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Commented on Kannappan's review

ICICI Lombard Life insurance
ICICI Lombard Health Insurance

Dear Kannan, I would advise that you do not let anyone talk you into anything you don't want to do. In the instant case, go to the website of ICICI Lombard and address a written complaint to the chairman himself (by post). Tell him you will take him to a consumer court if they don't reverse the ch...arges and make a specific complaint about the rude employee.Read More

Reviewed Dell Inspiron 1520

Buying a Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop

I append below a mail I sent to Mr Michael Dell, founder of Dell, after buying an Inspiron 1520 laptop for my daughter.  The letter has been edited slightly, primarily to protect the identities of the staff I dealt with.  Please also read the aftermath of my mail at the end. QUOTE Dear Mr ...Read more

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Commented on sukanya75's review

24X5 Days Down--sbicard.com
State Bank Of India

I entirely agree, Tony. SBI Card really sucks. Till recently, it was very difficult to get through to their help line too. Since SBI is a co-sponsor (SBI Cards is a joint venture of SBI & GE) and it is the SBI brand name that makes the card sell, it is high time the SBI top brass gave the jokers ...in SBI Card a swift kick in the seat of their pants and made them work properly.Read More

Commented on priyankav's review

HP Compaq 3149AU
HP Compaq 3149AU

Thanks, but I am not at all surprised. I know that regardless of how big the name, most of them don't give a damn for the customer after they have sold the product. However, I was planning to buy a high-end HP laptop for my daughter, a student of engineering. Now I think I had better check out... other brands with better after-sales service. Sugget you go to the HP site and send a mail or phone a high official.Read More

Commented on priyankav's review

Laughter is indeed the best medicine!
Apollo Hospital - Kukatpally - Hyderabad

I enjoyed reading your tongue-in-cheek reveiw of Apollo. In your place, I might have been tempted to strangle one of those jerks.

Commented on priyankav's review

Deal with him like a psychiatrist...
My Feudal Lord - Tehmima Durrani

I confess I didn't read the book and it isn't appropriate to air an opinion without doing so. Nevertheless. I read several reviews and excerpts from her book. I remember that she left the man who married her for love for her feudal lord, as she put it. This man, a childhood sweetheart, settled a...broad with their daughter. He told Tehmina words to this effect: She [their daughter] is all I have to remind me of the woman I once loved. I could not help feeling sorry for the man who loved her so much and how much happier she would have been with him.Read More

Reviewed Kingfisher Airlines

FLYING THE GOOD TIMES!

My wife and I recently flew on Kingfisher Airlines from Kolkatta to Mumbai(IT 512 of 21 April 2007) and, boy, was it ever memorable. To begin with, we learned on arrival at the airport in the morning that the flight was delayed by over 2 hours: it would leave at 12 noon instead of the schedul...Read more

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COULD BE BETTER
Maruti Suzuki Swift

Dear Jai, I am afraid I haven't yet been able to check out the fuel efficiency. Generally, it is advisable to let the engine settle in a bit before checking fuel efficiency. But with a 1300 cc engine under the hood, one shouldn't expect any miracles.

Reviewed Maruti Suzuki Swift

COULD BE BETTER

I bought a Maruti Suzuki Swift VXI a couple of months ago. The car handles well, thanks to the power steering. The engine is surprisingly silent and vibration-free: even with the airconditioning on, in city traffic you sometimes think the engine has cut off. The engine is powerful; you hardly fe...Read more

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Reviewed Tata Indicom Mobile Operator

Don't ever touch Tata Indicom!

We bought a Tata Indicome mobile phone for our teenaged daughter about a couple of years ago. We were among the first subscribers to Tata's CDMA mobile service in Bangalore and opted for it because of the name of the TATAs. Here's a brief account of our experience and why we have decided to surr...Read more

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Spice Youth: GSM Service in Karnataka
Spice Telecom Mobile Operator

I checked with Spice as to why they introduced a validity period for their pre-paid currency. The answer: other service providers had complained to the TRAI, who had instructed Spice to fall in line. If true, it certainly makes one wonder why the TRAI should take up the case of oligopolisitic serv...ice providers and block a low-cost option to the consumer. Isn't the TRAI supposed to help consumers get a good deal?Read More

Reviewed Spice Telecom Mobile Operator

Spice Youth: GSM Service in Karnataka

Spice, a single-circle service provider in Karnataka, has been offering a reliable GSM cell phone service in Karnataka. By far their most popular offering was Spice Youth, which notwithstanding the name was open to all age groups. It offered an affordable plan for moderate users like children an...Read more

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