11–20 of 262 posts
Jio revolution is the main reason for this, after Jio almost every other vendor is giving you 30Gb(1Gb per day) for $5-6 , no wonder, there is a %30-40 utilization of data. Majority of this utilization would be on Streaming, Torrent downloads etc etc, Also to note that , many of the calls made in India are VOLTE calls..
This is surely due to cost of data. It baffles me that we have so much regulation and so many entrenched players that there is little room for competition, leading to higher prices. The question is, how do you prevent the natural monopolies of a finite resource (like wireless spectrum)? The first thing I could think of is stopping the Sprint - T-Mobile merger, but I'm not confident Sprint will keep its head above wat…
This was in Delhi and they said the providers could be very flakey. A back up was necessary. Some people also used their phone and it’s hotspot as the main source of internet.
Are having multiple SIMs common in India? Or was I just working with Software Engineers?
In my limited experience, my Indian coworkers had 2 SIMs minimum. Some had 3 or 4 but one would likely be a promotional “free” one. This was in Delhi and they said the providers could be very flakey. A back up was necessary. Some people also used their phone and it’s hotspot as the main source of internet. Are having multiple SIMs common in India? Or was I just working with Software Engineers?
This is surely due to cost of data. It baffles me that we have so much regulation and so many entrenched players that there is little room for competition, leading to higher prices. The question is, how do you prevent the natural monopolies of a finite resource (like wireless spectrum)? The first thing I could think of is stopping the Sprint - T-Mobile merger, but I'm not confident Sprint will keep its head above wat…
I think people often view MNO in Cost / Data. In reality the Data is "free". The MNO will need a way to paid for everything from Spectrum, Telecom Equipment Lease, Rent, Fibre Connection, all of these are Fixed Cost. Unless something is different in the US I don't understand why the cost of Mobile plans are so much more expensive than European counterpart.
It might be the videos shared on WhatsApp, TikTok, Youtube, then the Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar consumption. We were deprived for the longest, being offered a gigabyte for a month for $5 - $10, and now we have practically free mobile connectivity with data.
> Netflix, Amazon Prime Very few subscribe. Youtube would be the majority in my opinion. Hotstar too, but only during cricket matches. Local content on Youtube is on the rise. Example: Technical Guruji (A Hindi tech channel) has way more subscribers than MKBHD - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhHO2ICt0ti9KAh-QHvttQ A Punjabi song is nearing a billion views : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpkJO_GrCo0 It is a larg…
From looking over it, he has more subscribers but way less views per video.
MKBHD is easily over 2M views per video where Guruji never really breaches 1M views and seems to be around 400K per video.
It might be the videos shared on WhatsApp, TikTok, Youtube, then the Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar consumption. We were deprived for the longest, being offered a gigabyte for a month for $5 - $10, and now we have practically free mobile connectivity with data.
> Netflix, Amazon Prime Very few subscribe. Youtube would be the majority in my opinion. Hotstar too, but only during cricket matches. Local content on Youtube is on the rise. Example: Technical Guruji (A Hindi tech channel) has way more subscribers than MKBHD - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhHO2ICt0ti9KAh-QHvttQ A Punjabi song is nearing a billion views : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpkJO_GrCo0 It is a larg…
Can't say much about Amazon, but if Netflix keeps making more anti-hindu propaganda, very few will subscribe to them. It's amusing that the Americans and their cultural retainers believe the native traditions in the country will create a fascist state, when in-fact they have little religious freedom in their own nation.
For 6 dollars 50 cents, you get 1.5 GB/day for 91 days. Data-plans on offer: https://www.jio.com/en-in/4g-plans And they manage to remain profitable (only-telco in India that reported profit this quarter) : https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/relian...
In my limited experience, my Indian coworkers had 2 SIMs minimum. Some had 3 or 4 but one would likely be a promotional “free” one. This was in Delhi and they said the providers could be very flakey. A back up was necessary. Some people also used their phone and it’s hotspot as the main source of internet. Are having multiple SIMs common in India? Or was I just working with Software Engineers?
Almost all mobile phones come with dual-sim support. Some with the second sim tray being utilized as an External memory card slot/Sim card slot. This is pretty common all over SE Asia.
For 6 dollars 50 cents, you get 1.5 GB/day for 91 days. Data-plans on offer: https://www.jio.com/en-in/4g-plans And they manage to remain profitable (only-telco in India that reported profit this quarter) : https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/relian...
Holy crap, why am I paying $35/mo for 500mb? >.<