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Net xPress modem

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 12:27 PM PST

Hi All,

 

I am using net expres cable connection. This is a fibre optics /coaxial cable connection. the service provider has provided a small modem which has only one output . The input is Firbre optic cable.

 

I want to use this connection with a WiFi modem.

 

The modem provided by them has the female RJ45 connection but my wifi moden has female RJ11(telephone) connection.

 

Is it possible to connect my WiFi router to the modem.

 

or any way that i can use the coaxial cable with the wifi router .

 

Please note that the wifi router has the only one input (ADSL) RJ11.

 

Thanks

Saurav

Nextra Fiber Broadband Review

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 11:24 AM PST

This is a short review of Nextra fiber to the home (ftth) broadband for anyone else wondering whether they should take the plunge. 
I had earlier thought to wait for a week and then post but seeing how i had time on my hands and how stable and smooth everything is going I am doing it now, will post any negative developments here if they do occur.
 
Minimum speed offered is a fast 10mbps, i have subscribed to 10mbps 80GB FUP @ 1899 as going further up was mostly a waste for me with just 5 internet sharing devices, with most of the heavy lifting being done by the desktop. 
An awesome difference from adsl is upload and download speeds are nearly the same..
 
Post FUP is a manageable 512kbps up and down...something i griped about a lot with airtel with its 256kbps. 
A minor detail is that the fup data is calculated on a prorated basis-Even though i subscribed on the 30th, my billing cycle is 20/19 and the data in my balance was 53.xxGB and not 80 which was to be used till the 19th. 
There would also probably be monthly fluctuation for the 30/31/28 days (unlike airtel with constant 80GB).
 
I was on airtel bb for the last 5 years with speeds progressing from 256kbps to 512 to 2mbps to the final 4mbps (when 8mbps suddenly became feasible for my area faced with competition from nextra) for the last month of its usage.
Airtel was much better than what i had been used to before, but with its own often deeply irritating flaws and crappy experiences. It will not be missed :tongue:.
 
Installation
 
Fiber had already been installed upto my house leading upto an ericsson modem which has outputs to a lot of stuff, the society intercom being one of them.
 
Installation was just a matter of connecting the ethernet cable to my own WiFi router, registering this router's MAC with nextra (something that needs to be done again if you change your router), and setting the internet connection mode to DHCP.
The tech exec was quick to show up and the connection was up and running within 18 hours of document collection.
 
You immediately receive a password for the nextraworld website on your registered mobile number.
 
Initial Issues
 
Websites sometimes would fail to load and show up as a blank page instead, a deeply irritating issue which will scare you to make any sort of financial transactions with the connection (even though i know there are safeguards in place). 
The exec was helpful enough to troubleshoot and gave an assurance it will be fixed within the day. Posted about this on another thread.
 
The issue seemed to originate with nextra's banner ad injection on webpages sometimes. It was being used to show the customer promotional offers and other information for the connection. Something that I did not like one bit.
 
Called up the cust care, the operator was quick to understand my problem and did not deny the practice or give any mindless reason like malware. Assured that it would be forwarded to the backend and be deactivated.
 
Sure enough I received a call from the backend from a well spoken exec and he confirmed my request for disabling this 'feature' a final time and that was the last I saw any injections or that issue of websites not loading.
 
It has been smooth sailing ever since.
 
General usage
 
Pings
 
I am not an online gamer, I am content with single player mode Dirt 3 :tongue: so pings are not a very big issue for me. 
 
They are better than airtel, unlike what i stated before in another thread when i hadn't tested so thoroughly.
 
Below are some comparative shots for a general idea-
 
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Speeds
 
Speed is not very noticeable for lighter websites, though 1080p youtube now plays effortlessly and switches seamlessly to this mode and bitmeter reports full 10mbps when doing so. Something that is very important for me and that rarely happened with airtel.
 
A 1080p youtube screenshot with bitmeter graph.
 
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Uploading is a similar story, dropbox uploads are speedy as well using nearly all of the bandwidth.
Torrents from IPT yield full speed of 1.1 to 1.2MBps which i use a lot for tv shows (I don't abide by copyright laws for them :tongue:).
 
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Stability
 
The connection is stable as ever but can only comment on this after some time. 
I have the modem and router hooked up to an APC home UPS i had lying around uselessly to avoid a disconnect in the time it takes for the society gensets to kick in. 
However, I have yet to see its results, the airtel connection would not drop with this setup, not so sure about fiber.
 
Despite the earlier hiccups nextra did live up to my expectations. Airtel was very cooperative for a change for registering my disconnection request, and it would be done so within the week. Adios airtel.
 
Bottom line: I can never go back to adsl again!

Indian Premier League 2014

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:47 AM PST

India's tour of South Africa 2013-14

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:31 AM PST

India tour of South Africa

  • 18 November: T20 Tour match, India v SA Invitation XI, Potchefstroom (Day/Night)
  • 21 November: 1st T20 International, Johannesburg (Day/Night)
  • 24 November: 2nd T20 International, Cape Town (Day)
  • 27 November: 1st ODI, Durban (Day/Night)
  • 30 November: 2nd ODI, Port Elizabeth (Day)
  • 3 December: 3rd ODI, East London (Day/Night)
  • 6 December: 4th ODI, Centurion (Day/Night)
  • 8 December: 5th ODI, Johannesburg (Day)
  • 12 December: 6th ODI, Bloemfontein (Day/Night)
  • 15 December: 7th ODI, Cape Town (Day)
  • 18-19 December: India v SA Invitation XI, Paarl
  • 22-23 December: India v SA Invitation XI, Pietermaritzburg
  • 26-30 December: 1st Test, Durban
  • 2-6 January: 2nd Test, Cape Town
  • 15-19 January: 3rd Test, Johannesburg

 

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The traditional Boxing Day Test returns to South African shores for the 2013-14 season with India scheduled to play the first of three Tests in the home summer. CSA cancelled the fixture last season and opted to play three T20s against New Zealand over the festive period instead in the hope of attracting bigger in-stadium audiences. Although the matches were sell-outs, there was a public outcry about the lack of a Test match and with India visiting this season, the administrators have reinstalled the fixture and handed it back to its usual home, Kingsmead in Durban.

 

 

Yes Johannesburg this time rather than Centurion. 

Need a Room Heater

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:24 AM PST

Hi,

 

I am planning to buy a room heater within this week. Can anyone suggest me a reliable room heater in around 2K budget? Links to #GOSF deals would be good too.

Get 2mbps Download Speed on MTNL Broadband Freedom 800 Plan

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:02 AM PST

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

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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.

 

Jacques Kallis to retire at the end of current series against India

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 10:01 AM PST

South Africa Cricket News: Jacques Kallis to retire after Durban Test | ESPN Cricinfo
 

Jacques Kallis, one of the game's greatest allrounders, will retire from Test cricket after the Boxing Day match against India. Kallis announced his decision on Wednesday, on the eve of the second Test against India, but stated that he would still like to play the 2015 World Cup for South Africa.
In a statement, Kallis said: "It wasn't an easy decision, with Australia around the corner and the success this team is enjoying, but I feel the time is right. I don't see it as goodbye, I still have a lot of hunger to push South Africa to that World Cup in 2015 if I am fit and performing. The last two years specifically have been a memorable journey with an exceptional group of cricketers. I am fortunate enough to have ended my Test career amongst a group of talented cricketers but, more importantly, friends whom I will cherish for years to come."

MTNL offers truly Unlimited 3G data for Rs 1650

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:59 AM PST

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MTNL has introduced truly Unlimited 3G Postpaid plan in Mumbai circle. Postpaid 3G data plan of Rs 1650 which was earlier offering 50GB 3G data usage has been revised to offer Unlimited 3G data usage . The revised 3G plan is available from 1st Dec'13 for its customers in Mumbai. Interestingly this revision has not been carried out in prepaid segment and prepaid pack of Rs 1650 will continue to offer 50GB with 30 days validity.

 

 

 http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/mobile/3g/postpaid#3g-postpaid-data-plans

Gionee Elife E7

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:58 AM PST

This phone packs quite a punch!! :)

 

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/88035/gionee-elife-e7-with-2-5ghz-snapdragon-800-8974ac-processor-launching-on-november-26th.html

 

498ppi with 2K resolution..But the battery's kinda let down i guess!!

The general cricket discussion thread

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:41 AM PST

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

sites not loading

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:35 AM PST

Hi friends. 
Am new to broadband. Am from India. It was working well. But suddenly sites have stopped loading. I have got DSL connection. Wifi has connected well. Google and gmail is working in broadband speed. but other sites are not loading. Am not a techy guy. So kindly share the solutions. Thanks in advance. 

Deals on Induction Cookers

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:34 AM PST

Boardwalk Empire

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:20 AM PST

Posted Image

This is what I am going to check out now that I cannot find anyone to go out with me for a drink. :|

Speedway 1 and speedway 512

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 09:07 AM PST

Hello guys I am new here I want to change my ISP mtnl to hatway I stay in mumbai so I was thinking about speedway 1 or speedway 512 I want to confirm that does the speed is provided as they say and is there any fup rule or truly unlimited means I am heavy usage user normally upto 50gb per month so can someone help me..plzz n srry for my eng and for big question thank you..

BSNL Ultimate Disconnection Problem

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 08:50 AM PST

Hello! Everyone, I am new to this forum. I am facing a very serious problem since september 2013, adsl light disappears in approx. 15-20 mins. I complained BSNL already alot of time till now, they just sent lineman and he checks phone whether there is noise or not. I told him to change wire from my home to pole, even after changing wire problem is still there. Checked the modem too at my friend's home, its working fine. I am using 2 mbps plan (upto 8gb) after that 512 kbps.

 

What i saw is when CRC increases, after a time when it reaches approx. 5000 (sometimes at 2000) line get disconnects.Image:

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I also tried G.DMT Modulation, it fixes the crc problem but speed decreses to just 32/64 kbps.Image:

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My current stats in adsl modulation. right now its showing 6 CRC but after 10-15 mins it increases tremendously.

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Please tell the solution to my problem.

Thanks!
 

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 08:40 AM PST

Birthday boy :D 

 

Aaj Tak is playing this clip right now. Good thing they made it available online... Amazing stuff. 

 


And apparently he was young once :) 

 

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Flipkart Exchange Offer on Mobiles and Smartphones

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 08:03 AM PST

Upgrade from Nokia 101

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 07:16 AM PST

So a few months ago, I got my mom a Nokia 101 because I wanted to buy that phone for the lulz.

Now my cook wants to send a phone to his home in Nepal. I have two options… Buy a cheapo Nokia for him or give him mom's Nokia 101.

Was considering doing the latter. Thinking of getting a better phone for mom. She is not really a mobile user. But she needs a phone for when she goes out alone (market etc.).
Suggestions?

Requirement…

Long battery life (she is used to battery life of 101 which lasts for like forever)
Featurephone (for obvious reasons)

I would prefer a Nokia model.

Asianet Digital TV Channel List

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 07:06 AM PST

Asianet Digital TV Channel list (04.12.2013) 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
115 Safari
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 Surya Music
147 ACV Medley
148 YES Indiavision
200 Sun TV
201 Polimer
202 Star Vijay
203 DD Podhigai
204 Kalainjar TV
205 Sirippoli
206 Zee Tamil
207 Adithya
208 Jaya TV
209 Captain TV
210 Makkal TV
211 Vasanth TV
220 Sun News
221 Sun Music
222 Murasu
223 KTV
233 Thanthi TV
234 Jaya Plus
235 Jaya Movie
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 Star Sports 4
302 Star Sports 1
303 DD Sports
304 Star Sports 3
305 Neo Sports
306 Neo Prime
307 Ten Sports
308 Sony Six
309 Star Sports 2
310 Ten Action
315 Fox Sports News
320 Kochu TV
321 Chithiram
322 Hungama
323 Nick
324 Disney XD
326 Discovery Kids
328 Pogo
329 Disney
330 Cartoon Network
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 Al Jazeera
428 CNBC TV18
429 NDTV Profit
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
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 9X Music
544 9X O
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
566 Zee Cinema
567 B4U Movies
600 Star Pravah
601 ETV Marati
602 DD Sahyadri
603 ETV Gujarati
604 DD Gujarati
611 DD Urdu
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
671 Darshana
672 Goodness
799 ACV Live (?)
800 ???
801 NHK World HD BwUGlxT.png
802 Movies Now HD BwUGlxT.png
803 M Tunes HD BwUGlxT.png
804 Trace HD BwUGlxT.png
805 UTV Stars HD BwUGlxT.png
806 Star Sports HD 1 BwUGlxT.png
807 Star Sports HD2 BwUGlxT.png
808 History HD BwUGlxT.png
809 Ten HD BwUGlxT.png
888 Talkies
900 Bruce
901 Rainbow
902 JN Vision
903 ???
904 Alpha
980 Homshop18
981 Star CJ
 
SD TV Channels : 186
 
HD Channels : 9
Music on demand Channels : 2 (141 and 146)
Talkies : 1 [888]
Information Channel : 1 (100)
Shopping Channels : 4 (130, 131, 980, 981)
Unknown channels : 2 (800 and 903)
Radio Channels : 8
 
Total : 213 Channels (TV & Radio)

Flipkart Deals on Shoes

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST

Limited-time offers for Sports & Casual shoes for men!
Buy shoes worth Rs. 999 and get an additional 15% cashback and above Rs. 1999 for an additional 20% cashback! 
*Final price will be displayed on checkout... this offer is not valid on COD and EMI orders. This offer is valid on select brands.

 
Shoes - Buy Casual & Sports Shoes Shoes Online at Best Prices in India Only at Flipkart.com - Men's Footwear : Footwear | Flipkart.com

Dedh Ishqiya

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 06:32 AM PST

Madhuri to act in Ishqiya sequel

if done well, this could turn out to be an amazing movie.

BookMyShow for Google Android

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:49 AM PST

Can save your card information now? I wonder what happens to password that you enter on your bank's website. 

 

 

-Making payments will become easier with this new feature. Store your details once and payments are a breeze the next time onwards.
- Connect to BookMyShow using member login and fConnect.
- fConnect to see exactly where your friends are sitting and book tickets right next to them and share it on your wall.
- Add cinemas as your favorites and also get directions to the cinema from where you are.
- Get detailed BookingHistory.
- Minor bug fixes.

 

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Google Play Store

Gionee Elife E7 Mini

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:30 AM PST

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Gionee Elife E7 mini launched with Oppo-like swivel camera, octa-core CPU

 


 

The specifications are otherwise a step down, starting with the 4.7-inch, 720p screen and continuing with the 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 CPU (instead of a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800) and 1GB of RAM in lieu of 3GB. It also sports 16GB of storage, dual-SIM 3G capability and Android 4.2. Though it likely won't arrive in the US, selfie self-portrait lovers in India will be able to grab it for 18,999 (about $310).

 

Google Nexus 5 does not stay connected to Wi-Fi in Standby

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:43 AM PST

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This has become a major annoyance. Everytime I wake up the phone, there are like 10-15 alerts for 3G usage. 

 

Wi-Fi settings look fine. 

 

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I never faced this on Galaxy Nexus. 

Micromax Twitter Campaign for donations to CRY #CANGiftHappiness

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:42 AM PST

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Even if we CAN change one life, it means a lot to us! Tweet with #CANGiftHappiness and we'll donate 1 Rupee for every tweet we receive to @CRYIndia. Not just this, giving away 3 limited edition #MicromaxCanvasTurbo smartphones. Keep tweeting. #CANGiftHappiness

 
Twitter / Micromax_Mobile: Even if we CAN change one life, ...
Twitter / Micromax_Mobile: we receive to @CRYIndia. Not ...
 
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Useful IFTTT Recipes

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:34 AM PST

Is It Christmas?

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:32 AM PST

Is it Christmas?

 

The cool part is in the code. Turn on JavaScript console in your browser. There is a chat client in there! 

 

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PSA

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:14 AM PST

In case you have been banned on the forum

This forum does not operate like other forums. I make the rules and I change them at will. So, do not use the lame point that this would never have happened on this or that forum.
I am not going to warn you. I am not going to give you a temporary suspension with infractions or whatever. I would ban you. Permanently. I do not have the time or patience to deal with infractions. 
I might reactivate your account if you agree to follow the 'rules of this forum'.
As for the point that I am for Freedom of Speech and I am restricting it here on this forum… I am not infringing on your rights. You are free to say whatever you want. You just do not have the right to exercise that right on this forum. Just like you do not get to shout inside a movie theater or a restaurant, you need to follow some rules here on the forum. If you still do not get it... How would you like it if the kids in your house start exercising the right? What if they start doing it in school? 

 
Reasons you might have been banned

I just don't like you.
You are being an ass.
You are using abusive language.
Other members are complaining against you.

You are promoting stuff. And this include affiliate links. 

You do not understand the basic online etiquettes related to posting third party content. Proper attribution and all that. 

What Mobile Operating System Are You?

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:09 AM PST

Pick the mobile operating system you are currently using on your phone!

Samsung: Get six movie tickets free with every purchase of smartphone or tablet

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 03:41 AM PST

Amazon.in Deck-the-Halls Sweepstakes

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 03:32 AM PST

If Tim Burton did Doctor Who

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 03:24 AM PST

Bigg Boss 7 Saath Saat

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 02:39 AM PST

 

Just 4 days left now! :D

Feedback

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 02:14 AM PST

Dear sushubh,

It is with great humility and submission that i would like to bring to your notice that the no. of smilies per post which had been previously increased as a result of my numerous requests, have been reduced to 4. So i would once again request u to kindly increase the same to say around 7 or more.

thanking you,
Mystery_inc18



:tongue: :tongue: :D :D

Him & Her

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 02:05 AM PST

 

Contains adult humour. It's morning and Steve lets girlfriend Becky know that he finds her a bit noisy at times..... Great clip from series 1 of hit BBC 3 comedy, Him & Her.

 

eBay India: Exclusive Best of 2013 Coupon on select categories

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 01:50 AM PST

ebay.in: Coupon Terms & Conditions

 

 

 

A User can use E-Coupon "BUYBUY2013" coupon code for every new transaction he makes.
The E-Coupon is valid From  20th December 2013 00:00:00 Hrs. IST till the 1st January 2014 23:59:59 Hrs. IST
The E-Coupon is valid for minimum purchase of Rs. 500 with a maximum discount of Rs. 2000 on all lifestyle categories excluding Gold & Silver Jewellery.

 

eBay India: Free Sterling Holiday Package Offer

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 01:49 AM PST

ebay.in: Coupon Terms & Conditions
 

 

 

The Offer: The highest spender on eBay website PER DAY during the Promotion will win a "Free Sterling Holiday Package".

Promotion Period: Starting on Friday, December 20, 2013 @  till Tuesday, December 31, 2013 @ 23.59.59 IST.

 

eBay India: Best of 2013 Offers

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 01:48 AM PST

Why is SITI giving so much speed? (23 GB a day)

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 01:45 AM PST

I have Siti cable broadband. It is only a 512 kbps plan, though when I download torrents, I get a speed of 15-30 mbps. Sometimes, 50 mbps. How is it possible?

 

a) Is this only for promotion? 

 

B) Why this is happening?

 

c) Will the speed lower down if more people subscribes to this broadband service?