Isn't SLT ADSL too expensive?

[lasanka]

expensive.... compared to the price of normal connections and the download benefits i think adsl is jus fine!

 

[Agent_47]

Depends on your income. For people with middle to high income levels ADSL Home package would suit fine. In my opinion it's quite worth it. Fast, easy and reliable.

 

[MCLINER]

Depends on your income. For people with middle to high income levels ADSL Home package would suit fine. In my opinion it's quite worth it. Fast, easy and reliable.

yep
home package is really cheap

 

[Agent_47]

Cool thoughts...
I too have to confirm that SLT is the only ADSL provider in SL... But dialog will soon be starting broadband services for domestic users! So then SLT will lose it's monopoly and they'll eventually have to bring down their tariffs!

Lucky us!

Yeah at the moment SLT is the only broadband provider but even if Dialog starts up then I guess Dialog would probably be a bit more expensive than SLT. Anyway it all depends on how they charge their tariffs whether by how long you surf or how much you download or maybe they'll charge a monthly rental like SLT.

 

[MCLINER]

Yeah at the moment SLT is the only broadband provider but even if Dialog starts up then I guess Dialog would probably be a bit more expensive than SLT. Anyway it all depends on how they charge their tariffs whether by how long you surf or how much you download or maybe they'll charge a monthly rental like SLT.

dey r gonna introduce WI-FI

 

[Anusha]

Yeah at the moment SLT is the only broadband provider but even if Dialog starts up then I guess Dialog would probably be a bit more expensive than SLT. Anyway it all depends on how they charge their tariffs whether by how long you surf or how much you download or maybe they'll charge a monthly rental like SLT.

I don't think they will charge a fixed amount. It will most probably be on usage, or there will be tight restrictions on the downloadable amount.

 

[shaggy]

Home Express - Upto 512 kbps(Down)/Upto 128 kbps (Up) - 2,250.00
Office Express - Upto 2048 kbps(Down)/Upto 512 kbps(Up) - 6,750.00

These prices are Excluding VAT.

So even for a domestic user or a student, the internet cost will be more than 31,000 a year, that's about half a pc every year!

Isn't this sort of too expensive???...

if u wnt u hv 2

 

[sri_lion]

Home Express - Upto 512 kbps(Down)/Upto 128 kbps (Up) - 2,250.00
Office Express - Upto 2048 kbps(Down)/Upto 512 kbps(Up) - 6,750.00

These prices are Excluding VAT.

So even for a domestic user or a student, the internet cost will be more than 31,000 a year, that's about half a pc every year!

Isn't this sort of too expensive???...

Not really... it isn't that expensive! because that would be the normal price you would pay for a 2MB connection and you can't just measure the value of it by thinking that you are spending more than 31k per year,

And you are getting a 2MB connection when you need more bandwidth and the current bandwidth is not enough for you to do your work!

2MB is relatively a fest connection so you gotta pay as much!

And a 2MB connection is easily sharable among your family or friends so you can share if you want to!

 

[sri_lion]

Nope. I don't think any other country offers cheaper ADSL connections. (Remember, this is with no quota - that's a real plus point)

I don't think so! because as I know Singapore has 10MB connections for 68 Singapore Dollars that's roughly converted to around Rs. 4760/= (with free wireless modem)

Even Malaysia 2MB connection is around Rs. 5828/= (with free modem)

 

[chamithal]

yeah!

It seems like the fee is accepable... Even I was spending about 1500 a month with dial-up, but did almost nothing except updating my virus guard, checking mails n downloading tiny stuff!

Yet, no harm to get things cheaper ne!

 

[Anusha]

I don't think so! because as I know Singapore has 10MB connections for 68 Singapore Dollars that's roughly converted to around Rs. 4760/= (with free wireless modem)

Even Malaysia 2MB connection is around Rs. 5828/= (with free modem)

Dude, I wasn't talking about the Wireless broadband connection alone. It's not that part which is expensive.

Let's say Dialog wants to give wireless broadband connection. They have to use the satellite links to access their foreign ISPs (very expensive because satellite transmission is heavily limited in bandwidth) or they have to use the submarine cables owned by SLT (which I doubt they'll use, if they do, SLT will ask for a good price).

If SLT want to give wireless broadband, they don't have such restrictions, because they own the submarine cable + they have a wide fibre optic coverage.

 

[sri_lion]

yeah!

It seems like the fee is accepable... Even I was spending about 1500 a month with dial-up, but did almost nothing except updating my virus guard, checking mails n downloading tiny stuff!

Yet, no harm to get things cheaper ne!

Yeah! I mean think about it... you were using a dial-up which gives you nothing at all...paying 1500 per month this is good for those people who just needs to check mail... But not for us cuz, we do all sorts of things downloading, browsing (hours non-stop), streaming (Youtube)

I pay about Rs.2730/= for my 1MB connection here, and I think that is a good deal because that's what I can afford right now with all my other expenses and I'm always connected!!

Maybe one day when Sri Lanka launch its own Satellite things could get cheaper!!

 

[lasanka]

heh but still slt adsl is the cheapest solution available in sl and u cant blame em if they are the cheapest y would dey lower the price??

 

[lasanka]

Dude, I wasn't talking about the Wireless broadband connection alone. It's not that part which is expensive.

Let's say Dialog wants to give wireless broadband connection. They have to use the satellite links to access their foreign ISPs (very expensive because satellite transmission is heavily limited in bandwidth) or they have to use the submarine cables owned by SLT (which I doubt they'll use, if they do, SLT will ask for a good price).

If SLT want to give wireless broadband, they don't have such restrictions, because they own the submarine cable + they have a wide fibre optic coverage.

so overall slt's game?

 

[sri_lion]

Dude, I wasn't talking about the Wireless broadband connection alone. It's not that part which is expensive.

Let's say Dialog wants to give wireless broadband connection. They have to use the satellite links to access their foreign ISPs (very expensive because satellite transmission is heavily limited in bandwidth) or they have to use the submarine cables owned by SLT (which I doubt they'll use, if they do, SLT will ask for a good price).

If SLT want to give wireless broadband, they don't have such restrictions, because they own the submarine cable + they have a wide fibre optic coverage.

That's true.. and that's between Dialog and SLT, Maybe SLT can give cheaper rates! but you said "no other country offers cheaper ADSL connections", i was commenting on that!

Anyway about this "Dialog giving connections" thingy... I think they'll use the Malaysian satellite called "MeaSAT" wonder how the prices gonna be! Please keep us up to date on performance analysis between the 2 main ISPs

 

[lasanka]

That's true.. and that's between Dialog and SLT, Maybe SLT can give cheaper rates! but you said "no other country offers cheaper ADSL connections", i was commenting on that!

Anyway about this "Dialog giving connections" thingy... I think they'll use the Malaysian satellite called "MeaSAT" wonder how the prices gonna be! Please keep us up to date on performance analysis between the 2 main ISPs

will look into the dialog thingy...

 

[sri_lion]

will look into the dialog thingy...

Thanx!

Initially though my guess is Dialog connections will be faster!

 

[lasanka]

ya i think so too.. no worries cya

 

[chamithal]

See about mobile phone tariffs! At first they were above clouds... But after several vendors came n spread through the island.. things got more n more cheaper n mobile phones aren't any luxury but a necessity! Same thing should go with broadband!

 

[sri_lion]

See about mobile phone tariffs! At first they were above clouds... But after several vendors came n spread through the island.. things got more n more cheaper n mobile phones aren't any luxury but a necessity! Same thing should go with broadband!

Yeah! but there were a lot of success factors behind mobile phones industry though, like starting off on a decent mobile phone doesn't cost you much where as getting a broadband connection & making full use of it requires a PC, which normally cost more!

I think becoming an ISP should be a part of Dialog's plan for future service enhancement for their mobile sector as well... which is a good thing!! Because the next generation 3G/4G technologies like HSDPA means really high data rates on mobile phones!!!

And you might see in Sri Lanka.... in another 2/3 years time (could be less) people replacing their mobile phones with PDA's which has more functionalities like GPRS!!