BSNL Dataone Password recovery from Modem or Router

Recovering the password for your BSNL dataone broadband connection is fairly simple if you have choosed the PPPoE method of connection and your password is already stored in the modem or router.

I am using a Belkin G series wireless router. I’ll explain the method to recover the password for belkin g wirless router and the same method can be applied to any modems.

1) Connect to your modem, for belkin from internet explorer or firefox goto 192.168.2.1

2) You should be knowing the modem password, otherwise you cannot proceed. Login to your modem

3) Choose connectivity -> PPPoE

4) You will see the login information. Right click and view frame source.

5) CTRL+ F and search for “ISP_Password_Conf”. Near to password fields try n locate value=”your password”

Eg: <input NAME=”ISP_Password_Conf”TYPE=”Password”maxlength=63 size=15 value=”bsnl password“></td>

For rest of the modems the modem url will be 192.168.1.1 and the default  username/password can be admin/admin

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Problems with Dell Laptop – Customer care experience Bangalore

Its been quite long since ive been off from this blog and i never blogged on this after i got my dell inspiron 1545.

Background

I got my Dell inspiron 1545 on May last before i moved back to bangalore to start my MBA life.I was pretty proud to have a dell (coz of the many reviews). I could find a lot of people in my MBA class having dell inspirons and studio.

The Present

i first saw the problem with a friends laptop. Where everything was fine till the login and after the login it get’s stuck at the welcome screen. Three weeks back i got up in the morning to find a internal hard disk error on the screen. I switched off and on again it seemed normal and the same thing happened as it got stuck in the welcome screen. I called my friend and asked for a solution and he said he went to a outside service center and reinstalled windows vista. I tried to install the same by putting my Dell Windows Vista re-installation cd, but it gave me a hard disk error. I dint want to lose the data. I called up Dell customer care, and they confirmed its a hard disk problem and they offered to replace my hard disk. I asked them would they help me with the data backup and they said sorry and i’ll have to do that myself. I searched google for data recovery in bangalore and came across web nirnaya. The place is in Jayanagar and at the expense of Rs 1400 (650 for re-installation + Rs 750 for data backup) i could get my system to work again.

The dell guys called me 4 days after and since i was through with my issue i said to close the call. Two weeks after this i got the same error. Bad lazy me still did not do a backup of the data and was stuck again with dilema. I called the Dell customer care service (bangalore local number) and again explained everything. They identified the error and also asked my Optical drive is working fine. I said im also having problems with it. They offered to replace both as both came under warrenty.

This time the customer service was quick and i got a call that day itself after 2 hours and confirmed that the Dell service executive will come the very next day. The next day the service guy was right on time, he was very friendly. I got my hard disk and optical drive replaced and the issue was resolved in an hours time with re-installation of Windows Vista.

In short Problem i have with my laptop and resolutions

• Hard Disk problem – resolved free of cost
• Optical drive – making noise and cd scratch – problem resolved with replacement free of cost.
• Missing “ALT Key” – un-resolved as i would have to replace my keyboard fully and it does come only under full warranty which is about 7k. The cost of keyboard is around Rs 2.3K+
• Broken side panel near to the mike. – un resolved.
  The side panels are so think and weak and any pressure applied on them, it would break. This is one common problem with dell inspirons and the side panel replacement comes at a cost of over Rs 1200.

Dell in short has a great customer service, but almost a major chunk of the people i know with inspirons are having my similar problems with additional battery and motherboard problems also. I really would love to see dell offering databack up also, as its a pain when ur dell crashes without any warning and the huge amounts companies charge to get back ur data ( i got my data retrieved for the second time from web nirnaya for Rs 400 which is cheap).

Dell customer care numbers

1800- 425- 4026 Toll Free or Call 080-2506-8026 (standard rates apply)

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I am running out of space in Gmail :(

Today i logged into my gmail and found a warning which said im running out of space in gmail. I never used to check the usuage count and as gmail says never delete anything……i just never did! and now i am running out of space.

Warning Message saying you are running out of space in Gmail

My Gmail usuage quota

Now i really need to take time in moving some emails to another account and save some space!……. Hate that job!

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How to E-File your VAT Returns in Kerala

From January 1st you can only E-file your VAT returns in Kerala. The E-Filing can be done Online or at any Akshaya Learning Centers in Kerala for free.

How to E-file VAT Returns?

• Visit www.keralataxes.in
  
  Click on the Icon which reads E-File and you would be Directed to a login Page.
• Login With your Credentials
  
  Usernames for all TINs are already created. You have to collect the password from respective Deputy Commissioner’s Office. In case you forgot the password you can write to 
  itmc.taxes@gmail.com.
•  Once you Login you would get a screen like Below. Press ok.
   
• Once you are inside the E-filing section after Login you have the Option to file your returns. Upload relevant supporting documents etc.
  
• Enter your Return details, Purchase/ Sales Bill Details Etc.
• Once done, Take Print out of Return and Acknowledgment.
• Head to Revenue Department Office and get the Acknowledgment Sealed.

More Detailed Guide to File your VAT Returns can be found here 

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Thekkady Kerala Travel Guide

Information in Short:

• Cochin to Thekkady 200 kilometer and thats around 5 hours of travelling
• Route taken through Thripunithura-Muvattupuzha-Thekkady
• Thekkady stayed for 2 days at a Home Stay (Rs 875/day)
• Places or Things to do in Thekkady
  Night Trekking / Day Trekking – Rs 500
  Bamboo Rafting (Whole day package – Rs 1000 inclusive of food)
  Cloud Surfing / Border Trekking (Whole day trekking)- (Rs 750+)
  Boating
  Trip to Gavi lake + Trek – Rs 1200+/Person
  View Point + Waterfalls (3KM from Thekkady) 

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Three Great Addons for Firefox Users for an IE Experience

Here are three great IE addons for Firefox Users. All these render Internet Explorer(IE) Experience in your Firefox browser.

• IE Tabs – This is my personal favourite. I have been a very hardent user of this plugin.It is so comfortable to switch to IE inside firefox using this Addon.
• IE Netrenderer -This Addon just add’s Options to firefox to render the current page in IE 5.5, IE 6, IE 7  and IE 8.

  

  It dosent render the page directly on the firefox instead it goes to netrenderer service of Ipinfo (opens another page and it dosent give you the feel of rendering). You can directly shoot to this page and render also. This Pugin is useful for developers/webmasters who are not working on a windows machine.
  

• IE8 Activities in Firefox – The Interesting feature of IE 8 Activities can be stimulated in firefox using this plugin.

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How to pay your hathway broadband Internet Bill

Paying the Hathway broadband internet bill always ended up being a pain for me. I keep taking the three month pack (3 months Rs:1500+3GB+ 11PM to 9AM free download and it dint have any installation charges as they had some offer for the company i worked).  Off late they have started sending the mails reminding you to make the payments and sometimes even the customer care calls you up for follow up asking you to renew, which i think is good. I often end up renewing only after it get expires and then starts the pain. I drop the check in Hathway boxes kept and these guys dont take the check inspite of repeated calls from you to clear the check.Three times it took a week for me to renew my connection. I am just putting the options available in front of you to pay your Hathway Broadband bills.

Ways in which you can pay your Hathway Internet Bill.

• Head Directly to their office and Pay! (the most fastest renewal option)
• Drop a check in Hathway Drop box. You just have to wait for the executive to collect the check from the drop box. Once the check is collected and it reaches the office the account is renewed even before the check is cleared.
• Drop it in Sky Pack Boxes. I guess this would be a much faster option as the skypack boxes get cleared daily. Almost all companies have one Skypack drop box.
• Call hathway customer care and ask them to send a executive to collect the check. It is the most easy option available, but always the executive wont be willing to come to your work place (due to distance problems) and he cant come before 10AM or 7PM to you house because he dosent work in between those timings. You have to wait for weekend for this option if your work place is far off from where you stay.

Let me know your Experience! but i must say their service has improved! I face less issues now regarding connection!

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