I am not blogging for quite a few days, 562 spams under akismet account just reconfirms it. I am busy with inferno and new office. Also we are buying an office in US (checked few places at starton and tracy but not happy, so boss is checking few more).
I am moving to Delhi for 3 days, I got up early (2:00 am IST) and my flight is at 5:45 am so thought of updating the blog. I will get back to blogging in another 3 days. you can read some more of my posts at http://inferno.aimk.org/blog/.
Here is a creative way of creating gmail accounts (first hand method), sorry if illegal (why should it be illegal, it is just a free account creation?). Creating gmail account with invitations is just a big pain and everybody needs to create and manage various accounts. I prefer gmail accounts over others for obvious reasons (as they are the best).
Here is a small 3 step trick to create one without any alternative email:-
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This image will explain it properly (Life can’t be simpler).
Some notes
Enjoy Gmail and you can use the gmail multi account manager to manage more than one gmail account.
“Hi, How are you? When is the next Bandth?”. This is not a para from a fiction but a normal Bangla talk these days. We had some 5 to 6 bandths during last 30 working days and expecting few more in the days to come. For all who do not know what is a bandth, “it is a call (for a statewide strike) from a political party (or parties) against a policy of the ruling party”. This is most general definition but can vary too.
I am not saying ruling party did not do it wrong and neither I am saying that the ruling party did not take the right step. But are bandths a solution to sort out things? For every notion there is a for and there is an against but can we then have 366 days off every year?
It is certainly bad for all, as Bengal is losing something in the global race. How can we ask the investors to invest few more millions in West Bengal, when we are not sure of its working? Our judicial system needs more power. Why can’t such deals be discussed before implementations. Why only an after-effect? West Bengal voters need to think and improve the overall system, its now or never time. What is your opinion?
I am sorry for not blogging for quite few days. I was busy with our new office and some work related to Inferno. Now the team will take it from here. My part if over for Inferno and got some time for blogging (Another thing: Today I went for root canal).
Story of the day, there has been some major changes for the broadband services in kolkata. Let me put that into various points (w.e.f from 1st Jan 2007, a very happy new year to all Internet users.)
1) Modem getting cheaper (Modem Rental)
Earlier
| Type – I | Type – II | Type – III | Type – IV |
| Rs. 100 | Rs. 150 | Rs. 125 | Rs. 165 |
Now
| Particulars | Type – I | Type – II | Type – III | Type – IV |
| Modem charges per month* | Rs. 60 | Rs. 90 | Rs. 60 | Rs. 90 |
2) Home plans getting even cheaper
Look at the downloading limits, it is increased 2.5 times. I will getting a downloading limit of 2.5 GB instead of 1.0 GB (which is welcome change). Also the extra charges are reduced.
Earlier
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Particulars
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Tariff in Rs.
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Home 250
(New) |
Home 500
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Home 1000
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Home 1800
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Home 3300
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Bandwidth
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256 Kbps
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256 Kbps
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384 Kbps
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512 Kbps
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1 Mbps
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Monthly Charges (Rs)
|
250
|
500
|
1000
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1800
|
3300
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Discounted Annual Payment Option to
Customers (Rs) |
2500
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5000
|
10000
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18000
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33000
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Download/ Upload Limit (GB)
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0.4 GB
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1.0 GB
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2 GB
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5 GB
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10 GB
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Additional Usage Charges/MB
Beyond free download/upload limit (Rs) |
1.4
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1.2
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1.00
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0.80
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0.80
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Free E-mail IDs/Space (Per E-mail ID)
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1 / 5 MB
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1 / 5 MB
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1 / 5 MB
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1 / 5 MB
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2 / 5 MB
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Security Deposit
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NIL
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NIL
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1 month rental
|
1 month rental
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1 month rental
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| Night Unlimited (0200 – 0800 Hrs) |
Not Available
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Available
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
|
| Minimum Hire Period |
Three Months
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Three Months
|
One Month
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One Month
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One Month
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Now
|
Particulars
|
Tariff in Rs.
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||||
|
Home 250
(New) |
Home 500
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Home 1000
|
Home 1800
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Home 3300
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Bandwidth
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256 Kbps/Up to 2 Mbps
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256 Kbps/ Up to 2 Mbps
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384 Kbps/Up to 2 Mbps
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512 Kbps/Up to 2 Mbps
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2 Mbps
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Monthly Charges (Rs)
|
250
|
500
|
1000
|
1800
|
3300
|
|
Annual Payment Option to Customers
(Rs) |
2500
|
5000
|
10000
|
18000
|
33000
|
|
Download/ Upload Limit (GB)
|
1.0 GB
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2.5 GB
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5 GB
|
10 GB
|
20 GB
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Additional Usage Charges/MB
Beyond free download/upload limit (Rs) |
0.90
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0.80
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0.80
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0.70
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0.70
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Free E-mail IDs/Space (Per E-mail ID)
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1 / 5 MB
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1 / 5 MB
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1 / 5 MB
|
1 / 5 MB
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2 / 5 MB
|
|
Security Deposit
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
1 month rental
|
1 month rental
|
1 month rental
|
| Night Unlimited (0200 – 0800 Hrs) |
Not Available
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
|
Available
|
| Minimum Hire Period |
Three Months
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Three Months
|
One Month
|
One Month
|
One Month
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3) business plans getting cheaper
The downloading limits are increased. It will be a great help to smaller companies. I welcome the change.
Earlier
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Particulars
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Tariff in Rs.
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| Business 700 (New) |
Business 1200 | Business 3000 | Business 5000 | Business 9000 |
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Bandwidth
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256 kbps | 256 kbps | 512 kbps | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps |
| Single /Multi User-(SU/MU) | SU | SU | MU | MU | MU |
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Monthly Charges (Rs)
|
700 | 1200 | 3000 | 5000 | 9000 |
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Annual Payment Option to Customers
(Rs) |
7000 | 12000 | 30000 | 50000 | 90000 |
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Download/ Upload Limit (GB)
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2 GB | 4 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB | 40 GB |
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Additional Usage Charges/MB
Beyond free download/upload limit (Rs) |
1.20 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
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Free E-mail IDs/Space (Per E- mail
ID) |
1 / 5 MB | 1 / 5 MB | 2 / 5 MB | 2 / 5 MB | 4 / 5 MB |
| Static IP Address (on request) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | One | One |
| Web hosting space (on request) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Domain Name (on request) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | One | One |
| Security Deposit | One Month rental | One Month rental | One Month rental | One Month rental | Rs 5000 |
| Minimum Hire Period | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month |
Now
|
Particulars
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Tariff in Rs.
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||||
| Business 700 (New) |
Business 1200 | Business 3000 | Business 5000 | Business 9000 |
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|
Bandwidth
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256 kbps/Up to 2 Mbps | 256 kbps/Up to 2 Mbps | 512 kbps/Up to 2 Mbps | 1 Mbps/ Up to 2 Mbps |
2 Mbps |
| Single /Multi User-(SU/MU) | SU | SU | MU | MU | MU |
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Monthly Charges (Rs)
|
700 | 1200 | 3000 | 5000 | 9000 |
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Annual Payment Option to Customers (Rs)
|
7000 | 12000 | 30000 | 50000 | 90000 |
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Download/ Upload Limit (GB)
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4 GB | 8 GB | 20 GB | 35 GB | 75 GB |
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Additional Usage Charges/MB
Beyond free download/upload limit (Rs) |
0.80 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
|
Free E-mail IDs/Space (Per E- mail
ID) |
1 / 5 MB | 1 / 5 MB | 2 / 5 MB | 2 / 5 MB | 4 / 5 MB |
| Static IP Address (on request) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | One | One |
| Web hosting space (on request) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Domain Name (on request) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | One | One |
| Security Deposit | One Month rental | One Month rental | One Month rental | One Month rental | Rs 5000 |
| Minimum Hire Period | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month |
For more details you can visit http://www.calcuttatelephones.com/tariff_broadband.shtml. These changes are required to improve the internet penetration level in India. Computers are getting cheaper as well, now a person can spend Rs 20,000 and get a highly configured computer. Happy surfing.
Just got back after new year prayers, it was a great blessing to all of us. May God bless all of you this year. A very very happy new year to all. Pick of the day from my inbox (by Debapriyo Ganguly)
Heres wishing you a very happy and safe new year! As Oprah Winfrey said, “Cheers to the new year and another chance for us to get it right”.
You can feel Jealous, look at the pics, home made cakes :), specially made for the day (or night)
(Click on the image to enlarge it)
Some other images
After Heavy Lunch
Sunday Worship (Translating our dear Pastor’s Message to Hindi)
Once again,