Airtel Complaints & Reviews

I have been using airtel prepaid service with no. [protected]. Recently an amount of rs 10 was deducted twice saying it was for love tips subscription (which i had not subscribed). Compalining to it, they refunded back only 10 rs/- I wouldn't have mind it it was end to it.. Now they have again deducted rs 15/- saying I have chosen comedy junction.I never subscribe anything on my mobile. Talking to friends, also reading the forum here, I have found that, lately there has been a plenty of cases o[censored]nwanted deductions from airtel, with no/partial refund that too only if complained. .
I request the competent authorities to look into the matter, and see if this is some kind of scam from the side of airtel. (Once may be a mistake, but twice is a cheating.)

Hi,

You all must be aware of NDNC policy launched by TRAI for benefit of mobile customers. But this policy is not being followed by the telecom operator. To brief you about this, if a person registers to this service then he/she should not recieve any promotional calls from telemarketers. I got my number ([protected]) registered to this service in April 09, but even now I recieve hell lot of messages and calls.I have talked to Airtel Nodal Officers, Appellate officers and GM multiple times but to no luck. I even raised this issue in the public grievance portal of indian government but even they could not solve it. Then I emailed TRAI multiple times but to no luck.

Airtel is not warning telemarketers and not taking any action against those telemarketers who do not check NDNC registry for sending promotional msgs or calls.

gud morning sir,
i want to say that in my number a weekly subscription is started and i want to unsubsribe that service but i cant able to do it due to which i have been charged 5 rs daily.so sir please unsubscribe that servive i will be very delightful
My phone no is [protected].i also want to tell you that the subscription is from gclub.in site.so sir please do this for me as early as possible

the service of ` bollywppd fusion is to be deactivared`......

WE HAVE A SITE OFFICE AT 105 RACE COURSE ROAD, TWO OTHER AGENCIES HAVE AIRTEL LINES ALREADY THERE AND ANOTHER THIRD LINE IS ABOUT 30 METERS AWAY ONLY ADDITIONAL WIRE IS REQUIRED TO CONNECT FOR OUR NEW LINE.AIRTEL SALES PEOPLE CAME Mr.BASHA[protected]/ [protected]. GOT ALL DOCUMENTS AND ADVANCE OF Rs.1000 AND TOLD US LINE WILL BE WORKING IN TWO TO THREE DAYS TIME.I WAITED FOR ONE WEEK WITH NO PROGRESS.I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT Mr.GOPAL [protected]. THAT LINE WAS 200 METERS AWAY AND SANCTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE SAME FOR HEAD OFFICE WHICH WILL TAKE TWO TO THREE MORE DAYS.I TOLD THEM IT IS NOT TRUE ONLY THIRY METERS OF WIRE IS REQUIRED .PLEASE COME TO SITE AND CHECK THE SAME NOBODY HAS COME TILL DATE AND EVEN TODAY IT IS THE SAME CASE THEY TOLD ME TODAY TO CALL BACK IN TEN MINUTES. HALF AN LATER THEIR MOBILE IS SWITCHED OFF.I HAD APPLIED FOR THIS LINE FOR MY OFFICE AND SENT THE BILL TO HEAD OFFICE.SO NOW I HAVE TO COLLECT IT BACK AND GO TO AIRTEL OFFICE FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS TO BE LOGDED OFFICIALLY. MAYBE THESE PERSONS ARE ROLLING THE MONEY. GOD KNOWS HOW MANY POEPLE LIKE ME ARE SUFFERING.

THE SAME IS CASE FOR TATA INDICOM I CALLED THEIR SALES MAN TOLD THAT YOU CAN EASILY CONNECT MY NEW LINE SINCE TATA GROUP OFFICE IS ALREADY THERE AND THEY HAVE INDICOM LINE.TILL NOW NOBODY FROM THEIR END HAVE COME

I HAD GOT A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH VODAFONE ALSO IN MUMBAI I LOST 1000/- THERE ALSO FOR CONVERTING FROM PREPAID TO POST PAID. TILL DATE IT IS PENDING EVEN AFTER ONE YEAR.

ALL PROFF WILL BE ATTACHED IN A LATER DATE. VINOD
[protected] 105, RACE COURSE ROAD COIMBATORE 18

ACTION TODAY PLEASE
SERIOUS COMPLAINT
DEAR SIR, MY ELDER SON GAURAV NIGAM IS STUDYING IN AUSTRALIA. SINCE LONG TIME, I USED TO TALK MY SON OVER MOBILE PHONE NO.[protected]. I AM PAYING CALL RATE OF RS.6.40 PER MINUTE. I WAS APPRAISED MY VENDOR ABOUT ISD TARIFF OF RS.39/- . I PURCHASED THE TARIFF OF RS.39/- AND TOP OF RS.100/- TOO MON 3RD OCTOBER 2009 AT THE EVENING 7:20. I WAS SURPRISED TO NOTE THAT AIRTEL CHARGE RS.10/- AND ABOVE. I CONTACTED TO AIRTEL TOLL FREE NO.121, THEY RETURNED MY DIFFERENCE MONEY BUT MY COMPLAINT ABOUT TARIFF WAS NOT MADE. NOW POSITION IS VERY WORST AND I WAS BEING CHARGED HIGHER RATE AND NOT DIFFERENCE MONEY BE PAID TO ME. MOREOVER,THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING ME GENTLY. WORST SERVICES IS BEING EXTENDED FROM AIRTEL. MY REQUEST REFERENCE NO.[protected]. PLEASE INSTRUCT YOUR OFFICIAL TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I COULD TALK TO MY SON IN AUSTRALIA AT THE EARLIEST.

RAKESH KUMAR NIGAM
111/327, ASHOK NAGAR
KANPUR. U.P.
INDIA.

CONTACT NO.[protected]

hi sir this is ganesh complaining of airtel dialer tone. The airtel customer care has called us to join in the package of free dialer tone and at that time choosing free we have joined in that package, but after certain days they are deducting our money under the package of free dialer tone. this is intolerable as they are telling first free and then after they are deducting the money from the main balance. so it is my request that all the people of india are not too rich, but in the sense most of the middle class people are using mobiles and losing their money in the form of dialer tones etc. so this is my request to cancel the customer care calls by telling free or anything. thanking you

unscribed spicy jokes have been activated please deactivate as fast as possible otherwise the charge will be deducted.Airtel customer care dont recieve the call fast.

My no. is [protected]. I am not able to receive sms from airtel postpaid no. [protected], since one month. All other sms are coming. this is really frustrating. Kindly, rectify the problem as soon as possible....

I have been an Airtel Digital TV subscriber since Feb'09 (customer ID [protected]) . Recently I needed a second multi TV connection for my other TV. When I approached the Airtel Relationship Centre (ARC) at New Friends Colony, I was asked to dish out Rs 2000/- though the multi TV connection costs only Rs 1750. Another ARC at Sector 14, Noida noted down my number and address but have not got in touch with me though it has been 10 days. In such a scenario I was advised to buy the connection online by the customer care executives at[protected]. I made 4 different calls on 25.09.09 on the number and was advised by all 4 CCEs to buy the 1750 economy offer as there was NO way to buy a multi connection online. They all said the company will automatically generate a multi connection as the customer name and address were same.
On 27.09.09 however I was informed that a separate connection has been issued (customer ID [protected]). On informing the CCE again on the toll free no. I was asked to get the new connection installed by an executive and later Supervisor Vijeta submitted a service request no 1123292 and assured me that the connections will be clubbed by 30th September. Since then, I have been given two more service requests 1142101 & 1161154 but no action has been taken by Airtel; neither against the ARCs nor for clubbing the two connections. I am watching the economy offer while I should be availing the Mega pack like my earlier connection. Please bear some pressure on the Airtel authorities because it is evident that customer service means nothing to them apart from issuing service requests.

Dear sir/madam New delhi ,
04-0ct-2009

I've just paid my postpaid mobile no [protected] bill of Rs. 615 for the bill period of 11-aug-2009 to 10-sep-2009, bill no 86626901 , through my wife's account of bank of baroda. I 've got a message to retry the transaction from airtel, when i checked my wife's the amount is deducted from the account, kindly look into this matter and do the necessary. being such a reputed company you cannot let the customers face such silly problems. please do the necessary.
thanking you .
U.R.Prasad

1] i already submited a complaint about my network problem, i cant use this connection in my home.[indoor.outdoor] 2]

Dearest Nodal,
I am using word dearest to you because I think that every time I send a complaint to you and you assure me that it will not repeat again but it happens . Before complaining this time I want to request you that please don’t assure me that you will take care of it, just mail me that you cannot help me out with that so I can at least make myself feel that company work like that only and I have to use AIRTEL DTH service...

Hi ,

I am kiran , by profession i am a software engineer from mumbai , I am a regular custome of AIRTEL since last 3 years but AIRTEL did fraud with me . i brought AIRTEL prepaid card : [protected] from pune since 2 years back by submitting mine legal documents .
I was using said card continuously for long time hence mobile number got spread to all my relatives and friends But unfortunately in last month 20/08/09 i lost my cell along with airtel card . When i tried to get duplicate card came to know that its no longer on my name .

AIRTEL OFFICER CHANGED my CARD OWNER NAME

hence i am unable to get the same card as its no longer on my name please make it possible to get the same card as its very important to me , i can provide all last 1.5 years call record for verification and my documents in order to prove that card belongs to me only . i had long discussion with
1. Customer care Mumbai ,
2. Customer care Pune ,
3. Incharge officer from Pune department .

But of no use .Apart from this many times i made complaints in customer care with my name they never mentioned at a single time .

Card used in past [protected]
Card which i lost [protected]

By doing such Stupid mistake AIRTEL breaking customer faith which obviously affect to their business and become a headache for customer who is loyal and submitted his origional documents and after no of years he came to know that automatically owner name got change ? Strainge

waiting for your earlier reply .

K. Raka
karan.[protected]@gmail.com

Hi --

I have purchased new postpaid connection from Airtel Chennai. after one week my SIM card not working with any of mobile phones irregular model/make. I have changed the SIM card three times

finally I got information from the Airtel executive that the problem with 64KB Airtel SIM card and advised to change 64KB to 32KB SIM card and problem got resolved.

for this known (Airtel) problem I have suffer more than month.

sir,
i have send a group message to 50 members from my airtel prepaid no [protected] with 2 message count on 04-10-09.although i have a offer of daily 100 messages free for one rupee.but they reduced my balance1+41 rupee from my account..when i contact their customer care they told that i have sent 49 message with 3 count and a 4 count for other..i have cross checked it several times..its not matching with what they talk..also some mesages were deffered sending...

sir,
Most humbly I would like to inform you that i was the Coustmer of airtel postpaid connection. I gave my application in their branch office for the disconnection of my postpaid number [protected] with clearing all my dues from airtel at velocity coustmer care centre for airtel (Rehari).They give me receipt and they said me that within a week my phone will be get disconnected and after i get a call from their costumer care office after a week on my another prepaid number that my postpaid number has been disconnected regarding my application and they ask me about the reason that why i want to disconnect the sim i also give them the reason for the disconnection. Then after few days they again gave me call on prepaid number that my number has been disconnected. I have all the receipts of my disconnection and my bill with me. Now they are sending me bill again and again every month they are mentally harrassing me , they are sending their representative at my home for the recovery of payment which how can i pay and why should pay.In this connection i also forwarded my complain to nodalofficer but there was not any response from their side. copy of that complaint is also attached below:-

complaint against your aitel‏
From: inderjeet singh sambyal ([protected]@hotmail.com)
Sent: 17 June 2009 12:19PM
To: nodalofficer.[protected]@airtel.in
Sir/Madam
I was having airtel postpaid number [protected] and i have given an application in your airtel coustmer care centre rehari (velocity) to disconnect my number on 18 of may and i also cleared my balance on that day and they gave me receipt and said that my number will be disconnected within week time approx. and i they said me to give me alternate number so that they an ask me for the eason of disconnecting my number then i gave them my prepaid number which is [protected] and they didn't take my sim they ignore to take sim. And after one week i get call from your coustmer care executive for query and then they again called me and they said that my number was disconnnected and i through my sim some were . and now after one month i get bill of 462 Rs. from ur airtel office . as i have already cleared my balance and taken my security deposit back from velocity. now tell me whts the matter why i will give this bill. i am not going to pay this bill . And when i again reached to velocity centre and asked your executive about the matter and she said we will see the matter and call you. Now three days have been passed and i didn't get any response from your velocity center and the madam was also misbeheaving with me and she asked me that we will not call you. You have to come here because we hAve not enough time to waste on you we are not your servants.
So please look into this matter personly otherwise i will go to consumer code and complain against your executive and your company for harrasing me .

Thanking you
Inderjeet Singh Sambyal
659-A, Talli Morh, New Plot
Jammu.
[protected]
Please it is my humble request to your Sir/ Madam please look into this matter as soon as possible and get me out of this . I am getting disturb with this.

Please unsubscribe Airtel WAP for my mobile number [protected]
I do not wish to continue

Thanks for doing..
V K Baijal

Dear sir
While working with RIL I have taken Airetl Mobile connection No. [protected] (With A/C Id NO.[protected] for which the Sim could not be submitted to Airtel Surat office. Submission of same I approached the Jhansi Office and they conveyed the SIM can be surrendred at Surat office only. Latter Outsatnding on my account was cleared vide slip NO. 58221/15.07.09 at Sadar Bajar Jhansi Airtel office.
On 05.10.09 I got a call from Mr. H.K Yadav (Mobile no. [protected]) with advocate Ms. Verma (Mobile [protected]) recovery agent working on behalf of airtel with threat calls for submitting the O/S amount on the Mobile no. [protected]. It is surprise to my part that the connection was taken at my account ID with the help internal satff of Airtel only. Hence I request you to please look into the case and take legal action against concerned Airtel staff who has utilised this (Mobile NO. [protected]) and please intimate me also at an earliest.
you are also requested to please allow me to surrender the SIM available with me of my actual Mobile NO. [protected] at Airtel show room nearest to me.Kindly consider it highly urgent.

Mahendra Kumar
Mobile No. [protected]
Mail id : [protected]@yahoo.com

Dear Consumers,

I have a Post paid connection [protected] (Bangalore), Airtel is charging unnecessary charges as Value added Services like Games Downloades, WAP, etc., As i aware that Airtel is involved in such illegal charges, i will not use any of these Value added services. But, Airtel is claiming that i have downloaded Games and used WAP.

My First question is how Airtel is enabled these features without my written permission. I want to take Airtel to Consumer Court and punish these people for unneccessary charges.

Find the below details which are charged by Airtel :

1.SMS - Others

1 02 AUG 2009 00:53:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
2 02 AUG 2009 11:40:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
3 02 AUG 2009 12:10:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
4 03 AUG 2009 18:19:50 121 00:00:01 0.00
5 05 AUG 2009 17:46:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
6 06 AUG 2009 17:37:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
7 07 AUG 2009 15:22:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
8 08 AUG 2009 00:22:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
9 08 AUG 2009 00:24:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
10 08 AUG 2009 00:36:25 Game_Need for Speed ProS 02:45:00 99.00
11 08 AUG 2009 00:41:02 Game_RoadChase 02:45:00 99.00
12 10 AUG 2009 09:36:26 6781 00:00:01 30.00
13 10 AUG 2009 14:38:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
14 10 AUG 2009 14:40:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
15 15 AUG 2009 17:14:06 Game_Outland 3D 02:45:00 99.00
16 15 AUG 2009 17:22:37 JavaGame_599 01:23:20 50.00
17 15 AUG 2009 17:39:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
18 15 AUG 2009 17:53:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 10.00
19 16 AUG 2009 11:22:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
20 17 AUG 2009 11:29:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
21 18 AUG 2009 23:24:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 15.00
22 18 AUG 2009 23:28:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
23 18 AUG 2009 23:33:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
24 21 AUG 2009 16:54:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
25 22 AUG 2009 19:45:46 Game_G.I.JOE 02:45:00 99.00
26 23 AUG 2009 16:27:11 Game_Commandos 02:45:00 99.00
27 25 AUG 2009 23:10:25 Game_HeroesOfWarSandStor 02:45:00 99.00
28 25 AUG 2009 23:59:48 Game_3D_Army_Rangers 01:23:20 50.00
29 26 AUG 2009 00:06:20 Game_3D_Contr_Terrorism 01:23:20 50.00
30 26 AUG 2009 00:14:02 Game_3D_Shiver 01:23:20 50.00
31 27 AUG 2009 14:21:04 121 00:00:01 0.00
32 28 AUG 2009 01:22:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
33 28 AUG 2009 01:25:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 50.00
34 28 AUG 2009 08:27:[protected]:00:01 3.00
35 28 AUG 2009 08:31:[protected]:00:01 3.00
36 28 AUG 2009 08:33:[protected]:00:01 3.00
37 28 AUG 2009 08:35:[protected]:00:01 3.00
38 28 AUG 2009 08:36:[protected]:00:01 3.00
39 28 AUG 2009 08:38:[protected]:00:01 3.00
40 28 AUG 2009 08:52:[protected]:00:01 3.00
41 28 AUG 2009 08:59:[protected]:00:01 3.00
42 29 AUG 2009 00:19:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 99.00
43 29 AUG 2009 00:31:[protected]DWN_PRM 00:00:01 30.00

2. GPRS

WAP_ALL

I want to ask Airtel that Am i a fool to download these rubbish games on my mobile, even though i have 24 X 7 Internet facility at office... ?

I spoke to 121 and sent mail to [protected]@airtelindia.com and also nodalofficer.[protected]@airtel.in, but no such favorable reply.

If any body is faced the same problem, kindly let me know. I want to take severe action against Airtel.

With regards,
Subramanya R