SLT Broadband or Lanka Bell Broadband

[donkosala]

I have the slt adsl xcite package(1Mbps down, 256kbps up) it worked great till last Monday and the download speed dramatically dropped down. My average download speed was 85 - 110 kbps with apps. like torrent and IDM(sometimes higher), but now its 5 - 20 kbps. I complained about 5 or 6 times. Nothing happened still down. The thing is I can't even browse through web pages. It takes about 70 - 90 seconds to load a web page. I can't even get speedtest.net to work some kind of error, but when used other means to connect to internet (like through my 3G phone via PC Suite) they all work fine.
So after a lot of complains the slt came up with a solution to me. They said that there is an issue with the xcite package which was that some users had used xcite packages in Communications (small inet cafes). So now they have to limit the download speed. So what do I care. I'm not one of them. I download aroud 60 - 70 GBs a month but I'm a home user and I download movies and TV series for personal entertainment not as a business. Now they say they are introducing two new packages

1. 1Mbps down, 256kbps up but free usage up to 5GB and 50 cents for another extra 1MB or KB (not sure) for 29GBs after that Rs1 for MB or KB (not sure). Rental Rs.2000 + vat per month.

2. and another for a rental of Rs.5000 per month (not the Office package)

Also they said if I wish to download more I should switch to the 2nd package.

The only unlimited broadband package I could find other than SLT ADSL is Lanka Bell. Lanka Bell offers the same 1Mbps down, 256kbps up package for a monthly rental of Rs. 3000 + VAT and a onetime fee of Rs.3360. They guaranteed that I'll get a average download speed of 150 - 170kbps.

(1). I need to know whether it is worth to transfer from SLT to Lanka Bell???
(2). If anyone using Lanka Bell broadband, pleas give an insight to their download speed and their connection stability

Please state your ideas/view on the matter.

 

[udagama]

එතකොට Home package එකටයි Office package එකට මොකද වෙන්නේ?

 

[gayan8677]

mamath use kara SLT ADSL tika kalekin eka leda godak una. Slt service ekanam anthimai.
Dan mama 3 month idan Lankabell 1Mb use karanawa. Godak hodai connection 1anam. around 130kBps - 160kBps athara speed 1k enawa. kisi karadarayak na. service 1th hodai.
habai mama inna thanata lankabell tower eka 600m wage thamai dura thiyenne. danatanam lankabell connection 1a godak hodai.

me thiyenne speed test result tikak

 

[gayan8677]

menna balanna me speed 1

machan api kathakaranne Lankawe connections wala speed ganane

 

[donkosala]

My connection is still down so today I called SLT to get info on disconnecting the ADSL connection and the operator gave me the info and asked Y? So I told the story and she told that she is not aware of the two new packages (before that another operator told that he is not allowed to say till the official release).

But I came to know about it directly through the Maradana telecom. I didn't even ask them about a new package they contacted me and informed about the packages.

So today the operator told me that there has been some word that the SLT is going to restore the speed soon on the xcite package. I asked them when I will get a confirmation on that. She told that it'll take about a week before I know for sure.

Anyway I decided to give Lanka Bell a try. So today I went to Lanka Bell and registered for a new connection for Rs. 3360/=. It is WiMax so don't have to draw a new phone line. They told me that they'll send a team on next Tuesday to check for signals and set the connection.

So I'm going to keep the SLT ADSL till Lanka Bell establish a connection here. I'm really hoping that this Lanka Bell connection works for me.

 

[dhanusha83]

SLT is the best...SLT ADSL niyamai,Stable and Superb

 

[djmaxtor]

matanum SLT hondai ban....

 

[anurabw]

 

[anurabw]

 

[anurabw]

 

[billgate]

SLT NAM AJUTAI

 

[billgate]

MEHELA KALAKANI INTERNET Pakage denawata wada hodai nodi innawanam

 

[fzcool]

This is my SLT ADSL Speed

 

[billgate]

LANKA BELL MOANA PACKAGE EKADA MAI MACHAN

 

[4KIRIHAMI]

SLT WEDAKMA NEHA

 

[pavithra_uk]

mmm some people saying this limitation (data usage) doesn't affect to exiting packages.

but,
even unlimited data usage for exiting packages, they applying speed limit ??



slt gonna be suicide itself

 

[gudaya]

slt sucks