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prepaid cards work out well in US...i have a prepaid card with Tmobile and that cost me 50usd -- unlimited calls/texts and data.. the best part was that no proofs are required like VISA/passport/anything...and instant activation..not sure about the coverage in California though... and to call...

oh the first salary is a bit of a PITA here...i need to get my SSN done for which I need to wait for atleast 2 weeks .... and by the time I get my SSN, it'll be another month...so I need to take some $$ as advance salary from my company

@ agantuk : the carts which we get for free in India costs 5$ in US (atleast thats the cost in JFK don't know if its the same throughout..) in my case, i had just one bag and one backpack and the bag had wheels so didn't need to use it....(also, the fact that I couldn't stop converting it to...

ok...so the downloads from RS are relatively safe? will stick to that then... and @raksrules- do pm me your number. @whatsinaname - exactly...11:45 on a 3 day weekend is the perfect start to this weekend EDIT: can someone approve any of my post? I'm kinda tired of seeing this "You can make...

woah! reading your about your experiences, I got off very well...Immigration too was cool..the guy there didn't bother much, just asked for my visa petition and 'let me in' btw now that I'm here and kinda settled what with a new laptop and stuff, just had a quick question - how strict are the...

thanks for all your suggestions and advice guys... I've finally reached USA ... i'm in Jersey City right now.. reached here last week (31st local time)...the flight was butter smooth without any kind of stupidity anywhere...

The D-day has arrived: saturday morning 4:15 flight from Bangalore Just a few last minute questions: 1. Can I carry (kissan) Jam, Ketchup, knife, nail cutter kinda stuff? 2. Is there any way that I can call up my parents back home while waiting for the connecting flight? 3. Will airports...

I'm not getting any office laptop .. so i have to buy one over there .. any specific places where I can get one @ a good rate? and any idea about where i can find a cheap/affordable stay? EDIT: For affordable stay, I meant @ places nearby which can be reached in an hour by train/local...

Finally, looks like there is some more info about my 'onsite' visit.. As per my manager, I should get the visa appointment in Chennai somewhere between 12th - 15th of this month and should travel by 24th - which is just about 2 weeks (f00k) This is all I know as of now. I don't know how much...

Thanks for your input guys. I really have no clue about how much my company will pay me since i'm still waiting for my visa stamping to happen. Once that gets done, i will probably be informed about all the payment detaisl. I do however know that IF and WHEN i do get a chance to goto US, its...

I'm likely to be sent on an onsite assignment to USA (NJ) in a month or so. The duration I hear is 6months but that could get shortened out to 3 months as well (or extended to 1 year, depending on the 'status' of our contract with the client.) Now this will be my first journey across continents...

Re: The Fitness Thread ! need some quick tips guys: i'm 25years old and 5ft 10 inches tall and weigh 86kgs; i was always plumpy but oflate i have become very fat and the fat seems to have concetrated in the stomach/waist region. my waistline is now 38 and i want to reduce it so can you suggest...

I'm right now using AIRTEL freedom plan 1.2p/s A-A/O and 1.5p/s A-LL ; first 2 sms/day are charged @ 50ps and then 300 sms free for that day. The plan is available on Airtel site: Prepaid Tariff-Prepaid Mobile Plans-Prepaid Service in India : Airtel Now I want to know if there are any other...

I am sorry if this is not the correct forum or if the question seems very n00bish.. i just want to learn developemnt in android .. i am not expert in any of the programming language/platform. out of curiosity i picked up android to learn some simple coding. The first thing I looked at was the...

I'm planning to treat my friends this weekend. So I was looking for some decent place for lunch for ~15people. So someone please suggest some nice place in\around south Bangalore (preferable}. I heard that there are some good dhabas along ORR - Eden, Lemon Green, Nukkad etc :P But surely there...