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cbz99

hi,
i am not writing coz i love sify or something like that
i just wanna share my experience about sify
i hav read a lot on this website which has made me register
and give my views
i use sify (plan EY56) 256kbps unlimited 24 X 7
it costs 1122(rent) + 100(maintaince) + 100(tip)
i have taken the personal number of the lineman
and i call him up on that no if anything goes wrong
my Rs 100 tip works!!!!!
yup, sometimes it goes horrible.... but the service is about 80% working.
better than mtnl...
i hope it helps
Sourabh Sharma

foundawallet

nice trick man...i think whether its private or public..its applicable everywhere..

RacerLodde

Why pay 100 bucks each month??? Is there that number of problems??

And did u try MTNL?? I think its better and other people also say so..

cool_techie_tvm

Well i guess am lucky then. I dont tip my lineman !! But i enjoy good service from BSNL.

xwhyz

I guess you are right, tipping has become an integral part of some who is service eighther be it government or private companies these days. Almost every one is expecting to be tipped. I have had such instances many times with BSNL and my Airtel landline too. If we don't pay them, they will not come to our place next time, if any fault arise. This is how india has become the most corrupted nation in this whole world!!

salaxzar

first of all dont think its bette than mtnl...coz mntl is on adsl2+ technologoy which very hardly goes down whereas on the other hand sify is on cable which has all types of probs...water cmg through them and what not

cbz99

i dont hav any personal issues with MTNL as a company
but u may call it just my mindset
that i think that a "sarkari" thing cannot compete with a private company
all my frnz are on mtnl (limited MB plans = using which they do not use internet during the last days of the month!!!{espically orkut}) and they say its ok ok
256 kbps gives u only 14 - 19 as a download speed
3 - 4 days not working in a month
u know u will hav problems with every ISP
but its the service and the connection speed that matters
its actually 50% sify
and 50% ur local cable operator
so dont blame it totally on sify
tc
Sourabh

Admin

Now thats not a very good idea. You are transforming sify into a sarkari company now with your bribing and all.
You surely get the attention of the cable operators line man but then doesnt that mean that in the long run when more and more people start giving the same Rs100 to him then there will be a point that you would have to pay him 200 just to make sure that he is still as much attentive to your problems as he was before when no one else was bribing him?

cbz99

hi,
i never said that giving money is the only soluton.
i keep my girl friend's younger brother busy with a packet of CLASSIC CIGGERETTES when i am dating her
its not about money or anything
its about judging the persons weekness and working according to it.....
if everyone starts giing a tip of Rs 100
then i will think of something that might give me an edge above the rest
Sourabh

MacBroadBand

u give 100 Rs tip

but that line man expect from all and he may do a small problems to all who not gives tips

i say dont give tips

i never given any extra with my airtel 128kbs/699Rs plan which i using witoiut any problems ( also without tips )

Broadband

This is not that much of a good thing. Just keep contact with your local sify technical representative and then you dont have to pay this 100 rupee tip every time.

dyners

he he he .............

what the big F ............... he is paying 200 every month ............. so, what's the big in that

mtnl offers only 600/Rs for that unlimited package and no others charge than that

and u r paying 1200( package ) + 100 (lmc) + 100 (bribe) = 1400

means for 1 year
sify : 16800
mtnl : 7200

he he he

what the big F in this just see frnds .................

ShAdOwCoN

Very Manipulative
Well i have very good relationship with my CTO ... and he mostly solves all my problems 90 % of the time quickly....Without a tip

raja1243

Dear All,

Please suggest me as i am going to take sify wheather to take it or not since i have two options dvs and sify as tried dvs they are not good at service so i choose this please suggest what to do

saesms

i was with sify it was the worst, simply the worst i have ever had in my life, i am having bsnl now, no probs so far, it has been 5 months, while with sift i used to have connectivity only for 10 days a month

Preeti_20

I have a Sify connection, and it is total crap, at times i go without a connection, and when i ring their customer service the local cable guy comes after 3 days! I don't give any tips to the cable guy, don't see why i should, hes getting paid and got his own business!

bibhash84

Tipping the lineman 100Rs? Its good that its working for you and he solves all your problems quickly... The 100rs isnt an issue but the idea behind 'tipping the lineman' is. Where does it end? What if tomorrow he decides that he wants 200Rs? They are already charging money for line maintainance, and I dont believe I have to grease the hands of the lineman for something which Im paying for anyway.

prasannaganesh

i also having the same though?

we must not make them get used to it?
because one time leads to more.

sujathamoodliar

Is it tipping or Bribing. ?


Pls dont ever take up sify. Pathetic CTO service. It is more than 1.5 months.. I get the Error BB101. Even though I have two hour batter back up i get disconnected because the server is not the UPS I guess .. After the power shut down in the society.. i would never be able to connect. Again same error BB 101.

I used BSNL for more than a year in Bangalore. Never once I would have spoke to the customer care. Now in Pune am going through hell with sify.. The main reason is the CTO / LCO (Local Cable operator). Error BB101.

You can get various reasons from the LCO for non connectivity like Rat bit the Cable, UPS Problem, Network cable problem, server problem, switch problem, rain problems. And finally you can also get to hear that your computer's anti virus problem..

I have very good network in the office to get my Lap top repaired, in case if there is any problem. If the LCO are doing this to the customer who is working for software company.. I can imagine how they should be treating others who are not a tech savy.

smoothvibes

this is true and trust me these CTO people think that they know everything about computers. Thats the main reason i canceled sify and migrated to tata wimax and facing no problems with it, its working good from last 3 months and without even a single minute of downtime
I suggest you to cancel sify and get BSNL, Tata or airtel. BSNL is available in Pune and works good