Nov
27
Airline charges extra for child, told to compensate
November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Quite a few times, consumers get stuck in the dispute around being promised something when they are placing the order; and when they go for delivery, at that time, they do not get what was promised. This can cause them great inconvenience, and also expense; and it is at such times that consumer forums help [...]
Nov
23
Companies filing suit over other companies advertising
November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Companies advertise the earth and make outstanding claims in these ads, some of which do end up converting people. So claims that a food item will make you friends in school, or that a shampoo will end up killing all your dandruff quickly, or that a brand of biscuit or milk additive will make your [...]
Nov
21
Number portability to cost only Rs. 19
November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
For some time now, the TRAI has announced that India will have a system that allows number portability, just that the date by which the system has to come into operation keeps on getting delayed. Number portability is a process by which a consumer can get to keep their number while changing their service provider; [...]
Nov
21
Determine if your cellphone is fake – phones with fake IMEI to be banned from 1 December
November 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Indian cellphone market was inundated with a huge number of fake cellphones. These cellphones, made in China, met a need of the market since they were much cheaper than the large brand cellphones, and yet provided facilities that were only available in the much more expensive cellphones. However, there was a major problem with [...]
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