Feeling slow on your unlimited broadband internet plan? After increasing the minimum download speed to 1Mbps on wired broadband plans, India’s biggest broadband service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) does the same for its WiMAX subscribers. The Internet service provider has doubled the minimum download speed on its unlimited Home WiMAX broadband plans.

If you are subscribed to the unlimited Home WiMAX broadband postpaid plan- HOWI 825 then its minimum download speed has been increased to 1Mbps. The increase in speed comes without any increase in monthly rental or any FUP (fair usage policy) limit. Currently, the minimum download speed for the broadband plan is set to 512Kbps. The speed increase will be offered to all the existing and new WiMax Broadband customers starting 1st March 2017.

BSNL to double download speed on Unlimited Home WiMAX plans

Unlimited Home WiMAX plans Tariff

WiMAX PlanPriceExisting Bandwidth SpeedRevised Bandwidth Speed
HOWI 825Rs 825 per month512 KbpsUp to 1 Mbps
HOWI 825 ARs 9075 per 12 months512 KbpsUp to 1 Mbps
HOWI 825 BRs 17325 per 24 months512 KbpsUp to 1 Mbps

The increase in minimum download speed will be offered to monthly postpaid WiMAX Home Unlimited plan HOWI 825. It’s also applicable to the annual WiMAX plan (12 months) HOWI 825A and Bi-annual plan (24 months) HOWI 825B. Do note that all other tariff rates associated with the plans shall remain the same. The newly revised download speed will get reflected starting from 1st March 2016.

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