This morning when i picked up my Delhi Times, There was a fullpage advt talking about some "icontrol", which is a new IPTV service { i think so..} presented by MTNL and Aksh Optifibre. So, I thought, lemme use my Googling skills to find out more about this service as many of my fellow Netizens are trying to find the same. Google Trends tells me that that there is a sharp increase in the number of people searching about iControl on internet from the places like New Delhi.
Ok. So Lets try to find out what is really "icontrol" is...
Firstly lets talk about IPTV:
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection. A general definition of IPTV is television content that, instead of being delivered through traditional broadcast and cable formats, is received by the viewer through the technologies used for computer networks.
icontrol advt says that you do not need any broadband service or telephone to use this service, Thats right, icontrol will use a optical fibre cable to transfer television content to you TV. Ad it is totally based on computer netwokrs so you will have an added advantage to control what you are going to watch.
icontrol tarrifs
Delhi :
* Free Setup Box against fully refundable security deposit of Rs. 999.
* Pay Rs.199 per month to get icontrol service through MTNL.
* No Telephone , No computer, No DVD Player, No Internet / Broadband required for using icontrol
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but shukla ji.. when the ad says no telephone, no internet, no broadband.. then how the hell does this work? is it another 'type' of DTH technology? does it come with a dish antenna??? icontrol website doesnt open so how do we know what it is??
@Anzy
This is not any kind of DTH technology, and you don't need any dish antennas for this. They will connect to your TV like a normal cable connection with a optical fibre cable. You will have a set top box kind of thing to decode the signal and watch the TV.
icontrol website is now opening so u can easily go and check it.. www.icontrol.in
still the www.icontrol.in web site is not opening up. hope IP TV will not expect to work in the same fashion. my comment is it's a 'big hype' till they arrange a live demo and i'm convinced with the performance.
IPTV is very slow in opening up. it takes approx 2 minutes. However, picture clarity is good. But after sale service is not.
patwal rs
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