Thanks all for the information. Alpana-ba, the prepaid also need an Identity and local Address proof to ensure that one is trackable if the phone is used for illegal purpose. Post 9/11 most of the countries including US has similar restrictions. I had problems getting a pre-paid Cingular connection here in MA even though I had a NY License (which was expired) and copy of apartment lease contract.
As for return of security deposit, my experience says that the easiest way is to send a letter/email to their corporate office (address to Customer Service Manager) and it works wonders. You can mark a copy to TRAI to make it more effective. I had similar issues with Airtel which got resolved in a week. >Take the connection on someone's else name .. who has a Photo ID card (PAN Card, driver's license, >passport etc) and address proof (electricity bill, bank statement photo copy) and one or 2 small >photographs !! >>that's what I did and I wrote that. Took in my father's name. So nothing has changed. >>The keyword is "prepaid", yes. And since the prepaid concept is there, why in somebody's else's name? Well, then I understand - it's not a perfect world. >>The mistake I made was that I listened to that honest looking young salesperson (my weakness was she was an Assamese and was also from Santipur) who suggested that I should take the regular (post-paid?) connection with a thousand dollar deposit and as soon as I return the sim card they would refund that money to my father - he doesn't have to do anything, they will mail a check to him. She got a good piece of my mind on my next visit to India though. Life makes you tough! In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass - Lakshmana Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:23:29 +0530From: bgogoi at gmail.comTo: assam at assamnet.orgSubject: Re: [Assam] Internet connection in GuwahatiTo get a mobile phone connection (per-paid) at any place in India (including Assam), you can always manage! Take the connection on someone's else name .. who has a Photo ID card (PAN Card, driver's license, passport etc) and address proof (electricity bill, bank statement photo copy) and one or 2 small photographs !! On 10/20/07, Alpana B. Sarangapani <absarangapani at hotmail.com> wrote: Thanks for the good info, Babul. And thanks to Krishnendu for asking. About mobile phones in Guwahati, do they allow non-residents to get a connection now? It is great that there is no charge for incoming calls there. Although you get hundreds of minutes for a package deal here, they usually charge even more for incoming calls. I think India is very advanced in this field. But I had to get my cell phone connected in my father's name. Reliant won't even give me a connection, it was one of those two - Air... something. One is doing very well, I hear, so it would be the other. They gave my folks back home a lot of trouble - instead of giving them the deposit back (yes, it was one thousand rupees only, but still they never saw that money again but was relieved that their "head office" in Fancy Bazar realized that it was a closed account and stopped any charges into the closed/non-existing account), they kept sending them the bills for months even after the phone was disconnected and the sim card was surrendered. It was just so ridiculous! that a lawyer friend of ours even asked if we needed any help so they won't do it to others. Reliant won't even add a new phone even if you have an account with them - during that time - about a year or so ago. And if you use your phone connection from the US, the good connection is there but would cost you an arm and a leg. Of course, one good thing in India (about computers and getting a connection) is that the technician would make house calls - though within the warranty period only. And I hear there is no license/copyright restriction for most of the application softwares - even when one uses it for profit. Anyway, I feel better now that I said it all. Thanks again. - baideu "In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass" - Lakshmana Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:30:42 +0530From: bgogoi at gmail.comTo: assam at assamnet.orgSubject: Re: [Assam] Internet connection in Guwahati 1. BSNL's broadband ..2. ERNet's business centre located at Panbazar, by the side of the flyover (hwre IITG office is located, in the big building) 3. GPRS enabled mobiles...4. ...... On 10/20/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com> wrote: Friends from Guwahati,What are the high speed internet options availabe inGuwahati and how long does it take to get a newconnection? How is the speed/availability/cost? 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