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Amit Dilip Yerunkar
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nov 13, 2007
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Very Sad Consumer service of AIRTEL

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This is Amit Yerunkar staying in Mumbai. I purchased the Mobile Prepaid card of the "Airtel Everywhere" lifetime sevice pack on the 11th of November in the Erla, from Classic Comunication shop (Vile Parle, West) Of Rs. 999 with new sim card of Rs. 100 of no.[protected] for mobile no. [protected] by submitting all the eligible documents for varification in the name of the my father on 12 November. There is only...
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Balamurugan
from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nov 12, 2007
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Please Increase the Bandwidth in the Network

Hi This is Balamurugan. I am Working in a Software Company.
In my Home town air tel Network is very Worst.It means that they giving the small bandwidth to the network. So if the mobile is in inside the Home the mobile did notr receive the signals due to the low bandwidth. Many of the peoples were switched to another network like Aircel,Bsnl etc. If the same problem continues rest of the airtel Prepaid customers also will switch over...
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raghunandan K
from Maham, Haryana
Nov 12, 2007
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Please never take Airtel connection or you will be in great trouble!

I am unable to get my international roaming details which i have used. I have just used it for couple of minutes. The charges which they are mentioned is not realistic. None of the customer care executives helping. You can see the following mail conversation. they have given me irrelavant answers. All of a sudden they have stopped responding


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As per our teleconversation I am forwarding the mail...
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Srinivas
from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nov 11, 2007
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No response from Airtel!

the phone is lost.the number is [protected].but we want to block the sim and we want the customer care number...
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RAJESH VIDHYADHARAN
from Delhi, Delhi
Nov 11, 2007
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GPRS connectivity problem!

Why Airtel is charging such exorbitant charges for gprs services @ Rs. 14.99 per day, when the downloading speed is so slow, I think they should charge only @ Rs. 7.00 per day....
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abhijit ghosal
from Delhi, Delhi
Nov 11, 2007
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Unnecessary deduction from my airtel balance and forced to take a hello tune

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This is very disgusting to inform you that I had just got an airtel connection.Firstly I was forced to take a hello tune even if I dont want it secondly you were unnessarily deducting my balance everyday .Its upto you to improve your customer support at Chennai or else may force me to cancel my connection and opt for another service....
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Atul Tyagi
from Delhi, Delhi
Nov 11, 2007
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Not providing the services even after paying for the services

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I have a mobile prepaid connection from Airtel. I have recharged through ICICI online recharge. Monet is debited from my account but no recharge is done yet. I have registered numbers of complaints regarding that to the customer care executive. but no update has beed recieved yet.
They people are befooling me sayin tht we need some more hours to update that. Its more than enough. I have no chance of getting my money back....
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Subhasis Mallik
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nov 10, 2007
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Fraud and Cheating by Airtel

Airtel is cheating by deducting Rs. 1.50 everyday from my prepaid balance from my prepaid account [protected].

Many times I called Airtel Customer Care to get it de-activated. But after few days it is activated by Airtel itself fradulently to cosume the balance amount.

Airtel customercare executives refuses to record complaint for this.

At present the Airtel system is such that this can not be...
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mayank pandey
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nov 9, 2007
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97 booster is not working on CUG nos.

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i am an airtel user for the past three years.. and i am really sad to write this.. airtel being the biggest cell company at india, is playing such an irresponsible role which i never expected from it ...

my cell no. is [protected], tamil nadu (outer chennai connection)///
it was a student pack.. there was a facility given by airtel called Closed User Group , with which call rates become 30p/min among...
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k. amjad hussain
from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nov 9, 2007
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credit balance

Hello Customer Care:

i have been using airtel prepaid sevices since three years without any inconvinience, but last month i got a message saying that i have utilized VAS services and a amount of 56 Rs has been deducted from my credit on 16 Sep 2007.

i have registered a complaint against this and got a reference number and this was repeated for almost 6 times and still there is no responce from you people.br...
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Ramasamy
from Gurgaon, Haryana
Nov 9, 2007
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Airtel to vodafone

Any chance to convert my airtel prepaid noumber to Vadafone network. I need same no to use other net work...
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idris Shaikh
from Pune, Maharashtra
Nov 9, 2007
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Number Out of Service before validity expired

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I am Idris shaikh using Airtel Prepaid card number[protected] was out of service before the validity got expired it is still 11 months remaining for my prepaid validity to get expired I tried to reach the customer care executives many times but cant get through.

Please kindly activate the card(ASAP)
Idris...
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Karthikeyan M
from Bengaluru, Karnataka
Nov 9, 2007
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Add-on service status

I ([protected]) Airtel prepaid customer. My Relative ([protected]) also Airtel prepaid customer. We both made activated add-on service last month. Eventhough service is activated they(Airtel) have taken normal charges only. I have complained about this 3 times (7 Oct, 14 Oct, 30 Oct). When ever i called to them they told "sorry for inconvenience and This problem would be rectified within 24 hr". But still date the problem was not...
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K.Rama Mohan Rao
from Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Nov 9, 2007
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Using confidential numbers from customers bills

Dear Custome Care Executive,
I have a mobile bearing no [protected].Its a prepaid connection with 1 year validity i.e., upto Feb08.When my balance is getting exhausted I went to a near by Airtel service Dealer at Kolata 4 days back and requested him to give a top up card of Rs110/=.But he said it is Rs120/=Then I said Ok and paid the money also.They had transferred thro their mobile and told me it was Successful.But till date the amount...
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Sreekanth Sagar
from Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
Nov 9, 2007
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AirTel's lousy service

From,
Sreekanth Sagar
Mundanthazhath
Anchelpetty P.O
Pampakuda
Ernakulam
Kerala-686667

I cannot get the following offer
Date of offer:15 October 2007

"Talk at 20Ps.now Call loc A2A20Ps.,loc A2M49Ps.,STDA2ARe.1.Just payRs.35/month.Sms TALK to 650toactivate .Applicable on certain plans only"

Mob No:[protected]
I contact to this office,But...
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M.Ibrahim Qureshi
from Delhi, Delhi
Nov 8, 2007
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Wrongly Deduction in Prepaid Account Balance for GPRS

I am user of GPRS from Airtel Mah (KHAMGAON -Vidharbha) since from it begin.A problem i have not activate or using GPRS in last 15 days but Airtel Deduction debit on my balance account Rs.14.99 Paise per day from 26/10/2007 to up to date (07/11/2007).
I have complaint customer care centre three times but their response is zero and their is no changes in the deduction and Refund my last Amount. what can i do?
I also complaint...
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Anurag Kumar Srivastwa
from Delhi, Delhi
Nov 8, 2007
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Balance reduce

Mera Airtel No-[protected] Hai. Main apna airtel prepaid 200/-validity voucher se[protected] ko recharge kiya us samay mera balance 304.42 paisa tha lekin raat 9.30 ko mera balance minus me 30/- show kar raha hai. custemer exucitive se 25.10.07 ko baat kiya to bola gaya ki 72 ghanta main aapka balance lauta diya jaiga lakin 27-10 ko baat karne par kaha gaya ki aapke balance ka pata nahi chal raha hai 24 ghanta main hamare yaha se aapko phone...
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vinay gaharwar
from Neyyattinkara, Kerala
Nov 8, 2007
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Internet error - website

last 6 months the airtel deduting my money from my balance .i have complain about this but no one take action. so i am sorry to say sir that i am going to consumer court . my mobile number is [protected]...
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Prabath.A
from Kizhake Chalakudi, Kerala
Nov 8, 2007
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Online password forgotten!

I have loss my Mobile with airtel sim. Trace my mobile number [protected] . Sim Number :[protected].
i am prepaid subscriber . present Balance : 99.95 Rs then 6 year validity sim .

Nokia mobile : 1600
theft place : Pudhucherry
Date & time of theft : 01.11.2007 Mng 4 to 5.30...
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yogesh mhalgi
Nov 8, 2007
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prepaid

I paid for recharge of Rs. 390 with the promise of talk time of Rs. 217.10 and received talk time of Rs. 50 only. There is no resolution yet. Air Tel is fraud....
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