps now.And if they want to get Night Unlimited now they have to pay up as per the new rates….849Rs.!!!
So friends, In addition to frequent call drops,unstable internet connection,user uneasy environment(switching the modem on @ 12 in the night…imagine that…and again restarting it at 8),Urban Biasing(Delhi is always cheaper than mumbai…chk it out urself),Unarffordable plans and hopeless customer satisfaction(Try calling 1504 for a firsthand experience) MTNL has proudly entered into Treachery and Cheating…So think twice the next time you see a mtnl advertisement in your newspaper…
April 30th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
The problem lies with all the ISP’s in India. The babus have no idea about the internet and hence are not sure how to tackle the issue. The ISP’s just take you for a ride and eat your money.
The only reason why MTNL has offered the UL plan in mumbai is because of the competetion it faces!
Hathway 256 UL Sucks big time. (in Malad)
MTNL 256 UL. Not tested as yet.
Reliance 300Kbps. (Dont bother. although they say it is an unlimited plan, they will keep knocking you off every 5 hours and you have to relogin [web based].)
I have tried other options like tata wireless.. sucks!
Bottom line. Nothing is gonna improve for the next 8-10 years atleast.
Only scope here is for MTNL. Since only they seem to be using the right technologies and moving in the right direction.
Reliance on the other hand is buying cheap chinese outdated excess rejected stuff and selling it in India.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
^ Very true.
Even MTNL sucks now though. Frequent disconnections, low speeds etc.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
LOL . Thanks for the update Pathik. I was planning to switch over to MTNL. Guess ill wait it out.
the good thing is i have to tolerate this mess for a month every year since im based in dubai
For a comparision.. Ive used etisalat services with 99.9% uptime with constant bandwidth (never drops below 115Kbps on a 1MB connection)
Reliance/MTNL/ dont evern wanna include hatway here!
May 4th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
hi i dont think so ive transferd from the 199 plan to 999ul plan now my download speed goes upto 170kbps… i hv myself seen with my own eyes
May 5th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Well maybe you have a new connection or are just plain lucky! I was at my in laws place for the last 2 days.. They have the 450 plan and the speeds at night were great ie downloads speeds @ 150 ~ 200 kbps. But during the day they were hardly around 8kbps ~ 22kbps… which ofcourse is pathetic.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Yep, When I shifted to the 999UL plan, I had superb speeds for about 1.5 months. I used to get between 220-240 KBps download speeds – Torrents and Rapidshare. But then, things went back to normal and here I am.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Hey m facing the same doubt about speed..I hav changed my plan this month to 256kbps unlimited from trib 200 Rs plan and m still getting download speed upto 200kbps.I did not get the call from mtnl regarding the changing of plan but i had called 1500 and 1504 mtnl call centre no where i was told that my plan has changed.I even checked the MTNL website and in service option it showed the changing of the plan..Now i wanna download a file which is about 2 gb..Will i be charged for dat?becoz m not sure my plan has changed or not.What changes did u guys notice when u changed your plans to unlimited?
May 7th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Call CC and confirm your plan. BTW, yea everyone gets 2 MBps speeds for the first month of the plan. Life starts looking very good then. Then your world crashes… etc…
May 7th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I have a 512 ul and iv been trying to download empire total war. iv been gettin a speed of arnd 45 which is the same as the one i got with the 512 ul thru LAN(IOL) i had earler. but mtnl reconnects every 5 hrs… so my torrents lose all the connections… and the next 40 mins after the reconnect are spent gettin seeds and peers… this is very frustrating my downloads always run behind schedule. My lan used to never reconnect like this. but my lan also had a few days in the month when it went on vacation… and few times in the day sometimes when it went for an extra long tea break….
guess all isps are hopeless… MTNL being the better of the lot especially during rains when all the isps thru ethernet lan cables go for a toss with the thunderstorms… mtnl thru phoneline triband still stays up.!!!
P.S. phone line drops can be dealt with by having no phone in the house before the splitter…
May 24th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
mtnl people are bastards….999ul plan as you say,gives mind-blowing 230kbps download speed for a month,gets you addicted to it and BANGGGGGGG!!!suddenly you wake up one day and 20 kbps…WTF…its annoyong..there’s no other option then going back to 849NU.
May 24th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
^ It’s not exactly cheating. More like luring and trapping.
BTW, we should be getting download speeds of 32 KB/s on a 256 Kbps connection and my actual figures are about 30 Kb/s. So I’m not exactly complaining.
October 21st, 2009 at 9:19 am
hi..i’ve swtiched many plans in mtnl’s triband in hope of getting more speed ..but unfortunately.. its no use..
because after the initial 1-2 months of 999 @ 200-300 kbps.. its stuck at 25kbps.. even at 849NU..
though just about a week back..i’m getting around 50kbps..like some diwali gift by mtnl..
looks like they have increased it from 25kbps to 50 kbps as many users are facing this problem and looking to switch to other isps..
October 21st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Even I’m on 999U. The speeds have officially been increased to 512 Kbps. The 256Kbps UL plan is now just 749/month.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
What you guys dont understand is when you can download 5 movies/ more in that 12-8am time, why you would get a unlimited plan with lower speed. The electricity required for those hours will be more that what you’ll pay when you system is only on for those 8 hours.
Anyways if any of you guys don’t know this yet. MTNL Mumbai has changed their timing for the Night Unlimited plan instead of 12am-8am its 10pm-8am…… ENJOY!!!!
November 20th, 2009 at 3:21 am
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November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 am
To everyone,
I’ve been using MTNL Triban NU 849 plan for 1 and a half years. I’m a big time downloader usually around 320 GB/month.
My bill goes to 2000-3000 for the nu849 no problem with me.
Lately since MTNL has switched NU time to 10 pm – 8 am. Their speeds are pathetic!
The max it goes for torrents is 120 KB/s it used to go 230 KB/s. Even for regular HTTP downloads it fluctuates 190-110 KB/s.
Seems like they want everyone to jump ship to the UL 999 plan.
This NU 849 plan doesn’t make any sense anymore. You never get 200 KB/s speed now! Browsing + Downloading is impossible now.
I’ve checked different areas of my residences, Khar, Malad, Andheri East.
Same thing…they’re showing their true colours finally hehe!
So I’m changing to UL 999 plan from the begining of next month. They guarantee min. speed & max. speed off 512 for that instead of fluctuating 256 – 2 Mbps for the NU plan.
Not their fault really BUT it’s like they make you sniff blood & now take it away hehe.
So everyone is better off jumping ship to the UL 999 512 kbps plan & If you can it’s even better to go with 1 Mbps plan its 1599. Still too much but if your bill used to come 1600 + with the NU 849 plan I guess that makes sense!
So I’m either with 1599 or 999 plan.
Anyone using it? Post your review it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I was in the same boat as you 2 months back. I did make the switch to the 999 UL plan. The speeds are pretty decent – I get around 56-60 KBps download speeds, much better than the wildly fluctuating speeds in the 849 plan. Event he new 749 – 384 Kbps plan seems good.
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Jeez thanks 4 the info. man appreciate it tons!
So I too will be making the switch too the UL 999 plan now!
Thx again!
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 am
Just one more thing Pathik…
The speed off 56-60 KB/s which you get is constant? like it’s the same during afternoon’s as well? or it dips down to 10-20 KB/s like for the 849 plan?
Thx.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 am
lol 1 last thing…
when you enter “192.168.1.1″ in your browser for the ADSL modem settings, what’s the connected speed it shows you?
Upload & Download?
Does it show 509 kbps both upload & download?
Or 248 kbps upload & 509 kbps download?
and the latency it says, “interleaved” or something else?
Thx for all your help, appreciate it!
December 14th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Hi Pathik,
Can you help me out with how i should change my triband plan?
I need to change it to 256kbps UL plan.
Thks.
December 14th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Call MTNL customer care and ask them to change your plan. It will be effective from next month.
December 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Dear Sir,
Please note thaht we would like to get the new connectionof MTNL Broadband.Plaese give all the details regarding the plan and tarrif of the MTNL Broadband.
Kindly confirm.
Thanking You,
Regards,
Falgini.
January 6th, 2010 at 10:07 am
Hi, I’m From Mumbai, I use utorrent 2.0, but while downloading files, even with 2500 Peers, and >5000 seeds, my download speed wouldn’t go above 30 Kbps, I tested it on speedtest.net, and it shows that my download speed should be 440 Kbps, but It never crosses 30, Only once i downloaded a video with 100 Kbps download speed, but never again. Please suggest some way to crank up my download, any new tweaks, or other software, or anything like it, my plan is MTNL 256 Kbps Unlimited Download(Rs.999) Plan. Please help!
January 6th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Make sure that you see the green tick at the bottom of Utorrent. If there is an exclamation mark then you will not get good speeds.
You would then need to set the port forwarding right or simply set your PC ip as DMZ.
June 4th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
@Rigved
256 kbps = 32 kBps
Isp providers use bits(b) while Computers use bytes(B)..
So the maximum speed you’ll ever get is 32 kBps.
Even Speedtest.net uses kbps convention!
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