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I am in search of a Good Normal GSM Phone, Good feel at dialing pad, and better is speed dial is available and one click access to phonebook.

No touch screen

No Fancy OS

 

Basic requirement is Good feel on the Physical Keypad.

 

This Keypad phone is needed by one of my uncle who's a well known astrologer but cannot see,
however there are 1000's of people blessed by his VISION.

He is a old man, and a milestone to prove "you don't need eyesight to prove your vision"

 

thanks.

 

didn't find where to put this junk info, using this section.

 

My main laptop, Compaq CQ42 series, which I use as extended desktop got fried yesterday night.

 

It was working fine, and all I did was the weekly Ccleaner cleaning, and rebooted, 

The reboot didn't went through as mouse still had power, so long pressed power button, didn't worked out

so pulled off the battery, 

It never came back.

 

Dissembled to check and found somehow motherboard went dead.

RAM, HDD, Optical drive everthing is ok, but it won't power ON.

 

Gave to mother board repairing center today, and he was shocked when e saw I ripped off each of the parts.

I got info of this ISP from Extreme Peering group, this ISP supports peering in torrents and have good unlimited packages with no fups

 

http://aninetwork.in/package.html

 

Any reviews will be appreciated

 

 

Congress just passed a law with Parliament out of session gutting the anti-corruption tools we all fought for, allowing criminals to stay in office through their appeals -- all to save one powerful MP convicted of fraud. It's insane, and it's a stain on the history of this country.

This is the same party that marched with Gandhi and Nehru -- that India's poor, election after election, vote for with hope. This is the party that is supposed to offer a future for India as a united country, without religious divisions, without internal violence.

But a few crooked MPs don't own Congress. We do. This is our party, and whether we vote for them or for the BJP, they represent all of India and are only as powerful as we make them. It's time to take Congress back.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will ask Sonia Gandhi and her ministers whether they support fast track courts for MPs, making sure that long appeals don't mean Indians are stuck with criminal politicians for years. This smart move can fix the damage their new law does, and save the party from their corruption stained reputation so close to the election. But it's going to take all of us, coming together, to take Congress back and make it see sense. Send a message to stand up for our future together.

 

http://goo.gl/dHl4As

IRCTC website to be revamped to make online bookings easier

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZLcWRwgfe64L6o9DYborTK/IRCTC-website-to-be-revamped-to-make-online-bookings-easier.html

 

 

Not sure if they are gonna make aadhaar card mandatory....free wifi on trains :-)

 

Aadhaar to be used to authenticate staff, passengers; ministry also working to provide free Wi-Fi on trains

hi guys ..

for act bb.which router shall i buy ..

can i buy Netgear Wireless-N 150 Router (WNR612). for act bb.or sugggest me any router...please

Hello

 

i live in Thane and had registered somw months ago for FTTH after seeing ad in papers. after several months i git a call from local mtnl exchange that they want to come home to install . what they actually did was to set up a normal tel line from some box outside the building cliaiming this was the FTTh cable and next day they connected a modem (without wifi) ARGT 1000 from Alphion Coporation and left. As i was traveling on the days they came,only my wife was at home and these guys told her that everything is set up and they tested speed and it is 5 mbps.  when i returned from my tour, i was surprised to see a normal tel line connected to the modem and the speed was just about 50 kbps !! I lodged a compliant and next day the technician came (again when i was not at home) and did something and left. that day i got a speed of 400 kbps but since then the connection stopped working. the "internet" light on the modem come on. I lodged complaint again and even sopke to the officer in Prabhadevi exchange but no remedy so far. they dont seem to know anything.

 

question is:

 

any of you have similar experience ? what was your connection (did they put the ONT in your home) or just a tel line /

what type of modem/router  did you get and what speeds are you able to get?

did they give a wifi router or non wifi ?

 

i did some internet search and could not find anything (not one single hit) about this ARGT-1000 router !

 

from what i read on internet this type of connection is called Fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) - running fibre optic cables from the telephone exchange or distribution point to the street cabinets which then connect to a standard phone line to provide broadband. is mtnl really giving FTTH or only FTTC ?

 

what type of modem is the correct one ? i believe the normal ADSL modems will not work with FTTH/FTTc and we have to go for VDSL modems - is this true ? if so which are good VDSL modems ?

 

any feedback/comments appreciated

 

umakanth

Hi Guys ..

 

I am Using Airtel for the past 8 to 9 Years ...

Month by Month they increasing the rate .. my Limitation(FUP)_ was 25 gb and paying around 1000 Rs..

 

I have register many request for disconnection ..

But they are not  disconnecting it . They say s7 days .. and a person call for CC center and say we will wavier the amount would like to continue .. I said yes then .. They wont wavier anything, again and again it goes ..

 

Guys please tell how to disconnect this FupTel ..

 

and Suggest me any good braodband ... I am in chennai .. Pin code 600001 .. Sevenwells near 

Sowcarpet area ..

 

Anybody from this area pls Suggest me a Good braodband without FUP ..

 

Thanks .

Lonely_2k

 

 

Hi Guys ..

 

Iam Using Airtel rightnow ... I'm in FUP head ache ..

So want to disconnect FupTel ..

 

So Guys ..

Suggest me the Good broadband in my area ,, Pincode 600001 Chennai..

Sevenwells , Sowcarpet area .. Near Broadway ...(Parrys)..

 

 

Thanks 

Lonely_2k.

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

I received a SMS few minutes ago saying that 3G bill plan has been activated on my mobile phone. But I didn't request any 3G Bill Plan. When I checked my prepaid balance, its showing 4 Rs only when it should be more than 200 Rs. Never go for Airtel, they are a fraud company who likes to cheat customers, and make money. God knows how many people they are cheating like this. Should I go to consumer court?

Hi Guys!

 

Last 10days i was facing a issue in the 500GB DVR, i have complained to the CC through mail, they sent a reply that visit will be chargeable i said ok.

 

Issues are:

 

• Frequently getting hanged, say every 2 hrs min.
• Frequently getting auto formated
• Frequently Favorites getting deleted.

Last three days service engineer is visiting and said he will update the software version, today engineer is updating with New Version v47 presently its v19.  

 

The Engineer said this problem for all DVR users of Videocon....

 

Please share your comments, the engineer said he will be coming in the late evening and update my box...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2013/content/current/story/665813.html

 

 

 

Players who qualify for two teams

Quinton de Kock (SA) - Sunrisers Hyderabad/ Highveld Lions
Chris Lynn (Aus) - Sunrisers Hyderabad/ Brisbane Heat
Michael Hussey (Aus) - Chennai Super Kings/ Perth Scorchers
Nathan McCullum (NZ) - Sunrisers Hyderabad/ Otago Volts
Dwayne Bravo (WI) - Chennai Super Kings/ Trinidad & Tobago
Chris Morris (SA) - Chennai Super Kings/ Highveld Lions
Albie Morkel (SA) - Chennai Super Kings/ Titans
Nathan Coulter-Nile (Aus) - Mumbai Indians/ Perth Scorchers
Kieron Pollard (WI) - Mumbai Indians/ Trinidad & Tobago
Samuel Badree (WI) - Rajasthan Royals/ Trinidad & Tobago
Kevon Cooper (WI) - Rajasthan Royals/ Trinidad & Tobago
Brad Hogg (Aus) - Rajasthan Royals/ Perth Scorchers
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - Sunrisers Hyderabad/ Kandurata Maroons
Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) - Chennai Super Kings/ Kandurata Maroons

 

 

Kumar Sangakkara will have to choose between playing for Kandurata Maroons and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the upcoming Champions League T20 in India, after Sri Lanka Cricket have expressed a strong desire for him to represent Kandurata in the tournament. SLC has gone as far as seeking legal counsel on whether they can ask Sangakkara to play for Kandurata, even if it will effectively cost both Sangakkara and the board significant sums of money if he plays for his local team.

 

Also Malinga has ruled himself out of CL-T20

I was using a Vodafone connection which was excellent, and ported to Docomo in July 2013 for the sole reason that Vodafone's 3G licence was withdrawn in Karnataka. I wasleft with two options (Airtel and Docomo) which were the only ones having native 3G license in Karnataka. I avoided Airtel because I had used it before, and although Airtel's netwrok is good, they are big time frauds and cheats. I had no idea about Docomo, but since several people told me that Docomo has a pretty good network in Karnataka, I decided to port my number to Docomo.

 

All was well for a few days, and then the problems started. Docomo's netwrok is fine with respect to normal 2G voice calls, but its pathetic with respect to data. And the customer care too is not at all satisfactory. Let me explain in detail.

 

1) I have a Nokia Lumia 920 handset. I usually keep my data connection turned off, and only turn it on when required. I have noticed that 9 out of 10 times, I never get the data connection even after turning it on the settings. This is true irrespective of whether I turn on 2G data or 3G data. I have to turn the data connection on and off multiple times, and if I'm lucky, I get the connection after a lot of attempts. I contacted customer care regarding this issue in the beginning of August. He told me to change the access point name from TATA.DOCOMO.INTERNET to TATA.DOCOMO.INTERNETHVC, and this change would resolve my problem. I made this change, but noticed no improvement because the problem still persisted. I called customer care again the next day to tell them that the solution they provided didn't work. To this, the person told me that he has registered a complaint, and I would get a call back within 24 hours to either acknowledge that my issue has been resolved, or to let me know when it will be resolved. That was in the beginning of August, and until today (September 25th), I never got any call from Docomo, and the problem still persists.

 

2) Second thing is with respect to the language. Although I have clearly set my IVR language as English, I always get connected to the Kannada or Hindi customer care department whenever I choose the option to speak to a customer care representative. They told me that whenever the English department is busy, I get connected to either the Kannada or Hindi department. I specifically told them to change my settings so that I always get connected to the ENglish department, and I don't mind waiting for some time if the lines are busy. The person told me that my issues will be resolved within 24 hours, and after that, I will always get connected to the English department from my number. This was during the second week of August. But until today, the issue hasn't been resolved, and I still get connected to only the Kannada or Hindi departments.

 

3) Since I was having these issues and wasn't getting any solution by calling customer care, I thought of registering a complaint via the official Tata Docomo website. But for that, I needed to create an acccount and the site never allowed me to crate the account. The problem was that while creating an account, I'm asked to choose a password with a 'special character', but the supported special charaters are never mentioned. I tried passwords with all the special charaters available on my keyboard, but I always got an error which said that my passowrd doesn't contain a special character. This effectively prevents me from ever registering a complaint online.

 

4) My final issue is with respect to online recharge. The website asks me to enter my number in order to show me the available recharges, but when I enter my number and click 'submit', I always get a message which says 'No topups are currently available for your number'. So to recharge online, i always have to go through the tedious proicess of searching through the available recharges and then selecting the one I require.

 

If these problems continue, I would have no choice but to port to another operator once I have completed the mnimum duration with Docomo. Since I'm unable to get solution to my probelms in any way, I posted it here so that someone from Docomo might see it and improve their services.

 

Here are my details, just in case:-

Number:- +919880144504

Email id:- sunil_u123@hotmail.com

Sorry, i have no alternate number.

Hi all .. so i got a nextra 10mbps connection yesterday as the fiber was already connected right into my new home and seriously needed to give airtel the boot. 
Speeds are amazing, pings are just the same as airtel for anyone interested, but yeah browsing is noticeably quicker than airtel 4mbps.
 
However, a major issue is that many times trying to open a webpage only ends up showing a blank page, like the connection was being broken immediately as soon as i hit enter. No error mesgs, just a blank page. The irritating issue shows up in all my devices and irrespective of the browser or DNS server used. It has never happened with airtel or any isp i have ever used.
 
I have contacted the tech exec who installed the connection and he is assuring me of a solution in a day, so meanwhile i have posted here to know maybe someone else is in the same boat as me on any isp...maybe even troubleshoot but i doubt there's anything left that i haven't done.
 
Thanks!!

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.

Unlimited Downloads all time

http://sifybroadband.com/live/livePlans.php

 

The above link will show all the plans of Live ftth from Sify. Once again it is available in Hiranandani Estate. It is not available in my area. I went to Hiranandani estate for something, and a guy handed me a pamphlet of this.

 

Plans        Live starter              Live superior             Prime time live                    Live infinite

 

Speed        20 mbps                  20 mbps                     30 mbps                            60 mbps

 

Fup              10 GB                    20 GB                         20 GB                               60 GB

 

Post              5 mbps                  10 mbps                    15 mbps                             30 mbps

fup

speed

 

Special        unltd download         same as                 All downloads                      same as           

Features         all  time               live starter               between 6 pm to                  live starter

                                                                                  11 pm won't be counted

                                                                                   in fup

 

Price/             Rs. 999                  1499                           1749                                     2999

month

 

 

 

It is very tempting specially the live starter. Sify is a well known brand, and live is provided by sify. I don't know if they would deliver what they promise. You could easily try it out as it would cost only 1000 bucks. I hope more such isps start providing internet in Mumbai and Thane, and become hit, so that, at least other isps give provide fast internet at reasonable price, just like Hyderabad.

 

What are your views on this?

Microsoft’s latest beta release of Internet Explorer 8 compare Mozilla’s Firefox 3.0.1 in terms of speed?

The tests
Two head to head tests:

• SunSpider JavaScript benchmark
• ACID 3

The results
The results speak for themselves:




Source: ZDNet.com

Hi,
I am looking for atleast 2mbps unlimited broadband connection.
No FUP or usage limit.

Brought down my list to Tikona (Rs. 1000 ), Spectranet(Rs. 1800/- ).

Location: New Delhi

Any other suggestions?

If in any case 2 mbps is not available then I will drop it to 1 mbps.

Thanks in advance

Hello all,

 

As stated i want to use my old BSNL modem an1020-21 as a modem or switch.

Just to give an idea :

1. I used this modem previously, now i am using Dlink dsl 2750u modem router for my bsnl connection.

 

Now I have tried using this bsnl model for hathway cable internet at my friend's place. I tried following things :

1. Connected hathway modem to LAN 1 of bsnl.

2. Connected LAN 2 of bsnl modem to PC.

3. In modem config, i used it as a bridged as well as routed connection.

4. Using the above config, i could access the net by wired connection.

 

But i couldnt access :

1. bsnl modem settings (192.168.1.1)

2. Hathway modem setting ( 192.168.100.1)(BUT IF ANY MODEM CONNECTED TO PC INDIVIDUALLY, I CAN ACCESS THE SETTINGS)

3. Cannot connect mobile to wifi(everything configured for wifi).Mobile devices get connected to wifi but internet is nt connected to wifi.

 

This is one problem, what should i do to access wifi? i think i am halfway through.

 

Now can i use the same Bsnl modem as a router/switch for my dlink modem router?

If yes, how do i do it?If not, then why not?

 

I am technically aware of all networking terms, so if anyone can guide or explain me in right direction, i would be glad.

Thanking everyone..bt i really need to make use of that BSNL modem.

Paid my BSNL bill No.115762731 - 06/09/2013 for my telephone No.06742553002 at the local post office (PIN 751015, Receipt No.B 433 dtd.25-9-13). It has not been accounted for at the BSNL until 2-10-2013 and my Broadband speed has been reduced to 512 kbps from 4 mbps today. My telephone is likely to be disconnected soon. Tried to contact BSNL at 1500 and 165. The IVR choice "connect to a customer care executive" is a blind link, it connects to no one. On 1-10-2013, tried to contact one Mr. S K Sarangi, AO at their Bhubaneswar office on his mobile No.9437967087, he did not pick up. Sent an SMS to him, remained unreplied. Horrific experience.

My  International Visa Debit card is suppose to come with all kind of features. Though SBI cust. is not really that great either !

 

I just wan't to know is there any way i can get them to revert these false payment back to my account.

 

As ebay cust. care as it turns out is useless. 

 

http://broadbandforum.co/topic/67997-scammers-on-ebay-india/

FlipKart Deal of the Day: Eveready UM 52 Power Bank for Tablets and Smartphones for Rs 1600
 
50% Discount

Was checking Bsnl plans and found they have a true unlimited 1Mbps Prepaid plan for rs.1600 valid for a 20 day duration. Kinda expensive but an option nonetheless.

Hello People in Rajkot,

 

I would like to suggest not to buy any plan of Broadband Thunder Plans of Reliance

 

http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/internet/wired_postpaidplans.html

 

http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/personal/internet/wired_features.html

 

All matrix are fake. you will never get a speed as per your plan. total loss of money.

 

 

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. Reddington will cooperate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler. Keen questions Reddington's sudden interest in her, though he claims that Keen is very special. After the FBI brings down a terrorist he provided information on, Reddington reveals that the terrorist is only just the first of many. In the last two decades, he made a list of criminals and terrorists he believes the FBI can't find because they didn't know they exist and that they matter the most. Reddington calls it "The Blacklist".

 

 

the govts plans to have a biometric national id cards for everyone by 2010.In usa the real id act is facing fierce resistance as 20 states have signed legislation opposition this as well in UK as groups like defyid and no2id.THis national id card makes india a police state,mass surveillance society and blurs the difference btw nazi germany and india.
the supreme court has interpreted that we have the right to privacy which the national id card violates.Why isnt anyone doing to stop this.I contacted times of india ,cnn ibn,ndtv but got no reply?.


we already have voter id card,passport,driver license,ration card,pan card(similar to social security card in us.).EVen is usa the ss card is not to be used as a id card.why do we need a chip card?the only thing that i can think is abut control and monitoring us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multipurpose_National_Identity_Card_(India)
once everyone has this card the govt can track your every move and switch your card if you resist or dissent.

those who give up liberty for security neither deserve liberty nor security-Benjamin Franklin.

the cons of having a national id card
NO2ID:why not?

videos
http://broadbandforum.in/politics/33896-we-soon-get-our-national-id-card/3/#post315359
http://broadbandforum.in/politics/33896-we-soon-get-our-national-id-card/2/#post278474
http://broadbandforum.in/politics/33896-we-soon-get-our-national-id-card/5/#post315728

hacking
http://broadbandforum.in/politics/33896-national-id-cards-india/8/#post325815



can we stop this?

Hello friends,

One of my neighbors is looking for an internet plan. They are an elderly couple, recently their son from abroad sent them a tab that has only wifi connection, so that they can have video calls with them when needed. They dont have any pc or laptop. My guess is its the first time they would be using internet.

Since I use spectranet and its quite good at my place i suggested them the same, where as their friends and relatives gave them other suggestions. They are yet to make a decision.

So my question is, in terms of speed what is the minimun speed plan required to make video calls over skype and how much data one would consume over calls with little browsing in a month? I need to know so that I can suggest them a limited plan that is economical as well.

Thanks!

Guys,

I will be coming to India from Europe for 6 months and will be staying at Noida, I am looking for broadband connection at Noida and needless to say it should be reliable and better in terms of stable upload and download speed. I don't have much of need but I would like to download stuff and connect to European office through VPN etc. 

I did check online and Airtel stood out but how good it is? And they even claim for 16 MBPS speed with good cost, is it good buy or you can suggest me some alternative, is there no glass fiber connection possible.

 

Please help. 

Surprised that this thread is still not up.

 

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013-14/content/story/647235.html

 

The australian squad has been selected, it has been a pretty good squad but starc is injured and out. concerns are also over clark's fitness.

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013-14/content/story/672879.html

 

India's squad for the lone t20 and first 3 ODI's will be tomorrow, and yuvi is certain to make a comeback given his strong performances in the list A games.

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/australia-in-india-2013/top-stories/Yuvraj-Singh-set-for-comeback-in-India-squad-for-Australia-series/articleshow/23261311.cms

 

 

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When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.

I have been a BSNL customer for some years now , more because its the only ISP in many parts of the south india. Starting from the later half of this year , the BSNL broadband has been slowly degrading.

 

Every weekend , BSNL networks starts to crumble under the load (weekend influx of users) and not until Tuesday , the network starts to come back to normal.

 

It been happening for past 2-3 weeks. My SNR are within normal.

 

Here is current ping to google dns , so inconsistent , and also so high . Usually my pings are 20-40ms , but since its monday and as i said before , pings are horrible.

 

 

 

Routing is bad , and i dont know if bsnl is going to improve its infrastructure.

 

Today placed a complaint and got calls from local BSNL officer , regional officer . Regional officer had no clue what i was telling , as he kept saying my speed is 512kbps and it will soon be 4mbps coming 1st.. *facepalm* and i kept repeating the issue is with Routing and not with my speeds. I just said to tracert to one ip (valve server ) and look at the route  and see for the lagging / latency node (TATA server)

 

http://whois.net/ip-address-lookup/180.87.12.81

 

 

 

 

 

A simple routing from india to singapore now goes via US *morefacepalm*

 

Did try to contact TATA , but they said to instead contact my upstream provider , ie BSNL

 

This has already been detailed in this blog post : http://anuragbhatia.com/networking/bsnl-softlayer-connectivity-problem-possible-fix/

 

And as the blogger said , its upto BSNL to correct the issue , which i think wont happen anytime soon.

 

Also from one of his tweet :
 

 

BSNL in #3 out of top 50 world most active AS'es. Keep on screwing up routing AS9829!

 

http://bgpupdates.potaroo.net/instability/bgpupd.html

 

 

With no other ISP in my place , and no other prvt players coming along the road in any time soon .. Dont know what else to do.

 

With more dwindling profits , BSNL is in precarious condition and letting it fail will eventually lead to more people being cut off from internet , letting it live will only deteriorate the already present horrible network. Right now in Catch 22 situation .

 

 

All i think we can do currently is keep lodging complaint after complaint . But the current mentality of BSNL personnel's is to run an OK network , irrespective of it performs.

 

Does it lag ? Do you have latency while gaming ? Not able to run a decent 240p youtube video ?

 

WE ARE LEAST BOTHERED !!

I have a small office setup at my home in Gurgaon and completely rely on Airtel broadband.

Of late I am seeing deterioration of Airtel services in my area where it goes down every 10-15 days for 5-8 hours at times. I am planning to get a backup internet service.

 

What do you think would be the best and affordable back up internet service for my case where at least 2-3 users should be able to connect to the internet wirelessly.