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Tata Sky HD PVR Picture

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:09 AM PST

Tata Sky slated to launch HD PVR set top box - TechShout

Tata Sky HD PVR

With regards to the Indian television scene, it's been a few years since
the Conditional Access System (CAS) raised a storm while promising
better quality of transmission and lowered cable bills among other
advantages. This had companies like Airtel and Tata stepping into the
scene and offering consumers a chance to opt for alternative
entertainment sources in the form of DTH services. *Tata Sky has now
shared plans to introduce the HD PVR set top box across India soon.*

While there isn't much information on the Tata Sky HD PVR device, it has
been mentioned that the set top box will offer 500GB of storage
capacity. This will most likely provide some space for hoarding recorded
shows and movies users may have missed due to a schedule that is not
tuned to the TV guide's. The 'HD' tag attached to the product name
should clue in potential users about the picture quality of
entertainment content which the device can be expected to render.

Tata Sky hasn't offered anything more than a sneak peek of the HD PVR as
yet. So the pricing details and definite launch date will have to wait
under cover until the company decides to part with the information.

BSNL TERACOM 3 G card problems and solutions!

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:08 AM PST

Hello friends this post is for them who are sufferring from Teracom's inferior quality cards.


If any of the mentioned are not working to you simply returned the DATA card to BSNL(your nearest Customer Service Centre) and get new DATA card..

I am having nokia Music xpress 5800 don't felt need for datacard( even in a low signal area I get around 300KBps in torrents during night and around 100 KBps during day time).. you may purchase other brand such as Huwei or Zte, they are very good and available in ebay.. Also micromax is lesser evil than Teracom..

with regards,

vaithy

Airtel 3G Press Release

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:07 AM PST

Quote:
- redefines mobile internet experience -

Brings the airtel internet experience on 3G first to Karnataka – airtel’s largest circle by revenue market share
Targets launch in all 13 3G license circles by March 2011
Introduces easy-to-understand intuitive tariffs with personalised data usage limits
Empowers airtel 3G customers to manage their data usage and prevent ‘bill shock’ with proactive, personalized and timely data usage alerts

Bengaluru, 24th January, 2011: Bharti airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, today announced the launch of its 3G service in India – bringing the airtel internet experience on 3G first to Karnataka – its largest circle by revenue market share. airtel is targeting to launch in all 13 3G license circles by March 2011. airtel introduces easy-to-understand intuitive 3G tariffs with personalised data usage limits. airtel 3G customers will be empowered to manage their 3G data usage alert and prevent ‘bill shock’ with proactive, personalized and timely data usage alerts.

Announcing this, Mr. Sanjay Kapoor, CEO – Bharti airtel Ltd (India & South Asia) said, “It is indeed the start of a new era when 3G services in India roll out on airtel’s network. World over ‘Data traffic’ on the back of high speed internet and use of social networking has already exceeded the ‘Voice traffic’. India is ushering in the domain – though later than most of the world – but no doubt we will catch up at a much faster speed. 3G is much more than a technology migration – it is a transformational shift – and airtel’s focus would be to bring to its customers an enriched user experience on the back of a world class delivery network. I welcome all 745 million mobile customers of the country to be a part of this journey with airtel!”

airtel’s 3G services, delivered on a state-of-the-art high speed HSPA network, usher in a new era of unique life enriching services in entertainment, utility, commerce and health – all now on the customer’s mobile phone. The airtel internet on 3G gives customers the power of higher speeds to enjoy multimedia services, high speed mobile broadband and internet access with the ability to view videos on your mobile phone, make video calls, watch live TV, access high speed internet and enjoy live streaming at never before speeds.

The launch of its 3G services is a key milestone in Bharti airtel’s vision to play a leading role in delivering the power of the mobile internet to an increasing number of people in India. With the mobile industry across the world expecting to connect 2.4 billion people to the internet over the next five years, most for the first time, it is incumbent upon service providers to bring all the ecosystem players together in a cohesive manner – handset manufacturers, equipment vendors, application developers and even consumers – to scale up the penetration for 3G services in the country.

Keeping the focus on the user experience and relevant services, airtel’s 3G plans are personalised and simple to understand:

. Time-based plans for light users of data – where usage and billing will be by hour
. Flexi-shield plans for heavy users of data – where usage and billing will be capped

To select the 3G plan best suited for them, customers can analyse their current internet data usage – on their mobile phone or tablet or laptop by using the airtel ‘internet usage calculator’ on Discover a world of possibilities with 3G on your mobile

To know more or join airtel 3G services, customers can visit Discover a world of possibilities with 3G on your mobile, call the Toll Free Helpline 12134 or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121.

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About Bharti airtel Limited
Bharti airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. The company offers mobile voice & data services, fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey telecom solutions for enterprises and national & international long distance services to carriers. Bharti airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek. Bharti airtel had over 205 million customers across its operations at the end of December 2010. To know more visit Mobile Prepaid, Broadband, Postpaid Mobile, DTH Services in India: airtel
looks like i am still struggling with dns related issues.

Tata Sky to Launch HD PVR Set Top Box

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:07 AM PST

HD content is not exactly abundant in our lovely country, but Tata has decided to give us a little bit more than we already have. OK, so they're not really launching any new HD channels, but at least they're giving us the option to record HD content now. Tata has just announced that their Tata Sky HD PVR set top box will be launched soon. This set top box will have a storage space of 500 GB and will feature all the HD channels that are currently on Tata Sky's roster such as National Geographic and Movies Now.

This new set top box will definitely be a blessing to those who don't want to miss out on their precious HD content, as they can now be recorded. I'm hoping that more channels are launched soon though. The rest of the world has been watching a wide variety of content in HD for a long time now and there are even talks of some pretty cool 3D channels being launched soon. It seems like we're almost always the last to get all the cool stuff. Why should we be made to feel like neglected step children? This is really frustrating and I really do hope that it changes soon, as regular TV is getting a little drab.

Pricing for the Tata Sky HD PVR Set Top Box has not been announced yet, but do stay tuned for an update.

Source : - Tata Sky to Launch HD PVR Set Top Box > News on General General > Tech2.com India

airtel learnnext

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:06 AM PST

holy crap. yet another useless service from the company.


Airtel 3G Tariffs and Packages

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:06 AM PST

The service seems very good. Screen shot from my laptop with two bars says 3mbps DL and .6mbps UL.



Sankey road Bangalore.

Why is the pricing so Bad??

Airtel 3G plans: A gateway to bankruptcy

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:02 AM PST

Airtel's plans would have worked if MNP was not available. I feel people who are using Wave, N8, Galaxy phones will be sticking to Airtel as they are getting 2GB for ~50Rs a month / N8 users are getting it for free. Also heard that video call will cost 5p/sec just like docomo. Let airtel learn a lesson by loosing hell lot of customers in mobile & broadband services.

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Still their website is not updated with a launch info.

what you guys generally download from internet.

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST

I too download 720p/ 1080p versions preferably and dvdrip only if the BRRIP version is not there/anywhere. And above all in past 6 months i have downloaded only 2 torrent, so i am a no torrent user, still a heavy user. The internet is so huge, there is no end to it.

Hayai Broadband Launch in India

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST

say mgcarley, wont the TRAI bring down a notice on you if you add FUPs to your plans ?? not that I want any FUPs (they're g*y) but as I see it TRAI clearly mentions that ISPs should provide contention ratios for all of their plans...

i know this is noob-lord question but I was just thinking about how to go about such things :|

Airtel DTH Digital TV Installation and experience along with pictures of new STB

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:56 AM PST

Very useful post.

Rahul Gandhi Achievements

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:54 AM PST

Lol cartoon from ToI on scams - Psyched opposition


I guess people just don't care or maybe they believe that their voting rights are not enough to change the system.

I don't think there will be an alternative to the BJP for atleast another decade and the bjp won't rise till the regional parties continue to exist. It means that the current regime won't change even if food prices increase to another several folds or even if a dozen other scams come to light. Its very unfortunate.

Online purchase of Videocon D2H connection with a special offer from broadbandforum.in!

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:54 AM PST

personally i would not want to partner with more companies.

i am offering videocon d2h only because i have used it myself and i know that the service and customer support is good.

zee dish tv? no freaking way.
airtel digital tv? no chance.
tata sky? they are too big to partner with me :D

Pay as you go (data plans) and flattening data-plan tariffs.

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:53 AM PST

We're thinking of flattening out the tariffs for data plans, which has caused a few sparks to fly in the dark recesses and a new idea has been created: PAYG on data plans.

Essentially there would be the base-fee of Rs599 as there is now, and then you could set a maximum bill amount (let's say Rs2000).

Then, let's say we flatten out the per-GB price across the board (no matter how many GBs you buy), so that it's some nice round figure - let's put a basic figure of Rs10/GB for the sake of the argument.

Then, you can use essentially as much (or as little) as you like until that billing limit is hit - in this case, it would be about 140GB.

But let's say you only used 50GB in total (rounded up to the nearest ~51MB due to that being the smallest unit of currency) - then your monthly bill (post-paid or pre-paid) would come out to be Rs599 + 50GB @ Rs10/GB or Rs1099 - or if you used 51608MB (50GB + 408MB), then it would be Rs1103 and so on.

This would eliminate the need for carryover GBs and all that, however the existing prepaid option would still remain (still with the ability to carry over as it exists now) - the difference now being that, because there is not staggered pricing any more, you could purchase pretty much the exact number of GBs you want, so instead of buying a data pack of 6GB, you could buy anything from 0.5 to 1000GB @ Rs10/GB (or Rs5 per 0.5GB).

Good idea? Bad idea? As usual, let me know!
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