[Resolved]  Airtel — Airtel 4g and SIM Swap not activating

Address:Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500028

I had ported my number from Vodafone to Airtel few years back and bought an airtel sim that time. I have recently purchased a 4g handset and decided to swap my old airtel 3g sim for a 4g sim.
I approached airtel store and got the sim swapped by sending sim number to 121 and the rest of the process. Within few minutes the new sim got activated but i wasnt getting any 4g network (Open network showed good signal).
i called customer care and i was told that i dont have a 4g enabled sim, so i went to Airtel store again and i was told that there is a problem with 4g activation and they will be sending a BACK-END mail to Airtel. i waited 2 days but still no response.
I went to airtel store again and this time they asked me to change sim again. i was provided with a new 4g sim and sim number sent to 121 and rest of the process done but till date my new sim isnt getting activated.
since almost 20 days i have been repeatedly going to airtel office and calling customer care but nothing works out. everyone is clueless.

As of now, on advice by airtel store i have tried swapping to new sim card 3 times but all i get is '- your sim will be activated shortly'

Im surprised that when a newcomer like Jio can offer 4g so easily, then why cant established operators like Airtel help me solve my problem.
If things doesnt work out, I have only 1 option- to bid goodbye to airtel and move to another operator.
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Apr 9, 2017
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Mar 03, 2017
Airtel Customer Care's response
Dear Customer,

This is with reference to your post, dated 3 March 2017.

We are keen to resolve your concern; however, we will require your alternate contact number and convenient time to call for resolving your concern effectively.

We look forward to receive the required details.

Regards,

Karishma Chauhan
airtel presence (airtel Customer, service team)
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Mar 06, 2017
Airtel Customer Care's response
Dear Customer,

This is with reference to your post dated 3 March 2017.

We would like to confirm that we have shared the resolution details with you.

Should you require further information, please feel free to write to us at [protected]@in.airtel.com

Regards,
Rakesh Kumar
airtel presence (airtel Customer, service team)
bharti airtel ltd

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