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5 SMS limit upsets young texters:
So much so, some are comparing this ban on bulk SMSes by the actual government to curbing their correct to freedom of expression
No sooner did the actual news of the actual ban on bulk SMSes as well as MMSes for 15 days across the actual country (starting August 18) spread, than the actual nation, including, of course, the actual world of social media, was abuzz ridiculing this new decree by the actual government. To check the actual spread of rumours, which has led to exodus of NorthEastern people from actual states, the actual government announced this ban. 'No one will be capable to send more than 5 SMSes in one go as well as more than 20 KB of data through mobile phones when the actual ban period', peruse the actual move by the actual Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI), done in order to curb the actual spread of rumours meant to scare as well as make panic between the actual NE people in actual states. As a result, all those who must have tried sending more than five SMSes, got something which reads: 'Due to Govt. directives, More than 5 SMS per day are blocked. Please retry tomorrow. Anticipate your co-operation'.
Eid Mubarak?
What has irked almost of the actual people is that on any festival, it is commonplace to send SMSes to greet each other, yet this five SMS boundary is a cause of worry as people can't send unlimited SMSes. "Since sending greeting cards as well as all is passe, we normally send SMS to greet each other as well as on the actual occasion of Eid, it was annoying as I was stopped after I sent 5 of them. as well as since Eid is the actual almost significant festival for us, I had to call up all my friends as well as folks," shared Rekha Ahmed (35). For 23-year-old Misbah Khan, who stays away from her family, it was worrisome, as she says, "I could send only 5 SMSes as well as sadly, I got very few Eid messages from folks as well as friends. I was upset as well as though the actual government wants to curb the actual spread of rumours meant to injure the actual North-East people in India, they could have eased this boundary on festivals, at least."
Online fracas
In the actual wake of the actual ban, one comment that was doing the actual rounds peruse 'Dear girls, if a man sends u 5 messages today...Marry him immediately. He is the actual one.' While the actual hashtag '5 SMS' was trending on social networking sites, in no time, people pick up to the actual sites to voice their opinions. Check out some responses:
dorkU: 'Guys in a relationship celebrate'.
Dhincachica: 'Live bars, Clubs beyond 11:30, films on cars, smoking in pubic & now the actual ban on SMS beyond 5 started here. It's Ban-galore indeed.' Panchajanya: 'After 5 SMS a day next what... 5 minute talktime per day?' Stupidosaur: 'Limiting to 5 SMS a day would encourage determined rumour mongers to purchase more SIM cards & increase the actual efforts needed to track them, no?
Holy SMS!
"I have this SMS pack which allows me to send unlimited SMS on a given day as well as along this nonsensical ban, my money has gone to waste because on calling the actual telecom operator, they said I won't be refunded the actual SMS pack money," laments Himanshu Tyagi (21). For some, banning SMS is like curbing their freedom of expression. "Nowadays, it is rare that we conversation for hours over the actual phone as well as we prefer texting, yet this 5 SMS boundary is like flouting our correct to speech," reasons Kanika Jha (23). 26-year-old Aditi Jain, who works along an advertising company rues, "Much of my work is done via SMS as almost of my clients are based out of the actual city as well as we discuss work over SMS yet it is getting hard now because I can't be calling them every time for trivial issues also."
Some endorse the actual ban
There are some people who are various from the actual herd as well as pleased along the actual 5 SMS limitation. Shekhar Saini (24) is happy. He says, "I don't have to send those 'Happy Eid' messages to people now, I find it useless as well as I am happy that I won't even get those useless forwarded SMSes." Anita Khanna (26) agrees. "Though I don't send many SMSes, there are people who send me such absurd forwarded messages as well as now, at minimum for few days, I will be spared of them."
Sob, sob: GSM as well as CDMA users
Since the actual boundary is for GSM as well as CDMA mobile users, another joke doing the actual rounds reads, 'Iphone: Shit man, they have only 5 msgs a day; HTC: Ya, it's so rude; Blackberry: Now, whose your daddy'. It's starting a mobile brands war, almost, as users bandy words. "I was anti-Blackberry yet today I realise the actual importance of owning that phone," says 23-year-old Anuj Khaitan.
Read more here
So much so, some are comparing this ban on bulk SMSes by the actual government to curbing their correct to freedom of expression
No sooner did the actual news of the actual ban on bulk SMSes as well as MMSes for 15 days across the actual country (starting August 18) spread, than the actual nation, including, of course, the actual world of social media, was abuzz ridiculing this new decree by the actual government. To check the actual spread of rumours, which has led to exodus of NorthEastern people from actual states, the actual government announced this ban. 'No one will be capable to send more than 5 SMSes in one go as well as more than 20 KB of data through mobile phones when the actual ban period', peruse the actual move by the actual Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI), done in order to curb the actual spread of rumours meant to scare as well as make panic between the actual NE people in actual states. As a result, all those who must have tried sending more than five SMSes, got something which reads: 'Due to Govt. directives, More than 5 SMS per day are blocked. Please retry tomorrow. Anticipate your co-operation'.
Eid Mubarak?
What has irked almost of the actual people is that on any festival, it is commonplace to send SMSes to greet each other, yet this five SMS boundary is a cause of worry as people can't send unlimited SMSes. "Since sending greeting cards as well as all is passe, we normally send SMS to greet each other as well as on the actual occasion of Eid, it was annoying as I was stopped after I sent 5 of them. as well as since Eid is the actual almost significant festival for us, I had to call up all my friends as well as folks," shared Rekha Ahmed (35). For 23-year-old Misbah Khan, who stays away from her family, it was worrisome, as she says, "I could send only 5 SMSes as well as sadly, I got very few Eid messages from folks as well as friends. I was upset as well as though the actual government wants to curb the actual spread of rumours meant to injure the actual North-East people in India, they could have eased this boundary on festivals, at least."
Online fracas
In the actual wake of the actual ban, one comment that was doing the actual rounds peruse 'Dear girls, if a man sends u 5 messages today...Marry him immediately. He is the actual one.' While the actual hashtag '5 SMS' was trending on social networking sites, in no time, people pick up to the actual sites to voice their opinions. Check out some responses:
dorkU: 'Guys in a relationship celebrate'.
Dhincachica: 'Live bars, Clubs beyond 11:30, films on cars, smoking in pubic & now the actual ban on SMS beyond 5 started here. It's Ban-galore indeed.' Panchajanya: 'After 5 SMS a day next what... 5 minute talktime per day?' Stupidosaur: 'Limiting to 5 SMS a day would encourage determined rumour mongers to purchase more SIM cards & increase the actual efforts needed to track them, no?
Holy SMS!
"I have this SMS pack which allows me to send unlimited SMS on a given day as well as along this nonsensical ban, my money has gone to waste because on calling the actual telecom operator, they said I won't be refunded the actual SMS pack money," laments Himanshu Tyagi (21). For some, banning SMS is like curbing their freedom of expression. "Nowadays, it is rare that we conversation for hours over the actual phone as well as we prefer texting, yet this 5 SMS boundary is like flouting our correct to speech," reasons Kanika Jha (23). 26-year-old Aditi Jain, who works along an advertising company rues, "Much of my work is done via SMS as almost of my clients are based out of the actual city as well as we discuss work over SMS yet it is getting hard now because I can't be calling them every time for trivial issues also."
Some endorse the actual ban
There are some people who are various from the actual herd as well as pleased along the actual 5 SMS limitation. Shekhar Saini (24) is happy. He says, "I don't have to send those 'Happy Eid' messages to people now, I find it useless as well as I am happy that I won't even get those useless forwarded SMSes." Anita Khanna (26) agrees. "Though I don't send many SMSes, there are people who send me such absurd forwarded messages as well as now, at minimum for few days, I will be spared of them."
Sob, sob: GSM as well as CDMA users
Since the actual boundary is for GSM as well as CDMA mobile users, another joke doing the actual rounds reads, 'Iphone: Shit man, they have only 5 msgs a day; HTC: Ya, it's so rude; Blackberry: Now, whose your daddy'. It's starting a mobile brands war, almost, as users bandy words. "I was anti-Blackberry yet today I realise the actual importance of owning that phone," says 23-year-old Anuj Khaitan.
Read more here
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