Tag Archives: Consumer Issues

The Sanctity of the Queue

May 14, 2006 – 10:48 am

The simpleton that I (probably) am, I’m particularly particular about observing the rules of the queue; that -
1. First come first served
2. Each person has to wait in accordance to his distance from “window”, hence no breaking the queue.
Given the population in India, and the USSR-inspired partly communist way of functioning of governments in India […]

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MTNL - Sahi Hain

April 25, 2006 – 5:48 pm

Well it’s been a little over a month since I switched to MTNL from Sify, and for some strange reason, it seems like it’s been a year. The MTNL experience has been such a delight that I’ve completely forgotten the nightmare that was Sify.
This review is going to be brief, since there is very little […]

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From Iffy Sify to Empty NL

March 20, 2006 – 7:11 pm

(Was tempted to title this ‘From Iffy Sify to Empty Anal, but that would be too weird)
The decision to switch was made at the beginning of this month, when after yet another breakdown in service, the Sify engineer came over and confirmed that he wasn’t attending to the complaints. He’d given up on the cable […]

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Iffy Sify and the unscrupulous Cable Operator

February 3, 2006 – 5:12 pm

An old promo of BBC’s business news outlined exactly how (some) businesses like to grow - steadily towads the peak, instead of a sharp ascension followed by an equally sharp decline. Their focus is on sustainable and steady growth, rather - survival. Sify Broadband’s focus, however, was on fast growth.
Around two years ago, Satyam Infoway […]

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Dissatisfaction Guaranteed…

December 22, 2005 – 9:03 am

…or so it seems.
This festive season, recommend Sify Broadband to your enemies and make yourself feel better-off. Gifting a diving vacation, one of the permanently-underwater types, is so last year.

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Caveat Emptor: scrutinise before you sign

November 25, 2005 – 10:47 pm

Before I begin, I suggest that you forward this post to anyone who trades in shares or patronises a brokerage firm; this could save them a lot of trouble.
Whenever I’m asked to sign a document, I read it carefully and ask for clarifications. It puts marketing people off, since they’re in a rush to close […]

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About Sify Broadband

July 13, 2005 – 4:16 pm

Update (5/2/2005):
It’s been a long time since I posted the post mentioned below. While some things have improved since then, some remain the same. Other problems have cropped up, detailed here. I’ve updated the points below; the updates are in bold.
First, a couple of articles on Blogging (credit due to Harneet and the Delhi […]

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