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koovs selling htc flyer for 21000 only.. much better specs than some phones >21000+ benefit of tab

jitni gaaliyaan di jayen utni kam hain......

what is the plan code name ? I am also having corporate connection in delhi circle

need a usb car charger for HTC wildfire, samsung chat 322, plantronics discovery 975 which one from capdase & bracketron http://www.letsbuy.c...ii-0m02-p-21254 http://www.letsbuy.c...charger-p-29082 are both of these car chargers compatible with above listed device ? please suggest

obviously Airtel BB has to restructured its plans after infotel launches its services, otherwise they will be finished.

hello friends We (consumers) often complain of being supplied substandard goods and services. dont we have right to get full value of our money spent for the goods and services we want to avail of. I am opening this topic to discuss how to fight (and get SADA HAQ) with these substandard goods and service providers. let me start it with my problem. I bought a sony LCD 26S550A in feb 2010. In june 2011 it started showing a weird screen colours, what the service center guys called "Ghost screen". ok, I paid for service charge and spare as it was out of warranty. but again in sep 2011, it started showing same problem. Went to service center and told the guy abt it. had a small verbal fight with him regarding the same problem within 3-4 months. but I had to pay Again for service charge and spare. Now again it sometime shows the same problem (not continuously). what should I do if this problem occur continuously ? do I have a strong case to drag them to consumer court ? if yes, is it really feasible moneywise ? please suggest.

kamal ji, out of warranty doesnt mean that I will pay them 800 rs. every 3-4 months. if a product is showing the same problem again and again it means there is fault in manufacturing. waiting for the tv to show this ghost screen permanently & I will go to court. friends I need some email id of any senior person/official. could nt find on website although I have sent a feedback through their website.

true.... bought verbatim pen from Letsbuy got corrupt just after one month

Facing serious problem: Bought a Plantronics discovery 975 and was using with htc wildfire till now, working perfectly. auto connection after switching on the devices. but today I needed it to be connect with two phones simultaneouly (as it has multipoint facility) but it is not getting detected by other phone(s). i again tried to connect it singly with other phone : not detected (phones tried samsung c3222, nokia 2700c, samsung 5212) tried the same with laptop : not detected however working fine with wildfire. friends seriouly I bought this bluetooth just because of multipoint facilty but worried because of not being detected. please help.

so what I am listening abt gujarat is true.. a state having surplus power in India is really comendable. looks like we all need NaMo to be next PM

good news for touchpad fans http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/18/such-a-good-deal/ please register under employee Program which is posted some pages back.

to get pass in exam u need 33 to get pass in society u need only 32

A nice article from today's ET regarding diesel/petrol All Pumped Up, Diesel Ain’t Dirty The petrol-diesel price gap went up again this week. But that isn’t the only reason diesel cars are becoming more attractive. Diesel technology is leading the change Malini Goyal Rajnish Kohli drives around in his 10th car, an Audi that runs on petrol. For the Delhibased IT executive, the thumb rule for picking a car has always been: if he liked what he saw, he bought it. In Kohli’s mind, there was never a debate about choosing the petrol or diesel variant. But when Kohli plans to go car shopping for his 11th car next year, things will be different. “Diesel can’t swing the buy. But it will now be a preference,” he says. So what’s made Kohli, who has never bothered about his fuel bills, think in these lines? Logging over 100 km a day and the sharp gap between petrol and diesel prices has meant that diesel has entered his subconsciousness, admits Kohli. But what swings the deal is the fact that diesel options in premium sedans have multiplied. Twelve hikes in petrol prices (since June 2010) and a 25 gap in price per litre is just part of the reason why consumers are opting for diesel. In Mumbai , Nikunj Sanghi, president , Federation of Automotive Dealers Association (FADA), narrates an anecdote to illustrate the changing consumer mindsets on diesel cars. As a Mahindra & Mahindra dealer, his preferred wheels of choice was a Mahindra vehicle but his wife would sneer at them. “She would just refuse to sit in one,” Sanghi says. Some of these diesel-powered drives — Armadas, Commanders — smelled and clattered so much that they felt like trucks. A few years ago, Sanghi pushed her to buy a Renault Logan (diesel) and after some persuasion, she agreed. Recently, she went and picked up M&M’s Verito on her own. “Diesels have undergone a complete makeover,” he says. Dirty diesel is now a thing of the past. A decade ago, diesel was a smelly, grimy, sooty fuel that consumers smirked at, auto MNCs with a reputation avoided and an environment-conscious government curbed. The waiting period for diesel variants of Maruti Swift and Dzire is an unbelievable six months. For VW’s Vento and Polo, the waiting period varies between four and eight weeks. For automobile companies, diesel is making or breaking their fortunes. On the back of its diesel portfolio, Volkswagen is soaring with a 70% plus sales in August when car sales dipped. Honda, with no diesel offering, was forced to cut prices of its City sedan by 66,000 and hatchback Jazz by 1.6 lakh to push sales. Hyundai can’t wait to get its new upcoming diesel engine plant by 2013. The Indian government is helping diesel’s case big time. Amid persistent inflation, while rising global prices have pushed petrol prices up to 66.84 a litre in Delhi, diesel remains 38% cheaper at 41.29 a litre. Beyond Indian shores too, the petrol versus diesel debate has been raging for long. The Global Divide Even though Mercedes-Benz launched its first diesel passenger car in the 1930s, diesel has been the ugly fuel for the passenger car industry for decades. While it has always been far more efficient fuel giving higher mileage compared to petrol — a reason why heavy users like commercial vehicles use diesel — its use in the passenger vehicle industry was restricted for two reasons. One, diesel was relatively more polluting — releasing higher levels of particulate matter and harmful oxides of nitrogen and sulphur. The past two decades saw increasing awareness and stringent curbs on vehicular emissions in different parts of the world. Led by California in the US, many other states and countries have regulated usage of diesel due to its polluting nature. In the US, availability of diesel at retail gas stations too is an issue. In India, Delhi took the lead by replacing diesel with CNG in public transport. But there was another more important reason why diesel was not popular among passenger car industry. Diesel engines were bulky, noisy, more difficult and costly to maintain. Petrol, on the other hand, is smoother, more refined and has a higher throttle. “All this helped the case of petrol engines through the 1990s,” says Deepesh Rathore, director (India) IHS Global Insight, a research firm. Most car companies — American, European and Japanese — focussed on building petrol cars. The push for change for diesel began in the 1990s when Europe’s mileage-driven thrust nudged its car manufacturers to spend more R&D dollars on diesel technologies. So today, while the US and Japan — the two big hubs for car manufacturers — continue to be petrol-driven markets, Europe leads the world in diesel engines and diesel technologies. It is exactly for this reason that Europe-focused manufacturers — Fiat, VW, Mercedes Benz and even American auto companies like Ford and Opel who have a strong presence in Europe — have a good line-up of diesel engines. Japanese companies like Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, Nissan and even Koreans like Hyundai have lagged behind. In India, Fiat’s small diesel engine is being used by Tata Motors, Maruti and GM. China, the new 600-pound gorilla of the car club, should have been setting the new trends on fuel usage. But it too swings the petrol way for multiple reasons even as it bets big on electric vehicles. One, China’s car market offers very limited options in diesel vehicles. This constrains demand. Two, many Chinese cities do not allow registration of diesel vehicles. Three, legislation norms in China requires lower amounts of sulphur in diesel and that variant is in limited supply. But the big reason is that “Chinese government does not favour diesel as the local industry lacks experience in developing advanced diesel power trains,” says Chinabased Bill Russo, senior adviser, Booz & Co, a consultancy. Cleaner, Smarter Diesel But other governments have been pushing for cleaner low-sulphur diesel for years. Last year, India joined in with Delhi and 12 other Indian cities introducing low-sulphur diesel. All this comes on the back of technological innovations brought about by car manufacturers to improve diesel engines — on both emission and performance counts. The first game changer was Bosch’s (common rail direct injection (CRDi) technology that made diesel engines run faster, quieter and smoother almost like the petrol one while boosting its efficiency by 25% or so. VW, with aspirations to lead the auto world, is betting on TDi — turbo-charged direct injection. Soon-to-be-implemented Euro V norms in India will help diesel as these engines are installed with catalytic converters which have lower carbon monoxide emission. This will greatly increase the attractiveness of diesel engines in future, say auto pundits. But some stubborn mature markets like the US and Japan are finding it difficult to shift preferences. “Diesel gives me 30% more fuel economy. These engines have changed so much in the recent past that when you sit inside the car you won’t know the difference. Still, Americans’ perception of diesel — of loud, rumbling engines that do not start in winter - continues,” says Rebecca Lindland, US-based auto analyst with IHS Global Insight. The India Playfield Which way will India s w i n g? Though minuscule now, India could be the next big frontier for diesel engines. It is tipped to be the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market by 2020. The historical price-skew favours diesel over petrol big time. For many Indians, still buying their first cars, operating costs are a critical factor under consideration. “The petroldiesel price differential will always be there. And diesel with better technology, more power, more fuel efficiency and better environment —I see a big growth for the next four to six years,” says Neeraj Garg, director, Volkswagen (passenger car) India. While diesel cars are more expensive than their petro counterparts, it is the running cost that gives them an edge. Fuel efficiency is among the top three criteria that Indian customers benchmark their cars before purchase. “Repair and maintenance costs of diesel engine are typically 14% of total operating costs per km as against 8% for petrol engine,” says Singapore-based Mohit Arora, executive director, JD Power, a research firm. “That 6% differential is more than offset by the huge price differential (38%) that the two fuels have in India,” adds Arora. The thumb-rule till recently was that if a car owner clocks around 11,000 km annually, the benefits of a diesel car begins to far outweigh its higher costs. That threshold should now have lowered a bit with the new round of petrol price hikes. Most importantly, diesel’s prospects in India are also boosted by the fact that more automobile companies are now launching new cars in diesel variants to woo customers. So far, diesel engines have largely come in bigger vehicles, above 1200 cc. The smallest that was available till recently was 1200 cc Fiat engine. GM has launched a 936 cc diesel variant of its Beat model. The engine was specially developed for Indian customers. “Our R&D will continue to look at smaller engines [diesel],” says Michael Boneham, Ford India MD. Honda-SIEL, the company that stayed firm on petrol so far, is expected to launch diesel variants of City and Jazz in India by 2013. Hyundai is expected to launch diesel variants of i10 and Santro in future. Maruti Suzuki is developing a sub 1,000-cc engine for India even as VW is likely bring in the diesel variant of the smaller Up in the near future. Says JS Chopra, head, Delphi-TVS Diesel Systems, a supplier of diesel engine component to M&M and Tata Motors: “Diesel option is compulsory now for every model. For a car manufacturer, its range is not complete without a diesel option.” Many like Ford, GM are setting up flexible engine plants that can easily swing between petrol and diesel to cope with this shift. All this will mean a country that was once on a path to shunning diesel may well be embracing it. Some like Gulshan Ahuja, secretary general, FADA are backing diesel all the way. “Even if there is price parity between petrol and diesel, I would bet on diesel as the fuel of the future,” says Ahuja. ENGINES: KNOW YOUR DIESEL FROM PETROL Firing The Engine Petrol engines get fired up with a spark plug. Diesel engines use direct fuel injection method in which the highly compressed hot air is used to ignite the fuel. During harsh winter, when the air isn’t hot enough to ignite the engine (unlike petrol which gets ignited with a spark) diesel vehicles of the past have had starting trouble. But a new generation of diesel engines takes care of this problem. Fuel Efficiency Diesel gives more km per unit than petrol — because it has higher energy density and hence produces more energy per given unit. Diesel engines also use lesser fuel when idle as against petrol, by some account, just 1/3rd. Example Skoda Octavia (petrol) gives 8.1 km/l in the city as against the diesel which gives 10.7 km/l Performance Reaction to accelerator pedal, pickup for a petrol engine is faster and smoother. Diesel cars (without a turbo) have a slight lag in responding to the demand from the accelerator. But the latest CRDi engines with turbo chargers puts it neck-to-neck with petrol. Example Skoda Octavia (petrol) does 0-100 km in 9 seconds but the diesel takes 13.6 seconds Power Factor Diesel engines have a higher torque or turning power vis-a-vis the petrol ones. So when driving uphill on a lower gear, a diesel car will take lesser effort to drive up due to diesel’s higher thermal efficiency and higher torque. This is the reason why heavy vehicles typically have diesel engines. But petrol engines give a far smoother, peppier ride Example Skoda Octavia (petrol 1.8) gives a maximum speed of 215 kmph as against diesel (1.9) that gives 175 kmph Weight & Wear-Tear Due to high compression ratios and high cylinder pressure, diesel engines must be built to withstand more wear and tear than petrol. As a result, critical car/engine components like crankshaft, cylinders have to be thicker and heavier. This makes them heavier and pushes up the sticker price. Example Octavia (diesel) gross vehicle weight is 1,855 kg as against petrol variant 1,810 kg WHY DIESEL MAKES MORE SENSE Better Mileage Latest diesel engines are at least 25% more fuel efficient than petrol Cheaper Commute Diesel cars, though costlier, make sense if it clocks 11,000 km plus annually Less Polluting Cleaner fuel, latest tech and catalytic converters means diesel is no longer dirty

shahab ji we can pay you through mobile recharge as I dont feel good that someone give away freebies and pay the courier too.. kyo kamal ji kaisa rahega ?

what he hell!!! yesterday my friend suggested me to get a CNG kit although I knew the bad points of its and told him, he said "kuch nahi hota yaar". then I made up my mind for CNG finally which I was avoiding since 1 year. then after reading kshah's post I am again not in mood of installing CNG... not in a position to sell this one and get new diesel car and I want to run this car for atleast 3 more years. Its just common man who is suffering because of this @#$# govt.

kamal ji defintely said what I also wanted to. but its upto shahab bhai.

friends & gurus, (specially Dhiraj ji) Now the petrol is up by 3.14 Rs and it will be costing 66.86 in Delhi. I cant bear it anymore and thinking of installing a CNG kit in my santro GLS. Pls suggest me what are pros and cons of CNG kit (although I know that maintenance will be high) ? what is the approx. cost of a good CNG kit ? Where to get CNG kit installed (any particular dealer if anybody knows) ? any other point to keep in mind ?

shahab bhai 1 for me. I haved PMed you my address. pls send the account details for courier charges.

they are fooling Rajan bhai. tried on both handsets but cant be applied. worst online shopping site, ruining only their image, by not mentioning this thing.

some offers for SNS account holders some clearance sale is gong on here. asus 1215B also at good price http://www.excaliberpc.com/computers/mode-10/clearance.html

today, in KBC, saw a village from bihar, where only a single school that too remain close for 3-4 months in the season of rain. where is nitish kumar who is looting praises by opening a school in home of an IAS officer, but then I think lalu is more responsible for this who ruled bihar for a long time. feel good for the young man who win 25L. atleast now we can expect a good school there

i doubt if there will be any taker of these cheap chinese coolpad handsets at this price. why reliance is not looking forward ?

etios and liva diesel version launched in India. looks like good package value for money could nt differentiate b/w etios VX and etios VX-D ?

i have seen a nano in Bigbazaar aditya mall indirapuram but is it for lucky draw (or any contest) prize or for retail sale ? Before nano there was omni but that was for prize for some promotion.

thanks rajan bhai.. I now request you to find some deal for photo printing paper, here local shop quoting 25 Rs. per page, which i think is too much.