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Reviewed Choosing a Retirement Savings Plan

Pension ULIPS- Part 1

Targeting a 25 year old an ad says. “Have a dream retirement .Invest as little as 4000 pm for 30 years in our ULIP scheme and retire with a corpus of 10000000.” Who does not want a dream retirement? But do ULIPS really give such fantastic returns? May be yes .May be no but what is important is t...Read more

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Commented on QAMER86's review

NOKIA 7210 Built In Camera Mobile Phone
Nokia 7210

The title of review is on 7210 but details are of 7250 !!!!

Reviewed MTNL Triband ADSL

Fairly reasonable ISP

I was surfing the net using Sify broadband(just keeping the cost factor in mind) Initially all was well for the first few months  but later problems started cropping up 1)Server unavailable 2)Switch/Router problem 3)Cable problem Fed up of all these issues and their couldn't care ...Read more

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Commented on Sachin.Kapoor's review

The Political Pirate
Ministry Of Finance

It is no doubt That our govt often bites the hand that feeds it It is always the salaried class which feels the pinch because Tax is always deducted at source I think Except for Rajiv Gandhi no other PM/FM has ever admitted that for every 1 rupee doled out for development purposes only 10 paise ac...tually reaches the intended beneficiary 'Mera Bharat mahaan Dus mein se nau be-imaan'Read More

Commented on DBhowmick's review

The Citi never sleeps but CitiBank does!
Citibank

It is sheer foolishness to expect a particular bank to be a plaster saint .. It is just the question of maintaining proper shade between extreme white and black It is always the case of choosing the lesser evil between them ...

Commented on rajurkar_k's review

Don't Take Hathway...You will repent
Hathway Broadband

I guess all service providers are just as bad and it is a matter of choosing between the devil and deep sea I myself have gone in for a pre-paid connection from SIFY Though 8 out of 10 customers have problems with them so far I had none I have given the other details in a separate review on the s...ame subjectRead More

Commented on jumbledhead's review

Got a SMS from SpiceJet
SpiceJet

Glad to know that you escaped lots of endless embarassment by rectifying your mistake in the nick of time

Reviewed Hyderabad Exp.

No great shakes

The 7031 Dn Mumbai Hyderabad exp is a train that connects the capital of AP with the nation's financial capital This was one of the first trains to be introduced in this route the other one being Minar exp(now being run as Konark express) Though the departure time is 12:45 pm this is pe...Read more

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Reviewed Vodafone Mobile Operator

Prepaid is reasonable

I have always been a pre-paid customer despite the tempting offers issued not only by Hutch but other service providers as well despite having to shell out Rs 2  for every local call! Initially I went in for BPL connection but never got the signals inside my house Whenever I used to ...Read more

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Commented on airtel1's review

Airtel is the biggest chor of India
Airtel Mobile Operator

Since you had such a terrible experience with them you should have used the word 'everything' instead of 'nothing' in Cons column

Reviewed Fully Automatic Vs. Semi-Automatic Washing Machines

Semi -automatic washing machine

We purchased a semi auto matic washing machine of a reputed brand 15 years back At that time there were many fully automatic washing machines available to choose from and were quite expensive as well We settled for a semi automatic one which we thought will suit our pocketandserve our purp...Read more

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Reviewed SBI Visa Credit Card

SBI Railway card

I finally got the card after a lot of residential andwork place checks I guess all the banks have become paranoid considering the number of frauds being perpetuated on a daily basis Iam using this card quite frequently and apart from just a couple of occasions when I literally flew off ...Read more

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Reviewed Nokia 3200

Value for money

I bought this Nokia 3200 model 3 years ago and am using it since then though it was expensive at that time Rs 10000 or so I still bought it as I had a fetish for a colour model below Rs 15000 (I guess it is being sold for under Rs 5000 now) It's USP is durable battery like any other Nokia ...Read more

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Commented on nithi_s's review

Do Ekta Kapoor’s Concepts Support Feminism?
Serials produced by Ekta Kapoor

I really don't know when we people will really grow up There is always much more in life than just being a saas or a bahu for a woman It is not the question of feminism or anything in life but instead of showing teary eyed upper class women flaunting their assets travelling in latest cars (Ever ...seen any lead heroine travel in a rickshaw or a local train for that matter) wouldn't it be much better to do something for their welfare in general Being a woman herself i guess she is doing a lot of disservice to them by catering to the couch potatoes who probably need this dose of opium to keep away their afternoon siesta at bayRead More

Reviewed Citibank

Personal loans

Ever got tempted by institutions offering 'jaldi loans' ,processing within 48 hours,simple documentation ? There are a few things to be kept in mind before going in for any kind of a personal loan from a financial institution What they say : Loans sanctioned within 48 hours What they...Read more

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Reviewed Indiatimes

Indiatimes online shopping

I had purchased a product online through Indiatimes shopping and have had a terrible experience with these people I had placed the order on 20/11/2006 and Iam still waiting for the product to be delivered to me whereas it should have delivered  within 5 working days Despite n number of ...Read more

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Reviewed Sify Broadband Internet Connection

Sify Broadband

I have recently taken Sify broadband internet connection As I stay in Navi Mumbai there were not many options for me as both state owned MTNL and Reliance expressed their inability to provide the internet connection I was a bit reluctant to go in for SIFY after reading so many negati...Read more

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