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Address: Parbhani, Maharashtra, 431401

Icon service (I have no idea what it is) got activated a few minutes back on my cell and rs 76 deducted automatically. I donot need this service.

Kindly deactivate this and credit back my money.

Message which i got says "thanks for choosing icon on your airtel mobile. You have been charged rs76.0 for 30days. A/c balance: rs8.79 at 18:37. To deactivate, call or sms stop to 155223"

Hoping for a quick response...

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Apr 28, 2018

Updated by Ssyejdyed kìzeggrKhizer my bnumber is [protected]

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Address: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208025

Sir.
I am top up recharges dt18/04/2018 and inquries after two day. Inform me after 10day recharges top up. But do not top-up in my account and charge me.30pasa per call against 1.17 pasa per call. Under online payment information -
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On-line prepaid payment receipt

Thank you. Please quote this transaction reference number for any queries in future related to this transaction.
Transaction details

Mobile number[protected]
E-mail [protected]@hotmail.com
Transaction bydebit card
Transaction reference number[protected]
Date18-apr-2018
Amount paid (Rs.) 21

Best regards,
Team airtel

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Address: Mumbai City, Maharashtra

Hello sir/mam,
On April 17, 2018 I had complaint regarding fraud transaction from my sbi account. Transaction was done using some Airtelmoney code. Complaint id is 1929011. I had also attached the my account details and transaction details in image format with my complaint. Please provide me any information regarding the complaint on my mail id [protected]@gmail.com .
Please refund my transacted money into my account . I am again attaching the details here.
Thanks
Ayushi Sharma

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I had lost my old sim card, after which new was issued. But while feeding data initially my name was typed wrongly. Now when I issued new sim card, my adhar biometrics are matching but name is not and hence it is not getting activated.i have visited Airtel office several times but nothing has been done. Very poor response. Whenever I visit I am told that it is software issue . if everything is computerised and human intervention is not possible then why customer care centres have been opened

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Address: 700096

My phone has been stolen in the train when I was travelling today(28.04.2018) in Darjeeling Mail at Sealdah Station at 6:30 AM. My No. is : [protected]. I am a student and lots of information were in the phone and sim.
Please BLOCK my number immediately till I have requested further. Also confirm me it is blocked or not in my mail.

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Address: West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, 833201

Airtel is the worst of worst network luring us to by there fraud product on the name of india's fastest network. i request every indian to never buy this company useless product. the network coverage is ### the internet speed is worst the service is fraud. useless company must get ban in india particular in jharkhand. because if you go out of town airtel shows its true colour that how stupid dump useless garbage service it is. it lures us to by there product with false commitments and provide useless network to us. the internet speed sucks the network coverage ### useless. I request every indian to never buy this telecom useless service by lured by there useless false commitments. i am the customer of airtel since 9 years and in these 9 years i have seen airtel has become useless garbage of ### dustbin and soon i am kicking out airtel from my life forever and suggesting everyone to kick it off if you want best speed good network coverage area without interruption and inconvenient. choose telecom services wisely test it then accept it. never lured by fraud companies false commitments who says that there ### service is india's fastest network.

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Address: 700095

How can vemes be activated on my phone without permission??
I fail to understand how my money can be deducted from my balance without my approval.
I have not answered any customer service call nor have i called or requested for this service.
What the hell is vemes? Why has my money be deducted for this? Now i don't have any balance for my hello tune? This is ridiculous!!
I want a refund of the deducted amount immediately. Please arrange that.

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Website: airtel.in

I have one mobile connection of airtel (Postpaid) from j&k. My family is residing in bangalore. She also has a airtel connection (Prepaid). I got to know of the family connection plan of airtel and went to one of the airtel store. For this i had to transfer my connection to bangalore, and got one new sim which was activated in no time. They added my wife number as family number and gave me one more number as child number, which they told that it will be coming under my present plan (799* without taxes)
But now when i checked my bill it was unusually high, which when enquired they told that it is the previous balance amount. I dont understand this logic.
Please help me out

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Address: 110092

Website: www.airtel.in/payment/start

I did the recharge of 448 it was not successfull, Payment has been dibited from PayTM, Once I go to airtel site using my number ([protected]), Get the messeges there payment is hold from bank. Let me know one thing once made the payment from PayTM then how it has been hold from bank?

Airtel is very populur brand in India, so don't make the fool to customer. I am waiting for my refund since 7 days still no luck.

Please refund my mony ASAP.

It was first recharge for me after porting from Idea to Airtel.It seems I took the wrong decision.

I suggest to everyone don't go with Airtel.

Thanks,
Neeraj

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Address: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500058

Website: airtel

Hi team,

Kindly note as we recharged erroneously today on 27 04 2018 time 10:30 pm to 11:00, to your prepaid customer [protected] instead [protected] by pytm with inr 200 using our hsbc bank credit card number ending with 3096 printed name on card asif laique,
We have already sent the message complaining the same to [protected] and asked to resolv

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Address: East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, 793003

I want to seek a speedy resolution to the delayed release of the salary of a deo. The employees salary are already 2 months late i. E march - april. I have already aired this concern to your department earlier but there has been no action until now. Thus i decided to write an official complaint in a hope of receiving a faster response. I know the company recognizes the importance of its employees and i hope that our rights will continuously be upheld by the company..
Thank you.
Shillong deo airtel.

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Address: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620010

Website: [email protected]

Hi my credit card last two month auto paid for www.airtel.pgsi www.airtel.inin this transaction title but have not use for this category app and any other why are u my knowledge not informed this amount your site taken so kindly refund this amount suddenly stop this service I have attached my last 2month your amt my credit card debit statement pls review and refund
My email id.[protected]@gmail.com
Mobile.[protected]
Pls share your directly contact no and reply
Thanks

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from Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Jul 16, 2018

Dear Sir, I have received a phone call at about 5.15 pm from your call center.Ms Vidhya informed me that there is overdue Of Rs.1650 /-.against my Land line no.[protected].She informed me that on[protected] the amount was reversed and credited back.She also asked me about mode of payment by me.I informed her that I have given STANDING INSTRUCTIONS to AIRTEL to claim my monthly payment from STATE BANK OF INDIA CREDIT CARD on 04/04/2016.Every month Airtel receives my payment thru SBI Credit card.Last month also Rs 941.28 was paid by SBI on 11.07.2018.there is no reversal in my SBI Credit Card account.She told me that my plan is of Rs 899. She also changed my plan to Rs 399 p m.
Pl look in to the matter.My mobile no.is-[protected]
Yours
Suresh Chandra Maheshwari Indore MP 452010

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Gyan Upadhyay

from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Sep 8, 2019

I am not doing transactions but from My sbi Card every month auto deducting amt 293 rs Plz stop this and Reversed my amount . yesterday I Block the card then I rcvd Following Msg
“Dear SBI Cardholder, Txn of Rs.293.82 on Card ending with XX1508 at www.airtel.in (PGSI) has been declined due to card block. Pls call at [protected]/39020202 for details.” Enclosed The screenshot also my statement Few Month . I will go with Consumer Forum With Full Year Statement Will sue on this . Do Resolutions My Mob Airtel No [protected] Also Communicated To Airtel Appeleate officer and With sbi card ( SBI Blocked My Card For security )

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Trupti Swanat

from Mumbai, Maharashtra

Dec 17, 2019

Hi my credit card last five month auto paid for www.airtel.in pgsi this transaction title but have not use for this category app and any other why are u my knowledge not informed this amount your site taken so kindly refund this amount suddenly stop this service. pls review and refund
My email id. [protected]@gmail.com
Pls share your directly contact no and reply
Thanks

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Address: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 192123

Website: [email protected]

Sir my airtel payment bank has been blocked for few months without any reason. I want my account to back plz help me to solve this problem i m facing many problems related to recharges, paying electricity bills. Dish recharges etc. I hope u will response to my query very soon hope it wil b solved as soon as possible ur response will b highly appreciated thank u.

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Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, 562157

Website: airtel.in

I got message on 20 apr that some fun music service has been activated on my number and 30 rs is been deducted for that. After 4 days i again got meaase that it is been renewed and again 20 rs was deducted from my balance. Is this the way airtel is earning money. Without customer's permission how services get activated, i dont understand. This kind o[censored]nproffesional behaviour was not expected by airtel

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Address: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176102

Website: [email protected]

Don't fool the customers. I have recharged my account with INR 100 on 24th April 2018 and still my account is not credited. As per transaction detail through my Airtel app it is clearly mentioned that the amount will be credited to your post paid mobile account with in 02 days of working.

Go through the attached file of transaction detail for your kind ref.

I have contacted (Airtel customer care) number of times to get it rectify but no resolution came up every time. Soon after the conversation they registered new complaint with saying that attached transactions details are mismatched. Big harassment from Airtel.Very Pathetic service.

(Complaint no. 73826380/73795733

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Apr 28, 2018

Complaint marked as Resolved

Hi Sir/Ma'am Still no one turned up to resolve my issue and amount not credited in my account. I already attached payment receipt of INR 100 but still not received any revert. Please take appropriate action to resolve this issue. Thanking you, Mandeep

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Apr 28, 2018

Updated by Mandeep.Babita Attached screen shot of mail sent to Digital Airtel tv but no revert...

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Address: 560103

Hi,
On monday, 23rd april, 2018, i have paid rs. 4068.00 towards the connection with 3 months plan. The cif number was: 80102663 and the corresponding transaction number was:[protected].

It is been 4 days, my connection is yet done and the corresponding representative is not picking up the phone.

Airtel is neither responding to my query sent to them by mail, nor refunding my amount.

Please help me get refund of my money.

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Address: Karaikal, Puducherry, 609602

I would like to buy a Airtel sim on Ashiq communication karaikal on 27th April 2018, he is asking RS 100 extra for fancy number, but I am choosing normal number also he asked this is for all customers. He told If you want buy a sim otherwise go out. Kindly clarify this is for all...

Regards,
Venkatesh
[protected]....

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Address: 781020

Dear team, I was worked with Bharti during year 2013 to 2016 . I need my Experience certificate/ Relieving letter from bharti but nobody responding .from last year i was tried for letter from local HR office but still no response. I got information about site for airtel ex employee."www.airtelambassadors.in " but I am not able to register on as my authentication is unsuccessful. So kindly help me to sort out the issue.
Name :- Hridweep Kumar Kakati
Org. :- BHARTI AIRTEL PVT LTD.
EMP. ID:- 75417
Contact :- [protected]
Mail ID: [protected]@yahoo.in

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Address: 621712

Am writing you after getting tierd of continious emails to Airtel customer support and complaints.
I've migrated my Airtel Postpaid connection to prepaid yesterday and It's been almost more than 26 Hours, My Prepaid SIM has not been activated and I lost all my incoming calls.
I've raised all the complaints and mentioned all my importance o[censored]rgency, though I didn't get any resolution till now.

I was supose to receive an International call yesterday on this specific mobile number ([protected]) and now I've been wiped out of my project without getting proper communication.
Also I just raised an consumer complaint regarding the miscommunication, Since there's no proper response saying that at certain time the problem will get resolved.

You can refer all my below email thread about my concern, Will they be able to repay my loss?
Please advise.

Apr 27, 2018

Complaint marked as Resolved

My SIM got activated now, Thanks for the help

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Apr 27, 2018

Updated by Sakthikmr4 Adding Senior Research officer of TRAI.

Thanks & Regards,
Sakthi Kumar K
Project Manager | New Media
SPi-Global, DLF IT Park, Chennai
T: (+[protected]Ext: 641) | M: (+91) [protected]
sakthikumar.[protected]@spi-global.com
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On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 1:23 PM, Sakthi Kumar <[protected]@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Trai Team,

Am writing you after getting tierd of continious emails to Airtel customer support and complaints.
I've migrated my Airtel Postpaid connection to prepaid yesterday and It's been almost more than 26 Hours, My Prepaid SIM has not been activated and I lost all my incoming calls.
I've raised all the complaints and mentioned all my importance o[censored]rgency, though I didn't get any resolution till now.

I was supose to receive an International call yesterday on this specific mobile number ([protected]) and now I've been wiped out of my project without getting proper communication.
Also I just raised an consumer complaint regarding the miscommunication, Since there's no proper response saying that at certain time the problem will get resolved.

You can refer all my below email thread about my concern, Will they be able to repay my loss?
Please advise.

Thanks & Regards,
Sakthi Kumar K
Project Manager | New Media
SPi-Global, DLF IT Park, Chennai
T: (+[protected]Ext: 641) | M: (+91) [protected]
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On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Sakthi Kumar <[protected]@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Chitra,

Thanks for the update.
I had a call with customer executive for tele verification via 59059 and I've been told that the date was not updated in my profile.
Since the referred TAT (24 Hrs) has been crossed as my Postpaid SIM has been de-activated on 11 AM yesterday (26th April).

So, no use of raising all complaints to the top authorities and mentioning my importance of the connection, as the default TAT (24 Hrs) for activation has been exceeded.

What's the response from customer team about my email sentence:
I was expecting an work related International call today, but now I got wiped out due to the inconnectivity.
Airtel is responsible for this and no one can give me back what I lost. I'd love if my prepaid connection got activated before 7 PM today.

Will you be reading my complete email? All the executives will just copy and paste the templates which have for all emails.
I just raised an Consumer complaint about this and I'd like to change from this worst network, please remove your ADD saying that "India's fastest network"

Thanks & Regards,
Sakthi Kumar K
Project Manager | New Media
SPi-Global, DLF IT Park, Chennai
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On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 11:10 AM, <appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com> wrote:
Dear Sakthi Kumar K,
Greetings from Airtel!
This is in continuation to your email regarding postpaid to prepaid conversion for your Airtel mobile number [protected].
I tried to contact you on [protected], however unable to reach you.
I would like to inform that your mobile number activation is in process and I request you to kindly dial 59059 to complete tele verification.
Further, I wanted to update you that we are following up on your issue with concerned team for an early resolution. I will reply to you with the status of your concern at the earliest.
I request your cooperation till such time.
Thanks for reaching out to us.

Best Regards,
Chithra Suresh
Advisor : Customer Experience
Bharti Airtel Ltd

[protected]Original Message[protected]
From: [protected]@gmail.com
To: appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com
Cc: nodalofficer.[protected]@in.airtel.com;[protected]@airtel.com;[protected]@airtel.com;appellate.[protected]@in.airtel.com
Sent: 26/04/2018 05:52:44 PM
Subject: Re: RE: CONVERSION OF POSTPAID TO PREPAID: [protected]

Hi Manikandan,

Can you please look into my issue about converting Airtel Postpaid to Prepaid ([protected]).
As of now, I postpaid SIM has been deactivated and as instructed I installed my new Prepaid SIM into my mobile, But when I called to 59059, the executive explained that it'll take 24 hours to activate my new prepaid SIM.
So, Should I wait for 24 hours to receive calls? Since am using Airtel for past 8 years, I've migrated to some other network and returned back to Airtel considering that Airtel is best suitable network for me.
But I can't even transact money or some other task which require OTP service without my mobile connection as I donot have any alternate mobile connection.

I was expecting an work related International call today, but now I got wiped out due to the inconnectivity.
Airtel is responsible for this and no one can give me back what I lost. I'd love if my prepaid connection got activated before 7 PM today.

On your confirmation, I can re-schedule my call to my client who is located in California.
Hope Airtel serves best to it's customer.

Thanks & Regards,
Sakthi Kumar K
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SPi-Global, DLF IT Park, Chennai
T: (+[protected]Ext: 641) | M: (+91) [protected]
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On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 3:36 PM, Sakthi Kumar wrote:

Looping in Appellate Team to get faster resolution.
Hope I may get the SIM Activated in another hour, I'll be loosing my work related calls which cannot be equalized after 24 hours.

Thanks & Regards,
Sakthi Kumar K
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Address: Mysore, Karnataka, 570007

Website: www.airtel.in/help

Their was recharge option of 199 rs to activate a plan and mistakenly i recharged it for 198 and another plan got activated
I called the customer care and asked them to refund it they denied
Also when i asked them to activate it by deducting 1 rs from my main balance they said no
The manager also said their is no option
The 198 recharge is no way benifiel to me

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