Until it implements user reviews for individual products, that is. Before Flipkart and stuff existed, eBay (India) was my go to destination for most of my online purchases. Now, I rarely use the site; and it’s mostly due to Flipkart. The first thing I look for when buying a product is to look at user reviews (both good and bad). ... Read More »
Category Archives: Technology
Airtel 100Mbps Broadband plans via Fibre To The Home (FTTH) in Delhi NCR
In my last post I mentioned that a Broadband connection is meant to be fast, faster than your mobile wireless Internet. I also said that I use Airtel Broadband and today I’m happy to see (and tell you, in case you didn’t know this before) that Airtel has ramped up its Broadband plans to 100Mbps in ‘certain cities’ through FTTH ... Read More »
Airtel smartdrive: Voice guided Turn by turn nav app in India
So people, if you have an Android phone, there’s free Google Maps voice guided turn by turn navigation (with live traffic for metros) available. If you are on Nokia, there’s a Voice Navigation app there too, which is also completely offline. If you’re using iPhone, the latest Apple maps have turn by turn navigation too. God help you if you ... Read More »
Hike messaging app (by Airtel) can send ‘real SMS’ for free, too.
Message packs !! Still use them? May be you don’t have a Smart phone or you are living under a rock. WhatsApp, Kik, Kakao talk…….these are messaging apps you need and use these days. But there’s one drawback; you can only use these apps if the other person also have these apps installed. Having said that, there are also other ... Read More »
Now, pay LIC Premium via Credit card (Visa & MasterCard)
In our previous post about paying lic premium, we have listed 8 different ways to pay your lic policy premium. One of those is via ‘LIC’s customer portal’. Through the portal, till today, you only had the option of paying through Internet Banking or VISA Debit card. Now, LIC has also added an option of paying through VISA and Master ... Read More »
Idea 3G Unlimited data plans at Rs.750 and Rs.950 (Conditions)
When the top carrier reduces its 3G plans’ prices, it’s almost imperative for others to follow. Idea Cellular, has done exactly that; it reduced its 3G charges by over 60% for some plans. You can see the tariff plans by going here. While going through the tariff plans (for prepaid), you might have also had a second look at the ... Read More »
TRAI TV Ads rules & regulations in India PDF
It’s no secret. In the good old days, few Ads used to come in between daily serials/movies (let’s call these as ‘content’). Now, it’s the other way around; some content is being shown in between Ads. You sit to watch your favourite movie, thinking it would finish in 3 hours, which, it actually should. 15 minutes into the movie and ... Read More »