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 !!!
nur said
you rule bro!!!
GP=DEEP STINKY 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?
Salman said
ARE u kidding. If u r not then u r an idiot the maximum speed u can get in GP is 64kbps. Though the retailers might tell u it is 236kbps which is false. That is the modem speed actually.
WHERE DID U GET 290KBPS FROM NITWIT.
Dr. Jakaria said
Gp sobcheye boro dakat. tara cost na komale amader uchit gp boykot kora
tanjil said
i like gp-internet but did not work same time.. some time internet spped 5/kb per second some time 2/kb per second.. but why.. i like high speed internet. plz speed up gp-internet.
anik said
i’m currently using gp p6 package. but with gp modem, i’m not getting my desired 13/14 speed. can i get better speed with the unlimited package?
Kafi said
I use both GP Internet and Aktel Internet. In GP, I get 15 kbps (highest) and 9 kbps (highest) in Aktel. They both are cheater. They told us about ‘high speed’ internet. If 15/9 kbps is high speed, then what is 512 kbps, 1 mbps or 2 mbps internet?
mr91535 said
aktel is just a cheat, don’t use aktel.
for gp, raise a complain to gp customer-service and try to convince then, they should able to help you out.
Engr. MHS said
Good evening.
I don’t know why govt. are not taking some positive steps such as reduce the bandwidth price, allow 3G, Put some minimum speed limit for the operator to provide to it’s customers! And they said they came to form a digital Bangladesh. p6 is user friendly as u can’t utilize the full benefit of p2 paying 976 tk.
i think citycell gives us a better speed by a reasonable price.
We should keep in mind mobile operator came Bangladesh to make money not for social well fare.
nur said
you r right about oparetors. they just money, they don’t care about us. whatever they r doing is to make money, even giving us bad service!
dj_beggar said
Hi guyz. . .I live in barisal in da main+busy point of da city. . .And using nokia 6630 as a modem. . .I use gp smile & use p4/p6. . .I get avarage 15-20KBps download speed in da pick hour. . .And 25-30KBps in off-pick hour. . .Sometimes i get 40KBps+. . .I downloaded 120MB File in 2 hours. . .I think its better than aktel/banglalink. . .And now waitin for 3g/wimax. . .
G-Force said
I have used aktel earlier which was the 1gb package Avg-5kbps low-1kbps high-8kbps.Heard dat gp provide better internet service avg speed-15kbps.But,when i hooked up the P6 and using it currently i get lower speed than aktel 1gb package.GP P6 Avg-2kbps low-200bytes high-7kbps.I live in lalmatia.Aktel 1gb costed me 315tk and provided me better service than gp p6 of 345tk.Broadband connection are way better than any operator in bangladesh.Citycell also launched high speed ultra internet but too costly.TK4500 per month for 512kbps internet but the users got 22kbps avg and 20kbps minimum.It is so high cost for that bandwidth.1000-1500tk per month broadband service is a better option.But waiting for wimax to break the wall when gp and other shits will get some beating of their lifetime from wimax.600tk per month for a dedicated 128kbps connection or 16kbps minimum download speed is wayyy better.
Upol said
grameenphone has stopped p2 unlimited internet package for its pre paid users, pre paid users only have p5 and p6 packages which has 3 and 1 gb limit respectively, so no one use gp, it sucks, use aktel, they have 5gb package which costs only 750 taka, speed is about 10-12 KB
likhon said
I use gp p2 package with my histon ‘edge’ modem. speeeeeeeed 20 to 35. thats superb.
nur said
you must b a fool. u think 20-30 kbps is fast? fast, when the cost is 978 tk per month? at tk 978 we should get at least 128 kbps! sorry bro! but u should think again about the speed…
sadik said
hey nur,
I wanna say that at tk 978 its truly not deserving to have any 2o kbps speed but i don know if you know it or not GP P6 package is giving that speed at tk 350/month . you say or not that’s superb
CTG GURU said
Hey Nur…978 taka diye 128 KB maane 1 mbps connection pawar jonno tomar btrc office gerao kore onoshon korte hobe….karon bortomane btrc 1 mb bandwidth sell kore 18000 taka without vat. vat soho 20700 taka. other maintaining cost soho price darai 22-25 thousand. eibar chinta koren 22 thousand diye 1 megabit (128 kilobytes) bandwidth kine apnake jodi 978 taka diye pawar chinta kora olik kolpona chara kichui na. ar grameen bortomane j technology use korche ta diye 1 megabit speed dewa sombob na…3g diye 16 mb porjonto bandwidth dewa sombob ar wimax diye 54 mbps bandwidth dewa sombob. kintu chader tanki theke apnar bathroom porjonto 1″ dia pipe er bodle jodi 16″ dia pipe use koren tobuo kono luv hobena jodi tankite pani na thake….amader obosta onekta seirokom. bandwidth er price akash chowa kintu 54 mbps bandwidth pawar technology chole ashche….ar amar deser publicra 54 mbps connection pawar jonno boshe ache….aare agey 1 mb bandwidth er price 18000 taka theke 4000 takai niye ashuk tahole wimax lagbena….local isp rai kom daame 1 mbps speed debe.
CTG GURU said
Gp diye khokhono speed 35 KB pawa jabena…its impossible….karon per user der jonno gp er maximum speed 236.5 kilobit per second. maane 236/8 = 29.5 kilobyte. hoitho apni download manager use koren…download managerguli onek somoy calculation korte bhul kore. tai koyek second er jonno speed dekha jai 35 KB ba 40 KB. koyek second por seta abar tik hoye jai. grameen er speed er BTS er ashe pashe koijon user ache tar upor depend kore. user beshi hole avarage speed kome jai…abar user kome gele avarage speed bere jai…kintu tarporeo grameen er userder jonno tader server e j maximum 236.5 kilobit fixed kore dewa ache seta kokhono par kora jaina….apnar 236.5 kbps speed pawar jonno khub valo maner edge modem use korar dorkar nai….n73 diyeo apni oi speed paben. karon n73 maximum 460 kilobit porjonto support kore.
shetu said
We do not get good speed from any mobile operator. Govt. does not help us or them. Govt try to sell bandwidth in Nepal and Bhutan.
sadik said
hello,
I’m a gp p6 subscriber and i can proudly say that Grameenphone is providing really very good speed. It’s about 2o kbps average. before subscribing to it i would never think of getting so much speed. I used citycell zoom with an Alcatel music phone and the speed was not really good . it was aboyt 8 to 10 kbps. But now I am having a problem with the service. that is how do iknow how many megabytes are left after i use it? is there any way to know how many Mbs are left? pls someone give me a reply before my 1GB get finished.
upol007 said
dial *566*10# , thats it
ab from kishorgonj said
dhakar baire asi. gp dia download speed 1 kbps pai r browsing speed khub kharap 5 minutes lage page paite.majhe majhe download speed 500 byte e neme ase.customer care e call koira o kono luv hoe na.rtao luv hoe nai. aktel dia 80 byte/s speed pai.317 tk er internet er jonno 250 tk er kotha koisi customer care e tao luv hoe nai. tobe citycel er speed khub valo but 300 tk er kono pakage nai.
hotobhaga internet user said
Hello I am using gp package 2 with my nokia 5800 . But the speed is very bad around 8-10 kbps. In pick hour sometlme the speed falls to 5 kbps. Its very disappionting.
Kafi said
Hellow, im using both aktel and gp’s internet packages. In my home (N. Gonj), i got 1.37 kbps fixed browsing speed in aktel, and 4 kbps (average) in gp. But in Mohammadpur, i got more than 15 kbps in both aktel and gp. So i think that, connections speed depends on area where you are in………
Supto said
Hi,
I am using gp internet with p2 or p6…
My average speed is between 25kbps to 30kbps..
But when i goes to my home town Bogra I get upto 30kbps…
I wondered for that some time it gives me 60/70 kbps..
But in dhaka Dhanmondi area some time i get 5/6 kbps
shakil said
hi………..new user of edge modem p2 connection..how can i cancel my p2 package?????
…….how can i check my balance???
Tousif Rahman said
well i use bttb isp its a broad band connections and most probably eta amake optic fibre er connection e diye and i can download 2 gb in 2 hrs
100 mb in 10 mins
my internet connection’s best result is given below – (there is no server in dhaka so i had to close a close server to dhaka suppose mumbai)
http://www.speedtest.net/result/585412796.png
it does not buffer videos in youtube direct watching
and 20-30 sec to download a song!
dont believe me believe it
wimax is not fair away
and i only pay 400 plus vat (maybe per month)
Upol said
you say bttb isp , but bttb is now called btcl, which line do u use? what is the name of the company you took the line from ?
sadmanh said
instead of telling the name of the company, tell where their head office is or where we can get the connection too. Oh & also your whereabouts if you don’t mind, cause seriously, the speed you’re talking about is unheard of !!
NvD said
do u need a modem to use it?? if u need a modem tell me whats the price. and give me some contact info about the isp…like mobile or telephone number.
Tousif Rahman said
400 taka not dollar
ab from kishorgonj said
vai gp modem e ki gp sara aktel sim dia use kora jae? ami ekta modem kinar sopno dektasi keu ki bolte paren kon brand er modem valo hobe?r dam koto?kothae available paoa jae?please bolen.
ab from kishorgonj said
amak gp contact care theke bollo gp modem kinar somoe jodi customer care theke pin number die dea tobe other sim dia use kora jabe.
nashid said
hello..
i’m using gp internet. In my nokia 5320, i got download speed sometime 30+ or 20, even some times 4 or 5 kbps. Its vary from time to time.
Waiting for the 3g…
fahad said
i m using grameen phone modem.can i use others operator sim in this modem?
i have another question,Does internet sim of grameen phone help to increse speed?
ab from kishorgonj said
today i got average 39 kbps by aktel with mobidata edge modem.aktel 20 mb finished in 1 hour 50 minutes.if it will still so be wow.we want aktel 2 gb pakage. another question why not warid or blink give the prepaid internet pakages?
Emon said
Are u telling lie or doing mistake ? If u got 39 kbps and if u download a 20 mb file u can download it in maximum 15 minutes. But u finished it in 1 hour 50 min. R u joking ?
Emon said
Are vai, khali GP-re dosh diya ki lav ? Onyo je mobile operator ache tarao kom beshi eki tk. nicche. Tai GP-re eka dosh diya lav nai. Arek vai bollo je monthly 300/- tk. kore nite. Prithibir kono deshei ato kom dame intenet use korte parben na. Broadband-er line niya dekhen – ami 256kbps-er connection use kortesi, monthly 1400/- tk. dite hoitese. Abar bujhen thela. Akta kotha ache, “Kichu pete hole kichu dite hoi”. Khali niben tato hoina.
Rakibul Hasan Pavel said
Ami GP p2 use kori and normaly 25-29 KBps speed pai modem hisebe N80 phone use kore With bluetooth device. Data cable use korle 18-22 KBps speed pai. and gp modem use korle 10-15 KBps speed pai. Monthly ami up to 25GB download kori Int download manager use kore. Download manager use korle speed 40-45KBps thake with 20 conection. Amar basha tongi,modhumita road,house building. Im happy with it.
Upol said
movie download koren kon website thekke
ab from kishorgonj said
ami bolesi 20 mega byte finished.ami to bolini 20 mb download korsi.ki vai sob apnara e bolen ami ki bolesi?ami browsing.upload n somthing download koresi.jai hok amar area te now gp theke aktel valo.39 always average speed.vai sab apni amar kotha na bujei jok bole fellen?vai sob apnara ei moedane bishoe ta dekhen.
ab from kishorgonj said
emon vai shab ki gp te chakuri koren? r movie kemte down diben je speed ase ta dia muvi na midi tone down dite parben.
ab from kishorgonj said
arek ta kotha aktel to monthly 275 tk e nea (1 gb pakage) .taile apnara 300 tk dam hakassen keno?apnara ki 25 tk bonus dite chan?naki moti kharap ho gea apka?