Bangalore HSR Layout Broadband Tragedy

I have been staying in Bangalore's HSR layout since the last 6 years. I was staying in Sector-2 for two years where I was using Tata Indicom Broadband. Then I moved to an apartment where we had airtel broadband, for two years. Now I have moved to a sector-3, near the HSR Club in HSR Layout and my hunt for a new broadband connection has been an utter tragedy.I first went to airtel, who, within 3 days, told me that there is no feasibility for connection in the area. I then, with a lot of hopes, went to the telephone exchange where I was told that there is no feasibility for connection in the HSR Layout area as BBMP has not allowed BSNL to dig up the area for laying new cables. Next I went to Tata Indicom, who took 10 days to tell me that there is no technical feasibility in the area to provide a new connection.I am left completely baffled at this. I am staying in a prime location in HSR Layout only to find that there is no way I can get broadband?I am left with very few options now. For now, I am using an USB dongle (Reliance Netconnect). There are advertisement bills stick on electric poles for Tikona Broadband and TTN broadband. I have googled about Tikona and TTN and my perception is that they are a waste of money and time. The only option left is to go for the latest and overpriced Airtel LTE 4G broadband. Equipment for it alone costs Rs.8000 and I am not in a mood to spend that much amount (Airtel representative who sells LTE told me that it's the stuff for people who own Audi and Benz).Can someone here please suggest me something? I use moderate downloading (Maybe 10-12 GB per month?) and I have always had broadband. i don't know what to do as i am going to stay in this new house for at least a year. Please advice!

Try airtel 3G or aircel 3G?

Yes but that would have to be the dongle right? As i said, I have always used the broadband with the wi-fi. I am not sure if the dongle is seen as a complete replacement for the broadband.

How much data do you consume in a month ?

As I said, maybe 12 GB per month.

Give bsnl evdo a try. 750 bucks for the unlimited plan. Ask for a demo at your place.

Where should I apply for it? Would they give a demo? Has anyone in HSR layout tried Evdo?

There are advertisement bills stick on electric poles for Tikona Broadband and TTN broadband. I have googled about Tikona and TTN and my perception is that they are a waste of money and time.


Definitely you did a good job of googling about Tikona Services. I am struggling hard to get the services terminated.

Where should I apply for it? Would they give a demo? Has anyone in HSR layout tried Evdo?

Apply at the telephone exchange or at udaan.bsnl.co.in . They should give you a demo if you ask for one. Average speeds are around 2 mbps with evdo. But speeds vary from place to place.

If you have a phone which supports tethering(turning your phone into wifi modem), you can still go with airtel or aircel 3G. This way you won't miss your wifi 🙂

Give Tikona a try .. they have been decent for me .. "knock on the wood" 🙂

Yes but that would have to be the dongle right? As i said, I have always used the broadband with the wi-fi. I am not sure if the dongle is seen as a complete replacement for the broadband.
There are 3G routers available which can turn a 3G connection into a WiFi enabled one which you can then use normally like you'd do.

Give Tikona a try .. they have been decent for me .. "knock on the wood" 🙂

I see your location is Pune. And so I have heard that Tikona is a much decent ISP provider back in Maharashtra than it is in Bangalore. Please correct me if I happen to be wrong.

Apply at the telephone exchange or at udaan.bsnl.co.in . They should give you a demo if you ask for one. Average speeds are around 2 mbps with evdo. But speeds vary from place to place.

Hey x720, thanks for the tip. I have applied via Udaan. As I said, I stay in HSR Layout and i see it listed as a place where EVDO services are available. I hope there is no "technical feasibility" clause here at work and I would be able to get the connection smoothly.

One doubt however: does EVDO work as a wifi router as well? Or does it work like a dongle? Anyone know?

If you have a phone which supports tethering(turning your phone into wifi modem), you can still go with airtel or aircel 3G. This way you won't miss your wifi 🙂

gopichandpai, I don't think having a phone with 3G tethering can be seen as a replacement to "Always-on" Broadband (Unless one buys a smartphone specifically for that purpose; which in my case, won't work out)

EVDO works via a Dongle, but, as manu1991 has said, you can connect the dongle to a router that has support for dongles, and use the connection via wifi.

Well the latest update is that I somehow got a demo of EVDO at my home and the max speed I got was 0.2 Mbps. So its not an option for me. Tried reliance netconnect too, max speed 0.5 Mbps.Got a call from reliance wireline broadband who told they can give a WiMAX connection.On my phone I have a airtel 3g and the speed and signal is good so I guess airtel 3g dongle can also be seen as an option.Please advice. I will appreciate a quick response as I have to decide on this asap!