I am having airtel prepaid connection with No. [protected], Goa Connection.
I had not opted for any special VAS services except caller tunes.
I did not have sufficient balance, So, with huge financial difficulties I had recharged from bangalore for Rs. 50 on the above number, After successful recharge, I got an SMS -"Your A/c hass been Recharged with Rs.0.00 MRP Rs.50, Kindly pay to the retailer Transaction ID :- [protected]" Without a single paise credit. So, I called the customer Care Karnataka at 121, I spoke with one of the airtel CSR, He said that since the phone is in roaming so, all the recharges you make will not be credited and suggested me to try the recharge with the higher denomination .
Again after few minutes I had recharged with Rs.100, I waited for few minutes and I got an SMS "Your A/c hass been Recharged with Rs.1.00 MRP Rs.100, Kindly pay to the retailer Transaction ID :- [protected]", I was shocked by this and I called the customer @ 121 for another time, I spoke with CSR about the reason for not getting the amount credited, He replied that recharge for Rs.100 is not acceptable so you try with another denomination, and gave me the Customer Care Number :[protected] and said the the customer care number will also be charged with STD call rates.
Since, I did not have balance in my cell, I & called from a local landline to the number[protected] and explained my grievance to the airtel representative, He replied that I have called to Mumbai CSC, Since, it is a GOA connection so, call another airtel Customer Service center[protected] and said that this number will be charged at STD Rates.
So, I called another one more new number[protected] and waited for few minutes, then my call got redirected to the customer Service call centre, I explained my grievance to the airtel representative, He said that You cannot make any recharge in Roaming, You have wasted by making above recharges, I asked the reason for this and told to give me the number of any higher Official, He rudely disconnected the phone with loud voice.
If this is the situation then how much money is being unnecessarily held up by Airtel in the whole India.
I had also mailed about the same to the customer care & nodal officer, but there was no proper Response form the concerened.
Aug 14, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
Airtel Broadband — Airtel Customer service nightmare
I have been a long time customer of Airtel broadband and I must say that I have had nightmares each time I have had to call up the customer service helpline. The agents are impolite with no soft skills whatsoever. The systems are slow - so each time you call they put you on hold several times for long periods. The total disregard for customers is shocking.Even small issues take forever to resolve and most times you need to call several times to get a solution.
I have been trying to resolve a billing issue for a couple of months now. I have written to the NCR Nodal Officer (Raj Kishore Prusty) and the Appellate Authority but it seems that they are too busy to worry about their customers. Even when you try to call up customer service, try to talk to a service representative who knows absolutely nothing, and later request that you want to want to talk to a supervisor - you will be bluntly and impolitely told that they are too busy to talk to you.
The issue I am facing is that last time I paid the bill - the geniuses in Airtel deposited my cheque into someone else's account. After that I got several calls from the Airtel collection department and they even disconnected my service. After I complained - my services were restored but till today (2 months) even after several dozen phone calls my issue is still unresolved.
I even tried to pay my bills through the internet - through the airtel.in site - but i soon realised that the website only displays the previous months bills and there is no way to pay through credit card.
I sincerely believe that this is the worst telecom company I've ever come across.
Airtel boasts of fast speeds - but the speed is just what you pay for. So essentially Airtel is proud that it is able to provide the services that it charges for!!!
I highly recommend that if you have a choice of a different service, you should never ever think of Airtel - if you do so you will regret it every single day.
Manish Choudhury
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