[Resolved]  Airtel — Airtel is cheating customer.

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Hi, My name is Gyan, using Airtel number ([protected]). On 25th of March, 2017 I got to know about Airtel is providing 1 GB 4G data and Unlimited calling within India with Rs 345.00 recharge. I called their customer care on 31st March, 2017 and got to know that this offer is not available in my number. But they informed me that I have another offer like: with Rs 996 I’ll get 2.5 GB/ day and Unlimited free calling for 28 days. I got the same text messages from them and also I cross verified it in MyAirtel app. everything was amazing until I recharged with Rs 996.

After recharge I got SMS like your number is recharged with Rs 996 and benefits were HORRIBLE. They provided the benefits which is found NOWHERE in their tariff plans. I was confused and called their customer care and they told me ‘sorry sir, actually the amount was Rs 999’. I was shocked, how a service provider like Airtel can cheat customers in such a chip way !!!

The fact that everybody know is Airtel want to compete with Jio and don’t want to loose a single rupee for customer benefit due to their misery nature.

Then, I told the executive to transfer call to their supervisor and it was transferred. The supervisor (Mr. Ashok) picked the call and repeat the same with an apology. When I got angry, then he registered a complain (No: CBNRV[protected]) and promised me to add the actual benefits before 3rd of April, 2017.

Yes, I got another text on 2nd of April that the actual benefit has added to your number. I was happy and called the customer care to cross verify. They checked and confirmed me that 2.5 GB 4G data/day and 1200 mins per 7 days calling benefit for 28 days has already been activated in my number. Also they send another SMS that your complain no: CBNRV[protected] is resolved and closed.

I was busy for 3-4 days. When I tried to use the data on 6th of April, 2017, again I was socked. My balance is deducting. OMG, What’s going on??? I again called their customer care. Here is what they told me (Not exact, but the conversation was like below):

me: Can you please check my last complain and tell me whether it is resolved or not?
CC Executive: Yes, it has already been resolved and you are getting 2.5 GB/ day and 300 minutes per day free calling.
me: Can you cross check, because my internet is charging me?
CC Executive: There is some issue going on and wait for some time and bla.. bla… bla…
me: Can you transfer the call to your supervisor?
CC Executive: Hold the line, let me check again?
 After few seconds, ‘ No sir, the plant in not active in your number’.

when I demand they transfer the call to Mr. Gagan (Supervisor). He told me that, sorry for the inconvenience. I cannot do anything now instead of putting a complain to their so called Technical team and told me to wait for another day. GOD knows whether it will be resolved or another complain to the technical team will be filed…

Is this AIRTEL????? Please don’t chit customer. Loosing one customer may not matters to you, but being cheated matters a lot to me.
When I became hopeless, I decided to inform Airtel and the consumer forum about this. Here I found one of the way to inform……
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May 11, 2017
Complaint marked as Resolved 
I'm thanking this forum for helping me out. We Indians need more and more help like this as big companies in India never listens to customers, rather they are well planed to cheat customers. They resolve the issue partially. i.e they have a lots of terms and conditions on their advertisement. They have limitations in call durations.
Airtel customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
Verified Support
Apr 07, 2017
Airtel Customer Care's response
Dear Gyana,

This is with reference to your post, dated 06 April 2017.

We would like to acknowledge that we are working to address your concern as soon as possible.

We will connect with you to get additional details, if required, to resolve the concern effectively.

You can also get in touch with us at [protected]@in.airtel.com

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

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Verified Support
May 03, 2017
Airtel Customer Care's response
Dear Gyana,

This is with reference to your post dated 6 May 2017 .

We tried calling you multiple times to get additional details to enable us to address your concern.
However, there was no response.
We will appreciate if you could share your alternate contact details and convenient time to call for resolving your concern effectively.

Regards,
KarishmaChauhan
airtel presence (airtel Customer, service team)
bhartiairtel ltd

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May 11, 2017
Updated by Gyana Routaray
This is the reply to the May 03, 2017 response from Airtel.

I was out for few days but my phone was reachable.

I had received a call few days before your updation in this forum. Other than that, I have not received any call from Airtel while I always respond to all calls that reaches to my phone and also call back to all missed calls.

But after all the issue was partially resolved by Airtel.
(Airtel have tons of Terms and Conditions for which I decided to quit fighting with. Only thing I'm doing is using RELIANCE JIO side by side.)
May 11, 2017
Updated by Gyana Routaray
This is the reply to the May 03, 2017 response from Airtel.

I just got to know what you guys do.

You call somebody and drop the call in just one or two rings before somebody pick it...then mention it as 'Customer didn't responded to our call.'
 
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