Best TV, Internet, Mobile providers

mumbaimum · Mar 31st, 2009, 04:54

My family is moving to Mumbai very soon. Since we started canceling our TV/Internet/Phone services here in Europe, I've been wondering... which providers are recommended in India? Mumbai in particular? Any suggestions?

shashank.aggarwal · Mar 31st, 2009, 11:15

Airtel, in all departments I would say.

delhiwala · Mar 31st, 2009, 13:30

Their Mobile service, DTH TV and Internet are good....But the landline service is not satisfactory....I would say MTNL still rules in that sphere.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

Airtel, in all departments I would say.

Nick-H · Mar 31st, 2009, 14:10

If their internet (ADSL) is working, the landline will be too, surely?

My current vote goes to Airtel too, and if you are going to take their broadband, it would be pointless to pay for a separate land-line phone.

TV, I really don't know. We use the local cable, and nobody in Chennai seems to be happy with local cable ever!. We turn on the TV for a few minutes every so often, so it is not my thing.

mumbaimum · Mar 31st, 2009, 20:05

ok cool. thanks for your advice, guys.

Aishah · Mar 31st, 2009, 20:36

We also have the local cable operator - the only advantage is he is cheap for hooking up a few TV's on the one line. However, whenever there is a power cut I can't get TV despite having an invertor. Also when the cable station has a power cut no one gets it then either! Some of the SkyTV's have far more channels, especially movies in English - however more expensive annually and you can only hook one TV to it. Now that recently we got BBCWorld finally restored to cable TV, I've decided against switching to SkyTV - was all for it up to a week ago. I'm satisfied with NDTV news in English, Star Movies, HBO, Star World and BBCWorld. History channel, Nat Geo., Discovery, and AXN is also available in English but I never watch them. When you get settled check around re your options is what I suggest.

puchoo · Apr 1st, 2009, 22:25

Airtel for me as well... as far as TV goes cant say , i am still very happy with my local cable guy...

alouise · Apr 1st, 2009, 22:38

Airtel, yes, Aircel NO ... close spelling, big difference

Nick-H · Apr 1st, 2009, 22:56

Aircel NO...
I have never had any problem with my Aircel mobile service, whereas Airtel have been telling my wife for two years that, within three months, they will put up a new tower so that she can get a decent signal on hers. We're not exactly in the middle of no-where!

Between us we have:

BSNL Landline
BSNL ADSL Broadband, now not used, to be canceled
AIRTEL Landline
AIRTEL ADSL Broadband
AIRTEL mobile, post-paid
AIRCEL mobile, pre-paid
SCV cable TV.

Not a bad collection, eh?

alouise · Apr 3rd, 2009, 14:24

Nick-H, you're in Tamil Nadu, right? And very well connected by the looks of things. The problem I found with Aircel was trying to buy pre-paid credit away from the eastern part of India, say in central or northern inland areas in northern Karnataka, Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh.

Nick-H · Apr 3rd, 2009, 16:22

Yes.

I think that Aircel is more limited; I don't recall seeing the name in Kerala, which is, of course, just next door to us. They use other networks to facilitate roaming, but I don't know how "re-charging" (with money, not electricity) would work, which is a very important factor.

For me, I can just call a friendly dealer here and request credit to be put on the number, paying when I see them.

I never chose Aircel, really, just went to said dealer back in 2005 and took what was going at the time!

sahil7 · Apr 14th, 2009, 19:54

Internet- Tata in Mumbai!

Ive been using it for quite sometime now, without any complaints!

pibikay · Jun 28th, 2009, 17:00

I will vote for Airtel any day.I use their mobile,briadband and landline/But I can't say about theor TV

delhiwala · Jun 29th, 2009, 02:00

I use their DTH TV Service. It's excellent !

thejag · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aishah

Some of the SkyTV's have far more channels, especially movies in English - however more expensive annually and you can only hook one TV to it.

you can hook up more than one tv (through an extra digicomp unit) to one sat dish and pay a fraction of the price of the original connection. we pay about RS. 460 a month for a tatasky connection and two sub connections at RS 125 each for the same set of channels.. halves the cost. every DTH operator offers the same deal. In chennai this is the best option cause of CAS.

Oh and i vote for airtel as well.

Personally i hate aircel. My first mobile connection was an aircel prepaid... my Rs 1600 balance disappeared when i converted it to postpaid and they actually sent me a lawyer notice after a couple of years to cough up the 800 bucks i left outstanding on the postpaid connection...

Mar 31st, 2009, 04:54	#1
mumbaimum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 15	Best TV, Internet, Mobile providers My family is moving to Mumbai very soon. Since we started canceling our TV/Internet/Phone services here in Europe, I've been wondering... which providers are recommended in India? Mumbai in particular? Any suggestions?

Mar 31st, 2009, 11:15	#2
shashank.aggarwal The Fortunate One Join Date: May 2007 Location: Road Posts: 6,820	Airtel, in all departments I would say. __________________ Spineless Travelogue - Around India

Mar 31st, 2009, 20:36	#6
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 7,624	We also have the local cable operator - the only advantage is he is cheap for hooking up a few TV's on the one line. However, whenever there is a power cut I can't get TV despite having an invertor. Also when the cable station has a power cut no one gets it then either! Some of the SkyTV's have far more channels, especially movies in English - however more expensive annually and you can only hook one TV to it. Now that recently we got BBCWorld finally restored to cable TV, I've decided against switching to SkyTV - was all for it up to a week ago. I'm satisfied with NDTV news in English, Star Movies, HBO, Star World and BBCWorld. History channel, Nat Geo., Discovery, and AXN is also available in English but I never watch them. When you get settled check around re your options is what I suggest. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Apr 1st, 2009, 22:25	#7
puchoo Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 5,411	Airtel for me as well... as far as TV goes cant say , i am still very happy with my local cable guy... __________________ Cheers! Indiamike Mod team............ puchoo.wordpress.com

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Mar 31st, 2009, 14:10	#4
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	If their internet (ADSL) is working, the landline will be too, surely? My current vote goes to Airtel too, and if you are going to take their broadband, it would be pointless to pay for a separate land-line phone. TV, I really don't know. We use the local cable, and nobody in Chennai seems to be happy with local cable ever!. We turn on the TV for a few minutes every so often, so it is not my thing.

Mar 31st, 2009, 20:05	#5
mumbaimum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 15	ok cool. thanks for your advice, guys.

Apr 1st, 2009, 22:38	#8
alouise Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 821	Airtel, yes, Aircel NO ... close spelling, big difference

Apr 1st, 2009, 22:56	#9
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	Aircel NO... I have never had any problem with my Aircel mobile service, whereas Airtel have been telling my wife for two years that, within three months, they will put up a new tower so that she can get a decent signal on hers. We're not exactly in the middle of no-where! Between us we have: BSNL Landline BSNL ADSL Broadband, now not used, to be canceled AIRTEL Landline AIRTEL ADSL Broadband AIRTEL mobile, post-paid AIRCEL mobile, pre-paid SCV cable TV. Not a bad collection, eh?

Apr 3rd, 2009, 14:24	#10
alouise Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 821	Nick-H, you're in Tamil Nadu, right? And very well connected by the looks of things. The problem I found with Aircel was trying to buy pre-paid credit away from the eastern part of India, say in central or northern inland areas in northern Karnataka, Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh.

Apr 3rd, 2009, 16:22	#11
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	Yes. I think that Aircel is more limited; I don't recall seeing the name in Kerala, which is, of course, just next door to us. They use other networks to facilitate roaming, but I don't know how "re-charging" (with money, not electricity) would work, which is a very important factor. For me, I can just call a friendly dealer here and request credit to be put on the number, paying when I see them. I never chose Aircel, really, just went to said dealer back in 2005 and took what was going at the time!

Apr 14th, 2009, 19:54	#12
sahil7 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 5	Internet- Tata in Mumbai! Ive been using it for quite sometime now, without any complaints!

Jun 28th, 2009, 17:00	#13
pibikay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 372	I will vote for Airtel any day.I use their mobile,briadband and landline/But I can't say about theor TV

Jun 29th, 2009, 02:00	#14
delhiwala IM what IM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indeyah ! Posts: 4,817	I use their DTH TV Service. It's excellent !

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