[Resolved]  Idea Cellular — Feeling so much embarrassment as a valued customer of idea.

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Dear Sir/Madam

With due respect I would like to inform you that I am a valued and old customer ( since launched in west bengal) of Idea who use idea network and feel proud for idea network. my idea number is [protected]. This number is very important to me. If you check my account activity then you will know all. I did not have any complain against idea network since 2 -3 years that is why I always maintained my balance above Rs.1000/- but now a days Idea network deducting my balance without any reason and my consent and it is the matter of regret that it is continuing and none of your customer listening my words with sympathy.So i am worried to keep more balance and I am thinking to leave Idea network if no step taken by Idea network. I am tired for this suffering and really tired to contact idea customer care as i get less time from my work. obviously idea customer care executive has poor education and experience. Don't know how they are managing their customer. It may cause that people are porting their idea number to another network. I am describing whole matters below.

on 6th march 2016 at 5.10 pm i received 2 sms from 55955. 2 sms are given below:
sms 1 :- Thanks for giving your consent . you have been charged 3 Rs. for a day. Now, dial any number and indulge in unlimited fun!

sms 2 :- Dear customer, you have been charged Rs.3.00 and your current balance is 202.83

I called customer care but no help from them. So I sent a sms on to 155223 to stop VAS if any activated. got reply that you are currently not subscribed to any VAS service.

on 27th march 2016 at 5.01 pm again i received same 2 sms like above.
Again I sent sms to 155223 to stop active (if any) VAS but same reply has been received that no VAS is activated on your number.

On 28th march 2016 at 10.28 pm I called 198 to lodge a complain against it. Mr. Maitra picked my call. I can't remember his name. He denied to lodge any complain. He started to argue me and his behavior is really bad. Idea keeps all conversation records with customer for training purpose. so you can check it. He denied that any amount has not been deducted from my account on 27th march for that sms i have received. Most interesting thing is, he explained me that the sentence of sms "you have been charged 3 Rs. ..." means you will be charged 3 Rs. if you activate it but now you have been not charged!!! I surprised and asked him sir do you know proper English ? Tense? Grammar?
Sir, you can easily guess how wise Mr. Maitra is...

Today I tried to call 198 to lodge complain but call is not connecting. May be Mr. Maitra locked my number last night to enter my call there. So I called 12345. Sushmita Dey picked my call and told her details and asked her to lodge a complain. She denied and told me that I will not get any refund and the amount has been charged cause I have downloaded some services ( don't know what is it). I told her that I did not download any services and I am using simple mobile where I am unable to download any even I did not connect internet ( actually I don't have time to do so). But she never cares me. you may check call conversation records.

Hope you understand my problem. I described you all. My request to you that please process my refund of Rs.6/- ( 3 + 3) and please be sure that any VAS or such services shall not be implemented on my number in future. Also I am requesting to you that please take proper step against those customer care executives who are illiterate and does not know how to behavior with valued customer.Feeling so much embarrassment as a valued customer of idea.

If I get any confirmation regarding my complain then I will continue my relation with Idea network.

Hope to hear you soon. Keeping faith on idea. Thank you in anticipation
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Aug 8, 2021
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Dear Customer,

We are working on your concern. We will get back to you with an update shortly.

Thanks & Regards,
Customer Care, Idea Cellular
Dear Customer,

We tried calling you on your provided number however, were unable to reach you. Please share your alternate contact details and suitable date/time to contact you.

Thanks & Regards,
Customer Care, Idea Cellular
Sorry for the inconvenience. I was travelling by train at that time. My alternate number is [protected]
Dear Sir,
With due respect I would like to inform you that yesterday I sent you an email regarding unauthorized deduction of balance and nuisance. Today I am going to complain you another misbehavior and harassment by idea network.

Yesterday(29/03/2016) night I sent a sms at 11.03 pm : PORT [protected] (my idea number) to 1900. Received successful delivery report and Re. 1/- deducted from my balance.
But I received reply from idea : your IMEI is invalid. I shocked.
Then I changed my sim slot and sent same sms again at 11.15 pm but received same reply even i got successful delivery report and Re. 1/- deducted from my account as well as.

What is happening with idea and me?
Today (30/03/2016) I called 12345 and talk with Mr. Rajvallab at 10.29 am and described him all. He told me that he is unable to check account. Then i asked him to lodge a complain against it cause why I am not getting my CPC number even I got successful delivery report and sms charges deducted from my account. He denied to take any complain.

Yesterday already I informed you that I am unable to call 198 where idea has complain services. Someone blocked my call to 198 but till date I have called only once on 198 which I already described you in my previous mail. Now you decide what should i do. I am thinking to raise a big complain and take legal step. But before I do anything, I must wait for your reply.

I am requesting you to take proper step ASAP to solve my all problems which I described in this mail and previous mail. Thank you in anticipation.

Regards
Amritendu Dey
[protected]@gmail.com
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You may call me today (31/03/2016) between 11 am to 3 pm. Thank you
I would like to inform you that last night I found some interesting by dialing *121# . I dialed *121# > 4 (self care) > 1 ( My A/c) > 4 ( Adjustment) and I got replied via USSD :: Dear Subscriber, your last deduction was of Rs. 3.0 as a rent for WB[protected]PRET003T on[protected]. what is it? I think its the reference number of my deduction of Rs. 3.0 which was deducted on 27/03/2016 fro which I already complained you. Still I am unable to understand for which service I have been charged and I am worried that I might be unauthorised charged again in near future. Time is passing but still no step has been taken. Hope I described you all and able to make you understand. Thank you
Idea proved that Idea is crap network ever I have seen.
Rashmi called me from idea and asked me in details. I replied her what left for details. did she check my posts, i described all in my posts. Then she replied that I was charged for right cause I have downloaded some content ( don't know which content cause she did not told me). I told her that madam, i have never downloaded anything cause its my basic mobile and i have samsung smartphone to download anything with free of cost. But she does not believe me. The matter is, customer does not have any tool to deduct money and no tool to proof all. So basically customer gets bali ka bakhra. IDEA HAS MOST COMPLAIN AGAINST UNAUTHORISED CHARGES IN INDIA. I think they should beg customers directly instead o[censored]nauthorised charges. We indian are good hearted, surely we will give them some beg
Dear Customer,

As per your telecon with our customer service associate on 4th April 2016, we wish to affirm that your aforesaid concern has been discussed and addressed. For further assistance, kindly contact our Idea customer care helpline.

Thanks & Regards,
Customer Care, Idea Cellular

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