i guess you have not heard about the IPTV services offered by third party service providers using the MTNL and BSNL networks. And I thought Reliance was offering their IPTV connections in some regions?
Airtel has been delivering a pretty decent service. Of course, i have nothing to compare it to. in my own experience, i had take airtel iptv connection over any DTH/CAS/Cable service provider.
lol. BSNL and MTNL iptvs dont even count. Last I checked they didnt even have most of the major channels. I've been using airtel IPTV since the day it was released in delhi and while I liked it, I do not agree its a decent service at all. Only geeks like you and me can put up with such a crappy service. The video quality is way worse than
Tata Sky, let alone TS HD. It takes freakin ages just to change channels or load up the EPG. The only thing they have going for them is the 7 day recordings for a select few channels. But finding a good movie is a huge PITA thanks to the crappy OS this box has.
I still liked it but then airtel messed up its broadband plans and IPTV just wasnt enough of a reason to put up with those idiots anymore. And after using TS HD+ for a week, there is no way I'm going back to airtel IPTV again. You do need to plan ahead and set stuff for recording in advance but using the guide on TS is a charm. You can watch the channel/recording while using the guide so unlike airtel, you dont need to waste 20 min staring on the ugly UI just to find a good movie. I can go through 4 days of programming for all of my fav channels on TS in less time than it takes me to go through one channel's EPG on airtel.
Also airtel didnt do anything to improve its iptv in all these years. No
netflix type service. All they have is a few expensive movies. Not sure why they have such a limted catalog. I can understand why DTH has only a few movies available on demand but there is no techinical limitation for IPTV. Still they dont have anything. No real internet connectivity even though the servicce is provided by airtel, one India's biggest broadband provider. Can you think of anything they improved since the service launched 3 years ago? I'm trying really hard but nothing comes to mind.
EDIT: About reliance, they havent launched anywhere yet. They have some users who are testing the service for over two years now. lol.