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How an Acer customer is treated
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Reviewed Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ
I write this as a very disappointed customer. I bought an Acer AS3810TZ – 413G32N in Feb 2010 from ‘Vijay Sales’ Prabhadevi showroom Mumbai. The first thing I dread more...
CAS The real truth, a customers perspective
Reviewed General Tips on CAS
All of us have read so much about CAS (Conditional Access System), which has been thrust down the throats of citizens in the metros in India. The reasons for thread more...
My Experience with the Nokia 6233
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Reviewed Nokia 6233
Recently a family member decided to change his phone and I was requested to short-list a few phones which had the following features No flip or slider phone. Deread more...
My Experience with K750i
Reviewed Sony Ericsson K750I
I had been keen to change my cell phone for some time (this was in Oct 05 ). As Ihave so far been a Nokia user for around 8+ yrs I automatically gravitated tothread more...
What are RSS feed readers
Reviewed RSS Feed Readers
Reading News and Blogs via Really Simple Syndication - Spam Free Most of us keep a mental list of our favorite Web sites--perhaps 5 to 10 destinations that we sread more...
My experience with MTNL ADSL Broadband
Reviewed MTNL Triband ADSL
Let me state that I am currently not using this service provider for broadband. (I use Sify L )My experience is based on my experiences & observations at my neiread more...
Why has my computer performance dropped?
Reviewed General Tips on Computers
When ur hard drive works overtime just to send out a two-line e-mail. When the start-up process takes three times longer than it did the day you first bought yoread more...
Secure ur PDA
Reviewed Using a PocketPC PDA
PDA’s r a boon to the busy executive. But some care should be taken to prevent a dream gadget becoming a nightmare.:) Disable unused connection methods – Mread more...
Our Experience with the Nokia 6230i
Reviewed Nokia 6230i
Or should I say MY experience, as I had to do a lot of the legwork in this experience within a few hours of purchasing this piece. I write this review so that tread more...
Configure Firefox's settings to strengthen securi
Reviewed Mozilla Firefox
Configure Firefox’s settings to strengthen security Even though there have been a recent spate of security vulnerabilities,reported in the media, the Moziread more...
My internet banking Experience with Canara Bank
Reviewed Canara Bank
This is not exactly a review about CAnasultanra bank but just one topic all customers should be aware of. I have an SB a/c with CAnasultanra Bank from the 1970&read more...
3 ways of Credit card fraud
Reviewed Avoiding Credit Card Fraud
I am not sure if any of u have read this article in some other avatar. I received this info in an email from my friend & thought I should share it u all, it mayread more...
Splendor Maintenance Part II
Reviewed General Tips on Bikes
Since I could not finish my article in one part due to space constraints u will find my first part in. Automobiles ->Advice/Tips-> Motorcycles à Member Advice / Tread more...
Splendor Maintenance Part I
Reviewed Maintaining a Bike
I have mentioned a few tips I follow for maintaining a bike. I am a certified ANc(Automobile Nutcase) who is extremely fussy about my automobiles. Whatever is mread more...
NDTV 24x7
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Reviewed NDTV 24x7
This review is on NDTV 24x7. I got used to watching ?The World this week? on Doordarshan which was presented by the NDTV blokes. It was good & quite different fread more...
Demand Drafts from Canara Bank
Reviewed Tips on Saving Money
All customers who have an SB a/c with more than 10k in Canara Bank can avail of 2 DD’s without paying commission:). It’s true its not widely advertiseread more...
Orange makes me see RED
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Reviewed Orange Mobile Operator
This was an email I sent to Assist@orange.co.in needless to say I got no reply but I know that my message was read as I got the read receipt :). This problem I read more...
Whirlpool Whitemagic with Agitronic washing machi
Reviewed Whirlpool White Magic
Whirlpool Whitemagic washing machine Our first experience with Whirlpool was in bought their washing machine in Mumbai. It was then known as TVS Whirlpool. Thisread more...
My experience with TATA Indicom ‘Broadband&
Reviewed Tata Indicom ADSL Broadband
My experience with TATA Indicom ?Broadband? even before I become a customer ! I am currently a Sify ?Broadband? user that review can be found elsewhere on this read more...
Timex Ironman Triathlon
Reviewed Timex Watches
I bought the Timex ?Ironman Triathlon? in Jan 2001 for around Rs 3000 in Mumbai. Apart from having the usual facilities that a digital watch is expected to haveread more...
Cloudfreelancing.net is a WFH fake website
Reviewed Cloudfreelancing
I’m writing this to warn others and hopefully prevent them from going through what I experienced on CloudFreelancing.net. This platform presents itself as read more...
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Commented on own review
contd from comment above Now the only thing that is pending is the why the WiFi cannot connect if the SSID is hidden. I have been promised that I will be contacted once a solution is found but I really don’t have much faith in these guys anymore. I have to say that this entire rigmarole has read more...
On 12th Apr 2010 the driver disc was also delivered in FOUR working days flat. I wonder what took the other three disc so long to be delivered? When I mentioned this to my friend he jokingly said his fruit/vegetable vendor on the road knows what he sells right down to where he sources his stock. An read more...
On 6th Apr 2010 and there is still no sign of the promised OS CD containing Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I was not aware that Acer plays ‘April Fool’ jokes on its customers. Since there was no sign of any disc I called up the Mumbai office & was told that the ‘OS disc’ would be delivered tomorrow. read more...
On 23rd I rang up Sales Manager told me that he had started the process for getting the OS disc for my laptop, which had to come from Microsoft Bangalore. On 30th Mar 2010 I sent the Sales Manager an email & got a reply that it would probably be ready in another week. Acer seems fascinated by t read more...
Commented on ashishjindal13's review
I had a bad experience with Whirlpool many years ago (see review) & nothing seems to have changed yet.
Commented on bhushanfriends's review
Check out this s/w too. I am now using this as the other one started giving me some problems http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
Commented on shravaa's review
For free content check out http://www11.ownskin.com/index & http://mobile9.com/. GPRS works just fine on my phone :)
Commented on satya8019's review
Agree with the above comment. Its strange a mouthshut id can be made without displaying the mouthshut id. I hope the administratirs r reading this. Lacks credibility.
Commented on amitkanjnu's review
Nothing useful in this 'review' which can help a potential bike buyer. :)
Commented on suresh_rang's review
U should write to the company & let them know of ur experience, I have tried this with Hero Honda and found dealers come down from their high horse when they know u r talking directly to the company :)
For those of u wondering about the above comment its b’coz I marked this joker ‘review as NU (http://www.mouthshut.com/ review/Hero_Honda_CBZ(Disc_Brake)-95342-1.html ). He has pasted his reviews in more than 1 section (later removed by the administrators) & has fondness for using the S*** & F*** w read more...
Commented on akshay.mahajan's review
Nothing useful in this review. . . . . . . . . . . ..
Commented on navneet_43's review
Contact Hutch Appellate Authority Hutch House, Peninsula Corporate Park, Mumbai 400013 Tel 022-66645000 Fax +91- 22 - 66645000 with ur complaint :)
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Commented on brg_in's review
Had written a review on the same topic some years ago. Looks like nothing has changed yet
Commented on timban4phuong_'s review
Agree with the points above. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commented on Poorwa85's review
Check out this url http://www.motorola.com/consumer/ v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=3d3658572c63e010VgnVCM1000008206b00aRCRD&prodGroup=All +Phones&show=fullSpecification this phone does not have bluetooth :)
Just 5 days ago this phone started to misbehave. The moment I put it on just the symbols in the top line would appear then the wallpaper, blink 3 times then switch off. I took it to ‘Brightpoint’ in Mumbai and they reloaded the OS, maybe u should also ask them to do the same as one of the problems w read more...
Commented on aarif_ziaee's review
'We change lives' they do, if u r not bankrupt, they will make u so :)
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