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PraKs

Youngling
Friends,

Looking for Information on Chennai,

1 - Which residential area is good nearby Guindy ? 10-15 minutes of travel time is fine. Areas with good locality, shops & Hospital around preferred.
If you have any friends/relatives who plan to give 2 BHK flat for rent or you know any agents who can provide the same, please PM.

2 - Which ISP is good for areas near by Guindy ? Have excellent experience of Airtel wired network in Karnataka but not sure how's the service & plans in Chennai. Is it good to stick with wired provider or wireless USB like (Photon, MTS etc)? Please give name of ISP & best plan (with FUP of at least 25 GB).

3 - Which Mobile provider is good in Chennai based on Good mobile coverage network & 2G/3G GPRS plans?

4 - General Information
Does Chennai has corporation drinking water (something like Cauvery water in Karnataka) ? Heard of Metro water not sure what’s that.

Do you require Air conditioning at home? Places like Bangalore are super chilled in climate, heard Chennai is too hot. Is it advisable to have A/C?

Heard from few friends from Chennai but settled abroad now that People in Chennai are bit conservative & less open to talk (unlike Bangaloreans), No offence to any one :)
Good places to see around, any other tips related to Chennai would be appreciated.
 
lywyre

lywyre

Cyborg Agent
Well, Adayar is the best place in Chennai for residence, but the cost could be prohibitive. Try sulekha.com for rentals.
 
Garbage

Garbage

God of Mistakes...
I lived in Chennai for short time, I will try to answer based on my experience.

PraKs said:
2 - Which ISP is good for areas near by Guindy ? Have excellent experience of Airtel wired network in Karnataka but not sure how's the service & plans in Chennai. Is it good to stick with wired provider or wireless USB like (Photon, MTS etc)? Please give name of ISP & best plan (with FUP of at least 25 GB).
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AirTel is best IMO.

PraKs said:
3 - Which Mobile provider is good in Chennai based on Good mobile coverage network & 2G/3G GPRS plans?
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Used Vodafone, and never had any complains.

PraKs said:
4 - General Information
Does Chennai has corporation drinking water (something like Cauvery water in Karnataka) ? Heard of Metro water not sure what’s that.
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Though they have it, don't rely on them. Mostly people bring their own packed drinking water cans. When I was there, we used to get it for Rs.30 or something.

PraKs said:
Do you require Air conditioning at home? Places like Bangalore are super chilled in climate, heard Chennai is too hot. Is it advisable to have A/C?
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Yes, you do!

PraKs said:
Heard from few friends from Chennai but settled abroad now that People in Chennai are bit conservative & less open to talk (unlike Bangaloreans), No offence to any one :)
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Yes, people are less open to talk. Especially if you are not Tamilian.
 
furious_gamer

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
PraKs said:
Friends,

Looking for Information on Chennai,

1 - Which residential area is good nearby Guindy ? 10-15 minutes of travel time is fine. Areas with good locality, shops & Hospital around preferred.
If you have any friends/relatives who plan to give 2 BHK flat for rent or you know any agents who can provide the same, please PM.
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Guindy itself is a good area. Try Ashok Nagar, Vadapalani, they are very closer too. In Vadapalani you can get 2BHK for around 7k easily.

PraKs said:
2 - Which ISP is good for areas near by Guindy ? Have excellent experience of Airtel wired network in Karnataka but not sure how's the service & plans in Chennai. Is it good to stick with wired provider or wireless USB like (Photon, MTS etc)? Please give name of ISP & best plan (with FUP of at least 25 GB).
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Airtel

PraKs said:
3 - Which Mobile provider is good in Chennai based on Good mobile coverage network & 2G/3G GPRS plans?
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Airtel for sure,

PraKs said:
4 - General Information
Does Chennai has corporation drinking water (something like Cauvery water in Karnataka) ? Heard of Metro water not sure what’s that.
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Depends on the area. but don't trust because it is not regular and some times you can see chlorine instead of water.....

PraKs said:
Do you require Air conditioning at home? Places like Bangalore are super chilled in climate, heard Chennai is too hot. Is it advisable to have A/C?
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Yes, you surely need A/C.

PraKs said:
Heard from few friends from Chennai but settled abroad now that People in Chennai are bit conservative & less open to talk (unlike Bangaloreans), No offence to any one :)
Good places to see around, any other tips related to Chennai would be appreciated.
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Nothing like that. The general behavior is "They will not talk to you freely until they trust you". Good places? Santhome beach, water theme parks, and escape cinemas in EA, it's really big.
 
lywyre

lywyre

Cyborg Agent
If in Adayar, you can get Wi5 1Mbps Internet for Rs.992/-pm. Using it right now and really good. More info: Wi5 - Welcome to true internet freedom
 
markerOne

markerOne

In the zone
@Praks

For your questions:
1. Before choosing your residence, it would be best if you can mention where you will be working as choosing a residence will be quite easy. For places close to Guindy - Vadapalani, Thiruvanmiyur, Adyar. However the rents in these areas differ vastly. So it's good to hit websites like sulekha to get a good deal.

2. Airtel is good in chennai. But do check with the people nearby (wherever you choose to live) to get to know on the best ISPs in that area.

3. Vodafone and airtel are good.

4. Yes. We do have a Corporation drinking water called "Palar Water". However, as suggested by furious_gamer, it's good and wise to go for packaged drinking water. But do take precautions and consult the local people before choosing one.

As for an A/c, yes - it's a definite must if you have been accustomed to Bangalore climate.

As for as your last question: I definitely disagree with what you've heard. People in chennai certainly do speak a lot, however you might have to do the initiation for the first few times.
Good places to visit will be EA, , Marina, Santhome Beach, Mahabalipuram, besant nagar beach and a trip via ECR. A good place to visit will be Pondicherry whcih is around 2.5 hours drive from chennai.

Btw, You can certainly pm me or email me if your need more help.
 
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PraKs

Youngling
Thank you everyone for help.

Fixing on the residential area 1st.

If one has to travel b/w Guindy & Amabattur (3-4 days Home to Amabattur & 1-2 days Home to Guindy). Maps shows two best possible routes b/w two locations.

It makes sense to stay in middle of both locations (Though prefer Guindy as its near to Airport), but not sure of areas.

Route 1 - 13 Km 21 Minutes -

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Route 2 - 15.8 Km 25 Minutes. -

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Route 1 - Areas via Annanagar, Arumbakkam, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar

Route 2 - Areas via Mogappair west, Nolambur, Porur

There are huge apartments in Mogappair west but map shows as them as roads with toll plaza & seems totally outskirts of city. Is it so ?

How good/bad is to travel by Route 1 & 2 in daily peak traffic, Which route would be best ?

Are Route 1 areas inside city & Route 2 totally outskirts of city ? People already staying there can share your view.
 
furious_gamer

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
PraKs said:
@furious_gamer
Anna nagar would be too far from Guindy.

How about Vadapalani & Kodambakkam ?
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Anna Nagar is very closer to Ambattur and not so long for Guindy too.

Vadapalani is also a better choice. Don't even think about Kodambakkam, with the mounting traffic in that place, it's not going to be a pleasant drive for you
 
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PraKs

Youngling
Thank you :)

Few general things,

Is it a good idea to drive Karnataka registered bike/car in Chennai ?

Bangalore cops dont bother stopping Punjab cars but they do for TN Registration vehicles many times (May be due to Cauvery water problems in past).

Is it same in Chennai too ? Any idea on road tax ?
 
markerOne

markerOne

In the zone
@Praks

It does help if you can speak english and definitely better if you can speak good tamil. ^_^

All the more, here's some more info. Anna Nagar, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar are in the heart of the city and will definitely burn a big hole in your pocket. However if you can afford it, go ahead for it.
 
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PraKs

Youngling
@furious_gamer
Thank you :)

@markerOne
Anna Nagar, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar are costly but lesser then Besant Nagar.

There is place called Porur but seems too far from my requirement. May be Mogappair sounds good.

Are there any Chennai classifieds mags (Like Admag/FreeAds) in Karnakata ?

Which newspaper has more classifieds on flat rentals. Times Of India has many for Bangalore, What about Chennai ?

Please share your Data plans (Mobile) 2G/3G & Broadband plans in Chennai. It will give some idea on what to take in future.
 
furious_gamer

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
^^ try sulekha. Far better classifieds. Regd BB plans, it depends on area. But overall, BSNL and Airtel are good players.
 
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PraKs

Youngling
got TN plans from *airtel.in/applications/xm/BroadBandTraiPdf/Tamil Nadu.pdf

Airtel customer care dont say which areas they have service in. Any idea which areas they are into ?
 
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PraKs

Youngling
Guys, Is there anyone / your friends/relative who like to rent their bike (Honda Activa will do) ? Mostly required on weekend.

Are there Meru cabs in Chennai ? Any other alternative similar to them who don't over charge & accept credit cards in taxi ?
 
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