An Internet Update

An update on my internet situation. I went to the BSNL web site and actual broadband is available. In fact, BSNL offers 1 Mbps connections. However, it's prohibitively expensive, costing Rs. 3300 ($71.59) per month. I think I'm going to go for the 384 kpbs connection. It costs Rs. 740 ($16.05) per month. However, this connection has a 2 GB per month data transfer limit. I don't think this should be a problem since I will be at work most of the time and I only need the internet at nights and weekends. I'm not going to be downloading anything so the data transfer thing should be an issue. BSNL does very generously offer unlimited "night" usage, but their definition of "night" is 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Hmm ... I think Jim Corbett described much of that time as that part of the night when even the jungle's carnivora go to sleep (midnight to 4 a.m.).

On the other hand, how much faster than 384 kpbs be than 256 kbps? I don't know, we'll see what I decide to get when I actually go down there. Now if you're wondering why I need to physically go anywhere to get a service, remember than I'm dealing with a state owned enterprise here. It may actually offer better deals than and provide better service than its private competitors, but it still is state-owned. Only in India can this happen.