created a forum on this topic…..
http://bdnetusers.foromotion.net

My speeds also vary from 80kbps to 240kbps. However, Sirius is giving me problems nowadays and I can’t get connection for like 60% of the time. Did you remeber the name of your ISP?

well results vary…now i’m getting download of 128 kbps and upload 114 kbps.

well your results are much better!!!!

Wow, that’s really good. And how much do you pay per month?

download: 152 kb/s
upload: 114 kb/s
Server: bangkok

tests were conducted at NEW DOHS dhaka. forgot the name of the isp supplier…multimedia ….something

That is a good idea. You can find my test result above, what speed do you get?

But Grameen doesn’t give you as fast speeds as Zip/Sirius Broadband does. Although Grameen’s network is highly reliable, but I often have trouble using Grameen mobile on my mobile.

Just buy a Edge modem (maximum 5000 taka) + use Grameen Phone Unlimited internet for 1150 taka per month.

its speed is always good. I got average 25KBPS always. torrents works. only problem, when you try to download from rapidshare since its ip shared so u have to wait long time to get chance. sometimes u don’t.

most importantly, u can take ur internet anyware since its a USB modem.

Don’t have to worry about thunderstorm or line cut or server electricity down ! GP server always active.

good luck

Touhid

I just remebered. Yes, Zip does “seem” to limit your speeds. I often had some downloads overnight and Bittorrent running in the background, and next morning I woke up to find that the download didn’t complete because they cut off my connection temporarily. And the speed was really bad the whole day.

the reason i think that ZIP did not limited your internet speed maybe bc0s ur not a heavy downloader. [i never turn off my pc at night...im always downloading something]

Zip usually blocks clients after a month of using P2P softwares to download stuffs, and if you use torrents they will immediately block you and u’ll get speeds like 3-8 KB/s

Well, im done with ZIP. Now im using connection from BDCom. its not bad….browsing is blazing fast n i get lyk download speed lyk 12KB/s - 15KB/s. besides, the monthly rent is tk. 1000.
i’ve heard about Sirius broadband from mah friends n dey say itz really good but i wud suggest ZIP broadband to nobody [no hard feelings, eh!]

Adios

Well I don’t know about you but I still get good speed from Zip. I got download speeds of 240kbps (30KBps) yesterday and I use Free Download Manager. Well sorry to hear about that.

But of course, I must also agree that the service (at least in its earlier stages, and I presume even now) was more geared toward providing a ‘faster browsing speed’ rather than ‘good online gaming’ which I was looking. As such, caveat emptor (let the buyer beware).

In any case, I do wish my fellow Bangladeshi gamer the best of luck in finding a good ISP and a smooth connection to play online over!

Best, Monwar

Thanks for writing such informative post and comments. But I am very very curious. I am in Chittagong I get 20kBps (KiloByte) with my GP connection. These few months I even get 26kBps. I guess in Dhaka you don’t get that. What a shame, I used to use a net connection from Sirius Broadband/Zip in Dhaka, when I was staying there 3 years ago. It was terrible. Anyways, I never though of playing online games with such slow speed. Is that an option? You guys ever tired WoW?

I am a very passionate game fan. I am using a laptop for last one year, so cant upgrade it anymore. So to play new games, I gotta get a console. I am thinking about PS2, cause I am not sure about PS3 and Xbox360 in BD (Pirated blu-ray disks? HD content over slow net connection? and red ring of death? doesn’t look that attractive.). Can you give me an idea from where I can buy game consoles in BD? I guess I have to go to Dhaka. Which one do you guys suggest.

Also, I thought people buy legitimate consoles in BD, I was always curious about how they play pirated games in those. Please give me some info or make a post in this regard. Thanks. (Sorry if this is the wrong post to comment these against!!)

Thanks for your comment. I think you should switch to Sirius Broadband/Zip as I use them and get good speeds. What ISP are you currently using? And look for ads in the paper, I also found a shared 512kbps for Tk1,600.

I pay my isp tk 3000 per month and get only 90 kbps. What a shame

Thanks for your comments. I forgot that Zip has stopped VOD services. And as for the speed, well it’s not terrible. But I recall getting amazing speeds when I first signed up (that was in 2006-2007) and now speeds have gone down.