BSNL – Best ISP in Bangalore

Launched in 2005 as DataOne, now called BSNL Broadband is one of best Internet Service Provider in India.
I took the connection back in 2005 and still using today without any issues. As for my experience BSNL Broadband is the best available in Bangalore.

New Connection for Just 500 INR

You can book landline and broadband service for just 500 Rs and in first month bill one can settle the bill including all security deposits according to the plan chosen. Later on the bill will be normal.

Recommended adsl2 modem/router for BSNL Broadband by me

One of the lowest priced wireless router & modem is Netgear D500 which costs less than 1100INR. It is recommend to go with D-Link 2750U which costs nearly 2000 INR which features double antenna for more broad wireless coverage.

Recommended Plan is BBG Speed Combo ULD 1091 CS 70 which offers 8 Mbps till 60GB later 512 Kbps which is fair more than enough for a normal users and regular downloaders for 1 month of usage along with speed top up feature. As this is a Combo plan there is no phone rental and with night free calling facility. The bill can one expect is around 1300 including taxes having no phone calls made at regular timings.

Sony Xperia E1 Review

Sony Xperia E1

When it comes to consumer electronics I always prefer Sony which is my favorite Brand. Sony has some great products like PlayStation, TVs, etc. Even when it comes to Smartphones I would prefer Sony only.

Xperia E1 may be called a basic smartphone from Sony which costs under 150$ which is now available for 6,000 INR, it has two variants a single sim & dual sim while the latter costs little extra.

Xperia E1 has 4” display, 512MB of RAM, with 4GB ROM usable up to 1 GB, comes with a dual core processor and also have 3 MP Primary Camera but without flash.

E1 Comes with Jelly Bean which can be upgraded to KitKat.
Xperia E1 has a Walkman button on top to change the songs by pressing it, also songs can be started with that button.

Pros:
The phone is really good in its features be it gaming, browsing and for other basic usages.
I really liked the Walkman feature; audio quality and speakers output is also good.
Video Playback is also good.

Cons:
– should have included flash or either 5 MP camera
The problems that I faced with this phone
– Phone restarts on its own sometimes
– Upgrading to KitKat slowed down the Phone so I reverted back to Stock Jellybean

Specifications
Processor: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8210 dual-core
Display: 4”: 800 x 480 pixels
RAM: 512MB
Internal Memory: upto 4GB
Camera: 3 megapixel camera with 4x Digital Zoom
Sim: Single Sim
Networks Supported: 2G, 3G, GPRS, Edge
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Tethering Support: Yes
Expandable Memory upto 32GB

Price in India : around 6,000 INR

HP v165w 16 GB USB Flash Drive

HP v165w is a small sized low profile flash drive comes in blue color. The 16 GB model currently costs $12.99 at Newegg. In India it currently costs Rs. 550/- which is a great deal on the market now.

There is now flash LED indicator.  This drive has a capacity of 15.1 GB.

Transfer speed is very good for a USB 2.0 flash drives  which is up to 8MB/s to Write and up to 25MB/s for Read.

Real word tranfer speeds test:

Total time taken to copy 15 GB single file from hard disk : 37 Minutes 20 Seconds at an Average of 6.9 MB/s

Time taken for the same file to copy back to the hard disk from the flash drive : 11 Minutes 55 Seconds at an average of 21 MB/s.

The product has a limited 1 year warranty and the support is from PNY.

HP v165w 16 GB USB Flash Drive