GrameenPhone’s Internet & the reality
Posted by mr91535 on June 2, 2008
GrameenPhone started to provide internet service in Bangladesh since few years and is the first to provide such service to people. It uses EDGE technology for this. EDGE is a GSM 2.5 technology but not 3G, often referred as pre-3G.
Grammen has picked-up customers quickly, although the service was available to only limited number of people. It’s very obvious that with increase of customers, they didn’t put extra care on increase of band-width. The ultimate sufferers were the subscribers who are putting money in every month and day, but not getting a good speed at all.
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Ahsan said
I am a P2 subscriber. that was so painful speed for me.
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I am using a business solution postpaid connection.
in the website They say 8 kb minimum and 32kb speed vastable.
my average speed was 4 to 5 kb. I am unhappy.
Kamal said
Ahsan bhai,
What is the tariff and line rent, pulse for Business solution post paid connection? Please help me to know about it?
Thanks,
Kamal
Shetu said
Yes…u r right. There are no speed. I use nokia 3230 and p2 package . This is very bad for us.
Badhon said
Why!!? i use gp modem with gp internet SIM. i get average 20 kbps. it is all time keep minimum 15kbps,& download limit is cross 40kbps some times..why u not get the speed??
tyf said
@ahsan and shetu, buddies… u gotta use an edge modem, at least a handset with edge modem to get that speed….
Mobarak said
I have an EDGE connection, using through EDGE Modem. Every time after logging frequency goes to zero, for which it hampers my all activity, If uninteruptted service could not be assured then I will ask the authority concern to stop the service.
Juwel rana said
Gp should add 3G tecnology quickly cause gp is number 1 mobile operator in bangladesh.Thay never give low cost internet package.It’s really painful 4 us.
Muntasir Billah Munna said
@Badhon: I don’t know what u r saying ’bout, but I can assure u that inspite of having a gp modem with a gp sim, just like you, I didn’t get sufficient speed. I never get speed more than 4-5 kbps. I don’ know where iz the problem. I called the customer care, but they could not give me the solution. Yes, before having the gp modem, I heard about it, & heard that it provides speed upto 40 kbps, but……..nothing to say…………………..
HASAN said
I think you all peoples r wright!it’s the question How ?
GPRS/EDGE internet connection speed depend on how many user
use the BTS(Base Transmit Station)while you browsing or downloading !I use a Grameenphone provided USB EDGE modem and when I brows or download i get minimum 15KBPS in my house but when I am in motijheel or DU Campus i get only 4-5 KBPS or less speed.several times and several places I tested GP internet with my Dell laptop.But in rush hour or busy area quit its provided low speed.But in off hour or holiday i get more than 40 KBPS download speed.Every BTS have a limited Bandwidth and the more user use you will get less speed though Grameenphone may have enough internet bandwidth.
the Irony of fate they(GP) take the opportunity instead of increasing of BTS bandwidth or increasing number of BTS.
Thanks everybody.
HASAN
mr91535 said
hasan,
thanks for your technical clarification, this will indeed help to understand some basic things.
gp’s internet is getting good, so far i got some feedback. they have probably upgraded their bandwidth.
Sayem said
i’m using Nokia N70 and Gp P-2 connection. but i’m getting 1to2.1KBPS only. i called customer care but they can’t give me any solutttttttion. so thought P2 charged us 850/=BDT. So i left to use P2 and started to use Aktel 1GB by 316/=BDT and getting 2KBPS all time.
mr91535 said
sayem,
whats your location? getting 1/2 KBps is very slow comparing to what u r paying. u can also give a try for banglalink internet if u r in dhaka city. also configure your connection to get maximum speed.
Sayem said
i live in dhaka cantonment, Zia Colony, Malotika Tower, 13th Floor.
Imran said
hi, assalamualikum for all i m using GP business solution(post paid) it give me 1.0/Mb connection speed but download speed is 16-24/kb it is slow for our we want 1/Mb download rate.And GP take 978.Tk per month that is cost for our.So,we want 600.Tk per month.perhaps all with agree my opinion. bye………
mr91535 said
gp should reduce their cost of monthly package, its big indeed. since many of general subscribers are using p2 unlimited, they should think about it. the other two packages are useless i think.
unlimited should be within 300 taka per month with current speed.
Kamal said
Imran bhai,
Can you please help me to know what is the tariff and Line rent and Pulse of Business Solution Postpaid connection?? Thank You. Kamal
michael said
GP is continuing the monopoly business && for unknown(?) reason our government can’t reduce the charge of GP.
Upol said
how can they ? gp is owned by Telenor, one of the biggest mobile service providers in the world, also the government doesn’t want reduce the price of internet, faltu digital bd er shopno dekhay but internet cost komay na
michael said
GP get profit of around 5000 crore taka every year & increasing onwards . But it doesnt reduce its tariff or give us the up-to-date service like 3.5 G service available in other countries, while charges us 850/- .This is so painful.GP is a traitor in telecom
michael said
While Indian telecom giant Airtel recently provides several Mbps , GP providing several KBps .
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Isnt it ridiculous ???
mr91535 said
michael,
gp is giving internet with edge which is 2.5g, and max speed is 230 kbps which is max around 20 Kilo-Bytes per second. bd government has not yet been allow license for 3G/3.5G, so i think even gp has the infrastructure they are unable to provide the service. also the bandwidth required for supporting such speed to each and every customer having 3g device, would be a real challenge.
we have to wait till all these are setup for public use.
Dr. Omar Siddiqui said
I believe the government should not be looking forward to give 3G licence rather they should think seriously about reducing the bandwidth price and ensuring that the existing service providers do provide the maximum. With the available infrastructure, operators like GP can provide a lot faster service but they are providing the least. I believe that the govt. should quit itself from becoming the sole authority to bring bandwidth and allow the others to be connencted to the submarine cable on their own. It should be stressed in everywhere and ensured otherwise whatever new technology is installed, they will be worthless.
shamim said
3G FiGI! dia kaj hobe na jodi na bandwidth charge 30000 taka(approximately)/per megabyte tika 5000 taka ba kachakachi namay na nia ashe.bujechen vaiera.
Silent Killer said
GP=SHIT !!!
Sayem said
i’m gp xplore postpaid used and mine line rent is 50 taka. i live in dhaka cantonment,zia colony, malotika tower 13th floor. i got 1/2 kbps from p2+nokia N70 by 850 taka excluding vat. so i left gp isp. now i’m using aktel 1GB and always getting 1-2 kbps. sometimes at 3am to 5am aketl giving me 21kbps download speed. why not all time? why GP don’t this kind of service?
nishad said
internet is very costy in bangladesh.Gp have to reduce their internet cost.i m using p2 and it is very costly for me so i leave it next month
Rabbi said
I have recently bought GP modem. I use my existing prepaid sim with P2 unlimited package. I live in Mugda , Dhaka . Here I am getting 12-16 KB/s on average but sometime I get more than 20 KB/s . You can’t believe Yesterday I got 40 KB/s for 1 hour from 7:00 pm onward . If the speed is slow for any day I don’t get less than 5 -6KB/s. At least not as of now. I am quite satisfied with the connection. Earlier I used Citycell Zoom. I used to get max 2 KB/s in it . So I replaced it with GP Internet.
Btw, Yesterday , I talked with a GP customer care executive about its speed . He said it depends on the location where you are staying at & the modem that you are using. He said if you use Huawei-GP Modem then you will get very good speed since they have developed GP Internet software within the Huawei Modem .(I don’t know if he was just promoting the modem or the fact is right) He also requested me to wait till few months if I need more speed. They are trying to give much more speed then present with the EDGE Modem . They will soon get 3G network after Govt. approval. When 3G comes there will be separate 3G Modems for GP but at the same time as a subscriber of EDGE Internet we will get more speed then what we are getting right now. Even more than 50 KB/s or 100 KB/s in your EDGE Modem using regular GP Internet.
mr91535 said
this is just a bogus idea to use huawei-gp modem for better speed without any question.
with 3g, if you want to get it’s speed, you MUST have to have 3g-compatible modem, no doubt about that. with edge modem, you just CAN’T enjoy 3g speed, you may get a slight better speed, but thats for the bandwidth. this is a basic thing.
don’t get fooled by gp personnel.
mukith said
i get 290kbs its so fast im happy
mr91535 said
how do u so sure that u r getting 290? whats your avg download speed?
Dr. Jakaria said
Gp sobcheye boro dakat. tara cost na komale amader uchit gp boykot kora