booked my connection today... Chennai. The agent said it will be installed after 12PM, planning to use it as backup for my Hathway 1TB plan which offers me 1month free on quarterly payment....
Update: got my connection installed.
details below
Booked yesterday 18/12/2019
agent came today morning for documentation and informed me the installation will be done by 11.30AM.
the team arrived at 11.30AM for installation and completed it by 1PM. since i was not home, i couldnt post STB pic now. but the details of the payment are below
The payment to be made only after finishing installation
after activation:
My plan page:
services included in the plan:
will disney plus be available on JIO not hotstar?????
seems all password reset are integrated with myjio app...
EDIT: review
The ONU seems good on paper... Dualband (2.4/5GHZ) has 4gig ethernet.
The STB
i received STB with tuner but no optical spdif port (YT reviews are different model) the box i got runs on android 9.
Runs on android 9:
Hostar stream quality
Only VIP is part of subscription not premium
Sony LIV has premium content
Once you reach LIVE tv the box does buffer <1min into stream and then streams for 5-10min then buffers again... My thought is the HLS is very bad for larger screens as they(hotstar/Live channels) dont stream with high bitrate the max i saw was only 2.4mbps which is terrible for 1080p... the initial with bad quality is auto by default and everytime you have to set to high to get decent stream. which is annoying AF.
trust me thats not my phones fault the actual streams looks POS.
the box has L1 security certificate so if they bring in Netlix and prime then we can expect full 4K/even atmos.
this was taken from non jio (hathway) connection via 5GHZ band.. i feel bad to post the Jio speed test where the upload speed is only 3.8mbps. i dont use speedtest.net but speedof.me to test speeds..
i got the box with tuner in it... i guess it may be used as DVB-C box when LCOs signup with Jio.
The box does have atmos/DTS--HD so the box has great potential but right now it POS.....
Final word:
The box has great potential but locked to only jio is wasting its potential.... all stream testing was done with JIO fiber and via 5GHZ
people who say live needs Ethernet not wifi, for streams with only 2.4Mbps wifi is more than enough.... so overall i would say they just rushed in to launch and put off many users from continuing the paid plan.... until jio is fully capable of giving JIOtv/top OTT streaming apps, you are better off with chinese android box which does same thing but even better...
FAQ
1: Can we sideload/install apk?
A: NO
2. Can we watch Amazon prime /netflix via browser?
A: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
3. Can we watch OTT app without subscription?
A: NO
Update: got my connection installed.
details below
Booked yesterday 18/12/2019
agent came today morning for documentation and informed me the installation will be done by 11.30AM.
the team arrived at 11.30AM for installation and completed it by 1PM. since i was not home, i couldnt post STB pic now. but the details of the payment are below
The payment to be made only after finishing installation
after activation:
My plan page:
services included in the plan:
will disney plus be available on JIO not hotstar?????
seems all password reset are integrated with myjio app...
EDIT: review
The ONU seems good on paper... Dualband (2.4/5GHZ) has 4gig ethernet.
The STB
i received STB with tuner but no optical spdif port (YT reviews are different model) the box i got runs on android 9.
Runs on android 9:
Hostar stream quality
Only VIP is part of subscription not premium
Sony LIV has premium content
Once you reach LIVE tv the box does buffer <1min into stream and then streams for 5-10min then buffers again... My thought is the HLS is very bad for larger screens as they(hotstar/Live channels) dont stream with high bitrate the max i saw was only 2.4mbps which is terrible for 1080p... the initial with bad quality is auto by default and everytime you have to set to high to get decent stream. which is annoying AF.
trust me thats not my phones fault the actual streams looks POS.
the box has L1 security certificate so if they bring in Netlix and prime then we can expect full 4K/even atmos.
this was taken from non jio (hathway) connection via 5GHZ band.. i feel bad to post the Jio speed test where the upload speed is only 3.8mbps. i dont use speedtest.net but speedof.me to test speeds..
i got the box with tuner in it... i guess it may be used as DVB-C box when LCOs signup with Jio.
The box does have atmos/DTS--HD so the box has great potential but right now it POS.....
Final word:
The box has great potential but locked to only jio is wasting its potential.... all stream testing was done with JIO fiber and via 5GHZ
people who say live needs Ethernet not wifi, for streams with only 2.4Mbps wifi is more than enough.... so overall i would say they just rushed in to launch and put off many users from continuing the paid plan.... until jio is fully capable of giving JIOtv/top OTT streaming apps, you are better off with chinese android box which does same thing but even better...
FAQ
1: Can we sideload/install apk?
A: NO
2. Can we watch Amazon prime /netflix via browser?
A: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
3. Can we watch OTT app without subscription?
A: NO
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