Sify FUD

I was looking to update Sify's plans on this site and came across a marketing page for cable TV operators (Sify works on a franchise system with local cable TV operators) that included the following comparison table:

Note: The numbers in red have been added in by yours truly..

While it is common practice to see some license being taken in marketing documents, the above is pure nonsense. As far as I am aware, the only other cable operator in India with a notable user base is Hathway. Addressing each of the marked points compared to services provided by Hathway:

1. 24 Kbps dial-up? Considering that Sify is also a dial-up provider, are these the speeds one can expect? Based purely on hearsay, this is probably true.

   It is absolute BS to claim that other cable ISPs like Hathway offer only 48 Kbps connections. Hathway offer connections of speeds between 64 Kbps and 512 Kbps (for residential users). Sify only offer plans with speeds between 64 Kbps and 256 Kbps and most of them are unattractive, expensive and handicapped with quaint (and debilitating) restrictions (150 MB/day?).

2. No customer care centre available? BS.
3. Not professionally managed? BS.
4. Less economical than Sify? BS.
5. No security? BS.
6. Very high downtime? BS.
7. Sify is firewall protected and therefore Sify connections are not susceptible to viruses? Utter BS :P

This is all assuming that the document is not outdated.. as Sify's 256 Kbps plans have not really been around for too long (the document mentions them), I'd think not ... Even if otherwise, that table is absolute tripe :S

-K