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Hi,

First of all, I must straightaway say that I’m not saying most of the other reviewers are wrong.. but I definitely feel that Sify is copping the blame for the faults of the local providers, the guys who run the network in your area, do the installations etc.

Im in Navi Mumbai, Koparkhairane, and got my connection from SSV cable. Previously I used Iqara from Aashish cable. Theirs was the best service, 128kbps, 500 mb a month at 550 rupees. But I used use 2 packages per month usually, and couldnt download much stuff. The speed was great, and 99.99% uptime, but the mb cap was limiting.

So I switched to Sifys unlimited plan, 64kbps at 400/month. Its great!

SSV did take 3 weeks to make the connection, but that was because no one in my area had a sify connection already, hence they had to draw all the lines from scratch.
Once installed, its worked very well. Speeds are 64, less compared to my previous 128 from iqara, but its UNLIMITED !! So, not a problem

Its been down just twice for 2 hours each at night in 3 weeks of usage so far.

So, what I really feel is that if any people have had bad experiences, its because of the provider (cable operator, telecom provider etc), and not sify themselves. I’ve downloaded shitloads of stuff so far, and no hiccups. They even provide free licensed trend Micro AV if you dont have an AV installed.

Only thing I have a problem with is download speeds not crossing 12-14 kbps.

Also, you can upgrade the unlimited package to 128kbps, 256kbps etc for more monthly charges, which is a great benefit !

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I wonder why is there no news regarding Tata Indicom since so many days

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Tata Indicom….well i need some news.

Do you have one?

Alright, this in reference to the last post “Disappointed MTNL Customer“

I wasn’t sure. I just checked again.

Mumbai never had an unlimted plan.

Surprisingly true.

I think the reason is obvious. Mumbai have lot of rich people who are ready to pay more for additional downloads. So why would MTNL launch an unlimited plan. Get it????