Friday, July 24, 2009
BSNL CELLONE - SIM Activated
The CELLONE SIM got activated as promised at about 6 PM the same day. The reception is good; you get all bars on the mobile where ever you are. Trust me, you cannot find this in VODAFONE and you cannot find this in AIRTEL. I had issues with both these providers at my home but never with CELLONE - from what I see in the last couple of days.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
BSNL CELLONE - The Visit to the BSNL Office
You will have to visit the BSNL office for getting the SIM Card, there is no way around it.
I reached the koramangala BSNL office around 10:20 AM today. If you are wondering where this office is, it is in the same complex where the RTO Office & the land registration office is.
The mobile department is manned by two people, one is a guy and the other, the cashier is a woman. The guy is the one you should go to. He is the one with the forms which need to be filled. Once you fill in the form, he will ask you for the plan. Be sure to know which plan you want before hand, the people in this office are not exactly known for their helpfulness.
Once you tell him about the plan he will take two pieces of papers and hand it over to the Cashier woman. After about 5 mins of waiting he will give you a receipt along with the SIM. There is no welcome pack, no booklet, no cover with the SIM, there is just a SIM; thats it. He will tell you that the SIM will get activated today evening.
As of now, I am waiting for the SIM to get activated.
I reached the koramangala BSNL office around 10:20 AM today. If you are wondering where this office is, it is in the same complex where the RTO Office & the land registration office is.
The mobile department is manned by two people, one is a guy and the other, the cashier is a woman. The guy is the one you should go to. He is the one with the forms which need to be filled. Once you fill in the form, he will ask you for the plan. Be sure to know which plan you want before hand, the people in this office are not exactly known for their helpfulness.
Once you tell him about the plan he will take two pieces of papers and hand it over to the Cashier woman. After about 5 mins of waiting he will give you a receipt along with the SIM. There is no welcome pack, no booklet, no cover with the SIM, there is just a SIM; thats it. He will tell you that the SIM will get activated today evening.
As of now, I am waiting for the SIM to get activated.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
BSNL CELLONE - The ground work.
I had managed to download the CELLONE application form some time ago. For the completeness of this blog when I tried to find the link again, I couldn't. So you can be sure of one thing, it is very difficult to find and download the cellone application form. You can also get the cellone application from from the customer service center.
Yes, I filled up the application form and took a copy of my latest BSNL telephone bill - for address proof. I will need a copy of my PAN Card too. I wanted to get some information on what is the process to follow once I reach the Customer Service Center, so I called up the 1500 BSNL customer service number.
Here are my observations -
1> You are on the queue for about 5 mins. Not a long time to wait, if you are BSNL customer.
2> Then a phone rings & you are immediately disconnected by someone. YES! That's true - "Disconnected". You can actually hear someone pressing the disconnect button on his phone.
3> You will need to dial the 1500 again.
4> Step 2 and 3 is repeated again and again.
5> Finally after about 15 - 20 mins, I was about to talk to a lady who spoke in a highly accented tone. She asked me "What do you want ?".
6> My Reply "I wanted to know the process for getting a CELLONE connection".
7> The lady "Go to BSNL office, format is available, there is a 90 second time limit to this conversation". Wow!! That really explains the disconnections.
Now for a visit to the customer service centre tomorrow.
Yes, I filled up the application form and took a copy of my latest BSNL telephone bill - for address proof. I will need a copy of my PAN Card too. I wanted to get some information on what is the process to follow once I reach the Customer Service Center, so I called up the 1500 BSNL customer service number.
Here are my observations -
1> You are on the queue for about 5 mins. Not a long time to wait, if you are BSNL customer.
2> Then a phone rings & you are immediately disconnected by someone. YES! That's true - "Disconnected". You can actually hear someone pressing the disconnect button on his phone.
3> You will need to dial the 1500 again.
4> Step 2 and 3 is repeated again and again.
5> Finally after about 15 - 20 mins, I was about to talk to a lady who spoke in a highly accented tone. She asked me "What do you want ?".
6> My Reply "I wanted to know the process for getting a CELLONE connection".
7> The lady "Go to BSNL office, format is available, there is a 90 second time limit to this conversation". Wow!! That really explains the disconnections.
Now for a visit to the customer service centre tomorrow.
Two Goals in 20 Days.
I am back to Bangalore and before joining the new company I have 15 working days to work on two projects. The two projects have been chosen based on the level of difficulty and time taken.
1> Getting a BSNL CELLONE connection.
The terms are good and comes with two promises, its good if you dont need customer servers & no customer service.
2> Getting TATA BP Solar Installed.
Want to go green and save electricity.
Lets see how much of these goals I can achieve in 15 days.
1> Getting a BSNL CELLONE connection.
The terms are good and comes with two promises, its good if you dont need customer servers & no customer service.
2> Getting TATA BP Solar Installed.
Want to go green and save electricity.
Lets see how much of these goals I can achieve in 15 days.
Monday, July 20, 2009
xVM on OpenSolaris
I spent most of today experimenting with xVM on OpenSolaris. I got Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows XP running together finally.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Leaving You...
As I walk out your door,
the strings of my heart pulls with a thought,
for you many a night I hadn't slept,
and many a wars I had fought,
away from you will I be lost,
or will I soar.
the strings of my heart pulls with a thought,
for you many a night I hadn't slept,
and many a wars I had fought,
away from you will I be lost,
or will I soar.
God's Toys
So tortuous are the skeins of destiny,
only untangled by the holy trinity,
for we are only lesser mortals,
living out our lives by tiny morsels.
And here's what distinguishes the fearful from the brave,
and what deprives many from the joys,
the thought that we are just god's toys,
and that a better tomorrow is something we should never crave.
only untangled by the holy trinity,
for we are only lesser mortals,
living out our lives by tiny morsels.
And here's what distinguishes the fearful from the brave,
and what deprives many from the joys,
the thought that we are just god's toys,
and that a better tomorrow is something we should never crave.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
BSNL IPTV - Rest in Peace
I wanted to log my entire journey with BSNL in this blog, but then came my transfer to Chennai and for the last 9 months I kept on hold everything that I liked doing; including tinkering with my IPTV installation.
However, I will do a small writeup here describing my experience.
Some months after the application to BSNL, the engineers came to install IPTV at my location. The entire installation too about an hour. The trouble with IPTV started the very next day, the STB, an amino 125 started to give out shocks to anyone who touched it. We called by the IOL guys and they replaced it. During the entire course of the next 1 year, they had to replace the STB twice.
Now about IPTV and IOL. Support is very poor and towards the end of the year, during the diwali vacation, we had no TV. Ultimately, I disconnected my IPTV connection and went to tata sky.
Thus ends my story with BSNL (IOL) IPTV. Some months after the disconnection, someone else from BSNL called me to try their different and improved IPTV connection. This time I said a firm "NO".
However, I will do a small writeup here describing my experience.
Some months after the application to BSNL, the engineers came to install IPTV at my location. The entire installation too about an hour. The trouble with IPTV started the very next day, the STB, an amino 125 started to give out shocks to anyone who touched it. We called by the IOL guys and they replaced it. During the entire course of the next 1 year, they had to replace the STB twice.
Now about IPTV and IOL. Support is very poor and towards the end of the year, during the diwali vacation, we had no TV. Ultimately, I disconnected my IPTV connection and went to tata sky.
Thus ends my story with BSNL (IOL) IPTV. Some months after the disconnection, someone else from BSNL called me to try their different and improved IPTV connection. This time I said a firm "NO".
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