Before I compare all the broadband service providers of India, here is a little personal experience(it is more like rant) about my Broadband Connection. I am having Tata Indicom unlimited(?) Broadband(?) connection(?). Anyway I had to pay Rs 2804 for a 3 month connection of 128 Kbps (effective maximum speed is 20KBps) including installation charges. Though as promised of 2 days, they took almost 10 days and 15 calls to make the installation, which is just 10 minute work! Anyway so far it is working alright! Sometimes it gets connection failure for 10-20 minutes but otherwise it is OK. And From my past experiences, I can safely so do NOT take Sify unless you have no other option. Now here is my review of BIG Broadband service providers in India -
So Broadband has come a long way(remember those 56Kbps modems) and the scene is no different in India with many Internet Service providers (ISPs) offering Broadband Internet connectivity. Either be it for personal use or for small & medium enterprises, broadband is a very effective way to connect to Internet. Home users are best benefited as they can have better internet connectivity through broadband and they can do away with their old dialup modems which used to give a connectivity of 56kbps, as broadband gives above 256kbps for homes(BSNL and some others are also providing 2Mbps on some offers!).

The main players providing Broadband in India are Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Airtel, Reliance, Sify, Tata Indicom, Hathway, MTNL , Icenet etc. There are many companies who have local presence but these are the main players.

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This is one of the first review of the series of reviews which I am going to do of various products available in India. This is on Motor Bikes. Gone were the days when people used to drive Bajaj Super and LML Vespa Now days almost everyone has shifted to motorcycles and only uncles drive Scooters now(as said by one of my friend!)

So you got your first pay cheque and want to buy a Motorcycle for yourself. Or your son is finding it inconvenient to go to college in public transport and auto-rickshaws and you want to present him with a bike. And, in India, you have a great choice. You can select many models as below from the manufacturers like: Bajaj Auto, Hero Honda, TVS, Suzuki, LML, Yamaha, Kinetic, Royal Enfield etc. How do you identify the best bike? Is the best bike in the market the right bike for you?
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Every year some news magazines like India Today, OutLook and DataQuest devotes a full edition to compile a list of India's top 10 engineering colleges. Though some doubts are always raised over the methodoligies followed while making these lists and questions are raised of how come suddenly BITS Pilani goes out from Top 10 when previous year it ranked 2nd ! or how Netaji Subhash Institute of technology ranked higher than BITS Pilani (DataQuest rating 2005)

Anyway in every list, obviously all the 7 IIT's features as Top engineering Colleges in India so people don't get to know more about other Top colleges. So I have decided to put down a list of Top 20 Non IIT Engineering Colleges. This list is purely on my personal experience . Continue reading...

Great News for Sunday dutt fans and all well wishers. Today on 20th August 2007, he has been granted bail by Supreme Court The bail has been granted on the basis that he was on the bail anyhow from '93 till 2007 and since the case is under supreme court, he can be granted conditional bail. His passport will be there with Mumbai Police and he can not leave the nation with prior permission. He also has to present himself on weekly basis to nearby police station. But still it is a welcome relief to him, and he can live free till September atleast. We will keep on eye on this case and its progress for sure ...

Dashrath Manjhi did changed the world after all - A story which every Indian should read

This is a story of a lifetime. I bet none of you would have ever heard of who is Dashrath Manjhi. It may look that he was one among the Billion indians who born,lives and dies without making any difference to anyone. Dashrath Mnajhi was not like that. He was a man of Iron Will.

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This is the second post in series of Indian Credit Cards You can read the first post about types of Credit Cards Indian Companies offer to know what options you have.

These credit cards operate based on principle known as “buy now, pay later.” Credit cards are quite useful and come with a host of advantages such as being able to buy expensive items and paying for them over a certain period of time at a limited rate or none at all. Another advantage to using credit cards is you can use it almost anywhere, and you can also withdraw cash from ATMs that accept your credit card in case you run out of cash.

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This is the second post of the Blog and officially the start of it too in terms of Information. I am going to write one more article about Indian Credit cards in next post. The reason why I am covering Credit cards is because in India lot of people want to get Credit cards but have no idea like how to apply for credit cards or what kind of credit cards are there in the market.

So go through it and I hope you will find it informative. If you want to ask anything about HDFC credit cards than also free to ask to me as I am having it (I have also applied for ICICI Credit Card and hoping to get it in a few weeks, as said by them)

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I was waiting for this day to get the site started On 15th August 2007, India's 60th Independence anniversary year I am starting Dhadkan Of India, a blog/news/reviews site on what is happening in India. But this blog will cover much more than that. I am going to put articles/tutorials/tips on various topics to help others too. I have lot of things in my mind for this blog and hopefully I will be able to do justice to my expectations from myself.

Regards and Jai Hind