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Posted by ali_baba
Hi frnds!
All of u who r using an AirTel connection in India (both PostPaid nd PrePaid) pls post ur experiences in this forum. Also tell how better the service shud be if u r unsatisfied with any. Also post any tips u've got to share, here....


[ This Message was edited by: ali_baba on 2005-11-28 15:49 ]


Posted by ali_baba
Well, here's mine.
I'm frm Kerala nd am using an AirTel Friendz. AirTel has got very gud voice clarity than other operators, but it looses on coverage to BSNL nd sometimes even to Idea. Call rates are A2A local 0.90rs, A2other mobiles 0.90rs, A2 landline 1.50rs, STD calls 2.25rs. Msg cost me 0.15rs within India. 3rs for international msg. AirTel's call rates are now the most attractive in the state! Full GPRS wud cost u 250rs/month. Thats not gud.

[ This Message was edited by: ali_baba on 2006-01-03 06:22 ]

Posted by rajat83
hi
i have been using airtel for the past 5 years
i inintally started uing it in delhi where it simply rocks...
currently in Maharashtra circle
prices are just rockin...there are as follows
A2A=10PAISA
A2Others=1 Rs
Sms A2A=10paisa
Sms A2Others=25paisa
Gprs unlimited dowload....@5rs per day on prepaid
GReat voice clarity and gud coverage

Rajat

Posted by neha10
I'm on Airtel postpaid and all I want changed is the download limit on Mobile Office (100 Mb). It would have been OK on the Rs.199 Mobile Office but on the Rs.399 Mobile Office, it's not. I hope they get rid of it completely.

Posted by Dr.pratikB.
Neha it wont change.It's here to stay.@rajat which tariff plan are you referring to?

Posted by rajat83
I am taking about
airtel freind2 plan
which has s been launched

Posted by neha10
i thought they were asking for suggestions


Posted by mamtaj
airtel sucking in up east very less coverage and higher rates than hutch

Posted by neha10
Airtel sucks.They charged me for 174 KB when I had used less than 100 KB.The customer agent told me that KB's are rounded up to the nearest MB.When I asked after what period it's rounded up,he said it's rounded for EVERY download.Now doesn't this SUCK? If I download only 1 KB, it will still count as 1 MB.That means you guys CHEAT us of 1023 KB.Round up at the end of the month, that's FINE!This is burglery.TRAI forbidded making misleading claims. I think Airtel needs to comply to it when they promote MO.

Posted by link14
well airtel sucks with my sony k750i but then i shifted to orange and now i get gr8 network in orange which was not at all good in airtel(mumbai)

Posted by neha10
In GPRS, every telecom sucks. Airtel and Orange are the leaders of the plunder-the-GPRS subscribers-resolution in India.

Posted by mamtaj
but hutch's services is best at all and no customer care is as good as hutch


Posted by ali_baba
Well in providin GPRS services AirTel has to improve a lot, both in reducin tariffs and in improvin speed. Well, atleast here in kerala! When comin to speed issues I think SNAILS mov faster than this!!!!

Posted by suresh19k
i have K750i and airtel sucks in GPRS signal and the customer care is worse than others . i am changing it to orange today byeee

Posted by neha10
@mamtaj Hutch blocks sites - and all the good ones.

Posted by sindbadthesailor
well folks. though i would like to join you guys in bashing airtel, methinks it would be unfair as i have got a reasonably good service from airtel. i have been using prepaid for the past 5 years now. and let me tell you guys prepaid rocks! i have used it all over the world even in vague place like Finland, Russia where airtel has tie ups. even in south and north america, far east, etc. as far as coverage is concerned i think they are good (this may sound one sided as i have never tried the other networks)
now gprs - i use the net-on-phone for prepaid services. i do have problems accessing my yahoomail sometimes. it could be my handset's fault too. though it works with sifymail. and i can browse quite a lot of useful sites too. i tried to open my ICICI demat account too but have not been successful, i think ICICI does not provide access via pdas and smartphones.
but i sure would like to know how to get some games for my p910i.

Posted by neha10
I really must say this- in India,consumers are not into GPRS.Which is why service providers like Hutch & Airtel can keep such exorbitant prices,unfair download limits & blockages of competent sites AND get away with it.For 6 months or nearer,ORANGE kept blocking sites & each of their customer care people kept telling different excuses like it being a server problem or a sw problem or congestion in the network,etc.They lied officially for 6 mnth b4 admitting that they blocked sites & THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT!

Posted by ali_baba
Wel Neha... u hav the freedom 2 dump ur connection(Hutch) and opt for som othr service provider(Airtel, 4 eg).
I think airtel dont block any sites, atleast.....


Posted by neha10
@ali_baba I already did. I just wanted to get that out. Not that I'm done now, but I guess that got a little too much?

Posted by ali_baba
Oooopsss.....

:-]


Posted by neha10
I can't forget July 26 either. Mobile networks crashed immediately. The two rivals Hutch and Airtel almost crashed at the same time like twin brothers.

Posted by ali_baba
Well once, i was able to make free calls from my airtel when their server was down. I made free calls to all mobile service providers within kerala, except BSNL!


Posted by aaqilmahmood
Tell Airtel tricks here

Posted by ali_baba
i think the PIN2 code for all Airtel SIMs is- 54321
here in kerala they won't disclose this code to the customers. with the PIN2 you can enable fixed dialling.....
not sure whether the code wud wrk on all SIMs....

Posted by motoe398
Maiyova Airtel......saala paise he khaataaa rehtaa hai........

GPRS use kar kar ke toh bill me meri phaad daali hai...par their edge conn.'s pretty good.Can't say anything there.................

Posted by shivam007
Well i am from up e and here Airtel sucks up totally there is no connectivity with other networks. Listen to this i had my phone next to me and i called it with my landline and guess what instead of a ring the voice recording said that i am out of reach and sometimes that the phone has incoming barred (i have Airtel life time prepaid) ................................ Now how cool is that?


Posted by ali_baba
@shivam007
wel shivam it seems u'd b sucked 4 a lifetime


Posted by shivam007
Hey i checked out Airtel's site and got the secret behind lifetime validity. The site said that all the cards are valid till feb 10, 2024 and not for the lifetime. This date depends from circle 2 circle.....

Posted by ali_baba
@shivam007
wel thats som news......
but don wry. within that period of time the mobile scenario would change a lot. we would see many operator changeovers. wait and c VODAFONE takin over AirTel!!!!!!!!


Posted by shivam007
yeah but isn't that a hoax..the company says "LIFETIME"....so they are cheatin.......

Posted by kreacher
Airtel sucks here, pre-paid call rates are highest, they send 2-3 SMS per day (at least) full of marketing crap and the special offers are full of hidden costs and other problems.
For example the free night MMS scheme has to be 'activated' by sending an SMS to Airtel otherwise you will be charged for the MMS. After that you can send only MMS to local numbers out of which only Airtel subscribers will get the MMS rest will get a link where they can see the MMS on the internet.
NONE of this is mentioned in the SMS they keep sending to subscribers.
The best part is even after going through all this and fulfilling all their conditions they charged me for 3 MMS (3 more earlier when I had not activated this special MMS), which the customer service executive refused to acknowledge (claimed that I must have used some service for which I had been charged, furthermore refused to tell me what service they offered saying they did not have usage records).
Can't wait to chuck this service...

Posted by blu_6779
where is "here?" Mumbai?

Posted by ali_baba
Guys.... this is news!!
i'm able to send free mms frm my airtel now. not only me but all my other airtel frnds can send free mms, within kerala(only airtel2airtel).
i think its jus a gimmik to popularise MMSing


Posted by blu_6779
@ali what sms do i send to activate mms?

Posted by shivam007
send mms as the keyword to 646 . ur service will be activated... and airtel sometimes sucks up in settings.so better get those from ur phone manufacturers site.

Posted by ali_baba
@shivam
Wasn't it MMS to 501?
Did they change that????
I'v got the settins written down, cause they used 2 charge 3rs while sendin the request 4 activation!!!!
don knw hw its now......


Posted by prits
Guyz i read that telenor has started its services in pakistan.wen r such european companies comin 2 india.

Posted by shivam007
unless the govt co-operates , i don't think the european companies aren't goin to even think of coming here!

Posted by striker345
Well, for lifetime thing. I would say, its the companies lifetime they are talking about.
Take it this way....for monthly recharges, they have to run to the customer every month(NOT REALLY THaT WAY), while in lifetime, just screw the nuts once and the customer will feed u for "YOUR LIFETIME".

Posted by shivam007
yup tis lifetime thing sucks, i think they have intentionally poored their service for the lifetime customers coz now they know that they have no chance for an exit!!

Posted by jingboyx
Has anyone got the streaming tv on Airtel live page to work using a sony ericsson mobile? Its workin on nokia but not on sony ericsson. Pls help

Posted by shivam007
check whether ur se supports live streaming or not!!

Posted by jingboyx
I got a W550i and i am sure it supports streaming. But i always get a . . failed to connect to server error. I ve turned off the proxy under streaming settings. Is that correct

Posted by niranjan007
Ensure you're connecting using airtel live settings. It doesnt work with others. And of course, as you said proxies are to be disabled.

Posted by ishadab
They need to have some good customer care execu

Posted by jingboyx
I dont have Airtel live subscription but only net on phone. But it works on a nokia 3230 with nop settings but not on my W550i. It didn't work on my earlier k300i as well. Could you pls tell me which se model you ve got it working?

Posted by jingboyx
Ok now it works for me too:) . I think it was a temporary server error:)

Posted by ali_baba
@ ishadab

AirTel customer care executives seems to have a lack of common sense!!!
I hope the management shows a better standard of hiring newbies to the tech field..... most guys over there lacks practical knowledge!
They cudn even giv me the right settings for their Mobile Office for my MPx200 fon. Each guys follows a pre trained form of conversation with the customer and troubleshoots their probs jus by referrin to their computer database, instead of thinkin!!!!



Posted by shivam007
@ali_baba check ur pm!

Posted by shivam007
Any one got any updates about data services.. In up... India...Hey its my 100th post..


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