Hello Respected sir/madam,
My name is Jignesh H. Tamakuwala. I am from Surat, Gujarat. As you might know that in Gujarat, MNP (Mobile Number Portability) is started from 20th Jan, 2011. My mobile no. is[protected] which is from Airtel, Gujarat. It’s a post-paid number. I had been using this number from December, 2008. Due to bad network reception, poor services and rude customer support, I have decided to port my given number from Airtel to Tata Docomo. When I have given request for porting, my request was rejected 3 times due to Legal reasons. When I tried to inquire about the legal reasons, Airtel outlet at Ghoddod Road, have told me that my number is a vanity number and I need to pay charges of Rs.1000 for that in order to leave Airtel. Now my point is when I bought this number, I was not told that this is some kind of vanity or special number and I did not paid any extra charges for that except Rs.300 for new connection and activation. When I argued this at Airtel office at Ghoddod Road, the executive named Krupa, gave me irresponsible answer that at that time, MNP was not in effect.
I truly believe that Airtel don’t want to let go any old customer to other company as it may bring bad reputation to them. I met many people at Tata Docomo office whose requests were also rejected just like mine by Airtel. They are charging this money so that many of the people would not leave them. This is my business number which I cannot afford to change as it is given to many people and if I do so, I would suffer a big business loss.
I have recorded my last conversation at Airtel outlet at Ghoddod Road, Surat with executive named Krupa. These people are handling more than one customer at a time. She has told me to pay Rs.1000 for vanity charge. When I argued the same as above, she has replied the same answer.
Please help me, as I am want to leave Airtel and their services.
Jignesh H. Tamakuwala
M –[protected]
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
On 21st June, 2011, I had a call from Airtel inquiring about this complaint and wanted to have some information regarding it. I gave the correct information.
Today morning when I saw the comment from Airtelpresence, I called 121 number and tried to inquire about the solution given to my complaint. The tele-executive was unable to answer so she asked me to visit the Airtel Relationship Office. So I visited the Airtel office at Sahara-darwaja outlet. Meantime I have emailed about it to both [protected]@in.airtel.com and [protected]@in.airtel.com whose reply is still awaiting.
At Sahara-darwaja outlet, I spoke with executive named Anuj. He confirmed that my complaint is solved and now I can give request for porting of my number. He added that I should make payment in excess in order to avoid rejection due to insufficient funds. I reminded him about my deposit which I have paid at the time of purchasing new connection and activation so he said he would tell me exact amount I need to pay deducting the deposit. After looking at his computer screen, he told me to pay Rs. 120. The bifurcation of this amount is my last month bill is Rs.221 + my unbilled amount Rs.86 + monthly rent on prodata basis Rs.80 + service texes around Rs.15 – my deposit Rs.300 = Rs. 102 so I should pay Rs.120 in excess of Rs.20. I have paid Rs. 130 as I it is going to take a week period to process MNP request. And I will continue to use my number as I cannot stop using it. So in future, I may pay another Rs.50 keeping eye on my unbilled amount.
Today I have also given porting request to TATA DOCOMO. Now let’s hope everything should be done without any rejection. I will report back here, once I successfully port my number.
Jignesh H. Tamakuwala
M –[protected]