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Do not deviate from what we are trying to do on this thread...

If you want to discuss something or post your opinion use this thread: http://broadbandforum.in/entertainment/78331-suggest-me-a-series/

Do not repeat any series that has already been posted. We are basically using this thread as a poll. Got it? If you want to search for series that have already been posted, use something like this.

I am using size 6 and bold for the names. Would be nice if you can use the same!

Press the Like button if you are a fan of the series posted.

I am going to start with:

Dexter

Finally after the expiration of my warranty , I am planning to root my Samsung Galaxy S3.

This is certainly the newest thing which I need to learn. I have below queries.

1. What are the risk involved in rooting an android phone ?
2. Is rooting a reversible or irreversible process ?
3. How much time does will it require for a noob like me to root the handset
4. How to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 ? ( easiest and complete way )


Thanks in advance.

I have probably watched most of the older seasons on Star World but going through it from scratch considering it is a show that is still running and doing extremely well.



It is not the most exciting of shows but it does well nonetheless. I like the primary character because of his stupid smile and the way he handle things while narrating it to audience how he does it.

Just a simple thread where you can put in the movies you think are worth watching. Linking to the Wikipedia and IMDB page would be useful as well.

I would start with: Fight Club (English)

Hey i just checked in rockmelt and whoaaa Its thrilling. AFAIK this is browser is being developed in association with facebook Inc. It is a fusion of facebook, and chrome. with integrated app for twitter and facility of pinning websites in right hand side. Browsers war is heating up indeed. Now it is the only social browser in the market after flock flocked away.

RockMelt - Your Browser. Re-Imagined. Also available for iPhone.

You can do online recharge after comming Sunday.

Features:

2GB data Validity:: 60 Days.

Talktime Validity:: Core Validity.
All Voice call Charges:: Based on Subscribed Plan.

http://officialandroid.blogspot.in/2013/08/find-your-lost-phone-with-android.html

 

 

 

Have you ever lost your phone in between the couch cushions or forgot it in a restaurant? Or maybe searching for your phone before you rush out the door is part of your morning routine? Later this month, the new Android Device Manager can help you out. It's one of a few simple features you can use to keep your device—and the data you store inside—safe and secure.

 

Locate and ring your misplaced device
If you ended up dropping your phone between those couch cushions, Android Device Manager lets you quickly ring your phone at maximum volume so you can find it, even it's been silenced. And in the event that your phone or tablet is out of earshot (say, at that restaurant you left it at last night), you can locate it on a map in real time.

 

Protecting your personal information and data
While losing your phone can be stressful, Android Device Manager can help you keep your data from ending up in the wrong hands. If your phone can't be recovered, or has been stolen, you can quickly and securely erase all of the data on your device.

 

Availability and getting started
This service will be available later this month on devices running Android 2.2 or above; to use it, you also will need to be signed into your Google Account. There will also be an Android app to allow you to easily find and manage your devices. Stay tuned!

 

Woo!  This was long due!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/

 

 

Starting this thread as there isn't one for this TV series.  I've completed the Miniseries and Season 1.  Felt boring initially but got interesting later on.  Starting season 2 today.

i am receiving alerts regarding planned maintenance activities for airtel fixedline and broadband services since last one month. i dont remember getting them previously.

 

 

27/06/2013
Maintenance activity is planned tonight for airtel fixedline and broadband services from 00:00 Hrs to 06:00 Hrs. During this period, you may not be able to use our services. We regret the inconvenience caused.

02/08/2013
You may experience problem using airtel broadband service tonight from 1:00 am to 6:00 am due to a planned system maintenance activity. Please switch off the modem for 3 mins and switch it on after 6:00 am. airtel regrets the inconvenience caused.

 

 

Review 1 means he plans more....

 

I wonder how soon before we have a dedicated 24x7 KRK channel (youtube or otherwise)

It would be great if u could provide us quick scroll to top button .. 

 

Senior BJP leader LK Advani on Thursday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by his party will have zero tolerance towards terrorism and violence if it is voted to power in 2014. Advani was in Salem, around 340 km from Chennai, to pay homage to Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu general secretary V Ramesh who was hacked to death last month.

 

http://www.readability.com/articles/74yoczhs

 

I think he has forgotten all about: http://goo.gl/YyCebZ

Okay, so after several months of complaining and going into depression because I can't play the only game I play online, I have figured that Reliance Metro doesn't work with routers.

 

I have two routers:a Belkin and a Netgear N300/WNR2000v2. I used the Belkin with BSNL, and it worked flawlessly. When I plugged Reliance with the Belkin, I started experiencing disconnections roughly every 60-75 minutes or sometimes more often. So I borrowed the NetGear from my cousin and it still behaved like the Belkin.

 

For the past three nights, I have used the ethernet cable as a direct connection into the CPU, and have experienced no disconnections in varying time frames (3 - 6 hours). It works great!

One thing I am sure about is - the problem is not the router, but the router being in the network setup - if you know what I mean. Somehow, as weird as it sounds, Reliance does not like routers. And yes, I am using my computer's MAC address in the router.

 

Any ideas or help here?

Do we have any data card company in India whose products are not manufactured from China? I am asking about universal dongles which supports all network sims. I am looking for an efficient universal data card company whose products are not being manufactured in China. Is there any foreign company whose data cards are available here and not being manufactured in China?

I have been staying in Bangalore's HSR layout since the last 6 years. I was staying in Sector-2 for two years where I was using Tata Indicom Broadband. Then I moved to an apartment where we had airtel broadband, for two years.

Now I have moved to a sector-3, near the HSR Club in HSR Layout and my hunt for a new broadband connection has been an utter tragedy.

I first went to airtel, who, within 3 days, told me that there is no feasibility for connection in the area. I then, with a lot of hopes, went to the telephone exchange where I was told that there is no feasibility for connection in the HSR Layout area as BBMP has not allowed BSNL to dig up the area for laying new cables. Next I went to Tata Indicom, who took 10 days to tell me that there is no technical feasibility in the area to provide a new connection.

I am left completely baffled at this. I am staying in a prime location in HSR Layout only to find that there is no way I can get broadband?

I am left with very few options now. For now, I am using an USB dongle (Reliance Netconnect). There are advertisement bills stick on electric poles for Tikona Broadband and TTN broadband. I have googled about Tikona and TTN and my perception is that they are a waste of money and time.

The only option left is to go for the latest and overpriced Airtel LTE 4G broadband. Equipment for it alone costs Rs.8000 and I am not in a mood to spend that much amount (Airtel representative who sells LTE told me that it's the stuff for people who own Audi and Benz).

Can someone here please suggest me something? I use moderate downloading (Maybe 10-12 GB per month?) and I have always had broadband. i don't know what to do as i am going to stay in this new house for at least a year.

Please advice!

So for a week now, I've been unable to access the internet because the DSL light is off (not blinking). This has happened before and usually comes back on when a lineman comes to my premises and fixes it. Does anyone know the procedure to fix it? Is it because a loose cable or something that I can fix on my own? 

Now this is insane, today I was doing something important on my pc and also on my phone and in between stuff, even though my fup is not in place, only 80 percent usage is done, I was suddenly redirected to this shiitty page

How the hell can they do that, who gives authority to interrupt service in between important transaction, infact they can never do that :wub:

Tell me please how to stop this nonsense

I currently live in Bangalore and I've been having a huge problem with ACT Broadband. I was introduced to your forum by a friend of mine and might I say how glad I am to find that it isn't just me who have been apparently diddled by this ISP. 

 

On the evening of the 11th, I spoke to an ACT subscription agent, a Mr. Sajid to enquire about the connection being advertised by them for high speed internet connections. I then decided to opt for the 15 MBps plan which I then paid for 6 months advanced payment (an amount to the tune of close to INR 6700 or so) so that I can avail of a free Wi Fi router and Installation. At the time, I was told the connection would be up and running in 7 days.

 

On the 13th, I received a confirmation e-mail from them thanking me for my cheque which they encashed promptly. On the same day, I was visited by two representatives of their company, a Mr. Vinod and a linesman who had come to perform the installation. In the process of doing so, I discovered that they had planned to take the connection from a "Distribution Point (DP)" which was located on private property, the owners of which had gone on vacation and wouldn't be back until Friday. This Mr. Vinod then promptly responded that they would return the next day between 2:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. to attempt to install the connection again. I took time off my busy schedule to be home during the given time so as not to cause inconvenience, only to be inconvenienced myself - Mr.Vinod didn't bother to call until I took the initiative at approximate 3:15 P.M. to ask if they would be coming. He claimed to have visited the house to find it still locked, and that they would not be able to know for sure until Saturday evening. We were then given no further update on the situation.

 

Since then, attempts to reach Mr. Vinod on his cellphone have resulted with him not answering the phone. My calls to the original subscription agent, Mr. Sajid, have led to half hearted vague responses of speaking to "the office" which again, have resulted in nothing. On top of this, I have also filed two more complaints in the past 2 days to have something done ( by phone, a call handled by Agent Rupa, second complaint was handled via e-mail, which recieved a generic response e-mail with no action taken). This morning I also got to speak to fellow named Mr. Nithin (after yelling at that Sajid fellow, he finally coughed out some info on his superior) who then promised to call back. He didn't and we had to call him back - he then promised me that this Mr. Sajid would come by at 2:30 in the afternoon and the line would be installed today itself. So, I waited and as is to be expected, 2:30 came and went - called up Mr. Sajid only to be given, once again, some vague response of something been done. He then claimed that "the owner of the house where the Distribution Point was installed had returned and was refusing to let them install more connections because he didn't want any more wires coming into his house", apparently. Such are the wise infrastructure decisions of ACT Broadband in the Ulsoor Lake area.

 

So now, I'm stuck waiting for these people to rub their two IQ points together, hopefully start a fire with it and somehow manage to get my installation done - thankfully I didn't cancel my existing (and equally terrible) Hathway connection because my month wasn't up yet. I find it really bizarre that an organization would choose to install their DP in the bedroom of someone's house (as opposed, to say, you know, a building with security guards and whose roof can still be accessed even if everyone in the building went to Rishikesh or were dying of dysentery in their own apartments ಠ_ಠ) and on top of that, actually expect that to not be a problem in case the people living in that house go on vacation and leave up at their mercy in case our net should go down. Hell, it actually sounds more and more like a fraudulent business practice.

 

In any case, I suppose nothing will be done if I complain yet again because, I will, as expected, get a generic reply from ACT telling me that they are "very sorry for my inconvenience and that they will do their best to rectify this situation". Nothing ever gets done, but they're still very sorry, apparently.

I haven't even had the modem or the line even laid down and I'm running pillar to post with their customer service - two complaints lodged in 11 days, each of which were promised to be rectified in 48 hours. I suppose this is only an omen of things to come if this is the way they run. 

 

As a public service message, might I suggest that for the benefit of those living in your building, if you do see some unscrupulous agent stick their ACT Broadband sticker in your lift/hallways, kindly remove them - if not for restoring the beauty of the wall, but atleast to prevent people from getting conned like this. Think of it as your good deed for the day and a service to the public at large. 

 

Sincerely,

 

One more "customer" who got "excellent service" from "the beshtest ISP in India".

 

Edit #1 (26/06/2013) : So far, no connection, no modem, no word from ACT Broadband. It has now been 15 days since we first contacted them (11th June 2013) and 13 days since they encashed the cheque (13th June 2013). This means that they are now over their own company policy of having a connection installed by more than a week, by almost a week in itself.

 

Since the time that this problem of mine had been first posted on here, there have been quite a few responses from ACT Broadband, but no action has been taken. 

Here are the PM's I sent and received on this forum on the matter.

 

 

 

Also, here was the responses I received when I spoke about my experience on another forum. Once again, no action has been taken, despite all relevant information being provided. To be fair, the user ACTBroadband was created on that forum (Reddit) with the sole reason being to respond to my experience and as such, I cannot verify with full authority on whether that was a genuine representative of ACT Broadband or it was just someone messing with me. Could an admin please ask for verification in private that the person from broadband.act is actually a representative of the service? It would seem that the only thing most of us here are getting are just copy pasted responses with no actual solutions to the problem which either buys them more time or trying to impress us with their customer outreach.

 

Edit #2 (26/06/2013) 10 A.M. : My father placed a call with Mr. Nithin (mentioned earlier in this wall o 'text) who then told him first that a man had already come to set up everything on the terrace and everything was ready to lay down the wire. We then pointed out that our terrace has always been under lock and key and that there couldn't have possibly been any activity on our terrace owing to the fact that the sole key has always been in our possession. In the face of what was a blatant lie, he said there must've been some mistake in communication from his field staff and then promised to send one of them, a Mr. Ashok to hook our connection up.

 

We then called Mr. Ashok a fair few times, the first couple of times ended with him not picking up his phone. When he finally did, however, he was quite vague when asked to give a firm answer on when we should expect him. His answer was "Sir, I will come at 9-10-11 o'clock, sir" My father, annoyed at his vagueness, responded irritably "So, we shall have you hear by 12-1-2 o'clock, then?" The silence at the other end of the line confirmed that Mr. Ashok was a bit peeved.

 

Edit #3 (26/06/2013) 12 P.M. : We have been graced by the presence of a celebrity - The Nodal officer, Mr. Kiran Kumar, placed a call to my father round close to noon today and wanted to find out the full details of what exactly transpired uptil now. My father, at this point being quite thoroughly ticked off at the proceedings, proceeded to give him a piece of his mind of what his experience was thus far. He then asked for some time with which to resolve the situation. Almost immediately after this, a linesman (A chap named Vijay) showed up and asked me where he could install the DP box and so forth. As I write this now, he is in the process of setting it up.

 

Mr. Kiran Kumar, if you happen to be reading this right now, I do apologize for my fathers irritability - as a diabetic and person suffering from hypertension, he does not suffer stress and aggravation well and constant vague responses from people who were quick to collect the money from us at the time of signing up for the service only served to get on his nerves. I would also like to thank you for expediting the matter thus far. If your juniors were as efficient at their work as you seem to be, ACT would really be going places.

 

And now, I shall wait to see the activation of the service and the quality of it thereafter.

 

Edit #4 (26/06/2013) 1:30 P.M. : Vijay has finished installing the line. He has informed me that another technician will be coming in an hours time to finalize the setting up of the router and the activation of the connection.

 

Edit #5 (26/06/2013) 2:30 P.M. : As Vijay had mentioned before leaving, two technicians (Ashok and a person whose name I couldn't quite catch, I think it was Muniz) came by with the modem. They had everything hooked up within a few minutes (after visiting the terrace to do something with the DU for about 15 or so minutes) and all was well with the world. After the technicians left (collected my dad's signature after verifying the speed for him via Speedtest.net), my dad again recieved a phone call from Mr. Kiran Kumar (The Nodal Officer) who wanted to make sure everything was taken care of. 

 

So thank you, Mr. Kiran Kumar, for intervening in the matter and preventing this issue from dragging on for a few more weeks. I had made a few suggestions to you regarding your presence here on this forum - I sincerely hope you will take them into consideration in future.

 

For the record, it has taken us a total of 15 days to have our connection set up from initial contact to final installation and verification. Perhaps in future, this time can be amended for future subscribers of the service. 

Hi,

I am trying to set up my D-link wifi modem with Reliance Broadband. I searched the internet and found ways to configure for BSNL and MTNL and other internet connections, however the configuration failed and failed again with my router. Need help to get it configured.

Warm regards,
Hashem

P.S.: I dont understand codes but a simple explanation and step by step help will be great.

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Finished first season. It reminds me of two shows... First Collar on how it is presented. Mad Men because the character of Harvey Specter is so freaking similar to Don Draper.

The problem is that Specter is like 5% of what Draper is. It just does not feel solid enough. When Draper talks, you listen. When Specter talks, you hope that he would say something that would impress you. Sadly, it does not happen very often.

http://www.readability.com/articles/z84fbal3
 

"... three major cables which are serving as the International Gateway Connectivity are affected because of the multiple fibre cuts," BSNL said in a statement.

"The Sea-Me-We-4, IMEWE and EIG cable systems are the ones affected. Because of this disruption, BSNL has lost around 21 per cent of its total international Bandwidth," it added.

 

Annoying part of the article? 

 

It, however, could not be ascertained whether BSNL's customers are experiencing any trouble due to drop in bandwidth.

 

http://goo.gl/Lq7l9G

 

 

Offer 1- Asus Memo Pad 7 Inch Tablet for only Rs. 7,740

 

http://goo.gl/MAFdU2

 

 

Offer 2 - XOLO A500, Android v4.0, 1GHz Dual Core, 5MP Camera, 4'' Inch Touch Screen Mobile Phone for only Rs. 5,728

 

http://goo.gl/wE4qWU

 

A bunch of Indian whiz-teens overtook IT giants like Apple, Google, Samsung and Sony in bringing out a fully functional smart watch. Androidly Systems, the Delhi based start-up has given the watch also the same name-Androidly. They claim it to be the  as the smallest Android device in the world.

And, who made it? A team of five who prefer to call themselves 'team of dreamers' One of them is in his late teens, the other four in early twenties! All bitten by the computer bug and the entrepreneur bug.

Tech Specs :

416 MHz processor
256 MB RAM
8 GB of storage via SD card
2 megapixel camera
2-inch, 320 x 240 pixel capacitive touchscreen
GPS / aGPS, accelerometer, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and GSM network support
And the machine runs on Android 2.2 Froyo

 

http://in.news.yahoo.com/lightbox/the-first-real-smart-watch-is-from-india-and-is-the-cheapest-slideshow/androidly-3-photo-1375067894090.html

 

Um...pretty good initiative. This is gotta be the first watch to run whole Android OS.

 

 

Now you can resolve your banking queries through Video Call with our customer care executive at our 24 x 7 Electronic Branch.

You can speak face-to-face with our executive on any query related to your:
Savings Account
Credit Card
Loans
Our Video Call room provides you privacy and comfort while interacting with our executive.

Come, experience this service now at 24 x 7 Electronic Branch.

 

Here is the list of their electronic branches. 

 

ATM machines to manage hoti nahi in logo sey. 

Just wanted to let everybody know, Aircel is giving special TT on Rs.786/- Recharge

you get Rs.1000/- as Balance, + Loc A-A at 10p/min & Loc A-M at 30 p/min (from 11 PM - 6 AM for 30 Days) + Singapore - Rs 1.2/min; Malaysia - Rs 2.2/min; Saudi/Kuwait - Rs 6.9/min; UAE - Rs 8/min (Validity - 30 Days)

 

However I used the Rs.1000/- Balance to Activate the 10GB 3G Pack.

This way I got 10GB @ Rs.786/- Instead of Rs.997 as per MRP of 10GB pack, bringing down my per GB cost to Rs.78.6

plus I have Rs.3 left as TT 

 

Recharged from Aircel website, Got the Balance and Instantly used USSD codes to activate the 10GB 3G Plan.

 

*122*3000# gives you Interactive plan details, keep selecting 5 or as shown in response, 

and select Rs.997 as recharge and you will get a SMS once this is activated, mostly Instantly.

 

to check the Data Balance, you need to check it with *122*011#

 

Hope it helps someone....

Hello everyone,

 

I was having problem with the power button on BSNL modem UTStarCom UT300R2U. The modem would not switch on when power button was pressed, or it would switch on and after sometime it would turn off again. I searched for a solution on the internet, but couldn't find one. So, I opened up the modem and soldered the terminals of the switch to short it. To save you guys some trouble, I have documented the whole procedure on my blog http://www.electronicfunda.blogspot.in.

Complained about no 3G signal. Their response! See 2 images. I havnt blurred the Airtel mobile no. cause even that is mentioned totally wrong!

 

 

 

 

THought I'll give it a try by ordering small item. Also I deleted the debit card after I made the purchase from my account ..now I dont know where the refund will be given. 

 

4.3-inch TFT LCD Screen

Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

1.2 GHz dual-core Application processor

8 GB internal storage

5 MP rear camera with LED flash

VGA front camera

Dual-SIM

Wi-Fi 802, GPS, Bluetooth, USB

1800 mAh battery

 

http://techwhack.co/samsung-galaxy-core-45106/

 

Rs. 15199

 

I placed an order on 25/07/2010 for Reliance BIG TV DTH Hi-definition Advanced Digital Video Recorder thru letsbuy.com and an amount of Rs. 7990 debited to my Visa Credit Card. I have received a message from letsbuy saying that they cannot install it in my home in Kerala.

Dear Mr. Ali,

We request you to kindly provide us your alternate address as there is no service in your area. Kindly provide us the same so that we can dispatch as soon as possible.


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Since I cannot install somewhere else, what would be the solution?

They keep coming up with good deals so starting this thread
today's deal is

Park Avenue Fragrant Soap- Set of 3 @48

Click here to go to Shopclues.
List Price: Rs.120
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Price includes all taxes.
DEAL PRICE : Rs.29/-
Use Coupon Code : SC1PS29
Buy now for Rs.29 + Rs.19(shipping) = Rs.48
Offer valid till stock lasts

Rumor right now

LG Optimus G2 to have quad-core CPU, 1080p screen, Android 5.0