Archive for February, 2008

Tata Sky marketing crapness

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Tata Sky might be advertising widely that they are now selling the connection for just Rs. 1499. But the truth is that the deal is kind of stupid compared to their earlier offering.
They charge Rs. 1000 for installation. And this connection comes with no free months of viewing. So you pay Rs. 2500 for the [...]

Superhero Movie: Spiderman Spoof!

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Looks excellent. Let’s hope it comes to India!

Living on the ground floor

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Another new nuisance on living on the ground floor… You can hear the fights going on in neighboring houses. Very frustrating.

Airtel Broadband Charges for USB Cable?

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

I like Airtel Broadband due to several reasons. One of the major reasons is that they do not charge the customer for petty things. Things like shifting from one place to another and things like network cables and splitters.
However, a customer of Airtel Broadband is now disappointed that the company is now charging for the [...]

Delhi-Gurgaon Toll Booth on Sunday

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I passed it three times today. Here is the waiting time at the toll booth at those times…
5:40 PM: 13 minutes (From Gurgaon to Delhi)
8:30 PM: 9 minutes (From Delhi to Gurgaon)
10:00 PM: 11 minutes (From Gurgaon to Delhi)
I took a different route while coming back at 11:00 PM as I was tired of [...]