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  1. Broadband in India is really in a very poor state

    May 6, 2010 by Sunit Nandi

    After a long time struggling with BSNL EVDO, we finally decided to return it. The speed was very low and we got less than 384 kbps, where the max speed could be 2.4 mbps. Also, my dad was unable to use it anywhere outside eastern India. What was the use of paying Rs 800 a month for absolutely no service? BSNL hardly makes any effort to serve its customers.

    Just a week back, I was looking at broadband rentals of US, UK and Singapore ISPs. What I found was a person could get 100mbps for just Rs 1200 (singapore $40) a month. Back at India, paying Rs 2000 will only guarantee you an unlimited 4mbps connection. In Guwahati, it is even worse.

    Broadband connectivity is very poor in India. Also, none of the ISPs are providing good service and hardly there is any competition. Companies aren’t serious and are always ready to extract hefty sum from people. We guys have no other choice but to accept it.

    So it appears that TATA Photon+ may be the next one in the line. Also, dad has a BSNL 3G HSPA mobile connection. But the costs of renting them are very high. I do not know if we will be able to get our personal mobile broadband connection. So for now, I will depend on IIT Guwahati’s LAN. Pretty fast here with each home user getting 24mbps. At dad’s workplace, the maximum is 4Gbps.

    So its only wait and watch for now to let the prices fall. Till then enjoy the LAN.

    Oh yes, and today is my birthday too!

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  2. x10 hosting rocks!

    May 1, 2010 by Sunit Nandi

    Hello guys out there. This blog has been there for a long time. All because of the benevolence of x10hosting, our trusted and beloved web host. Even though we are hosted on a free service, we have never got any serious problems. Every problem was sorted out very quick and the staff treats you as if you are their only customer!

    So from June 2010 and onwards, all free members will be getting unmetered disk space and bandwidth along with a host of several features. So, I am busily planning to set up a community site here with all my friends.

    And a message to other hosts who hype a lot, especially 110mb.com . Remember, you guys are not and never will be at the top!

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  3. Finally, the Photo Album migration has started!

    April 25, 2010 by Sunit Nandi

    Finally, I found our family photos CD-ROM. So I am now uploading all photos to our new photo album host. Very soon, I hope to see it LIVE!

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  4. Back after boards

    April 15, 2010 by Sunit Nandi

    So it has been ages since I last wrote here. I was away because I was giving my Class X board exams. But since I am back I am going to tell you what has been happening today.

    Boards

    So the dreaded boards finally came. However, I prepared for them beforehand by giving up all my luxuries, including my computer and concentrated on my exams. I have done all my exams very well. But, I am afraid that there was a printing mistake in the science paper where I have a chance to lose 3 marks. But my parents say I could get full there as it was their mistake not mine.

    Now I plan to study for IIT-JEE and am going to take coaching for the very same. I have joined Brilliant Tutorials.

    My relatives visit us

    Just a few days after my exams were over, my relatives came to visit us. They were my Uncle, Aunt, Grandmother and Cousin (all maternal). We visited Hajo with them. It was my 3rd visit to Poa Mecca and one more time can make me equivalent to have gone to Mecca. (Hehe!)

    We also went to several spots and even went shopping with them. However, the shopping session seemed absolutely boring.

    After spending a good time, they left us on Saturday.

    Got two new PDA phones

    The lifetime of the motorola phones got over so soon that we were forced to buy two new PDA phones. One is HTC Tattoo and the other is HTC HD2. I am not going to explain their features here because you can get to read about them in Wikipedia. They are pretty expensive ones but the features they are loaded with far outweighs their costs. Dad has even switched his BSNL mobile connection from 2G (GSM) to 3G (WCDMA/HSPA) to get high-speed data connection on the go. And even 3G is very costly in India. It will take time for the prices to come down. Yet we are happy.

    The Tattoo however has issues with Wi-Fi connections. So it is a must that we use 3G on it. I am currently looking for ways to solve this problem.

    Site building in progress

    Currently I am building the main site. I am still looking for a lightweight CMS to run it because I don’t require all the features a standard CMS has. I want a solution that allows me to add/edit pages and change themes. Nothing much. I settled with Zimplit, but because of its bugs, I am about to try Get Simple. Hopefully, it will be back in place soon. If you can then please suggest me one that I can use.

    I am also thinking of moving our photo gallery to Photobucket. The lack of proper service in PhotoApe is hurting me a lot. Since, I am still under 18 and have no pocket money, I am looking for free services to suit my needs. Please suggest me some good photo hosts with free and unlimited storage.

    Anyway, I have work to do now. Will be posting soon after I host my site. Cya!

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  5. Happy Diwali

    October 16, 2009 by Sunit Nandi

    Hey friends and readers, I wish you all a happy Diwali. Hope you all have a nice time enjoying with your loved ones.

    Well, my Diwali holidays have come up but I have been taken down by viral fever. I hope to get well soon so that I can enjoy myself.

    Also, the Nandi Family site has been recreated with razorCMS to ease content creation and for better looks. Hope you all will like to have a sneak-peek at the site on nandi.uni.cc.

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  6. Why I am not on Twitter

    August 30, 2009 by Sunit Nandi

    Many of my friends have requested my several times to join Twitter. But I have refused every time, because I have no plans to join Twitter.

    Well, why do we all need Twitter for? To broadcast our activity updates to the world? To catch up with celebs? To comment to nonsensical stuff? Well, I am surely into none of such business.

    Also, I can do most such stuff of Facebook and on this blog. Facebook allows me to update my status just like Twitter does and my blog allows me to talk with the rest of the world. I can do pretty much of the things here as I would have done on Twitter. Also many celebrities do have their personal blogs here and there.

    So please do not force me to join any new social networking site or Twitter because I am pretty satisfied. Also, I do not want to fill up my inbox with junk I don’t want to receive.

    If you wish to make me read you blog or status updates, just send a trackback or linkback to any of my latest posts, and I will hop in to read. But do not expect me to register there.

    Anyway, life’s as usual. Seeya soon!

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  7. Fixed my smartphone

    August 16, 2009 by Sunit Nandi

    Well, yesterday my Motorola smartphone stopped working due to some charging problem yesterday and used to get stuck at the Hellomoto logo and never advanced beyond that. So today I downloaded the best available firmware for my phone and flashed it in. Now it behaves as if it is a fresh new phone, wow! And it has got newer features inbuilt than the firmware of the phone that came alongwith it. I am now enjoying it new features for the time being! 😀

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  8. Lots to do, lots to say!

    July 23, 2009 by Sunit Nandi

    Hello everyone! I am back after a long time to write something. So my post today will be quite long, you see.

    Relatives visit our place!

    In the middle of June, my relatives came to visit us. We had quite a nice time with them and went on an outing to nearby destinations. I went with them to Hajo and had fun visiting the same places again! However, my digital camera started malfunctioning and I could not take any photos on the return journey. Other than that it was great fun.

    1st Practice Test comes up

    After my relatives left, the practice tests came up and had to study a lot. I gave my exams very well and hope to make a good score. The results shall be given in August.

    Yay! Summer Holidays!

    Now summer holidays are going on. This summer I have lesser homework because I am in class 10 and the teachers want us to put our holidays to study. So be it! I am feeling happier.

    Also, we went to our hometown on 13th July. I enjoyed a lot there. It was raining almost every day there and I was having fun getting wet. I also went to stay for a few days in my mom’s cousin’s place. She is pretty good cook and I sat on the chair licking my fingers after wonderful meals :P. My dad did not wish to stay disconnected with his workplace, so he bought a Photon+ wireless broadband service to stay connected. It wasn’t that fast in my hometown, because its a tourist location. But when I was back home, it seemed to be faster than my DSL line.

    Now I am back home, writing this stuff and trying to complete all my homework. I have updated the main web site and I am trying to put a new blog theme. I plan to finish all my homework and make a little discussion forum for my school friends.

    Important Info:

    By the way, how are you all, readers? I wish to notify that our site URLs have changed. The Nandi Family site is now available at http://nandi.uni.cc/ and Sunit’s Life at http://sunit.nandi.uni.cc/

    I think its enough for today. Have to go back to work.

    Take care. Will write again soon!

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  9. Main site finally updated and my browser upgraded to IE8

    May 10, 2009 by Sunit Nandi

    I have finally updated the Nandi Family site and it seems to be complete. I just have to add a few pics, if necessary. Also, I have added a new album to the photo gallery about the Class 9 excursion. Hope you had a look at it.

    Also, I am installing Internet Explorer 8, which I think is the latest one released by Microsoft.

    Other than that, I downloaded a few games for my smartphone, especially the entire Need For Speed series and Dogz 2. I will be playing about in my free time.

    Ok for now, seeya next time!

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  10. Nandi Family site is undergoing rebuilding

    April 17, 2009 by Sunit Nandi

    Hello everybody,

    Now my second Bihu holidays are going on, so I am taking the task of rebuilding the sites. I have changed my blog theme am now using DokuWiki as a script to maintain the main site. So much work is underway.

    Please wish me good luck so that I can finish my work by Sunday.

    Hope you all are best of your conditions.

    Seeya soon!

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