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dev6277
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Feb 25, 2018
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Address: 380061

Hi, my airtel app shows me new offer of 448 plan. But i am unable to activate that plan with my main balance.
I have balance of rs456. I called customer service for help but they told me some recharge can be done by using main balance.
But why some recharge can't done. May be that recharge amount company used for black money.
Why should i spend money when i have balance in my mobile.
Mar 9, 2018
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Company operator contact me and activate my recharge deducting into my account balance. Thanks...
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Mar 01, 2018
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Still waiting reply from company executives but still did not get any reply

What to do with out recharge
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    Shahana Mazumdar Mishra
    from Mumbai, Maharashtra
    Feb 25, 2018
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    They approached me for porting out from vodafone to airtel. They initially said that wynk music subscription is free, but after porting out we found that the same is chargeable. We approached the customer care for this, but they inspite of responding to our complaint said that it is only an offer & we should approach wynk directly in order to check d matter & not airtel. Regret choosing airtel
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      Rishik2000
      from Delhi, Delhi
      Feb 25, 2018
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      Address: Gurgaon, Haryana, 122018
      Website: airtel.in

      This is with reference to the incompletion of installation of a new airtel dth connection regarding customer id [protected]. A payment of ₹1777 was made through a debit card on 21 february 2018 at around 10:30 p. M. I have been getting calls from airtel everyday since then that an engineer will call me and fix a time for the services to be made, but no call from any engineer or technician has been received yet. They even said that i don't need to call again, and that i will definitely recieve the call from the engineer. Really didn't know that a company such as this needs to be complaint for. Not only that, i myself have made contact with them over 3 times, but no result. I hope the matter gets resolved as soon as possible because the tv is no more than a box to us right now. Who can imagine not having a tv these days.
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        Roy Bhowmik Nandan
        from Kolkata, West Bengal
        Feb 25, 2018
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        This has reference to my airtel mobile no - [protected], i like to inform you that i am housewife and taken prepaid connection from airtel since long and as an when it require for recharging i am doing that.
        On 24th jan'18, i have recharged for rs.100/-. But i am surprised to note that inspite of having my balance when i wanted to make a urgent call, it is showing no balance and again i have recharged for rs.24/- (On 24.02.2018) at 6.47pm and given a miscall only (At around 7pm) to my daughter's m. No-[protected]. After that have seen balance is showing only rs.7/-.

        Now it is very clear to me that airtel company just misusing the customers amount which are lying.

        So i will be highly oblige if you kindly do the necessery action asap.

        Thanks & regards,

        Sharmila roy bhowmik
        [protected] / [protected]
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          Nachi121
          from Bengaluru, Karnataka
          Feb 25, 2018
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          Address: 560102

          Airtel is incapable of providing a very basic voice service to their mobile customers. They are very much busy in looting money from the customer for the service which they did not provided.

          There is no option in their voice / web support (Feedback and ombudsman links never work in their we site) to raise service related complaints.

          As a resident of haralur, bangalore area, airtel network is pathetic since mid of jan 2018. As mentioned earlier, there is no option to raise this complaint. With great difficulty we have raised complaint on 10th feb 2018 but till now they did not taken any efforts to fix the issue

          Whomever planning to go airtel, please think twice.
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            Sagar Som
            from Surat, Gujarat
            Feb 25, 2018
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            Address: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 282007
            Website: Airtel

            I am using airtel for last 10 years. I have taken a plan for 4 g but net connectivity in my mobile is 2g for last 15 days.
            I am unable to use my internet connection for office work as it is 2g and very slow while i am paying for 4g.
            I have talked to airtel customer care several times but no outcome. Kindly lodge my complaints and get me reversed my rentals for this month as it is providing 2g connectivity after lots of complaints in airtel customer care.
            My mobile no is [protected]
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              Gnanasiri
              from Vepagunta, Andhra Pradesh
              Feb 24, 2018
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              Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, 560078
              Website: www.airtel.in

              I have recently ported my airtel mobile number from andhra pradesh to karnataka. From that day, i'm not able to recharge my number through any means. Even i raised a complaint in airtel office. I'm going to that store and asking for updates daily. Still no solution. It didn't get resolved. Now, there is no balance, internet, nothing. Its being so disgusting to have a sim with which i cannot do anything.
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                Sam4902
                from Dibai, Uttar Pradesh
                Feb 24, 2018
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                Address: 121006

                Deactivating renewal of services from last week. Even called your worthless customer care for deactivation still you are emptying my balance... It's 3 rd time you did it. You will soon get the hall of shame award for most fraudent company of india. And your 4 g... Dolphin 2 is better than yours. No signal no internet so why i need to use it. To see you snatching money? I am quitting airtel if you don't recover my balance. Even your customer care confirmed deactivatiim still getting charged... For using your services? Or opting for you? I am being rude as it's right way to deal with you. Requesting you is like i don't want to say.

                And i know niether you will return my balance nor reply..

                No thanks
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                  Tashi96
                  from Lalganj, Bihar
                  Feb 24, 2018
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                  Address: East Sikkim, Sikkim, 737101

                  Its been 3 weeks since i asked to upgrade my 3g to 4g and yet its not able to upgrade i asked the store to help me with my issueand they told me to go to airtel office. They said that the sim registered was from a different person so i asked them to change it to mine, the people from the office told me to wait for 1 week and there is still no changes. I hate you airtel
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                    bini2cool
                    from Bengaluru, Karnataka
                    Feb 24, 2018
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                    Address: 560013

                    I got micro sim for my existing airtel no. [protected] on 22nd feb after inserting the new sim it was showing no sim detected and also tried in other headset but it didnt work. And i went and same airtel store (Vidyaranapura) they checked the new sim provides and told that it was a defective sim and provided me with new sim on 24 th and told that it would be activated in 4 hours but nothing happend still they have not actived the number. I have visited the store 4 times but still it is not done. Pls do the need full its been 2days that my sim is inactive. And no postive respose
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                      Bhimeswara Rao
                      from Delhi, Delhi
                      Feb 24, 2018
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                      Address: Gurgaon, Haryana

                      This is the support i got from airtel for an international roaming bill compliant i have registered.

                      I have been to italy in november last week and first week of december. The day i landed (25th november) i used my mobile for informing my parents about my safe reach as i haven't inserted my matrix sim that i bought from airport. After 2 days, on 28th i received a call from airtel customer care excutive informing about an ir plan which cost me only 649 rupees and i have utilized on the day i arrived. Having a discussion about 5-7 minutes i said ok to activate the plan, if that's free of cost. I was so happy that airtel gave me free so dead cheap ir plan.

                      After a month i have received bill of 14k rupees. So, i have opened a case with airtel on the same to check why i have charged a huge amount of bill. I have called the airtel customer care and asked why i have charged so m8uch, that person infirmed the plan that was activated is per day plan not onetime plan, which was a wrong information provided by the customer care executive when i was in italy. I have explained the same to the person and he said he can see some miscalculations and he will open a case and revert me back.

                      After few days, i new bill got generated with 9k and they have informed me that i was charged double for few days and they reverted it back. (Same kind of issue has been faced by one of my colleague when he has been for france, he was charge double) if someone doesn't pay attention, will be end up paying amount that they are not supposed to.

                      Now i have asked them on the call that i have received on the 28th of november 2017. I have requested them to listen to the recordings about the information i was provided over the call and i am sure that the prson told me its one time charge but never informed me that its onetime per day. Remember i have my matric sim with me for communication. After several calls and escalation to higher level and nodel department, they have said the statement since you have used airtel services during your visit you have to pay. They were reluctant to go ahead and check the call that i have received. I have told them that i am ready to pay around 4k but not 9k as i have used the services that i have used because of the wrong information that i have been provided by someone from airtel customer care executive.

                      They have barred my incoming calls thrice. And i ahd to wall to airtel store to get that fixed. The third time they have confirmed that they wont be activating the services until unless i pay the bill of 10k. I have been without incoming calls for around 2 days and i had to pay the bill which i shouldn't be paying.

                      It took almost 2 months and i have been charged late payment fee for both the months even there was a dispute in the old bills.

                      Number: [protected]

                      Resolution: airtel should reverse the bill generated for all the ir charges that i used for the period from 28th november to 8th decmeber and the late payment fees that were levied.
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                        ANAMIKApr
                        from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
                        Feb 24, 2018
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                        Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, 560076
                        Website: Airtel.com

                        On feb 2nd 2018 i submitted my all the documents to airtel office jayanagar to migrate my no. From postpaid to prepaid, they have given me new sim saying within 2 days of time it will be done & i have to clear my all the balance pending till 2nd feb2018. They told me 640 rs is due. I paid that bal online. They said to wait for 2 days u ll get a call from cust care. I waited 1 week & didt recieve any call... Again i visited again they asked all the story & said ur 500 unbilled amount is there & u have to clear the bal 1st & then ur docs can be processed further. They were not ready to migrate my no. Before paying the 500 unbilled amount which i never used & they have forced me to pay the 500 unbilled amount. Still they have dragged me for 3more weeks to get it done after migrated to prepaid they forgot my 500rs and not willing to refund after several complaints & visits
                        May 8, 2018
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                        Not sure how the complain got resolved ...after complaining in the other websites as well, my 500 got refunded
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                        Feb 24, 2018
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                        Airtel customer care in jayanagar blr branch are pathetic& least bothered to help the customer care specially when its closing time. I visited there to migrate my postpaid no to prepaid on 2nd feb2018. I submitted all the required docs & paid the bill till 2nd feb2018 there itself. They issued me new sim card saying it will be activated in 2 days & i shd receive a call on that. After waiting for 1 week again i visited there then they have come up with unbilled amount of 500 rs & confirmed that once i get my prepaid done this bal will be credited to me & forced me to pay that amount before that they were not ready to migrate my no to prepaid. I paid, they said to wait for 2 more days. After calling several times to customer care they were not able to ans that why its delaying. After they have dragged my issue to 3 more weeks. I was doubting this before only that, because they are not willing to give my overpaid 500rs bal they are dragging it for 3more weeks simply. Now finally i got my prepaid after 3weeks & as expected they are saying no to my 500 rs, as its delayed from cust care’s end i need my 500 rs bal back, i also want to complain for the ignorance of my mail several times & dragging just to eat my 500 rs. Please help me asap
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                          amit321321
                          Feb 24, 2018
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                          Address: 413304

                          I got message on my mobile saying ' international roaming rentall rs.99/- deducted from your account.
                          I am abroad in uae for few months, but this is the 1st time, my charges got deducted. Why this deduction?

                          Also, i am making sure that i do 'outgoing' call atleast once in 2 months to avoid falling my number in 'non usage of 90 days' clause.

                          Can you please explain this?
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                            Vaibhav1186
                            from Mumbai, Maharashtra
                            Feb 24, 2018
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                            Address: Thane, Maharashtra, 421501

                            At my resident there are no network for 2g also. I register my complaint more than three times to open network but very that was very bad experience for me they didn't revert any feedback. My complaint no. Is "81447596"

                            And also very bad experience with airtel gallery at ambarnath (E) shiv mandir road. Dist. Thane. Wanted to do one of my number post-paid to prepaid, i completed all necessary process, i cleared all dues for that and purchase a new sim worth rs. 25/- in cash, after that they told me to do first recharge worth rs. 269/- or 279/- something in cash, i don't remember exact amount right now just because i completed this process on last week of january 2018 & now it's 24th feb. 2018. And whenever i visited to airtel gallery for this issue, they just answer me we will confirm you within half n hours or 2 hours ect. But till date they do nothing. I am also told them that i am not going to pay further post-paid bills.

                            Such a very very very very very very... Bad experience & very bad service at airtel gallery in ambarnath (E)
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                              Manzoor Salroo
                              from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
                              Feb 24, 2018
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                              My airtel number [protected] is not working at all.. Dont know wether it has been deactivated or what? Ironically the said number was used for ipad essentially for data download... Since in kashmir there is still a hip-hop between 2g-3g-4g... There is lot of confusion... Finally started using the sim on my mobile for calls... Over almost one month its not working... Nor is there any message from service provider informing any issues..

                              May airtel plz let me know problem & the remedies...
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                                Sudarshan Srivastava
                                from Jasidih, Jharkhand
                                Feb 24, 2018
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                                Address: Patna, Bihar, 801503
                                Website: www.aitel.in/bank

                                This is sudarshan shrivastava and i am create a airtel payment wallet and add rs 2600 at time but the matter is that i can't debit my money from this and also can't pay for anything by my wallet
                                They freeze my account wallet
                                Firstly i will add 2500 in wallet and then redeem it is easily redeem bit at second time they will not get response on my matter and there is no any customer care helpline to give complain or feedback about their services
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                                  Jomin Abraham Eapen
                                  Feb 24, 2018
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                                  Address: Mumbai City, Maharashtra
                                  Website: www.airtel.co.in

                                  Dear sir,
                                  My name is shankar narayan poojari
                                  I am right now residing in dubai. My previous airtel no. Was [protected] and was working till 17th of january suddenly my no. Has been shut of
                                  I need my number back because my whole personal details are linked with my airtel no.
                                  Kindly help me to get my no. Back

                                  Thanking you
                                  Shankar poojari

                                  Note: expected your reply as soon as possible
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                                    Arulhamsa18
                                    from Delhi, Delhi
                                    Feb 24, 2018
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                                    Address: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625020

                                    I'm arul, an airtel prepaid customer since more than 12 years. I recently upgraded my old 2g mobile to a new moto e4 4g handsett gifted to me by a friend who purchased it from u. S. A. Initially my 2g sim was not recognized & i was getting the error "sim card is not from verizon wireless". Though i had few troubles in recognition of my 2g sim i successfully overcame by altering the settings myself. I was able to make calls & receive incoming calls.

                                    In the meantime as per the advice of a specialist from airtel customer care i got a 4g sim from an airtel showroom nearby. I sent an sms indicating the new sim no.in the format recommended to 121. I also subsequently confirmed the request by sending '1' as the sms to '121'. This happened on feb 23rd night around 11 pm. Next day morning around 6:30 pm as they told me my previous/existing sim got disconnected. I entered the new 4g sim at 6:40 am. As per their promise, in 4 hrs the new sim (With same mobile no.) should have been activated within 10:40 am. It's 12:40 pm now but still not yet activated. Sent my concern via e-mail care. Still no reply... Hence i was forced to resort to raising the issue in this forum. Hope its resolved asap with a reason & apology for the delay.
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                                      KDalal
                                      from Mumbai, Maharashtra
                                      Feb 26, 2018
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                                      My no is [protected] since past two months i am getting bill for services which i have not asked these services automatically get activated and i get charged like cineservices, etc these services are adde without my consent
                                      This is happening almost eveyday and i am being charged the amount wiyhout my consent inspite of myrepeated reques no action is taken till date
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                                        Nalanda enterprises
                                        from Kodar, Telangana
                                        Feb 24, 2018
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                                        Address: 110013

                                        Sir
                                        My name is mohammad azad my mobile no is ([protected]) extra charges in my last bill my no is suspended becouse your costumer care excutive is telling wrong answer, my request is airtel my no is total last bill balance check my no is block and billing curcle is on and amount is increase, my request is please check my billing amount and remove extra charges and i m paying rest amount and i m requesting plz active my no,
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