Saturday, January 22, 2011

MNP: Mobile Number Portability in India


MNP: Five Facts About Mobile Number Portability in India

Operators have been dragging their feet on the topic of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in India for as long as anybody can remember now. What is MNP exactly and why should you care? It matters if your mobile telecom network operator is not giving you the level of service you desire or the type of call plans you want. You might have a mobile phone number that you'd like to keep – because you have given that number to everyone and changing the number will be painful, might prevent some old acquaintances from contacting you, and/or affect your business.

In such a case, you'd like to retain your current mobile phone number, yet shift to a different telecom operator. That is not possible currently. When Mobile Number Portability or MNP becomes available in India, you can finally retain your number, yet change your operator.
Here are five facts (and possible issues) that you must know about Mobile Number Portability, some relate to the operator and government, others are concerns that you as a user should know.
1. Technology behind MNP
Admittedly, porting mobile numbers is not as simple as pushing a button. There is a lot that has to happen behind the scenes to allow for it. Expensive equipment, logistics on a mind-boggling scale, and ensuring checks-and-balances by appointing a third-party company to carry out these operations on behalf of both (originating and destination) operators.
2. Operator Fear
The so-called "incumbent" mobile telephony operators have been in the space for a long time. The number of dis-satisfied users are inevitably in direct proportion. When new companies enter the mobile operator space, they have nothing to lose (atleast at first) with MNP. Those operators who have been around longer, fear losing existing customers, with good reason. Besides, prized phone number sequences (98484 84848 for example) can be lost to other operators, instead of returning to an operator's own pool of available numbers to hand-out.
3. Logistics, Verifying User Identity
Changing your telephone/mobile/internet provider has always been a "moving" experience. Ask LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) customers in UK and New Zealand about the horrors! Would you have to apply at your prospective mobile operator first, or request porting a number from your existing operator first? Would you have to submit your Proof of Identity documents thrice (old operator, new operator, portability agency)? Despite rules that say the process should complete in 4 days, how long will the porting process take? If there is an interim period when you are effectively a customer of both operators, do you have to pay monthly rental to both?
4. Lock in Period, Inter-circle Issues
After porting your phone number, you are locked in to the new provider for 90 days (three months). If you want to change again, you have no option but to wait out that period. Currently, the Indian government only mentions number portability within a circle (meaning a state in most cases). So you cannot retain the same phone number if you move from Bombay to Delhi.
5. How To Identify A Phone Number?
With landline telephones, all you have to do is look at the STD code, the initial few digits and you can immediately identify a phone number's attributes (physical location and telecom operator). Until MNP comes into effect, you can still do something similar with mobile numbers too. But after implementation, identifying operator, approximate area and age of a number will become that much harder.

MNP In India – How Would It Work For Users? FAQs


The first phase of MNP (Mobile Number Portability) in India is rolling out on 25th November from the Harayna Circle. This is how Mobile Number portability would work for a normal user.
1. Send the following SMS to 1900 – PORT <Your Mobile Number> – eg. PORT 9123456789
2. You will get an SMS with your unique porting code. This is a unique number that will be maintained along with your mobile number with a third party called  MNP Service Provider (Selected companies for this service in India- Syniverse Technologies and Telcordia). The unique code has a expiry time. You need to apply to the new preferred operator with that code within the stipulated time.
3. The new operator will communicate with existing operator and ask for permission. If approved the new operator will set a time for porting and communicate this to MNP provider and existing operator.
4. On the set date and time, the current operator will disconnect the number and pass the message to MNP provider.
5. The new operator will now claim that number and MNP would maintain a central database with the new details.
Sid's Cartoon on MNP Delay in India
FAQ’s
1. What is the cost of switching an operator through MNP?
The max. charge can be Rs.19. This has to be paid to the new operator. The operator can choose to charge you lesser.
2. Can i change operator multiple times using MNP?
Yes. Though there is a limitation of how frequently you can change the operator. Once switched you cannot change the operator for the next 90 days.
3. Will my mobile number be disconnected during porting?
Yes. During disconnection from old and connecting to new operator you number will be dead for about 2 hours. Fortunately, this will happen only between 10PM to 5AM.
4. How much time will the whole process take?
According to rules set by TRAI, it shouldn’t take more than 4 days for the complete process from the time of applying to new operator.
5. Can i carry forward my prepaid balance to the new operator after MNP?
No.
6. Can a postpaid user apply for MNP?
Yes. The old operator will approve only after all dues are cleared.
7. Can i switch circle through MNP?
No. The inter-circle portability has not been implemented yet.
8. Can i switch from prepaid to postpaid or vice-versa with MNP?
Yes. You can do that even without MNP.
9. Do i need to have a new SIM from new operator?
Yes. You will need to change your SIM. Apart from number retention everything is same as getting a new connection.
10. Can i Switch from CDMA to GSM thorugh MNP?
Yes.

 

KO Music By Harris Jayaraj

 KO Music By Harris Jayaraj




Movie Name : Ko
Cast: Jeeva, Ajmal, Karthika
Music Director : Harris Jayaraj
Producer : Kumar Jayaraman
Director : KV Anand
Lyrics : Sricharan, Emcee Jesz, Karky, Pa Vijay, Kabilan, Viveka
Year : 2011

Ennamo Yeadho - Aalaap Raju, Prashanthini, Rap Sricharan, Emcee Jesz
Gala Gala - Tipu, Krish, Haricharan, Sayanora Philip
Venpaniye - Sriram Parthasarathy, Bombay Jayashree
Aga Naga - Vijay Prakash, Tipu, Ranina Reddy, Priya Subaramani, Solar Sai, Rap Emcee Jesz, Srik
Netri Pottil - Naresh Iyer
Amali Thumali - Hariharan, Swetha Mohan, Chinmayi

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar Records

Sachin Tendulkar Records

 
ODI & Test Stats

  • ODIs played: 442
  • Total Runs: 17598
  • Batting Average: 45.12
  • 100s / 50s: 46 / 93
  • Tests played: 166
  • Total Runs: 13447
  • Batting Average: 55.56
  • 100s / 50s: 47 / 54 

  • ODI Records

    1. Most runs in career. (17598 runs)
    2. Most runs in an innings. (200* against South Africa)
    3. Most runs in a calender year. (1894 runs in 1998)
    4. Most runs against one team.(3005 runs against Australia)
    5. Only player to score 200 runs.
    6. Most Hundreds in career. (46 Hundreds)
    7. Most Hundreds in a calendar year. (9 Hundreds in 1998)
    8. Most Hundreds against one team. (9 Hundreds against Australia)
    9. Most 150+ runs in career.(5 150+ runs)
    10. Most Nineties in career. (18 Nineties)
    11. Most times dismissed on 99. (3 times)
    12. Most fifties in career. (93 Fifties)
    13. Most fours in career. (1927 fours)
    14. Most fours in an innings. (25 fours)
    15. Fast to 10000 runs. ( 259 Inns)
    16. Fast to 11000 runs. ( 276 Inns)
    17. Fast to 12000 runs. (300 Inns)
    18. Fast to 13000 runs. (321 Inns)
    19. Fast to 14000 runs. (350 Inns)
    20. Fast to 15000 runs. (377 Inns)
    21. Fast to 16000 runs. (399 Inns)
    22. Fast to 17000 runs. (435 Inns)
    23. Hundred runs and 4 wickets in a match. (141 & 4/38 against Australia in 1998)
    24. 10000+ runs, 100+ wickets and 100+ catches in career.
    25. Highest Partnership for any wicket. (331 runs with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand)
    26. Highest partnership for 2nd wicket. (331 runs with Rahul Dravid against New Zealand)
    27. Highest partnership for 3rd wicket. (237* runs with Rahul Dravid against Kenya)
    28. Highest overall partnership by a pair. (8227 runs with Sourav Ganguly)
    29. Highest overall partnership runs by openers. (6609 runs with Sourav Ganguly)
    30. Most Hundred partnerships by a pair. (26 Hundred Partnership with Sourav Ganguly)
    31. Most consecutive matches for a team. (185 matches)
    32. Most Player Of the Match awards. (61 Awards)
    33. Most Player of the Series awards. (15 Awards)

  • Test Records

    1. Most runs in career. (13341 runs)
    2. Most hundreds in career. (47 Hundreds)
    3. Most fours in career. (1734+ Fours)
    4. Two unbeaten 50+ runs in a match. (241* & 60* vs Australia in 2004)
    5. Fast to 8000 runs. (154 Inns)
    6. Fast to 12000 runs. (247 Inns)
    7. Fast to 13,000 runs. (266 Inns)
    8. Most hundred partnerships by a pair. (17 Hundred Partnership with Rahul Dravid)

  • Combined Test, ODI & T20I Records

    1. Most Runs in career. (30638 Runs)
    2. Most Hundreds in career. (93 Hundreds)
    3. Most Hundreds in a calendar year. (12 Hundreds in 1998)
    4. Most Hundreds against one team. (19 Hundreds against Australia)
    5. Most Nineties in career.(25 Nineties)
    6. Most Fifties in career. (147 Fifties)
    7. Most Fours in career. (3623+ Fours)
    8. Highest Overall Parnership runs by a pair. (12400 Runs with Sourav Ganguly)
    9. Most Hundred Parnerships by a pair. (38 Hundreds with Sourav Ganguly)
    10. Most matches in career. (606 Matches)
    11. Most consequetive matches for a team. (239 Matches for India from 25 April 1990 to 24 April 1998)
    12. Most 'Player of the match' awards. (73 Awards)
    13. Most 'Player of the series' awards. (18 Awards)

  • World Cup Records

    1. Most Runs. (1796 Runs)
    2. Most Hundreds. (4 Hundreds)
    3. Most Fifties. (13 Fifties)
    4. Most runs in a series. (673 runs in 2003 World Cup)
    5. Highest Parnership runs for 3rd wicket. (237 Runs with Rahul Dravid)

Indian Premier League, 2011 Part-2

Indian Premier League, 2011

IPL Kochi


John Hastings
Age: 25 years 66 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Brad Hodge
Age: 36 years 11 days
Playing role: Top-order batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Ravindra Jadeja
Age: 22 years 34 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox


Mahela Jayawardene
Age: 33 years 227 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Michael Klinger
Age: 30 years 189 days
Batting: Right-hand bat


VVS Laxman
Age: 36 years 69 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Brendon McCullum
Age: 29 years 104 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Muttiah Muralitharan
Age: 38 years 267 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Steve O'Keefe
Age: 26 years 31 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox


Parthiv Patel
Age: 25 years 306 days
Batting: Left-hand bat


Thisara Perera
Age: 21 years 281 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Ramesh Powar
Age: 32 years 234 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Owais Shah
Age: 32 years 79 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


RP Singh
Age: 25 years 34 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium


Steven Smith
Age: 21 years 221 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly


Sreesanth
Age: 27 years 337 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Vinay Kumar
Age: 26 years 331 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium









Kolkata Knight Riders Squad 


Lakshmipathy Balaji
Age: 29 years 104 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Gautam Gambhir
Age: 29 years 87 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak


Brad Haddin
wicketkeeper
Age: 33 years 78 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat


Jacques Kallis
Age: 35 years 85 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Brett Lee
Age: 34 years 62 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast


Eoin Morgan
Age: 24 years 121 days
Playing role: Middle-order batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Yusuf Pathan
Age: 28 years 53 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


James Pattinson
Age: 20 years 251 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Shakib Al Hasan
Age: 23 years 291 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox


Ryan ten Doeschate
Age: 30 years 193 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Manoj Tiwary
Age: 25 years 56 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly


Jaidev Unadkat
Age: 19 years 83 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm medium

Mumbai Indians Squad  



Aiden Blizzard
Age: 26 years 196 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm medium


James Franklin
Age: 30 years 63 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium


Harbhajan Singh
Age: 30 years 190 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Moises Henriques
Age: 23 years 342 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Davy Jacobs
Age: 28 years 66 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Clint McKay
Age: 27 years 321 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Lasith Malinga
Age: 27 years 134 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast


Munaf Patel
Age: 27 years 181 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Kieron Pollard
Age: 23 years 242 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Rohit Sharma
Age: 23 years 254 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Andrew Symonds
Age: 35 years 214 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Sachin Tendulkar
Age: 37 years 260 days
Playing role: Top-order batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak







Pune Warriors Squad



Callum Ferguson
Age: 26 years 49 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Murali Kartik
Age: 34 years 120 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox


Nathan McCullum
Age: 30 years 130 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Mitchell Marsh
Age: 19 years 81 days
Playing role: Top-order batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Angelo Mathews
Age: 23 years 221 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Ashish Nehra
Age: 31 years 255 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast


Tim Paine
wicketkeeper
Age: 26 years 32 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Wayne Parnell
Age: 21 years 163 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast


Jesse Ryder
Age: 26 years 156 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Graeme Smith
Age: 29 years 342 days
Playing role: Opening batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Jerome Taylor
Age: 26 years 201 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast


Alfonso Thomas
Age: 33 years 334 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Robin Uthappa
Age: 25 years 59 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Yuvraj Singh
Age: 29 years 28 days
Playing role: Middle-order batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox





Rajasthan Royals Squad  



Johan Botha
Age: 28 years 252 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Paul Collingwood
Age: 34 years 228 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Rahul Dravid
Age: 37 years 363 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Pankaj Singh
Age: 25 years 248 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Shaun Tait
Age: 27 years 321 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast


Ross Taylor
Age: 26 years 307 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Shane Warne
Age: 41 years 118 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak googly


Shane Watson
Age: 29 years 206 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium




Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad  





AB de Villiers
Age: 26 years 326 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Tillakaratne Dilshan
Age: 34 years 87 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Nuwan Pradeep
Age: 24 years 82 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Mohammad Kaif
Age: 30 years 39 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Zaheer Khan
Age: 32 years 94 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium


Virat Kohli
Age: 22 years 65 days
Playing role: Middle-order batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Charl Langeveldt
Age: 36 years 23 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium


Abhimanyu Mithun
Age: 21 years 76 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium


Dirk Nannes
Age: 34 years 238 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm fast


Luke Pomersbach
Age: 26 years 103 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Cheteshwar Pujara
Age: 22 years 349 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak


Rilee Rossouw
Age: 21 years 92 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak


Saurabh Tiwary
Age: 21 years 10 days
Batting: Left-hand bat


Johan van der Wath
Age: 32 years 364 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast


Jonathan Vandiar
Age: 20 years 259 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Legbreak


Daniel Vettori
Age: 31 years 347 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox