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How to choose Internet Service Provider in India?

Are you looking out for a New Internet Connection and in confusion how to choose an ISP, what all parameters one has to consider to compare two different Internet Service Provider? 


Here is a brief solution for your problem.
I) Internet Service Provider provides three types of connection, 
i) Wireline through Pole,
ii) Underground Cabled,
iii) Wireless Connection.


What difference it makes is the connectivity up-time ie., not disconnected. Underground Cable has better connectivity than connection wired through Electricity pole. Wireless has the advantage, provided their is signal in the area you use.


II) Further, which choosing a internet connection make the company's internet plans fits your need and requirements. Providers offer two types of plans broadly
i) Limited Plan
ii) Unlimited Plan.


It varies in the data usage you surf. Data are of two types
a) Download
b) Upload


III) Type of connection ie., Shared or Dedicated.


Check List:


A) The hidden charges involved. Installation charges, Router charges (wireless router is charges high), Service Tax  and VAT(this is not shown on the tariff plan by most of the companies) 


B) Fair Usage Policy: This is the limitation of data exchange which is mandatory by TRAI rules, where your internet surfing speed decreases/falls down. So do check whats the FUP of the each ISP and choose the best.
Fair Usage policy limit of Airtel | Beam TelecomTikona | Sify | Tata Communication | Reliance Broadband


C) Cross check what download and upload speed will you receive post connection. Because usually (plan speed) divided by 8 should be the both d/l and u/l speed ie., for example 2mbps plan should receive (2*1024kbps)/8=256kbps speed.


D) Shared or Dedicated connection, in shared connection you speed varies based on the usage of other computers connected to same port/hub. Whereas in dedicated at any point of time your speed doesn't differs irrespective of any other PC usage because you get a single/individual port connection. 


E) Maintenance / Service: This is the most important factor one has to look upon, check how they resolve your issue if any. Few providers solve your query on phone, few through virtual software, and other on direct visit. Time taken to respond make huge difference.


F) Payment Mode: Companies like Airtel, Tata has its distribution center in most of the nearby localities, whereas few do not have. This will become a troublesome if you don't have an easy option to make the payment. Whereas few ISP visit home monthly for bill collection.

Social Awareness Advertisements


Here are few old and recent Indian social awareness advertisements on various causes promoted by both public and private companies as a part of its core function and as CSR activities. 


Donate Eyes, Spread the Joy
Promoted by: NAB.
A beautifully pictured advertisement to make an awareness of "Donating Eyes, and Spreading Joy".


No Smoking
Promoted by: Aaj Tak News TV Channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vn3mLIlqp4


Lead India
Promoted by: Times Of India TOI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAe_bZGqU1g


Teach India 
Promoted by: Times Of India TOI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P7lCYXGo7w&feature=related
Teach India is a nation-building initiative from the Times of India that brings together children in need of education and people who can contribute a little time towards teaching them. It is based on one simple principle: 
Teach to the underprivileged children who are willing to learn. Log on to www.teach.timesofindia.com


Social Advertising: -Unity in Diversity
Indian 1980's AD
Promoted by: Film Division.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf4txvQgmmo


Jaago Re.India Compaign
Promoted by: Tata Tea Co.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ECJrnqPcI


Heros Project
Promoted by: Star Care (HIV/AIDS on Star TV by Heroes Project)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHiGK0kXeA0


Athithi Devo Bava - Incredible India.
Brand Ambassador: Aamir Khan.
Promoted by: Tourism Ministry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM7oropBdWs

Comparative Advertisements - Fight Between Two Brands

Fight against two brand is getting more common in India nowadays.  And the fight has resulted not just to improvise its own products, but also to degrade the competitors products and the medium the brands choose is Advertisement.

Few advertisement who compare with its competitors and create an advertisement war in the recent past.

Tide (Procter & Gamble) Vs Rin (Hindustan Unilever limited)

Thumps up Vs Pepsi

In response to the Akshay Kumar's Thumps Ad
Pepsi: 

Sprite Vs Mountain Dew

When Mountain Dew advertised itself, saying "do the dew", Sprite responded this way:

Sprite Vs Pepsi
Hey Youngistan/Hindustan meri jaan

In response Sprite Ad has spoofed Sharukh khan also: 

Times of India Vs Hindu

The Latest take up my Hindu to react to the TOI's advertisement stating, Hindu published boring ad which makes one sleep. A strong response from Hindu is also observed.

TOI: 

Hindu: 
Few More:

Current Affairs in the Month - April 2012

Current affairs of April 2012 to face an Interview or any competitive exams.

Current Affairs on Banks, Telecoms and Oil and Gas industry has been updated in this article.

Banks
Changes in the bank rate or interest of the banks. 

  • Reduced the bank rates from 9.5% to 9% where Banks/financial institutions pay to the central bank on borrowed funds.
  • Repo and Reverse repo benchmark rate reduced by .50%, from 8.5% to 8%, and reverse repo from 7.5% to 7%.
  • CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) – has been reduced from 5.5% to 4.75%. The objective/reason for reduction of CRR is to infuse more money in the economy. It has infused Rs 48,000 crore.
  • On the latest move, RBI has made it mandatory to print the MICR and IFSE code on the passbook and statement of account of the customers.  IFSC code is a pre-requisite for National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions.
  • Saving Deposit rate is been deregulated.
Telecom
  • Vodafone has won the case, where it has paid Rs.11,000 crore as tax for Income Tax (M&A) for buying out abroad firm Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's Indian mobile business in 2007. Supreme court has given an verdict favorable to Vodafone( earlier Bombay court's verdict was unfavorable) directing IT-department to return Rs.2500crores to Vodafone.
  • Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has made mandatory/compulsory to charge/bill only on per second basis ( introduced by Tata Docomo as its strategy to attract) to all prepaid and postpaid customers and allow the telecom player to increase the processing fee charge for Top up recharges(above Rs.20, from rs.2 to rs.3).
  • Airtel is the first company in India to roll out 4G service.
  • Samsung, South Korean firm the Market Leader in Smartphones segment posted its highest profits of $5.15 billion in this quarter, against the former leader Nokia, Finland based company has posted a huge loss of $1.2 bn (Jan-Mar).

-> Latest Facts and Figures of Banks and Economy 2012-13, for the latest Inflation rate, fiscal deficit rate and other deposit rate as on April 2012.

Oil and Gas
The Major Oil players in India are Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), Indian Oil Corp (IOC), and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL). These companies has started threatening the government to increased the prices of petrol. 

Why?
Because, the current crude oil as on April 2012 is trading at $121.3 per barrel. Huge losses are being incurred/accrued in the books of these companies has they are selling the petrol below the market prices.
So currently Rs.8-Rs.10/- is the loss on per liter of petrol sold. and Rs.14 on diesel and of course a huge pie  on LPG gas Cylinder of Rs.570/each lpg cylinder.

Solution for Rise in Petrol Prices:
Now the States levied VAT or Sales tax, are ranging in between from 15 to 33 per cent (ie.,Rs.10-Rs.19/liter is being paid only as taxes), this has to be reduced so that the pressure will not be on the consumer by hiking the prices again. Goa has already implemented it, by removing the tax on petrol.


* Your feedback is appreciated. Other current affairs listed down here.

Latest Facts and Figures of Banks and Economy 2012-13.

Here listed down all the major facts and figures of the Indian Banking rate and economy figures of current fiscal year as on April 2012-13.


Percentage (%)
Bank Rate 2012
9%
Repo Rate
8%
Reverse Repo Rate
7%


Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
4.75%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
24%
Current Base Prime Lending Rate(BPLR):
10%-10.75%
Current Savings Bank Rate 2012:
4.0% (Deregulated)
Deposit Rate:
8.50-9.25%
Treasury Bill/Bond Rate (364-91 days)
8.1%-8.3%
           Facts and figure as on 22th April 2012


(A 0.50%/50 basis points has been decreased as a part to control the inflation)

Economy Rates/Projected 2012-13

Current GDP Growth rate (current fiscal)
7.3%
Inflation (as on March end 2012-13)
6.5%
Current Fiscal Deficit Target rate
5.1%

The major changes has been made on CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo rate, along with savings bank rate deregulation. For more current affairs of banking sector check out here.

Answers for Basic Interview Questions?

Any interview irrespective of which field, position, profile it is these questions are faced for sure.


Basic Interview Questions with answers:


Tell me about yourself.
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
Do a simple analysis about yourself, and figure out what are you strength first. Post those as weakness, this is the strategic move. Always use you strength as weakness, for example, I say writing is my weakness, even for a job which need Writing reports is the highest preferred skill. Supporting it I say that's the reason I started a blog 2 years before to overcome it. Now the interview is diverted what blog is it? What do you write? How is the response? You have cracked half the interview.


Why do you want this job?
Never be desperate and at the same time not overconfident, in fact be desperately determined.  
It not wrong, if you hide the truth sometimes. Never reveal your actual financial backup, that would give wrong signals. Put yourself in normal, moderate situation.


Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?
Say that you want to climb the ladder, and reach the next possible position in the organisation, which would give hint to the interviewer that you want to stick to the company.


Possible Goof-ups: Want to start my own company, Want to be the VP/CEO of a company etc


What's your ideal company?
You can list your requirements. But to be at safe side, say which provides balance of work and life to its employees.


What attracted you to this company?
Of course Salary... is that in your mind.. Don't reveal it. 


Highlight the positive things about the company (for example Brand, working culture, career growth, training practices of the company, your personal attachment towards it etc)


Why should we hire you?
Because I am unemployed....  I used this answer in an interview to make the interviewer smile. 


It always better to take the interview on the lighter side, and humorous. But some times it doesn't work.
Highlight how different you are, for eg., with a example of how quick learner you are, and how you can do justice to the role than other who sitting outside the hall.


What did you like least about your last job?
The answer absolutely rest with you!


When were you most satisfied in your job?
On 1st day of the month, when I get my salary credited to my account. 
Tell when you get the first appreciation from you boss for you work.
When you met your first target.
When you handle the most critical task and completed successful.
Reached a new heights in your job. etc


What can you do for us that other candidates can't?
Same as Why should we hire you?


Why are you leaving your present job?
Just I require a change is the most common answer an interview listen. If you want to stand out in the crowd say I am happy with my present job, but my learning are getting limited to a particular task or I want to enter the next level of my learning.


What do you know about this industry and company?
Do a small research in Google, about the growth of industry and company. Major challenges and opportunities, you can easily answer this question using such information.


Do you have any questions for me?