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http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/213852-ipl-2014-may-clash-with-elections-sri-lanka-or-bangladesh-could-host-ties?pfrom=home-cricket  

So again next year, I P L would be played outside India?

I hope they arrange in England or some European venue

I am On Plan Of BBG-COMBO-ULD-1425-MONTHLY according this plan I must Download 20 GB Upto 4 Mbps till 20 GB, 512 Kbps beyond 20 GB..

Everyone KNows That but Now Bsnl Capped my speed at 8 GB Only

Here Is proof

I lodged Complaint online via

http://mis.bsnl.co.in/pgs/internet/pgwebregn.asp

Is any one know any proper mails id or way to get my 12 GB back.....This Is Worst Experience Ever......

Guide me Guyz

Edit:

Posting ScreenShot of my Capped Speed

Hi,
I have a MTNL VDSL connection and a Alphion ARGT-1000 modem. Its configured on 192.168.1.1 IP. I want the login details for my current modem. I tried various combinations like u: admin p:admin, u:admin p:password, etc. But not of them seems to work. I even tried to reset the modem but after that also doesn't work. Can anybody provide me with the login credentials for this modem

Is it possible to set a password with speical characters for the MTNL account password?  I tried a few special characters but it doesn't seem to work...

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

Here is the link 8Mbps Plan - MTNL Mumbai

Anybody tried booking these plans.

Just a poll to see the ratio of happy and sad customers. 

Hi,i'm planning to set up a  WiFi connection through my Airtel broadband :

1.Please recommend a decent WiFi router which can provide a stable signal/connection in an area  approx.equal to a 3-bedroom apartment.

2.I'm a complete tech. novice,will i be able to set up the wifi connection myself or do i need to call the Airtel technician ?

3. What's the best way to secure the wifi connection ?

AT&T Thumbs Nose at Net Neutrality With 'Sponsored' Bandwidth Scheme | Threat Level | Wired.com
 

AT&T announced a new scheme today that allows app-makers and websites to pay for the bandwidth you consume using their services — a move digital rights activists say breaches the spirit of net neutrality. AT&T, however, touts the program as a "win-win" for business and consumers. Ralph de la Vega, the company's chief executive, says applications with a "sponsored data" icon will allow consumers to "know the data related to that particular application or video is provided as part of their monthly service."Other wireless carriers are likely to follow suit, Bergmayer said. Verizon was reportedly in talks last year with ESPN over a similar program.

 

Net neutrality is under attack

Source

Saw posters just now in Chennai (Teynampet area)

Called up the number. They are covering entire Mylapore now. Surroundings (Adyar, Besant Nagar etc to be covered in a month). Rest of Chennai soon after... So, lets see...

Budget PC upgrade for 14k

I'm thinking of going to Ritchie street on Saturday (Tomorrow) & picking up these things. I want a very cheap upgrade.

Any suggestion on this setup?

I will be using my existing monitor, mouse etc.

This will be used for watching Youtube, email, 1080p rips, office apps. NO gaming.

CPU
Intel G2010 - Rs. 3300


MB
Intel DH67CL - Rs. 5750 OR
Intel DH67BL - Rs. 5550

If you have any Asus or Gigabyte alternatives, please let me know. I need 8 USB ports. My existing 6 are full.

I'm not planning on getting those cheap USB PCI cards. I already tried it.

RAM (DDR3)
Any 2x2GB - Rs. 2150 OR

Any 1x4GB - Rs. 1800

CASE
Any Good case    Rs. 1500 - Rs. 2000

DVD Drive
Anything - Rs. 1000 (just in case)

Total ~ Rs. 14,000

(Prices from http://www.deltapage.com/list/index.html)

FTTH plans are available in Pune now.... Yeppy... My office building is FTTH enabled.....

Applying for 100 Mbps 5299 Plan. (175GB) 

Hi all,

I stay in Thakur Village, Kandivali (E), Mumbai. I have been using MTNL triband for the past 3 months, and I am frustrated. I used to have Hathway as well, but had billing problems with them as well.

Long story short, I am contemplating Airtel broadband - "New Turbo 25GB ( 4mbps - upto 25GB - 512kbps later @1199/-pm).

My questions:

1. How is the performance of Airtel broadband in Thakur Village/kandivali ?. I have been reading mixed reviews and confused how will it perform in the area where I stay.

2. I have a 4BHK, and I was thinking of getting TP Link TD-8968 Modem Router. Will it work with Airtel?

    The reason I am thinking of purchasing this, inspite Airtel guys saying I will get a free wifi router is because I want good coverage throughout my house.

I am confused between 3 models :

  http://www.flipkart.com/router/compare?ids=RTRD4KY4UNGYCZFG,RTRDET9AGHDZE6HM,RTRDGGQ754BDWH7U  

Which one should I buy? Or should I stick with the free one, and only buy if not satisfied with the free one?

3. What does the antenna capacity - MIMO/3dbi/5dbi compare when coverage is concerned. Which is better?

Thanks.

Feedback whether positive or negative should be passed to the appropriate person. That's what I believe in.

This is the timeline of how my installation experience has been with ACT BB.

11 Nov-2013 - I applied for a new ACT BB connection today in Kundanahalli Gate, Bangalore. I will keep you posted on the developments. 

12-Nov-2013 - At 1616 hrs, IST I receive a call from Mukund who is the ACT technician saying that the wiring has been completed to my apartment on the third floor and i would be receiving a call today at 1700 hrs, IST for username and password. Mukund confirms that I can use my internet connection from tonight.

I would term this as awesome service from an installation perspective, although I would have to wait and watch how stable the connection is post installation.

12-Nov-2013 - Cabling has been completed and just received the credentials for my broadband account at 2059 hrs, IST through email and the registered mobile number. A confirmation call was made from the customer care before the account got activated.I am still out, so I gotta go and check how the connection is. I will keep you posted. 

I have connected the cable from ACT BB to my Netgear WGR614 router.

http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/netgear-wgr614-54-mbps/4505-3319_7-21218238.html

In case, someone wants to have the contact details of the sales person & field engineer of ACT for Kundalahalli area, let me know.

Speed test shows rocking upload and download speeds. I am on Act Force plan.

12-Nov-2013 1159, IST - First level checks indicate amazing speeds with YouTube where I can watch videos without buffering in Full HD.

I will keep posting various workloads I consider to be bandwidth intensive and would update this thread.

Any downtime or disconnections will also be reported.

I was recently prompted by a friend to shop at http://www.shopclues.com/ for their 'Sunday Flea Market'. The items of interest mobile phone covers. There was a code which would get you a cover for Rs 63+ shipping. I created my login then went about selecting the relevant mobile covers, the quantity, added the promo code which showed it was valid. But it did made no difference to the overall billing amount which was Rs 758/-. Now it should have been only 63*2+29=155. So I cancelled y order, I tried again later & got the same result. That was when I decided to delete my a/c but to my shock I could NOT do so, I went thru the FAQ's here's what I found.

'Deactivate my account

Please contact us at shopclues.com/support'

Now this is pasted from their site

But if you go to the above mentioned link there is no way to contact them. When I mentioned this to my friend, he tried from his a/c & it was the same story so he volunteered to post on their FB page (I don't have an a/c) but the shocking thing is that his post can be seen only by him. It cannot be seen by anyone who is not logged in OR by other FB members who can login & go to this page. I am now stuck as

• I cannot delete my a/c (I find this totally unacceptable)
• Cannot remove my personal details like name/address/cell no. OR even change those details from their site
• I cannot communicate with them in any way, if I don't have a pending order with them (I assume this is possible if you have a pending order)
• If you post on their FB page it's not visible to anyone else. For those who want to check look at their post which says 'Last Sunday of 2013 29th Dec 2013' (I don't want to post their FB post pic here. Don't want to give them free publicity)

So guys I posted about  my experience of this here to caution anyone who is tempted to shop there.

RIMSHOT... Adhyayan Suman got another movie! 

Shekhar Suman is directing this one. So that explains something. 

I had to start a new thread because I'm having this trouble EVERY SINGLE TIME I bust the FUP, the speed just doesn't revert to normal on the 1st day of a new month (it takes a few days). The customer care haven't a clue what's happening, sometimes they say they are aware but then then they also say it's going to be taken care of in couple hours.

I tried logging in and out multiple times at different times but it just doesn't work eh?

Firstly, frustration hits bottom right after that limit and your speed plummets down to a snail's, so there's no youtube, no porn and facebook takes a bunch of minutes to show a notification, it makes you feel like you went back in time to use a dial up. Secondly, when you're painfully waiting for that first day of the new month, and when the speed stays the same, you really want to beat someone up.

Is it just me or what? Cause I haven't read a thread stating a problem like this.

It's 1st today and my speed is still messing about < 512kbps.

ACT, you need to deal with it soon, I do not think it's NOT beyond your control.

Personally, I think ACT should look into an idea like Airtel's Smartbytes. It's really cool. You pay to buy data and speed between the time that you hit the FUP and the end of the billing-cycle, it helps all the time.

Seriously people, is ACT that bad?

Here is what went with me.
 

Before going for ACT I had made up my mind to go with BSNL's EVDO as I had read all these bad reviews about ACT. I went to BSNL's CSC and they made me visit their place for continuous 4 days without any progress about the connection. After that, leaving BSNL aside, here is how ACT worked for me,

Day 1 - 24/06/2013 : I called up ACT's number and they registered my details
Day 2 - 25/06/2013 : ACT's guy came and took the money.
Day 3 - 26/06/2013 : I called the sales guy (the one who took money) and asked whether it was possible to get the set up today and he replied it could be possible or I would it get for sure within 3 days as promised. Within an hour a technician was at my place set up the connection!
Day 4 - 27/06/2013 : I got a message about my documents being accepted and another message that my connection could be active within 10 days. After 3 hours, ACT's guy called up and verified my details and gave username/password and my connection was active!

Speed is as promised and ping is good enough to play Counter Strike. 

I don't know anything about down times and stuff yet. But so far ACT's service wasn't as unprofessional as many people here have complained about getting a new connection.

I'll keep updating about the disconnections, down times and after sales stuff. For the record, I stay in Malleshwaram.   

Beauty & Perfumes :: Skin Care :: Cleansers :: Cleansers :: Revlon Skin Care Kit - ShopClues.com:

Who is willing to bet that this is spurious as well? 

ShopClues Budget Store

Offer: Buy 3 Bras only For Rs. 500.
http://www.zivame.com/buy-3-500.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo
Valid till 30 Sep 2013

Offer: Buy 2 Get 1 free.
http://www.zivame.com/accessories.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo
Valid Till 30 Sep 2013


Offer: Flat 40% off on Selected products.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/fast-fashion/lace-fashion.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo
Valid till 31 oct 2013

Offer: Buy 3 only for Rs.500.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-3-500.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo
Valid till 31 oct 2013

Offer: Flat 50% Off on purchase of 3 Peri Peri Products.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/brands-1/peri-peri.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo
Valid till 31 oct 2013


Offer: Buy 1 and get 15% Off.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-3-500.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers

Offer: Buy 2 and get 25% off.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-3-500.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers

Offer: Buy 3 and get 40% off.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-3-500.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers

Offer: buy 1 and get 1 free.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-1-get-1-free.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers

20% off on purchase over Rs. 1500


Buy One Get One Offers on:

Lace Fashion

Fashion Freebies

Fashion Tops

Moonbasa


Offer: Buy 1 get 1 free.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/brands-1/moonbasa.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers

Offer: Flat 50% off on selected products.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/brands-1/scandale.html


Offer: Buy 1 get 1 free.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/fast-fashion.html


Offer: Buy 1 product and get 1 free.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-1-get-1-free.html?cat=30%2C5&dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo

Offer: Get Free Transparent strips on purchase of above Rs. 750 + A luxury gift free.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/buy-bra-online.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo

Offer: Free pack of 3 briefs on purchase of above Rs. 1499.
URl: http://www.zivame.com/buy-bra-online.html?dir=desc&order=bestsellers&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo

Offer: Flat 50% Off on Shapewear.
URL: http://www.zivame.com/brands-1/scandale.html?dir=desc&order=saving&utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo

Offer: Refer your friend and get Rs.500 to shop.
URL: https://www.zivame.com/customer/account/login/?utm_source=OMG&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=OMG%2BPromo

Flat 50% off + Additional 10% on 2nd purchase

Buy 1 get 1 free

ACT Customer id               :  10598129

My FUP limit                       : 60 GB (ACT Indulge plan)

We are the first Company to launch a Docsis 3.0 network in the country," said Hathway Cable & Datacom MD & CEO Jagdish Kumar. "With our Docsis 3.0 network supplied by Cisco we are ready to deliver Ultra High Speed Broadband upto 50 Mbps to every retail customer in South Mumbai.

Hathway Docsis 3.0 plans start from monthly Rs 599 and go upto Rs 1499 for the 50 Mbps plan which offers 50 GB of download data.

Read more here: http://www.indiantelevision.com/digital/y2k13/oct/octdig15.php

The network is initially being deployed in South Mumbai and has been extensively tested. All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband in South Mumbai can upgrade to the Docsis 3.0 plans. The customers will be provided a Docsis 3.0 Modem by Hathway which will be capable of supporting the ultra high speed plans. The company plans to rollout the Docsis 3.0 network in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad during this fiscal.

 

The network is initially being deployed in South Mumbai and has been extensively tested. All existing and new customers of Hathway Broadband in South Mumbai can upgrade to the Docsis 3.0 plans. The customers will be provided a Docsis 3.0 Modem by Hathway which will be capable of supporting the ultra high speed plans. The company plans to rollout the Docsis 3.0 network in Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad during this fiscal.

http://www.smartinvestor.in/market/story-203249-storydet-Hathway_introduces_ultra_high_speed_internet_in_South_Mumbai.htm

I am using BSNL 950 ULD plan now.It sucks.I changed to 600 2.5 GB plan just two days back.That sucks as well.So I wanted to give RIP for BSNL.I live in Bangalore,so

1.how is Hatway BB mates?.

2.Are there any Downtimes?.

3.Will they give me the promised speeds and reliability ? 

 Temperatures Plunge in the East and South  of USA, I thought some one might like to see these photos

Kindly go thorugh the new cable service provider in bangalore 

http://alldigitalindia.com/

Anyone with the idea of their channels and reviews on it ?

Question 1 : 
Hello folks , 

I am on BSNL ULD800 Plan . I am just curious to know more about IP and gateway . Sometime I get IP in 59.x.x.x and some times 117.x.x.x. .
Pings are good in both the cases (Now during day time also I always get <100ms ) .
So basically I want to ask that why we get IP's in only these 2 ranges only ? And yes whenever I get 59 range IP my gateway starts from 59 and same as in case of 117 . What does the gateway do ? Does it acts as a door between Regional Network and WAN or it is something placed in Exchange/DSLAM which just guides the route further ? 


P.S. : Last year I noticed that when we touch the FUP Limit our IP starts from 59 and during normal case it starts from 117 . 



Question 2 :  

My friend lives in Dehradun . We play CS online via Steam . But I get 50ms and he gets 120ms ping in Indian Servers .When I viewed his line stats and tracert via Team viewer , I found that the route is being completed by crossing "chennai.vsnl.net.in" and then comes to Mumbai (Server Location) .
Whereas i get less ping coz there is no "Chennai" in between and the route directly goes to mumbai.vsnl.net.in where the Sv is located .So my Question is , is their any way we can make the route complete without crossing chennai ? I mean any way which directly connect him to Mumbai sv without bypassing Chennai ?

P.S.: May be I am not 100% correct with my analysis but still I think I am quite near to correctness . Because his ping rises to 30ms after crossing chennai .



Please HELP !  

Quad-core 2.0GHz processor.
1.5GB RAM, expandable memory with 32GB built-in.
4.65-inch Super AMOLED III display developed specially for this phone with an odd 1280 x 1024 resolution, which will give it a pixel density of 352-PPI, the highest on a smartphone so far.
10 megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p videos at 60fps.
Metal body with 9mm thickness and a 2,250mAh battery.
Built-in NFC.

Samsung is planning to announce the device at MWC 2012 with a worldwide release planned sometime in mid-2012.

My internet speed on Airtel broadband gets greatly reduced when I access content located on a geographically far off server. I'm on 4 mbps plan which should be good enough to watch non-HD videos and more than good for skype video. Videos from sites like Comedy Central buffer 90% of the time and play for 10%, and my video calls to relatives in US are pathetic in quality. I verified my experience using speedtest also. Using a local server on speedtest.net, I get full 4 mbps results most of the time. But select a remote server based in US, Europe or Singapore etc., immediately the speed goes down, sometimes down to 100 kbps.

Are any of you also having a similar experience and is there an explanation for this?

thanks,

gaurav

An end of an era

To whom it may concern,

I've been using ACT for a long time, it started off well, kept me happy for a few months and then ACT got shameless and they just don't care about anything anymore. You are doing an atrocious job.

So I'm putting it out for people to warn that you SHOULD stay away from ACT, trust me, they just don't care whatever you do. You don't pay, they don't care, you shout on the phone, they don't care, you are nice to them, they don't care. So yea, looks like they made of customers and are stealing their money anyway thus the shamelessness.

Please think upteen times before you call them and say you want a connection.

We have 3 connections alone running in my house, these are the phone numbers registered

1. 974036895x
2. 953804999x
3. 990091029x

I've been having serious problems with the internet, we all use it often and there are disconnections every other alternate day, No kidding. Nobody, I repeat, NOBODY attends to us. What is your problem really in this area? Why don't the technicians attend ASAP? They take days to come and fix a problem when you call, and then the next day, it disconnects and then nobody hears you out.

I've been thinking, you should remove the "GOOD" testimonials off your website and replace them with what we write here.

I still have Airtel running in my house, I'm glad this has been my backup, now if you guys don't attend/call me the moment you read this mail, I'm going to have this connection disconnected since it's been really useless for me. I can't keep paying for services that aren't attended.
I'm not going to pay the month's bill because, I see that that's the only way I get get your attention and have you called.

Shame on you, ACT.
 

Dear All

I it is a sad incident of Act which is still  not resolved i have taken act broad band connection with upfront 6 months paid for it and from 25th onwards its is not working i had to call the customer care wherin they gave a TAT of 24 working hours and says thats working hours is 3 days and till now the compalnt status says that tried to ping the ip but  not responding  when i contacted nodal team on call and spoke to person Ravi  i got reply that i can go no where he is the entire Bangalore escalation head and will get the same fixed by 26th by 7 PM but after that there is no update regarding the same where in am running pillar to post but getting same answer that give us some time .I am repenting why did i go to ACT broadband from Airtel as there is no proper response even after esclating things.

I will wait for a day and file a case in consumer forum reg the same for my losses incurred for disrupted services, 

Regards

Nithun

So the talk re pitches have began with the series just around the corner. 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-india-2014/content/story/703577.html?CMP=chrome

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