@ku1deep True. I’ve noticed despite hitting FUP (2Mbps thereafter), my YouTube tends to stream just fine with reasonable quality.

— Rohan Naravane (@r0han) May 30, 2016

@ngkabra you may want to read this interesting tweet storm :) https://t.co/T1WfKZlNfe

— Shachin Bharadwaj (@shachinb) May 30, 2016

Whoa!!! I guess everyone should read this. https://t.co/alTuvSTopI

— Ankit Pandey (@AnkitPandey) May 30, 2016

Interesting tweetstorm from @ku1deep about why broadband in India is screwed (thanks @shachinb) https://t.co/dKJx6Oq6PO

— Navin Kabra (@ngkabra) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep rates vary .Hyderabad ftth available for rs1000 for 40Mbps bsnl while Mumbai cost is rs 4000 for same plan .

— Adwait (@Adwaittt) May 30, 2016

@Adwaittt wait I thought fibernet was way more expensive then that in HYD!!! and definitely not unlimited.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep upto 100GB .launched last week by bsnl .read on @TelecomTalk

— Adwait (@Adwaittt) May 30, 2016

@Adwaittt very cool. ofcourse 100 GB is nothing if you Youtube a lot. @TelecomTalk

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep what do you mean "just peer with Google"?

— Venkatesh Rao (@vgr) May 30, 2016

@vgr https://t.co/j0eHJTq9le essentially google let's you send and receive data from their cloud for free.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

Get some gyaan on how internet works in India from @ku1deep. Click on below tweet and read all parts. https://t.co/yfLzpiEojc

— Anand Jain (@helloanand) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep the user still pays for accessing Google sites, right, regardless of whether ISPs have peering with Google or not?

— Rohin Dharmakumar (@r0h1n) May 30, 2016

@r0h1n Yes! but with non-peered ISP you get what you pay for. :-D second class treatment for second class rates.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@r0h1n Oh BTW the new thing among local ISPs : you can try then unlimited for free: 512 kbps; unlimited torrent and YouTube.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

Whoa. Read this. https://t.co/y6oYjk387y

— Rajkiran (@saantoryuu) May 30, 2016

Insightful thread by @ku1deep on ISP in India! Didn't know bit torrent and YT is cached https://t.co/my2MmPLTlr

— Varun Goel (@goelv) May 30, 2016

Such a sad story. Even internet is rationed. https://t.co/SHmdwvWcLD

— Pareen Lathia (@PareenL) May 30, 2016

OMG... This sums up my experience with Indian ISPs for last 2 years.. Nailed it. Read the whole tweetstorm. https://t.co/17SHdj96NM

— Pratik Patel (@pratikpatel) May 30, 2016

Some awesome ISP gyaan. Don't assume there is much left in this world that is not rigged! https://t.co/8nA5wrfQoP

— Maxim Saini (@MaximSaini) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep Good series of tweets. Kinda figured out most of that when I was replacing my MTNL connection. Got a local cable guy.

— prolificd (@prolificd) May 30, 2016

@meson10 @ku1deep @dipeshudeshi choose a server in SG or US and see what result it shows. Or use https://t.co/5rwawVkX1G

— prolificd (@prolificd) May 30, 2016

@webiyo @ku1deep @meson10 @dipeshudeshi prioritise traffic to speed test end points and you can fake speed test results too

— francispereira (@francispereira) May 30, 2016

Must read thread. Opens lines for further reading. https://t.co/UZLOeijvq9

— Kanica (@KanicaWithC) May 30, 2016

On Indian ISPs - Confirms what I heard. Do read https://t.co/ViottRCfjM

— Abhinav M. (@maskeggeR) May 30, 2016

@MaximSaini won't call it rigged as much as an adaptation. Also I admire Google's growth hack. much better then FreeBasics no :-)

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep not sure fb would benefit as much from fast lane as youtube would. Perhaps peering causes bigger ux difference to vid streaming.

— Maxim Saini (@MaximSaini) May 30, 2016

Super thread this to understand why your torrents download fast and rest sites are slow https://t.co/paMrkpq92e

— Mayur Khandelwal (@Mayur_Kh) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep how does local ISP connect with Google data centers? Does Google have DCs in India?

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@daamitt no only edge PoPs in Mumbai and Chennai. here >> https://t.co/CbGOfM7nzo

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep ah, so local ISP connect to local PoP and Google pays for international transit / sea cables?

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@daamitt from google's PoV there are offering access to their networks without an access fee.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep right. How far is FB along this path in India?

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@daamitt can't happen. FB too new and accounts for far too little content. Youtube is the lever that moved this mountain.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@daamitt for peering you need some sort of equitable relationship. ISP brings audience Goog brings what the audience wants.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@daamitt it is worth google's time to make video delivery worth ISPs time. otherwise the unit economics of video ads won't work for India.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@daamitt don't see how this works for FB. Besides small ISPs hate FB for autoplaying videos choking their pipes.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep so for FB videos they could do some peering interconnect and then ISPs will connect?

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep guessing your point about economics comes into play here. So until FB figures video ads...

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@daamitt yup. the point is that entering india is going to be super difficult for any other video svc since Youtube is essentially toll-free

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep but as things shift to mobile (if not already) - top 5 telcos easy to do FB peering deals with?

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@daamitt Oh the top 5 don't mind FB. They charge for every kb of that traffic :-D more the merrier.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep so, fair to say that Google's advantage nullified on mobile networks?

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@daamitt yes and now you have a new perspective on free basics :)

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep 👌

— Amit Bhor (@daamitt) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep or just signup with Nixi they have also peered with Google!

— #Yogi Azad (@yedayogi) May 30, 2016

@yedayogi yeah but nixi is not cheap.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

Very interesting tweetstorm https://t.co/aqr6hHSm0o

— Rishi Seth (@sethrishi) May 30, 2016

.@helloanand We've curated the @ku1deep tweets abt state of broadband experience in India @ https://t.co/YCLNxB7zO5 Thanks for updates :-)

— eChai Ventures (@eChaiVentures) May 30, 2016

Read the whole tweet thread, very illuminating :) https://t.co/BbdrRs5CYW

— Anandamoy Roy (@smdcmc) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep Great points!

— Sudhan Deo (@TomR1ddle) May 30, 2016

Interesting state of ISPs & net neutrality in India.Seamless YT streaming last month whn I was in IND nw makes sense https://t.co/2sKQD5s7BH

— Balaji Athreya (@athreya86) May 30, 2016

This and the following tweets are a good wakeup on Internet infra in India. https://t.co/O1k8zbnB0D

— Lakshay Pandey (@lakshaypandey) May 30, 2016

Fantastic thread on how ISPs work in India. (also points to why net neutrality is a farce) H/T to @KanicaWithC https://t.co/hnFVZyJY3S

— thewisecrab (@thewisecrab) May 30, 2016

Brilliant thread! This is true for the most reasons. https://t.co/CcEEolDFkR

— Suresh (@srtxt7) May 30, 2016

Excellent😘👌 Thread
Deep Crisp Analysis https://t.co/OP4453Na93

— $UJIT♠♠♠ (@sujitk96) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep so if mobile cos hv to pay fr everybit of data, how come reliance jio will be profitable??or is it a marketing gimmick??

— Sayantan Paul (@raymagini665872) May 30, 2016

Want to know the reality of home broadband in India? Read this thread https://t.co/TGl7dn0LB0

— Kanchan Kumar (@kanchankumar) May 30, 2016

Great thread! https://t.co/5yfw5XdOns

— Арман (@ArmanChandok) May 30, 2016

@raymagini665872 profitability is a direct function of size of network. do you believe jio will have a huge network? that is your answer.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@MaximSaini ofcourse. But look at the amount of effort google had to put in to ensure success. and in video UX peering is all that matters.

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@thewisecrab this thread is so relevant. My net is down right now but YouTube is still working. 😂😂😂 @KanicaWithC @ku1deep @dipeshudeshi

— That Goan Boy (@schmmuck) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep Same with dvois and Joistar in Navi Mumbai. Streaming is so much fun. Net Neutrality lulz

— Zeeshan Mhaskar (@MhaskarChief) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep WHAT EEZ DIS

— Sahil Khan (@sahilk) May 30, 2016

@sahilk this my friend is how you stream pirated Blu ray quality content to your shiny new UHD screen :-) among other things

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@kanchankumar @ku1deep @dipeshudeshi local guys basically use torrent cache and heavy peering with YouTube and Akamai.

— Deep Ganatra (@DeepXP) May 30, 2016

@kanchankumar @ku1deep @dipeshudeshi my 100 Mbps connection is actually 8 Mbps one.

— Deep Ganatra (@DeepXP) May 30, 2016

@DeepXP yup! lower or higher depending on how many local users are contending for the extranet bandwidth. @kanchankumar @dipeshudeshi

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep I've gotten to become very skeptical with these local guys. Prefer paying more for Airtel. At least reliable.

— Sahil Khan (@sahilk) May 30, 2016

@sahilk pick the right one and you will be in heaven :-)

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 30, 2016

@ku1deep Food heaven is enough for me.

— Sahil Khan (@sahilk) May 30, 2016

Net has never been neutral in India. https://t.co/erfk7XRyPJ

— Siva Narayanan (@K2_181) May 31, 2016

This is sad! go though the whole thread. :( Net Neutrality https://t.co/pqJeyUFeGF

— Ravi Vyas (@ravivyas84) May 31, 2016

Brilliant read. TFS @ku1deep https://t.co/04dORpPHfu

— Ankit Saxena (@ankitsaxena21) May 31, 2016

Must read tweets if you want to understand the bandwidth circus. https://t.co/TxJJj1eM0M

— Ujjwal (@dillisingh) May 31, 2016

@ku1deep Thank you for the thread. Opens up so much reading. Sigh! @schmmuck @thewisecrab @dipeshudeshi

— Kanica (@KanicaWithC) May 31, 2016

Read these tweets abt the sham called cable Internet & last mile connectivity. Also, a new net neutrality offender- https://t.co/gUopfEg4uK

— That Goan Boy (@schmmuck) May 31, 2016

@ku1deep They are based out of Delhi. In Lajpat, their internet barely works. Almost all their clients are unhappy because of sad service

— Ravinshu Saneja (@Ravinshu) May 31, 2016

Quite an interesting thread on broadband connectivity https://t.co/5NCCtKUGgr

— Rain Man (@Manishjoshi26) May 31, 2016

@Ravinshu hmm what part is bad, reliability or speed

— Kuldeep (@ku1deep) May 31, 2016

Eye opening thread on why broadband internet is terrible in India. https://t.co/H7a8SQ8a9D

— Martin A. K. (@crazytwism) May 31, 2016

This tweetchain is awesome. https://t.co/lL5gnyICLI

— विमुक्त आत्मा (@vimuktaatma) May 31, 2016

I always use speedtest on faraway servers in cities like La Paz or Wichita or Oslo. https://t.co/bjqMm3rxac

— विमुक्त आत्मा (@vimuktaatma) May 31, 2016

Must read this thread. Also LOL net neutrality! https://t.co/nRAFJ2Tg8T

— Shrikant Mudliar (@Shreedinger) May 31, 2016

No matter what u pay for broadband...u get shit! https://t.co/RbTP5klqxI

— Chirag Galundia (@chirag1774) May 31, 2016

@ngkabra @ku1deep @shachinb @dipeshudeshi As a user of two BB services, the local one & from BSNL, this is 100% true & somehow unfortunate.

— Vishwajeet Vatharkar (@vishwajeetv) May 31, 2016

This tweetstorm accurately presents current state of broadband services in India. @rohitkhirapate https://t.co/lVDHb8ck6X

— Vishwajeet Vatharkar (@vishwajeetv) May 31, 2016