Lets Experience the slowest Internet Connection
The development of telecoms sectors in India is really appreciable and day by day, along with new networks, Telecom Company is providing different facilities to their customers. Among them, providing the movable internet service through small device like “pen drive” is something most service provider has added to their service feature.
I used dial up service of Mtnl Garuda for two years but it was always disappointing, So, I discontinued its service. I was looking for other internet service provider with better speed. Luckily my friend had bought Idea Net Setter with its unlimited data transfer scheme. Hoping to check out its service, I brought it in my home for one day ascess and the two year experience of using it, I never had expected this to happen.
The instrument cover of Idea Net setter had written high internet service. I connected it through USB port which automatically installed the device. Although it took time for first time start up, the installation was easy and not much configuration was needed. With one click, I was able to connect to server, but connection speed was itself between (450-500) kbps (I don’t remember the exact connection speed) but connection speed figure was itself very slow.
The horrible experience was yet to come. The internet connecting notification icon was showing the data speed transfer of 20-25 kbps but opening of page was very slow, slower than what you can expect inside a cyber café of early 21st century. Not any browser was able to give a proper surfing
I tried different other web-page and the result was same. I even tried downloading using orbit downloader and the downloading speed never exceeded 10 kbps.
I was using this service after 11 pm, so normally we can expect internet speed to be comparatively higher, but quite disappointing to know about its speed! Although there was no disconnection in the duaration of two hours, speed is a factor which goes against this…
The next day, I returned Idea Net Setter to my friend thanking him for letting me know its connection status. For next few days I took information of its speed and he could share nothing more than regretting for buying this product.
Its monthly rental is higher than 500 bucks, this means even after paying charge of broadband, its service is such that if given free of charge to me, still I won’t be using this one as the slow speed connection is one which spends our lots of time
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So in my personal thinking, TRAI must monitor these types of additional service mobile operator are providing as they are adding these features in their list just to attract their customers as these types of unreliable service are not only the waste of money but waste of time too…! Mobile service by idea outside Mumbai might not be the worrying factor as it is among the leading service provider for country but entry of idea in Mumbai circle is again one of the worst for Mumbai circle. So to keep their pride alive, may be idea should also think about their service status in Mumbai and their Net Setter service…
Regards
Suraj