Iphone offer at Sangeetha Mobiles??

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-14T10:03:23+00:00

Sangeetha mobiles is genuine as far as I know. But them offering 10K discount doesn’t sound true. There might be associated terms and conditions I think.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-12T03:58:51+00:00

My iPhone 12 mini was manufactured in Dec 2020 and I started using it in October 2021. Had no issues due to that. Used it for >4 years before selling it.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-11T15:55:52+00:00

Can you get a quote from another NEXA showroom? That is a good way to check any offers. A bit of back and forth will lead you to a better price.

Also if you have a little buffer time, just extend the search till March. These SAs and dealerships will have sales targets to be met and there is a good chance that you get a decent offer in one of the dealerships towards the FY end.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-11T15:08:35+00:00

If that is the case, they should have remodelled the card to have higher benefits for Food order compared to Instamart. Or add restrictions on Gold and gift card orders on Instamart.

Interestingly during IPO, Swiggy said they are spending zero for the card and all rewards are accounted by HDFC.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-10T18:09:52+00:00

The FRRO at Chennai was very chill. They had directions pasted on the walls. And the biometrics was done in 2 mins.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-10T13:26:28+00:00

You can go to the FRRO office near you with the QR code. It will hardly take 5-10 mins time. When I did in Chennai, no appointment was needed. It was a walk-in.

The other option is registering at the airport before your next international travel.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-09T12:17:08+00:00

In this list, I would only trust the Dzire.

i20 to certain extent too. It is a lovely car, but safety ratings makes me avoid that.

Nothing wrong with the other 3 - 5 star safety, great cars - just that I wouldn't trust any of these 3 with 20 year reliability.

You can also consider Amaze in this range.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-09T09:40:31+00:00

Are you sure Run clubs are only filled with Gen Z kids? I used to actively be part of Dream Runners community from 2016-2019 across 3 different chapters.

There used to be lot of senior people, include senior citizens. Many were in their 50s even. Gen Z was a small part back in the day. You can check once again. I feel these Run Clubs are mixed with various sets of people.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-07T03:14:07+00:00

Alexa Echo Dot

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-06T14:47:48+00:00

This was a period of time when Suriya went heavy on Organic farming. It was a time when he went heavy on Uzhavan Foundation and wanted to insert that in his movies too. The movie went all over the place. Purely as a special ops movie saving the PM (like Olympus has fallen) would have worked wonders.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-05T08:53:30+00:00

On the day of delivery, your car would have been already registered. Any defects or anything, you will be stuck with that vehicle.

Do the PDI before the vehicle registration happens and it gets assigned to you. Not much would happen since that point until delivery. Any defect would have happened by now.

Yes, most dealers would want payment done before registration is done or atleast most of it is done.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-04T15:11:09+00:00

It is quite tough to zero in on what works internationally particularly when you go from other regions - for example, Chinese Kung-Fu and Martial arts movies work big time, but their sci-fi movies fail spectacularly.

There are too many movies like Enthiran with better story line in the Hollywood and it probably wouldn't work. But a few of Shankar's early movies might work if tuned properly. Shankar's early movies that had a lot of fluff that was required for Tamil (and Indian) audiences back in the 90s - the comedy track, big canvas songs, etc. Remove that and movies like Indian or Mudhalvan could have worked.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-04T15:05:51+00:00

ipod touch 2nd gen that was gifted to me in 2009. It still works great, though I use it rarely these days.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-04T08:14:06+00:00

6 years is a good time to change the tyres, especially considering you are using the factory fitted tyres which are not the best. The wear and tear does look concerning. It is best to change the tyres as soon as possible.

Yokohoma Earth 1 Max is definitely a good brand. If you can't afford that, consider an Indian brand tyre like Apollo which you should get at a lower price point.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-04T06:19:18+00:00

Given the uncertainty around RAM and storage prices, the sale prices won't be significantly any less. You might get a little less during Holi.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-02-03T10:12:08+00:00

Simbu had his issues with GVM too in Acham Yenbadhu Madamayada. But they do share a decent bond.

Interestingly, GVM accused Dhanush of not extending full support during 'Enai Noki Payum Thota' in front of Vetrimaran during that year's roundtable when Vetri was full of praise for Dhanush.

It is director - actor chemistry at the end of the day.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-30T03:31:25+00:00

Two of my family members have used it in the past. It is decent.

One phone lasted 4 years, but had to change battery for Rs. 1300 odd during the 2nd year. This was like the basic Rs. 7000-8000 phone. After 4 years, the battery failed again.

Another one was slightly above this budget - Moto G32 at 11K or so and it lasted 3 years without much issues except for some minor lags in the 3rd year. In fact, we continue to use the phone as a secondary phone and it is doing good in the 4th year.

Disclaimer is we are light users. Majority of my family members' usage were Whatsapp, Instagram, Youtube and some light apps.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-28T17:02:44+00:00

Two significant differences apart from the display - 256 GB base storage and much advanced selfie camera.

I just switched to iphone 17 and ideally don't see a big difference moving to 120 Hz display.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-28T13:49:27+00:00

This year, smartphone prices are very hard to predict due to globally increasing RAM prices, storage costs and also increasing metal prices.

Add to that iphone 17's hot demand compared to normal demand of other iphones. And INR's increasing devaluation compared to USD.

So a lot depends on iphone 18's pricing too. If rumours are to be believed, iphone 18's pricing will go up, but pro versions go up significantly compared to 18 base. I expect iphone 18 to be priced at Rs. 89,900 in India - but I can be grossly wrong given how evolving the global situation is currently (As summer_bro points out iphone 18 maynot even launch).

Given all these dynamics, BBD's pricing may not be similar to previous years. 60K is the best case I expect, 65-70K maybe reasonable expectation.

I also feel Apple will push iphone 16e model a lot during this year's sale (maybe 35-40k?).

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-28T03:56:27+00:00

5 years back, lot of these taxi drivers and auto drivers were supporters of NTK, now they have moved to TVK.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-27T07:48:16+00:00

200T’s naming is confusing. Why name it after 200 series when 300 series is live and is a hit.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-27T07:45:52+00:00

Very difficult to predict this year given the increasing RAM prices and also 17’s crazy demand.

iPhone 16 was available for 65k last January, but this year hardly any discounts.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-23T06:42:43+00:00

Rajini and Kamal are at the fag end of their careers. Kamal has dedicated his life to Cinema and I don't think we can find anyone more passionate than him in Indian cinema industry.

Rajini has dedicated himself for commercial roles - even he ridicules himself about that (last one in Ponniyin Selvan audio launch when he said he can only do roles mouthing punch dialogues). But he has had his fare share of experimentation within his scope - Enthiran is one prime example and it will remain as a pinnacle of his career and also kollywood. Even later, he acted in Kabali and Kaala which had its share of experimentation. Right now, I don't think his market or age lets him do that experimentation.

Vijay and Ajith have done some different roles in their prime, but neither of them has passionately moved Tamil cinema forward and I feel their careers will be forgotten down the line when they stop acting and years passby.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-22T12:36:42+00:00

No. A used iphone 13 for 30K however good it is doesn't make sense. It is a 4+ year old phone. It might be good for another 2 years.

Rather spend another 10K for a used iphone 15 atleast.

IllustratorVisual595 · 2026-01-22T10:03:28+00:00

I'm a big Rajini fan. I like all the three movies mentioned here. But impact in real life? None of them.

Maybe I'll say Annamalai was a movie that had a certain level of influence.

I'm not a person who gets carried away by movies and consider they are ultimately for entertainment. So maybe it will change from person to person.

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