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• Hathway Broadband launches Docsis 3.0 Ultra High speed network
• Sherlock
• Cobrapost Sting "Operation Blue Virus"
• Wanna buy Lord of The Rings book, which edition to buy?
• Frequent Disconnection / ADSL blinking Issue on MTNL Broadband
• Gigabit Router + Modem
• Best Broad Band Service in Mylapore , Santhome ?
• General Enquiry placed for Tata Docomo Broadband
• Broadband Speed Map
• MTNL Broadband VDSL2 User Experiences
• Cheapest Deal on Amazon Kindle in India?
• Dhoom 3
• xbox 360/ ps3 region locked? (cybermonday)
• 40-60% off on Zagg Products
• Google Android KitKat
• Very Poor 2G Network Response From Tata Docomo
• very poor service from tata docomo
• VLC Media Player Updates
• Problems with Reliance Broadband Thunder Plans
• The Offtopic Thread
• Uber Delhi NCR: 2 free rides up to Rs 500 each
• Apparently the next Suzuki A-Star
• Flipkart: 10% off on Sandisk Pen Drives
• Samsung India: Shaadi
• Lucky Kabootar
• 24 (Anil Kapoor Version)
• Flipkart: Minimum 30% off Select Games
• Flipkart: Discounted Deals on Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 games
• Acer C720P
• GoDaddy Discount Coupons and Deals
• Google Nexus 5 launched in India (Best Deals?)
• Cheapest Deal on Amazon Kindle Paperwhite in India?
• FabFurnish: Buy 2 and get 50% off on the 3rd item on Non Furniture, no coupon code required
• FabFurnish: 20% off above Rs. 14999 on Furniture
• FabFurnish: 15% off above Rs. 4999 on Furniture
• Fashionara: Up to 60% Off on Catalog with more than 4200+ products
• Black Friday Deals on Google Play
• Sauber News & Updates
• Has Downfall For Google Begun ?
• Volvo agrees to bus safety changes
• MTNL Broadband fails to redefine broadband in India on November 12 2013

Hathway Broadband launches Docsis 3.0 Ultra High speed network Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:34 AM PST We are the first Company to launch a Docsis 3.0 network in the country," said Hathway Cable & Datacom MD & CEO Jagdish Kumar. "With our Docsis 3.0 network supplied by Cisco we are ready to deliver Ultra High Speed Broadband upto 50 Mbps to every retail customer in South Mumbai.   Hathway Docsis 3.0 plans start from monthly Rs 599 and go upto Rs 1499 for the 50 Mbps plan which offers 50 GB of download data.   Read more here: http://www.indiantelevision.com/digital/y2k13/oct/octdig15.php The network is initially being deployed in South Mumbai and has been extensively tested. All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband in South Mumbai can upgrade to the Docsis 3.0 plans. The customers will be provided a Docsis 3.0 Modem by Hathway which will be capable of supporting the ultra high speed plans. The company plans to rollout the Docsis 3.0 network in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad during this fiscal.   The network is initially being deployed in South Mumbai and has been extensively tested. All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband in South Mumbai can upgrade to the Docsis 3.0 plans. The customers will be provided a Docsis 3.0 Modem by Hathway which will be capable of supporting the ultra high speed plans. The company plans to rollout the Docsis 3.0 network in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad during this fiscal.   http://www.smartinvestor.in/market/story-203249-storydet-Hathway_introduces_ultra_high_speed_internet_in_South_Mumbai.htm

Sherlock Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:32 AM PST Sherlock (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Like it. I like it very much.

Cobrapost Sting "Operation Blue Virus" Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:30 AM PST http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cobrapost-for-rs-92000-you-can-destroy-reputations-on-fb-twitter/436731-3.html - They would generate fake following on Netaji's Facebook page, running into lakhs, by creating fake profiles or buying likes from the community of netizens.   - They would create a good fan-following on Twitter, by buying packages of followers.   - They would not allow a negative comment to appear on Facebook page.   - They would do negative publicity against Netaji's opponent, employing methods not necessarily ethical or legal.   - They would post the negative content online from countries such as the United States or Korea, to avoid detection of its source.   - They would use assembled computers for negative campaign and destroy them after the project is over.   - They would use proxy codes on their computers such that their locations change every hour, making detection impossible.   - They would create fake profiles of Muslims to engage Muslims and change their views about Netaji and his party.   - They offered to make the promotional videos go viral on YouTube.   - They would put at Netaji's disposal an in-house database of voters, categorized according to their vocation, area of residence, age, income level and religion.   - They would use offshore IPs and servers to avoid tracing of the source of online content.   - They would hack into the computers of other individuals for posting defamatory content using their IPs   - They would use Internet-based messaging system to circumvent TRAI regulations on mass SMS. This they would do using short codes instead of actual phone numbers to mask the identity of the sender.   - They would accept payments only in cash to avoid paper trail to ensure that no connection is established between them and their client.   The portal alleged that an IT professional, Bipin Pathare, not only promised to give them a booth-wise demographics of voters to help them with booth management but also not hesitate to detonate a bomb, or spread rumours of a riot situation, forcing Muslim voters to remain indoors on polling day, thus leaving ample scope for bogus voting.   Bahal quoted Pathare as saying that he helped one Praveen Jara win election by intimidating and disenfranchising Muslim voters. Bahal also named Abhishek Kumar, who he claimed is working for Campaign Modi on social media, is planning to make a defamatory content on Rahul Gandhi to go viral on social media a few days before elections.   Priyadarshan Pathak, another online reputation management professional exposed in Operation Blue Virus, agreed to start a smear campaign against a fictitious company for Rs. 92000. The portal said the campaign included expletives, complete with cartoons and caricatures, and allegations, among others, of money laundering, allowing terrorist to use its equipment and defrauding its passengers in the name of charity. Politics turning into dangerous tech-savy game!

Wanna buy Lord of The Rings book, which edition to buy? Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:17 AM PST can anyone suggest out the 3 which one should i go for.   I would prefer big text if possible something that we get in the Harry potter Series, read it in school   Also a good edition would be nice.   Only wanna buy it via fk   This one is suppose to have the 50th Anniversary edition i was trying to get it from fk but it was dam expensive @1424 and currently out of stock. The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings (Set Of 4 Books) - Buy The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings (Set Of 4 Books) by Tolkien, J. R. R.|Author; Online at Best Prices in India - Flipkart.com   Cover on this sucks lol The Lord Of The Rings (Set Of 3 Titles) - Buy The Lord Of The Rings (Set Of 3 Titles) by tolkien, j. r. r.|author Online at Best Prices in India - Flipkart.com   and then there is one more option the 7 book set slipcase one.

Frequent Disconnection / ADSL blinking Issue on MTNL Broadband Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:12 AM PST Hi, I am a user of 849NU plan of MTNL Triband service since August based out of Navi Mumbai. All of August, i was very happy to have a lovely connection and good speeds, with a pretty good tariff. But now since the past 15 days I am suffering from very intermittent net connection. Although I am connected to the internet, sometimes the webpages take ages to open, and never open, while at other times it opens instantly. Also downloading has the same pattern, sometimes I get very good speeds of upto 200 Kbps, while other times there is no download. Although all download sites show good Triband Speed, but it is the intermittent connection that is the problem. This problem has crept up in the last 15 odd days, and I have tried everything but no change has been noticed. Has anyone else faced a similar problem, and if yes, whats the work around. The people at MTNL classify this as a slow connection problem, but that is exactly not the issue, as I do get good speeds intermittently. Somebody please help me.

Gigabit Router + Modem Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:11 AM PST I'm planning to get a Gigabit Router and modem for my MTNL connection wanted to keep the modem and router seperate to avoid any disconnection so took this route , I'm looked around and since my love for Asus Router is on higher side i see Asus RT N15U and Asus RT N16U , and it seems RT15U is nothing but N13U with gigabit and great looks only concern for me being the vertical stand and connection LAN cables to it.RT N16 have DD WRT router but it seems a quite a old router now but still kicking ass against the older model , also there is TP Link WDR 4300 750 which i dont have much info on     For modem i see TP Link 8817 , DLink DSL-2520U or something else should i look for multiple Ethernet port in modem or just 1 would be ok ?

Best Broad Band Service in Mylapore , Santhome ? Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:08 AM PST I am staying Santhome , I would like to know which is best isp in this area ,   ...   Was using YOU broad band for the past 6  months but it is full of interupted service , ,,    i would like to go for the best connection here , ,    i need good speed atleast 2 Mbps and upto 15 to 20 GB data . . ..

General Enquiry placed for Tata Docomo Broadband Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:57 AM PST So, I requested a call back asking details of plans and feasibility in two close by locations including my current residence. Have got calls thrice, once they even promised to send sales executive but no one turned up. The other call said they will check feasibility at both locations and call back. The third one just took my details and said will call back.    All this is the past week or so. Lets see how this goes.

Broadband Speed Map Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:57 AM PST   I am running an experiment to map internet access speeds. Hopefully, this experiment will one day help people see the real speeds available in their area through crowdsourcing.     I would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to submit a speed test result, location and your broadband ISP / plan name. Every few days I shall farm the sumitted results onto a map like this http://goo.gl/hkxh2F   Submit your Speedtest.net result here: http://goo.gl/NlBzQm   === Unfortunately I am unable to add any submission that does not include the speedtest result image link due to incomplete data. Apologies for this. I am working on a mechanism to automate the submissions to the map directly so you can see your submissions on the map immediately. But this may take a while as I can do this only in my free time. Please bear with the slow pace of map updates till then.

MTNL Broadband VDSL2 User Experiences Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:51 AM PST I wanted to start a new experience thread simply to discuss MTNL VDSL. Some things to consider before/after taking a new VDSL connection   SNR margins (SNRM) Below 9 dB : Poor experience with lots of HEC and CRC errors. Line will disconnect frequently. 9   - 11  dB : Ok but not ideal. Disconnections will be there if some unexpected variance is introduced by rains, humidity in the wire. 12 - 16  dB : Ideal and realistic value. Expect almost no disconnections as the line has more wiggle room for tolerating variances. 17 dB and up : God Mode. Lucky few get this on VDSL synced at 30 mbps and up. So far I have seen various stats and no one has reported this SNRM (That is because VDSL sync rates are always higher)   Higher you sync rate, lower the SNRM will be. Lower the SNRM, lower the connection reliability. Lower reliability means frequent disconnections. Hence ISP's have a setting in DSLAM to artificially increase SNRM value for a particular phone line. Hence you sync at lower rate and line automagically becomes stable.   Attenuation may not be that important after all. It reduces sync speeds over a distance but is not an indicator of connection reliability. (You can roughly calculate your line length from it. Do it here) Apply for VDSL connection only if you are within half km. Otherwise you will get ADSL like sync rates. I will update this entry with some of our findings. Since VDSL is somewhat new to India, this thread can help some early adopters.   Currently the speeds are decent for fast servers. But single streams are slow due to a bottleneck somewhere.

Cheapest Deal on Amazon Kindle in India? Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:42 AM PST Rs 4,999 (down from 5,999)   No information about till when the offer will run. I am assuming its the new price for Kindle from now on. And its a steal.

Dhoom 3 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:27 AM PST Like always, we now have the rumors on the upcoming movie Dhoom 2. Apparently, it still features John Abraham. In simple words, Hrithik Roshan is actually John Abraham in disguise. He is wearing a mask throughout the movie. Sounds pretty stupid right? It is indeed.

xbox 360/ ps3 region locked? (cybermonday) Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:02 AM PST There are pretty good deals on xbox 360,ps3 at us. Relatives coming next month for christmas so I might get them. So want to know whether they are region locked or not. And any problems I might face here?

40-60% off on Zagg Products Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:30 AM PST Each hour, for 24 hours, ZAGG will be discounting a different item by 40-60%. Each sale will only last 60 minutes! DON'T MISS OUT ON ZAGG'S DEEPEST DISCOUNTS EVER!     I guess I am missing out on a lot of deals just because I could not wait to get the Nexus 5 and the accessories for it     http://fave.co/1cAY5GS

Google Android KitKat Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:28 AM PST So the next update is going to be 4.4 KitKat http://www.android.com/kitkat/

Very Poor 2G Network Response From Tata Docomo Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:56 AM PST   I Just ported to Tata Docomo from vodafone to use its cheap internet packs. But now it is like a HELL. I cant connect to internet. whenever i tried to connect through my Android Device and Dongle, Network goes vanished. Please Resolve this problem immediately.

very poor service from tata docomo Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:32 AM PST my 2g plan (2gb of data for 50 rs) was revoked without prior intimation. made offnet in the area where the docomo service exist and I used only 50 mb and they  charged me 756 .  They just boast of their low charges services but quality is worst than any other I can find. Wherever you go your networks fails and what worse get service get  offnet in the areas even where docomo service is available . Regarding data plan its is a serious joke "2g of data for 50 rs" but the service is so superfast that I'm not able to utilize even 100mb out of it. Regarding voice 222 for  48000 sec but seriously voice quality dumps its sucks ,just enter in a lift and whossssss no tower ,enter in ur room whosssssss voice quality drops.If you query for the unbilled amount continuous 7 day its shows the same bill and at 8th day the bill is skyrocketed lol u even can't keep the track of voice data used. And to add above they revoke plans and add their owns for their benefit and if we ask the reason u make fake non-ending story. And they call themselves the best service provider seriously.

VLC Media Player Updates Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:28 AM PST VLC media player 1.0.3 A highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats. ftp://ftp.crans.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.0.3/win32/vlc-1.0.3-win32.7z

Problems with Reliance Broadband Thunder Plans Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:22 AM PST Just a poll to see the ratio of happy and sad customers.

The Offtopic Thread Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:52 PM PST Hoardings banned in Chennai?? Thats strange. I didnt knew this. Any particular reason??

Uber Delhi NCR: 2 free rides up to Rs 500 each Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:27 PM PST Uber Uber is still in test phase, so only limited services are available. But don't worry, we're working hard and adding additional rides every day to ensure you get a comfortable, reliable and safe ride 'round the clock. Haven't used Uber yet? You can enter the promo code "UBERDelhiLaunch", to enjoy 2 free rides up to Rs 500, each! Don't forget to check out the Uber Delhi twitter handle to see what the team is currently up to. We would love to hear from you, and always encourage feedback, so drop us a note at supportdelhi@uber.com if you need anything.   http://blog.uber.com/secretubersdelhi Coupon code was accepted fine. But account creation did not work as the app did not accepted my credit card :\  Multiple transactions. But account creation fails.

Apparently the next Suzuki A-Star Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:13 PM PST Could be launched as the new Alto or whatever.              The model is sold as Alto in India.

Flipkart: 10% off on Sandisk Pen Drives Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:57 PM PST Sandisk Cruzer Force 8 GB Pen Drive - Sandisk: Flipkart.com   Sandisk Cruzer Pop 16 GB Pen Drive - Sandisk: Flipkart.com   Sandisk Cruzer Orbit CZ58 16 GB Pen Drive - Sandisk: Flipkart.com   SanDisk Cruzer Switch 16 GB Pen Drive - Sandisk: Flipkart.com   Any of these worth buying?

Samsung India: Shaadi Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:53 PM PST

Lucky Kabootar Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:51 PM PST

24 (Anil Kapoor Version) Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:40 PM PST One of my best TV series of all time becoming desi! Colors, Anil Kapoor ink deal to broadcast '24' in India > afaqs! news & features Anil kapoor, please do some justice with Jack Bauer. I also read something about cast: Chunky Pandey is in it As for the cast and crew, Kapoor has promised the channel that there will be no known names on the show. However, word is that Ronit Roy, Atul Kulkarni, Chunky Pandey and Vidyut Jamwar will essay some of the lead roles. And, as we already know, Kapoor will play the main protagonist, anti-terror squad leader Jack Bauer, essayed by his favourite actor Keifer Sutherland in the original version. What's more? Abhinao Deo of Delhi Belly fame will direct the show. One wonders though, who will play the middle-eastern leader Omar Hassan, the role bagged by Kapoor in the American series... Anil Kapoor's American series 24 sells for 85 crores - Times Of India

Flipkart: Minimum 30% off Select Games Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:36 PM PST Games - Buy Games Online at Best Prices in India - Gaming | Flipkart.com

Flipkart: Discounted Deals on Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 games Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:32 PM PST Games - Buy Games Online at Best Prices in India - Gaming | Flipkart.com

Acer C720P Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:27 PM PST http://techwhack.co/acer-c720p-touchscreen-chromebook-usd-299-48535/   A touchscreen haswell chromebook for USD 300 is an amazing deal

GoDaddy Discount Coupons and Deals Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:23 PM PST   GoDaddy

Google Nexus 5 launched in India (Best Deals?) Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:20 PM PST Now on sale through Google Play Store...    16GB: Rs. 28999 32GB: Rs. 32999   American Prices are:    Rs. 21500 plus taxes plus shipping and other charges Rs. 24500 plus taxes plus shipping and other charges   http://techwhack.co/google-nexus-5-listed-flipkart-47869/   Google Nexus 5 (Black, with 32GB) Google Nexus 5 (White, with 32GB) Google Nexus 5 (Black, with 16GB) Google Nexus 5 (White, with 16GB)

Cheapest Deal on Amazon Kindle Paperwhite in India? Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:20 PM PST

FabFurnish: Buy 2 and get 50% off on the 3rd item on Non Furniture, no coupon code required Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:57 PM PST Online Shopping India – Shop for Furniture, Home Decor, Furnishings @ FabFurnish.com

FabFurnish: 20% off above Rs. 14999 on Furniture Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:57 PM PST Coupon: FURNITURE20   Online Shopping India – Shop for Furniture, Home Decor, Furnishings @ FabFurnish.com

FabFurnish: 15% off above Rs. 4999 on Furniture Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:57 PM PST Coupon: FURNITURE15   Online Shopping India – Shop for Furniture, Home Decor, Furnishings @ FabFurnish.com

Fashionara: Up to 60% Off on Catalog with more than 4200+ products Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:56 PM PST Buy Black Friday | Online Fashion Black Friday | Fashionara

Black Friday Deals on Google Play Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:54 PM PST Black Friday game and app sales for Android | Android Central   Bunch of deals already available.  Post if you find any interesting ones!

Sauber News & Updates Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:43 PM PST Pedro de la Rosa is expected to be announced as Kamui Kobayashi's team-mate at Sauber for 2010. Swiss newspaper Blick, which has close ties to the Peter Sauber-led team, reported the news is likely to be confirmed soon barring "an earthquake in Hinwil". Pedro de la Rosa denies Sauber link | Sauber | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

Has Downfall For Google Begun ? Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:31 PM PST The Google once i knew and loved is , imo no more. All i see is a big giant corporation sucking all the privacy it can from nearly all individual who are online.   The Fall has been amplified by the recent expose of the PRISM debacle.   With Recent move to make real name / real profile associated with your Google account to comment on youtube , things are not all rossy at google.     Here is another fine example of major f*** up by google , and even more appaling is how we all have started to accept the fact that there is no real support for such a big company. Even though most of the times its all automated , but many years ago , when i had issues with Adsense , it was as if talking to a empty space.   But apart from these , I am slowly loosing my confidence and trust on google , the way they have progressed and action they take.   Youtube without ABP is pure crap. I cant view 30 sec video without wathcing a 1 min ad , that too on HD , when my actual video i am supposed to watch doesnt run smoothly at 240p , even though its an isp issue , still Google should be aware of my bandwidth , when it is quick enough to change the video from 240p to 144p , me even without asking it , but fails to load a SD ad depending on my speed.   Gmail is full of ads again and it started to be listed right above emails too.   Picasa is dead and replaced with crap like G+ photo which is viewable for the elite who can have a decent 2mpbs connection.   Blogger imo is dead too , with region changing domains , i feel its more shifted towards easy censoring .   Google plus is crap and so is FB. May be i am just tired of all these social sites. May be its just me .   Apart from these , the main service , the actual search , imo has taken deep dive . The results are no more better. Most of the time it serves me out dated links (2008-2010) , and each time i have to specify to link to 2012-2013 to get more precise results. With all the MPAA/RIAA/other take down request , i am not sure whether the result i am seeing is even the best ones.   You cant use Google without using good userscripts (googlifix) to enable all the hidden features , which were once easily available.   Android is whole lot different , with Google play/market imo is fuc*** up , with most of the space wasted on movies and books and no real way to show only apps. Still the search on Play is ancient and no real way to filter them.   With recent 4.4 KK , and recent issue on how you cant have access to Battery info , i dont know where this is all leading. Even though a lot has been optimized and became effecient , android is again pushing one to use its services .   May its all because of PRISM , i have lost all trust on google and each day all i see if they grabbing all the possible information on everyone , to either serve the ads or to nsa or whatever. There is also a general dislike slowly growing towards google.

Volvo agrees to bus safety changes Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:17 PM PST http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Volvo-meets-Tamil-Nadu-officials-agrees-to-bus-safety-changes/articleshow/26542675.cms   The state government requested senior Volvo officials to make certain alterations to enhance safety. Transport authorities and operators raised questions about the safety of the company's vehicles after 52 people died in two accidents involving Volvo buses just 15 days apart. Tamil Nadu was the first state to ask bus manufacturers to incorporate changes in the design of their vehicles and include new features to increase safety. Volvo officials said they had received suggestions from other states too and would implement changes if they are practicable.

MTNL Broadband fails to redefine broadband in India on November 12 2013 Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:16 PM PST Its being more than 2 years since the plan was announced for 2+Mbps i was hoping they would drop there prices for 2Mbps this diwali but they came up with some pathetic plans for 1Mbps

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