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http://www.financialexpress.com/news/airtel-to-pay-rs-25-000-for-harassment/982416/0
Airtel to pay Rs 25,000 for harassment
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 01, 2012 at 1455 hrs IST
New Delhi : Telecom major Bharti Airtel has been ordered by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 25,000 to a post-paid subscriber as compensation for harassing him by demanding fresh documents to verify his six-year-old connection and then stopping outgoing calls on his number.
While holding the telecom major guilty of rendering deficient service and causing harassment to complainant Manoj Kumar Sharma, a school teacher, the New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum said Airtel could not have issued the post-paid number in the first place without all the relevant documents.
"A post-paid connection is issued to subscribers only after the residential proof like passport, driving license, ration card and voter ID card are provided to the opposite party (Airtel), otherwise it could have never issued a post-paid connection to any subscriber.
"It is a clear case of deficiency on the part of opposite party to harass the subscriber (Sharma) without any rhyme and reason. Opposite party is directed to pay (Sharma) Rs 25,000 as harassment, mental agony and litigation charges as the consumer (Sharma) has been suffering without any valid reasons since 2009," the bench presided by C K Chaturvedi said.
A resident of Lodhi Road Complex here, Sharma in his complaint filed in October 2009 had said he had been using an Airtel post-paid connection for over six years when the firm's service centre called him up and asked him to provide fresh set of documents for verifying his number.
He had agreed and had asked them to send someone to collect the documents from his home but no one came, he had said in his complaint and added that Airtel then blocked all outgoing calls from his number without informing him.
In its written statement, Airtel said it was acting as per the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act and the TRAI guidelines.
The forum rejected the contention, saying its act was totally arbitrary.
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The processor of xt800 is too slow to ever likely get an OS upgrade. For Gingerbread dual-sim CDMA+GSM, look at the Samsung i589.
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I was looking at the latest phone to be launched by Idea - the ID 918, which seems to be a rebranded and unlocked Alcatel OT-918D. This phone is available on ebay for as low as Rs 5,250. Using ebay's 10% coupon, this becomes Rs 4,725. Doing a Rs 260 recharge on the handset gives 10 minutes of free calls every day for 90 days (worth Rs 396 say using Idea's alternative STVs) and 2GB of data each month for 3 months (worth Rs 1350)
So for someone who talks more than 10 minutes daily and uses 3G data, the net cost of the phone is Rs 3,239
which I feel is fantastic value for a handset whose specs compare well with the HTC Explorer. Even otherwise, Rs 4,725 is quite good for the specs on offer. -
Very interesting phone. Even if it doesn't charge completely, it will help in extending the talk time and standby time of the phone. I'm interested to know that if one uses this phone as any other phone (charging via electricity socket), what percent boost does the solar cell add to the battery life?
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Won't that solve the concerns that are prompting the deactivation desire?in case of lost scenrio they will do og barr not termination
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Are these handsets locked to Idea?
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Reminds me of the technology used to create wi-fi networks such as Fon. The concept is that you share your (wired) broadband connection via wi-fi and in turn can use other shared wi-fi networks for free. This has caught on in a big way in UK through a partnership with BT. So whenever free wi-fi is available, your phone can switch to that and save on cellular talktime and data charges.
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+1 to Rajan. Also, you forgot to mention -> while using Tor, make sure the IP address shown is within the US, by going to for eg http://whatismyipaddress.com/
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http://www.technolog...n/energy/38531/
Lithium-ion batteries could hold up to 10 times as much energy per cell if silicon anodes were used instead of graphite ones. But manufacturers don't use silicon because such anodes degrade quickly as the battery is charged and discharged.Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Clemson University think they might have found the ingredient that will make silicon anodes work—a common binding agent and food additive derived from algae and used in many household products. They say this material could not only make lithium-ion batteries more efficient, but also cleaner and cheaper to manufacture.
Lithium-ion batteries store energy by accumulating ions at the anode; during use, these ions migrate, via an electrolyte, to the cathode. The anodes are typically made by mixing an electroactive graphite powder with a polymer binder—typically polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)—dissolved in a solvent called NMP. The resulting slurry is spread on the metal foil used to collect electrical current, and dried.
If silicon particles are used as the basis of the electroactive powder, the battery's anode can hold more ions. But silicon particles swell as the battery is charged, increasing in volume up to four times their original size. This swelling causes cracks in the PVDF binder, damaging the anode. In research published today by Science, the Georgia Tech and Clemson scientists show that when alginate is used instead of PVDF, the anode can swell and the binder won't crack. This allows researchers to create a stable silicon anode that has, so far, been demonstrated to have eight times the capacity of the best graphite-based anodes.
The polymer alginate is made from brown algae, including the type which forms forests of giant kelp. It is already widely used as a gelling agent and a food additive. Initially, the researchers thought to replace PVDF with a combination of several different materials. Then, on theoretical grounds, they realized that a polymer with just the right kind of uniform structure could do all the things the binder was supposed to do, including providing good structural support while not chemically reacting with the electrolyte.
Gleb Yushin, one of the researchers and director of the Center for Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage at Georgia Tech, says the team realized that some synthetic polymers, derived from plant cellulose, have structures that were close to what was needed, but weren't uniform enough. So the team began looking at aquatic plants. Says Yushin: "We thought that there might already be a polymer [we could use], because aquatic plants—especially those in seawater—are immersed in an electrolyte," and so would have evolved to prevent unwanted reactions. They came across alginate, which can be extracted by boiling kelp in soda water, and which has the uniform structure required.
Another advantage of alginate over PVDF is that, during anode manufacture, alginate can be dissolved in water, eliminating the need for NMP, potentially making for a cleaner manufacturing process. The researchers believe the binder could be integrated into existing anode manufacturing systems simply by swapping the PVDF and NMP supplies for alginate and water. The alginate could also be used to improve the performance of graphite-based anodes, allowing more charge and discharge cycles over the battery's lifetime.
The full potential of a silicon anode can't be exploited until researchers develop a matching cathode capable of handling the same amount of lithium ions. But even with existing cathodes, alginate-silicon anodes could increase the capacity of lithium-ion batteries by 30 to 40 percent, according to Yushin.
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If nothing else, National Security concern argument can always be thrown in if anything needs to be blocked in Telecom..
‘Illegal’ 3G sharing can be a security nightmare: Telecom ministry >> http://www.dnaindia....inistry_1612080
But then, the best way to cure this "nightmare" is to abolish the concept of roaming itself. Hope they fast track the "one nation, one circle" vision in the interest of sound sleep for security agencies 
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If you have an "IT-related" business, you could also subscribe to Microsoft Action Pack for Rs 13k a year and get 10 Windows and Office licenses and a whole lot of other Microsoft software:
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Wonder what happens to Virgin Mobile India?
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Loss-making BSNL wants to surrender broadband licence in 17 circles news
17 October 2011
State-owned, loss-making telecom major, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to surrender its broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in 17 circles, after realising that it has been saddled with outdated technology.
BSNL paid about Rs8,500 crore in 2010 for acquiring the licence for BWA in 22 circles, but was offered 2.4 gigahertz, a low-quality band, which does not even go well with its WiMax services. BSNL is the only Indian telecom operator that opted for WiMax, which was rolled out about 10 years ago globally, but has been overtaken by long term evolution (LTE), or 4G, technology.
The state-owned behemoth is paying a high price for having acquired licences for an outdated system. In fiscal 2010-11, its losses mounted to Rs6,000 crore (as against a loss of Rs1,823 crore in 2009-10).
Its profits have been declining sharply since they peaked at Rs10,000 crore in 2005-06.
While BSNL has sought a refund from the government by offering to surrender the BWA licences for 17 circles, analysts expect the government to turn down the proposal.
The state-owned telecom operator, which provides landline and mobile services across the country – except in the Mumbai and Delhi circles – is heavily over-staffed.
It has a workforce of 280,000 employees and is keen on retiring nearly 100,000 by offering them a voluntary retirement scheme. Employee wages eat up almost half its revenues.
Private telecom operators opted for the more efficient 2.3 gigahertz band for BWA spectrum when they bid for the licences last year. Most of these companies are now preparing to roll out 4G broadband services from next year.
Sam Pitroda, an adviser to the prime minister on telecom and related issues, had suggested that BSNL should slash its workforce by a third. The government is also studying the possibility of merging its telecom units – including BSNL, MTNL (which provides services in Delhi and Mumbai) and ITI Ltd – into one entity.
The landline subscription base in India is declining sharply in India, as most of the new subscribers prefer mobile telephony.
Both BSNL and MTNL have a stranglehold over landline phones, with an over 82-per cent share of the market.
BSNL, however is still keen on boosting its landline business and wants to invest nearly Rs1,000 crore in reviving it.
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^^ Same here, looks like it was an unannounced one-day bug/offer.
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I have ported my number (again! First port eight months back) existing Tata DOCOMO postpaid number to Idea prepaid
Reasons for Porting - Moving to an area where TD does not have network coverage.
Grievances with existing Service provider - None. Where TD has network, I found the call quality very good. Their customer service is also intelligent and responsive. Unfortunately, TD does not have good network coverage outside cities.
Benefits that I see of the new service provider -
- Better network coverage (so far)
- Lower cost (thanks to postpaid -> prepaid service tax avoidance)
Porting experience - Very smooth. Sent port request on Day 1 and got UPC immediately. Bought Idea sim and filled their form only on Day 13, number was ported on Night 18. Total dead time between services: about 10 minutes.
Any other important comment - Idea really surprised me with their MNP tariff plan. I chose Idea because that is the only network available in my future location, but now it looks like I'll save money too
Taking a look at their prepaid product details (attached) I really appreciate TD's "keep it simple" policy. Even Idea's website gives a terrible user experience, and the two customer service reps I met at their showroom gave different views on what FRCs and tariff plans are available for MNP customers. I decided to take it one step at a time and call their customer service once the number's activated.The MNP sim costs Rs 20, and I was surprised to discover it came loaded with Rs 5 of talktime - the customer service I called then told me the FRC was already done and I didn't need to do any First Recharge, or Value Voucher recharge etc. The pre-activated tariff is: 1p/2s for Idea-Idea, and 1p/s for all other calls local/national/mobile/landline, 50p sms. Wonder why Idea doesn't advertise this - couldn't find it on their website or showroom leaflets. What's also funny is that existing or new Idea customers do not get this tariff
- Better network coverage (so far)
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^^ More likely, they were scared looking at the 4S impressive booking numbers , and didn't want to give opportunity for comparison.
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NEW DELHI: The real gamechanger in NTP 2011, hidden away in the fine print, is a commitment by the government to permit voice resale at both wholesale and retail levels.For example, in the future, operators like Bharti Airtelwill be permitted to appoint resellers who will buy bulk minutes from Bharti at a wholesale price and resell them under their own or a joint brand to the end-user . This can be particularly useful to drive teledensity targets in rural India. The reseller will not need to invest in infrastructure as is the case with the MVNO(mobile virtual network operators) model. Currently this is prohibited.
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I am curious - if they specified a restriction of 100 sms per sim per day, what was the need to further specify a restriction of 3000 sms per sim per month? Is there any trick I am unaware of by which one can comply with 100 sms/day and yet send millions of sms a month
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What you might be right unless a number is registered as a telemarketer the telecos cannot do anything.I would just like to know howmany such telecallers or sms spammers register with TRAI I mean keep getting sms from somebody who says some land is for sale somewhere i am interested in buying 2nd car if ur intrested plz call etc etc do such ppl register.I guess not.Shouldnt the telcos or TRAI do something about it? The option ur saying of a advanced handset will not work for majority so what do such ppl do?
What do you think the telco or TRAI can do? They have given you the provision of lodging a complaint. http://nccptrai.gov.in/nccpregistry/How%20to%20Register%20complaint.pdf for details. There are strict fines for violating NCCP guidelines. If enough people complain, the telemarketers will be forced to register and follow the rules. If nobody complains, the telemarketer goes away scot-free since the telco or TRAI is not aware the number is an unregistered telemarketer.
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I have a small query with regard to this regulation from TRAI restricting sms to 100 per day.There are many online sites like way2sms and many more which offer you to send bulk sms either at free or at some cost .Will these restrictions apply there if it wont then what is the purpose of such restriction?.I would also like to point out one more thing a few days back I received some call at wee hours.The number kept repeating so I called to find it was recorded message.I asked my operator Airtel as to how I receive such recorded messages when my number is registered in dnd full restriction.That fellow coolly says if the numbers are not registered with TRAI these restriction dont apply.I wonder where we r heading
http://site5.way2sms.com/content/faq.html
How many SMS I can Send in a day?
You can send up to 100 SMS in a day.
And the marketing call logic is correct. Unless the number is registered as a telemarketer, how can the telecom company know that a call coming in wee hours is a marketing call or a stranger calling about an emergency with your friend or family member? If you don't want any calls from unknown numbers then your best bet is an advanced handset with call screening (or custom audible ring tones for contacts and silent ring tone as default)
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Isn't this topic in the wrong forum?
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Lolz! I dont Consider this flaunting at all...
Internet Service Provider Name / Type : BSNL 2G (EDGE)
Plan you are on : Prepaid 274/Month for 10 GB
Location you are based on : Mayiladuthurai, TN, India
Comments : I am stuck up with this as I hav no other Option.. BSNL haven`t laid underground cables in my area :-( . SO, no landline/BB.. Plannin to move to Netconnect plus... But dunno if EVDO covrg here or not..
What's interesting is that Speedtest still considers you Grade A+
Makes one wonder what plans 99% of IN are on? 
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This is very location-dependent so suggest you borrow data cards of different companies from friends or sales people to check their performance at the sites you will be using the internet, before you buy one for yourself.
Discounts & Deals For Non Electronics/Gadget Stuff
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