BTCL ADSL Connection 512kbps
Yesterday, I have got the connection from BTCL.
It required me to buy a modem. It cost me 3,600tk and 512kbps Bandwidth
Charge is 12,000tk (=2,000tk per month) for 6months and
Installation+Setup charged me 900tk. 16,500tk in total.
ADSL Connection also requires a telephone line. I thought it was like
the Dial-Up connection I used to use by dialling 0101111 but ADSL is
different. I can use the telephone and internet at the same time without
any problem. I had to setup the router. It wasn’t so hard to setup the
ADSL Router. All I needed to do is to configure a PPPoE username and
password. And after you setup the username and passoword, all you need
to do is connect your pc to the router (no dialling requires) and also
you can connect as much pc as you wish without any IP Setting or
dialling problem, just connect your pc with the router. And every PC
from you router will have the same IP.
Now about the connection procedure: Actually, you won’t have to go to
BTCL’s office. There is a BTCL Authorized Outsourcing Company (EMEM
SystemsLimited). All you need to do is, fill the ADSL Application Form, Contract Form, 2 Copy Passport Size Image, A Copy of Your Telephone Connection’s Bill, Your
National ID Card’s Photocopy and then submit them to EMEM Systems. They
will do all the processing work with BTCL. Seriously, you won’t have to
talk with any BTCL officer.
After you have successfully submitted everything, it generally requires
you a week to get connected. I was supposed to get the connection on
Sunday. But I have got my connection on Thursday. But I think it was
fast enough, afterall it’s BTCL.
And EMEM Systems is friendly and supportive enough. You won’t have to deal with BTCL if you have any problem. If your telephone line is OK and noise free you will have to complain at EMEM Systems and they will solve the problem.
I am having some packet loss problem since I have got the connection. I
complained them about it. They said everyone is haveing thisproblem at
the moment. But they assured me that all these problems will be solved
within a month. BTCL is just too lazy to fix the problems. But EMEM said
that they will force BTCL to fix all the problem since they have a
contract with BTCL.
Now all about this connection:
I will try to post all the details here. But if you need any more information about this connection, please ask on this thread. 
Speed:
As for the speed, this is a 512kbps connection. 512kbps is the maximum
download speed I am supposed to get and upload speed should be half of
the download speed (=256kbps).
And here is all details about the speed I am getting:
Download Speed: Average 40KBps-60KBps
Browsing Speed: 40KBps-50KBps
From HTTP: 50KBps-55KBps
From Torrents: 45KBps-50KBps
From IRC: 40KBps-65KBps
From Rapidshare: 45KBps-50KBps
Upload Speed: Average 20KBps-30KBps
From Torrent: Around 20KBps
FTP: Around 25KBps-27KBps
HTTP: 25KBps-30KBps
