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hi, At my home in Trivandrum I am having a Tataindicom broadband connection. Basically its behind a router. But setting up STUN should avoid the problem with ports. There is no firewall on the PC actaully i tried with two service providers 1- sipgate.co.uk - This one works fine for me here in UK. I exported the registry files and send it back home and set up the same there. But it did not work in India. 2- sipdiscount.com - Allows free calls to UK landline. This one worked perfectly But it is sipgate.co.uk which I wanted to work because then the PC will get a UK landline number and I can call them any time. I think they are blocking the ip address from India. I had also planned to buy "Linksys PAP2" and set it up there if this worked. Now since its not working, I have dropped that plan. For Sipgate after setting up ExpressTalk, if you dial 10000 it should reply back "Welcome to SIPGATE....." But this is not happening... For me in UK this works correctly. I even sat with Arun and tried this as he is also having tata indicom connection. but did not work out. People tell me that Vonage works fine in India. But its costly when compared to sipgate

Hi I am in UK now. Here we are having a virgin broadband connection. 8MBPS unlimitted. But till now it has not connected above 4MBPs. They have confirmed that its due to the limitation of the telephone cable. It comes around 25 GBP per month. Plus the telephone line rental is another 15 GBP. Most other service providers have 12 months minimum contract period.

its not just a line Arun. On applying the slightest pressure on the screen which can happen accidentally at any time, the screen cracks up and one area of lcd screen becomes totally defective. for all my friends this happend accidentally. any idea whether the screen needs to be totally replaced or can it be repaired??

canon powershot a410 is a good one

friends Before buying laptop make sure that the LCD quality is good. Recently 4 of my friends had the display damaged. All four were Toshiba Portege. Giving slighest pressure on the LCD screen can get it damaged. Not sure whether this is covered in guarantee???

yes, I am now accessing from outside India

looks like a combination of ipod and mobile phone

I think DishTV is already providing equipment which can record also. Otherwise you can use a PC to record. You need software also for recording and scheduling. I find WINDVR a good one for that. It can record in DVD format also

Thanks Arun for the wishes

While I am trying to connect to Rworld I am getting error message as "678 There is no answer" This is the error description from RIM Website 678 ---- A modem or other device did not pick up the phone. Check the number and dial again. If this is a virtual private network (VPN) connection, check the host name or IP address of your destination server, and try to connect again. Also, make sure that the phone line is plugged into the correct socket in the modem. I have activated my RConnect. Can some one tell me why I am getting this error

Any way his batting is not clicking these days for team India. Will it click for Team Ambani

Go for SIP. Thats the best option

15 new trains to Bihar!!!

I am having TATA INDICOM 64 kbps and it consistantly gives 9 to 10 KBPS for downloads!!

can some one post the complete step by step info on how to do this on linux

The site is not coming up perfectly on firefox.. some of the menus are not displayed properly

I Wonder whether some handsets like 2030 and 2130 are available now!!!

Hi, If you have two Reliance phones... You can connect to Rconnect using both and get double the bandwidth (theoretically!!) This is how you can do it... Create a dial-up connection like your normally would. -Right click on the icon and select Properties -Click on the Multilink tab -Click on Use additional devices -Click on the Add -Click on the other modem you would like to use -You should now connect with both modems. -You can confirm this by opening up your dial up connection in the System Tray after you connect. I have not tried this myself... I have only one phone I do not even know whether this will work with RConnect... But can some one try this and see how it went

I just saw this on rediff!! What do you people think of this. Geetha, a Rajya Sabha member from the Telugu Desam Party, on Thursday moved a private member bill in the House. She demanded a ban on camera phones in public places arguing that these phones are increasingly being used to pry into private lives of people. She also wanted the legislation to regulate the use of such phones by children. Now, does Geetha have a point here? Do you think the use of these latest gizmos in public places is a threat to your privacy? Or are these merely fun tools as their manufacturers would want us to believe? And, also, should they come with the statutory warning, "Keep out of reach of children"?

Seven hot Nokia phones in the mkt -------------------------------------------- The models include a third-generation technology (3G) phone and three high-end camera phones. SINGAPORE: Finland's Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched seven new phone models on Monday, including a third-generation technology (3G) phone and another three high-end camera phones. The company unveiled its 6280 3G slide phone with a 2-megapixel camera in Singapore, a day ahead of CommunicAsia, the region's largest IT and communications trade show. Other products showcased included the 6270 quadband slide phone, also with a 2-megapixel camera, and the 6111 camera slide phone. Nokia also introduced three CDMA or code division multiple access models. CDMA is the world's second-most common mobile phone technology after GSM or Global System for Mobile communications. One of the CDMA models is the high-end 6265 2-megapixel camera slide phone. There are also two entry-level models -- the 2255 clamshell handset and the 2125 candy bar-shaped phone. Nokia's executive vice-president and general manager for mobile phones, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, said the firm was committed to growing its CDMA mobile business, particularly in Asia Pacific and China. "The growth prospects on the CDMA front are extremely encouraging. The CDMA market is expected to grow at pace with the overall handset market and the global CDMA handset volume is expected to increase by 10 to 15 percent year-on-year in 2005," he told a gathering of telecoms industry participants. Nokia also launched the 6060, a GSM clamshell model for basic voice functions. The seven models are expected to start shipping in the second half of 2005, Nokia said. Nokia Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific Urpo Karjalainen said the region was expected to account for one-third of the total CDMA handset volumes by year-end. Courtesy - ciol.com

Hi all, You can get free ubuntu Cds by registering here http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/ I registered one month back and got 10 packs. Each pack had two cds one installable version and another live cd!. I think they will send to all if the number of cd is reasonable. I am yet to try it. Has some one done that already??

The infrastructure problem in Bangalore has reached new levels recently.. I just saw this article on rediff and thought it will be great to get some opinions from fellow rimwebians. Also would like to know how is the situation in other metros. Check out what two top IT executives have to say about the infrastructure situation in Bangalore. Subroto Bagchi Chief Operating Officer, MindTree Consulting As someone who thinks Bangalore is home and loves the city dearly, it is difficult to admit that the story is over. At the same time, it is difficult for anyone to deny that the infrastructure situation in the city is bursting at its seams. Yet, infrastructure is not all about roads but clearing garbage, making sure untreated sewage does not mingle with drinking water and naked electrical wires don't kill school children. Add to all this, the state of denial. The starting point of solving a problem is admitting that we have one. Recent statements by some imply that speaking about the civic infrastructure can lead to being labelled a "non-local". This is dangerous and must stop. We must start with not the city's infrastructure but the city's state of mind. First, at the level of the government we have to be committed to the city and decide that this is a non-political issue. We must have a common minimum programme on which there is no compromise. These are issues like garbage collection, sewage disposal, road repair, reliable electricity and safe drinking water. Whether or not there will be an international airport or a metro-rail, comes later. The Bangalore experience proves there is a systemic limit to capacity building in any city. Beyond a point, trying to retrofit capacity is futile. Singapore's sewage disposal system was designed to operate at several times the amount of generation and the capacity was created such that treated sewage could be flushed into the sea at high tide! That's planning. Now, try stuffing Bangalore with a population larger than Singapore's on top of a non-existent drainage system -- it just can not work. At some stage, efforts become not only cosmetic, they amount to putting lipstick on a pig. The solution, therefore, is to build newer cities, decongest and admit that sooner or later, a system of control must be exercised on who can live and work where. I see no running away from a future in which odd numbered vehicles can ply on allocated three days a week and even numbered vehicles on the other three days, with Sunday being free for all. Then comes the issue of who should fix the city infrastructure and who should run it? A lot of talk about public-private partnership makes the rounds. At the end of the day, running cities like New York or Singapore and Shanghai is specialised, full time work. Bangalore can not be an exception. Citizenry can participate in policy planning, understand and contribute to the political system and pay taxes right. It just cannot pretend to run the system and the system cannot abdicate its responsibility, which must be exercised with transparency and sans corruption. That requires emotional security and a long term view -- two things we do not give our elected politicians. T V Mohandas Pai CFO, Infosys Technologies Bangalore is India's only global city. It exported $6.5 billion of IT services in fiscal 2005, targeted to reach $10 billion by fiscal 2007. With 250,000 people employed and growing at over 30 per cent, it is among the top two IT destinations in the world. It is a global brand, recognised all over the world, the place of choice for young Indians with possibly the best quality of life for a comparable city in India. Bangalore's challenge is that it has grown at 11 per cent per annum over the last decade and the infrastructure has obviously not kept pace. Bangalore also has a vocal civil society that does not take bad infrastructure and an inadequate governance structure lying down. Therefore, we have the spectacle of protests from industry and civil society. This is a common problem across urban areas all over India but magnified by rapid growth in Bangalore. The city is not losing its pre-eminence though the high expectations of investors and stake holders is not being met. Only the lustre is diminishing a bit. Bangalore needs help -- lots of it from the state and Union governments and its own citizens. The Bangalore Agenda Task Force was one such institutional mechanism, to create a governance structure. Its absence today is creating frustration and raising protest levels. What is the remedy? The biggest problem is traffic. Industry has suggested a set of short and long term initiatives, all accepted by the government. These have to be implemented vigorously with the active participation of civil society. Investment is apace on the water and power fronts. Drainage is a major concern and once again execution holds the key. The plans have been chalked out. All stakeholders know the challenges and the solutions. What is lacking is execution. The state government derives 70 per cent of its revenues from Bangalore and needs to plough back a bit more to make the city better. If the city prospers it will generate resources and a better life for all. For their part, Bangalore's citizens should form groups like Janagraha to identify issues and work with the government to execute projects. Industry is doing its bit but needs more from all stakeholders. This is not a fight between industry and the state government, but a call by tax payers for better performance and governance. The bureaucracy is willing and has shown its commitment. The political leadership has to rise to the occasion and accelerate the pace of change. The situation is not desperate; but the inflection point has come. It is up to all of us to work together and make it happen. If Bangalore succeeds then there is hope for our young people. If the doomsayers succeed, it is the last great opportunity lost for India. Courtesy - rediff.com

My post count got decreased from around 1200 to 700 odd... What happened!!!!

we had a discussion about the same here some time back.. I cannot find the topic now.. can some moderator find it and paste here ... Perhaps we may find a way to do this!!

Cheerio Ashok!!! Really appreciate the effort taken by you to conduct the meeting... Soon I will be relocating to Trivandrum!!! Do meet me when you come there!!