FAQ

h1. What are Aurinoco's subscription plans?

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h1. Introduction

Aurinoco's subscription plans are characterised by:

* Internet access via a commercial supplier or the National Knowledge Network

** Auroville Campus Network (ACN) plans include Internet access is via a commercial supplier

** Educational Resource Network (ERN) include Internet access is via the National Knowledge Network 

* Personal or unit usage

* Nominal download speed in Mbps

h1. Available plans

h2. ACN plans

h3. ACN personal prepaid plans

|_.Name |_.Contribution (Rs. per month) |_.Volume (GB) |_.Speed (Mbps) |

|=.Ap16 |=.800                          |=.unlimited   |=.16           |

h3. ACN unit prepaid plans

|_.Name |_.Contribution (Rs. per month)                |_.Volume (GB) |_.Speed (Mbps) |

|=.Au16 |=.1,000 for 1 to 5 active Internet users        

           1,500 for 6 to 10 active Internet users

           2,000 for 11 and more active Internet users |=.unlimited   |=.16           |

h2. ERN plans

|_.Name |_.Contribution (Rs. per month)                |_.Volume (GB) |_.Speed (Mbps) |

|=.Eu   |=.1,000 for 1 to 5 active Internet users        

           1,500 for 6 to 10 active Internet users

           2,000 for 11 and more active Internet users |=.unlimited   |=.See notes    |

Notes:

# ERN plans are not available for personal subscribers

# ERN plans are postpaid

# Speed:

** Normally "unlimited" as long as the National Knowledge Network link is not being used to full capacity

** Subscribers connected via the Water Tower to Aurelec radio link: maximum 50 Mbps

h1. Plan name notes

Plan names are made of designators  based on the characteristics listed in the Introduction above:

|_.Characteristic |_.Designator |_.Notes |

|=.ACN or ERN |=.A or E | |

|=.GB per month fair Internet usage (FIU) |=.20, 40, 80 ... | Omitted for unlimited plans |

|=.Personal or unit usage |=.p or u | |

|=.Download speed, nominal in Mbps |=.4, 8 ... | Omitted when no speed restriction (ERN) |