Speeds are good enough for streaming (especially because videos can buffer), but not good enough for WFH setups, especially because of the data-caps.
A little while back, there was some research that pointed out that mobile data prices in India were regulated by a cartel, because of how accurately data prices and plans were matched across all telecom operators. Jio's entry shattered a lot of it, but even today - data prices are irrational. Buying lots of data is costlier than buying a little.
* the cheapest option for me is to spend 4 cents per day to get 2GB data per day. However, it stops working the moment I cross 2GB, and I have to remember to pay every 54 days.
* there are no plans where you can pay for an entire year. Paying for longer durations is _always costlier_.
* All plans have caps around 1-3GB/day and short-durations.
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How is the speed and what are you using it on? (looks like video).
That's in the price range where I would gladly buy a mobile hotspot wifi, if the speed and latency is good enough.
Speeds are good enough for streaming (especially because videos can buffer), but not good enough for WFH setups, especially because of the data-caps.
A little while back, there was some research that pointed out that mobile data prices in India were regulated by a cartel, because of how accurately data prices and plans were matched across all telecom operators. Jio's entry shattered a lot of it, but even today - data prices are irrational. Buying lots of data is costlier than buying a little.
I put prices for my operator (State-owned BSNL) here: https://gist.github.com/captn3m0/ab25123638b877cd8e3d9868f33... and some interesting insights:
* the cheapest option for me is to spend 4 cents per day to get 2GB data per day. However, it stops working the moment I cross 2GB, and I have to remember to pay every 54 days.
* there are no plans where you can pay for an entire year. Paying for longer durations is _always costlier_.
* All plans have caps around 1-3GB/day and short-durations.
The speed shouldn't be bad, since he got 1.5 gigs per day.