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• Do not name your home wireless network Indian Mujahideen
• Indian Premier League 2013 Spot Fixing Fiasco
• Flipkart and Snapdeal are no longer authorized partners/dealers in India for Nikon Products
• Airtel Broadband: A Money Fleecing Scheme
• BSNL 3G: 1GB data at Rs.139/- Prepaid
• Help connect Spectranet Cable Broadband to Wifi router
• Reliance is Pissing Me Off
• What is Airtel Thinking
• Reliance Strikes Yet Again This Time GSM Prepaid Account
• PM Manmohan Singh endorses Rahul Gandhi as future Prime Minister
• Bigg Boss 7 Saath Saat
• Phata Poster Nikla Hero
• The Offtopic Thread
• Jayalalithaa launches 'Amma' mineral water
• Flipkart Deal of the Day: Milagrow MGPT07 PRO Tablet for Rs. 3999
• Cheapest deal on Samsung Galaxy Gear in India?
• Cheapest deal on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in India?
• BSNL Broadband: Combo ULD 800 Plan Review
• Slow speeds on BSNL Broadband
• Best Broadband Options in Chennai
• Should I switch from Airtel to Docomo?
• Sep 18th Deadline for Digitisation in Hyderabad
• Nokia 114
• Our President who was previously with Congress rejects lokayukta's recommendation against Congress government in Delhi
• Yebhi Deal of the Day: United Polo Club Black Full Sleeves Linen Men - Casual shirts for Rs. 599
• Reviews of older movies
• The Newsroom
• "& Pictures, Z Tamizh & Z Bangla Cinema" Added on Tatasky
• Mahabharat
• World War Z
• Anti Drug Driving Ad from New Zealand
• WTF MSI
• Felipe Massa leaving Ferrari at the end of current season
• Kimi Raikkonen News and Updates
• Dilip Kumar hospitalized
• LG G2
• Breaking Bad
• Boardwalk Empire
• Videocon d2h HD Channels Pics and Review Mega Thread !!!
• R.I.P.D.

Do not name your home wireless network Indian Mujahideen Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:13 AM PDT here's mine. had it ever since IM using wifi was in the news.

Indian Premier League 2013 Spot Fixing Fiasco Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:01 AM PDT    S Sreesanth and two other players of Rajasthan Royals, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, have been arrested by Delhi Police on charges of spot-fixing in IPL.      http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/news/S-Sreesanth-and-two-other-Rajasthan-players-arrested-Reports/articleshow/20080711.cms     Incriminating evidence has been found by Delhi police from tapping the phones of several cricketers and bookies and the process of tapping has been going on for a long time on the suspicion of spot-fixing.

Flipkart and Snapdeal are no longer authorized partners/dealers in India for Nikon Products Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:00 AM PDT Flipkart is no longer an authorized partner/dealer in India for Nikon Products. So, after 19/07/2013, I don't think it would be a good idea to buy Nikon products from Flipkart since Nikon might refuse warranty or free service to the product. Not sure about products bought before 19/07/2013 though. Another setback for Flipkart it seems.   Source   19/07/2013 - Please note that Flipkart (Flipkart Internet Private Limited) is not our authorized partner/dealer in India for Nikon Products

Airtel Broadband: A Money Fleecing Scheme Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:42 AM PDT In first quarter of the year 2013 India's average internet speed was 1.3 mbps; far below the speed of developed countries and to some extent even some of the developing countries. To prove my point anyone can read a few news articles on the internet, and compare India's average internet speed with that of other countries, and on that list India would appear at the bottom.   In most developed countries the minimum broadband speed set for ISP's (Internet service providers) to sell broadband internet plans are at minimum 1-2mbps. In January, 2011, TRAI(Telecom regulatory Authority of India) had raised the minimum broadband speed requirement to 512kbps, but malpractices still continue, I shall share an example here latter.   Internet holds a great potential and can mean business to many. Many people make their living out of internet, and internet means money. But corporates like Airtel (one of India's leading telecom provider), and its competitors try to fleece as much money as they can from users. I have to say it's not just Airtel Broadband (mention Airtel here on), but other ISP's too. I will take Airtel's example, as I am its customer and a disappointed and helpless one.   People use internet for different purposes, some are termed as heavy users, others as light users. Heavy users are those who use up most of the internet bandwidth. Problem for ISP's are these heavy users, who clutter their networks. The only way out is by providing them with limited bandwidth since no one else is able to use up the bandwidth meant for all. But this is not the correct way as adopted by companies like Airtel -adding more user to the network rather than upgrading their broadband infrastructure for being able to handle higher bandwidth. So how does Airtel limit the bandwidth? By adding Fair usage policy (FUP) clause, or as most people call it F**k user policy. Worst so ISP's sell unlimited internet plans with FUP, in technical terms its limited to, because FUP is a limit itself.   There are many other unfair practices, but I will just tell you few of the problems I faced, and its something all future and current Airtel customers or other ISP's customer should know.   We have been using Airtel broadband services for very long, 5-6 years tops, really can't recall when exactly. It was a Rs. 649 plans at first 256Kbps internet speed, we had this plan for a 4-5years, even after discontinued selling that plan, as I was away, and parents were light users. Some time ago they changed the plan to Rs.849 (I can't recall the exact price, it was about this much), with 512kbps speed, and FUP limit of 8 GB, beyond which the speed used to go below 256kbps. This is totally an unfair practice, as TRAI has set a minimum broadband speed limit of 512kpbs.   Now once you are about to reach the said FUP limit, in my case 8GB, they you get a lot of pop up, saying you are reaching the FUP limit, and consider buying additional bandwidth, which thay call SmartBytes. So these pop-up just keeps coming, and spoils the internet experience. i.e. If I am on a skype call, the call is disrupted, etc. So Airtel is just nuisance to customer, and trying to fleece $$$$. I have read a few articles on people being charged wrongly for SmartBytes,I didn't happen to me. But I was charged twice for Airtel PC secure   So I did finally fell for it, I needed a better plan, Rs. 2599 for Rapid 175, with 8mbps internet speed. Well, it was great, 8mbps speed was just awesome, was downloading content at 1mbps speed, but the real downside was the upload speed, it was too less usually 60-80kbps, to upload content! Now that was really sad, I paid Rs 2500 for 8mbps plan, which gave me a content upload rate of 80kbps! At first I thought it was a mistake, so I checked with customer care, and all he could say was 'Airtel only guarantees download speed and not upload speed'. Frankly this is sh**, 8mpbs plan for this upload speed.   I manage a few website, and one of the larger one has 8gb data, which I download to my PC, as back up. So downloading usually takes 2-3 hours, now uploading that content back to the web server will take me more than 1 day. This is bad for business.   In the end all I can conclude is by saying Airtel and many other ISP's are not really upgrading their infrastructure, cluttering their network by adding more customers, fleecing money from the customer, and doing malpractices, etc. In time I hope these problems are addressed to, and TRAI is able to act on it, and work towards customers benefit and not towards the ISP's.   My intention here was not to defame Airtel or any organization, all I trying to educate the current and the future customer the problem that exists. Also leave you with a image, with details on average internet speed, and average price for it in various countries. This would give most of a bit of idea what we people are missing.

BSNL 3G: 1GB data at Rs.139/- Prepaid Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:12 AM PDT

Help connect Spectranet Cable Broadband to Wifi router Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:08 AM PDT Hi all,   can anyone please let me know step by step...how to connect my spectranet cable broadband to wifi router and access it over in other devices alltogether...i have Teracom Type 2 ADSL 2 modem...so is ther any way to connect it...or suggest me anyother router which actually works.....thanks   Cheers

Reliance is Pissing Me Off Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT Hey Guys it been just been 1 month since I got Reliance Wired Broadband Thunder 699 and seems like Reliance is now showing its real colors. EVERYDAY I mean seriously Everyday Net is down and it doesnt even come back till we call customer care. But again after one day the same continues. Seriously These ASSH**ES are just fraud !I cant even work i mean icant even access the Reliancebroadband.co.in for login. Whenever i try to login it say webpage cannot be displayed. I live in Dattawadi,Pune so my question is Is there any good internet with No FUP and Good Speed like 100-500 kbps download speed. My budget is till 1200.   - Thanks for your time. Seems like they are shutting down connection after every 10 GB i download. It doesn't even come back till 48 hours been passed.

What is Airtel Thinking Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:27 AM PDT I have been a customer of airtel broadband for about 6-7 years.Initially i had 256 kbps plan and then they automatically upgraded it to  512 after a few months with no extra charge  (i don't remember the tariff).then after some time i wanted more speed to download torrents and so i changed to swift 1099  ;then they fuped it with post fup 512kbps and i felt it was acceptable.Then again they discontinued the plan upgraded my plan to a 2mbps with 512kbps after (25gb) fup at 200 rs extra charge.All was going well until two months ago when they changed my plan to 2mbps for 30gb with 256 kbps post fup. Now my speed gets downgraded within few days and 256 kbps is a pain. When i reached CC they are responding that a 2mbps plan with post FUP 512 kbps never existed.What is airtel thinking??????

Reliance Strikes Yet Again This Time GSM Prepaid Account Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:25 AM PDT Ok after breaking my head with their broadband company 2 years back another Crap Reliance product is back to break my head this time GSM prepaid account ... Here is my query ..     I had taken the new 3g mobile internet plan of reliance 2gb @ 246 Rs ... I had about 290 Rs balance and I recharged with 500 making my balance 790/-. .. Since one month was over the mobile net plan was about to expire on 14/9/2013 ...   I woke up midnight of 15/9/2013 and saw Rs 30/- deducted from my account and went back to sleep .. In the morning at 7am another 50 had been knocked off .. I called up RSCC ( Reliance Shit Customer Care ) and they said they cant pull up my records as server is slow .. This took 12 mins so 12rs more knocked off .. By 12pm they had reduced around 300Rs .. my balance was now 490/- ...     I called CC again and this time guy tells me that reliance mobilenet was not on autorenew and since I used on Saturday money has been cut .. I was like whoaa 300 rs for one day usage so he said no around 30-50 rs .. So i asked him why is 300 cut ?? So he said 300 is not cut just 30 rs is and my balance is 750/- .. I said no my balance is 490 and he refused to accept it saying that balance is 750 so I gave up .. another 20rs knocked off for speaking to CC so new balance is 470/- ..   While all this was on I was checking my usage status of mobile net which was down to few Mbs and like a fool i decided to manually renew for 1 month costing me another 250 approx .. After renewing I dont know how but my balance dropped to 90/- Rs and when I checked mobile net data status I was suddenly stuck with 4GB data .. I swear before renewing my balance was a few Mbs ..     So now im tired of emailing them .... There is no reply .. CC is not agreeing to rectify anything .. I wont die if I lose 600Rs ,Anil Ambani can transfer that to his swiss account or feed Tina an ice cream for all I care ...   My question is that Till June I had reliance cdma which I converted to Ril GSM .. Now I want to port out of Ril GSM to say Vodafone GSM can I ?? Im told by a friend im stuck till Dec 2013 as there is a 6 month wait unless rules are changed which hes not sure of ?? Somebody pleaseeeeeeeeee help me ...

PM Manmohan Singh endorses Rahul Gandhi as future Prime Minister Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:03 AM PDT PM Manmohan Singh today said he will be "very happy" to work under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi and that he will be an "ideal choice" for the Prime Ministership post after the next Lok Sabha polls.

Bigg Boss 7 Saath Saat Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:57 AM PDT   Just 4 days left now!

Phata Poster Nikla Hero Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:41 AM PDT

The Offtopic Thread Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:40 AM PDT Hoardings banned in Chennai?? Thats strange. I didnt knew this. Any particular reason??

Jayalalithaa launches 'Amma' mineral water Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:28 AM PDT     After low-cost tiffin centres, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday launched a scheme to provide 1 litre mineral water at Rs 10 a bottle, to ensure quality and affordable drinking water to the poor and middle class. She inaugurated the state-run 'Amma Drinking Water' plant with a daily capacity of three lakh litres at Gummidipoondy, about 50 km from here, through video conferencing from the Secretariat and launched the sale of the water bottles. The plant has been set up by the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) through the Institute of Road Transport (IRT), a society under the auspices of the state government. "For the first time in India, drinking water plants are being set up by government transport corporations to provide safe drinking water at low cost to the people," an official release said. The water will be available in a plastic bottle with the word 'Amma' (mother in Tamil), as Jayalalithaa is addressed by her partymen. This is the latest in a series of pro-people measures taken by the Jayalalithaa government. Recently, it had launched 'Amma Canteens' that offer breakfast, lunch and dinner at highly subsidised rates. Besides, vending outlets selling vegetables at subsidised prices and offering rice at Rs 20 a kg to all people in addition to free rice for ration card holders are among the other welfare schemes launched the government. The plant has the capacity to produce three lakh litres of water a day. The packaged drinking water will be available in 1 litre units. It will be available in all long-distance government buses and bus terminuses in Chennai and other districts. The release also said the scheme would be extended to nine more locations in a phased manner. The state-run transport corporations functioning in districts will implement the scheme in the extended regions.

Flipkart Deal of the Day: Milagrow MGPT07 PRO Tablet for Rs. 3999 Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:57 PM PDT Flipkart Deal of the Day: Milagrow MGPT07 PRO Tablet for Rs. 3999       Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System 7 inch Capacitive 5 Point Touch Screen ARM 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 Processor 0.3 MP Primary Camera Wi-Fi and 3G Enabled Via External Dongle

Cheapest deal on Samsung Galaxy Gear in India? Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:54 PM PDT http://techwhack.co/samsung-india-accepting-bookings-galaxy-note-3-galaxy-smart-gear-46376/

Cheapest deal on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in India? Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:54 PM PDT http://techwhack.co/samsung-india-accepting-bookings-galaxy-note-3-galaxy-smart-gear-46376/

BSNL Broadband: Combo ULD 800 Plan Review Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:41 PM PDT Hey friends,   I installed BSNL BB with Combo ULD 800.   AS per plan speed should be max. 1mbps upto 6gb. But i am getting 1.6mbps speed as per speed test (measured on speedtest.net). How it can be possible. Can any 1 answer??????????????????????????????????????????????   BSNL has taken 2 month to install Landline but bb installation is very quick (2 days after application).   Till now i am satisfied. I am in Vadodara, Gujarat region.   You ppl also can share your experience for this plan and BSNL service.

Slow speeds on BSNL Broadband Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:37 PM PDT I cannot access tons of websites. A friend in Orissa is facing the same problem. How about you?

Best Broadband Options in Chennai Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:33 PM PDT Hi all,   Rite now iam on Airtel 1MBPS in day 2MBPS in night unlimited(NO FUP as well) legacy plan. This plan is costing me around 1900rs per month so i want to change my ISP. I dont download constantly (only when there is a new game or a tv show season is out) so i dont consume that much. Hence please suggest me a ISP who provides good speed and reasonable FUP at reasonable price.   Thanks

Should I switch from Airtel to Docomo? Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:31 PM PDT Hi, I saw the broadband plans offered by DOCOMO and they seemed really good. Currently I have Airtel 4 Mbps and I am paying 1799 per month. ( Great connection & customer service ) I wanted to take the 16 Mbps plan offered by Docomo at 1600 with a FUP limit of 80 gb. I want to ask the users in this forum . Is it worth the switch? What do I do with my internet? 1.  I download upto 50-60 gb a month. 2. I browse the net for atleast 4-5 hours a day . 3. I have a part time job that requires a lot of uploading and so I need to be online a lot. 4. I play a lot of online games during the weekends So overall Airtel 4 Mbps Vs Docomo 16 Mbps. Which should I choose?

Sep 18th Deadline for Digitisation in Hyderabad Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:20 PM PDT But our cable operator is yet to improve the signals in our area...   Still getting only half of the channels due to poor signal strength..

Nokia 114 Posted: 15 Sep 2013 11:02 PM PDT Basically a feature phone with Facebook connectivity :\ Nokia 114 - Nokia - India

Our President who was previously with Congress rejects lokayukta's recommendation against Congress government in Delhi Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:55 PM PDT     President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected Delhi lokayukta's recommendation to administer "caution" to chief minister Sheila Dikshit and recover a sum of Rs 11 crore either from her or Congress for alleged misuse of public funds on advertisement campaign ahead of 2008 polls. The recommendation of the lokayukta in the case made in May has been rejected by the President, government sources said. The decision comes a fortnight after a Delhi court ordered registration of FIR against Dikshit and others in the same case. However, the high court had stayed the order till September 19 after the Delhi government challenged it.   How convenient. What was the point of having lokayuktas if their recommendations were simply going to be rejected by a political person sitting on the post of President of this country!    http://www.readability.com/articles/velcl8k8

Yebhi Deal of the Day: United Polo Club Black Full Sleeves Linen Men - Casual shirts for Rs. 599 Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:53 PM PDT Yebhi Deal of the Day: United Polo Club Black Full Sleeves Linen Men - Casual shirts for Rs. 599

Reviews of older movies Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:39 PM PDT Just a simple thread where you can put in the movies you think are worth watching. Linking to the Wikipedia and IMDB page would be useful as well. I would start with: Fight Club (English)

The Newsroom Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:34 PM PDT The Newsroom (U.S. TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Newsroom is an American drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that premiered on HBO on June 24, 2012. The series chronicles the behind-the-scenes events at the fictional Atlantis Cable News (ACN) channel. It features an ensemble cast including Jeff Daniels as anchor Will McAvoy, who, together with his staff set out to put on a news show "in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles and their own personal entanglements." Other cast members include Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Dev Patel, Olivia Munn, Thomas Sadoski, and Sam Waterston. It is available for free viewing on YouTube but not open to Indian visitors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U4ZhFDFYvE&feature=youtu.be

"& Pictures, Z Tamizh & Z Bangla Cinema" Added on Tatasky Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:17 PM PDT & Pictures, Z Tamizh & Z Bangla Cinema" Added on Tatasky, & Pictures on Lcn 317 Z Tamizh on Lcn 725 Z Bangla Cinema on Lcn 849

Mahabharat Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:16 PM PDT Star Plus is doing a remake of Mahabharat. FML.

World War Z Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:03 PM PDT World War Z 2012 Trailer - YouTube

Anti Drug Driving Ad from New Zealand Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:55 PM PDT

WTF MSI Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:51 PM PDT

Felipe Massa leaving Ferrari at the end of current season Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:37 PM PDT     "From 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari," the driver said in a post on Instagram and Twitter. "I would like to thank the team for all the victories and incredible moments experienced together. "For next year, I want to find a team that can give me a competitive car to win many more races and challenge for the Championship...," he added.   LOL.    http://www.readability.com/articles/tvv8yxty   Alonso and Raikkonen in one team? That would be interesting.

Kimi Raikkonen News and Updates Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:37 PM PDT Now it is official., FIA rejects McLaren's appeal to penalise drivers Kimi Raikkonen keeps World championship title PARIS: Formula One's governing body FIA rejected McLaren's appeal to penalise four drivers for fuel irregularities at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, letting Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen keep his World championship title. The Hindu : Sport : FIA rejects McLaren’s appeal to penalise drivers

Dilip Kumar hospitalized Posted: 15 Sep 2013 09:13 PM PDT Whoa. Had no idea he is 90 years old!        Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, 90 was hospitalised late on Sunday evening after he suffered from a heart attack. Sources in Lilavati Hospital where he was admitted said that he was complaining of pain in the chest and breathlessness. Kumar was wheeled into the intensive care unit (ICU) of Lilavati Hospital in Bandra West at around 9 pm. "He is aging and has suffered from massive heart attack of the inferior wall," said a source in the hospital.   http://goo.gl/W8eFNf

LG G2 Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:45 PM PDT Rumor right now LG Optimus G2 to have quad-core CPU, 1080p screen, Android 5.0

Breaking Bad Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:44 PM PDT   Breaking Bad (TV Series 2008) - IMDb It's simply the best show on Television imo. It gets better with every season. Breaking Bad S04 which ended on last sunday was simply television at it's very best.

Boardwalk Empire Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:44 PM PDT This is what I am going to check out now that I cannot find anyone to go out with me for a drink. :|

Videocon d2h HD Channels Pics and Review Mega Thread !!! Posted: 15 Sep 2013 08:00 PM PDT Discovery HD World: ESPN HD: Movies Now HD: NGC HD: Star Cricket HD: Star Gold HD: Active Music HD: Star Movies HD: Star Plus HD: ---------- Star World HD: Travel XP HD: Zee TV HD: TEN HD: Set Max HD History HD M Tunes HD UTV Stars HD CNBC Prime HD d2h 3D Active

R.I.P.D. Posted: 15 Sep 2013 07:54 PM PDT http://goo.gl/gOXM0   R.I.P.D. is an upcoming film set to be directed by German film director Robert Schwentke, based on the comic book Rest In Peace Department by Peter M. Lenkov and published by Dark Horse Entertainment. The film will star Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges as Nick Walker and Roy Pulsipher, respectively. Filming for R.I.P.D. was completed on January 28, 2012, and was originally set to be released on June 28, 2013 in United States by Universal Pictures but was moved back to July 19, 2013.

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