Vodafone & Loyalty??

Strange it may be...but yes ive been loyal to vodafone/hutch for over 3 years now inspite of havin no network in class..extra charges poppin up for no reasons..network problems...call dropping.......the list wont end for sure..check out one of my earlier posts where i wrote loads of gaalis for vodafone..now vodafone suddenly decided to make us eof their "Happy to Help" tag line and "Make the most of now" by giving their so called "LOYAL" customers like me free life time validity to appreciate us sticking to them inspite of all the crap we have to face...But now now vodafone wil always be vodafone!!Can they actually be so nice??Hmmm naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....................The truth behind all this goody feeling is that they are shit scared that with the launch of the new networks in the comin months most of their existing customers may leave..most have already done that but thats another story..Do they think that the existing customers are so dumb that if u give them free validity they wil stick on..SERIOUSLY THEY ARE DUMB!!! only a minute number may buy that but others wil simply say TATA...And hey anybody from vodafone reading this..we r not as loyal as the pug in ur ad !!
Feels stranger now that i havent been that critical of vodafone and havent use my dictionary of abusive words for them...Am making the "most of now" with this extra validity until soem new problem turns up..and am sure its round the corner!!

Monsoon..Raindrops keep falling on my head!!

Enough of summer-2008.Been hot and humid and now am looking forward to the monsoon.I love the rain and the atmosphere that is created around it.The cool breeze. the little rain drops splashing ur face and the road side food from tea to pakodas..all of them make monsoon the best part of the year.

The MET department has predicted a normal monsoon and i pray and hope for once the met department's correct.Here in Hyd the monsoon strikes in mid june and as i cant bear this heat anymore am goin to escape to nainital for the next 2 weeks.SO by the time am back monsoon wil be here in full force and hopefully wil bring a smile on my face.

The song "Raindrops keep falling on my head" by BJ Thomas is best apt to describe my affection for the rain..here goes the lyrics..and yeah do listen to this song..it was also a part of the movie forest grump..and for ppl who still dont get it ..this track was played whenever we dialed for the customer care on the erstwhile HUTCH network...


Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

HAPPY TO HELP*******-Conditions Apply!!*******

Vodafone followed Airtel in cutting the std rates..i was elated as am a vodafone customer..std at 1.30 bucks is damn reasonable and roaming at 1 buck even better as am soon goin on a holiday...
But Vodafone is vodafone..we always have conditions apply.Unlike airtel where the new rates apply across all call plans..in vodafone we have conditions apply..So sadly i fall under one of those conditions where i have another plan so i cant make use of this so called std plans..this is very very sad..i never understand the concept of vodafone (even hutch as it was known earlier)..they love creating confusion and have too many conditions apply...

HAPPY TO HELP!!!!! MY FOOT THEY R!!

the customer care knows nothing at all...i know more abt their plans..they cant speak english.
So yesterday fed up with the ppl on the phone i went to the vodafone shop.I had a problem with my gprs settings(third party applications(like opera) couldnt connect to the internet) too apart from the std plan so i asked those guys to help me out as they r always happy to help..

on the std query..i got 3 diff answers... in the end they asked me to come after 3 days and on the gprs things the guy there fiddled around with my phone settings and now even the web browser dint connect...

I got PISSED - GRABBED MY PHONE BACK -GAVE A VERY SWEET SMILE - WALKED OFF!!

Vodafone better buckle up...ur doomed!!am sure once the number portability thing comes in am gonna jump to a better network(so will many more like me)..who r actually is "HAPPY TO HELP"

Vodafone India Tv Advert Attacked over Animal Welfare

SOURCE:www.cellular-news.com

The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has issued a formal warning to Vodafone India regarding an advertisement which features a pug dog running after a bus. The board also sent a warning to Nirvana Films which made the advert for Vodafone.

In its notice AWBI said: “The pet dog was made to run, gallop and chase the school van for a long time on a public road. Thereby, the dog was made to undergo severe pain and suffering due to the exhaustion caused by chasing (the bus).” AWBI lawyer S.R. Sundaram said: “The final film should strictly follow the script submitted at the time of pre-shoot permission for the animal performances. It is also directed that the performing animals should not be subjected to any cruelty, failing which the AWBI will initiate legal proceedings under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.”

The pug dog, called Rocky is the Vodafone Essar brand icon and has been used in a series of adverts promoting the rebranding of Hutch as Vodafone.

The film company refutes the complaint saying that the film was made in South Africa and that they have a “post-shoot fitness certificate duly signed by the veterinary doctor”

The AWBI has ordered the company to remove the section of the advert that it objects to and resubmit the advertisement for approval.

the youtube link for it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqsjXh5yNLQ