Thanks Krishnendu. I tend to forget that but remember it now - they have to be
careful....
But had i taken the pre-paid deal instead of falling for the sales talk of that
"hard-working" looking young entrepreneur, I could have spared my dad/family
the pain of getting those "unpaid" bills (it is extremely difficult to go back
and forth, - taat-baati karha - to their corporate office even if it is nearby
at Fancy Bazaar, if one is elderly/works all day/or does not own a vehicle)
even after the account was closed as the contract said - whereas the sim card
was also surrendered.
It is just hard to see someone trying to take advantage of the situation and
not being able to do anything.
Meditation helps oneself but does not help when it comes to seeing others being
taken advantage of. :)
Thanks again!
“We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't
make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace.”- Dalai
Lama
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble
like a blade of grass”
- Lakshmana
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:20:10 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: [Assam] Internet connection in Guwahati> >
> 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? I have managed to
> convince> my manager to extend my vacation plan for a couple of > more days
> with a planto work from home ... so need a> dependable internet>
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