Seeking Help Looking to shift from Jio AirFiber to Airtel Xstream AirFiber. Is this the right decision?

[Amarjeet]

I am using jio airfiber.this month my validity will expire.i want to take Airtel airfiber with dth connection.They will give me free of cost because I am postpaid user.is this the right decision??

 

[Bapun]

Thanks bro... indeed this prove technician is noobie... shouldn't had agree to install if the house was not within range

I would say he played smartly. He booked the connection so he got commission for new acquisition (from the generated lead) then declined to install so he complied with the company technical norms.

 

[Azhar888]

Please avoid Airfiber if Airtel doesn't have good 5G at your place. Get normal FTTH connection from any operator if there any. It is miles better.

not true bro... depends on area
I am using jio airfibre now and I didn't face any issue so far, earlier I was using railtel and bsnl, almost 30-40% of the time either internet was down or slow speed.. not to forget there is again cold war between them, like railtel cutting bsnl fibre wire and vice versa and ultimately customer end up suffering

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

not true bro... depends on area
I am using jio airfibre now and I didn't face any issue so far, earlier I was using railtel and bsnl, almost 30-40% of the time either internet was down or slow speed.. not to forget there is again cold war between them, like railtel cutting bsnl fibre wire and vice versa and ultimately customer end up suffering

No other connection for fiber?

 

[Bapun]

not true bro... depends on area
I am using jio airfibre now and I didn't face any issue so far, earlier I was using railtel and bsnl, almost 30-40% of the time either internet was down or slow speed.. not to forget there is again cold war between them, like railtel cutting bsnl fibre wire and vice versa and ultimately customer end up suffering

Branded optical fiber connections are different compared to PSU/Government-owned fiber companies bro. Railwire and BSNL are not good, I can not deny that. I have also used them in the past and wasn't satisfied.

If you get Airtel and Jio optical fiber, you will find they are way stable compared to their AirFiber. Almost 98% link uptime Airtel Fiber has and JioFiber has 100% uptime, unless there's a fibercut which hardly happens once in a few years these days due to their strict monitoring.

 

[Zuke]

JioFiber has 100% uptime

Coming from RailWire where I had disconnections every other day for hours, sometimes for a few days and sometimes multiple times a day, JioFiber feels heavenly because of this reason.

It has gotten slow at times, but remains connected.

 

[Azhar888]

Branded optical fiber connections are different compared to PSU/Government-owned fiber companies bro. Railwire and BSNL are not good, I can not deny that. I have also used them in the past and wasn't satisfied.

If you get Airtel and Jio optical fiber, you will find they are way stable compared to their AirFiber. Almost 98% link uptime Airtel Fiber has and JioFiber has 100% uptime, unless there's a fibercut which hardly happens once in a few years these days due to their strict monitoring.

but I heard jio stopped expanding normal Fibre connection in favour of airfibre... considering I live in a small town I don't think I will ever get branded Fibre and these govt ones truly sucks

 

[Zuke]

but I heard jio stopped expanding normal Fibre connection in favour of airfibre... considering I live in a small town I don't think I will ever get branded Fibre and these govt ones truly sucks

Yeah, their service expansion is literally stopped after just beginning in my tier 3 city too. They are serving just one area since like a year.

 

[Azhar888]

I would say he played smartly. He booked the connection so he got commission for new acquisition (from the generated lead) then declined to install so he complied with the company technical norms.

against all odds, the technician managed to activate his connection after 3 days of struggle.. my friend is super happy now, he was saying he is getting more than promised speed (48Mbps) while jio was strictly restricted to 30Mbps.. also he was saying dth is optional, if he don't use that bill will reduce by ₹200.. wondering if there is similar offer for non-odu

 

[Bapun]

my friend is super happy now, he was saying he is getting more than promised speed (48Mbps) while jio was strictly restricted to 30Mbps..

That's good. For the first month, many of the Airtel AirFiber users have got twice speed on 40 Mbps plan that is around 100 Mbps. I don't know if that is still a thing but it was given from Airtel's end (unofficially - without any mention anywhere).

also he was saying dth is optional, if he don't use that bill will reduce by ₹200..

Yes, you can take Airtel AirFiber internet plan only and the plan price will be reduced by Rs. 200.

wondering if there is similar offer for non-odu

What do you mean by that? Are you referring to this: Black color portable Airtel AirFiber device

 

[Azhar888]

What do you mean by that? Are you referring to this: Black color portable Airtel AirFiber device

naa bro.. I mean for the dth non-odu, normally if you buy separate dth connection without odu price is reduced by ₹300-400, wondering if there is similar customization in airtel xstream + dth bundle too