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BTW: Reliance famed 114Kbps connection speed is actually 20Kbps, slower than my modem!��BTW �G�̿�ۦW��114kbps���s���t�סA���O20kbps �A�C��ڪ��ջs�ѽվ��I So much for the hype.�o��h�����@�C