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Hi All, 

  I got ACT 2 months ago. I am the first one who got the connection in my area and I referred two friends too. They installed the panel box in my home and I personally supervised the installation. They clearly explained me that there will be a internal battery in the box and that will support the router when the power goes off. But after sometime the promise went for a toss. Whenever there is a power failure the internet goes down. It is illogical since most of us use Laptops which can support 4 hours of backup. I raised complainants 4 times so far the best part is they will close the issue on their own and I need to call the customer care every time to understand the status of the ticket. 

Complaints raises so far : 0001791667,0001812313(missed the other 2 nos)

My Account ID : 10704370

I'm from Bangalore and I've been using ACT Broadband for 5 months. ID 10712212

As the title says, it's the worst connection ever!!

Here are the issues I've observed so far:

• Frequent disconnection (downtime for 10 to 15 minutes once every 2 days, sometimes it gets resolved in 5 minutes)
• If you've have to login to portal to use the connection, do remember, the session will timeout after 24 hours. So whatever you are/were doing, will get disconnected 24 hours after your last login (This is a nightmare for me, since I play games and download stuffs.) I've tried to use so many plugins to somehow keep the session active, but all failed. So yeah, it's their servers that kick my session off after 24 hours and there is nothing I can do from my end unlike other websites and it's hard to keep track of last login time to get prepared for a disaster disconnection.
• After 2 AM, there is a high chance for more packet loss. God knows why that happens.
• I play more MOBA and FPS games and trust me, this connection is no good for gaming. You'll get disconnected every now and then or you'll lose some frames due to packet loss. I do have backup internet connection, which is Airtel 2 MBPS connection and it's 10 times better (reliable) than this 25 MBPS ACT broadband. Of course, when browsing website, you won't notice a difference since websites do wait few more seconds for your packets to arrive before timing out. But that's not the case with Gaming, Every packet loss counts and it drives you mad. I've tried to explain how gaming affects me (not as same as browsing, since we don't see much difference) to ACT customer care, but all they ask is, "Okay Sir can you try again browsing some other website?" WTF!
• Also when watching movies, the movies need to be reloaded again, because this connection do lose some fragments on the way and never recover. So all the buffers is wasted and need to be buffered again. Yes I can agree, it has good speed and can load movies faster. But you'll lose more bandwidth since you'll have to reload it again. This happens to most of the websites like Viooz, putlocker etc., also this happens very rarely on youtube. I've tested watching movies on the viooz and putlocker sties using my Airtel 2 MBPS never had any issues.
• Customer support is not 24/7 (Of course since they're new to the ISP world and might need some time to have 24/7 support, at least they could have Technical support 24/7 for God's sake) but if you lose your connection late night (which do happens all the time) you have nothing to do other than playing spider solitaire unless you have backup connection like me.
• Also this is no connection is no good for some streaming sites, like twich.tv. But never had any issues so far with VOIP luckily.
• Their DNS servers sucks.
• When I called their customer service and asked them which WAN protocol they use, they put my call on hold, and then they said they use DHCP, LOL. Then I had to abbreviate WAN (Wide Area Network) and later they told me they use PPP. #Something for network engineers

I've been waiting for Google Fiber to available in Bangalore (I really hope it happens sooner) or at least Airtel comes up fiber broadband.

http://chennai.bsnl.co.in/News/BBGULD795.htm

795 - 2 mbps for 8 GB & 512 kbps beyond. 

Basically, they have cloned the 900 plan & removed the 350 calls & made it as per existing landline plan. Might turn to be expensive if you dont have a higher range landline plan. If you are in the 900 plan, you are better off continuing perhaps

On a second glance, looks like they have brought back the stand alone BB plan of 800, but instead of 1 mbps till 6 GB, they have replaced it with 2 mbps till 8 GB & reduced Rs.5 to that plan..

People on BB Home ULD 800, should probably look to migrate to this one. But yeah, better read the fine print to make sure you are not loosing something..

Hi friends,

i want to buy new ACT broadband.. i like to buy   wifi router from shop . so when i contacted Act customer care person told me tht DSL wifi router is needed?? can u  please help me? whether i have to buy DSL WIFI ROUTER or any wifi router...to connect ACT BROADBAND???

Can  someone tell me which wifi router should i buy ..bsnl guys came and installed the bsnl ftth modem ..on modem it says ONT404I

will my  old adl2+ wifi router work as WIFI with this modem  ?? if  not can someone recommend  me a cheap wifi  router tht i should get with this connection .

Thanks in advance i hope someone replies  to it , not just view and move to next topic

I need to stay abroad, sometimes for a few months and would like to keep my prepaid number active during that period.

I am currently on Vodafone and was told by the seller that currently we need to make some usage (outgoing call, SMS, data) every 45 days.

I also had gone to Airtel and they said that the usage time was 30 days !!

Last I heard the TRAI regulation was 90 days.

So any clarifications would help. Will also report back how my experience is with Voda prepaid and whether I am able to keep it "alive".

I think someone has used my no. to subscribe to Quikr, and now I'm constantly receiving spam SMS from Quikr. I unsubscribed, and that too deducted my talktime balance, but still getting it. Any way to get it removed forever? Like DND registration or anything?

Hello guys, I am thinking about moving from Airtel to ACT since ACT has recently started rolling out in my area. Airtel is not bad, their support is pretty good, but their data caps are atrocious. I am grandfathered to a 150 GB plan which they have stopped, and the speed is not too high either (4 mbps). 

The connection will be primarily be used for online gaming and heavy downloading from Steam. Anyone has any feedback pings to EU and Singapore servers in games like Dota 2 and CS GO? How about HD streams in Twitch and Yotutube? I will also probably cross the FUP every month, so I also need to know if their data tracking is accurate. Thanks!

I have a netgear Adsl2+router from my previous  connection , i moved to a new place and decided to take the BSNL FTTH connection

the guy came did everything and went away but now i want to connect wifi to my BSNL FTTH MODEM ONT404I

can someone tell me if this is possible ? , If yes how do i do it ..cuz i tried connecting the lan cord which comes out of ont404i modem to the netgear modem ...i tried to setup connection using the installation cd but it said ADSL2 not available , now as my connection is not adsl i assume  ..can i still use that router just as WIFI ..do i need to install new softwares ?

Is it just Vodafone or are all the operators charging fixed rental ( i.e. NOT PRO-RATA) for data services ?

Hi guys,

I noticed that some of the servers in singapore give decent ping but some wont. Anyone have any idea how? ( I use 800 Plan)

Here are results from all servers of Singapore...

Starhub Mobile Pte Ltd

Singtel

Globe telecom

PT.XL Axiata,Tbk

Viewquest Pte Ltd

I mainly play CS:GO.

Some relief! found a advertisement in today's newspaper. Called them up and they said It's going live the coming week   currently they are covering sholinganallur only. http://www.oodoo.co.in/Master/

in 2013, CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla had said the complaint was that Google search engine favours the platforms which it wants to support.
"That is when you click on Google under a certain category, you will get the platforms where there is a tendency to put them in a certain order which may not be the fair and non-discriminatory manner.
"So, what is the software and what is the algorithmic search, (that is) what the investigation team is looking at," Chawla had said.

http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/213852-ipl-2014-may-clash-with-elections-sri-lanka-or-bangladesh-could-host-ties?pfrom=home-cricket

So again next year, I P L would be played outside India?

I hope they arrange in England or some European venue

HD setup box software updated to version 109 in mumbai ...i think the previous version was 103 ....could not find any major changes though...i wish the recording feature is activated...

Below portal is for tracking BSNL 3G data unbilled data usage

http://portalcc.bsnl.in/UsageDetails/aspxfiles/queryUsageDetails.aspx

It was working fine for some time. But for most of the time I get error stating that "Invalid Mobile Number and Account no combination. Please try with correct information." even though I give correct information.

Why it is not working and gives this error. Anything needs to be done. Plz help me in this regard.

Hi, Recently I bought Dlink DSL-2750U modem+router for home use. I want to configure this router but router WAN port accepts RJ11 cable. And tikona has RJ45 cable. So anybody can suggest solution for this problem? Also this router has USB port for connecting internet dongles. Thanks, Amit Mande

i accept these tower are also are dependant and have high speeds in big cities... but i see bsnl selling 3.6 mbps, 7.2mbps and 14.4 mbps modem even in my tier 3 town, which just now got bsnl3g.... does this mean my town has can get speeds upto 14mbps??? 

Does anyone have issues with 3G speed in Bangalore

For the past 2-3 weeks it has been very slow, I could not even download apps from play store

Last checked it was somewhat better at 0.5 mbps download and 0.2 mbps upload

Youngistaan is an upcoming Bollywood film slated to release on 28 March 2014. It is the remake of the 2010 telugu film Leader. The film is directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal. It stars Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma, Farooq Sheikh and Boman Irani. The film is a love story set against the backdrop of Indian politics. The first trailer of Youngistaan was unveiled at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai on 1 February 2014. Farooq Shaikh died on 27 December 2013, Youngistaan would be his last film he acted in.

We are the first Company to launch a Docsis 3.0 network in the country," said Hathway Cable & Datacom MD & CEO Jagdish Kumar. "With our Docsis 3.0 network supplied by Cisco we are ready to deliver Ultra High Speed Broadband upto 50 Mbps to every retail customer in South Mumbai.

Hathway Docsis 3.0 plans start from monthly Rs 599 and go upto Rs 1499 for the 50 Mbps plan which offers 50 GB of download data.

Read more here: http://www.indiantelevision.com/digital/y2k13/oct/octdig15.php

The network is initially being deployed in South Mumbai and has been extensively tested. All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband in South Mumbai can upgrade to the Docsis 3.0 plans. The customers will be provided a Docsis 3.0 Modem by Hathway which will be capable of supporting the ultra high speed plans. The company plans to rollout the Docsis 3.0 network in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad during this fiscal.

 

The network is initially being deployed in South Mumbai and has been extensively tested. All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband in South Mumbai can upgrade to the Docsis 3.0 plans. The customers will be provided a Docsis 3.0 Modem by Hathway which will be capable of supporting the ultra high speed plans. The company plans to rollout the Docsis 3.0 network in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad during this fiscal.

http://www.smartinvestor.in/market/story-203249-storydet-Hathway_introduces_ultra_high_speed_internet_in_South_Mumbai.htm

http://www.zejn.si/~natan/gates.html

Recently bought a new 3G SIM from Vodafone.

When asked about the price, they said it would be 215 with 99 talktime.

On detailed questioning they said that m-Pesa comes kind of connected with this SIM, so there is no way currently to buy a SIM without it and it has Rs 100 one time activation charge.

I did not need m-Pesa, however since I needed the SIM kind of urgently and did not know of another Voda shop nearby I just had to buy that.

Later on chatting with Voda care, they said it is not necessary to get an m-Pesa account with a new SIM.

I think I also saw that guy pushing this BS service to others that day and one of his seniors telling him to get more m-Pesa subscribers because his senior had told him so !

So i think it was just a ploy to get 100 from subscribers by lying to them if necessary.

It might be a good service for those who need it, but should not be forced on those who don't.

Just wanted to make people more aware of this, so that they don't fall into the same trap.