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hi

i am a hathway banglore user(a very happy one) but now i am changing apartment(bommanahalli) and dont have hathway,act you or anything except airtel or bsnl which r too much above my budget with pathetic FUP's

so only solution is tikona(yeah even after reading all the scary reviews....but fate is a b****)

so how is tikona internet??

my questions r

in hathway i have  a login which is pain in bottom but it can be done through my mobile or any device...does tikona has something like that login

also...how many devices can i connect wirelessly...right now i am connecting a pc through lan and 4 other wirelessly....does tikona block multiple devices??

how is the ping and netspeed (i am a online gamer and need good ping)

last but not least how is the service and connection drops??if it rains or is cloudy  then will the internet stop or pathetically slow down??

i connect my hathway cable modem to a wireless router and connect all other devices does tikona give a wireless router which can do that or they give only wired one with a single rj45 port??

thanks

 

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to various ministries of the central government on a PIL seeking modification of internet laws to make watching pornography a non-bailable offence.

A bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justices A R Dave and Vikramjit Sen issued notice on Kamlesh Vaswani's petition saying existing laws had failed to prohibit proliferation of internet pornography and alleged that it was affecting the younger generation and resulting in increasing sexual assaults on women.

 

Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate M N Krishnamani said the government urgently needed to take pro-active steps to block all pornographic websites as they were affecting the "peace of mind, health and wellness, happiness and human potential".

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A very serious thought came into my mind last night. I thought I might share it with you guys. In India, if you are less than 18 years old, then you can-

1) rape women

2) kill people

3) do burglary

4) do many crimes

      And, get away with max 3 years sentence. This is very serious issue. The so called juvenile in delhi gangrape case, despite proven guilty and was told to be the most vicious in that rape got away with just 3 years sentence. He was 17 years and 6 months old while he commited that crime. 17 & half years old committing such heinous crime, should be given death penalty. The law is so outdated and static. Now, in mumbai gangrape case, one accused said he was minor giving his leaving certificate as a proof. I don't know if they really do bone check for determining the age. I really don't trust the machinery in India. But, he could also get away swiftly.

      So, point I'm trying to make here is, If  you are less than 18 years old in India, you can do whatever, and get away very easily. What are your thoughts....

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...

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



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.

 

Airtel sucks. I have created this name a my username out of sheer frustration for this network. They are the number  1 cheaters. I have been an AIRTEL customer for 10  years. These money hungry people are doing smart tricks to earn cheap money from me. 

My airtel plan- 8 GB limited plan -Rs 799+Taxes 

As its a limited connection I should be able to watch how much dataMB/GB i have used till current date. I was watching it for the past one week in the airtel website. Now airtel has prevented me from logging on to their website even if I provide correct username and password. They have just ruthlessly disable airtel 'myaccounts' login on purpose, so that I will not be able to check my data usage. 

I have made complaints to 121 stating

"Everytime I logged in today into your website( airtel Online Bill Payment - Postpaid Mobile, Broadband, Landline Bill Pay & Digital TV Recharge  

) using the given phone number and security question, it logs in till the 
welcome screen and then after few seconds automatically logs out. I'm facing so 
much trouble with your services. I guess its time for me to quit AIRTEL. "

They asked for errored screenshot of AIrtel website.  I mailed them. They responded in a nasty manner. They sent a person to my house to checkwhether my  broadband connection is working or not.

They have done this disabling of logging on to Airtel my account - time frequently, so that we might not be able to check our usage[i.e they will be able to earn heavily when we exceed  8 GB]

Disabling of airtel website[my accounts] on purpose is not legal. I think I am finally going to court. This has created so much frustration and waste of money and time for me[multiple times]. 

In first quarter of the year 2013 India's average internet speed was 1.3 mbps; far below the speed of developed countries and to some extent even some of the developing countries. To prove my point anyone can read a few news articles on the internet, and compare India's average internet speed with that of other countries, and on that list India would appear at the bottom.

In most developed countries the minimum broadband speed set for ISP's (Internet service providers) to sell broadband internet plans are at minimum 1-2mbps. In January, 2011, TRAI(Telecom regulatory Authority of India) had raised the minimum broadband speed requirement to 512kbps, but malpractices still continue, I shall share an example here latter.

Internet holds a great potential and can mean business to many. Many people make their living out of internet, and internet means money. But corporates like Airtel (one of India's leading telecom provider), and its competitors try to fleece as much money as they can from users. I have to say it's not just Airtel Broadband (mention Airtel here on), but other ISP's too. I will take Airtel's example, as I am its customer and a disappointed and helpless one.

People use internet for different purposes, some are termed as heavy users, others as light users. Heavy users are those who use up most of the internet bandwidth. Problem for ISP's are these heavy users, who clutter their networks. The only way out is by providing them with limited bandwidth since no one else is able to use up the bandwidth meant for all. But this is not the correct way as adopted by companies like Airtel -adding more user to the network rather than upgrading their broadband infrastructure for being able to handle higher bandwidth.

So how does Airtel limit the bandwidth? By adding Fair usage policy (FUP) clause, or as most people call it F**k user policy. Worst so ISP's sell unlimited internet plans with FUP, in technical terms its limited to, because FUP is a limit itself.

There are many other unfair practices, but I will just tell you few of the problems I faced, and its something all future and current Airtel customers or other ISP's customer should know.

We have been using Airtel broadband services for very long, 5-6 years tops, really can't recall when exactly. It was a Rs. 649 plans at first 256Kbps internet speed, we had this plan for a 4-5years, even after discontinued selling that plan, as I was away, and parents were light users. Some time ago they changed the plan to Rs.849 (I can't recall the exact price, it was about this much), with 512kbps speed, and FUP limit of 8 GB, beyond which the speed used to go below 256kbps. This is totally an unfair practice, as TRAI has set a minimum broadband speed limit of 512kpbs.

Now once you are about to reach the said FUP limit, in my case 8GB, they you get a lot of pop up, saying you are reaching the FUP limit, and consider buying additional bandwidth, which thay call SmartBytes. So these pop-up just keeps coming, and spoils the internet experience. i.e. If I am on a skype call, the call is disrupted, etc. So Airtel is just nuisance to customer, and trying to fleece $$$$. I have read a few articles on people being charged wrongly for SmartBytes,I didn't happen to me. But I was charged twice for Airtel PC secure

So I did finally fell for it, I needed a better plan, Rs. 2599 for Rapid 175, with 8mbps internet speed. Well, it was great, 8mbps speed was just awesome, was downloading content at 1mbps speed, but the real downside was the upload speed, it was too less usually 60-80kbps, to upload content! Now that was really sad, I paid Rs 2500 for 8mbps plan, which gave me a content upload rate of 80kbps! At first I thought it was a mistake, so I checked with customer care, and all he could say was 'Airtel only guarantees download speed and not upload speed'. Frankly this is sh**, 8mpbs plan for this upload speed.

I manage a few website, and one of the larger one has 8gb data, which I download to my PC, as back up. So downloading usually takes 2-3 hours, now uploading that content back to the web server will take me more than 1 day. This is bad for business.

In the end all I can conclude is by saying Airtel and many other ISP's are not really upgrading their infrastructure, cluttering their network by adding more customers, fleecing money from the customer, and doing malpractices, etc. In time I hope these problems are addressed to, and TRAI is able to act on it, and work towards customers benefit and not towards the ISP's.

My intention here was not to defame Airtel or any organization, all I trying to educate the current and the future customer the problem that exists. Also leave you with a image, with details on average internet speed, and average price for it in various countries. This would give most of a bit of idea what we people are missing.

 

Breaking Bad (TV Series 2008) - IMDb

It's simply the best show on Television imo. It gets better with every season. Breaking Bad S04 which ended on last sunday was simply television at it's very best.

 

The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

 

Starring - Shiva, Santhanam, Sandhya, Dhansika

Directed by - I. Rajasekaran

Produced by - MS Murugaraj

Music by - Vijay Ebenezer

Cinematography - Vetri

Editing by - T. S. Suresh

Music label - Sony Music

Can anyone confirm if I got the name of the movie right? 

Amazon India: 35% or more discount on kid movies

 

Beyond Two Souls - Tribeca Film Festival highlights. The PS3 exclusive was the first game in history to appear at the festival.

From the visionary mind of David Cage, director of the award-winning Heavy Rain, comes the most powerfully emotional experience on PlayStation® 3. A singularly unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances, BEYOND: Two Souls™ takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Born with a connection to a mysterious entity with incredible powers, Jodie was different. In an adventure spanning 15 years of her life, your actions will determine Jodie's fate as she faces extraordinary challenges, danger, and heartwrenching loss on a journey to discover the truth of who she is. Beyond promises an emotionally-charged journey unlike any video game before.

• Dive into a gripping and unpredictable psychological action thriller starring Academy Award-nominees Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe.
• Explore stunning and varied settings across the world in an epic journey through 15 years of a character's life.
• Control Jodie and an invisible entity through spectacular action sequences and puzzles with unique controls.
• Experience cutting-edge technology from Quantic Dream in one of the best-looking games ever seen on the PlayStation®3.

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

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The pregnant belly looks awkward. I wonder if this is the final design. 

 

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In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father's sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two underage girls on holiday.

Any one has idea, when this people going to launch imobile for windows phone?