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This thread is inspired by the incredible bashing PTCL got today since there was a nationwide shutdown of internet which inspired some brilliant memes.

I shifted to nayatel from ptcl last week. I used to pay $30 for an 8mb connection with unlimited bandwidth. The service was mercurial, sometimes you'd give duas to PTCL, sometimes it was maa behn. Due to the lack of consistency I finally switched to nayatel where I pay $28 for 5mb in the morning and 7mb in the night with a 55gb cap in the morning and unlimited bandwidth at night. These guys give you a fiber connection so everything is great besides the cap of 55 gb.

What is your experience like with you ISP?

I used $ to give a better reference to people living outside of Pakistan.
 
someone plz tell me about PTCL Evo or Nitro or Wifi .... how good is it in unlimited ? signals , cost etc etc
 
40$ for 100 mbps. I get that speed 24/7 whether it is a high load time or not because it's on copper, not cable. Unlimited download, I usually average around 1 TB per month (no tv in the household, streaming only).
 
Moiza said:
This thread is inspired by the incredible bashing PTCL got today since there was a nationwide shutdown of internet which inspired some brilliant memes.

I shifted to nayatel from ptcl last week. I used to pay $30 for an 8mb connection with unlimited bandwidth. The service was mercurial, sometimes you'd give duas to PTCL, sometimes it was maa behn. Due to the lack of consistency I finally switched to nayatel where I pay $28 for 5mb in the morning and 7mb in the night with a 55gb cap in the morning and unlimited bandwidth at night. These guys give you a fiber connection so everything is great besides the cap of 55 gb.

What is your experience like with you ISP?

I used $ to give a better reference to people living outside of Pakistan.
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That's not a fiber connection :uak
 
endymion248 said:
40$ for 100 mbps. I get that speed 24/7 whether it is a high load time or not because it's on copper, not cable. Unlimited download, I usually average around 1 TB per month (no tv in the household, streaming only).
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whats the service/company name ?
 
endymion248 said:
40$ for 100 mbps. I get that speed 24/7 whether it is a high load time or not because it's on copper, not cable. Unlimited download, I usually average around 1 TB per month (no tv in the household, streaming only).
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Also 20 mbps in upload.

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endymion248 said:
That's not a fiber connection :uak
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Nah it's actual fiber. I supervised the install and saw them install it myself. The problem is that the ISP is not a big enough company yet so they rely on PTCL for bandwidth hence the capped downloads.

Where do you live? I would get the inernet connection you have in a heartbeat.
 
endymion248 said:
Are you in Pakistan? I have heard PTCL offers a VDSL2 connection.
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The do. But the problem as always with PTCL is their unreliability. They have the most incompetent people on earth as their technical staff guys.
 
Moiza said:
Nah it's actual fiber. I supervised the install and saw them install it myself. The problem is that the ISP is not a big enough company yet so they rely on PTCL for bandwidth hence the capped downloads.

Where do you live? I would get the inernet connection you have in a heartbeat.
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A lot of companies use that to do false advertising because there is a difference between FTTH (fiber to the home) which is a 400 mbps to 1 Gbps connection and FTTC (fiber to the cabinet) which is the one I have and probably the one you have too.

As for relying on PTCL bandwidth, it's because PTCL is the only phone (copper) operator in Pakistan hence the company you are using is an independent operator, ie they are using PTCL's network and paying them part of the money you give them.

I live in continental Europe. But I think you will probably have 100 mbps from PTCL. There is a technology called ''vectoring'' which allows copper connections (like mine and the one ptcl uses) to increase their speed. I used to have 10 mbps a few years ago and then they started using vectoring and voila.
 
endymion248 said:
A lot of companies use that to do false advertising because there is a difference between FTTH (fiber to the home) which is a 400 mbps to 1 Gbps connection and FTTC (fiber to the cabinet) which is the one I have and probably the one you have too.

As for relying on PTCL bandwidth, it's because PTCL is the only phone (copper) operator in Pakistan hence the company you are using is an independent operator, ie they are using PTCL's network and paying them part of the money you give them.

I live in continental Europe. But I think you will probably have 100 mbps from PTCL. There is a technology called ''vectoring'' which allows copper connections (like mine and the one ptcl uses) to increase their speed. I used to have 10 mbps a few years ago and then they started using vectoring and voila.
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This company Im currently using has FTTH. Ptcl on the other hand has FTTC so their performance degrades at peak times or when it rains. Besides that PTCL has a pretty robust fiber network all around the country so using their bandwidth doesnt slow anyone down. The problem PTCL faces is that most people are not willing to dish out almost 20k for an Optical network terminal so everyone is stuck with FTTC(in bigger cities, elsewhere there's still copper), whereas people who are willing to pay the cash can get the FTTH. I get 4ms pings all over Pakistan and 30-35 ms towards central India.

You can get a 100mb connection from PTCL but its for $200 which makes it quite unrealistic. :(
 
endymion248 said:
I'm shocked at their prices tbh.

https://www.ptcl.com.pk/Home/PageDetail?ItemId=122&linkId=176

20k rupees for the connection I have in a developing country? When vectoring is a relatively cheap technology as opposited to fiber. Are these prices including tax btw?
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Yeah they include tax but still extremely expensive. The reason they are so expensive is that PTCL has had a monopoly for a very long time but slowly companies are giving competition to PTCL now, in lahore and karachi there is serious competition and in Islamabad the competition is slowly pick up the pace. The connection which is 20k now was 30k+ last year.
 
endymion248 said:
40$ for 100 mbps. I get that speed 24/7 whether it is a high load time or not because it's on copper, not cable. Unlimited download, I usually average around 1 TB per month (no tv in the household, streaming only).
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Damn that is cheap

Mine is like $35-40 for what is officially 20mb but in reality it's around 8mb

Compared to US yours is cheaper too. There I had 100mb but for almost 80$.

Is this France?
 
Slog said:
Damn that is cheap

Mine is like $35-40 for what is officially 20mb but in reality it's around 8mb

Compared to US yours is cheaper too. There I had 100mb but for almost 80$.

Is this France?
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No but France is even better. In Paris, you pay 70$ for 1000 mbps.

It's simply a matter of competition. Here, you have one operator who owns the infrastructure and then anyone can use the infrastructure if they pay 10$/client to that infrastructure operator. So 10% of the market is independent operators with no infrastructure then 40% for the national operator (who owns infrastructure) and then 50% for the cable operators (who also have to give access to independent operators). If the operator who owns the infrastructure invests money, they are allowed to charge more money to the independent operators. It's very regulated to increase competition.
 
Moiza said:
This company Im currently using has FTTH. Ptcl on the other hand has FTTC so their performance degrades at peak times or when it rains. Besides that PTCL has a pretty robust fiber network all around the country so using their bandwidth doesnt slow anyone down. The problem PTCL faces is that most people are not willing to dish out almost 20k for an Optical network terminal so everyone is stuck with FTTC(in bigger cities, elsewhere there's still copper), whereas people who are willing to pay the cash can get the FTTH. I get 4ms pings all over Pakistan and 30-35 ms towards central India.

You can get a 100mb connection from PTCL but its for $200 which makes it quite unrealistic. :(
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Oh alright. But why are they giving you such low speeds if they have FTTH? Those are ADSL speeds. Everywhere in the world FTTh gives you 200 mbps+.
 
endymion248 said:
No but France is even better. In Paris, you pay 70$ for 1000 mbps.

It's simply a matter of competition. Here, you have one operator who owns the infrastructure and then anyone can use the infrastructure if they pay 10$/client to that infrastructure operator. So 10% of the market is independent operators with no infrastructure then 40% for the national operator (who owns infrastructure) and then 50% for the cable operators (who also have to give access to independent operators). If the operator who owns the infrastructure invests money, they are allowed to charge more money to the independent operators. It's very regulated to increase competition.
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1000mbps

damn. is this dreamland

what do you even do with that kind of speed :))

i wonder what my unis inernet speed was. wierdly enough i never checked but was always enough. i doubt more than 100-200mbps though
 
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Slog said:
Damn that is cheap

Mine is like $35-40 for what is officially 20mb but in reality it's around 8mb

Compared to US yours is cheaper too. There I had 100mb but for almost 80$.

Is this France?
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Yep, you're right. Right now, I'm paying $77.95 just for the internet which is supposed to be 105 mb, but I recently found out that I have been ripped off. The average speed that I am getting is just about 26-28.
 
In the UK, Paying roughly 35-40£ a month on Broadband and Landline (with line rental), fibre optic connection @ 50mbps.

Unlimited Data, without the Landline and line rental i think it will be around 20£ a month.

So thats around 25$ for just broadband, and 50$ish for the whole package. You can get 100mbps around 30-35$ a month. But don't see the use for it as of now.

I use around 200-500gb data a month, this includes around 5 phones, 2/3 laptops and FireStick for TV Streaming connected to the network.
 
I am paying £16 per month for BB and telephone line rental plus all Uk landline and mobile calls and a few Europe and USA/Canada+ mobile calls included. The BB is 14MBps which suits me fine and unlimited download. Have been with my local provider for over 4 years and each year they increase the price but I call them and negotiate a better deal so they throw in loyalty discount.:yk
 
Since we are discussing internet I thought I might ask this. Does anyone else also experience difficulty in watching FB videos? I have tried 3 different ISPs in Pakistan and on each the fb videos play for like 3 second and then start buffering and mostly the buffering doesnt stop.
 
My faster connection had horrendous upload speeds, so I downgraded 2 months ago, and I am very happy about it. Now I get slower download speeds, but a 20Mbps up/down connection for INR 800 works so much better than before.
 
100 mbps down 20 mbps up....

For 30 dollars.

But its China.

Add a Vpn for 10 dollars a month.
 
800 Mbps. Dont pay for it. University residence. Brilliant internet and huge torrents take seconds to download. Have to pay for a vpn because I can't risk getting caught at university though
 
Moiza said:
Since we are discussing internet I thought I might ask this. Does anyone else also experience difficulty in watching FB videos? I have tried 3 different ISPs in Pakistan and on each the fb videos play for like 3 second and then start buffering and mostly the buffering doesnt stop.
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Lol YES!!

Thought it was just me! Same video works like a breeze in YouTube
 
Around 7.5 dollars for 2 GB high speed internet (100kbps after the 2gb per day limit is exhausted) daily for 3 months.
Probably the cheapest in the world.
 
800 INR for unlimited usage with 50Mbps speed at home. And then there is Jio- 1gb 4G data daily for 133 INR per month.
 
Australia's internet is pretty poor. I pay $60 for unlimited ADSL connection. The speeds are pretty archaic. Under 10 MBPS.
 
Internet in Hong Kong is top-notch.

I pay $33 per month and get upload and download speeds of 300 Mbps.
 
BlackShadow said:
The substandard 4g that can barely stream FullHD content? I know that the price is good, but you get what you pay for.
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Works pretty fine for me.
And that too when I'm sitting in my village in the middle of a desert.
Guess it varies region wise.
 
BlackShadow said:
The substandard 4g that can barely stream FullHD content? I know that the price is good, but you get what you pay for.
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It varies from place to place. At home I can watch 1080p videos without any lag.

At office, it is as fast as 2g.
 
Man some of you are getting so much data for next to nothing :danish



Here I get 6gb for $48 per month and that is one of the best plans out there
 
Amazed at how cheap Internet in India seems to be compared to other places mentioned in the thread. What's funny is that prices are all set to nosedive even further with Jio bringing some dirt-cheap 1Gbps plans in coming months.
 
New Zealand here. Currently paying approx 50 USD for a 100M down/20M up unlimited data connection. International speeds to the USA are excellent too.

I'll be upgrading to a 900M down / 500M up unlimited connection next month for about 68 USD.



 
Paying around £60 for a TV box and internet package, it gives 20mbps download and 7mbps upload. I refuse to believe people have 100mbps upload!
 
Syed1 said:
Man some of you are getting so much data for next to nothing :danish



Here I get 6gb for $48 per month and that is one of the best plans out there
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I meant data package for my cell.... for my home I get 30Mbps connection with unlimited downloading for 50 Canadian dollars.
 
Syed1 said:
The plan is bring your own phone with Fido. I do not go with contracts. To answer your question I have the S8.
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I've been wanting to get the S9 (or the Pixel 2) only because of the camera quality. These plans are expensive as hell though.
 
Abdul said:
I've been wanting to get the S9 (or the Pixel 2) only because of the camera quality. These plans are expensive as hell though.
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I've had my plan for 6-7 years and that is why it is cheap... people these days pay 75 bucks a month and think it is a steal :danish
 
Syed1 said:
I meant data package for my cell.... for my home I get 30Mbps connection with unlimited downloading for 50 Canadian dollars.
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You should shop around for wired internet. I get 150 up/down for $47 CAD in Alberta. If you're in ON, i'm sure there's a similar deal.
 
faraz39 said:
You should shop around for wired internet. I get 150 up/down for $47 CAD in Alberta. If you're in ON, i'm sure there's a similar deal.
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Bhai wired internet ka achaar dalon jub poori dunya wifi pe ja chuki hai? :azhar2



There are options to get cheaper packages from small local internet service providers but those require you to have your own modem and their tech support is really bad and networks are prone to breaking down.
 
Wired internet just means cable internet or ADSL or fibre. It becomes wifi via a router inside your house.

Bell or Rogers has promotional one year offers such as $60-$70 for 100mbps. After the year is up, you can either switch to someone else who has an offer or just negotiate the price down again. That's how I have $47 for 150 up/down from a major provider in AB.
 
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