Sad News Airtel, Idea and Vodafone now requires you to recharge with a minimum pack to keep your sim alive

[Ashok Varma]

Unused talktime balance will be expired.

Now TRAI look into matter, bcoz so many complaints from consumers with sufficient/High balances.

 

[piinku1]

Unused talktime balance will be expired.

No it is being added in main balance

 

[Gopi27]

No it is being added in main balance

Are you sure?

 

[piinku1]

Ya, i recharged my vodafone with 35rs and 26 rs added to my main balance.
validity got extended by 28 days.

 

[telugurocks]

Unused talktime balance will be expired.

as per airtel dumb executive main balance is unlimited validity, but to use customer has to recharge Rs.35/28 days.

 

[rahul1117kumar]

TRAI Asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea To Clarify Minimum Recharge Plans, Current Validity Within 3 Days

To clear out all confusions, TRAI has asked telcos to inform subscribers about the date when the validity of existing plan ends within 3 days.

Operators also need to inform customers about the minimum recharge plans that are available, the benefits that they offer and how one can opt for them – voucher recharge or via balance deduction after sending a message. This will help customers get clarity about the new changes, while also knowing when their connection will get discontinued on failing to make a recharge.

TRAI asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea to clarify minimum recharge plans, current validity within 3 days

 

[TJ_DJ]

“Till such time operators should not discontinue services of such customers who have balance in prepaid accounts equal to minimum recharge amount,” Trai said in the letter.

Source: Airtel, Vodafone Idea get Trai call over minimum recharge plans

 

[Zmint]

hi how to do self recharge from balance?

@maxwell bro, Dial *121# from your Airtel SIM and wait for the menu to appear ... then follow the on screen options ...
You will find the Rs 35/ Recharge in New Offer --> Smart Recharge Or you can select My Offer ....
Finally you will have to press 1 to confirm .....

Edit : *121# responds only when you still have active incoming.

 

[Ashok Varma]

There are three options after smart recharge started.
1. Throw your Avoid sim after changing the bank OTP number and enjoy with Jio. This will break Avoid completely as most of the subscribers will go down immediately and in large numbers.
2. Keep recharging with 35 and make avoid great again.
3. Port out to BSNL and keep recharging with 36 after every six months.
Choice is yours.

 

[Elvin Paul]

Just now called Idea CC and came to know that the validity can be extended by recharging with any amount which has a validity. For me Idea gives 500 MB data for Rs.28 with a validity of 28 days and if I recharge with Rs.28 the outgoing validity will be extended for 28 days.