Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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Motorola Moto X Deals in India

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:55 AM PDT

Prithvi UE100 with Tp Link TL-MR3220 3G/4G router

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:39 AM PDT

Bought this MR3220 router from snapdeal for 1497rs to use with my bsnl evdo prithvi modem.

Total disappointment :sad: :sad: :sad:

 

Configuring with the datacard was hassle free but the internet connection speed has significant drop when connected to router even when the signal strength is shown as 83%.

Internet speed is fine when i connect the evdo datacard directly to computer using extension cable(60 -80KB/s and sometimes above 100KB/s).stable 3bar signal and -84dbm

Also it refuses to get connected when i connect the evdo datacard to router using a small usb extension cable.

 

Tried contacting tp link through mail and their toll free no...no response :mad (): :mad (): :mad (): :mad (): :mad ():

 

it was loaded with the latest firmware 130423 and i downgraded it to 130326 now there is a slight improvement still not good enough :question:

 

any suggestion ..help????

 

 

 

 

 

The Walking Dead

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:35 AM PDT

The Walking Dead Season 2 Trailers

Suggest VPS

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:29 AM PDT

Apologies if this is in the wrong spot. 

 

I'm looking for suggestions for a decent hosting provider for a windows VPS. Its for a small client so budget is bit tight (under $500/yr). was looking at znet as i already have a shared hosting with them, however I'm not super impressed with their services.

 

Any suggestions welcome guys.   

Da Vinci's Demons

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:29 AM PDT

Saw the pilot and it was kind of intriguing. And since I played Assassin's Creed 2 i'm quite able to relate to certain characters as well. Could someone tell me why a brit is playing as Da Vinci? I found that a little awkward. And the protagonist looks like Jim Moriarty from Sherlock. Just my opinion. 

Cdma EVDO Unlocked Dongle Huawei EC306 Support 2 antenna Rev.b .A .0

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:22 AM PDT

Hi, I was searching for a data card/dongle for replacing my bsnl EVDO dongle.........after searching whole day i found some CDMA EVDO dongle.     Here is a list of dongle I found which can be use with BSNL EVDO.   -Sierra 595u rev.a (Use battery for amplifying signal but i have read that battery goes dead with time)   -Sierra 598u rev.a (I read some thread of Indian people who are using it and seems happy with it)   -HUAWEI EC306-2 rev.b data card also compatible with rev.a and rev.0 (It support two antenna that will surely boost your EVDO signal. I personally want to buy it)   -ZTE AC 2791 rev.b data card also compatible with rev.a and rev.0       Huawei ec306 locked version offered by Tata Photon Max and MTS Mblaze Ultra   ZTE AC 2791 locked version offered by MTS     Here are two videos of HUAWEI EC306 with external antenna.   I did not found Huawei ec306 and zte ac 2791 on amazon and ebay.   I found Huawei ec306 on a website : http://www.4gsource.net/huawei-ec306-evdo-rev-b-modem.html This website also ship to india.   What do you think about these dongles? ---- Check Sierra 595u Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon Check Sierra 598u Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon Check HUAWEI EC306-2 Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon Check ZTE AC 2791 Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon Check Huawei ec306 Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon Check ZTE AC 2791 Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

Thinking of shifting from Airtel, need help with specifics

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:05 AM PDT

Hello guys, I am thinking about moving from Airtel to ACT since ACT has recently started rolling out in my area. Airtel is not bad, their support is pretty good, but their data caps are atrocious. I am grandfathered to a 150 GB plan which they have stopped, and the speed is not too high either (4 mbps). 

 

The connection will be primarily be used for online gaming and heavy downloading from Steam. Anyone has any feedback pings to EU and Singapore servers in games like Dota 2 and CS GO? How about HD streams in Twitch and Yotutube? I will also probably cross the FUP every month, so I also need to know if their data tracking is accurate. Thanks!

ACT Broadband rethink

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:46 AM PDT

Hi guys,

 

I had heard some great reviews from my friends about ACT broadband, so I had almost decided to switch to ACT ( was about cancel my existing service). But after reading the reviews here and elsewhere I must rethink.I live in Girinagar,Bangalore .

My existing connection is slow but atleast its reliable , what I dont want is fast connection which is not reliable. From the reviews read it appears that this is what ACT gives, which is a deal breaker for me. 

And apparently the speeds of websites hosted outside india are pretty bad ...so mostly I have to rethink for sure .

LG G2

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:16 AM PDT

Funny Videos, Images and Jokes

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:56 PM PDT

MS staff

There was a pilot flying a small single engine charter plane, with a couple of very important executives on board. He was coming into Seattle airport through thick fog with less than 10m visibility when his instruments went out. So he began circling around looking for landmark. After an hour or so, he starts running pretty low on fuel and the passengers are getting very nervous. Finally, a small opening in the fog appears and he sees a tall building with one guy working alone on the fifth floor. The pilot banks the plane around, rolls down the window and shouts to the guy "Hey! Where am I?" To this, the solitary office worker replies "You're in a plane." The pilot rolls up the window, executes a 275 degree turn and proceeds to execute a perfect blind landing on the runway of the airport 5 miles away. Just as the plane stops, so does the engine as the fuel has run out.

The passengers are amazed and one asks how he did it. "Simple" replies the pilot, "I asked the guy in that building a simple question. The answer he gave me was 100 percent correct but absolutely useless, therefore that must be Microsoft's support office and from there the airport is just a while away."

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Is Windows a virus?

No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
They replicate quickly Okay, Windows does that

Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so okay, Windows does that

Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk Okay, Windows does that, too

Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems Sigh... Windows does that, too

Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware Yup, that's with Windows, too

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature

So, Windows is *not* a virus

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Note about Winblows '95

Windows '95 supports Plug 'n' Pray peripherals!!! :D :D

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What's the difference between Bill Gates and Robert Tappen Morris, Jr.
(the Internet Worm Hacker)?

Robert Tappen Morris, Jr., got six months in jail for crashing 10% of the
computers that Bill Gates made $100 million crashing last weekend.

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Bill and his young wife wakes up after their first marriage night. The woman says: "Finally, I found out, why you called your company "MicroSoft" :P :P

__________________________________________________________

FACTS

1- In a world without wall and fences, who needs windows and gates?
2- Disasters of our century: Hiroshima '45, Cernobyl '87, Windows '95.

__________________________________________________________

And for many more...chk out 

http://www.zejn.si/~natan/gates.html

Power Issues in the Panel Box Installed

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:31 PM PDT

Hi All, 

  I got ACT 2 months ago. I am the first one who got the connection in my area and I referred two friends too. They installed the panel box in my home and I personally supervised the installation. They clearly explained me that there will be a internal battery in the box and that will support the router when the power goes off. But after sometime the promise went for a toss. Whenever there is a power failure the internet goes down. It is illogical since most of us use Laptops which can support 4 hours of backup. I raised complainants 4 times so far the best part is they will close the issue on their own and I need to call the customer care every time to understand the status of the ticket. 

 

Complaints raises so far : 0001791667,0001812313(missed the other 2 nos)

 

My Account ID : 10704370

ACT Broadband- I wish I didnt go with them

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:37 PM PDT

15 days back I shifted my place and did a biggest blunder of applying for ACT Broadband despite a friend suggesting me otherwise. Since connection was establish every now and then I would loose connectivity for 3-4 mins and then it would come back automatically. I neglected that aspect as it was manageable and not that pain. but this saturday I lost it for almost 30 mins and I decided to call customer care. a very prompt and polite guy answered the call and he escalated it to the field technician. After 2-3 hrs I spotted an ACT guy in my building trying to take out a new connection from box set in front of my flat . I thought he came to fix my issue but he said he is not aware of my case and upon repeated request he was least bothered to look into my issue . I also asked that when a existing customer fro same box is not getting connectivity you should fix that first instead of pulling out a new connection but as usually it fell to deaf ears and they finished their work and went away. Today morning I was promised that it will be fixed with 2-3 hrs and that  hour didnt come so I decided to give them a call. and moment I said that if you cant fix the issue terminate the connection and Lady was more than happy to accept the request. within seconds my request for termination was raise. 

This kind of egerness to raise termination of service request  was something new in last 6-7  years in Bangalore. I did loose lots of money and reputation since I failed to migrate someones website which I promised to do on weekend and this reckless attitude pissed me off even further. I am in process of applying for Airtel connection now and I am damn sure they wont suck like this. If someone from ACT is watching this thread you can keep my hard earned money and I am not going to recommend anyone to go for ACT in coming days. Your service is worse than Reliance and you are not going very far with this kind of after service .

ACT Broadband Bangalore Reviews

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:34 PM PDT

Hello Readers,

My name is Vivek Sinha Anurag and i am going to post some "great" work shown by Act Broadband.

I applied for ACT Broadband 5 Mbps plan [its having cap value of 35GB after that speed will reduce to 256 kbps] by calling their customer care on 16th Aug 2011. I was surprised to see their lightening fast response as the representative came to my doorstep the very next day and on 17th Aug 2011 Mr Ashitt O.S. collected the money and documents and told me that withing 5 days i will get my connection and i even got sms confirmation that my request no is 142263.

Now the real story started. Even after 6 days no one ever bothered to check my request so i called customer care [ 080-42840000] to remind them and i was told that i will get it withing next 2 days. I waited for next 2 days and called them again.

I was surprised to learn a new technical term from them that they are "Uploading network" hence its taking time and soon i will get my connection. Since my work was getting affected because of their delay i applied for a BSNL connection too. Now today is 5th September and i am still waiting for the connection and to my surprise i got the BSNL broadband last week.

I tried escalating this matter and asked the customer care for any high level contact and they said that i need to mail helpdesk@acttv.in. I emailed them but i got no response.

Please note some points regarding ACT broadband before applying ACT broadband
1. They dont have nodal officer/appellate authority [against TRAI rules and i have already escalated this matter to TRAI officials with the help of pgportal.gov.in]
2. They have a customer base of 2500 users in bangalore and they are not able to manage even this small number.
3. They DO NOT PROVIDE STATIC IP [even if they claim to do so]
4. Their customer care service is useless. All you will losse is your balance by talking to them
5. They can "Upload network" [You can imagine the understanding capability of their technicians]
6. They are fast in collecting money but lazy in delivering service

Final conclusion: To be on safe side stay away from them else you will suffer like me. Morning shows the day and even before using their service i am suffering. Don't know what will happen when i get the connection and i face any problem that time.

Bloody ACT Broadband! No internet (for whole day) twice in 1st month!

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:22 PM PDT

Taken ACT broadband connection on 13th of Feb 2014 and today on 14th of March 2014 facing the 2nd internet connection failure!!

 

I speaking from challaghatta, bangalore btw.

 

ACT gives good speed for download and upload but their stupid DNS server gets down all of a sudden and there are no sign for it to come back even after 24hrs. And customer service as said by everyone is USELESS! RETARDS!

ACT Broadband - Worst Broadband ever! Not reliable.

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:21 PM PDT

I'm from Bangalore and I've been using ACT Broadband for 5 months. ID 10712212

As the title says, it's the worst connection ever!!

Here are the issues I've observed so far:

 

  • Frequent disconnection (downtime for 10 to 15 minutes once every 2 days, sometimes it gets resolved in 5 minutes)
  • If you've have to login to portal to use the connection, do remember, the session will timeout after 24 hours. So whatever you are/were doing, will get disconnected 24 hours after your last login (This is a nightmare for me, since I play games and download stuffs.) I've tried to use so many plugins to somehow keep the session active, but all failed. So yeah, it's their servers that kick my session off after 24 hours and there is nothing I can do from my end unlike other websites and it's hard to keep track of last login time to get prepared for a disaster disconnection.
  • After 2 AM, there is a high chance for more packet loss. God knows why that happens.
  • I play more MOBA and FPS games and trust me, this connection is no good for gaming. You'll get disconnected every now and then or you'll lose some frames due to packet loss. I do have backup internet connection, which is Airtel 2 MBPS connection and it's 10 times better (reliable) than this 25 MBPS ACT broadband. Of course, when browsing website, you won't notice a difference since websites do wait few more seconds for your packets to arrive before timing out. But that's not the case with Gaming, Every packet loss counts and it drives you mad. I've tried to explain how gaming affects me (not as same as browsing, since we don't see much difference) to ACT customer care, but all they ask is, "Okay Sir can you try again browsing some other website?" WTF!
  • Also when watching movies, the movies need to be reloaded again, because this connection do lose some fragments on the way and never recover. So all the buffers is wasted and need to be buffered again. Yes I can agree, it has good speed and can load movies faster. But you'll lose more bandwidth since you'll have to reload it again. This happens to most of the websites like Viooz, putlocker etc., also this happens very rarely on youtube. I've tested watching movies on the viooz and putlocker sties using my Airtel 2 MBPS never had any issues.
  • Customer support is not 24/7 (Of course since they're new to the ISP world and might need some time to have 24/7 support, at least they could have Technical support 24/7 for God's sake) but if you lose your connection late night (which do happens all the time) you have nothing to do other than playing spider solitaire unless you have backup connection like me.
  • Also this is no connection is no good for some streaming sites, like twich.tv. But never had any issues so far with VOIP luckily.
  • Their DNS servers sucks.
  • When I called their customer service and asked them which WAN protocol they use, they put my call on hold, and then they said they use DHCP, LOL. Then I had to abbreviate WAN (Wide Area Network) and later they told me they use PPP. #Something for network engineers

I've been waiting for Google Fiber to available in Bangalore (I really hope it happens sooner) or at least Airtel comes up fiber broadband.

Internet connection in BTM Layout Bangalore

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:16 PM PDT

Hello,

 

We need a high speed internet connection in BTM Layout -1st stage 9th main, 4th cross, 100 Feet ring road. Bangalore - 560029 at our home.

 

Unfortunately repeated requests to ACT team have fallen on deaf ears, please can you confirm if ACT broad band doesnt support in reputed area like BTM Layout !!!

Tata DOCOMO INTERNET APN does not work most of the times

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:52 PM PDT

Hi, since last month I've been using internet booster card on my android mobile with TATA DOCOMO number. When I put the sim first time in the mobile I received three APN settings, one for browsing their portal which is Tata Docomo Dive In, one for MMS and one for all other activities which is Tata Docomo Internet. But most of the time my mobile is not able to connect to the Tata Docomo Internet APN which is for general propose, but some times when it does connects i get good speed and able to access internet normally. But I can connect to the other APN Tata Docomo Dive In without a problem which is for accessing their portal but with Tata Docomo Dive In setting I'm not able to access internet through any apps like facebook, opera mini, maps and etc. I tried calling customer care but it turned out to be no use :( I think Docomo is trying to cheat people by offering cheap net plans which is of no use... Any solutions??? Or anyone else facing such problem?

ACT Broadband, how they SUCK MONEY!

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:34 PM PDT

If i can relate one word with ACT BB, I would call them MONEY SUCKERS!

this is how my latest bill looks like

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Yes, i have been charged for 2 months and if you are ACT BB customer, you will know how pathetic their customer care actually is, first you listen to all advertisements, wait in the queue for about 10 minutes and they you will speak to a person, who has no clue what he/she is talking about.

In my case, i was told that i have been charged twice because, YOUR PLAN has been changed from Post-Paid to Pre-Paid and YOU HAVE to pay 2 months and we are doing the same for ALL customers.

I asked them very simple questions

1. How did you take this decision unilaterally, without customer agreeing to it?
2. Why dint you inform me earlier about this?
3. If i have a dispute about this, why cant i pay for only one month? - Yes, you cannot pay for one month only, because ACT HAS TOOK THAT DECISION and you CANNOT challenge them - Damn almighty stuff, we are the GOD of BB.

As usual tech did not have an answer for the same, i asked for a call back and this morning i got a call from their escalations team
  • Person from ACT who called me was RUDE - that's still OK
  • He says he cannot revert this decision as it made by their Management and says on my face, YOU CAN DISCONNECT the connection if you want to. :nono: :pissed-off:
I thought ok, this sounds like good old - Airtel Broadband in their Initial Days! (NOW they have a far better Customer care, Constant connection and they respect their customers).

Just checked with Airtel, their SLOTS are filled in my Area and i cannot have a net connection as of now! :pissed-off: Struck with ACT BB!

And if you are someone NEW and looking for ACT Broadband, consider the below points

1. Act BB is good for downloading torrents - ONLY torrents
2. Most of the time, they have connection issues, If any existing ACT customer shows you their speed test connection, Ask them to perform similar tests for servers outside India, specially USA! you will know the difference. Or if you are an existing ACT BB customer, try playing videos in FB and you will know the difference or any of the video buffering sites.
3. You get a Ethernet cable directly from a box and if there is a power outage of more than 20+ minutes, you will not have internet, also if there is a Cable cut - You will not have internet connection for a week.
4. Report any technical issues for which a technician has to visit your place, you will have to followup more than 4 times (wait time more than 10 minutes)

Reference Numbers
0001824776
1825461 - complaint number

Has my broadband been hacked?

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:34 PM PDT

I am using Airtel broadband connnection with Beetel wireless router.

 

first i notice some DNS problems as i couldnt logging to facebook and google for sometime, i then logged in to the router admin via 192.168.1.1 then changed my wirelss password even though i checked and no other person was logged in, after that the problem stopped and i was happy again.

 

Just yesterday i just wanded to loggin in to 192.168.1.1 and i noticed my username and password not working again, now i cant log in again.

 

any solution to this?

Goodbye BSNL

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:33 PM PDT

Goodbye BSNL! I finally have an viable option and can consign my BSNL broadband connection to the garbage. To be honest the service was not too bad - I had the 8 GB @ 2Mbps plan and by and large connectivity was okay. But the speed was never up to the mark. And on the few times I had problems, their customer service was so bad I felt like ripping the phone lines out of th wall. Firstly, they only work from around 10 AM to 5 PM. So what happens if there is a problem outside thosehours and urgent work is held up? And if you do call during working hours, it takes ages for anyone to answer - the average is the phone rings for about 10 minutes. And once you get an asnwer the oeprator is least interested in hearing about the problem - she is in a rush to give you a complaint number and go off.

 

But what made me decide to finally give BSNL the kick was a couple of weeks ago when the connection kept going on and off every few minutes. After the usual headaches I was able to maek a complaint in the morning. When nothing was done till late afternoon I spent another half an hour tryign to call them again. When I got through and said that nothing had been done about my complaint, the operator said that there is nothing she can do and gave me the number of the local telephoen exchange and said I should phone them. That number was, of course, always busy.

 

Another ongoing issue with BSL is that at fixed times everyday - aroud 5 PM and 10 AM in my case, the bandwidth dropped considerably. Other sers tell me that this is because BSNL allows public sector clients to use excess bandwidth - its a government to government thing and the hell with private users.

 

There are other service providers who offer up to 40 GB downlaod (upload not taken into account for calculating usage) at speeds of up to 15 Mbps. There is no reason why anyone should use BSNL. I am happy I got rid of this third rate organization.

BSNL Broadband: Combo ULD 800 Plan Review

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:31 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. 

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 07:41 PM PDT

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Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:31 PM PDT

Check Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

 

Honda: Spring Into A Honda Sales Event

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:31 PM PDT

Dick Casablancas to get his own web series!

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:30 PM PDT

iZombie

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:29 PM PDT

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:29 PM PDT

Maleficent

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:28 PM PDT

 

 

The "Sleeping Beauty" tale is told from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent and looks at the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse young Princess Aurora.

 

Veronica Mars

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:28 PM PDT

 

Veronica Mars Official Kickstarter Video

 

THE MAZE RUNNER

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:27 PM PDT


When Thomas (O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based on the best-selling novel by James Dashner.

Ultra Street Fighter IV

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:25 PM PDT

Infibeam Magic Box Offers

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:24 PM PDT

Only Lovers Left Alive

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:24 PM PDT

 

 

A story centered on two vampires who have been in love for centuries.

 

CID Updates (ACP Pradyuman Edition)

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:23 PM PDT

Shivaji Satam is quitting CID. My life has no meaning now.

Kid Cannabis

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:23 PM PDT

Asphalt 8

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:21 PM PDT

Infamous: Second Son

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:21 PM PDT

Check Prices on: Flipkart | Amazon  

Second Son is taking the most from PlayStation 4 system to capture more detail in the actors' performances and we're starting to see a fidelity never-before realized in video games. Step into Sucker Punch Productions to see how the magic is captured.

Titanfall

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:20 PM PDT

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Bang Goes The Theory

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:20 PM PDT

 

Bang Goes the Theory presenter Jem Stansfield attempts to make his own Synthetic Diamonds. Will they turn out to be genuine? A raman scattering test at Warwick University is the way to find out.

 

Sabotage

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:18 PM PDT

 

 

Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.

 

Game of Thrones

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 03:18 PM PDT

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ended up watching the entirety of this show last night and loved it. i am amazed that this show got broadcasted in the US market and here in india words like shit are censored with beeps. :D
 
Books:
 
Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire
A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire
A Storm of Swords: Steel And Snow Book 3 Part 1 (A Song of Ice and Fire)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
A Dance With Dragons: Part 1 Dreams and Dust
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