Ask HN: Now we're staying inside with Wi-Fi, have you changed your cell plan?

Re:Ask HN: Now we're staying inside with Wi-Fi, have you cha... by rishabhd on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:54AM (#23232399)

Well, I had to leave for my hometown (post COVID19 lockdown in India) which is a Tier 2 city where I don't any copper/ fiber connectivity in my area apart from government backed BSNL which is a pain to get. To compensate, I have 2 provider plans which I shuffle for doing my work.

1) Vodafone : I pay around INR 588 (~USD 8) for an unlimited calling plan with 200 GB data per month, unused data is credited to next month. Speed varies around 4 Mbps - 32 Mbps, throttles some websites such as BBC/ NYTimes and torrents (no idea why). Streaming services work flawlessly.

2) JIO : I paid around INR 599 (~USD 8) for 84 days with unlimited calling + 168 GB high speed data (downgrades to 64Kbps post exhaustion). Speed varies around 3 Mbps - 24 Mbps. Also throttles some websites as per Department of Telecom (DOT) guidance.

I manage my servers, download abandonware games (which were cool in circa 2000s), code and use streaming services - so far so good. Other providers provide similar offerings as well. The only challenge so far has been to keep my cellphones constantly charged.

Edit : added country details.

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Re:Ask HN: Now we're staying inside with Wi-Fi, have you cha... by mukuz on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @06:53AM (#23233466)

India has strict net neutrality. ISPs cannot throttle some services and allow others. If you are talking about banning websites(torrent, porn) then that's a different issue. That is enforced due to a court order.

I have a Jio connection. Torrents work at same data speeds as other downloads. But the torrent websites are banned using DPI. So easy hacks like https upgrade don't work. Hopefully wide adoption of encrypted SNI will hinder their capability to ban websites.

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