Broadband Goa

madamdarkin · Jul 19th, 2009, 15:44

We'll be setting up base in Goa (Siolim) for around 6 months - need decent internet and from what I've researched, Broadband is our best bet. How do we go about hooking this up and a rough estimate of start up costs and monthly plans?

Thank you

gaurav1441 · Jul 20th, 2009, 12:03

Need to go to local BSNL office and look out for their Broadband plans.

Nick-H · Jul 20th, 2009, 14:46

You can do so online!

madamdarkin · Jul 20th, 2009, 15:00

Thank you!

johnny five · Jul 20th, 2009, 21:43

Mr Reddy at Siolim telephone exchange is a nice guy, but sadly he just deals with the installing. For the ordering you must go to Mapusa to the BSNL office at the top of the town near the Court where an oil drum masquerades as a roundabout.
Sadly the staff at this office have made rudeness an art form, even to the standards expected of Indian bureaucrats, they are extra-ordinarily rude and offensive. Luckily, last year when I took out my connection my landlord was visiting from Bombay so I dumped the problem on him.
After his fifth visit to the office, he confided to me "those BSNL people REALLY are rude"
Oh and by the way, I applied in March and was connected in August eventually!

Nick-H · Jul 21st, 2009, 02:34

There must be an outpost of the Bad Old Ways there in Goa; I applied in January 2005, in Chennai, had my phone line within two days, and my broadband within two weeks. And no-one was rude.

johnny five · Jul 21st, 2009, 13:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

There must be an outpost of the Bad Old Ways there in Goa; I applied in January 2005, in Chennai, had my phone line within two days, and my broadband within two weeks. And no-one was rude.

Nick, you need to live in Goa to experience it!
Its as if technology, service, progress and manners are stopped at the Goa borders and not allowed in.
The number of times on IM posters from other parts of India assure everyone that this that and the other are available and we then have to point out "Yes, but not in Goa"
One gets the impression that the Goans felt far more oppressed and subservient under the Portuguese than the rest of India did under the British and it seems to have left them quite prepared to accept low standards without complaining.
In 16 years here, I could count the number of times I have seen an Office-wallah be polite to a customer on the thumbs of one hand! On a recent trip to Bombay, the difference was astonishing, like being in a different country.......

Nick-H · Jul 21st, 2009, 18:08

Wow... a different world indeed.

Here I could say that it is very tough to find competent and efficient workers, but at least they are usually pleasant about it!

Jul 19th, 2009, 15:44	#1
madamdarkin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Goa for now Posts: 169	Broadband Goa We'll be setting up base in Goa (Siolim) for around 6 months - need decent internet and from what I've researched, Broadband is our best bet. How do we go about hooking this up and a rough estimate of start up costs and monthly plans? Thank you

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madamdarkin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Goa for now Posts: 169	Thank you!

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johnny five Survivor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Goa Posts: 730	Mr Reddy at Siolim telephone exchange is a nice guy, but sadly he just deals with the installing. For the ordering you must go to Mapusa to the BSNL office at the top of the town near the Court where an oil drum masquerades as a roundabout. Sadly the staff at this office have made rudeness an art form, even to the standards expected of Indian bureaucrats, they are extra-ordinarily rude and offensive. Luckily, last year when I took out my connection my landlord was visiting from Bombay so I dumped the problem on him. After his fifth visit to the office, he confided to me "those BSNL people REALLY are rude" Oh and by the way, I applied in March and was connected in August eventually!

Jul 21st, 2009, 02:34	#6
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	There must be an outpost of the Bad Old Ways there in Goa; I applied in January 2005, in Chennai, had my phone line within two days, and my broadband within two weeks. And no-one was rude.

Jul 21st, 2009, 18:08	#8
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	Wow... a different world indeed. Here I could say that it is very tough to find competent and efficient workers, but at least they are usually pleasant about it!