Broadband in Goa
 

Hi, Has anyone got broadband in Goa? Which supplier do you use and how do I go about getting broadband for my apartment. :confused:

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:rofl::rofl::rofl: every child in goa is having a laptop and computer, never mind they do not have electricity, or pencils.

When we left Goa they were digging up the roads, saying it was for broadband :confused: but it seems only the internet cafes have it, and that is slowband. We use our mobile phone, and will have to see if there is a better provider next month.

Would be interested to know if anybody knows what Vodophone bluetooth connection is like have used one of the others before.

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British mobile or Goan? My Goan mobile provider is Ideal. I did email them to ask if they could provide broadband but they just gave me a phone number to ring. I will ring it when I get to Goa but I wanted any info I could get before I go.

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It would be too expensive to use UK mobile. We used Airtel it was not as slow as dial up here, but not as fast as broadband. Don't think you can get mobile broadband out there, but will let you know at the end of the month when we get there and with which provider we go with. You can call into the Airtel - Ideal shops in Panjim for info.

Does anybody know how mobile Vodophone is working? and which is the best deal.

Broadband you have to have a telephone line, and that takes TIME

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... and this has all been covered on another thread somewhere - just trawl thru 'em!

AndyD 8-)#

P.S. BSNL have a monopoly on landlines / broadband

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Where is your apartment?

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Arpora

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I will inquire and get back to you tomorrow (9th Oct)

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Arpora has broadband connection. by bsnl & tata

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Thats great to know thanks for your help. I already have tata sky so I will try them first. My son has suggested that I need 3G but not being technically minded I do not really know what he is talking about. I have bought one of those half size laptops to take out as I can put it in the safe while I am not around. Luckily my son does know what he is talking about as he works in IT and has done desk top support in the past. He is coming out on 25th Oct so if I have not got it sorted out by then he may be able to sort it for me.

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3G is not yet introduced in India. TATA should work fine for your use. I guess you are not a heavy user.

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Depends, I use email a lot and need to access my work sometimes but it took so long using an internet cafe last time (5 minutes or more to turn a page) that I really need a better solution.

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but it isn't really broadband - a dongle or bluetooth connection to your mobile is probably a lot cheaper - do search other threads - there is a lot already posted about this.

AndyD 8-)#

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Yes its a b/band but atleast the speed is reasonable than the mobile internet connection. speed varies from 114 - 164 kpbs

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there is a new broadband connection in Goa its a soma wimax under the umberella of BSNL, DO NOT GET IT!! WHEN it works & i do mean WHEN, its fantastic BUT you pay 5,000/-rs for the unit 1,800/- rental monthly 750/-rs for them to plug it in & off you go or should i say off they go. doesnt work when it rains the:( Calangute tower is always down they ignore phone calls basically they are a rip off. Asked for them to come & collect unit they said they would disconnect us & only pay us 1,800/-rs. They said they wont pay anything else. The sales man is Ganesh KEEP AWAY.

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my daugther has BSNL broadband wifi as her house is in a valley and no other system including tata would work, they download everthing films games the lot with no problems and very quick she lives in Arpora costs 1200/ a month but of course being a FN had to pay a 5.000 deposit!!!

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Can you let us know how or who your daughter arranged this with. Name, phone number and address if possible. I have tried other options but not found anything satisfactory as yet. Our apartment is in Arpora and I would happily pay that for a good service.

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she just went to the BSNL office in Mapusa just up from the court house and applied, my son in law gets all the downloads through the laptop onto his iphone much to the delight of his kids

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Thats great thanks, I will be there the day after I arrive.

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It might work well in Apora but in Calangute it never works so if you are moving into Calangute i would look at the Bsnl line not the soma wi max under the umbrella of bsnl. I am having to work with tata stick whilst paying 1.800/- rs for a connection that is useless.

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I already tried the tata dongle. Not worth the money. I will take note of your advise thanks.

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this connection she has is just BSNL and a couple of my friends have it in candolin and by taj, i have no problems now ith my airtel mobile/usb/pc connection either

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Find Airtel mobile is as good as the cyber cafe - at least it is cooler at home.
It amazes me that in the same grounds, how the connection differs from one computer to another.

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yes thars the wired one i think we should have had, but the salesman was raving about wimax being quicker better connections etc. Have lived here long enough now should never have beleived him

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here in goa at the moment there are a lot of new dongle broadband connections coming out, i work with the new tata indicom usb modem, this allows you to take your laptop anywhere to use it, it cost 801 ruppes a month unlimited download, or if you do not use a lot it cost 1 rupee per 1 mb. where i live the connection to airtel was very scatty and unreliable and slow, but this is not as fast as broadband but not far behind the internet cafes.
reliance have just brought out a new broadband dongle which is supposed to be 20x faster,
also an unknow company has just brought out a new broadband connection, i will keep you informed of this when i here what its like
also for those asking of vodaphone my mobile connection is very good, (mobile pick up in my area is very low) and i get internet connection on my mobile which is not too bad speed wise but also as a vodaphone customer get to check my emails for free.

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There's a new service going to be launched from tata indicom called photon+ , its supposed to be a wireless broadband service (a dongle which u can plug in ur desktop or laptop) .

though the service is already launched in goa,they haven't started giving the broadband speed for it... the manager informed me that the broadband speeds would start by 30th september 2009

the unit is costing something like rs 3000/- and its like rs 1000/- for 10gb monthly usage. (not sure of exact figures)

there's reliance also in the market with similar services.

if your requirements are confined only to ur home then there's bsnl broadband and sify broadband....

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I am surprised, and pleased, that you tell us that it is available already in Goa as I only yesterday looked on the website here;
http://www.tataindicom.com/HSIA-phot...-personal.aspx
where it says nothing about Goa?

This page seems to offer 3 different alternatives;
https://www.ichoose.in/etrade/wireless-internet.jsp
If you choose Photon+ it costs Rs3500 for the dongle but you have to select Maharashtra then Mumbai as it does not accept Goa.........?

The next choice is the "Whiz" dongle at Rs2500, which as far as I was aware (until you told us differently) was the one available in Goa at present. Its pig-slow and reception in most places is very poor. Checking out this one, it at least allows you to select "rest of Maharashtra" but not Goa.

Tariffs for the Photon+ are here
http://www.tataindicom.com/hsia-usb-...-personal.aspx

I am probably wrong but was under the impression that Photon+ rides on the back of the new 3g networks being rolled out across India that are rather like the new generation of dongles already in use throughout the UK.

At present, Goa most certainly does not have 3g.

Reading between the lines in your post, could it be that the Tata salesman was actually telling you that Photon+ will not be available until end of September as this is the system with "broadband speeds"?

As we have been promised 3g "anytime now" for almost two years, I would take any of these promises with a large pinch of salt............

I notice that in you first paragraph you say it is "going to be launched" whilst in your second paragraph that "the service is already launched in goa". This is rather confusing, could you clarify please...........................

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In margao, tata has already started marketing for the product.. i was told that photon dongle (some offer) is available for purchase HOWEVER you will not receive the broadband speeds (3.2mbps or wotever) until 30th september.

it wud be better to call the office in margao directly rather than check the website...

i only hope that photon does work in goa ,its high time we got some real broadband..

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I purchased the Tata dongle in Calangute in March this year for about 3000 rupees and then 1000 for one months unlimited downloads. I took my laptop to the shop they installed it and set it up and worked fine - not to bad at all my grandaughter loved it was on it everynight on facebook and msn and was quite adequate for my needs as well. All I have to do when I return is top up my monthly download again.

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my experience of broadband here is that you are very much in the hands of the supplier and service has been pretty shitty with what is mainly available in vagator. Sify is supposed to be ok, but im with a supplier that uses another one now and it is diabolically slow for downloading. after paying rs8000 for a "box" thought it would be fast, but it takes up to 20 minutues to watch a 5min you tube video, and then if i want to download it onto my system 45 minutes!"!!!!!!

would suggest searching out sify and doing it that way as my friends that have sify are getting far better download speed than me.:unsure:

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only BSNL offer real broadband - and that is - er - not very good
AndyD 8-)#

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I have BSNL unlimited. Not the quickest but does me fine. Cost 750 rupees a month + VAT etc. My monthly bill is 1026 rupees, that is for landline and broadband. You can get much quicker but they also cost a lot more. If I am downloading music, audiobooks & movies or UK TV programmes, I just leave my computer on 24 hours a day and at no extra cost.

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calina666, did you get your bsnl unlimited connection in benaulim ? is the modem included in the price or is there some other initial cost associated with this . assuming it is the same company (bsnl) that provides the landline, how long does it take to get a landline and what paperwork is required when applying for a landline and internet connection ? thanks

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Now BSNL Provides the Wireless broadband in Goa....the instruments cost around 5,000 INR and the charges of maximum speed provided for 512 KB....please send your enquirers....

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Those of you looking for decent broadband, have a look at this;

http://www.indiamike.com/india/goa-f...a-3g-t63012/2/
(post#23)

it seems to be based on personal experience?

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I've never heard of anyone getting those sort of speeds even on 3G in the UK.
I also haven't heard that 3G is available in Goa - still, here is the link to the Tata page
... thinking about it, if this is 3G and there are only a handful of people using it then these speeds are possible, but I think it will downgrade for every new user added!

AndyD 8-)#

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I have rented the latest high speed plug in card for my laptop which is giving speeds of between 25 kbps to 100 kbps which is great for Skype and utube downloads etc.

The price is RS 150 per day (minimum 1 week rental for 1GB downloads per week) a deposit of RS 3600 - refundable at the time of returning the equipment. I am aware they have other packages available. ID requirements are copy of passport/visa and address confirmation.

I can get contact details should anyone require it.

CC

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my memory may be faulty but I think I used to get those sort of speeds with Airtel in my phone connected to my laptop - it cost Rs. 15/- a day (when they remembered to charge it). ... Or do you mean 100kBps (that's Bytes versus bits i.e about 800 kbps?)

AndyD 8-)#

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Tell us more Andy - like how you get this installed and where as Im taking my laptop over this season, and Im not very up on the gadget stuff, but I like the sound of 15 rps a day !

Dread - the one with arrested computer development
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you need a mobile that you can connect to your computer - either bluetooth or a data cable - and some software to load on the computer (mine came with the mobile). Then you need to set up your mobile for data - the Elephant Shop man did mine. The installed software does the rest.

The above setup is pretty much identical to what you would have to do with one of the 'dongles' they are selling now (phone + data connection = dongle)

AndyD 8-)#