Airtel Complaints & Reviews

sirs,
I received this offer via text message:
AT- Talktime:

Full TT offer on RC 111! RC 111=Rs 111 TT 20 days validity. Hurry recharge today. Dial *123*9# to check TT offer.

i paid the above sum expecting that my tt would in fact allow me 111.00 of value.

on registering the payment on rc i was informed that only airtel to airtel would be covered by this scheme . and that too for...

since last 40 days,there is problem in gprs connection, i can not use gprs network, i had made 10 complaints regarding problem to airtel company since 40 days, every time they are giving me just reassurance,but they did not solve problem for 40 days, they sharged me rs 380 for gprs connection, though gprs is not avialable for 4o days dut to techinical problemc of company....

i have recieved sms from 560706 stating you have won pearl set and asked my name and address.
i have given them my details. they have asked processing charges, but this message is fraud. telecom operators should take strict action against 560706 company. after googling i found it was Jewellery Shop name Tara Pearls of Hyderabad. I request every one to call on their numbers , 040 24752128 as per google who ever came into this fraud...

Sir,
i use a airtel prepaid no [protected],. i got a message from airtel that i have an offer that if i top up my account with rs 250 i will get a special talk time bonus of rs 275. i paid the money and got the offer.all of a sudden i got a message from airtel that i have no balance in my account.i contacted their customer care, and found out that the money is being added to my special account and my main account dosent have any balance.i...

I have been using GPRS services of Airtel since one month. Rs 98/- recharge for 2gb download for 30 days. One morning, I received an SMS from them saying Mobile Office has been activated on my handset. “No activation, No monthly Rental, You only pay for the downloads” (see how cleverly they word it). When I opened my browser, some games, fun links are shown to me. I did not want to download or play games right in the morning. So, I just...

We have informed Airtel offices several times on their customer care phone line Date 11 March, 2010
We have informed Airtel offices several times on their customer care phone line and also sent a registered letter, dated 9th February, requesting that the services should be discontinued for our phone 4140 2396, installed at Sartia Vihar, New Delhi.

Reference number[protected] on 5th February 2010 and then again on 9th...

Sir,I have been using an Airtel prepaid number from last two years,The problem is that I cannot connect to my home number which is a reliance number.The problem is happening from the starting date I changed my moblile but no use it is the same problem.Do you what ti says when i dial to the reliance no. It says "
The no. does not exist Please check your number and dial again".But if I try the same no. at the same instant...

I have recharged my airtel account with Rs.67 for activating SMS pack.But even after recharging successfully, airtel is cutting my balance for messages. Customer care says its a technical problem and will be resolved in 24 hours. After 24 hours they send message that problem is resolved. But it is not yet resolved and my balance is reducing for every local or national message....

Unauthorized subscription of Love Guru service on my GSM no. [protected] since 13 Jan 2010 for charge of Rs7/- per week.
This continued for 6 weeks hence. Total amount deducted from my account Rs 42/-.
Complain filed to airtel customer service. Complain no. is 038300.
It was told that money would be returned from Airtel till 23rd Feb 2010 till 1330 hours.
But the money didn't come....

I am a airtel customer for last 4 years with number +91 [protected] and from the first day it was a corporate connection.

1. Submitted the bill plan change to New corporate plan on 16.11.2009.
2. I got a response on 18.11.2009 that there is some outstanding against the account which needs to be cleared before bill plan change, to which i replied that yes there would be outstanding as the number is in use and under billing...

I have bought an Airtel Micromax 200G data card on[protected] for Rs. 1999. I was promised that it will give me a speed of 256Kbps. The best speed that I am getting is 21 Kbps ( that too fluctuating constantly). I went to the shop (airtel outlet at Aditya Mall, indirapuram Ghaziabad) from where I purchased it to my dismay that shop owner was not at all ready to assist me and asked me to make a complaint to nodal officer.

Please...

Sir,

I am an airtel customer and have been using the current sim for the past 1 years. My no is [protected]. I get cricket score messages whenever there is a match. A sum of rs.3 is deducted from my prepaid account everyday.
I am not able to deactivate the same, even airtel live is not getting deactivated.I would like to inform you that, if necessary action isn't taken, i would be left with no option but to change...

Dear sir,
I Mr. Ram Y. Desurkar from Belgaum-Karnataka, India from no 54321 they send a jawa game on my mobile without my permission and deduct 99/-Rs. from my sim. who gave them permission to withdarw any amount from Airtel sim, shall I get refund the amount.
sir u plz note that i m an educated person plz think of those one o[censored]r poor customers, , who are not able to afford and, , , and cant understand msgs then he has...

Authorised Officer, Airtel India
My mobile No.[protected]-Belgaum-Karnataka,India. I read a message on my handset from No.56362.ur oneday free trial 4 games club is now active u will be charged Rs.99/-month after free trial. & after one day another message send by No.54321,that Thanks for downloading Jawa Game from airtel you have been charged Rs. 99/- these messages sent me at midnight 1.30 AM.& the amount deduct from my sim....

I am a Airtel Mobile customer. My number is +91-[protected]

I have not subscribed to any filmybuzz service but 3 weeks ago I got a message from 54321 which states -

Thanks for using filmybuzz subscription service from Airtel. You have been charged Rs. 10. Filmy Buzz and Pics 321 69#

As soon as I recharge my account balance at least a minimum of Rs.5 gets deducted and this is going on since the past...

I had purchased a data card from Indrapuram Airtel Office but from last one week i am not getting the committed speed and not most of the time not able to find the connection. I took the best plan and almost spent 2000 Rs on data card. When i went to that shop for helpp they behave like it was my fault that i purchased the card. I am unable to cop up with the problem as i already speak to a lot of people and really sad with the bad behavior....

Dear Sir/Madam,

We brought airtel DTH one and half year back as we used the airtel sims and service was good.But the service from customer care and technical support guys is so poor that we feel to shift to other vendors.From 3(10 MAR 2010) days we are unable to get signal even after paying for complete year subscription.
When we called customer care on 7 MAR 2010 to raise complaint he asked the problem and hanged the...

I dont know if anyone pays heed to these complaints, yet I am writing on my experience with Airtel Collection agency, Delhi. Dispite the code of conduct etc on the website, Airtel called me up reagring my old number [protected] ( maybe with Cureman collection) and assured me that if I pay INR 10,000, my bill would be settled and i shall get the NOC. I paid through credit card the agreed amount and still they chase me for money. Inspite of...

Regarding airtel prepaid services worst network apart from this for existing customer to chane to paisa per second i had to call 1000 times every time supervisor note down complain in vain i am running behind for this for past 2 month at last i got the number of mr anand airtel official then on next day somebody from airtel office call he dont know either english or hindi speaking in telugu telling you are not eligible in getting paisa per...

Sir,

Over the last quarterly period we have been facing problems with Airtel wherein they are resorting to unfair means to bill us in excess of the actual usage. Secondly they are also not including our other corporate connections taken from them in CUG as promised by them, which is presumably their strategy that by not doing so we will be incurring more bills as maximum calls are within CUG network.
Repeated requests...