Monday, February 14, 2011

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Fivenet New Diwali Plan Rs. 5,999 for 1 Year, Upto 10 Mbps speed

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:21 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by craige4u View Post
Mgcarley,

My connection is started.
My provides is having fiber connection till the building opposite to me (Gone personally and checked). Now, he had pulled an Cat5 connection directly from the opposite building to mine.... Eliminating the switch in my building altogether...
Now, is this connection seems to be right? - Please provide comment.
It's good enough.


Quote:
Originally Posted by craige4u View Post
My average download speeds are 300KB/s only..... But if i use download accelerator it jumps to 700KB/s for the same file. What is the solution here as i cant use DAP forever as it dont support tabs and other stuff.
There are other download managers.

Quote:
Originally Posted by craige4u View Post
Also, i noted in sites like rapidshare and other download speed reduces to 130Kb/s and in torrents average is 400Kb/s.....
Rs (Free) is generally is slower. To experience the full benefits you'd need to get a paid account.

Quote:
Originally Posted by craige4u View Post
So yes speed is aint anywhere near 10MBPS, but close to 5MBPS...

PS: My provider told me 10MBPS divide by 10 = actual download speed... I am getting 1MB, have i done the math correct
10mbit/s is their burst speed. End of the day, 5mbit/s is nothing to laugh at considering the price at which they're giving it to you.

The correct division is 10mbit/s divided by 8 = about 1.25MByte/s.

Quote:
Originally Posted by iChaitanya View Post
Use IDM.
He is.

Quote:
Originally Posted by iChaitanya View Post
That's BS. 10 Mbps = 10240 Kbps = 1280 KBps. Looks like you're confused between Kbps and KBps.
I think that whoever told him to divide by 10 is as well :D That's why I write kbit/s and kbyte/s - there's no confusion :D

BSNL Introduced New Combo Plan

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:11 AM PST

Instead of [BBG Combo ULD 1350] plan, you can as well go for ... BB Home Combo Unlimited 750. This is 512kbps all time. Because the [BBG Combo ULD 1350] plan would make you to download the 20GB in a matter of a single day itself.

New BSNL 3g Connection...

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:10 AM PST

Hi all,

Already activated the SIM, but the people at BSNL say that this is a prepaid SIM, I wanted the postpaid one, so filling the form again...:cry:

Now the madam there told me to recharge for Rs. 54/-, yes, not FRC 51/- not FRC 120/- but 54/- I mentioned her several times that I would be using the SIM on a data card, she said to go ahead with it and after the FRC 54/- recharge with any of the available prepaid data plans.

Anyways, as for the data card, I already ordered Huawei e173 (7.2mbps) from eBay.in
First priority for me is FACTORY UNLOCKED, and I dont want any mobile service's name on my modem (BSNL 3G is as good or as BAD as T-Mobile:|)
Will hang on to it for while and wait for a good looking 21mbps data card from Huawei or ZTE, that is factory unlocked.

Thanks for all the help. A word or two about the E173 would have been nicer though...

How to open file with .docx extension

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:10 AM PST

I get the impression that you are reluctant to install Open Office just for that. I suggest you boot with a Linux live CD, say Ubuntu, and open it with Open Office writer. You can then save it as any format that your heart desires, even export it as PDF.

TV screen goes blank

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:06 AM PST

Could be a problem with the HDMI cable/ports. Try attaching component cable instead. If same problem persists then it could be a problem with the STB.

Suggest Webcam

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:03 AM PST

logitech webcams of Rs. 800-1200 are good budget cams. Make sure you get with a mic , its easy to use

Keeping optional channel only for a month or two

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:02 AM PST

It is best to ask CC!

Tata Sky Plus HD: User manual does not answer this, please help.

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by ruenigma View Post
Thanks for the tip. I have not used Tata Sky+. Pressing record button again does not stop the current recording. Once I am home, I shall check out 'goto plan, select the program and press record to stop recording'.
To correctly stop recording by pressing record button you need to have 'search and scan' banner visible.

Which postpaid plan are you using???

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:38 AM PST

hello friends
can u help me with others plans which vodafone mumbai offers and are not available at website nor at vodafone store
eg. GK199

Image file icon problem

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:35 AM PST

Hi,

On my Fedora Linux pc the image files (all types jpeg, gif etc) are no longer showing their pictures. What I mean to say here the images are easily opened in a number of apps such as the GIMP, Image Viewer etc. But since all the images are stored in different folders and displayed as icons in terms of file arrangement. The file arrangement I have chosen is called Icon View in the Konqueror browser. My worry is why all the image files are shown as a picture of a digital camera instead of showing them as small pictures (the content of the image file itself). Please help thanks...

Can any one please tell me how to upload a screen shot here with this post?

Airtel IPTV new Set top box

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:17 AM PST

nope. aitel basically wants you to pay for a new connection if you want to get the newer STB.

Vodafone India: Set up internet / GPRS on iphone - it worked

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:12 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by admin View Post
from what i have heard, vodafone grps is highly locked with restricted access to the internet.
I don't understand what u mean by locked.

I am able to use my iPhone apps and stuff on Vodafone GPRS using this "hack"

Samsung Announces Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:59 AM PST

quad core processor for tablet .. thats great ..thill now we were thinking tablet will replace net book but with such processor they will be at par of Laptop...

Samsung Galaxy S I9000 - Product Discussion & Initial Purchase Experience

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:52 AM PST

I agree anuj. I am checking availability of 2.2.1 every week. Looks like Samsung is not interested in solving issues related to Galaxy.

Play COD 4 and Win Cash Prizes at Gaming Event Mumbai

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:49 AM PST

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MNP War - Gainers and Losers

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:30 AM PST

any one have latest stats as 17 lakh ppl used this facility ....

Ten Action: Will we miss the Champions League?

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:12 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by apkajale View Post
Ya.. i know that.. I also hv been talking to Nodal regarding the same. But today,i was talkin to her on a different issue, and she herself told me twice that Ten Action will be added very soon. Dats y i think dis time they may add it.
Well, I hope against hope that you are right then! :)

Cos according to me, thats probably the only channel that I feel has caused me to ever contemplate changing my connection! and still does!

The top match comes on Ten Action Plus at 1am and the repeat on Ten Sports at 3am. Further repeats are at times when I'm at office. Especially the Arsenal Barca match.
So I'm contemplating buying tata sky Hd plus.. then program it to record the 3am repeat and then watch it the next morning before I leave to my office!

All this will ofcourse be painful :(

BSNL 3G Sim Availability in Mumbai

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:55 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by smnrock View Post
For Data - No and for Voice - Yes
Actually we have 2 BSNL Maharashtra sims in our family & we are not charged roaming charges(for voice or data) in mumbai on the MTNL network... depends on which circle ur BSNL sim is from... BTW MTNL has an offer for 4500 for 6 months unlimited 3G... tht seems like a better deal then 1499/mo on bsnl... But u should chk the speed u are getting on 3g at ur location on a test sim 1st before making any investment of this kind...

Idea too is blocking MNP requests from its customers

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:55 AM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Sorcerer View Post
I was a temp team leader back in the days I was 19 so take it from me. There are times when we know customers are desperate to do such stuff, we push them to the level that they will say the magic words. I don't know magic words they consider in IDEA- maybe "I am recording this call and if you try to convince me to stay or force me to stay by making any excuses, under TRAI (or something like that) I can lawfully sue you and your call centre agency.

Why TLs do this? Calls are recorded.

Dear Sir,

Kindly provide your Idea cellular number for further assistance. You can also get in touch with our Customer care centre - details updated on Idea website. www.ideacellular.com.

 Regards, Ideacellular

Connecting 2 pcs with crossover cable

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:20 AM PST

to connect 2 pcs cross over cable is essential part .. os dosent matter .. glad you are able to achieve it with forum guide ...

Prepaid service

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:16 AM PST

to activate prepaid you need the docs like photo id and address proff details ... if you are resident in india .. if not then i don't think there is other way to activate it ...

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

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:09 AM PST

Guys where has the 5K figure come from? There was no prove tag on my box.

Tata Sky Plus HD

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:46 PM PST

right...there is no highlights of the match in the night instead there will be a still image on the channel....during the match there will be no ads also....thank god for that!

Unable to connect Belkin Wi-Fi router (BSNL Broadband)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:16 PM PST

Hi all,

This is a wierd problem...I am from Chennai.

I have just got BSNL Broadband connection and I opted for Type-1 modem from them.

When connected this modem to the PC directly, it works perfectly and the connection speed is good.

However, I am unable to install my Belkin N-type router to work with this connection.

I made all the connections properly, and this is where it fails is: While setting-up the Belkin router using the CD given by Belkin for the first time, it asks for User Name and Password. My BSNL exchange person gave the user id that looks something like "ha44XXXXXXXX" where 'XXXX' is my landline phone number. The default password is "password". When I entered this user name and password during the Belkin set-up, it tries to contact the ISP and reverts with the message "Your ISP did not accept your user name and password". I have been trying this for several hours to no avail. I have even typed the password as "Password" just in case, but nothing has worked. I even tried calling the BSNL Call Centre and they confirmed that the user name & password that I am entering is correct. I suspect using the external router (Belkin) is not liked by BSNL. Should I buy one of those Type-2 from BSNL?

I am trying "Always ON" PPPoE connection. Settings in VPI/VCI are 0 and 35 respectively. My Belkin is a router-only, it doesn't have a modem inside.

I am entering User ID without @bsnl.in.

Please help me if any of you have faced this issue and how you got around it.

Thanks.

Saurabh_g, will dishtv launch sports active for world cup ? ?

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

No IDEA, its good if they come up with active sports..

Dishtv have Max percentage of Active Subscribers

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST

As per the latest News Published in The Financial Express ,

Dishtv has the most number of Active Subscribers and also Have more then 80% Active Subscribers.

Dishtv
Total Subscriber- 9.4 million
Active Subs.-- 7.7 Million
In Active- 1.7 milliom
Pecentage of Active Subscribers- 82%

Tata Sky
Total Subscriber- 6.5 million
Active Subs.-- 5.0 Million
In Active- 1.5 milliom
Pecentage of Active Subscribers- 77%

Sun Direct
Total Subscriber- 6.1 million
Active Subs.-- 4.0 Million
In Active- 2.1 milliom
Pecentage of Active Subscribers- 65.5%

Airtel DTH
Total Subscriber- 4.9 million
Active Subs.-- 3.6 Million
In Active- 1.3 milliom
Pecentage of Active Subscribers- 73.4%

R eliance Bigtv
Total Subscriber- 3.6 million
Active Subs.-- 2.5 Million
In Active- 1.1 milliom
Pecentage of Active Subscribers- 69.4%

Videocon D2H
Total Subscriber- 2.2 million
Active Subs.-- 0.9 Million
In Active- 1.3 milliom
Pecentage of Active Subscribers- 41%

Source : Financial Express

India still struggling to get access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST

i don't need to go any where to see what harassment they are adapting .. when something concern our security then lets ban it ... terrorist use such services ..they did the same in 26/11 taj attack .. so better ban it ....

Enable interception or stop BlackBerry services: Govt to telcos

Airtel HD does not work for Imported TVs & Airtel is now cheating on my money!!!!

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

Hi folks,

I had called Airtel DTH customer service and placed for Airtel HD DTH service from them, and for 1-year they quoted Rs.6265, and I agreed and paid them Cash with receipt# (as I did NOT have any credit card, I had to pay upfront cash to get their so-called DTH service). When I placed the call, I did specifically ask them - whether they'll refund my money if it does NOT work, and Airtel rep told me that, they'll fully refund my money if their doesn't work. The rep told me that, that phone call is being recorded!!!

When their technician arrived on last Friday 11th Feb in Bangalore home, the HD receiver could NOT provide clear picture on my imported TV, the picture was flickering/jumping each second!!!!

Technician tried calling tech-support and finally could NOT fix the problem, and I had asked them to remove everything, as its not working. Technician took back everything and I had no DTH whatsoever from Airtel then. I did NOT sign any agreement or received any receipt from Airtel technician for accepting their DTH services!!!!

Then I got SMS from Airtel with confirmation receipt for disconnect!!! and also on Saturday morning another Airtel rep called me and told me that by Sunday afternoon, they'll refund my full money. But, Saturday afternoon, some other Airtel rep called me, and told me that, they'll NOT refund any money since its already existing customer!!!!!

I told that rep to get his facts right, I was never their customer to begin with, I voluntarily signed up to buy their service WITH the condition that, if it doesn't work then they refund it fully.

Yesterday again on Sunday, another rep called me with same nonsense that - they cannot refund my money - how atrocisious, how they could refuse to refund my money when I'm not even their customer, I never used their service to begin with.

I called their customer service yesterday evening and explained to one supervisor about my plight, she says, they'll look into it, but I'm not sure - how Airtel would get rich with my hard-earned money of Rs.6265 and get profitable in their company earnings, they are big-time cheaters!!!!

I caution all those who are interested to buy Airtel DTH, stop, DO NOT BUY it from them;

Few things to note;
1) Never place any order with Airtel HD DTH if you have any imported TVs to use in India.
2) Always insist on Cash-on-Demand so that your money is safe, otherwise, Airtel is gonna cheat you of your money
3) Always insist on recording your conversations with their reps, otherwise, they might turn their stories!!!
4) Stay away from Airtel DTH altogether

Now I'll wait for one more day, before I start talking to legal court to get my hard-earned money back and plan to sue them for the emotional distress, monetary loss etc.

Please advice any lawyer information in Bangalore, so that I can then be ready to take Airtel in their nonsense, rude behaviour and treating customers like 'dumb'.

Thanks
SRKumar

FYI Prepaid Balance Transfer & Balance Check Tips (OFFICIAL!!)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST

Vodafone::
Dial *131*Amount*Mobile No.#
Charges:: Rs.3/- Per Transaction.
Amt range:: Rs.5/- To Rs.30/-

as usual vodafone the costliest and that too u can transfer more than 30 bugs ..... hummmmm

Cyberlink power director 9 (best dvd burning tool)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:54 PM PST

no need for them if u get a media streamer like Popcorn,Iomega etc and directly send it to ur tv . Also if u d/l 1080/720 BRRips of movies and 720p of HDTV it makes no sense to turn them in DVD format other than to just stream it to ur Tv if u dont have a large monitor.

oops forgot to add that the codec provided by nero (vision) is the best so far when it comes to video rendering and the fastest by Ulead Video Studio.

I have never used director b4 but the new features looks nice. I am more of an Avid products user apart from Premiere

BSNL 3G not working since last 4 days in pune new sangvi

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:47 PM PST

Hi,

Is anybody facing connection issue(not able to connect at all) saying sometime
"remote computer not responding" or "ppplink termiated"

i am staying in new sangvi, pune. near uniion bank,

when i use my same card in my friends house,he is also staying in new sangvi but near sai chowk,interenet is working but at my place i am facing issue.

any ideas ?

Tata Sky DTH Channel List

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:26 PM PST

Thanx Jignesh

Aircel to launch 3G services before start of world cup

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:13 PM PST

But they will launch. If they cannot cash in during the cricket world cup & Indian Premier League, they will never get any better chance.

Everyone will be checking scores if not watching live streams. They can create cricket apps too

GTPL router config problem. Unable to set up AUTO LOGIN

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:11 PM PST

ok
Thank you mg for reply.
let me try.

Is it ok to take server ip and client ip as dns????

Do u think lexus will be launched in INDIA?

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:10 PM PST

Usually a merc costs more than an LEXUS, bcause their maintainence costs is high, their purchase costs itself is more than LEXUS, and LEXUS being the part of TOYOTA, still isn't available OFFICIALLY in the INDIAN market.

Also LEXUS has more reliable than a merc, bmw etc, and also the best part is SO quite even at the speeds of 140 KM/hr.

I have had a ride in LEXUS (1 st pic above), was so comfy and quite, and SUPER MARK LEVINSON audio systems were adorable.

This HAPPY journey in LEXUS(actually a TAXI) was when my DAD and me were going to the DXB airport for the flight 2 MUMBAI.

So can u imagine in ABROAD like in UAE, some luxurious TAXI's are also available, unlike here in INDIA just stuck with those TATA's and other SHIT like M RENAULT.

ICC World Cup 2011 - News & Updates

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:44 PM PST

I dont know why people say that country which host the world cup never won.... Srilanka was co-host when they won the world cup, didnt they?

The World Cup, 1996: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Final Srilanka beat Australia.

Ofcourse final was not in Srilanka but still they were host and they won.

Cost of 8 16 32 GB pen drives

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:41 PM PST

Transcend 4G / 8G / 16G / 32G 320 / 580 / 1050 / 2400 2 Yr. WT

price mentioned in the site are cheaper bye few bugs than that of in mumbai .. last time i checked the 8gb which was costing around 625 ...

not getting best speeds [UMG 1831 + bsnl 3g]

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:20 PM PST

after going through the amazing speeds posted by users of bsnl 3g and umg 1831 users, i myself bought one.
earlier my dad had a micromax datacard(the 3.6 mbps that came with bsnl 3g). using that i had seen speeds of 250kBps+ in IDM. so i assumed, that probably using umg 1831 would result in increased speeds.
But as it turns out, there is no difference. I am here in bhubaneswar, orissa. all the settings are basically the ones used to get connected.

Here i am posting a mdma and idm screenshot together.
Please help me out guys if by any tweaking in setting(or something that i may have missed out) i can get better speeds.
Moreover what exactly is negotiated Qos in mdma ?

iPhone! iPod! iPad!......Users!!! Free Gift for You!!!

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:08 PM PST

is that site belongs to you as .. seems u created this id to do marketing of the same ...

Tata Sky DTH: New Supreme Cricket Kids Pack

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 07:14 PM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jignesh View Post
Donno why the hell did they start it for one week :O
This was on the cards, since they launched Supreme Sports Pack

latest news regarding Reliance LTE plans , Feb-2011

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:51 PM PST

4G is superior to 3G, it is fully IP, so my guess and i m sure 100 percent it is future, Fiber optic is best of all , but it can be used for backul 4G,

Get Reliance 99 recharge Mobile net free(2.5 GB DATA)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:12 PM PST

that trick seems to be gone ..

EDIT : Today even my gprs pack got disconnected and when i check the balance now its not telling any gprs usage left .. so i guess its gone.

Movies now HD channel Added on Dishtv

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST

Movies Now has started showing a Irritating Scrolling message, " This is a free preview..."

If you guys are going to charge for each HD channel separately, i think that's the worst thing you could do as we the HD users already pay Rs.100 for the 4-5 channels and now
asking more $$ would just be beyond acceptable level for me as a subscriber.

Lastly i don't see any difference in Zee TV on channel 100 and ZeeTV HD, so I assume this is just a way of making fool of HD Subscribers that its HD and included in price.

Dish Tv Logo :wall:

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 01:19 PM PST

you mean the logo on Older DISH TV STB ??
cause since i changed to HD, I am quite happy to loose that big opaque orange logo

Airtel Broadband love story ended due to fair usage policy...

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 01:09 PM PST

Quote:
Originally Posted by formfollowsfunction View Post
Here's the Fair Usage Policy scoop first: Airtel recently changed it's billing cycle, from the like 23rd to 24th (not sure) to 10th to 11th of the month -atleast in Delhi. Now they also have a software running called VPA or something which is responsible for throttling your speeds once you reach your Fair Usage Policy limit. Now this software is supposed to reset your speeds to your plan speeds at the beginning of the billing cycle that is if you have been throttled as per Fair Usage Policy already.

Now the problem is that their VPA software is still running on the old billing cycle whereas the customers are expecting their speeds to get normal as per the new billing cycle. The result - pretty much a meltdown happening at Airtel call centers right now.

All of this is something I learnt in the last 60 mins of agonising and plain BP-raising 5 phone calls to the customer care department speaking to 6 different people all giving me weird answers till one of the tech team people gave me the answer above which made some sense. Not to mention I was put on hold for 10 mins and hung up on - 3 times!


Background of the story - you gotta hang on here, the story might be a bit long:
I became an Airtel customer back in March 2010 when they didn't have clearly called out Fair Usage Policy limits - I got myself the 512k day/1 Mbps night plan. After a couple of months they introduced Fair Usage Policy throttling which I noticed with a reduction in speed, and in my case it was after reaching 100GB a month. The limit was also confirmed with someone from customer care at that time. Also, at some point in Oct/Nov - they made my plan 1 Mbps full day with no change in Fair Usage Policy or prices - atleast I wasn't told of Fair Usage Policy limits but this is where it get's murkier and more rotten - read on.

In October 2010, I noticed that I was being throttled much earlier in the month. So I called up customer care and complained because they told me my limit is still at 100 GB. I logged a ticket and their new local "good-for-nothing-ticket-bounty-hunters" called me and said that this is because I have reached my download limit of 25 GB. I said CC told me 100 and u tell me 25 - I want to believe CC. They gave me the mobile number of a senior person Mr Mehta (PM me for full name and mobile no.) as a senior CC person and they asked me to check with him. He said that Airtel has 2-3 diff software that their diff departments look at and they have diff Fair Usage Policy in diff software for me. But he also said that my Fair Usage Policy limit is 100 GB. By this time I reached the beginning of the next billing cycle and the speeds were reset and I said I will get this checked again when I reach the cap.

Now come December, my speed was cut to half as soon as I hit 25GB. By now this is another stress factor in my life which I have to manage like my job, my health, my investments etc :) So I know the drill - I call up CC to ask a simple question "What is my Fair Usage Policy limit and what will happen if I reach this limit?". Now on purpose I made a diff call to the CC 3 diff days to ask the same question because I knew with experience that the answer everytime is going to be different - and it was. One version was that my speed would get reduced to 512kbps (but no further reduction even if I hit 200GB) and the other version was that my speed would get reduced to 256kbps - all from the same CC department. What I observed in my speed however was this: after 25GB, I was reduced to 512kbps and now for the last 3-4 days, my speed has reduced to 256 kbps - possibly because I hit another speed limit or something.

Now before I go ahead, here is my definition of the term "fact": A fact is a piece of information that you believe is true because either you have experienced it yourself or it has been validated by certain rules or people that you believe in. For example - if I come across a ghost tomorrow, I would say ghosts are real - even if people call me crazy - because this is something I have experienced and I trust my senses. Similarly, water is H2O because my belief in science and it's rules makes me agree to it.

Now the above were facts and I have the complaint numbers and names of people saved to prove it, here is my opinion which by the way have turned very real facts for me:
- Airtel customer care has gone to the dogs - my recent experiences with them make me believe that they are one of the bottom 5 quality of CC in my whole life of experiencing customer care in everywhere I have lived in the world - UK, US, Singapore and Dubai
  • Their Fair Usage Policy as an idea was a disaster against everything that the India growth story has to offer, it's execution was an even worse disastor, cataclysmic for me and this would scar their brand for a long time to come
  • They simply DO NOT care about their customers - not a single CC or "Senior" person I spoke to was even remotely interested in solving my problems instead sending me to departments after departments to just rid their hands of any problem
  • Airtel des not care about your contractual terms with them - What we call a plan is basically a contract I entered into with Airtel. Airtel changed the terms of this contract without even a formal notification to me leaving me to find out myself when I start seeing a degradation in quality that I was not expecting to see. They did this because they have a line in the contract - something like "Airtel reserves the right to change it's plans blah blah". This is written to protect and not to abuse - rarely is this line used as a practice and Airtel is abusing this blatantly and without any regrets in an almost peadophilic way. Airtel: might I remind you as a business person - there are the words of a contract and there is a spirit of the contract. The trust goes away as soon as the spirit of the contract goes away - Business 101 motherfu**ers!
  • Airtel is completely out of tune with the demands of internet usage of current times - they think a 25GB cap is required for a 4Mbps connection in today's world of streaming FU*KING LEGAL HD content available all around the web - both paid and free - YouTube HD, TED HD - install Miro and your list is endless. Sorry I had to shout out the curse words there because I am genuinely sick and at times nauseated of Airtel treating us all like pirates just because we can reap the promise of the internet to it's full free collaborative glory born on the principles of sharing and bringing the whole world to the same level in terms of availability of content - from Minnesota to Mogadishu!

I had to write this to share (and vent) my frustration with a community who is also going through hell like this every day dealing with Airtel. Some of us are geeks and we ask questions to demand what we rightfully believe is ours - because Airtel and the trust led us to believe so.

For people who are not on the Airtel Broadband yet - I very sincerely and strongly urge you to read the above in full and then make a conscious decision about your broadband provider. After all, in such cases we have to believe that we vote with our wallets - so choose wisely who gets your vote.

If people have similar experiences with Airtel, I urge you to write in detail on this forum.

About the sad ending - I am working on it including the number portability of my Airtel mobile to another provider so I can remove Airtel from my life.
Similar thing happend with me too and I am going to really dump Airtel for good.
Any suggestions for unlimited plans in south delhi .. mtnl / spectranet / reliance

Airtel fair usage policy

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 12:53 PM PST

Gus, Which is better ?MTNL or Reliance for south Delhi ?

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Broadband 1mbpos plan says 2M speed and 2mbps plan says 4M speed ??

Need info about the Fivenet Network

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:34 AM PST

i am a five net user
but i cannot connect to five net hub
*** Connecting to 174.142.142.254...
*** Connected
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Which Data Card is the best?

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:08 AM PST

go to mtnl 3g data card 750rs per month unlimited with good coverage in mumbai and no roaming in bsnl maharastra.

IPTV Pay per channel -- How to use it

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST

Just found this
airtel ipTV; Plans and Offers for You

Lists the channels individually

But IPTV doesnt have any a-la-carte packages

any clues??(dont want to bang my head with the Customer care)

Airtel 3G Launched in Chennai and Coimbatore

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

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Originally Posted by bsd View Post
well here in Mysore i activated 3G , the service is activated in just a minute. i opted for their crap 9rs 10mb plan just for curiosity. the speed hovers between 1mbps to 1.5mbps.
hi i am from Mysore too, how did you manage to activate 3g on airtel ?? is the service already available in mysore ??. Please clarify

Airtel Hidden unlimited plans (should i become happy)

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:58 AM PST

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Originally Posted by mgcarley View Post
Wow... Airtel AND Hathway getting brave in their defiance of the TRAI regulations.

For the record, any connection that's not always on also can't be considered as broadband according to the same set of regulations.
Who cares for rules & consumers after getting popular in Indian market.:impissed:
ex: videocon tariff plans (In mobiles) = best, service = worst
Reliance broadnet tariff plans = good, service = worst
Airtel tariff plans = Worst, service = fair enough

There is not even single service provider in India whose Tariffs + service = Best

99.99999% UP BroadBand Connection or Any Suggestions

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST

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Originally Posted by vikkymath View Post
aasimenator, I've Gone through ur Posts.
u spend 4800 Bucks and u get only 5mbps?:iomg: U r Being LOOTED!
Clearly you don't know the plans that are offered here in Mumbai.

But please do tell. what you are offering me @ 4800/-

I am well aware of Hayai Broadband... They haven't launched yet & ETA is unknown, so they are out of picture for me.

MTNL 3G Jadoo datacard - options for prepaid refill?

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 07:03 AM PST

Check at nearest QCSC / MTNL office for recharge coupons. For tariff check here. MTNL 3G Jadoo DataCard Booking

port forwarding problem in beetel 220 BX1 for utorrent

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 06:47 AM PST

Unique Identification Authority of India: National ID Cards in India!

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 06:34 AM PST

MPs question Nilekani over UID pitfalls - The Times of India
BJP MP Yashwant Sinha pointed out that once UID became a part of the PAN card issued by tax authorities or was used to identify beneficiaries of schemes like rural employment or cheap housing, it became a compulsion for users instead of being voluntary. MPs also highlighted concerns over UID being issued to persons who are "residents of India".


UID may have to settle for Rs 1,400 cr fund allocation

haha die uid project

Life

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:02 AM PST

Currently the time here in MUMBAI is 5:29 so GOOD AFTERNOON!!!

"LIFE's boring if u just have a formal or a casual talk so 4 adding fun to your life please click my sign".
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  • Author: Vipul Sawant.
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