After writing in a scathing post on Airtel, someone up there seems to have read the previous post. I got a call asking me to upgrade my plan to 512kbps for a slightly more amount than I am paying at present. I hope that someone must be looking forward for a reaction on this blog and here it is!

For 300 bucks more than the basic price for unlimited broadband, I am getting double the speed. I have had no issues with the service as a whole and I am extremely pleased about it. Specially, when I get to read what others are going through.

Interestingly, Reliance has had a soft launch in NCR and they are slowly expanding. It would not be wrong to say that Reliance would look at this extremely lucrative segment; but they would have to spend bucketloads of cash to create a demand for their broadband services. Unless, they strike where Sify or Iquara or Hathway have spread their misery far and wide. They would find droves of eager customers flock for their services. I still hold that the broadband plans have to be compelling enough for people to make the switch.

Airtel’s MBA’s need to tighten up their belts. For all their fancy cars and pay hikes (no, I am not jealous) they come out frothing idiots who would not be able to hold up a bulb to a five year old kid. Their collective IQ amounts to zilch.

Prove me wrong morons. 2Mbps unlimited for 1000 bucks? It’s worth it. I ensure that the entire broadband user forums would be singing paens about you and I promise never to trash you or your collective IQ. Mark my “dangerous” words. The truth is out there. Reliance would surely eat up your share and I am sure most of you would desert Airtel’s sinking ship like rotten rats at the first hint of danger.

Update: This was a “top up” offer where the speeds would be doubled in the night. Bah! This is called as being taken for a “ride”! Sheesh. By the way, I called up the Airtel Customer Care Centre and had to bang my head with dead beat assinine women. They had no clue about the “top up” and it took a lot of cajoling and shouting on the phone to make them see any reason.

I dread calling up the customer care centres; unless one wants to let off his/her steam on the phone or act funny with the “dames”.

Useless offer- Airtel sucks!

I recently shifted to New Delhi which would explain the long absence from this blog and I owe you apologies. However, shifting here was imperative because I was not getting the required exposure there in Ludhiana.

Life can be very drab in a metro specially when one is not keyed in to the “night life”. Hiding behind dollops of artificial life and make believe, Delhi is a contrast of many different worlds in a single place. I have been to the poshest of the posh places, stayed there with family friends and pass by the hovels that pass for a “shelter”. Generations of family members remain cramped in a place running aground with stench and open drains with piles of human excreta strewed around. The definition of “aam aadmi” does not change here and I keep on wondering about the well intentioned affirmative action of the Government.

I work in an ISO certified hospital (and training to be an Oncologist). I see people die under ISO branded doctors. Everyday is a battle with the life and death and unfortunately it is a loosing battle. Patients become “case studies” much to my chagrin because it is difficult to keep an impassioned attitude all the time. Yet, there are scores of nuts who seem to be overtly caring about their near and dear ones expecting miracles.

Delhi does not value human life at all.

I see scores of people running after the buses; an abject failure of the public transport. Metro has eased the hassles to a large extent but it touches roughly 6% of the population. There is a constant tussle of the civic agencies and a perfect example of passing the buck.

The traffic lights abound and at times I wonder whether Delhi is a big red light area. The whole traffic seems to move as if there is a huge amount of pent up energy waiting to be released. There are a large number of nuts racing their vehicles like wannabe Formula one drivers only to break 10 feet ahead at the next red light.

I read about the various prostitution rings and the massage parlours; about the casting couches, about pseduo celebrities et al. The ones who make it the much vaunted page 3 of Delhi Times.

Yet, this place retains it’s eminence for exposure to varying oppurtunities. Being close to the corridors of power opens up a lot of oppurtunites for a person on the social ladder.

I shall be trying to be regular in posting the entries; yet I cannot promise. Life is very hectic. However, I shall be posting anything significant related to the telecom sector here; as usual.

Meanwhile, I signed up for Airtel. There is nothing extraordinary about this service except for the fact that it has a good upload speed. This is a far cry from BSNL. Airtel is plain vanilla broadband without any differentiation for it’s subscribers. MTNL still scores ahead of Airtel solely because of it’s reach. Airtel sucks in many quarters because it has not been able to spread it’s network far and wide as yet.