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Steven Michael Watson
from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Nov 4, 2007
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Very Poor Customer Service at City Centre, Kolkata

Sir / Madam,
I pay the Airtel post-paid mobilephone monthly bill for myself and friend at City Centre, Kolkata. However, during the last three months, whenever, I visit your City Centre office, I am informed that your server is down. Therefore, I pay my bill and a manual receipt is issued by your cashier but I cannot check the bill amount for my friend as the server is down and my friend has to travel from Kurseong to Darjeeling, a...
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sumaiya
from Pune, Maharashtra
Nov 4, 2007
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Recharge transaction failure!

my sim has been blocked n i need to get out of this complint where in it asks me to give PUK code plz help me out as soon as possible i will be very thankful ....
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Anand
from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nov 3, 2007
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Too many promotions phone calls and SMS

Hi,

Nowadays am getting too many airtel promotional phone calls and SMSs on my nunber [protected].

Please look into this.

Anand Kumar...
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dipak k sapkal
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nov 3, 2007
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False Billing, poor response from customer care, huge amount of bill even not used service by customer, poor quality connection/voice

I have postpaid connection of Airtel via GSFC, Vadodara corporate CUG plan for monthly charges of Rs. 39/- (group plan) since two months. In these twom month they have given all the employees the huge amount bill. At customer care centre response is very poor & they are not willing to solve the problems. They have not proper information with them also & ask sideway questions. There is no quality of voice & always tower problems....
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harikumar
from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nov 3, 2007
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Airtel not letting me talk to customer care executive!

i have got an airtel prepaid connection aroundlast one year. my friend wrongly activated missed call alert at my mobile. last two months i complaint customer care on airtel. not response, they are said sms DMCA to 56789. i sent to sms not response. now
automatically activated missed call alert plus charged Rs. 15/- pls deactivated. my no. [protected]...
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hanishgarg1982
from Nepanagar, Madhya Pradesh
Nov 3, 2007
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airtel befooling people with cheaper plans

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Airtel is befooling people by giving cheaper plans & then don't keeping it't promise
I have two nos. [protected] & [protected] in my account.One no. is under govt. plan with cug topping activated on it & another no. is under cug249 plan.I had been given these nos. by airtl authorized dealer in Baddi with the scheme that first 300min from one no to another will be free && after that 10p/min but...
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UMESH KUMAR ROY
from Delhi, Delhi
Nov 3, 2007
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Non-Activation of Mob.No.9903993967

eI applied for Basephone & Mobile connection at Garia Outlet of AIRTEL on 22/09/2007. After continuous follow up & visit & written complaint , my basephone was installed on 24/10/2007 with internet facility bearing No.[protected]. I was told earlier that your mobile SIM is already activated. When I tried to use the SIM, it did not work. Upon enquiry with customer care, I was told that your address is not traceable. I simply told...
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Rajesh Kapur
from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Nov 3, 2007
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Fraud & Cheating

I have an airtel broadband services for the last 5 years plus, recently they have started changing the tariff plan without any information given to me.
They changed my tariff plan without my knowledge & my bill shot up from Rs.700 avg. to Rs.1600/- I made a complaint to them on 26th august 2007 no. 1186290 & later another complaint 1186226.
They changed me back to the orginal plan with great difficulty however they...
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Raju kumar sinha
from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Nov 2, 2007
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i did not get actual validity of power card

Sir, my mobile no. is [protected].i have actualy received a message from your customer care that plz recharge with Rs 96 and enjoy the reducing call rate which is A-A-: 0.3 , AIRTEL TO OTHER MOBILE 0.75 ,Local Land Line Rs 1.0,and STD Rs 1.49 for 3(three) months.But i get 1 months validity . I contect to your customer care but i did not get proper response from your customer care executive.What i will take further step ?? Plese reply early.I...
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E.Sreenivasan
from Vadodara, Gujarat
Nov 2, 2007
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Airtel call centres & rc are worst!

To,
The Airtel
Customer care
Mumbai

Refer: Airtel Landline no:[protected]/26/27

Respected sir,

I have been shifted to Chennai on 28/10/2007, and the above mentioned lines were disconnected. The Instrument is available in my Navi Mumbai address. Please send the bills to the following Chennai address:

Door no:26/28
Astalakshmi Nagar,
2nd street,br...
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HANUMANKAR SATYANARAYAN RAO
from Anand, Gujarat
Nov 2, 2007
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Harassing calls!

Dear Sir,
Mine is a Airtel Lifetime conncection. Kindly stop Hello Tunes monthly deduction of Rs.30=00, which is being deducted everymonth from my balance amount. Once a call came from your call centre and they started playing film songs, I by mistake applied a button, and they started deducting amount of Rs.30=00 every month. Please unsubscribe Hellotunes with immediate effect. And I also request you to stop unnecessary business...
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Ajay kalra
from Amritsar, Punjab
Nov 2, 2007
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The worst service ever!

Dear sir,

My self, Ajay kalra prop of kalra telecom nakodar. I m the retailer
of Nakodar city is very irritated along with my three more retailer
friend by our airtel distributer Mr. Narinder pal singh c/o Guru nanak
trading co: nakodar.

I want to put a request or
u can say a complaint against our distributer.

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Deepak Jain
from Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Nov 2, 2007
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Unnecessary Clip & Top-up Charges Levied

I am a landline subscriber of your airtel with phone#[protected]. I have
got the bill for the duration of 23/09/07 - 22/10/07 (Inv#[protected] dtd
24/10/07 & A/C#[protected]. The bill is having few incorrect figures. They
are



Top-Up Scheme Charges            -          Rs 50.00

CLIP...
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sumit yadav
from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
Oct 31, 2007
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My sim has been blocked

hello sir/mam,
I have a airtel prepaid sim of pune, which has been blocked. So I want the PUK code so that it enabled.
My sim no. is - [protected] and
Sim no. is[protected]
I am currently in delhi ,that's why I am not able to find PUK code.
Please give me the PUK code and help me in this problem.
Thanking You.

Your's
Sumit Yadav...
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sagar hareshwar tare
from Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra
Oct 30, 2007
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Sim card & PUK problems

my cell no. is [protected] my sim card (puk blocked) so what can i do? please help me, call me this no. [protected].
i want customer center add. in bandra....
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Bikram singh
Oct 30, 2007
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Pathetic service!

I call at airtel customer care @ 121,but no body answer me on this call. I'm disagree about the airtel service. My contact no. is [protected]....
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Deepak Kumar Singh
from Gurgaon, Haryana
Oct 30, 2007
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Gprs not working!

I am customer of bihar airtel. My Nearest tower is Faizulahpur, Po - Rajapatti, Ps - Baikunthpur, Dist - Gopalganj. I have been suffering from tower problem. It fluctuates all time. Call disconnected automatically a few times & also Tower failure in every weeks. Plz Suggest me what can I do?...
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vanshraja
Oct 30, 2007
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Undue threatening calls / letters from the so-called lawyers of Airtel!

I have sent Complaint letter to VOICE, New Delhi as well as to [protected]@moneycontrol.com against AIRTEL (sent through E-mail on 27.08.2007) for their rude and harassing behavior. Actually on expiry of my Corporate Plan of Rs.900/- I asked them to disconnect my two Airtel Mobile connections, namely, [protected] & [protected] one month in advance. But their Customer Care Agents kept on pressing me to keep these numbers activated. They tried...
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Syed Raheel Hussain Hashmi
Oct 29, 2007
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Sudden increase in call tariffs

Airtel prepaid
41, Manorath Hsg. Soc., Sardar Park Crossing, GIDC, Ankleshwar
Ankleshwar, Gu 393002
IN

I have purchased two prepaid cards & that time the call rates was Airtel to Airtel 20 paise / Other mobiles Rs.1 / STD Rs.2.

But now after 3-4 months the tariffs suddenly increased without any intimation as.

local call = Rs.2.25

STD call = Rs.2.50
br...
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Raju Gundala
from Hyderabad, Telangana
Oct 28, 2007
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Customer Cheating Mgmt (CCM) and not CRM

Dear Indian Consumer,

Every year top ET awards goes to Air Tel for their looting the indian consumer regularly without providing basic services as below:
1. Very High Roaming Charges which ordinary consumer can not afford while roaming.
2. While roaming, if you face problem, they ask customer to contact their native air tel circle for any technical support. Customer to call STD call to resolve any issues related...
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