If you are a Yahoo user, you must have got this email, an easy way to download your photos is at
Click here to recover your Yahoo Photos in High Resolution
Dear Yahoo! Photos user,
For some time now, we’ve supported your popular and favorite photo-sharing service, Yahoo! Photos. But even good things come to an end, and we’ve decided to close Yahoo! Photos.
We will officially close Yahoo! Photos on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at 9 p.m. PDT.
We had reported about Airtel increasing local SMS and call rates alongwith Hutch and Idea. The three operators had formed a cartel and at that time the TRAI had said that it was keeping a close watch on the situation. Angered by this hike a NGO had filed a case asking for TRAI intervention in the hike.
The appeal was filed in TDSAT, in its reply TRAI said that
“We are constantly watching the issue raised but the charges are within the ceiling limits”.
To this the TDSAT replied that it was not bird watching, they have to intervene.
I wonder if they really have formed a cartel, MRTPC will like to have a word with the three telcos.
The product ain’t great, but the ad certainly is !
Arey Uncle, zara side dena !
I know its not tech related, but this ad featuring John Abraham, Sharukh Khan and an unknown kid is great. Although Sharukh khan is looking like he is 60.
Yes friends, it happened to one of my friends , don’t let it happen to you, with out easy step by step tutorial, learn how to change your router password to save your account from being hacked. We wont tell you how to hack the MTNL accounts here, as we are here to protect innocent users who land up with huge broadband bills.
One of my friend who has a 400MB plan on MTNL saw that within 3 days, 380 MB had been used. So he didnt use the internet connection for 25 days, when he logged into MTNL’s site, he was shocked to see over 800MB of data usage. His account had been hacked and his password stolen.
The steps for a TATA account are given below, Before everything else, change the ISP access password by logging onto your ISP’s site. MTNL steps are pretty similar.
1. Log into your DSL router by entering your gateway address in your browser, 192.168.1.1 for most users.
2. You will be asked for username and password, use admin admin , this will work on most default routers. If it doesnt call your ISP and ask the initial router password.
3. The most important step to protect your account from being hacked is to protect your router. Its your gateway to the network and your internet account. Click on advanced setup, and WAN. Then click on edit. Click on next twice and update your new internet password. Go to end and save the info and reboot.
4. Now again login to 192.168.1.1, click on management, access control and select the admin user, change the admin username and password.
You have protected your account from being used by other people.
Its been about 2 weeks since i installed the VSNL Tata Indicom Broadband at my place. I paid for 6 months upfront, which meant i didn’t have to pay anything for installation and the Router is also free unlike MTNL and Airtel where a rent is needed. MTNL also charges a huge installation fee.
Now initially there was a delay in the installation and the customer care was pathetic, replying after six days that the installation is done as per their records.
Here are initial reactions ::
1. The speed averages to about 105% of promised speed, which is good, considering i am a huge downloader and require huge bandwidth.
2. Sometimes connections timeout or reset but it happens pretty less, so it aint bugging me yet, just hope it doesn’t happen to often, or else i am having another outburst at the customer care people.
3. VOIP is good, the main problem with my earlier connection was packet loss, the line was too lossy for voice data communication which meant i always had trouble using Skype or other VOIP softwares. Till now i have had an excellent VOIP experience with VSNL Tata Indicom Broadband. Apparently in my area in Delhi, the service is pretty good.
But reading some of the online reviews, i really feel that the customer care of TATA Indicom Broadband really need to buck up or poor CRM will eat into their business. But for the moment i am pretty happy with my net connection from VSNL/TATA Indicom Broadband.
Rating: 
Till now the DTH industry in India was unregulated, which pretty much meant that companies like Tata Sky and Dish TV(to a lesser extent) India did what they wanted to do. Tata Sky has been regularly criticised on this blog for the way it imposes channels onto its subscribers, offers substandard services and also does not have a toll free telephone number for redressal.
Recently they launched a massive PR campaign with biggies like Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani and Kirron Kher with both Web and TV ads, giving testimonials of TATA Sky subscribers supposedly praising the service.
But TRAI has taken note, and is all set to make the DTH industry more competitive. DTH companies have been asked to make Set Top boxes compatible with rivals and offer takeback schemes and rental schemes, so subscribers are not stuck with a particular company.
Also DTH companies will now get unbundled channels, Dish TV commented that this benefit will be passed to consumer so a ‘a la carte’ system can be introduced for consumers.
Also no broadcaster or DTH company will be able to remove channels without prior notice, something which had happened with Neo Sports and TATA Sky.
Exciting days for the DTH consumers !
