Monday, February 28, 2011

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DNS Sever issues for BSNL broadband - Pune

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:59 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by meetdilip View Post
You can also give the DNS values in the modem itself.
Pardon my ignorance, Dilip. But how do i do that? Is it done through the 192.168.1.1 server?

Shifting from Gurgaon to Mumbai

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:58 AM PST

Hi,

I am shifting from Gurgaon to Mumbai. Please tell me if its feasible to shift BigTV connection from Gurgaon to Mumbai. And also tell me whether I should keep the current connection or there are benefits in getting a new one.

Regards
Kapil Munjal

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: 13th Match, Group B - Netherlands v West Indies

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST

many Netherlands fans out there ... wi 168/2 in 31.2

When did computers and technology stop being geeky?

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST

back then it was just a distant technology in India..now its indispensable..you cannot spend a day without using computers (directly and indirectly)...nerd and geek is a complex thing...some people call other people nerd when they do not have any knowledge about that topic..

Internet Not Connecting after Firmware Update...!

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:51 AM PST

Try resetting your modem and configure it again. Won't help much if you have bricked your modem, still worth a try.

Tata Sky launches Tata Sky+ HD at just Rs. 3999/

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:47 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by jymn2005 View Post
^^^^
Ah c'mon that is the technological limitation faced by all the DTH. U cant say "Apart from that, TS is good"........the drawback is not due to their lack of expertise, drawback is technological. U have 2 wires - 1 records & and on other u can watch & record......so at a time, only 2 can be recorded & u have to watch one of the 2 being recorded!!
I was only correcting what Jayman posted above me.Personally I think that the Tatasky HD DVR is fantastic for the price. Please don't take my post out of context.

Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003 at Rs. 19499 in Flipkart for Pre-Order

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by mhsabir View Post
Generally speaking I see that trend happening in more of the less popular models or only if a better model is launched at the price of the older one
its depend .. as LG O1 .. started with around 14-15k .. and now its 11+ .. that was successful model of LG .. and to make it reachable for many it reduced the price ...

Help needed to select the phone

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:44 AM PST

so you want both mobile on android platform ... have a look at this one .. bit costly .. but worth looking into this ...


Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003 at Rs. 19499 in Flipkart for Pre-Order

Finally determined BSNL 3g Data cap of 4200Rs unlimited plan

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:28 AM PST

hi im bsnl 3g user .. its true i was getting 600-700 kbps till 3 days back... now between 120 to 140 kbps.. still i have unlimited plan till may 17.. is there anything i can do to get back my previous speeds.. like from tomorrow i.e., march 1st i can have full speeds ... or my limit is over for the entire plan i.e., till may 17 2011.... Pls any1 guide me abt this.. Thnx ... is there anything i can do to get back my previous speeds..:o

Queries Before Taking BSNL 3G?

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:12 AM PST

I have purchased a Prepaid 3G SIM of BSNL today. I think both prepaid and postpaid are equally priced. The 500 MB plan costs Rs.275/- in prepaid and Rs.249/- + service taxes in postpaid(SOURCE).

Now waiting for SIM to be get activated. What should I do after that? The franchisee of BSNL told me that I have to buy a FRC after activation. What is FRC? Can anyone tell me how long it will take SIM to get activated?

Actually I am little bit confused between these two pages:

3G Postpaid and Prepaid Data Service

FRCs offered under 3G Services

Lastly Will I get any special offer after I activate the 3G service as a new user?

The franchisee also told me that BSNL 3G card(Micromax) he has been selling can be used with any other 3G service provider. The card costs Rs.2,500/- and has 7.2 MBPS Download Speed.

BSNL 3g PPP link control protocol was terminated ?

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:32 AM PST

Always Make sure ur main account balance is not zero or negative ( goes upto -ve 10 rupees ). Even if u ve done data recharge, it wont work without positive balance in ur main account.

Low Sound on HD Channels

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:22 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by anuplinux View Post
Usually on a 5.1 surround audio system, general narration and speeches are put on the central channel, and other sound streams are guided to the surround speakers accordingly (to give the surround experience). When an 5.1 output is connected to a stereo output (like a normal TV), a downmixing technique is used to put all the audio streams onto left and right channels. The reduction in the volume could be due to the phase change while downmixing. You can try adjusting the stereo balance control all the way to Left or to Right to check whether the volume is getting normalized on all the channels.
I usually set my TV volume at 30 units and TS + STB volume at 3 units. This works fine for almost all channels. However, while switching channels, the STB volume goes up to 10-12 on its own. When I reduce it to 0 and increase to 3, it gives same volume as it used to give while it was at 12! This happens when I switch from non-HD channel to HD channel.

vodafone 3G zoozoo superman: A robber

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:20 AM PST

they were good whn they launched .. but now they are becoming boring ....

so they choose ind vs eng match to launch the service ....

In the name of national security... Indian government is taking a lot of our liberties...

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 01:14 AM PST

what can we do.Well for starters sue the govt against IT act 2008.It was passed witout debate.I am in touch with various advocacy groups and finally ,FINALLY we have a website dedicated to this.IT is PRIVACY INDIA which was setup in collaboration with center for internet and society Home Page — Centre for Internet and Society.


Look what the SC has said
Privacy disappearing due to technology: SC - CIOL News Reports

FILE PIL.Ratan tata has at least filed a case against phone tapping.All we need to for some big NGO to file amicus curie(friend of the court) and ask the SC to interpret "right against unreasonable search and seizure" under article 21.


Already i am overloaded with airtel Fair Usage Policy.p2p throttling now you have DOT silently blocking websites.

ADMIN i am begging you to create a site www.savetheinternet.in and hire a lawyer.We will donate,File cases against airtel for Fair Usage Policy or atleast secret p2p throttle.FILE RTI and ask how many websites has the govt blocked.


All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for men of good conscience to remain silent-thomas jefferson

Life

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:48 AM PST

If you are asking the forum itself, the software..then i am sorry it has no life! :P

USB Data Cards from Markets

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:44 AM PST

Friends,
Where can i get 3g data cards which works on ubuntu 10.04 from private ( not from service providers) in coimbatore or chennai.

I preferred Hauwie E176 and Teracom LW273. Any others?

Download latest bollywood polyphonic (midi) ringtones

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST

do ppl still use midi as ringtone?? i thought every1 uses mp3 and other formats now. Though i have to admit that there are some good midi tones out there!!

Best TV Tuner card for DTH Services

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:16 AM PST

U have to be patient.

At times there are people who suggest so much, that threads run into pages......but sometimes it needs time to take momentum. Wait for a while - help will be assured!!

Reliance LTE(4G) Wireless Broadband to be announced anytime, speeds from 50mbps to 100mbps!!

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:07 AM PST

Lets hope both brothers together come out with something good??

Already their BB is one of the best in the market.

Reliance Wireline Broadband: Any one needs help in getting a connection?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:27 PM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by alian1980 View Post
Before that wud appreciate if someone could post the rates for their unlimited usage plan..... I am so pissed at the service of my cablewallah and looking to switch. Thanks.
Check out these links

Postpaid Plans

Postpaid combo plans

BSNL breaks law!

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:20 PM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by suricate View Post
Well, my Siemens C2110 died after 2 years. So I had to purchase a new router (ITI this time) from BSNL. I was charged Rs. 1100/- while the box clearly says "MRP 1000/- (inclusive of all taxes)"! --- "This is our corporate fixed rate, so we must charge that".

So the government is not bound to obey its own laws! Nice!

Is there some government site where I can lodge a complaint?
Did you enquire in the local market for this model ?
A wifi model New )was quoted in ebay.in for Rs 1300/= same model. BSNL cost Rs 1800/=

I was charged Rs 1100/= for Huawei Ax Mt882 when i opted for outright purchase with 50% concession on rental paid for almost three years.
I had the option to change the unit if not working at any time.
Since you purchased outright the facility will be for 6 months or one year.

Your telephone bill will be proof that you paid Rs 1100/= plus 10.3% taxes.

Usually, BSNL issues tenders and buys lakhs of units. for a greatly reduced price.
Probably the supplier has included the unit which were not sold earlier!
ITI is also a PSU !!!

Who will bell the cat ?

My speed 3g speed is Limited to 2mbps

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:41 PM PST

Its not based on the previous usage at all.They have capped the speed at 2Mbps all over India due to the increasing downloads.
God only knows when they are going to bring it back to 1Mbps.So this is final I guess!

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: 14th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Kenya

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:04 PM PST

I do not see the Kenyans repeating 2003 on SL pitches. Should be a one-sided match.

Help Me choosing the Best Plan

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:27 PM PST

It is BBG FN Combo 600 which gives Rs. 0.20/- per MB for usage upto 5 GB ; Rs. 0.10/- per MB thereafter.

Source : .:BB COMBO:.

BBG Combo ULD 1350 has 4 Mbps upto 20 GB, 512 Kbps beyond 20 GB. Not all are lucky enough to get 4 Mbps as the speed depends heavily on line condition. Expect somewhere around 2 Mbps. But if you are lucky, you may even get 4 Mbps.

BitMate - BitTorrent for the Less Privileged

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:17 PM PST

Its based on Vuze/Azureus!

How the times have changed wrt. Television

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:40 PM PST

LOL.. good one.

Barack Obama

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST

this is the latest meme going on reddit.


Videocon D2H HD DVR User Experience and Review

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:33 PM PST

@ admin

I suggest we can change the title of this thread to somewhat like "Share your first hand experiences of HD DVR"......

I thought of starting a new thread, but there are so relating to this thing, that a new user will only get confused, as to where to find the relevant stuff!!

@ Thread

I am sharing my first hand experience of this product.......

I booked my connection through Online Team on Friday night & the installation was completed yesterday.

About time taken for installation, i was a bit disappointed.....coz the 2 guys came at 2:30 in the afternoon, & the final testing and all was completed by 6:45 PM or so.....the "Senior" of the 2 said that HD DVR installation normally takes 4-5 hours [:O].

I want to ask other users of D2h & also of other DTH providers, is this ture?? Frankly speaking i felt he took me for a ride.....anyways, it was done in the end.
The demo is pending, coz he said his senior had better idea so it is advisable to get it from that person - fine enough - should be today or so.

As regards channels......i also feel HD is worth spending the money. never seen such sharp content on Live TV!!

PACKAGE CONTENTS

1) 1 GOLD Plated HDMI cable.
2) Standard A/V Cable too is there if you dont have HDMI in TV.
3) 1 USB Cable - I think it is the 1 meant to be used as extension.....USB port is situated at the back, so may be to avoid those hassles, this cable can come in handy.
4) The STB of course - Manufactured by Altech UEC (Pty) Ltd, South Africa, Model 4611. (for those who want to Google it up)
5) The Remote Control & Adaptor for Power Supply.
6) User Guide
7) And yes, 1 month Platinum HD pack worth 440 is free.

All the functions are same as offered by other DTH providers - Play/Pause live TV, Rewind/Forward, Record/Schedule Recording of shows......
But 1 thing that i am really curious about is - There's a Purple button at the bottom of the remote.....the User Guide named it as "Motion Sensor button". But i havent gone thru it much due to lack of time......It will be known only when the person comes for demo.

HD Channels available -

1) NGC HD
2) Discovery HD
3) Movies Now HD
4) Travel XP HD
5) D2h Movies HD
6) D2h Music HD (Video Songs channel)

7) Test Channel - I saw Zee over here, but i think it may be due to glitch.....coz i couldnt make out much difference between normal Zee, and this channel. So, the mystery remains as to which is this channel - Zee TV HD or some other.
8) Test Feed - It showed me the standard message about "Not subscribed.......blah blah". Even this remains a mystery.

And deep within, i hope that 1 of them is Star Cricket HD......coz without that, their product wont be sold - atleast new buyers will think twice as we all know TS is offering it for Free, along with Active services!!

All in all - i would feel that the effective cost would fall to around 5.5k given the added benefits.
I am not making any judgments here - i dont know what others are offering, and what is their "Effective Cost".......

Will post things as & when anything comes to my mind. Or may be if anyone requires further info, can post their queries.

---------- Post added at 04:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:53 AM ----------

Thanks for updating!!

Videocon D2H DTH Channel List

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:45 PM PST

Ur job again Jignesh......updating the 10 odd channels that are added + the HD Channels.

And 1 editing to be done - Planet M Music Space Hitz is now on channel no. 550 instead of 290 earlier......

PS: Can you check which HD channels are on test on D2h?? I saw 2 channels on "Test" in the STB's channel list.......

Dictators and the power of the web!

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:38 PM PST

FUTURE of BB in India: Will Reliance 4G-LTE be a gamechanger ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by devx101 View Post
man are u nuts !! u need sleep....
corporate tax is levied on your profits not the revenue.

At that at max stage service tax can be charged at a rate 12% or whatever it is.
Ahh yes, you're quite right. So we re-calc all that but the tax-bill is only about halved.

Tax Computation

Step 1 Select assessment year = 2011-2012
Step 2 Select type of Assessee = Domestic Companies
Step 3 Enter Net Income = 10,000,000.00

Income-tax(Including surcharge,EC & SHEC) on Rs. 10,000,000.00 is Rs. 3,399,000.00
Surcharge Rs. 300,000.00
Education Cess Rs. 66,000.00
Secondary and Higher Education Cess Rs. 33,000.00

So...

If they charge Rs1000/subscriber for 100GB we can work backwards:
Rs940 after 6% of revenue for the license
Rs740 after 20% overheads (labour, operations, MAYBE they can include equipment in there, and I'm being rather stingy even then)
Rs440 after bandwidth
Rs290 left after corporate tax.
==============
Rs160k divided by 290 = 551 = 55100GB = about 185mbit/s CBR but that still seems a tiny bit high just to break even.



I didn't even count service tax at 10.3% because that complicates matters even further.

activate\register new handset cdma with mtnl mumbai garuda mobile network

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:23 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by mgcarley View Post
Why so it is. I had no idea MTNL was running 2 separate mobile networks. I learn something every day :D
Even BSNL had a CDMA service called 'Tarang'. Don't know whether it is still alive though :imwink:

Movies Now HD

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:18 AM PST

its in testing mode and will be added shortly

India Broadband Forum Milestones

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:28 AM PST

Threads 50,315 Posts 420,026 Members 26,497 Active Members 3,347

Share your file downloading speed

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

My BSNL DATAONE @ 2mbps - D/L speed averages to 70kbps.

Problem: TypePad apparently still blocked on Airtel Broadband

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 06:28 AM PST

of course. the service itself is harmless. typepad is no longer a popular blogging platform so there are few complaints. blogger ban was a much bigger problem for indian users.

Best Wireless Broadband in Cochin?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:39 AM PST

I seriously doubt those claims of 'unlimited' usage on both Tata Indicom and BSNL. Go into the finer details to see if they have a download limit beyond which your speed will be downgraded. AFAIK, for IT it is some 5 GB.

[ANNOUNCE] [APP] Train Travel - check your train ticket's PNR status via the web or SMS

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:30 AM PST

I have released an application PNR status that has the feature to check the status of tickets from your IRCTC account. I hope this will help people a lot and that IRCTC will not get angry because of this. :)

IS IDea going to launch 3g in Punjab?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:46 AM PST

Since AIRTEL does not have 3G licence for Punjab.
Im waiting for IDEA 3G launch in Punjab so that I can swtich over to IDEA from AIRTEL.

Idea 3G Live In Chandigarh(Punjab)

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:38 AM PST

Really :huh:

I am not able to catch IDEA/SPICE 3G signal
Are you still able to catch it ?
Was it a test signal ?
In which part of CHD are you ?
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