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Hoardings banned in Chennai?? Thats strange. I didnt knew this. Any particular reason??

Alright, need to buy a new phone for mom. Has to be android. Budget is 14k. Can be stretched to 15k at the outset. She doesn't want mmx/carbon/xolo, so that's out. I thought of the Xperia M/L (more so M, as L is around 17k)

 

Any suggestions?

The government is considering various proposals including shutting down petrol pumps at 8 pm to check fuel demand as it looks at ways to cut the massive oil import bill, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said today. "It is just a proposal," Mr Moily said. His ministry plans to launch a six-week fuel conservation drive from September 16 to cut demand by three per cent and save an estimated Rs. 16,000 crore in foreign exchange.

Source

 

Seriously want to know what the hell do these guys smoke?

 

I have a Tikona broadband connection of HYDM4096. I want to share the connection with 5 laptops. I have an old D-link DWL-G700AP wireless access point device and i am able to get a wireless access point using the same and in the lan port i have connected the RJ-45 pin from the base of the tikona unit. I am able to access internet in the laptops but the problem is I have to login to tikona from each of them separately. Thus i can only connect 3 laptops simultaneously. The rest two shows authentication error when i login. So do i need a router to connect to tikona using all the 5 laptops simultaneously. I have searched the net and liked this router TP-LINK TL-WR740N but the problem is i am not sure if a router will solve my problem. So please help me here. Should I buy this router. Will it enable me to connect all 5 laptops simutaneously?

(a) The per MB charges after free download/upload under 'FN' Broadband plans may be revised for all the existing and new Broadband customers in Tamilnadu circle as follows:-

 Plan Name

Additional Usage Charges after free download/upload (in Rs. Per MB)

Existing

Revised in Tamilnadu circle only

From 08:00 Hrs to 02:00 Hrs

From 02:00 Hrs to 08:00 Hrs

From 08:00 Hrs to 02:00 Hrs

From 02:00 Hrs to 08:00 Hrs

BBG FN 500

0.20

NIL

0.20

0.10

BBG FN Combo 500

0.30

NIL

0.30

0.15

BBG FN Combo 599

0.30

NIL

0.30

0.15

BBG FN Combo 600

0.30 upto 5 GB, 0.15 thereafter

NIL

0.30

0.15

 

( The Nomenclature of the above Broadband plans may be revised by replacing 'FN (Free Night)' to 'CNT (Concessional Night Tariff)' as follows:-

 Existing Plan Name

Revised Plan Name

BBG FN 500

BBG CNT 500

BBG FN Combo 500

BBG CNT Combo 500

BBG FN Combo 599

BBG CNT Combo 599

BBG FN Combo 600

BBG CNT Combo 600

© BBG FN 500, BBG FN Combo 500 and BBG FN Combo 599 Broadband plans have already been withdrawn for new customers. However existing customers, if any, shall automatically get migrated to corresponding revised plans.

 

These instructions shall be effective w.e.f. 01-09-2013 in Tamilnadu circle only.

Coupon Code 1 - TRYME20

20% off on over 2500 Products

 

Coupon Code 2 - SUMMER20

20% off on 30,000+ Products

 

Coupon Code 3 - GOPREMIUM

25% off on Rs.3999

 

Coupon Code 4 - MOB20

20% off on Rs.1999 ( Myntra Originals)

 

http://goo.gl/fT333

 

Videocon d2h has added the 1000GB storage capacity version of the HD Recorder, for their Direct to Home (DTH) service. The company says that this translates into 1775 hours of recording. This DVR was unveiled at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards held at Macau. Like the current 500GB version, the 1000GB version will also offer the ability to record two channels simultaneously and also offers Auto Serial Recording. This DVR also has the 3D capability, and Videocon d2h offers one 3D channel on the platform. No word yet on when this DVR will be available in the market, or the price.

 

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Need suggestions for android under 10k. Requirements would be best screen possible and 1GB ram. Rest all specs like processor,brand can be overlooked If first two requirements are met. 

 

My consideration is Xolo Q800 

 

http://www.flipkart.com/xolo-q800/p/itmdgs2d6srwtw6c

So a friend of mine is looking to buy an Android phone. He essentially started with a Windows Mobile based HTC smartphone. Switched to Blackberry. Has been using a featurephone for the last couple of months. Now wants an Android device.

 

His budget is between Rs. 10-12K. He can at max stretch it to Rs. 14K but not above.

 

I suggested him to take my Galaxy Nexus for Rs. 10K as I would most likely get the Moto X which it is launched this month or next. But he wants to look at options for new phones.

 

About him? He is a Facebook addict. Other than that his company uses Google Apps. So, needs are quite basic. I do not think he would be running complex games on the phone. Usable camera would be great.

 

What would you guys suggest?

Hi Friends,

 

 Just wanted to inquire if you guys are facing issues with youtube. 

 

 My issues is that the video stops and then buffers and back again starts . It does not play smoothly. 

 

 Regards,

 

 Dwayne.

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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....

Its being more than 2 years since the plan was announced for 2+Mbps i was hoping they would drop there prices for 2Mbps this diwali but they came up with some pathetic plans for 1Mbps

Hi i am using FUPtel aka airtel  , I want to change my ISP , Many people said that BSNL evodo Card is cheap and unlimited . I use internet a lot and wanted to know whether Evodo card is really unlimited with no FUP . Pls advice me soon .  I am in chennai and would like to hear your reviews about this product .

 

Thanks

I bought some free ebooks from Google book store and there is an option to read it aloud via the app,

Is there any way to apply same for pdf files in note 2?

One (1) month old Tata sky HD DVR Recorder set top box. Selling as I cannot take it along due to relocation out of India.

Tata Sky account will be transferred and you'll need to pay Rs 200 to get the set top box installed at your residence with Tata Sky.

 

Asking Rs 4000

Retails for Rs 7250

 

Current location: Prestige Shantiniketan, Whitefield, Bangalore

 

Features:

HD recording

500GB Hard disk

Rewind Forward pause

1080i Resolution

16:9 Aspect ratio

7.1 surround sound

Video On Demand

Series Recording

3D ready

Record from Mobile & Internet

Why this thread?

So often, we have some random thought or point to make/discuss , and I personally sometimes skip it as I feel it is not worthy of a new thread & feel its unfair to hijack an existing thread...

Would recommend creating new thread for any big news & as usual we have threads for specific series/tournaments.. This is for something general random posts related to cricket...Kind of the Cricket Offtopic thread...

Will start with one post

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Misbah & Taibu seem to competing with each other for the prize of who can bat more defensively....

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After beating NZ in the 3rd ODI with a draing chase... Now Zimbabwe are on verge on possibly upsetting them in the Only Test...

116 needed in 34 Overs (Incl mandatory Overs) with the new ball just taken

 

Heard for the first time today in an AD in Mid-day. They are offering 16 Mbit unlimited @ 11999 PA Has anyone tried it/using it?

 

Joister Broadband – Home

What to Expect (And What We Want) From Windows Blue
 

 

More tile sizes: If Windows Phone can support three tile sizes (small, medium and large), then Windows 8 should absolutely support them, too. The tiles are much larger on Windows 8, so smaller sizes would be easy to tap with a fat finger. It will also make for a more personalized Start Screen, which the Windows 8 Modern UI is all about.

Updated Mail: The Windows 8 Mail app needs some extra power. Simplicity is great, but some basic additions would help it be a more useful tool. Microsoft should add support for POP3 accounts and incorporate features available in Outlook.com like drag and drop. A report from ZDNet suggests that this might come prior to the Windows Blue update.

Ability to use multiple browsers in Modern UI: This is a small request, but it addresses what can become a major annoyance in Windows 8 if you ever use more than one browser. Right now, even if a browser is available as a Windows 8 app, it will only work in the Modern UI environment if it is set as your default browser. If it's not your default browser, then it will open in the desktop. That goes for the built-in IE10 browser and other offerings like Google Chrome.

Boot to desktop: This is one of the most common Windows 8 demands, especially for business users. It should definitely be an option for Windows 8 Pro users, who do most of their work in the desktop environment. It's thoughtful and will make a large number of users happy without much work. But it should absolutely not be an option for Windows RT, where the opposite should be true.

Make it possible to manage everything in Modern UI: Alternatively, if you want to stay in the Modern UI 100 percent of the time, Microsoft should let you stay there 100 percent of the time. Especially since the Modern UI is the future of Windows. Microsoft should have the Task Manager, Windows Explorer and Control Panel available as Modern UI apps. You should be able to change your screen resolution and manage your files without being forced to the desktop.

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Like it. I like it very much.

Got this popup for the first time.
Gotta without saying I am very disappointed with the distance traveled. Maybe I should keep location on to get true stats.

Have been reading lots of negative reviews about Tikona lately... And wanted to share my experience regarding their services. I've been using Tikona for around one and a half year now, and it been quite a pleasant experience... I am not saying that don't have any issues or problems, but which broadband service doesn't? They have been providing me with the promised speed. Apart from a few downtimes initially, that is when I took Tikona, their connection has been quite reliable. Their customer service, I observed, have improved quite a bit since I first subscribed to them. Not the cheapest but, you surely get what you pay for. Attached is the screenshot of the speed test of my connection.

I was a reliance customer for nearly two years, I shifted my house and reliance says they don't have connection there, even though my new house is just opposite street in same area. Now I am looking for another service provider. I was going through tikona website, it seems there is a plan for 999 for 2mbps speed, is it unlimited or has FUP, I don't see anywhere they mention about FUP.

 

Also, I need feedback from Chennai users, is their service good in Chennai? Please let me know.

This is a verbatim transcript of an email I sent their contact center manager j.nair@tikona.in today

 

Hi all

 

I know that Mr. Nair will not read this email. All your customers who post their grievances on your forum cannot be wrong

 

I have a 4Mbps unlimited connection - User ID 1107736051

 

I stay in Bangalore and am connected through the Vishesh Complex Access Point

 

On and off I have been facing problems with the connection : No connection or dropping connection or low speed

 

The latest instance was yesterday

 

a) At 12:34 PM I tried your toll free number - the standard recording said that all agents were busy. Instead of offering a callback option, the message said that my number was noted down and that I would get a call back - that never happened.

 

At 8:14PM I tried the number again - this time I was told that the wait time was 5 minutes and was offered a callback option that I took - that callback did not happen either

 

c) At 8:50PM I called the tolled number and spoke with Aniketh believing that that the earlier callback requests were logged. I demanded that he puts his manager on the line. He said that if I want a manager I have to email this id. He did not even bother to understand why I was asking for a manager

 

d) From 8:50PM to 9:30PM I tried to send mails from both my Yahoo account and my daughter's gmail account - obviously neither went through because of the network speed issue

 

e) At 9:44 PM Rupesh took my call, confirmed that Aniketh had requested a senior to call me back and that the callback did not happen.

 

f) He 1st mentioned that he was unable to access the Bangalore AP. However on the 3rd attempt he was able to and said that the AP was good and that my roof top device was dropping signals. He organized an engineer's visit today

 

g) Your local engineer Raju ( Ph 9035882309 ) got the connection through but was not able to fix the speed issue. He said the issue was with the main Access point and that he would log a complaint with the concerned team. He seemed to be in a hurry to leave.

 

h) I called you tech support line around 1PM and spoke with Neha ( tolled number ) who said that the problem was not with the Access Point but with the roof top device. When I wanted to speak with a senior she offered a callback in 1 hour - that did not happen

 

i) I called back around 2:30PM spoke with a lady called Shalaka - who also offered a call back that did not happen

 

j) By that time we had a power outage and there was no power when I spoke with a person called Dinesh who said he was an L2. When I demanded that he puts a manager on the phone he said that ( a ) there were no managers on the phone and that he was the senior most person and ( b ) that if I wanted a manager I had to mail you.

 

k) Please tell me how on earth does a customer with a poor / dead internet connection mail your team in an emergency when your other staff are not helpful

 

My technical issue is still not resolved. What I have seen about Tikona till now is that :

 

1) You are a bunch of cheats - your IVR tells lies ( the callback requests are never logged ), your seniors do not heed the callback requests logged with your L1 agents.

2) When you reply to a customer's grievance it is very often in the form of an automated email that does not address the customer's issues

 

This mail goes verbatim on to your grievances forum and all other forums where Tikona customers have complained about your service

 

If any one wants to call me do so before 11:30AM - after that I leave for work and am not back till after 11:30 PM. I do not take personal calls when I am at work

 

Disgusted customer

Shanker

Asianet Digital TV Channel list (15.06.2013) with channel numbers.

100 Asianet Utsav
101 Rosebowl
102 Asianet
103 ACV
104 Mazhavil Manorama
105 Jaihind
106 Kairali
107 Surya
108 Media One
109 Jeevan TV
110 DD4 Malayalam
111 AY TV
113 Amrita
114 Kaumudy
121 Asianet News
122 Manorama News
123 Mathrubumi News
124 Kairali People
125 ACV News
126 Indiavision
127 Reporter
130 Telebrands
131 Asianet Teleshop
140 Asianet Movies
141 ACV Jukebox
142 Asianet Plus
143 Kappa
144 Kiran TV
145 Kairali WE
146 YES Indiavision
147 ACV Medley
200 Sun TV
201 Polimer
202 Star Vijay
203 DD Podhigai
204 Kalainjar TV
205 Sirippoli
206 Zee Tamil
207 Adithya
208 Jaya TV
211 Sun News
221 Sun Music
222 Murasu
223 KTV
224 Isai Aruvi
242 ETV Kannada
243 DD Chandana
244 TV9 Kannada
245 Asianet Suvarna
261 Gemini TV
262 Gemini Movies
263 TV9 Telugu
264 DD Saptagiri
300 Ten Cricket
301 ESPN
302 Star Sports
303 DD Sports
304 Star Cricket
305 Neo Sports
306 Neo Prime
307 Ten Sports
308 Sony Six
309 Star Sports 2
315 ESPN News
320 Kochu TV
321 Chithiram
322 Hungama
323 Nick
324 Disney XD
326 Discovery Kids
327 Animax
328 Pogo
329 Disney
330 Cartoon Network
340 Max Vision
361 DW TV
362 TV5MONDE ASIE
363 TVE
380 F TV
381 TLC
382 NDTV Good Times
384 Zee Trendz
401 Animal Planet
402 Discovery
403 National Geographic
404 Fox Traveller
405 Discovery Turbo
406 NG Adventure
407 Discovery Science
408 History 18
409 NG Wild
411 Victers
412 Topper
413 Gyan Darshan
421 NDTV 24x7
422 Times Now
423 Headlines Today
424 CNN IBN
425 BBC World News
426 NHK World
427 NDTV Profit
428 CNBC TV18
429 News X
430 ET Now
431 Z Business
460 Movies Now
461 HBO
462 Star Movies
463 AXN
464 Zee Studio
465 Star World
466 Sony PIX
467 MGM
468 WB
469 Fox Crime
470 UTV World Movies
500 DD National
501 Star Plus
502 Colors
503 Sony
504 Manoranjan TV
505 UTV Bindass
506 Life OK
507 SAB
508 Zoom
509 Sahara One
510 Star Utsav
511 Zee TV
512 Zee Smile
513 DD Bharati
514 9X
515 Zee Salam
520 Loksabha TV
521 DD News
522 DD India
523 Aaj Tak
524 IBN7
525 ABP News
526 Rajya Sabha
527 Zee News
541 MTV
542 Channel V
543 ETC Music
544 9X Music
545 VH1
546 B4U Music
547 Music India
548 M Tunes
549 Sony Mix
550 Zee Zing
561 Set Max
562 UTV Action
563 Star Gold
564 UTV Movies
565 Enterr10 Movies
566 Zee Cinema
567 B4U Movies
600 Star Pravah
601 ETV Marati
603 ETV Gujarati
604 DD Gujarati
611 DD Urdu
621 Chardikla Time TV
640 Star Jalsha
641 ETV Bangla
642 DD Bangla
643 DD Oriya
644 ETV Oriya
645 Mahua
660 Harvest TV
661 Shalom
662 Powervision
664 Sanskar
665 Sri Sankara
666 Sudarshan TV
667 SVBC
668 GOD TV
669 Aastha
670 Al Jazeera
671 Darshana
672 Goodness
799 ACV Live (?)
800 ???
801 NHK World HD
802 Movies Now HD
803 M Tunes HD
804 Trace HD
805 UTV Stars HD
806 Star Cricket HD
807 ESPN HD
808 History HD
888 Talkies
900 Bruce
901 Rainbow
902 JN Vision
903 ???
904 Metro TV
980 Homshop18
981 Star CJ
999 whatsONindia

182 TV Channels
2 Music on demand Channels (141 and 146)
8 HD Channels (801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808)
1 Talkies (888)

1 Information Channel (100)

4 Shopping Channels (130(?), 131, 980, 981)
2 Unknown channels (800 and 903)

Total - 200 Channels

Thought I would start another thread for people who have actually used this service to describe their experience.

They have started advertising quite heavily in Bombay and their plans seem pretty decent. Their 600kbps UL plan would be excellent for me.

I really like the way they have bill limits for their limited plans as well. That shows they understand consumer concerns about enormous bills and have designed their plans to allay them.

So how good is their service? Any down time? How quickly do they respond to complaints? Really any information from people who have used Tikona would be appreciated.

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 ...

Team,

From the time i have got my connection it isn't stable. It creates a lot of trouble while doing video chats. Network speed is fine but the speed drops to 0 and goes offline for a second and then comes back. Seems like the issue is with tikona receiver which is kept in top of my building is losing signals in between.

Kindly fix this as its becoming really annoying to browse/use properly. The turn around time for these guys are really slow sometimes. Last time i was getting 700kbps and all the technician could ask me to do was delete cookies and check!!! duh....

 

Then they say we will monitor your network and see if all is working right...patent dialogue of tikona - we have been monitoring your connection and all seems to be fine if there is still any issue please call customer care bla bla bla

 

The receiver which they kept is barely 1month old i had got this connection  29th July. wish i shouldnt have switched from MTNL!!!!

 

 

Tikona ID :- 1108887815

 

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

Does anyone have the new 10/20/50/100 Mbps High speed plans? They seem much better than Airtel's plans. What kind of connections are they?

 

http://www.tatadocomo.com/broadband-high-speed-plans.aspx

 

Update:

Connection is useless. They are barely able to provide 1.5 - 2 Mbps. Read post #109 onwards.

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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.

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....