Back Online . . . finally!
After over 3 months of fruitless waiting for the BSNL chaps to wake up, I applied for a Tata Indicom (VSNL) prepaid connection.
It took them 4 days to get through the formalities and bring the wires up to my house. And after a few hours of configuration pains, it’s done.
I’m back online!
JOY
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A footnote:
Incase you got here by search engine, over time I have learned that Tata indicom is provides unreliable and unfair service. I do not recommend it unless there’s no other option in your area.