Comments on: AirTel Sri Lanka – HSDPA a Fake Promise

By: Hiru

Hiru — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:16:19 +0000

Ya. Airtel is cheap but sucks. Website,customer care,publicity evrithing sucks.

By: Sri Lankan Design Magazine

Sri Lankan Design Magazine — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:54:25 +0000

We also use Airtel BB and had major issues. But now it seems to be solved and we get consistent download. Sometimes though the stupid thing goes down to 0. Then we have to disconnect and reconnect and Voila! It works

By: J

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:09:59 +0000

Airtel has finally settled all there data problems and are now offering better than normal speeds on all packages.. They are even beating mobitels new data packages..

By: AirtellCock

AirtellCock — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:21:24 +0000

I am a Victim of Airtel fake NET.Do not ever buy this product, In My Area the downspeed is only 15KBPS.So I guess it is below than a Dial Up.If you plan to buy an AIRtell broadband , better buy a Dial Up instead.

By: Gihan

Gihan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:35:54 +0000

Thank you for posting this.

Everyone should be made aware of the actual situation.

By: UD

UD — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:56:11 +0000

Hey Aneef,

Thanx for your reply. How do I check my area for Airtel reception? You mean- with an airtel voice sim? There is good reception around my area as far as Airtel voice is concerned.

By: J

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:14:38 +0000

I have got to know from well placed inside sources, is that Airtel is having loads of problems getting interconnect from other operators.. It seems other than Dialog, unless TRC issues directives, the other operators do not willingly give interconnections..

The reason for there data connection speeds to be slow is that, many people are using the connections for illegal or business operations which have caused the slowness.. I have learn t they have brought down equipment to counter these problems and things should be ok from mid august.. On the data tariff rate, I have spoken to a person in TRC and they have admitted there is a mistake.. But till date, they don’t correct it.

By: Yasiru

Yasiru — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:32:32 +0000

Airtel voice also sucks. u cant get a call to mobitel numbers. when customer services contacted they are telling it’s mobitels problem. So as customer what should we do. Before Airtel came telco operators were doin somewht ok service to the customers. Airtel destroyed the standards set by telco operators and very poor. they threatened other telco operators but didn’t provide the service ppl intended. if Airtel has thought Sri Lankan customers can be fooled by jst giving a Simple plan like in India, where cost is everything they have to chk with their market research companies. Sri lankans are a learned nation and could not b fooled easily. Mind that Airtel You suck.
(Note I am not a Dialog, Mobitel ,tigo, Hutch, Lankabell, Suntel, SLT employee. a dissapointed Airtel customer)

By: Sohan G

Sohan G — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:47:25 +0000

Their service is still crap!

They said that they are getting some new equipment to help deal with the “overload” at the end of this month. I’m gonna wait till then and if its not fixed I’m gonna disconnect it and go back to SLT.

The strangest thing is that when I’m downloading torrent I get a total speed of around 60kb/s but I can’t fraking load my goddamn homepage. Makes you wonder what kind of fraked up system they have running. I’d like to meet the dumb ass who designed and implemented their network, so I can introduce my hand to his face.

By: Aneef Fashir

Aneef Fashir — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:44:04 +0000

Hi Udesh,

Heard still their service is bad, actually worse than before. saw a post in some other site, most of the time the connection is less than 10KB. better check in your area before going ahead.