• Airtel Launches 'Speed-on-Demand' Service

    Airtel Launches 'Speed-on-Demand' Service

    , Feb 22, 2009 1025 hrs IST

    Will now touch speeds of 2Mbps

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Bharti Airtel has launched a 'speed-on-demand' service, specifically targeting its customers in the South. As the name suggests, the service will be offered in a pay-per-use model, with customers being able to select when they need high-speed and pay accordingly.


The service will come in 4 different broadband speed options that range from 256kbps (Rs.25/hr) to around 2mbps (Rs. 120/hr).


Customers can log on to the Airtel SelfCare portal to view their usage and session details, which will subsequently be mentioned in the bill as well.


 


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Airtel Telemedia customers can choose from 4 different broadband speed options:


1)      Broadband speed of 256 KBPS at Rs. 25/- per hour


2)      Broadband speed of 512 KBPS at Rs. 40/- per hour


3)      Broadband speed of 1024 KBPS at Rs. 75/- per hour


4)      Broadband speed of 2048 KBPS at Rs. 120/- per hour


 

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(12) Comments
BARADA PRASANNA
,BHUBANESWAR, on Mar 01, 2009 02:39 AM
Respected sir, I am Barada, a 1st year MBA student in Krupajal Group of Institutions , BBSR, ORISSA. I am keenly interested in doing the summer project in airtel in the field of marketing.Please give me an opportunity.Waiting for your response, Thank you.
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ranjan kumar ma
,lucknow, on Feb 24, 2009 11:59 AM
respected sir, I am Ranjan. I am doing b-tech from i.e.r.t. allahabad. I am persuing 2nd year by electronics engg. i want to know about your summer training program in between june-july. Please give me one opprtunity. I am waiting for your response, Thankyou.
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Sujoy
,nagpur, on Feb 23, 2009 01:33 PM
R they nuts....they should get some market research before all this plans....BSNL giving 2mbps for whole month @ Rs.500...even if u take BSNL 250 plan u get 1.5 gb data for whole month which is cheaper than this on demand
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Samin
,Delhi, on Feb 23, 2009 11:12 AM
What a joke!A rip off company.Where the hell do these guys come out with stuff like this.Where is the Serving spirit?.Only Money Money Money.The greediest of the telecom companies in india.I hope no one pays or becomes a customer of one of these.Last year Virgin launced 50MBps speed in U.K @ 50 pounds per month.Here without improving the infrastructure these ripoff companies want to milk as much money as possible.NEVER EVER TAKE AIRTEL(ROBBING LEADER OF THE CARTEL)BROADBAND.
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Bhargava Chandr
,Hyderabad, on Feb 23, 2009 10:50 AM
I was with Airtel previously, they charged heavily, but services were woefully poor. I had bad experience with airtel. I currently use Tata Indicom broadband, the services are very good, dependable and affordable. I' planning to buy Wireless broadband from Tata (Photon) when it is available.
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Rajesh
,Mantri, on Feb 23, 2009 03:01 AM
Been with Airtel for years now. Bottom line, they charge more (much more) for inferior connectivity. Greed, plain and simple. Going with Tata wireless broadband. Significantly faster and significantly cheaper.
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Ashish
,Hyderabad, on Feb 22, 2009 06:13 PM
Reliance Broadnet already has a Speed select plan with comparable charges and speeds upto 1 Mbps. Anyways, who chooses such plans, they turn out to be ridiculously expensive even for minor usage.
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htnakirs
,Calicut, on Feb 22, 2009 03:49 PM
FOr those looking for fast broadband connection at dirt cheap prices - Tata Indicom offers a 2 MBPs connections for Rs. 20 per hour. When I had subscribed for it, it was Rs. 10 per hour. At full flow I get about 700 MB per hour. haven't found a cheaper downloading option.
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Siva Ganesh
,Chennai, on Feb 22, 2009 01:51 PM
Yes. This plan has been introduced few months before. It is very costly
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Chintan
,Mumbai, on Feb 22, 2009 02:11 PM
i second that!
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Kaushik
,Delhi, on Feb 22, 2009 10:55 AM
Exorbitant prices. Besides, Broadband is defined as always-on. So, what is it with a per hour billing? Airtel is simply cheating us and getting awards for it as well.
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naveenchaudhary
,meerut, on Feb 22, 2009 01:29 PM
agree, it seems that there is no way nearby to bypass their rude policies, the world is surfing at megabits and we still are paying premium for 512kbps.
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