Internet loss during peak hours

[aswinshenoy]

What is the issue that you are facing?
During peak hours of the day, the internet connectivity from all the providers (I have found this with Jio, Airtel, Vodafone/Idea) is lost, though there is pretty adequate network coverage/range in the area.

How often do you face this issue?
Usually at peak hours between 7-12PM every day, or anytime when a majority of hostlers are on their mobiles.

Where do you face this issue?
Hostel, and sometimes in college.

Do you think, a lot of your friends face the same issue?
Yes, almost everyone, at some point in time. Sometimes, I too get lucky, but after some x active connections, I believe no one gets connected.

What have you tried to solve the issue?
Turning on and off the internet, and/or switching on and off Airplane mode for one/few times seems to fix the issue at times. Also, some networks are occasionally better, and since I have data with Airtel and Jio, sometimes switching carriers have helped (rarely).

What do you think is causing the issue?
If I am right, all cellular carriers have bandwidth limit on their spectrum, and within this limited bandwidth when their his high density and high intensity of traffic, it fails to perform.

Have you thought of any ideas that may solve the issue?
I don't know whether adding any towers would help, because carriers have this spectrum limitations anyway. Also, it would be a pretty big task to put up more towers here.

I think a lot of traffic could be moved to Amrita Connect if it opens up for mobile phones, as it can accommodate very high bandwidth. But there might be a breakthrough hardware/software/networking that can fix this, which will be globally beneficial as well.

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