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http://techwhack.co/launched-samsung-galaxy-star-pro-infibeam-46741/

 

4inch TFT Display
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
1Ghz processor
Wi-Fi
2MP camera
Dual SIM phone
1500mAH battery
4GB internal memory

 

Rs. 6990

 

http://www.readability.com/articles/29ndbwqj

 

 

 

Now, pick up your cooking gas cylinder with minimum fuss at a petrol pump. Five kg cylinders will now be available at selected company owned petrol pumps as part of a pilot scheme - and all you need is a valid identity card. For now the facility will initially be available in just 11 outlets in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore on a pilot basis.
This is a new initiative from the government - cutting out some of the paper work and making it easier to get hold of an LPG gas cylinder. The cylinders are not subsidised - and the first cylinder would cost Rs 1000 plus taxes and regulator costs - and almost Rs 500 for a refill.

 

ended up watching the entirety of this show last night and loved it. i am amazed that this show got broadcasted in the US market and here in india words like shit are censored with beeps.
 
Books:
 
Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire
A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire
A Storm of Swords: Steel And Snow Book 3 Part 1 (A Song of Ice and Fire)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
A Dance With Dragons: Part 1 Dreams and Dust

An FBI agent teams up with a Boston police officer to take down a Russian mobster.

this one looks fun.

MTNL seems to have started new 8Mbps plans recently, dint see any thread discussing about it here.

 

Here is the link http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/8mbps-plan

 

 

 

 

 

Anybody tried booking these plans.

Does anyone know where in mumbai is the mtnl FTTH available? and the tariff for the same?

i have decided if we fight for this together we can do this nothing is impossible . they are making us fool charging us money unnecessarily . we need to stop this after going through internet i have seen many countries have good internet speed and this fight againt broadband owner like airtel relince and every one in this industries im gona nude them on every site avalible on internet i gona make them cry . im very angry. please kindly go through this link guys and if u dont believe me then ask yourself or google the other counties isp rates Why only we have high rate isp on low speed . go through this link (http://compnetworking.about.com/u/ua/internetaccessproviders/how-much-does-your-internet-cost.htm?success=1#ua_form ) in usa they pay 24 dollers per month for 20 mbps unlimited. and we pay 25 dollers per  month for 2 mbps till 10 fking g.b WDF guys you tell .and after 10 g.b over the speed goes to 256 kbps what a joke we live in india hamara bahart mahan .we have many problem with every isp some of them are not available or some of them have not good coustmer service and other are not have broadband towers in some cities . holey shit. this the place we dream to live . or mr gandhi ji brought us here . i want to spit on every isp provider in india -

Time to change every thing .. please vote this poll so we can spam and talk about it .  and i hope we all can do something about his matter together.  they have to change these kind of limited plans in india and provide us good plans on low rates and less service tax . like other countries HAVE THEY ARE USING IT. AND WE DONT HAVE BECAUSE WE INDIAN ARE SO DUM .

A quick update for those who havent noticed:

 

MTNL has withdrawn the speed boost from the Unltd 450 plan - no more 1-2 mbps speeds at night, its all 512kbps now.

 

They didnt even announce any changes. I only noticed it because I stopped getting the extra speed this month and decided to check their plans page.

 

http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/unlimited-plans

 

Very very sneaky.

http://goo.gl/FyQcw

 

http://goo.gl/zc0ED

Toyota has been one of the big surprises of the Indian Automobile Industry. They happen to be one of THE most recognized auto brands in India. And when they entered the Indian market, they came with the unlikeliest of models in Toyota Qualis. The Multi Utility Vehicle was at least 2 generations old but became one of the biggest success stories of its category in India.

Later came the luxury models from the Japanese Marquee in the form of Toyota Camry and Toyota Corolla, which made a name for itself in their respective classes. Just recently, the company came up with another shock for the Indian customer. Looking at the updated model from the competition in the form of Chevrolet Travera from GM, they decided to replace Qualis with a highly advanced model in the form of Innova!

More: http://news.techwhack.com/1273/23050505-fr...-toyota-innova/

I'm looking for something like this for my AV equipment, to free up some floor space.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHyoOlL8fKI

If anyone knows where I can get one like this, would be obliged. I visited the local electronics market today and asked a couple of shops, they said no idea, didnt explore much though. I saw one on ebay.in but that does not swivel like the one in the youtube link above.

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

Synopsis:
Strike Back: Project Dawn, as it is known in the United Kingdom (or just Strike Back in the United States) is a ten-part British-American action serial television series, and the follow up series of Strike Back. However the only cast member to return from the original series was Richard Armitage in his cameo appearance. It was a co-production between British broadcaster, BSkyB (for Sky1) and American premium cable broadcaster, HBO (for Cinemax). The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secret branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).

My opinion:
This show is better than it needs to be. A season has 10 episodes, with a mission per 2 episodes taking place in different locations around the world. There will be a overarching story connecting the 10 episodes. It's like watching 5 decent action movies shot within a TV budget. They still use the locations very well. The action is well choreographed. Being a cinemax (skinimax) show, you can sense the nudity around the corner but it's not really gratuitous like in Starz shows. The first UK season only has 6 episodes but I didn't watch that season. It was revamped in the second season called Strike Back: Project Dawn. I only started watching the show from the second season. The first 2 episodes in Strike Back: Project Dawn takes place in India.

The 2-hour premiere of the third season called Strike Back: Vengeance premiered last Friday.

 

 

Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries old war between two immortal clans.

 

 

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

 

 

The Broadcast Editors' Association finds Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Narendra Modi's statement against Indian media at a public rally in New Delhi today as objectionable. The BEA believes that such statement aims at demeaning Indian media, which is a key institution of democracy.

The Broadcast Editors' Association is disturbed at the attempt to project Indian media team visiting the UN in a poor light. Mr Narendra Modi's statement has been made without knowing the full facts of the matter and without realizing the dignified role media is expected to play at international fora.

The BEA would like to assure all that Indian media understands its responsibility and also it's code of conduct.

 

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

Shivaji Satam is quitting CID. My life has no meaning now.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement fails to follow through, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.

 

Online shopping gets more rewarding with Paytm. Now get Rs.15 as Paytm Cash on all your purchases above Rs. 500 at flipkart.com.

 

I really did not understand this particular offer. 

 

http://paytm.com

http://www.chumbak.com/home-souvenir/photo-frames.html

 

 

MICKEY VIRUS is a comic thriller set in Delhi, India. When Delhi Police comes across a case revolving around hacking, they begin their search to find a computer expert who can help them crack this case. The head of the police team ACP Siddhanth (Manish Choudhary), stumbles across Mickey Arora (Manish Paul), a lazy but street smart hacker who can actually help them solve the case. Mickey runs a grocery store in day time and creates virus's for anti-virus companies in the night. He is also head over heels in love with a character he has created in his game called "Kung Fu Chameli" and will do anything to get out of hard work to do whatever he wants to do. Little does he know that ACP Siddhanth accompanied by Inspector Bhalla (Varun Badola) is a tough nut to crack.

 

ROMEDY NOW+ HD channel adding on channel no 352 AND ROMEDY NOW+ SD added on 140 in mumbai

 

If they can maintain the speed 24hours it would be great

 

STV used: Rs55 Unlimited

 

On website its written 1day unlimited but those who have used it  might know already that its 2days unlimited

 

BSNL still the best in Wireless Broadband No TataPhoton, Mblaze or Reliance Netconnect can beat BSNL EVDO

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.

 

Roklite Blue Men - Casual Shoes for Rs. 449

Amazon India: 99 ebooks for Rs. 99 each

 

Is it posssible to use a datacard with wifi router to make it wifi for my house ?

Suppose i have vodafone datacard then suggest the relevant wifi router to be used. That router should also be abled to be used with wired bsnl broadband line. 

I used to live in Lakhe Nagar in Raipur but recently shifted to Changorabhata. I was using Airtel in Lakhe Nagar but now it is not available here. Applied for BSNL but they kept saying there is problem, even I was willing to give extra cash to lineman but they didnt gave connection. Called Tikona, their installer checked and said signal is weak (8 dB was available while minimum is 20 dB). Now can anyone please tell me how is the service of bsnl evdo and wimax in Raipur specially in Changorabhata. I applied online for evdo, they called and I asked for demo but he said demo is not available. Does anyone knows about signal of evdo or wimax in raipur. Please reply as soon as possible.

Dad needs one urgently.

High speeds aren't a priority, but speeds shouldn't be annoyingly slow either.

Mostly to check emails and little browsing.

URGENT!! Thank you.
Mainly for roaming - Outside Mumbai

Hi everyone,
I can get a non Thinkpad
Lenovo for 23,000 rupees. The dealer didn't tell me which model it was but it's dual core, 3^rd generation, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 15inch screen, battery that lasts 3hrs.
 
PLUS a lifetime FREE subscription to Eset smart security six antivirus for as long as I'm in this particular state in India. If I move to another state or move to the US, as I hope to do in a couple of years, I will have to pay something.
 
I don't need a large HDD, so that's fine. I need the laptop only for word processing and the internet. No gaming or programming or photoshop, so I don't need high configurations like i5 and i7, which are prohibitively expensive in India.
 
OR I can get a second-hand Lenovo Thinkpad that is nearly 2 years old for about the same price. These are the specs according to the ad:
 
 
Lenovo ThinkPad L420 Laptop / Intel Core i3 / 14.1" Display / 2GB RAM / 320GB HD
 
 
Processor Speed:2.10 GHz
 
Model:ThinkPad L420RAM:2 GB
 
Operating System:Windows Home 7
 
HDD:320 GBScreen
 
Size:14.1"
 
Colour:Black
 
Processor:Intel Core i3 (3rd Generation) i3-2310M
 
Warranty:No Warranty
 
Bought this laptop in Jan 2012. In perfect working condition. 14.1 TFT, DVD dual layer writeable, wi-fi, great touchpad, and all others in a perfect working condition. Excellent battery -- lasts for 7 hours with movie playing / gaming.
 
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That was the ad. The advertiser told me that though he installed Windows he has always worked in Linux and therefore has not had any virus problem. Naturally we worry that any old laptop will have viruses.
 
He did offer to format and reinstall everything. He also said he can offer me a licensed copy of win 8 and Word for free.
 
 I'm wondering which of the above I should buy. Can you please help me decide by answering my questions:
 
1. I'm a writer; I write on the computer all day long. I need something that will work well if used 12 to 14 hours a day. Would the new laptop give much better service than the 2 year old one even if the older one is a thinkpad?
 
2. does a thinkpad on average last more years than any ordinary laptop, or any other lenovo laptop? I can't afford to buy a new machine every couple of years. I want something that will last at least 5 to 7 years. My old desktop lasted 9 years, and I used it all day long.
 
If the thinkpad lasts longer than other laptops, then it might have as many years in it left as a new laptop, even if it has lost two years of its life already.
 
3. the advertiser says the battery lasts for 7 hours. Someone told me that after a couple of years, all batteries last half as long as they used to. Does this mean the used thinkpad's battery is now not likely to last 7 hours as the advertiser claims?
 
But even if it lasts 4 or 5 hours, that would still be better than the mere 3 hours the  new laptop will run on battery.
 
If I buy a new battery for the thinkpad, will it last 7 hours or do all laptops lose the ability to run long on batteries over the years?
 
4. will a new dual core, 3^rd generation processor be faster or slower than a two year old i3 3^rd generation processor?
 
5. The advertiser said the reason the price was high was that Lenovo thinkpad was unbreakable. You could throw it out of a moving car and it would survive. Now I have no intention of throwing it out of a moving car, but accidents happen and it would be nice to know nothing would happen to it if I accidentally dropped it while carrying it from place to place.
 
So is it true the thinkpad will survive falls while ordinary lenovos won't?
 
I'm sorry this post is so long. Thanks so much to anyone who can answer even some of my questions.

Hi,

I am a user of 849NU plan of MTNL Triband service since August based out of Navi Mumbai.

All of August, i was very happy to have a lovely connection and good speeds, with a pretty good tariff.
But now since the past 15 days I am suffering from very intermittent net connection.
Although I am connected to the internet, sometimes the webpages take ages to open, and never open, while at other times it opens instantly. Also downloading has the same pattern, sometimes I get very good speeds of upto 200 Kbps, while other times there is no download. Although all download sites show good Triband Speed, but it is the intermittent connection that is the problem.
This problem has crept up in the last 15 odd days, and I have tried everything but no change has been noticed.

Has anyone else faced a similar problem, and if yes, whats the work around. The people at MTNL classify this as a slow connection problem, but that is exactly not the issue, as I do get good speeds intermittently.

Somebody please help me.

Got the below information on Twitter.

UEFA Champion's League, Europa League, Cricket, ATP Tour Tennis, Wrestlemania. Want to watch all this in HD? Stay tuned for a big update!

On 8th Oct, Ten HD comes to Tata Sky & will automatically be added for Mega HD subscribers and subs having Ten Pack with HD Access Fee

Ten HD can also be taken A La Carte, @ Rs 60 pm. (Along with HD Access Fee). Details on how to subscribe to be shared later.

According to you, who is the best Broadband provider in Navi Mumbai (Vashi)?

I did try searching the forum and Google before resorting to asking in the forum, but the only results were from many years back. And services constantly keep changing, so I wanted updated information.

I'm currently using SSV D-Voishit, which I have regretted getting the same day I applied for the connection because of the unprofessionalism. Unfortunately, I'm new here from the maincity and I made the mistake of believing the fake reviews on Sulekha. I'm disgusted with the service, and the net has worked for a total of only 3 times in over a week. I have had to call the so called "engineers" every single day, and no one has ever picked their "customer support" number.

To make a long ugly story short. I desperately want to cancel the SSV connection as soon as possible. I need another better service provider with a minimum of 1-2 Mbps and an unlimited plan. I make extensive use of the internet and price shouldn't be a problem with me as long as the ISP can guarantee 100% up-time and fast speeds. I require a ethernet connection for now. And I can't apply for a landline so I think MTNL is out of the question. Also, taking into concern the recent developments of government censoring the internet, I'd like a provider who gave me full access to the internet.

Please do help a friend out, guys. And thanks in advance!

http://www.androidos.in/2013/10/5-5-inch-gionee-gpad-g3-smartphone-sale-india-inr-9699/

 

 

Chinese smartphone maker Gionee has released another Android smartphone in the Indian market. Dubbed as GPad G3, the phone is now available at online retailer Snapdeal for INR 9,699.

Coming to the specifications, Gionee GPad G3 features a 5.5-inch FWVGA display, 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, Android 4.2.1 and 2250 mAh battery. The phone also comes with 5MP rear camera, VGA front camera, dual-SIM support, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. In addition, the phone packs microSD card slot, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM Radio.

The smartphone will join the company's earlier launched GPad G2 smartphone, which is currently on sale in the country for around INR 12,000 and comes with slightly better specifications.

 

Does anyone here know about ion broadband? I saw their ad in Times of Navi Mumbai, but there was no mention of any plan. Just their CC number and their site http://i-on.in/. I guess they have a tie-up with SSV.

 

Since Hayai is taking a long time to complete their pending connections, thought about ion.

 

Their unlimited plan rates for 30 days, as mentioned by the CC exec, seem okay to me.

1mbps - 600

2mbps - 999

3mbps - 1200

4mbps - 1400

6mbps - 1600

8mbps - 2000

10 mbps - 2500

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)

Seems like Hathway HD had been launched. Enquired with CC and they said that bookings should begin 1st week of Sept. Currently they are only providing demos. Gave me a cell phone number to contact for a demo. CC wasn't helpful beyond that and haven't managed to get through the cell no all day.

Anyone booked the demo? or have any pricing details on the box and/or HD channel list?