Reports are coming in from the Beam Telecom Broadband users in Hyderabad that their Broadband Speed has been upgraded with no extra cost. Users report that they are getting higher speed from last 10 days. This up gradation of speed came into light when one of the customers who wanted a new connection when contacted the Beam Cable agent, offered him with up to 768 kbps speed for Rs 600 (INR) per month whose official speed is 256 kbps.
Though the speed upgrade is not officially confirmed, the increase in speed is almost confirmed with all the users of Beam Cable Broadband known to us.
The speed upgrade is to be as follows:
| Per Month Charge Rs (INR) |
Official Speed |
Upgraded Speed* (Unofficial) |
| 600 |
256kbps |
768kbps |
| 850 |
512kbps |
1Mbps |
| 1000 |
1Mbps |
2Mbps |
*this is a report from the users which is not officially confirmed
The above given packages speed are confirmed by the users, other packages speed could not be confirmed currently.
A User Survey by Techrena dot Net Reports:
Rs 600 Package user getting 75-85KB/s Download Speed
Rs 850 Package user getting 100-110KB/s Download Speed and so on
Well as other competitive ISPs like Airtel Broadband is also upgrading their speeds for free, Beam Telecom is also expected to do so. Another hi-speed Wireless Broadband Network is Tikona WI-BRO.
The official packages taken from the Beam Official Site is given below:
| Details |
Monthly |
Half-Yearly |
Annual Packages |
| Packages |
Speed up to |
Subscription |
Subscription |
Savings |
Subscription |
Savings |
Free Vouchers |
| B-Max400 |
128kbps |
400.00 |
2300.00 |
100.00 |
4500.00 |
300.00 |
4500.00 |
| B-Max600 |
256kbps |
600.00 |
3300.00 |
300.00 |
6000.00 |
1200.00 |
6000.00 |
| B-Max850 |
512kbps |
850.00 |
4675.00 |
425.00 |
8500.00 |
1700.00 |
8500.00 |
| B-Max1000 |
768kbps |
1000.00 |
5500.00 |
500.00 |
10000.00 |
2000.00 |
10000.00 |
| B-Max1500 |
1Mbps |
1500.00 |
8250.00 |
750.00 |
15000.00 |
3000.00 |
15000.00 |
| B-Max2500 |
2Mbps |
2500.00 |
13750.00 |
1250.00 |
25000.00 |
5000.00 |
15000.00 |
| B-Max5000 |
4Mbps |
5000.00 |
27500.00 |
2500.00 |
50000.00 |
10000.00 |
15000.00 |
As we can see that till date(22-03-2010) the package speeds are not yet updated. We are expecting an official announcement from the ISP soon.
If you want a new Beam Broadband connection you can call: 040 66 27 27 27 or visit: beamtele.com
Update @ 23/03/10 : It’s now official.We have heard the announcement from Beam Tele management about the free speed upgrade through SMS, where they claim that Beam Telecom is the fastest broadband in India !!
