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Sundar Ravichandran
from Kangayam, Tamil Nadu
May 29, 2018
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Address: 641043

Hi sir/madam,
My airtel prepaid number is [protected].
For past 3 months am facing a problem in outgoing calls and sms.
Not even a single call or sms is going for me. Call gets disconnected immediately after dial-in i visited nearly 4 to 5 airtel customer service centre they are not able to fix my problem. I tried sim swapping for 3 times still issue persist. Could you please fix this problem for me. It would be great if you resolve my problem asap.
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    Bhuvan Tej Mandava
    from Singarayakonda, Andhra Pradesh
    May 29, 2018
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    Address: Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, 520010
    Website: Airtel.in

    I recharged my airtel number with 499 rs through my airtel app the recharge was unsucceful money got debited from my bank account the company isnt refunding my money back and there is no transaction history for failed transaction in my airtel app. Again i tried recharging through phonepay there also the same problem
    Airtel has become the worst network
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      Anitha Bregitta
      from Delhi, Delhi
      May 29, 2018
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      Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600051

      Hi sir/mam,

      I did a recharge through airtel app for rs.399 today (29/05/2018) to a wrong number: [protected] instead of recharging the right number: [protected]. Can you please help me in reverting the recharge from the wrong number to the correct number: [protected] for the same amount 399.

      Trans id:[protected].

      Please do the needful.

      Thanks,
      Anitha. R
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        Ashwanipathak6096
        from Jaipur, Rajasthan
        May 29, 2018
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        Respected sir,
        I recharged my airtel prepaid number [protected] on 27/05/18. Since it was a special recharge they transferred that balance to some dedicated account and not the main account. And when i called the customer support helpline, they refused to transfer that balance to my main account saying that this is not possible. Since, i am already having my number recharged with unlimited plan of 399 for 84 days which will expire on 19 august 2018, i cannot use those rs. 440 of my dedicated account that are going to expire on 9 june 2018. Upon calling, the customer care executive just repeat the words "we told you about the details and benefits of your plan, thank you for being with airtel".
        I request you to pay attention towards my problem and find a solution because rs. 440 is a quite expensive for me.
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          G.L.Rajesh gondkar
          from Mumbai, Maharashtra
          May 29, 2018
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          Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, 560010

          I got a message in the early morning at 4.59 am from aa-airsep:

          [ mobistore service has been activated @ rs 70.0 for 7 day (S). Txn id sxxxxxxxxxx, service will be renewed after validity expiry. To use, click http://mobistore.mobi (Data charges apply). To deactivate, call or sms stop to 155223. More services? Call 56789 ]

          I did not activate any kind of service nor i did subscribe to any service. Please overlook the issue and refund my money rs 70.0 back to my account
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            Akhileshmv
            from Bangalore, Karnataka
            May 29, 2018
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            Address: 560090

            I have loaded money to airtel wallet with rs8700 and i taken 6700 by online card option but i cannot withdraw remaining 2000 by any option in airtel wallet.
            I am getting error that your bank has detained the transaction while using online card.
            They are cheating and costumer care is of no use and they are not solving it.

            Wallet number-[protected]
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              chinmay.banerjee
              May 29, 2018
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              Address: Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 201310

              Hi,

              Despite so many communications, i receive a auto email that my number is disabled.
              My and my wife's numbers are linked to adhaar card and they had balance in them. How can a number be disconnected without any intimation.

              It would be helpful if you can enable my number. All my work in bank and other places is stuck as this is my linked number

              Thanks
              Chinmay

              Numbers:
              [protected] - chinmay banerjee
              [protected] - prabhjot kaur
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                sheelskv75
                from Devgarh, Rajasthan
                May 29, 2018
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                Address: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342008

                I am sheel kumar verma, residing at jodhpur h. No 17 e / 56, my airtel sim mobile no [protected] got theft tonight. 28/5/2018 at jodhpur. Details are as follows

                This is to inform you that i have been the victim of theft and got injured tonight when i was returning from pali at 10:35 pm. I was waiting for my taxi at basni bridge which comes towards aiims hospital just after i dropped down from rajasthan roadways bus (Rsrtc) returining from my pali tour. While walking towards the bridge i have been impounded by 3 boys came all of the sudden on a bike, they extorted my mobile along with emergency charger plugged to it and my purse with money 3870/- (Having pan card, atm card hdfc & icici bank credit card too of icici bank) and also started fighting when i opposed them. Then i screamed around for help a motorbiker stopped and rushed to help me out by the time the ran away on their bike quickly. I could not be able to notice their number of bike but i went to near by basni police station and lodged f. I. R. I need to go again in morning and complete the process along with the original mobile bill to trace my mobile's location

                Yours sincerely
                Sheel k verma
                Alternate no [protected]
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                  N_123
                  from Pune, Maharashtra
                  May 29, 2018
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                  Address: 412303

                  I am using airtel prepaid sim since many years everyone in my family uses airtel, but every time there is network issue and customer care 198 dont help at all. Recently since 26/05/2018 network is totally gone nothing work at all we live in jejuri purandar 412303. When i called customer care they said they will fix the issue multiple times but nothing changed. They dont even bother anymore to fix it.. And its not just now this happened before too many times last year and few months back. They just advertise india's largest network but its all bluff.. I am fed up with this behavior of airtel customer care and service provider.. I pay so much every month for services which i am not getting. I have no choice but to submit complaint here.. Most probably if this issue isnt fixed ill switch to different service provider..
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                  May 31, 2018
                  Updated by N_123
                  I didnt get any call from Airtel Customer support yet, Though I again called them again on 12118 as per their website https://www.airtel.in/opennetwork/reportIssues and what they say is restart the phone. Ive restarted the phone like 100 times now. When I asked them if there is any alternative remedy or if they gonna send a team or anything at all they didnt answer and kept saying restart the phone. This is unfair how many days more I have to suffer like this. A proper answer and some remedy would be appreciated but it seems Airtel doesnt bother to entertain issues like this cause they dont want to ruin their status which they created by advertising that India's biggest network which is available everywhere. We pay for services which we are not getting, and now customer care dont even have time to even talk about it all they repeat is restart the phone. I am still hoping that they will fix the issue ASAP. Otherwise I have no choice but to file a complaint to Consumer court as per ground no. 2 which is for complaint against telecom service providor to consumer court as per the Department of Telecom on February 4th, 2014 official memorandum.
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                    Sukulkarni
                    from Indore, Madhya Pradesh
                    May 28, 2018
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                    Address: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452010

                    Hi,
                    I had done recharge of Rs.399 from airtel mobile app on 27th may 2018 at around 1:30 am ist, but money got deducted from my bank account and recharge transaction is failed..
                    My issue is its more than 24 hours and amount has not been refunded till now.
                    For reference I am attaching screen capture of message that shown transaction got failed...
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                      Subash Srinivasa
                      from Gurgaon, Haryana
                      May 28, 2018
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                      Address: 560091

                      Hi Airtel,

                      Writing this email with lot of frustration with the pathetic service provided by Airtel. I am with Airtel for last 15 years but the kind of service I have got in last 1 year has been the worse and this has made me take a decision to move to another service provider.

                      I would like to summarize the main Issues I have faced with you guys...

                      In the month of November 2017 I had gone on a vacation to Maldives and before I left I called Airtel multiple times to get my International roaming activated but Airtel's servers were down and they were not able to help me. In my last call one of the executive asked me to activate it on Airtel app which I did. After I came back I was surprised to see a bill of 7000/- & 34, 000/- INR.
                      I called up airtel and had multiple discussions explaining them about what happened but they say that I never called Airtel and I have not activated International roaming on Airtel app either.
                      I had paid 7k initially but did not want to pay 34k hence stopped the payment. I started getting collection calls which were rude and frustrating.
                      On one of the collection calls I was asked to pay 3999 rupees and assured that the balance amount will be waived off which was a lie as it never happened.
                      My incoming calls were barred and eventually outgoing calls as well. As I use this number for my business and office I made a payment of the balance amount.

                      Total amount paid: 11531 +11531 + 2000 + 630 + 2150 + 891 + 7377 = 36110

                      Above is the payment made towards mobile number [protected] from the month of November 2017.

                      As per me -
                      1. After activating International roaming on mobile app I should not be charged the amount I have been charged.
                      2. If Airtel says I have not made any calls and not activcated IR on airtel app then I want to know the technical issue Airtel was going through on 1st of November
                      This was asked multiple times but Airtel never provided this information. Due to technical issue may there were no call records and IR was not activated.

                      How fair it is to penalize customer for the issues that Airtel has.

                      After making all the above payments my outgoing is still not active - From last 2 days I have called Airtel more than 5 times asking them to fix the problem but they say there is no issues.

                      Airtel customer care does not update logs - When I call up Airtel reporting a issue the executive says he has created a ticket but that is not true all the time. Because next time when I call asking for a feedback on the issue they will have no information about it and they say there is no ticket created.

                      Rude customer care and collection team - I pay for my service and expect respect and decency in the way I am treated. Airtel customer care and collection team does not have that on many occasion. This was reported multiple times to the respective managers but as usual they do not update the logs and no action taken.

                      Day Light robbey: Not sure why Airtel has got in to this mode of giving wrong information and looting people which will not last. They looted 34k from my which I would have anyway paid with the service I take. In the event of looting money in a fast phase you are loosing customers...

                      Excess Payment - I have made an excess payment of 11, 531/- rupees and I want that to be credited back to my account.

                      I am porting to Reliance JIO and want this to be cleared before I move.

                      I have called airtel customer care twice about the same but nothing has happened...

                      Putting this on twitter because I have no faith in getting my money back from Airtel with the kind of experience I have gone through so far.

                      Subash Srinivasa
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                        palanara
                        from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
                        May 28, 2018
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                        Address: Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, 630001

                        From the 18th of may the internet facility in our broadband has gone down. We have filed a complaint o the same date. Till now we have communicated everyday to airtel representatives in local (I. E, karaikudi) and called twice to the consumer care.

                        Till now no solution had been done, the technicians are very lethargic towards the issue. Kindly solve the issue within 24 hours or terminate the connection as there is no proper response. It has been a fortnight since the issue began and since there no solution has been made we request you to waive of the subscription fee for this payment cycle. I hope i get the issue gets resolved within 24 hours, or i might quit your service.
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                          Mr.mysterious03
                          from Mumbai, Maharashtra
                          May 28, 2018
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                          Address: Thane, Maharashtra, 400601

                          Dear airtel,

                          I regret for having your network. As per my above complaint i had gone to the nearest airtel showroom, which is opposite naupada police station in thane west.

                          To my shock i was rudely back answered as 'no', when i requested them to convert my postpaid service into pre-paid one. Despite me giving the reference of your mail, they simply refused to acknowledge it. Further, they kept on emphasizing that i have to complete 3 months. They even shamelessly asked me to complaint about them.

                          The airtel executive mr. Surendra tried to manhandle me in front of my mother and everyone around. This has greatly hurt me and disturbed my mother to great extent. I therefore, urge you to take strict action against your employee. I do not know the names of the senior executive, as they were not wearing name batch.

                          I hope you take your customers seriously and do the needful. Else i have no option left other than taking help of the law.

                          Regards,

                          Ankoor
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                          May 28, 2018
                          Updated by Mr.mysterious03
                          Above refers to Complaint ID:1968284
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                            MEHJABIN HAQ
                            from Bengaluru, Karnataka
                            May 28, 2018
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                            To whosoever it may concern

                            My name is dr. Mehjabin haque, and i had been using the prepaid airtel number - [protected], for the past 8 years. I have been a valued and a steadfast customer of your brand.
                            Due to some connectivity problems, i had stopped using this particular number for a period of 3 months, as i have come abroad for my further studies. But shockingly today i got to know that your company has allocated my number to someone else without prior notifying me nor giving me any warning. This is unfair, sneaky and underhanded work.
                            My bank account details, my social network, each and everything is linked with the number.
                            I demand an explanation for this senseless and thoughtless step.
                            This is a way of taking advantage of a customer on several levels.
                            You people should be ashamed of calling yourself a people friendly brand. Airtel is actually a conglomerate of greedy business suits with no regard for its customers well being.
                            Justify your actions. I want answers.
                            If the person allocated the number steals my online identify, who will be responsible for that disaster?

                            I demand adequate compensation or i ll file a writ petition in court of law.
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                              Vijay nichlani
                              from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
                              May 28, 2018
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                              Address: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462001

                              I ported my no [protected] from bsnl to airtel, through an airtel provider mr nitesh his no [protected], office placed at tt nagar bhopal, with above no of mine there was an attached additional sim which was being used and named after me. His office did not take care and the additional sim is stills not ported. Now his office did not listen to rectify it in spite of giving all the details to him. He did not pick up my phone. Please see the matter to resolve it. Also his office took 100 rs as porting charges where they did not give any receipt on 8th may 18.
                              Dr vk nichlani
                              Bhopal
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                                Akash k k
                                from Kumta, Karnataka
                                May 28, 2018
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                                Address: Mysore, Karnataka, 570018

                                Hi all,

                                i am a airtel postpaid customer my mobile no is [protected] i booked plan from airtel web site 2499/ after month when bill got generated they charged 400 extra .when i call to customer care they said its 18%tax. but in airtel website they have not mentioned anything they mentioned only 2499/.airtel company making money even.worst service didn't intemated anything charged extra amount
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                                  Ramanath Kadaba
                                  from Basi, Punjab
                                  May 28, 2018
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                                  Address: 560098

                                  Sir i have recharged the airtel network twice today for the phone number [protected]. For having received the payment i have received the email /sms also. Kindly arrange to refund the money excess paid by me, at an early time. Ref
                                  No 1, d[protected], no 2, d[protected]
                                  Dated 28th may 2018 at 3.45 pm. I hope you you will act positively. Consumers should not be hurt. You know that. Thank
                                  You, ramanath. K. V
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                                    Srinivasdvk
                                    from Hyderabad, Telangana
                                    May 28, 2018
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                                    Address: 500079

                                    There is no 3g/4g network at all, to open website browsing it takes 2 minutes, earlier it was good, this situation is coming after we paying Rs .500/- for 84 or 90 days of 1 gb / 1.5 gb perday . Such a worst network and request you to take some action. Complaining this also taking almost more than a 30 minutes
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                                      GV r reddy
                                      from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
                                      May 28, 2018
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                                      Address: Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, 524003

                                      I am in roaming my post paid sim not working number is[protected].
                                      I did all routine checks and procedures.
                                      But not working. Blocked at 9.00 am today. Internet connection also due to this, many mail are pending. I am travellig from uttarakhand to delhi. From there to chennai and then to nellore andhra pradesh. Do i am facing very much inconvience for not having internet. Respond in this regard as early as you can.
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                                        p suman
                                        from Delhi, Delhi
                                        May 28, 2018
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                                        I was unable to call for 15 days when i went to airtel office they told balance is zero, i was shocked as 15 days before balance was 300 and i did not use the phone
                                        As i recharged on 7th may with 200 rs immediately 55 rs was cut saying masti pack is renewed which i have never asked before & airtel also didnot send any message that such pack has been started
                                        After digesting my 355 rs it is informing
                                        Previously most of the calls i used to do by airtel but after such a big cheat i switched over to vodapone i am thinking to stop it
                                        Before this issue i was planning to start internet with this number but not now
                                        If airtel thinks it will earn money this way its wrong thinking.
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