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How many of you smoke?

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

If yes then what brand?

Posting a new thread cos off topic is closed.

How to deposit Vodafone Postpaid Bill online?

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Dad's first bill has arrived.

Can I do anything to improve ping? [South Delhi, 1 Mbps, 370ms~ to google]

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:26 PM PDT

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ChessCube.com - 1k+ ping.

Facebook - 800ms~

 

etc.

 

Can't keep using MTNL with these numbers. However, is there anyway to talk to these guys to get this improved? I've pretty much exhausted the local exchange... these south delhi guys are absolutely useless.

Pepsodent Vs. Colgate Ad

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

Saw this on TV today.  So Pepsodent has gone one step ahead!  Inviting trouble I guess!

 

Airtel Broadband SmartBytes

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Bharti Airtel to charge less for additional broadband usage - The Economic Times



"Customers who often exceed usage of their allocated quota have to pay per megabyte, which starts from 20 paisa per MB. We will now offer them the option to buy additional data for a fixed price as per their need," Bharti Airtel President, Consumer Business, K Srinivas said.

Ashes 2013 (Aus v Eng)

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:45 AM PDT

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/current/story/644797.html

 

 

Mickey Arthur has been sacked as Australia's head coach less than three weeks before the start of the Ashes. Cricket Australia is yet to officially announce the decision but the chief executive James Sutherland and general manager of team performance Pat Howard are due to hold a press conference in Bristol on Monday morning (UK time) to confirm the move.

Darren Lehmann, the successful Queensland coach, is considered a leading contender to replace Arthur at short notice. Lehmann is in England having just finished a tour as mentor of the Australia A outfit and has won rave reviews for the tough and somewhat old-school approach he has taken with Queensland since he was appointed in 2011.

But whatever the case, the axing of Arthur has left the Australian camp in a shambles on the eve of the Ashes campaign. The squad was due to meet in Taunton on Monday ahead of their first tour game against Somerset, with some of the players having been part of the Australia A squad, some having been playing in the Champions Trophy and others having been warming up in county cricket.


Surprising move just ahead of the Ashes...

Micromax A116 Canvas HD

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:53 AM PDT

Micromax A116 Canvas HD announced, packs 5-inch 720p display

Dubbed as A116 Canvas HD, the smartphone comes with 5-inch 1280x720p IPS display.

The display on A116 is not the only improvement over A110, but Micromax has also packed a 1.2GHz MediaTek quad-core processor in the smartphone. The Canvas HD also comes with 8MP rear camera, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1GB RAM, front camera, 2100 mAh battery and the usual connectivity options.

Micromax has revealed that A116 Canvas HD will go on sale starting first week of February for a price-tag under INR 15,000, but did not disclose the exact pricing.


Could this be a reason of decline in A110 stock, and increase in prices of the limited stocks.

Also, would this be the new recommendation over iBall Andi 4.5h ;)

Japan World Cup 3

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:52 AM PDT

Tradus selling spurious Olay Cosmetic Products? (On sale again through a different seller name!)

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Had to post it. Retailer: Gadgetbucket.in
 
This is the bottle in a local retail store: 
 
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This is the bottle supplied by Tradus:
 
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Samsung 840 EVO Series Solid State Drive

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT

 

This is apparently an official ad released by Samsung. Being touted as one of the world ads they ever released. Yes, it is indeed that bad. 

Speedtest results of MTNL FTTH Delhi

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT

I'm looking forward to MTNL Fibre. Just want to improve my ping on gaming servers. Basically I get 15-20 ms ping on speedtest.net (Delhi servers). Is there any improvement with fibre??

 

Plzz guyz if you can post the results that would be really helpful.

 

Thanks

Women Power!

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:20 AM PDT

 

 

A disagreement over seating inside a BEST bus culminated into a 50-year-old conductor, along with a few passengers, getting pepper-sprayed by a visibly irate women commuter.  

22-year-old Niyati Soni, who boarded the Sion-bound route number 66 bus at around 9.30am on Saturday, was asked by the conductor to take one of the empty seats that are reserved for women commuters, instead of one in the general section.

 

http://www.readability.com/articles/grdgdfjk

I Forgot My Phone

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:48 AM PDT

Spicejet Departure Terminal at Palam Airport in Delhi

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:34 AM PDT

Ticket just say 1. I thought it used to be something like 1D? 

 

What's the latest? 

Miss Alabama on NSA Prism Scandal

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:33 AM PDT

jOBS

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:30 AM PDT

Air-India excess baggage

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:30 AM PDT

I have to travel tomorrow to Chennai from Delhi. I have to take some machinery part with me and weighs around 22Kg.

Although Air India says 15Kg as baggage allowance. But nothing is written on my ticket and baggage allowance column is blank.

So what do you guys suggest. What can i do and will they be nice enough to accommodate. Or will i have to pay extra and what will be the charges.

MTNL 3G Jadoo Experiences and Issues

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Please use this thread for MTNL 3G/HSDPA activation/speed discussion.

Mumbai
1. For 3G settings, please click here

2. For PrePaid data plans, click here and select 3G Prepaid Data STVs tab.

3. To recharge your prepaid mobile, go here.

4. To check Talktime Balance and validity, dial *444#

5. To check Promotional plan like pay per second validity, dial *445#

6. To check Data Balance and its validity, dial *446#

Delhi
1. For 3G settings, please click here

2. For PrePaid data plans, click here


More data will be added as found. Please PM me if you have something to contribute to this post.

Apple iPhone 5C

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:08 AM PDT

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I have a feeling. Jobs would not have approved this.

Starting a DC++ Hub for BSNL Users

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:55 AM PDT

I tried making a hub on DC network but failed. I am using a BSNL broadband.


I think my dynamic ip is the problem.

Any user with a static ip here?

BSNL - Good riddance !

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:34 AM PDT

I had two BSNL broadband connections, one of which dated back to 2004-5. Since last two years one of my connection was giving problem during rainy season, during rains it used to frequently disconnect and my complaint to them met deaf ears. Once a pro BSNL customer, I finally decided to get rid of them and shift to airtel, I applied for surrender of both my connections and two new connections from airtel. Got the airtel connection the very next day, where BSNL took 10 days and various visits to get one of my connection disconnected, while they refuse to disconnect another one on the pre-text that they need the modem they had provided me to be returned. The modem in question was given to me in 2010 upon opting for 1yr committed period ( I had disconnected my line for a year in 2009, so it was kind of new connection in 2010), their service record shows "FREE" modem, and they saying that I need to return them the "FREE" modem. Hilarious, I know, I went and spoke to the DE who is not willing to listen, spoke to the CO, who says she cant do anything and I need to speak to the DE, at the end frustrated I was, I requested the CO to charge me for the modem in the next bill but at least disconnect the broadband. She says she will try to speak to the DE and get it charged in the next bill and let me know. They don't even understand the meaning of "FREE". 

 

Finally, good riddance ! (provided they disconnect by charging me for the modem Rs 1000/-)

Funny Videos, Images and Jokes

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:34 AM 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

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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.

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And for many more...chk out

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

Youtube Download Interruption - Bsnl usof rural home combo uld 500 plan

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Hi guys, I am using BSNL USOF RURAL HOME COMBO ULD 500 Plan for my home broadband connection. Under this plan, BSNL offers network speed of 512 kbps upto a monthly download limit of 6 GB, and 256 kbps thereafter, every month. I pay Rs.500/- monthly to BSNL, against Broadband service.

 

Youtube videos are not downloading properly in my BSNL connection, when network speed changes to 256 kbps, after crossing 6 GB monthly download limit. Youtube videos with Average bit rate of 256 kbps or lower, download without any problem. The problem is with Youtube videos with Average bit rate higher than 256 kbps. During download of this type of Youtube videos, the data transmission completely stops for time intervals ranging 10 seconds to several minutes, and then resumes. This halt of data transmission appears several times during each video download. Sometimes, the halted data transmission never resumes, and the download is disrupted forever. To resume download in this case, I am forced to reload the corresponding Youtube page. During halt of data transmission, the "INTERNET" and "ETHERNET" lights on my BSNL Modem completely stop blinking. "DSL" light on Modem remains stable.

 

It has turned out to be almost impossible to download most Youtube videos at 256 kbps net speed.

 

Other than this problem, my BSNL connection is fine at 256 kbps network speed. Download from all

other video sources is normal at 256 kbps network speed.

 

I complained to BSNL several times, but BSNL is not rectifying the problem.

 

Now, I plan to file suit against BSNL in a Court of Law, on this problem.

 

Could this be a communication error between BSNL Routers and Youtube Server ?

 

Is BSNL intentionally regulating my Youtube download speed ?

 

Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.

ACT Broadband Bangalore Reviews

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:29 AM 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.

Motorola Droid 5

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:05 AM PDT

http://goo.gl/SYAnVA

 

 

Posted on Weibo, these supposed Droid 5 pics show a QWERTY slider that seeming drops the capacitive buttons of its predecessors, and brings wireless charging, NFC and a "shockproof" water / dust resistant design. The laser cut 5-row keyboard we appreciated on the Droid 4 appears to be intact, along with a screen in the 4.3-inch to 4.5-inch range.

 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:58 AM PDT

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EVLEAKS

Homeland

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Ben Affleck is the new Batman!

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:42 AM PDT

:russianroulette:

 

 

 

Ben Affleck is Batman.

The actor will replace Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming untitled Superman-Batman feature for Warner Bros., the studio announced Thursday.

Affleck becomes the eighth actor to play the Caped Crusader, following Bale, George Clooney and Michael Keaton.

 

http://goo.gl/QGTfhC

LG Optimus L9 II

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:06 AM PDT

 

 

Powered by a dual-core, 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 MSM8320 SoC from Qualcomm (Adreno 305 graphics), L9 II should ship with a 4.7-inch, 720p display. Also on board: 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal, expandable storage, dual eight-megapixel/1.3-megapixel rear and front-facing cameras, and a 2150mAh battery.

 

http://goo.gl/ygsWnU

 

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Cast for Google Chromecast

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:51 AM PDT

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Koush

Doctor Who!

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:35 AM PDT






Vodafone 2G Cheaper by 80% (Update: Only pay as you go plan)

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:27 AM PDT

 

Vodafone India is slashing 2G data charges by 80 percent, it said on Tuesday, adding that the new rates will be rolled out across India in phases.

 

The new rates will currently be applicable in Karnataka, west Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh circles.

 

http://www.readability.com/articles/g5lx6opz

 

Just out. 

Faltu Service By tikona @ pune

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:32 AM PDT

Its been a month my tikona connection is down and in  name of support tikona guys are just calling and repeating

the same crap again and again " Today engineer will come to resolve the problems  "  

 

very bad service , liars ...

MTNL Important Contact details i.e e-mail address or mobile no.

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:58 AM PDT

Hello,


I know that this information is somewhere in the forum because I came across it a while ago.
However, I was unable to find it using the search function.
Can someone please post the contact details of some important people in MTNL (MD, Chief Engineer, Delhi head etc...), who I can get in touch with regarding a persistent issue that customer care cannot help me with?
I remember there being a post quite some time ago in which the poster mentioned that if you e-mail certain people they will make sure that your complaint is followed up and looked in to.
Thanks a lot!

Get 2mbps Download Speed on MTNL Broadband Freedom 800 Plan

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:17 AM PDT

I Just resetted my modem at 08:30pm on 28/04/2012 and see the result

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If U still doubt, I can post screenshot of my data downloaded from MTNL's site.

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I am using this plan since Dec 2011. You can see that I have downloaded/Uploaded almost 340GB

Before I was thinking that this is temporary.

 

Postpaid mobile plans in delhi?

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 02:33 AM PDT

Hey guyz I was wondering if some users could share the best of postpaid plans for mobiles offered by respective carrier in delhi and ncr area..

MTNL IPv6 related discussion

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:54 AM PDT

Cloud Atlas

Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:50 AM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnAqFyaQ5s

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg2XMwoTzrI&feature=em-uploademail

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nice look for tom hanks!