This thread is for people who subscribe occasionally to OTT platforms.

Which movie or show made you re-subscribe to an OTT platform?

I just now got it installed with the 100 mbps ₹899 plan for 6 months - so far so good

Almost a year ago, I posted this question on the forums, asking about a comparison between Asianet Fiber and Kerala Vision broadband. I had made the switch to Kerala Vision right after that because my LCO helped me with a seamless migration (although I had to pay activation cost).

However, in this one year, whenever I used to come home from Bangalore, I could never work properly with Kerala Vision. All my office work has to be done via connecting to Cisco VPN if not inside the office premises. This Cisco VPN would usually drop and reconnect every 5-20 mins, despite the internet light glowing in the modem. (Imagine Big Data and ETL processing, I would often get in trouble developing code on local due to DB locks as a result of the job abortion due to the VPN disconnect).

On top of that second big thing I do with internet is gaming (Mobile + Laptop). In the games I play on laptop, the games would connect to the MENA region servers instead of SE Asia servers thereby giving a bigger latency (230ms MENA vs 45ms SEAS). Mobile games like COD is a different story altogether. Just like how my VPN disconnects and reconnects, my mobile games would also show such behaviour consistently.

I used to bear all this because I used to come home for at most a week. However now that Bangalore is running out of water, I had been constantly troubled always thinking about that. So I decided to take WFH immediately until the water situation is resolved in Bangalore. That is when I realized I can't do my work for the next few months on this sh#tty internet connection.

That's why I had to make a switch. My options were pretty limited:

• Railwire (I had previously used Railwire where I had bad experience, and then made the switch to Kerala Vision)
• BSNL Fiber (No thanks. Before Railwire I used to have BSNL Broadband non-fiber where I had a really awful experience. Troubling one I must say, only god knows how I put up with that connection for 10 years until the Railwire LCO arrived)
• Asianet Fiber

Jio Fiber while being available in my city for almost 3 years now, is still not available in my area. So my only realistic option waws Asianet Fiber. Thus I had to go for it.
Initially I took a 200Mbps plan for 3 months which cost me Rs. 2024 along with activation charge of Rs. 500 (all excluding GST).

And boy I'm not surprised. For the first time ever in my city, I'm getting speeds as advertised (if not better)


Gaming wise also latency has improved a lot, no longer drops as frequently as it did before, and connecting to the correct region as well:


Overall, very satisfied with Asianet Fiber so far. Because I went for the 3 months plan, they've given me a dual band modem instead of a single band one. This one is heating up pretty quickly though. The previous modem only used to heat up after many hours of being turned on.

On February 8, the Union Cabinet approved the auction of 10,523.15 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum across bands at a reserve price of Rs 96,317.65 crore. All unsold spectrums from the last sale will be up for bidding again. Airwaves in the 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300, 2500, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands, covering a large chunk of voice and data spectrum, are up for sale.

While the live e-auction of airwaves across major spectrum bands will be held 73 days from now, a long timeline of steps leading up to it has been released by the DoT. This includes the pre-qualification of bidders on May 6, the inauguration of the final list of bidders on May 9, and a mock auction on May 13 and 14, the DoT notice said.

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Poco F6 Pro spotted on NBTC certification, launch may be imminent..
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The new Airtel Xstream AirFiber plans are priced at Rs. 699 and Rs. 999 per month and offer unlimited data with speeds of up to 40Mbps and 100Mbps, respectively.

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CSPACE C-space is a premier OTT platform, introduced by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC). As a public sector enterprise under the Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of Kerala, KSFDC has established C-space to embody the very essence of the entertainment and cinema industry. The name C-space is an acronym derived from the initial letters of Cinema, Culture, Chitranjali, and Creative entertainment, providing a comprehensive solution for all moving picture experiences.

C-space is the ultimate destination for those seeking high-quality entertainment, offering a diverse range of content that includes award-winning movies, art movies, commercial movies, IFFK movies, Kerala State Award movies and more. As the first government-owned OTT platform in India, C-space provides its discerning viewers with only the finest curated content.

Tethering feature of your phone provides a secure internet connection for other devices through Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, or a USB cable.

What are the tethering policies of different telecom operators in India?

In US, my operator gives limited 5G data for tethering. After we use that data, speed slows to 128 Kbps.


Mobile signal is really good in my home and I am thinking of cutting my broadband connection and using mobile internet as my sole internet connection. But with this policy, it is not possible.

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OTF becomes a part of family.

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Below is the one model saw in Amazon.



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Installation : I booked Jio Airfiber two days back on Saturday and it was installed in a day yesterday that is even on a Sunday that's is highly appreciable..

Live TV: DTH is the best with regards to number of channels and IPTV has lot of catching up to do...

While channel quality is comparable and in some cases better than DTH still certain channels like Star Vijay opening via Disney+ Hotstar app needs extraordinary improvements as there were heavy pixelation issue during dance shows, hope this is not permanent issue with Jio Fiber TV..

As a Tamil Regional TV fan Jaya TV group channels still not available on Jio Fiber is a great let down.. For regional users who purchase Jio Airfiber / Fiber TV for TV viewing it's recommended to wait for many more years as Jio STB not fully evolved to give a complete TV viewing experience...

But a positive thing is eventhough while streaming via WIFI during few minutes of random viewing of TV channels not a single buffer that's a positive impression..

Internet Speed: I opted for entry level 707 plan with 30 Mbps speed and the internet speed Constantly above 15 - 20 Mbps mark with 2 split wifi connection is indeed remarkable... For Internet connection Jio AirFiber is highly recommended..Hope at the end of a month my review stays the same..

OTT: Disney+ hotstar has no 4k option and ads between shows doesnt give a premium experience..

I haven't got 4k via Amazon prime while watching Poacher series, and randomly playing some 4k movies for few minutes.. I hope100 mbps users getting HDR..

Few points that I would like to write, I've mentioned above,
Overall it's indeed a mixed experience..
Jio AirFiber requires much more further improvements...
Hope it gets improved!

I have a new orei brand HDMI switcher with ARC , 3 HDMI input and a out . HDMI version is 2.0 , hdcp 2.2. if anybody wants PM me. Upload image later.