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sachin verma SK
from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
May 17, 2017
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Address: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 466114

I have received an mms and idea giving me a link and id password but when i open the mms some time show wrong id password and cant reached the side.
I am very irritating about this whats wrong with...
I waiting this mms for long time but when it receive it cant open pls solve my problem immediately if my mms is expire then i will complain of idea raddi company
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    TND
    from Noida, Uttar Pradesh
    May 17, 2017
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    Address: Bangalore, Karnataka
    Website: www.ideacellular.com

    [protected] Forwarded message[protected]
    From: [protected]@gmail.com
    Date: 17 May 2017 at 10:46
    Subject: Money credited by CreditCard company - but no recharge
    To: [protected]@idea.adityabirla.com

    Hi,

    I have done 2 recharges for my account from my Credit Card as shown below, and also received acknowledgments from it - but no recharges have been done.

    15 May 2017 248 Idea payment 12:42pm - [16may] - Citibank transaction approval Number 438419
    16 May 2017 248 Idea payment 10:34am - [17may] - Citibank transaction approval Number 267183

    Data Card number [protected]Idea number used ONLY in netsetter)

    When I call your customer care reps they are pointing out that it will take 7 days for me to give an answer PLUS they don't know what the hell should I do next.

    Also you need to train people not to use words like "Do you understand Kannada etc etc." - especially when I dialed 3 to speak in English!
    Sadly this was a girl too and all over India girls claim they are given the short end, while they themselves need to learn or follow some etiquette just like all o[censored]s.

    I need resolution for this asap, because I'm sure the money is stuck at IDEA's side as I have the transaction status from Citibank already.

    7 days is crazy lots for checking if I should again do a recharge or are you doing it yourself - OR are you returning my money!!

    TND
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      samuelwilson
      from Vadodara, Gujarat
      May 17, 2017
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      Address: 390023
      Website: IDEA CELLULAR AND AIRTEL COMPANY

      Respected sir,

      I would like to informed you that my sim card/mobile no.[protected]
      Yesterday after 07.00 o'clock unable to worked still to-day. Why sir,

      Also sir, i have visit to air tel office, race course office, vaddoara
      Due to above cited subject and talked to airtel officer mr wilson sir
      Your mobile no. Transfer to idea but sir,

      But sir i have no application or any evidence/proof through air tel
      Office, but why sir my mobile no transfer to idea company. Also sir,
      I remember your admn dept call to me before one week, mr samuel
      Wilson any problem to air tel, why transfer to idea co. And sir

      On this spot i have talked to your admn manager, i am not interested
      To transfer for my mobile no. To idea co. Pl never transfer to idea
      Co. Oj

      Pl checked my conversation before one week.

      Sir, i personally request you to please stop the any procedure and
      Continued to air tel service. And my sim card live on this spot. Also
      Highlighted. Below point :

      1) i have no demand and letter to transfer my mobile no..
      2) i have no any proof submitted to yr office and idea office like
      Adhar card, my passport photo, geb bill, any id prooof or
      Signature.. Ok sir

      3) pl continued service to air tel mobile as per previous condition.

      Regret sir..

      S. Wilson
      (M) [protected]
      [protected]@airtel.com 2:48 pm (17 hours ago)
      Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups: airtel. [protected]@in. Airtel.com...
      Wilson wilson

      3:49 pm (16 hours ago)

      To 121
      Wilson wilson

      8:14 am (25 minutes ago)

      To 121
      Respected sir,

      i would like to informed you that my sim card/mobile no.[protected] start from date
      15/5/2017 after 07.00 o'clock unable to worked still to-day. (Last 03 days)

      also sir, i have visit to air tel office, race course office, vaddoara
      due to above cited subject and talked to airtel officer mr wilson sir
      your mobile no. Transfer to idea but sir, my mobile no. ([protected]) continued utilized last 13 years completed

      but sir i have no application or any evidence/proof through air tel
      office, but why sir my mobile no transfer to idea company. Also sir,
      i remember your admn dept call to me before one week, mr samuel
      wilson any problem to air tel, why transfer to idea co. And sir


      on this spot i have talked to your admn manager, i am not interested
      to transfer to for my mobile no. To idea co. Pl never transfer to idea
      co. Ok pl checked my conversation before one week.

      sir, i personally request you to please stop the any procedure and
      continued to air tel service. And my sim card live on this spot. Also
      highlighted. Below point :

      1) i have no demand and letter to transfer my mobile no..
      2) i have no any proof submitted to yr office and idea office like
      adhar card, my passport photo, geb bill, any id proof or
      signature.. Also sir, next time every month 400 to 500 rs. Loss due to my sim card ipcl-ril t&c apply.
      Idea Cellular customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
      Pls call deatil [protected]
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        Aswin Raj
        from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
        May 16, 2017
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        Website: Idea cellular.com

        I was using idea cellular service for 6 months and later I switched to jio network since the offers was well good. But the idea network was not at all giving any offers or any proper service but they loot from their customers, actually I was facing a issue with the idea cellular company for the paid postpaid bill. They are saying that I need to pay the bill. Again since they are saying that I need to get a NOC certificate for the paid bill but these executives didn't sent me any certificate like the same. I was keep. On call them but no response after the payment made, also I have shared the same with idea customer care but the didn't respond for the same wat a poor service and a atrocity they are doing for the people. I would like to inform you that these complaints may be addressed well or not but these companies will surely go out of market for doing like this.
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          rg120133
          from Vadnagar, Gujarat
          May 16, 2017
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          Address: Mumbai City, Maharashtra, 400058

          I'm using idea number and payment was done and number was disconnected then thy charged rental and now the guy named Dheeraj so called legal department from Delhi +[protected] call from this number and says i[censored] dnt pay I will harass your relatives by calling and you do what ever u want, I told him I was unaware of this due as I hv provided number to someone and he is ready to pay he tried paying online Bt didn't happen so he will pay by cash he is on duty . He says I can make u pay in one hour u dnt know me I will harass ur relatives. If this is the sistuation no one will like to use idea and I have always payed my payments in cash I gave him my records even I told if he doesn't pay I will pay but still he harassing my relatives and family members by calling and talking rudely
          Idea Cellular customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
          May 16, 2017
          Updated by rg120133
          He has called my wife and abused her and she is a reputed doctor it's not good
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            Dinesh2K19
            May 16, 2017
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            Address: Angul, Odisha, 759103
            Website: www.ideacellular.com

            Sir,
            On dt 14/5/2017 i recharged rs 120 fltt on my no. [protected] & there was already rs 53 remained before but today morning when i saw the remaining bal is only rs 53. Idea has deducted rs 100 without any reason. Also i have not called, messaged & also no internet, no game. I am from a very poor family. The money idea has deducted was my fathers hard earned money. So please refund it.

            Dinesh behera
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            May 16, 2017
            Updated by Dinesh2K19
            Sir,
            On DT 14/5/2017 I recharged Rs 120 FLTT on my no & there was already Rs 53 remained before but today morning when I saw the remaining bal is only Rs 53.Idea has deducted Rs 100 without any reason.Also I have not called, messaged & also no internet, no game.I am from a very poor family.The money Idea has deducted was my fathers hard earned money.so please refund it.

            Dinesh Behera
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              Subhadip Halder
              from Kolkata, West Bengal
              May 16, 2017
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              Address: 731101
              Website: ideacullar.com

              My idea number is [protected]. 2 month ago this sim card had gone to no service. Customer care suggest to replace the sim. But our local idea store (Suri, birbhum) denay to replace the sim from 2 month. Reason given service unavailability. This sim important to to. What can i do?
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                Grv123
                from Mumbai, Maharashtra
                May 16, 2017
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                Address: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, 425001

                Dear sir,

                Sir it's my wife number so create the some problems I can solved out some problems can you give me call and msg detais o[censored]ser & mobile number of this number "[protected]" please send me April to may the details of this mobile
                number on my e-mail address [protected]@gmail.c on it's very urgent sir please help me i am waiting for your reply
                reply as early as possible...
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                  Harminder S.
                  from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
                  May 16, 2017
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                  Address: Ambala, Haryana, 134007

                  Dear sir,
                  For last few days i am facing so much mental harrasment from idea store prem nagar ambala city. Neither me nor any of my known/relative give a request to idea store prem nagar ambala city that my sim has lost and i want to disconnect my nmbr. I dont know how did they put a request for barring my nmbr. This is nothing but a mental harrasment and wastage of time. I have lost all my faith in idea cellular after this incident. My family and most of the freinds r using idea postpaid services for a long time. I am also a class 1 government officer and they r doing so with me.. Then what about other people.. Dont know. Please it is request to u to solve my problm and take a strict action against this. Otherwise i am going to take a legal help against this. They never cleared my doubts and instead barred my nmbr.
                  My details are given below
                  Harminder singh s/o avtar singh
                  Contact nmbr [protected]
                  R/o #299, phase 1, jaggi garden ambala city
                  Dob is 15th october 1984
                  Alternate nmbr is [protected]

                  Thank u
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                    sajjadmolla1154
                    from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
                    May 15, 2017
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                    Address: 713130
                    Website: [email protected]

                    Please help me ph [protected]
                    May 16, 2017
                    Updated by sajjadmolla1154
                    Verry Bad services idea circular in sim upgrade not add data verry verry bad
                    I using idea sim my name vipan Kumar s/o Surinder kumar, I want incoming call detail in my email I'd www.arias I telex gmail.com
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                      swapnilkharatmal
                      from Noida, Uttar Pradesh
                      May 15, 2017
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                      Address: 411060
                      Website: Idea

                      Hi,

                      From last 3 months I am visiting Idea gallery located at NIBM road (undri) daily I am asking them to provide me Prepaid sim card to switch from Postpaid to prepaid. After 2 and half month finally I received my sim Prepaid sim card. But for the 2 months idea charged me approx. 800 rupees. I paid it to get a chance to move out of Idea network, after which I raised a port out request. Suddenly on May 6th 2017 I get a call asking "Sir please don't move out of Idea network we are giving you 500 rupees reimbursement in upcoming Bill (15th May 2017) ". And today I get a new bill from Idea asking to pay 330 rupees, without paying 330 rupees I am not eligible to move out of network.

                      Not sure why such bogus services are provided.
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                        akk.goyal
                        from Jalandhar, Punjab
                        May 15, 2017
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                        Address: Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 201301

                        Dear Sir,

                        I had received a call from [protected] at 3pm (dated 15.05.2017) on my mobile, where she said we are calling from bank online reward points department and she asked the credit card details for the purpose of giving additional reward points and cash back. I gave the card number and she asked the CVV & OTP when i checked the SMS completely till the transaction done. An amount of Rs.5000 debited from my card twice. I checked with bank, they told there is no such calls being made by them and that i have been a victim of a fraud call. The amount transaction was done in IDEA CELL-BILLDESK, immediately i blocked my card with help of bank executive. I tried to contact that person but the mobile no. comes switched off.

                        I request you to please help me on this matter to get back the amount.
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                          Pooja C Raghavendra
                          from Bengaluru, Karnataka
                          May 15, 2017
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                          Address: 560070

                          Please block the sim card temporarily till i request you to reactivate it again as the phone is lost.. The phone number is mentioned in the subject, please attend to the matter quickly as i don't want my sim card to be used by anybody else. Please let me know when you have resolved the issue. The sim card belongs to my parents who are on vacation, they requested me to get the number temporarily blocked for them.
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                            IdeaAppy
                            from Mumbai, Maharashtra
                            May 15, 2017
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                            Website: care.ideacellular.com

                            Recharge of inr 350 was done for prepaid number-[protected] on 13th may 2017 and the amount got deducted from account but the recharge did not happen. Even success message was displayed after deduction. This reacharge was done through https://care.ideacellular.com.The amount is still not refunded to my account

                            Ref no[protected]
                            Narration-ihdf[protected]/idea
                            Value date-13 may 2017
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                            May 16, 2017
                            Updated by IdeaAppy
                            Got a call from some Mr Deepak- [protected] who was asking irrelevant questions.He was asking for account details which is not correct as he is not a bank representative..on enquiring he became upset.I hope this is a legitimate complaint site...
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                              Pawan_1999
                              from Bengaluru, Karnataka
                              May 15, 2017
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                              Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, 560093
                              Website: www.ideamoney.in

                              Hi,

                              I got fraud call and money transferred to ideamoney on 15th may 2017.

                              I got a call from stranger lady and she told that they are calling from sbi credit card department / payindia phone number – ([protected]).
                              They told that because of i have not redeem my reward points of credit card, they can send money rs 5000 to my any other debit card.
                              Smartly they have taken my debit card detail and did transaction.

                              I am giving transaction detail below –

                              Vin/ideamoney /[protected]/0

                              Request to ideamoney that please cancel this transaction and revert back my money.
                              Jun 26, 2017
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                              May 25, 2017
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                              Dear Pawan,

                              We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. We request you to dial 55400 or[protected] for our Idea customer care and toll free number for further assistance.

                              Regards,
                              Vicky
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                                Sainiprash123
                                from Karnal, Haryana
                                May 15, 2017
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                                Idea Number: [protected]

                                Idea has sent me a bill amount of 3000+ Rupees on a deactivated number. Called customer care and also talked to person at idea office. No explanation, no resolution. Wish to try this option before moving to court proceedings.

                                Regards,

                                Prashant Saini

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                                Jun 27, 2017
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                                May 25, 2017
                                Idea Cellular Customer Care's response
                                Dear Prashant,

                                We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. We understand your concern and noted your contact details for further assistance.

                                Regards,
                                Vicky
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                                  rutavl
                                  from Mumbai, Maharashtra
                                  May 15, 2017
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                                  Address: Pune, Maharashtra, 411057

                                  Hello,
                                  Since today morning, dated - 15/05/2017, I am facing the n/w issue for Idea n/w. Mobile Internet is not working at all as well as I am not able to make normal phone calls or not even able to send any SMS.

                                  Error that I am getting on my mobile phone - 'No Service'.

                                  Please check this issue ASAP. As I am not able to make even a single call or send any SMS.
                                  Jun 26, 2017
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                                  May 25, 2017
                                  Idea Cellular Customer Care's response
                                  Dear Ruta,

                                  We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. We understand your concern and please share your alternate mobile number for better assistance.

                                  Regards,
                                  Vicky
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                                    Satish Kurma
                                    from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
                                    May 15, 2017
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                                    Address: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530026

                                    I am using a Idea sim and it stopped suddenly, i went to the idea store they said i need to pay 100 from my old sim to get the same old number with a duplicate sim,
                                    i was charged only 25 rs before when i was in vodafone but now these idea people are charging more.

                                    i need to know if it is necessary to pay 100 for my old sim as now they are giving free 4g subscription for the same sim with no cost.
                                    Jun 27, 2017
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                                    May 25, 2017
                                    Idea Cellular Customer Care's response
                                    Dear Satish,

                                    We are sorry for the unpleasant experience. We would like to inform you that the SIM has been activated as check in our system and also want to share an information that 4G SIM subscription for is free of cost. Please visit nearest My Idea store http://bit.ly/1nbfoqO for further assistance.

                                    Regards,
                                    Vicky
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                                      gowrima
                                      May 15, 2017
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                                      Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600037
                                      Website: www.ideacellular.com

                                      Hi Team,

                                      I have made a payment on 08/04/2017 and the amount got debited from my SBI credit card and the status was paid but from your end transaction was unsuccessful.

                                      I have noticed that payment was made as prepaid instead of postpaid for my number [protected].

                                      I also contacted the bank that states the payment was success from their end.

                                      Please credit back the amount of 486 including service charge what ever the bank debited from my end.
                                      Many thanks,
                                      Gowri
                                      Jul 1, 2017
                                      Complaint marked as Resolved 
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                                      May 25, 2017
                                      Idea Cellular Customer Care's response
                                      Dear Gowri,

                                      We understand how frustrating this can be and sorry for the unpleasant experience. We request you to please confirm with your concerned bank account for regarding the transaction for further assistance.

                                      Regards,
                                      Vicky
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                                        Ranjeet Dhume
                                        from Nagpur, Maharashtra
                                        May 14, 2017
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                                        Address: Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440023
                                        Website: Idea

                                        I can't remember the date but in 2013 my mobile number was deactivated by Idea Cellular and I myself paid some amount through net bank but they asked me to pay all outstanding by cash (if wants to activate no again) So i do the same and clear all dues and submit all documentation for activation, and after 4 years they send me legal notice to pay balace amount until unless they deactivated my no.from 4 long year there is no demand or anything from idea I mate the idea store and they promise me to solve this issue but on 12 the Oct they deactivated my no ([protected])
                                        So please guide me by tomorrow I log the frogery complaint at nearest police station and wants to pull idea in consumer court for harrassment
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