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Dear Miss Gitanjali,
I am writing to you to disappointingly inform you about this utterly
frustrating, traumatizing and devastating experience with your
organization.
Please go through the email thread attached here for further details.
It's just bizarre and purely amazing that your organization expects
people to pay advance rental charges twice in a row, and that too a
huge amount as 3300/-, and doesn't seem to find it odd at all!!
I have already paid the said amount in the month of August as part of
the bill for the month of July. Even in August, I had too many back
and forth communications with your team, who, in the end, understood
and assured me that they would charge me the extra 250/- (which was an
incorrectly purchased data package instead of smartbytes), which I
agreed to pay, but continue the same package from June. Despite all
the frustration and investment of time and effort, I was still a
little relieved that we were on the same page, and you guys were being
fair and understanding.
Then, I have been charged the same amount again in this month's bill.
It seems that you and your organization just take customers to be
fools and lies to them to have their way with things.
I was promised on phone by the team leader (in August) that Airtel is
not going to charge me again for this plan, and yet again, your
organization has turned from your promise and are making this the most
traumatizing and stressful experience I have ever had in my life. This
is too much frustration and harassment to bear, which is making me
loose faith in your organization's integrity, intent, and dedication
to serve customers. It seems you guys are here to just suck as much
money as possible from your customers.
First, the discontinuation of smart bytes was not communicated in any
form to me (or any of the other Airtel users). Second, the fact that
buying a data pack (which was accidental as I was, in fact, buying
smart bytes) would lead to deactivation of any current plans was also
not communicated in any form.
Third, there must be a process in place to deactivate an advance
rental pack right?
I used to receive calls for reactivation every 6 months and for every
other god forsaken plan that made no sense at all. So, before
deactivating an advance rental plan for 6 months worth over 3500/-
within 5 days of its activation, shouldn't this have been confirmed
with the concerned customer? Or Airtel thinks people are here to just
give away money for charity? It seems like you guys wanted to make
money without providing the service, and hence, you just played along
in August and fooled me by lying to me about continuing the pack so as
to get me to pay you the bill amount.
Again, the biggest injustice here is that no one confirmed with me
about activating a new advance rental pack on my number. I did not
receive any call, email, or message about activation of a new pack on
my number, So, does it mean that Aitel is also a fraud organization
that just charges their customers any wholesome amount as they please
without intimating them or receiving their permission?
It also amazes me that you do not wish to factor in any form of human
error. Just because someone mistakenly made a faulty transaction, you
are going to drain them out of their hard-earned money?? Are these the
culture and principles that Airtel is made upon??
It is so disappointing that I kept putting my faith in the goodness
and integrity of your employees through all this, believing that you
are here to help your customers, when all your organization is out for
is to trick customers and drain as much money as you possibly can.
I hope this serves as a wake-up call for you guys, and you try and
think about others instead of your own personal interests and stop
harassing people for the biggest mistake of their lives to have signed
up for any Airtel service.
Regarding the outstanding bill amount for the advance rental pack, to
my knowledge, I have already paid for the pack I am using in the bill
for the month of July and see no reason why I should have to pay it
again. I refuse to bow down to being bullied and extorted into paying
the same amount again.
I sincerely hope you realize that this and resolve this issue at your
and your organization's earliest convenience.
Disappointingly your customer,
Regards,
Dr. Seeta Mishra
Managing Editor-Medical Communications
[protected][protected][protected]-
E: seeta.[protected]@cactusglobal.com W: www.cactusglobal.com
T: +91 [protected]/[protected]
[protected] Forwarded message[protected]
From:
Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [|BAL|Ref19873981|] DISCREPANCY IN DATA LIMIT AND DATA CONSUMED
To: drseeta.[protected]@gmail.com
Dear Seeta Mishra,
This is regarding your email dated 8th September¿2015 regarding
billing issue on your airtel number [protected].
Basis our discussion on [protected], this is to inform you that we
regret the infeasibility to provide any waiver as charges applied to
your account are correct and valid as per the bill plan.
Further, 3 GB 3G GPRS Free, at 3Ps/10KB(After 3GB, 100% [protected]@80kbps)@6M
adv rental 3250¿ was activated on 23rd June¿2015 to 19th July¿2015. So
you have been charged for rental and it has been disconnected as you
activated ¿1GB 4G/3G Free (post 1GB data stops) @250¿ on 19th July
2015.
Current outstanding on your account is Rs. 5432.10/-. You are
requested to clear the outstanding to enjoy uninterrupted services of
airtel.
airtel regret the inconvenience caused in this regard.
Please do write for further assistance.
Customers touch points:
Level 1: Customer care: 121/198 & [protected]@in.airtel.com, working hours - 24/7
Level 2: Nodal Team: nodalofficer.[protected]@in.airtel.com & ([protected]),
working hours: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM: Monday to Friday.
Level 3: Appellate Authority: appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com &
([protected]), working hours: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Monday to Friday.
Please visit our website www.airtel.in for a range of products and services.
Yours sincerely
Gitanjali
bharti airtel limited
[protected]Replied Message[protected]
From: appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com
To: drseeta.[protected]@gmail.com
Sent: 09/09/2015 03:08:22 PM
Subject: Re: [|BAL|REF18180721|] DISCREPANCY IN DATA LIMIT AND DATA CONSUMED
Dear Customer,
This is in reference to your email regarding billing issue for your
airtel mobile number [protected].
I understand that delay in responding to your email has caused
inconvenience to you and I thank you for your patience.
Basis our discussion, I would like to inform you that I have forwarded
your concern to our concerned team for the above mentioned number.
Further, please be informed that our team will update you regarding
the same by 11th September 2015.
I appreciate your patience and co-operation in this regard.
Alternatively, in order to serve you better and provide you best of
the services at all the time, we would request you to write your
emails to us.
Customers touch points:
Level 1: Customer care: 121/198 and [protected]@in.airtel.com, working hours - 24/7.
Level 2: Nodal Team: nodalofficer.[protected]@in.airtel.com and
([protected]), working hours: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday.
Level 3: Appellate Authority: appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com and
([protected]), working hours: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday.
Please visit our website www.airtel.in for a range of products and services.
Yours sincerely
Sarita Buriuly
bharti airtel limited
[protected]Original Message[protected]
From: drseeta.[protected]@gmail.com
To: appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com
Cc:
Sent: 08/09/2015 12:02:11 PM
Subject: Re: [|BAL|Ref18180721|] DISCREPANCY IN DATA LIMIT AND DATA CONSUMED
Greetings,
This is with regard to the issue of adv rental 3G pack being wrongly
deactivated in the last month.
Despite the customer care manager coming and telling me that the issue
has been resolved and we will reactivate the plan as it was
deactivated without confirming with me, and me also paying 250/-
additional as asked, I am extremely and utterly disappointed that yet
again, the same amount (for advance rental package) has been charged
on my bill for the month of August.
I already had reported this issue a week ago, and without any
conversation or clarification, all I received was a message stating
that the bill is valid and the issue has been resolved.
I have spoken to Mr. Franklyn Das (Floor supervisor, Mumbai,
Dombivili) today, and he has informed to have taken my complaint
(Complaint No.:[protected] and that they will resolve it from their
end. Interaction ID: [protected]
I cannot emphasize on how traumatizing and frustrating this experience
has been and how much I am regretting for considering to sign up your
organization as a service provider.
Disappointingly,
Your customer,
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:54 PM, DrSeeta Mishra
wrote:
Hi,
I am forwarding the email thread to the issue I have been facing
interacting with your team.
I have been dodged and pushed around for over a day with no assurance
of resolving this issue or anyone trying to help me understand or
resolve this as well.
I hope you look into this issue and do the needful..
This is absolutely disappointing.
Disappointingly your customer,
Dr. Seeta Mishra
Managing Editor
Cactus Communications
Tel: [protected]
[protected]
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:37 PM, DrSeeta Mishra
wrote:
Please arrange a call to discuss the same.
I have raised this concern in the consumer court forum and can pass on
this explanation to them as they process my complaint.
Also, the 250 I paid was for smartbytes and not for any GPRS data pack.
Even if that were the case, how can you discontinue the advance rental
after charging me for 6 months without notifying or confirming the
same?
Are you so naive as a service provider that you think people will just
donate rental bills for 6 months and then disconnect the service?
First, I did not disconnect the advance rental plan.
Second, assume that I did disconnect the plan on 19th June like you
informed, why the hell did you guys charge me 3699 on 23rd June for
the same?
And how can then YOU come and tell me that I have this amount outstanding?
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:32 PM, wrote:
Dear Seeta Mishra,
Greetings from airtel!
This is with reference to your email towards charges levied on your bill for
your airtel mobile number [protected].
I have gone through the charges levied in your bill and hereby wish to
address your concerns. As per your bill plan, your benefits are:
200 Local Mobile Minutes Free
90 STD Mobile Minutes Free
300 Local + National SMS Free
3G GPRS Service (Volume Based):-0, 4G/3G, [protected]@4Ps_MBC
1GB 4G/3G Free (post 1GB data stops)@250
I would like to inform you that as your 3 GB 3G GPRS Free, at 3Ps/10KB for 6M
adv rental 3250 was activated on[protected] to
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Dr. Seeta Mishra
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Jul 29, 2016
Complaint marked as Resolved They revised the bill and removed the additional repeat charges for the concerned 6-month rental pack.
Airtel customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
This is with reference to your post dated 14th September 2015.
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 airtel.[protected]@airtel.com
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Umesh Arora
airtelpresence (airtel customer service team)
bharti airtel ltd
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