2 weeks without Google!

The past 2 weeks have been hectic with lots of travel. One of my experiences of the past 2 weeks is regarding life without mobile network, without wifi/data connection, and of course ultimately life without Google!
Early in the morning, when I want to check out the Google Reader style Feedly(Reader was dead last year) for latest news in movies, google-related and technology, there is nothing! Its almost as if I were sent to some detention center with basic facilities but isolated from the outside world!
Later after breakfast, when I want to check my Google+ posts, there is no data connectivity, forget about wifi!
During lunch time, I feel like checking my gmail, but get disappointed to see that there is no way to even get sms in the area I lived in!
In the evening, near the banks of river Krishna, I feel like taking a snap of the beautiful scene and save to my Google+ photos, but alas, no network!
In the night, I feel like using hangouts to chat with friends and wish them good night, but the terrible network makes it nearly impossible!
I only got back online while on my way to Bangalore onboard a train from Vijayawada Railway station, which is one of the largest railway stations in Asia and the third busiest Indian Railway Station!
Below is the map of where I have been to:



With love.. Anil

Birth of a new Telugu State

Yesterday was an important day in the history of India and Telugu people. Not just because of the approval of Loks Sabha for the new state of Telangana, which is obvious, but also the manner in which it was achieved.
Some of the tweets went as below:
1. When the land is same, air is same and people are same, why the hell people are fighting over a line in the map. Live peacefully #Telangana
2. Somebody said..... Why black out Parliament? They are creating a new state... Not creating a baby!! #Telangana
3. #congbjpbros made love behind the closed doors of parliament and produced an illegitimate baby called #Telangana 

My reactions to all the above: Enough of the emotions because emotions are only temporary, whether it is the joy of getting Telangana or the despair of our beloved state getting split. Once the emotions settle down, the real issues of people come out and it affects both the regions, and indirectly affect the nation.
In my view, this is more like Seemandhra being carved out of AP, because Hyderabad remains in Telangana. When AP was carved out of TN, TN was not created out of the erstwhile Madras state. AP was created because Chennai remained with TN.
More than the division, it is the enmity that was created between the people by the politicians all these days that saddens one and all. Why are people so stupid to fall in the traps set by the netas?
The problem is not about the division alone. Its about the emotions that arise when brothers are divided. The combination of "Telangana, Rayalaseema and Costal Andhra" is actually a Super State of Telugus and I give this combination the name of "United States of Andhra". And when I mean Andhra, I mean Telugu.
The urgency of congress party and the timing of this bill is clearly evident of what they are upto and we just need to wait and watch till the elections when the people give their mandate.

India>>United States of Andhra>>Telangana, Rayalaseema, Andhra. This should be the way.
A look at the Telugu movie Leader is enough to show what happens within closed doors of political meetings.

In another issue, KTR says to avoid provocations by media the live telecast was blocked. So by blocking people from getting info, he thinks a bill can be passed? Today something may be born and tomorrow it may die but truth lives on. The truth of what happened in the Lok sabha during the debate on t-bill. What are the secret deals and acts made during those blackout hours due to which a state is about to be born? This strongly hints at an illicit act during those moments resulting in the birth of a whole new state!

The people of Telangana deserve a better treatment than a bill that was reportedly passed off in stark darkness of the house. What happened in that darkness? Did everyone do a lungi dance? A sunny Leone act perhaps? Did the members show their Vishwaroopam that was too ugly and vulgar to be shown on tv? Or a secret deal by the heads that matter?

During the Newshour on Time now, a TMC leader has disclosed few images that show a procession and the anarchy that happened during the blackout hours. And respected KTR says he should be punished for taking photos inside the house! This clearly shows the one-way method that congress took to save its numbers in Telangana.

When something is done in the dark on a public forum like the parliament, such questions will be asked. Is the stage set for similar demands like kodagu, gorkhaland,vidarbha,etc?

With love.. Anil

Quality of Mobile services in India

Recently there has been a talk about mobile operators planning to hike the rates and the reason seems to be the hefty prices they seem to have coughed out for the bandwidth auction.
There is only one question I would like to ask: What are the benefits of buying more spectrum when the quality of calls cannot be improved.
I dont mind paying a little more for a better quality of calls and overall network, but increasing the prices doesnt make sense when they cannot live up to the expectations.
My recent trip to Vijayawada was one such experience which showed the weakness of mobile networks.
My phone remained isolated for a complete 1 week with no mobile network, no data connectivity and no reception of SMS either. When I try to send out an SMS, it remains in my outbox forever, despite momentary appearance of network signals.
1. Let there be a larger coverage area so that no one can complain about lack of network, especially in rural areas.
2. Let there be a consistent call quality, especially in the remote areas.
3. The ability of the network to get the call get connected is the first big hurdle which needs to be passed. Many times when I try to call someone, it never gets connected, despite the other person's phone being under coverage area.
If due to the present spectrum allocation if the call quality gets improved, it would be of immense pleasure to the millions of subscribers of the nation.

With love.. Anil

Mobile market in India

There has been a tremendous growth of the market in India for portable devices like mobiles and tablets but the major manufacturers doesnt seem to care much about the same. Of course the nexus 5 came pretty early to India, the real game changer Nexus 4 never made it to India in the same price range as in the US. It still costs around 24K which is not cheap compared to others with similar specs in the market.
The most recent entrant in the segment was Moto G, but even that took some time to come from Motorola.

Moto G was expected to be the low price alternative to Moto X, but even then the launch was delayed. Why? Because India is still seen as something secondary in the eyes of smartphone biggies. Anyway its good to see that with Nexus5, Google has made a serious attempt at bringing their flagships to India soon.
As far as Sony is concerned, it looks like it is firing too many bullets at too many targets with the result that it gets very few points. Take for example the Xperia Z. It is still one of the best Sony smartphones, but it was followed by bigger flagships like Z1 within a few months. If sony can concentrate all its energy on 1 device per year, then I seriously feel that it will  become a major player in the smartphone race. One admirable maker is HTC which has shown that despite being in losses, one can be focused on few products and deliver on them perfectly. India is no different.

As far as design goes, LG seems to be aping samsung and both their phones look similar in terms of external design and with common features.Sony still has one of the best designs in the industry alongwith the HTC One. Even though most post-xperia z devices look similar, the new Xperia E1 looks fantastic, especially the white version.


With love.. Anil