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- BSNL Voice Plans of Rs 18 and Above Are Some Lesser Known Gems
- Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Almost a Perfect Smartwatch!
- Tata Sky Binge+ Is a Better Buying Option Over the HD Set-Top Box Because of These Reasons
- Why Truly Unlimited Data Does Not Make Sense for a Lot of Broadband Subscribers
- Here’s How You Can Upgrade to Windows 10 Without Additional Costs
- JioFiber Offers the Most Data With This Broadband Plan
| BSNL Voice Plans of Rs 18 and Above Are Some Lesser Known Gems Posted: 11 Jul 2021 09:15 AM PDT 
The talk of unlimited data, free data, and cheap data is so overdone these days that a lot of people overlook the fact that there are a lot of subscribers who wish to have voice-only plans to save their bucks. But that is not the only reason to go for voice-only plans. It is quite possible that you have a good broadband connection at your home, and on the other side, your secondary SIM card comes with enough data to get across your daily data needs. In this case, it would be a smart choice to go for a voice-focused prepaid plan which comes with little to no data benefits which does not get wasted, and also saves you some money. BSNL seems to be the right choice in this department. Rs 18 and Other Voice PlansThe very first starter plan is the Rs 18 plan which offers 2 days validity with 1GB data and unlimited voice calling. Going higher up on the spectrum with little more validity, the subscribers also have the option of going for the Rs 99 prepaid plan which is actually an STV. This plan comes with 22 days validity and only offers an unlimited voice calling facility. The subscribers of this plan will also be able to enjoy PRBT from BSNL. Another great option for BSNL subscribers looking towards plans with very little data and mostly voice-based benefits, the Rs 118 plan is the best option. This plan comes with 26 days validity and it offers unlimited voice calling to the subscribers with 0.5GB of data per day. The good thing about this plan is its very reasonable pricing and the addition of 500MB of data which is enough in case you need it as an extra backup on top of your primary data source. There is also 100 SMS per day and free PRBT from BSNL. To give you a comparison to other prepaid offerings, Reliance Jio offers the Rs 149 plan which gives you 1GB data per day and comes with even less validity of 24 days. Compared to these plans, the BSNL Rs 118 STV is a neat plan to subscribe to. Rs 147 STV and Rs 319 STV for Voice BenefitsWhen going on for a solid 30 days of validity, the subscribers will be able to choose the Rs 147 STV which offers 10GB of data for the entire period in addition to unlimited calling. The subscribers of this plan also enjoy BSNL tunes. Now, keeping the best for the last, when it comes to voice-only plans, the subscribers of BSNL can opt for the Rs 319 voice voucher which comes with 75 days validity and offers unlimited voice benefits. There is no data in this plan. So, if you have a primary SIM in which you have enough data for your daily needs or a good Wi-Fi connection, then these plans can help you save a lot on additional plan expenses plus save you from unnecessarily wasting data since no BSNL prepaid plan comes with data rollover services. |
| Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Almost a Perfect Smartwatch! Posted: 11 Jul 2021 07:51 AM PDT 
Amazfit GTR 2e has been in the Indian market for quite some time now. It is a smartwatch made for people who love fitness and want to track their health progress in real-time. The Amazfit GTR 2e was launched in India alongside the Amazfit GTS 2e, both of which were priced the same. The smartwatch is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones. I have used the Amazfit GTR 2e for over a month now, and here's the complete review of the smartwatch for you. Amazfit GTR 2e Review: DisplayThe Amazfit GTR 2e comes with a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with anti-fingerprint coating and tempered glass. It has 2.5D curved glass with a borderless design. There are two buttons on one side of the watch that will help you navigate to different features and modes. The display and the colour accuracy of the smartwatch is really commendable. Even when I used it under the sun, I could see the contents on the screen very neatly without any pressure on the eyes. During night time, I deactivated the auto-brightness feature and lowered the brightness completely because it can get too bright. The touch is very responsive, and whenever I moved my arm to see the time, the display would come to life in a second. Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Sports Features/Health Features
In the last month, I took the Amazfit GTR 2e on multiple runs. To check the accuracy of the distance tracking feature of the smartwatch, I also tracked my run with Nike Run Club installed on my smartphone. At the end of the run, the distance that both my smartwatch and smartphone reflected was only 100 metres off from each other, which is a good thing. There are multiple sports modes inside the smartwatch. Even if you are exercising inside your home, you can activate a mode that's built into the smartwatch specifically for that. The Amazfit GTR 2e automatically tracked all the steps that I took in a day, and I would say it is not the most accurate in tracking, but good enough. However, there is an issue with the smartwatch that I would like to address. Its GPS activation or positioning takes a lot of time. The Amazfit GTR 2e would recommend me to connect the smartwatch with the smartphone and open the app for connecting with the GPS. This would initially take up to a minute. But later, the GPS stopped working completely, which was a huge turn off to be honest. It also has a SpO2 sensor that can monitor your blood oxygen levels. This is a feature which many would appreciate during the time of the pandemic. Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Sleep TrackingOne of the best things about the Amazfit GTR 2e is its sleep tracking feature. The smartwatch was quite accurate in determining my sleep and wake up time. Further, it showed me how the quality of my sleep was, which is truly an eye-opener. If you are someone who wants to know how much sleep you are getting and what is the quality of that sleep, you can definitely consider the Amazfit GTR 2e. Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Design and Body
One thing that I would like to confirm is that the Amazfit GTR 2e is a very attractive smartwatch. I could easily wear it to casual parties and meetings without any worry about how I looked. Further, since it has a water and dust repellent body, I could even wear it when it was raining and run comfortably to track how much I have run. The belt is very easy going on the skin, and since the smartwatch only weighs 32 grams, I could hardly feel it on my hands most of the time. Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Battery LifeThe smartwatch has excellent battery life. There are no two sides to it. On a single charge, it could easily run more than 10 days for me. For completely charging the smartwatch, it might take you around 2 hours. But then it would work very smoothly for the next 10 days at least, which is not a bad deal. The smartwatch supports magnetic charging, and the charging wire comes inside the box. Amazfit GTR 2e Review: Price and ConclusionThe Amazfit GTR 2e is priced at Rs 9,999 in India. The smartwatch is available on Amazon India and the official website of the company. I would say it is 'almost' a perfect smartwatch because it offers a lot for the price it comes for; however, the GPS issue is a big turn off. The Zepp app is also quite good and easy to navigate around. There's hardly anything that you would not like about the smartwatch except for its GPS thing; thus, It can be a good buy if the company can fix the GPS issue with a software update. |
| Tata Sky Binge+ Is a Better Buying Option Over the HD Set-Top Box Because of These Reasons Posted: 11 Jul 2021 05:25 AM PDT 
Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box Pricing and Other DetailsThe first thing that you must keep in mind is that the Tata Sky Binge service is something that offers you access to Over the Top content on your TV screen. If you are someone who is likely to watch YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or access other OTT content on your TV, then the Binge+ Set-Top Box is a no-brainer. The first reason is simply because of the pricing. Cutting to the chase, I would say that the Binge+ offers something at Rs 2,499 which you would have to spend thrice as much later on if you go with the simple HD option in the Set-Top Box. For example, if you were to spend Rs 1,499 on the HD Set-Top Box of Tata Sky, then later on you would need to buy an Amazon Fire TV Stick or another similar device, which would set you back by another Rs 3,000 or something depending on the 4K or non-4K variant. Others Reasons to Purchase the Binge+ Set-Top BoxThe story does not only end on the advantages of pricing. Currently, Tata Sky is offering some attractive discounts and services bundled along with its Binge+ service. The first attractive offer which the subscribers would appreciate is the bundling of one month of free Amazon Prime subscription. The subscribers would also get one-month free access to other OTT apps like EROS NOW, Shemaroo, Disney+ among many others. Also, if you were to compare the HD Set-Top Box of Tata Sky with the Binge+ variant, then you'd see a difference in the online discount being offered. If you make an online payment for buying these STBs, then you will get a Rs 150 discount on the HD variant, whereas, the discount increases to Rs 200 on the Binge+ variant. This means the subscribers will only have to pay around Rs 2,200 to get their hands on the Binge+ Set-Top Box of Tata Sky. Lastly, I would like to add that the need for OTT services is something that is not going away anytime soon, and instead of going for different devices on your television screen and spending more. It is better to have a single remote with which you can access everything. This is where the Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box comes into play. What is working in the favour of Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box is also its pricing. You should go for the HD variant of the Set-Top Box only in the case that you are sure about not using any OTT services in the future. In which case you would save a solid Rs 1,000 on your purchase as compared to the Binge+. |
| Why Truly Unlimited Data Does Not Make Sense for a Lot of Broadband Subscribers Posted: 11 Jul 2021 01:30 AM PDT 
The word unlimited has been thrown around in the telecom industry a lot these days. There was a time half a decade ago when everything was written down in numbers and there was no concept of a free lunch when it came to data and talking on calls. The calls were charged at a premium and data was considered a luxury. However, the times have changed drastically and now data is aplenty available in SIM cards and wired broadband connections alike. However, in a dogmatic approach, I talk about why a truly unlimited data plan does not make sense to buy, and even for the telecom companies to offer. The Story of 3,300GB Data Per MonthAlthough the wired broadband plans offered by companies like Bharti Airtel under the Xstream Fiber banner and by JioFiber come with the tag of unlimited data, the most data that they offer is 3,300GB or 3.3TB. When the news came out, clarifications came from the telecom companies that this figure is accurately true, however, what followed after this was a barrage of negative comments about misleading the marketing it. While the reactions of the customers are not entirely false, but the companies offering 3.3TB data per month under their broadband plans are not astray as well. To put it into a picture, 3,300GB of data on average translates to 110GB of data per day. If you were to download and watch a movie in FullHD on your desktop or TV, the data incurred would be somewhere near 2-3GB. Even with multiple people at home, it is quite unlikely that the customers will run out of this huge amount of data by the end of their month. With IoT devices making their way into the market and streaming becoming increasingly common, the 3.3TB limit is justified because it's simply too high for the common man's usage. What to do If Not Unlimited Data?On the other hand, there are tons of broadband service providers, some of whom have partnered up with LCOs to provide connectivity to the subscribers and others which are limited to certain locations. These broadband service providers have come up with plans that offer truly unlimited data, however, in almost all cases, these plans run very high on the pricing spectrum. Even then, the lure of truly unlimited data does not elude people as they end up purchasing these plans for the fear of running out of data in the middle of their work. We would like to bring to highlight that despite the heavy work usage, the 3.3TB limit seems utterly justified for the telecom companies as it happens to be way more than what an average Indian household would use in a day. In an environment, where 1.5GB per day prepaid data packs have found their foothold, and some of the most bandwidth-demanding services are only brought by the premium customers, the application of a truly unlimited plan seems unreasonable. Rather than spending on the monthly rental of truly unlimited plans, the subscribers would be better off recharging their account with add-on data packs as per their needs and saving a lot in their pockets. |
| Here’s How You Can Upgrade to Windows 10 Without Additional Costs Posted: 10 Jul 2021 09:30 PM PDT 
Ever since Windows 11 launched, many users who were running on Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 might be wondering as to how they can upgrade compatible devices to Windows 10 so as to upgrade to Windows 11, given that their device specifications meet the requirements for the latest version of Windows. However, paying full price for the Home edition of Windows is not a cheap affair, and many might not wish to splurge on an upgrade that they might not even use. It might interest you to know, however, that getting the Windows 10 update is easy, but getting it for free is a bit of a pickle. Microsoft has, however, mentioned that it would offer a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8, but it has never shut down the path to upgrade to the newer OS that might be available. Microsoft has allowed this route for a free Windows 10 upgrade to stay available for users who are on older versions on purpose so as to make use of the costs of the free upgrades rather than losing users to Linux, which is free, instead of having to stick with an unsafe and older version of Windows. In terms of updating to Windows 10, it is actually quite easy, so read ahead to learn how you can upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge, but before that, you might be wondering as to whether or not Windows 10 is actually free. Is Windows 10 Actually Free?Well, to be frank, Windows 10 has never been free ever since its release in 2015. Windows 10 Home costs $139 in the US, with Windows 10 pro costing $200. There was a period of time when Microsoft offered free upgrades for customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, but that period has long passed. There is, however, a loophole that allows you to get Windows 11 on your computer for free. We suspect it to be left open so as to get more interest towards Windows 10, with the company probably being keen on letting users upgrade from an outdated or unsupported version of the OS. Here’s How You Can Upgrade to Windows 10
The steps to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and 8.1 are the same as when the company had officially started offering the upgrade. This is divided into two steps. Step 1: Check the system hardware requirements, which are:- 1. CPU: 1GHz or faster processor that is supported In case your Windows 7 based PC or laptop fails to meet the specifications, your laptop will fail to run Windows 10, and, in our opinion, a 2GHz dual-core processor and 4GB of RAM coupled with 160GB of storage should be the bare minimum to run the update in a smooth manner. Step 2: Use Windows Media Creation Tool Step two consists of the use of the Windows Media Creation Tool, following which the user is required to select the Download tool now option present under the section that is headed as Create Windows 10 installation media. Then you will be required to run the Windows Media Creation Tool, after which you will reach the What do you want to do? section, after which you need to select Upgrade this PC now and follow the remaining steps in the tool. If you enter your Windows 7 or Windows 8 license key, you should have Windows 10 running for free. Clicking Activate button should fix any issues that might occur further. In case you don’t have the license, you can also enter the Windows 7 product key to manually activate the OS. |
| JioFiber Offers the Most Data With This Broadband Plan Posted: 10 Jul 2021 06:26 PM PDT 
There's one thing that every user wants from his internet service – more data. While there are some companies that offer truly unlimited data, there are some which offer 'enough' data that the user might not need truly unlimited data after all. One Broadband plan from JioFiber offers more data than any of the other plans offered by the company. For users who don't bother about a high-speed plan, they might not know about this, but there's one plan from JioFiber that offers humongous amounts of data. For the unaware, almost every major internet service provider (ISP) in India, be it Airtel Xstream Fiber, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), JioFiber, ACT Fibernet, or more; offers users 3.3TB data with its broadband plans. Regardless of the plan that a user is going for, he/she gets 3.3TB data dubbed as 'unlimited data' by the company. But there's this broadband plan from JioFiber that offers users 2x of 3.3TB data; let's take a look at what's so special about this plan. JioFiber Plan That Offers 6.6TB Data to UsersJioFiber offers 6.6TB of data with its most expensive broadband plan. The company charges Rs 8,499 (the price mentioned is without taxes) and gives users 1 Gbps internet speed. The speed is the same for both downloading and uploading. Users also get a free voice calling connection from the company. There are over-the-top (OTT) benefits included with the plan – Netflix (Premium plan), Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Amazon Prime Video, SonyLIV, ZEE5 Premium, SunNXT, Voot Select, Voot Kids, ALTBalaji, Hoichoi, Lionsgate Play, ShemarooMe, Eros Now, Discovery+, JioSaavn, and JioCinema. If you don't want this much data with your 1 Gbps plan, JioFiber also offers another 1 Gbps plan. It comes with 3.3TB data, and all the other benefits of both the plans are the same except that with the cheaper 1 Gbps plan that costs Rs 3,999 per month (more than 50% less than the Rs 8,499 plan), users get a standard Netflix subscription. For many, the 3.3TB data offered by the companies is sufficient. However, if you are running an office and need a good Wi-Fi network with loads of data and high speed, the Rs 8,499 plan from JioFiber can be your best buy. Neither of the other companies, including Bharti Airtel or BSNL, offers users this much data with any of its plans. This plan wouldn't anyway suit an average user as his/her internet needs can be satisfied via a 100 Mbps broadband plan itself. |
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