PM Flags off Pan India Mobile Number Portability

India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today launched nation wide Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a move that will allow mobile telephony users to switch operators without losing their mobile numbers.

The much awaited Pan-India MNP service inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh by making inaugural call to Shri Kapil Sibal, the Union Telecom Minister from a ported number in presence of Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State in an inaugural function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Speaking on the launch of Pan-India MNP, Dr Manmohan Singh Congratulate the Telecom Sector for the introduction of MNP and for being the fastest growing telecom market in the world, the Prime Minister said that the MNP is a shining example of how our telecommunications services have helped to widen human choices in a very important area of nation’s economic activity. Telecommunications provide a key tool for socio-economic transformation of our rural areas, he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Uninon Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said Implementation of MNP will not only give wider choices to the Indian subscribers but will also compel Service providers to offer innovative, affordable and competitive Tariff plans for the benefit of the masses.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh launching the Mobile Number Portability across India, at a function, in New Delhi on January 20, 2011. The Union Minister for Communications and IT, Shri Kapil Sibal and the Minister of State for Telecom, Sachin Pilot are also seen

The MNP services were first launched in Haryana telecom circle on 25th November 2010, as earlier we shared on TelecomTalk.

To avail the MNP service subscriber needs to send SMS PORT followed by 10 Digit Mobile Number to 1900 and they will get UPC porting code by SMS after that they need to submit CAF (application form) and MNP form with UPC to desired new service provider.

The mobile operators such as Vodafone Essar, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Uninor, Tata Docomo/TTSL, BSNL, MTNL, MTS/SSTL are already to geared up to encash the MNP to boost their sales and revenues by garbing new some high end subscribers.

Speaking with the TelecomTalk Mr. Rajat Mukarji, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Idea Cellular said “We understand that consumers are looking for a pan-India network offering seamless connectivity across the length and breadth of the country; affordable and relevant products and service offerings; accessible and humane customer care; accurate billing systems; voice clarity and no call drops. These are the key parameters for consumer satisfaction and will ultimately be the deciding factors for exercising choice, post MNP.”

He further added “Idea was the first telecom operator to launch a series of ads with the message – ‘No Idea, Get Idea’ – on TV and extending to other media such as Digital, Radio and Outdoor.We expect a gain from MNP and are confident of building on to our current subscriber base of over 81 million across the country.”

Mr Deepak Gulati, Executive President, Mobility Business Division, Tata Teleservices said that “We have been strong advocates of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) for years and welcome the new regime that begins today. This is a beginning of an era which will give new direction to the Indian telecom industry—as a Tata Group company, we have always felt that the power of choice should be left to the customers. Customers should have the right to choose whichever service provider they find the best—and it is up to the operators to provide the best possible services to keep their customers loyal to them. MNP will be a great leveler, because it will liberate telecom users and give them the power of choice.”

This Article Was Written By: Sanjay Bafna

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Sanjay Bafna is an entrepreneur and Editor at TelecomTALK covering mobile operators, 3G, Broadband, 4G, LTE, Telecom Policies & Regulations and Mobile Phones. He is well known Telecom and Mobile Analyst, Love Tea and Chocolates.

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  • kaashi n banerjee August 14, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    Oopsy Doozy !!!! Never realised the disastrous experience on MNP – Vodafone to Idea.Porting code received on 7/8/2011 – Documents submitted to idea with Code. Was amused to get a message from 1901 ( MNP Server Center ) that there will be a no service for 2 hours on 14/8/2011 for the MNP.Since 1am my number with Vodafone states that this number has been blocked. Today is a Sunday and tomorrow holiday for independence day. Now on the service providers mercy. What a service delivery M/S Vodafone / Idea & TRAI. Thank you

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  • Abhijith January 31, 2011 at 10:40 pm

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  • Abhijith January 31, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    @aman @manish . . I think you can consult a advocate and can file case against operator in consumer forum court . You ill get sudden result . .

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  • Vinod Nair January 31, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    In India , u should never use a newly launched service. I’m facing so much issues with MNP. Can’t get incoming calls on my new operator Aircel. It seems that my old provider BSNL has not ported me out completely. Why can’t these Govt. agencies get their act together

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  • Aman January 31, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Abhijith :@Manish i think you can try to migrate your post paid to prepaid . . Then try to port . .

    It wont help, be it prepaid or postpaid, a premium number will not be easy to port out. Most operators are not ready (dont want to) to port out the premuim numbers.

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  • Abhijith January 30, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    @Manish
    i think you can try to migrate your post paid to prepaid . . Then try to port . .

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  • Abhijith January 30, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    Success . . I have ported my uninor number to tata docomo ! Good going m .n .p . . Next planning to change my airtel to bsnl . .

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  • Manish January 27, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    I have taken a VIP golden number from vodafone 10th month back.My number is 99xxx00000.Now I have applied for MNP but i recevied a sms from vodafone dat your porting request has been rejected due to The number or range is in contractual obligations.When i contacted vodafone store,Vapi they told me that you have been given 50% discount on VIP Number so u have pay discounted amount before you port
    Sanjayji please tell me what should i do now.Where should i complaint regarding this.Should i mail to vodafone nodal officer

    Does anyone faced the same issue

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  • Raghu January 26, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    @Gourav
    u cannot do anything now. just u have to wait for 3 months and then again go to operator which is good

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  • Gourav January 26, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    @Raghu
    yes i did,but now what should i do?

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  • Gourav January 26, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    @Ankur
    did u too port in to rgsm?

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  • Mayur January 26, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    HI,
    Any 1 from Karnataka who has port successfully to other operator?

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  • Vicky January 26, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Wit Docomo some times network disappears after that we have to select manually
    only docomo giving such problems while travelling
    whether they have really technology that of ntt docomo or not

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  • karann January 26, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    @Kaushik Roy
    yes docomo will improve its coverage

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  • Kaushik Roy January 26, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    Amar :
    Husshhh!! Finally i switched tfrom Vodafone to Tata DoCoMo Network. Thanks MNP!!

    THEN PLEASE DONT COMPLAIN ABOUT NETWORK COVERAGE OF DOCOMO IN ANY PARTS OF MAHARASHTRA
    BE HAPPY WITH DOCOMO OFFERS

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  • karann January 26, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    @vishal
    DU DU DU
    DU DU DU
    DO CO MO
    DO CO MO
    DO CO MO
    DOCOMO………

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  • vishal January 26, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    love u docomo

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  • Amar January 25, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Husshhh!! Finally i switched tfrom Vodafone to Tata DoCoMo Network. Thanks MNP!!

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  • Raghu January 25, 2011 at 12:30 am

    @Amit.G
    i think Uninor have to give clearance it before it gets shifted to Idea as per my information

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  • Amit.G January 24, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    I asked my friend working in idea abt the status of my number applied for porting from uninor to idea. he told they have sent details to uninor regarding donating subscriber. now uninor should show green signal n as soonas they approve my no ll be activated in 2hrs. if they fail to approve then idea will automatically activate my no in next 2days.

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  • Raghu January 24, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    @rahulraj
    the main thing it provides 1 rs/3 mins even on roaming for earlier customers. so we should keep it as secondary sim and if anyone introduces such offer. we will have no hesitation to moving to that service provider becoz of MNP. MNP IS awesome

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  • Kaushik Roy January 24, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    I ported my RGSM no to Idea today
    Lets see what will happen in next 7 days
    Quite surprised to see so many people wanted to port to Idea in that Idea Showroom

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  • Ankur January 24, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Gourav :
    I faced many problems after porting.
    My no. ported to rgsm on this 19th.But after porting airtel sms are coming.I recharged my this rgsm no. with 19/- sms pack yesterday.But i did get any recharge msg & also i didn’t get any benefit of 1 paisa sms.The retailer also got the successful recharge confirmation message,but i didn’t get.I also called to rgsm cc by 5-10 times.Sometimes they told me that your documents not verified,sometime kindly visit to the retailer again.I did every thing ,but my problem didn’t solve till now.After porting *777#,*123# & *999# are not working when i dial these no. it shows dear customer please try again later.I had done a big mistake to change my airtel no. to rgsm.Their customer service is too bad.
    Now what should i do?Kindly tell me friends should i registered a complaint regarding this to trai?.

    same with me…But no solution

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  • amit January 24, 2011 at 11:37 am

    i did send request for mnp n got the upc code.. currently m on vodaphone network.. but they didnt called me says pls dont port ur number.. did anyone got the call from cc

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  • rahulraj January 24, 2011 at 11:35 am

    Raghu :
    @Gourav
    u did a big mistake by going to RGSM

    evn i agree,one shld not use rgsm as his primary no.,as rgsm z quite cheap i m also using it bt as my secondary no. :)

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  • rahulraj January 24, 2011 at 11:28 am

    @Gourav
    frnd u shld try *367#

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  • ashR January 23, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    there are lots of problem in MNP…… some people faced problem in porting as their current operator refused to accept the porting request and they reject the porting request many people face problems regarding this…..i will go to consumer court if Airtel didnt port my no. to Vodafone……

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  • Raghu January 23, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    @Gourav
    u did a big mistake by going to RGSM

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  • PD January 23, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    @Mustan
    Welcome – similarly “i” at the beginning and ending for italics !. For further visit : http://www.plus2net.com/html_tutorial/bold-tag.php
    Let’s help each other

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  • Mustan January 23, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    Mustan :

    Mustan :

    PD :

    Mustan :

    PD :
    @Mustan
    What does “a” means ?

    M sorry nothing.. I was just trying to figure out how you guys write in bold

    Insert your comments here
    Replace the first * with b and the second ** with /b. Remember to type greater-than and less-than signs at given locations !
    too

    Like this i hope i did it proper

    Nailed it!!! Thanks PD

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  • Mustan January 23, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    Mustan :

    PD :

    Mustan :

    PD :
    @Mustan
    What does “a” means ?

    M sorry nothing.. I was just trying to figure out how you guys write in bold

    Insert your comments here
    Replace the first * with b and the second ** with /b. Remember to type greater-than and less-than signs at given locations !
    too

    Like this i hope i did it proper

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  • Mustan January 23, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    PD :

    Mustan :

    PD :
    @Mustan
    What does “a” means ?

    M sorry nothing.. I was just trying to figure out how you guys write in bold

    Insert your comments here
    Replace the first * with b and the second ** with /b. Remember to type greater-than and less-than signs at given locations !
    too

    b Like this /b i hope i did it proper

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  • Gourav January 23, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    I faced many problems after porting.
    My no. ported to rgsm on this 19th.But after porting airtel sms are coming.I recharged my this rgsm no. with 19/- sms pack yesterday.But i did get any recharge msg & also i didn’t get any benefit of 1 paisa sms.The retailer also got the successful recharge confirmation message,but i didn’t get.I also called to rgsm cc by 5-10 times.Sometimes they told me that your documents not verified,sometime kindly visit to the retailer again.I did every thing ,but my problem didn’t solve till now.After porting *777#,*123# & *999# are not working when i dial these no. it shows dear customer please try again later.I had done a big mistake to change my airtel no. to rgsm.Their customer service is too bad.
    Now what should i do?Kindly tell me friends should i registered a complaint regarding this to trai?.

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  • PD January 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Mustan :

    PD :
    @Mustan
    What does “a” means ?

    M sorry nothing.. I was just trying to figure out how you guys write in bold

    Insert your comments here
    Replace the first * with b and the second ** with /b. Remember to type greater-than and less-than signs at given locations !

    too

    Reply
  • Mustan January 23, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    PD :
    @Mustan
    What does “a” means ?

    M sorry nothing.. I was just trying to figure out how you guys write in bold

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  • PD January 23, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    @Mustan
    What does “a” means ?

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  • ashR January 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Mustan :

    ashR :i want to port from Airtel to vodafone….and i applied on 17 jan for this today i received a msg from vodafone:Hello! your porting Request AH1128GB Dated has been Rejected by your current operator due to There are subsisting contractual obligation from the subscriber agreement. Pls contact your current Operator for further details ….i lost my 30 Rs. for this what should i do????

    Please provide some more details as to what plan you are on, whether you purchased the handset from Airtel or is it your own, how long back did you take this number and anything else that has relevance to this.
    Some1 should be able to tell you what is going wrong.

    I m using Airtel prepaid card…..i have my own mobile not purchased from Airtel
    And my connection is 2 year old……

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  • Mustan January 23, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    @PD

    PD :
    @Abhijit
    @Nitesh :
    @Abhijit :
    @Swapnil :
    VALID POINTS !…………………….
    Both PSUs should read the writings on the wall. Within 2 days of post MNP, many have ported out and many are waiting on the wings ! Therefore the concerned should take decisions immediately else to gain the lost ground they will have to wait for 90days !
    BSNL customers can PORT OUT to any private operators BUT NOT to MTNL !!!!!
    MTNL customers can PORT OUT to any private operators BUT NOT to BSNL !!!!!
    And definitely they are making hey !!!!!

    a

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  • Mustan January 23, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    ashR :
    i want to port from Airtel to vodafone….and i applied on 17 jan for this today i received a msg from vodafone:
    Hello! your porting Request AH1128GB Dated has been Rejected by your current operator due to There are subsisting contractual obligation from the subscriber agreement. Pls contact your current Operator for further details ….
    i lost my 30 rs. for this what should i do????

    Please provide some more details as to what plan you are on, whether you purchased the handset from Airtel or is it your own, how long back did you take this number and anything else that has relevance to this.

    Some1 should be able to tell you what is going wrong.

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  • PD January 23, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    @Abhijit
    @Nitesh :
    @Abhijit :
    @Swapnil :
    VALID POINTS !…………………….
    Both PSUs should read the writings on the wall. Within 2 days of post MNP, many have ported out and many are waiting on the wings ! Therefore the concerned should take decisions immediately else to gain the lost ground they will have to wait for 90days !

    BSNL customers can PORT OUT to any private operators BUT NOT to MTNL !!!!!

    MTNL customers can PORT OUT to any private operators BUT NOT to BSNL !!!!!

    And definitely they are making hey !!!!!

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  • ashR January 23, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    i want to port from Airtel to vodafone….and i applied on 17 jan for this today i received a msg from vodafone:
    Hello! your porting Request AH1128GB Dated has been Rejected by your current operator due to There are subsisting contractual obligation from the subscriber agreement. Pls contact your current Operator for further details ….
    i lost my 30 rs. for this what should i do???? :-(

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  • A Mohapatra January 23, 2011 at 10:58 am

    DB :
    @ KAUSHIK ROY
    On 20 Jan 2011 morning (00:00-08:00 hrs), operators generated codes with alphabets only.. however this was corrected as caused by an error at MCH end (Mobilenumberportability Clearing House).
    Now all codes generated have 1st two alphabets, representing CIRCLE CODE and OPERATOR CODE.
    >> Reliance GSM Unique Code has all 8 no of letters no numeric
    Where as Airtel,Vodafone,Aircel has 1st two as letters and next six as numeric digits The above is for Kolkata Circle

    Yes. And TRAI’s MNP UPC Code amendment on 21st Jan says that within few days, all Operators have to provide UPCs as such that first two characters are alphabets indicating first letter of Operator Name and First letter of Circle name and next six characters must be numerals each carrying any value from 1-9. Zero is not allowed as it is confusing with alphabet O.

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  • DB January 23, 2011 at 10:27 am

    @ KAUSHIK ROY

    On 20 Jan 2011 morning (00:00-08:00 hrs), operators generated codes with alphabets only.. however this was corrected as caused by an error at MCH end (Mobilenumberportability Clearing House).

    Now all codes generated have 1st two alphabets, representing CIRCLE CODE and OPERATOR CODE.

    >> Reliance GSM Unique Code has all 8 no of letters no numeric
    Where as Airtel,Vodafone,Aircel has 1st two as letters and next six as numeric digits The above is for Kolkata Circle

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  • Mustan January 22, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    Kaushik Roy :
    Reliance GSM Unique Code has all 8 no of letters no numeric
    Where as Airtel,Vodafone,Aircel has 1st two as letters and next six as numeric digits
    The above is for Kolkata Circle

    The code on my Voda is 2letters first and the rest six alphanumeric.

    Its something like VMII13I6

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  • Keshav Jha January 22, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    yusuf romi :
    delhi me kuonsi company 30paise std aur roaming me 1paisa sec. ki call charge karti hai,mujhe wo company ka no. lena hai.abhi mere pass airtel ka no. hai.

    Tata Indicom.

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  • Kaushik Roy January 22, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Reliance GSM Unique Code has all 8 no of letters no numeric
    Where as Airtel,Vodafone,Aircel has 1st two as letters and next six as numeric digits
    The above is for Kolkata Circle

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  • Mustan January 22, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    max :

    Mustan :
    Has any person got their number successfully ported yet?
    The time period given to port my number is 96 hours.. Any1 else got similar details..

    its wrong, they are communicating 160 hours to port the number

    That is like 7 days.. I was told 96 and was a bit surprised :)

    Lets see what happens.. will post agn with any new development

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  • max January 22, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Mustan :
    Has any person got their number successfully ported yet?
    The time period given to port my number is 96 hours.. Any1 else got similar details..

    its wrong, they are communicating 160 hours to port the number

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  • ashR January 22, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    3g :

    sayan :the highest gainer will be tata docomo & biggest looser will be reliance. dont port to bsnl,bsnl offers the worst servis

    sayan u r right highest gainer is tata docomo.i am successfully port my reliance no to tata docomo.

    itni jaldi kaise port har liya aapne????

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  • Mustan January 22, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    Has any person got their number successfully ported yet?
    The time period given to port my number is 96 hours.. Any1 else got similar details..

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  • suhas.p January 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    does anyone knw what is tataindicom’s mnp offer ? i had been to there customer service center yesterday they told me that if i port to their network then they wud give me free unlimited local calls for 3 months for a recharge of 48rs. i dint believe it to be true so i just walked out from tat place . can anyone please help me with tat? are they really offering free unlimited calls or is it just a marketing gimik?

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  • Aaditya January 22, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    Is MNP really helping us(Especially those using Sarkari)???
    I have to ask this question becoz of the experience I had in an MTNL office. I have 2 Dolphin postpaid connections. I had paid a deposit of Rs. 1000 for both of them. Now I wanna switchover to Idea. When I went to the MTNL office today to clear my bills for the switchover, they told me that they can’t give me back the deposit. They told me to go to their Bandra Kurla Complex centre instead to sort out the matter. Frankly, I don’t have the patience & the time to go there. Is there anyway I can get the deposit back & switchover to Idea. Can Idea help me out????

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  • Aaditya January 22, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    Is MNP really helping us(Especially those using Sarkari)???
    I have to ask this question becoz of the experienc I had in an MTNL office. I have 2 postpaid Dolphin connections. I had paid a deposit of Rs. 1000 for both of them. Now I wanna switchover to Idea. When I went to the MTNL office today to clear my bills for the switchover, they told me that they can’t give me back the deposit. They told me to go to their Bandra Kurla Complex centre instead to sort out the matter. Frankly, I don’t have the patience & the time to go there. Is there anyway I can get the deposit back & switchover to Idea. Can Idea help me out????

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    @Raghu
    Ya dude willl port it to idea itself

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  • tejas January 21, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    hey guys just get ur upc by sending sms to 1900 wether u wanna switch over or not. very soon the cust care guys will call u n ask u why u wanna port n so u will have a chance to negotiate with ur operator n get a much better tariff than what u have today. just try it. u will be benefited…..cheers to mnp..!!

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    renjucool :
    I got a porting ID on jan 20 morning, i accidentally deleted that sms ,is it possible to get another upc?

    You can request UPC again but you’ll get same UPC till 15 days of the first day you had sent request for that. One code is valid for 15 days – you will get same as many times you request within 15 days. After 15 days, if you request, you’ll get a different code.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    @Amit.G
    ok dude. so u are going to port ur Bro’s Airtel number?

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  • Emad January 21, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    Minerva :
    Today morning i sent port sms to Vodafone tamilnadu. They send UPC. Afternoon i received a call from CC that they asked the reason for moving. Also they offer 5GB GPRS free and on-net call @20ps for 3 months. Recently they hiked the tariff for landline @90ps. I asked about that and he said they will reduce the tariff soon. I want to move to BSNL. Except CC all other things are OK(i.e., coverage, plans, GPRS, 3G tariff etc…)

    :lol: HA HA HA get 5Gb GPRS and after consuming that again sen UPC request ;)

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  • renjucool January 21, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    I got a porting ID on jan 20 morning, i accidentally deleted that sms ,is it possible to get another upc?

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  • Abhijit January 21, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    Nitesh :

    Abhijit :

    Swapnil :
    @Abhijit agreed tht during roaming in Mh Goa state BSNL network subs of MTNL r facing such heavy traffic on BSNL Kolhapur MSC,same has been observed by our mtnl roaming team & v r co ordinating vth them to increase d lines. Its in progress n u vil find d effect frm 2nd week of Feb. Thx for ur gr8 observation n feedbk

    this heavy traffic problem for MTNL user while in BSNL NW is also observed at Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi And Vasai MSCs. So look at that also.. And ask your MTNL Roaming team to reduce the roaming rates atleast while in Maharashtra BSNL NW at urgent basis. Now suppose one MTNL user is in Mumbai local trn suburbs area of Vasai, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Badlapur, Karjat area and he calls Airtel, Vodafone num of Mumbai circle then he is charged Rs.1.50/min. All above suburbs area are hardly 50kms away frm Mumbai. Then also rates taken by MTNL like above 500km area away frm Mumbai. And in the era of per second billing even frm roaming is observed almost by every operator then why only MTNL being an PSU operator then also taking rs.1.50/min frm roaming?

    Related to charges it’s as per the TRAI guidelines, to remove surcharges we already forwarded this case to Central Govt. We are also not like that differential & all that things are mentioned to remove surcharges to MTNL subscribers during Mh Goa BSNL roaming areas. We are eagerly awaited for their reply. Due to such problem we are having problem with corporate subscribers also who have head office in Mumbai & local offices in Mh circle. We are trying to close roaming for Mh circle. Remember one thing MTNL is the 1st GSM operator who made Incoming calls in Mh goa absolutely free without any roaming rental charges. We try our level best to offer affordable call rates to our loyal subscribers. You will find our affordable call rates in Video calls half paisa per second. data usage 1p/10kb, Missed call alerts Rs 15/month & Play tune Rs 20/month. 12sec/paisa Youth plan etc, own MTNL Delhi or Mumbai network 20p/min without any FUP or any rate cutter.
    Related to BSNL network congestion problem we are made 100% efforts with evidence to BSNL head office to increase the capacity of intra circle MSC, They are agreed & their vendor are working on it with new set up. After 15th of Feb you will never find differences if you call to BSNL number or MTNL number.

    I am MTNL Mumbai subscriber from last 5 years.. Now I am telling you fact that from 1 Feb 2010 Mumbai MTNL & BSNL Maharashtra joins hand for free roaming agreement for each other circle roaming.. that got also implemented right from 1st FEB 2010 itself!! I personally checked it and my friends and relatives also checked that MTNL Mumbai subscriber was charged as per plan while in roaming BSNL Maharashtra CIRCLE(i.e I was having pay per second plan Rs.45 activated in my MTNL number so I was charged 1ps/2sec for calling MTNL Mumbai & BSNL Maharashtra Circle numbers and all other Local calls & Std calls at 1ps/sec while in BSNL Maharashtra Network also!!! that is same home plan(Mumbai) benefits while BSNL NW Maharashtra circle.. This rates were enjoyed by me from 1st Feb 2010 to 7th Feb 2010 but from 8th Feb 2010 MTNL changed my rates and now only MTNL & BSNL numbers at 1ps/sec and other at Rs.1.50/min while in BSNL Maharashtra network.. So then why first seven days MTNL give me same home plan rates while BSNL Maharashtra network.. And after 7 days what pressurize MTNL to changed the rates again??

    On other hand BSNL Maharashtra till date is giving same home rate benefits for BSNL Maharashtra subscriber while roaming in MTNL Mumbai network.. Then Why Only MTNL reverse its decisions of same home rates in just seven days then??

    Due to this Many MTNL Mumbai subscriber are porting to private operator through MNP to avoid roaming charges while in Rest of Maharashtra circle…

    Now latest news is that IDEA & Vodafone postpaid user will be charged as same home rate plans for Mumbai & Rest of Maharashtra circle in each other circle.. and they are also removing prepaid users roaming charges for both Mumbai & Rest of Maharashtra circle users in each other circles in next 45 days..

    So MTNL you also do the same of removing roaming charges while in BSNL Maharashtra network…

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  • Vicky January 21, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    @Amit.G

    @Amit.G
    Why idea is giving pathetic speed after activating any gprs plan
    Before that by default plan it gives good speed
    after activating a plan it down to 1kB per sec speed

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  • ANIRBAN January 21, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    MTS MNP Offer(All circles where MTS is present)

    FRC 13
    Call Charges (Rs./min)
    MRP Rs. 13
    Local
    MTS – All 1/2 paisa for 3 months

    SRC 50 Talktime Rs.75 (Main account Rs.43 and Promo account Rs.32)

    Recharge with Rs.109/month Talktime Rs. 109 (Main account Rs.98 and Promo account Rs.11)Promo account validity 30 days Benefits 109 local mins and all local calls at 1/2 paisa

    Customer will get benefits on RC 109 each month one time for next 12 months

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    @Raghu
    No buddy i will not port my mother’s vodafone numer as their service is good but will not use airtel as its my secondary no n ill stop using it as these airtel guys are askin 10times to submit id inspite of submitting. so will use Idea as my primary no and uninor as secondary for 38plan

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  • anandh January 21, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    @ bharat sorry currently u cant request from other mobile. ask ur cc for help, don forget to tell that u want to port out. they will surely help.

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    @Bharat
    Hi bharath u cannot get upc code by sending sms from different phone. just contact Rworld n get urself a sim of tat number by submiting id proof n photo. later u can use tat sim in some cdma phone n get upc code

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  • vineesh January 21, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    @hariprasad
    I applied for change , to docomo frm my Airtel Kerala, bcoz of their high tariff, They have good Network But No Offers

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  • AMIT KUMAR January 21, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    Mr.Yusuf you can buy idea number.

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  • Bharat January 21, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    I have old reliance(CDMA) Number and Handset(LG) is not working, is there any way I can retain that number.. is it possible to send SMS from another Reliace CDMA/GSM Number, can some one please help me, since that is my first number and I want to retain that with me. One thing I can confirm that the number has not yet been reissued.Pls pls some one help me asap

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    @Amit.G
    ok. thats good. so atlast are u going to shift to Idea then both ur Airtel,Vodafone numbers

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  • Minerva January 21, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    Today morning i sent port sms to Vodafone tamilnadu. They send UPC. Afternoon i received a call from CC that they asked the reason for moving. Also they offer 5GB GPRS free and on-net call @20ps for 3 months. Recently they hiked the tariff for landline @90ps. I asked about that and he said they will reduce the tariff soon. I want to move to BSNL. Except CC all other things are OK(i.e., coverage, plans, GPRS, 3G tariff etc…)

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    @Raghu
    Im switching to idea as it offers seamless coverage and since it operates under 900mhz band u can speak unintrrupted while travelling.
    NO DUDE VODAFONE IS OFFERING FOR 2MONTHS LATER WE SHOULD AGAIN RC FOR 40RS TO AVAIL ON MONTHLY BASIS

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    @Amit.G
    40p/min for 1 year or lifetime?

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    @Amit.G
    so u are going to Idea/Vodafone. to which operator u wanted to shift from Idea/Vodafone.Airtel is always like that does not care becoz of their large customer base. once they start loosing it and then only they will understand.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    @Amit.G
    Uninor will definitely not stop services at this time. Their only problem is coverage in villages. if that improves then definitely they can gain customers.

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    I guess very few ppl will port in to uninor and Aircel. uninor added only 18000customers in karnataka for december. guess they will stop ter services in karnataka because of heavy losses :-)

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    @Raghu
    Ya raghu Airtel is really not caring for customers who want to port out where as idea/voda are requesting its subscribers who have obtained upc codes sayin not to port. Yest idea requested not to port when i sent mesg from my bro’s no and today vodafone ppl called n requested not to port n gave unique tariff of flat 40p/m to my mothers no when i generated upc code. but airtel didn call n ask anything.

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    Check this link : http://www.trai.gov.in/MNPdirect21jan11final.pdf

    TRAI has now amended UPC Code rules and made it as such that first 2 characters of the UPC will be alphabets like BO ( for BSNL Odisha ) and next 6 will be numerical carrying any numeral except 0.

    But most of UPCs I have got have random numerals and alphabets.

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    TRAI / DoT :
    @A Mohapatra
    if your operator are not sending you the porting codes, please complaint at the following: ddgpg-dot@nic.in and ca@trai.gov.in
    your problems will be proactively and immediately addressed.

    Thanks TRAI/DoT. Will be sending you mails on both IDs very soon.

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    Emad :
    Yeah Reliance Gsm is not sending UPC code intead of UPC code reliance gsm is sending “Dear reliance ecustomer your request could not be processed at this time please try again later” Dnt know what they trying to do

    Exactly what you said is what I got as reply from Reliance. I and 2 of my other friends have given complain with R GSM Customer Care. I have sent a mail and an e-mail to TRAI too. Let’s see.

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  • TRAI / DoT January 21, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    @A Mohapatra

    if your operator are not sending you the porting codes, please complaint at the following: ddgpg-dot@nic.in and ca@trai.gov.in

    your problems will be proactively and immediately addressed.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    @A Mohapatra
    yday i was trying i got an UPC code for RGSM. i tried it 20 times and then at last i got it. Better try it once again when there is full coverage

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    what u have told is a very valid point. Ppl shifting to AIrcel is bit difficult becoz of their bad network.

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  • Emad January 21, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Yeah Reliance Gsm is not sending UPC code intead of UPC code reliance gsm is sending “Dear reliance ecustomer your request could not be processed at this time please try again later” Dnt know what they trying to do

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Although Airtel and Vodafone are too costly but I think Reliance and Idea will lose more customers than Airtel and Vodafone. I think at least Airtel will come with some more simple and cheap tariffs in next few weeks. Airtel and Vodafone have more corporate customers than any other private operator. Airtel and Vodafone also provide special offers to every customer personally. So they will sustain there. Idea have mainly common people who will port their number to Tata Docomo, Aircel and Uninor. The worst situation is going to be with Reliance as they have mainly youth customer who will port their number without any hesitation. Their network is also so bad that high end customers will port out immediatly. They have nothing to attract anyone at present. No cheap call, no cheap SMS, No good network, both in quality and coverage. They have lost the faith of customers.

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    Emad :
    @Manoj Abhigyan
    whre are you from i filled bsn MNP CAF today to move to BSNL no such issue they given me a virgin sim free of cost and asked for 4 Days to implement BSNL services on my old number

    @Emad : Which circle do you belong to ?

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    Ankur Mhatre :

    A Mohapatra :

    Manoj Abhigyan :
    Today I went BSNL office to port my Vodafone number in BSNL. There was no any information to any official in BSNL office regarding MNP. One of them told that MNP is not launched in BSNL yet. Seems that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an employee of these officials whose inauguration means nothing more than a public ceremony. That is why BSNL is on the 4th position even with a good infrastructure.

    Ya. Even I went to BSNL office and they had all info. on MNP but said port in will start from Monday or so as they don’t have MNP offer activated blank SIMs and I had to return back.

    Just try after few days. This might have occurred due to the employee of that exchange still waiting for circular of MNP.

    Well, one of the senior officials there who is the CSC Chief Exceutive is very known to me and I called him to know that he is in training regarding MNP and will be back on Monday and thus porting will start. But whatever be it, BSN;L Odisha’s Service is simply Outstanding, particularly voice clarity and coverage.

    But I have one problem. Reliance is not giving me UPC Code. I’m prepaid R GSM Customer and have no issues as per clauses of TRAI but am unable to fetch UPC Code – have sent 40+ sms to 1900 by now. Reliance is a real thief !!!

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  • yusuf romi January 21, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    delhi me kuonsi company 30paise std aur roaming me 1paisa sec. ki call charge karti hai,mujhe wo company ka no. lena hai.abhi mere pass airtel ka no. hai.

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  • Vicky January 21, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    @Benny
    ya that 2 sec is not noticeable in 1ps per 2 sec tariff
    some other operators also having issue like this in per sec plan like airtel and voda
    But they have minute plan and TD HAS No min plan thats the problem
    Not a big issue

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    yes u are 100% right

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  • Ankur Mhatre January 21, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    A Mohapatra :

    Manoj Abhigyan :
    Today I went BSNL office to port my Vodafone number in BSNL. There was no any information to any official in BSNL office regarding MNP. One of them told that MNP is not launched in BSNL yet. Seems that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an employee of these officials whose inauguration means nothing more than a public ceremony. That is why BSNL is on the 4th position even with a good infrastructure.

    Ya. Even I went to BSNL office and they had all info. on MNP but said port in will start from Monday or so as they don’t have MNP offer activated blank SIMs and I had to return back.

    Just try after few days. This might have occurred due to the employee of that exchange still waiting for circular of MNP.

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  • Emad January 21, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    whre are you from i filled bsn MNP CAF today to move to BSNL no such issue they given me a virgin sim free of cost and asked for 4 Days to implement BSNL services on my old number

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    Manoj Abhigyan :
    Today I went BSNL office to port my Vodafone number in BSNL. There was no any information to any official in BSNL office regarding MNP. One of them told that MNP is not launched in BSNL yet. Seems that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an employee of these officials whose inauguration means nothing more than a public ceremony. That is why BSNL is on the 4th position even with a good infrastructure.

    Ya. Even I went to BSNL office and they had all info. on MNP but said port in will start from Monday or so as they don’t have MNP offer activated blank SIMs and I had to return back.

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    Raghu :
    @Manoj Abhigyan
    That is why many people will prefer private operators becoz of their behaviour to the customers. I think it is better to port to Airtel/Idea rather than BSNL. But i fully agree BSNL have excellent coverage and voice clarity in most of the places.

    I think BSNL is better in three way:
    1. They have better coverage.
    2. They don’t deduct customer’s balance activating VAS arbitrarily.
    3. They have simple and best plans for everyone.

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  • AMIT KUMAR January 21, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    Now M.N.P. has been started when new operators like VIDEOCON LOOP MOBILE AND CHEERS MOBILE ARE LAUNCHING THEIR SERVICES IN KARNATAKA.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    @Amit.G
    when compared i think Airtel will looselarge share of customers compared to Vodafone Pan India. what do u say?

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    I think Uninor and Tata Docomo will gain more than lose as these are mainly secondary numbers of many customers till now, just for outgoing calls. Now after implementation of MNP customers will port their main number too in their secondary operator. So the main challenge to these new operators is to retain their customers after three months. Therefore the main emphasis of these operators should be on network both in quality and coverage.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    that is why many prople will prefer private operators becoz of their behaviour to the customers. i think it is better to port to Airtel/idea rather than BSNL. But i fully agree BSNL have excellent coverage and voice clarity in most of the places.

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Raghu :
    @Amit.G
    so who is going to be biggest looser in Karnataka Circle. Airtel or Vodafone ?

    Most probably Airtel & Vodafone will loose thier little part of Share dude…

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Today I went BSNL office to port my Vodafone number in BSNL. There was no any information to any official in BSNL office regarding MNP. One of them told that MNP is not launched in BSNL yet. Seems that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an employee of these officials whose inauguration means nothing more than a public ceremony. That is why BSNL is on the 4th position even with a good infrastructure.

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  • Benny January 21, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    @vicky docomo customer care guys are telling they have never got any complaint abt 2 sec extra charge. 3 of my friends also told its true

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    Idea gprs speed is same that of airtel ! Vodafone and bsnl speed is better ! But i wont recommed vodafone . I suffered lot with it @Vicky

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    Raghu :
    @Manoj Abhigyan
    i think we have to go to the same retailer from where we went for porting request and then tell him to stop the request of porting . i am not so sure.

    @Raghu
    I think also the same.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    @Amit.G
    so who is going to be biggest looser in Karnataka Circle. Airtel or vodafone or uninor?

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    @Amit.G
    so who is going to be biggest looser in Karnataka Circle. Airtel or Vodafone ?

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  • Aman January 21, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    It appears that after Budget, MNP (read telecom) is the next thing tht affects most of india..

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    i think we have to go to the same retailer from where we went for porting request and then tell him to stop the request of porting . i am not so sure.

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  • Vicky January 21, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    Benny :
    Bad news from Docomo… I just called their Toll free number for MNP.
    For 3 months after getting th new sim u will be stuck with their default MNP offer that is 10p/min for on net and 1p/sec for off net with 99 sms free after first sms at normal rates.
    So if anyone of u have many friends in TATA network then go for this.
    For people calling other networks this is really horrible as u will end up with 60p/min. They have 0.66p/sec plans but we cannot change to those for 3 months. Now that’s unacceptable for me
    Docomo is starting to behave like BSNL’s network

    Bro u can recharge for 89 rupees
    u can get 1ps per 2 sec for all local calls 90 days validity

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  • Manikandan January 21, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    A Mohapatra :

    Manikandan :
    @ TT DESK,
    I’M USING RELIANCE DATA CARD 3.1 MBPS POSTPAID CONNECTION IN CHENNAI .. BY USING MNP CAN I CHANGE IT TO BSNL PREPAID DATA CARD…

    You can change from Reliance to BSNL CDMA OR 3G but you can’t use the device (DataCard ) anymore as the same is locked to Reliance.

    k does it means i shd purchase BSNL datacard nd proceed???

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  • Vicky January 21, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    @Abhijith
    what about idea gprs speed in tn
    some times its much slower than airtel and aircel
    other things no problem about idea

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    Manoj Abhigyan :
    My experience till now regarding porting:
    1). Send a message PORT 9XXXXXXXXX to 1900 from my Reliance GSM number yesterday at 6:33 pm.
    2). Received a message:
    Dear Reliance Customer, Your Porting Request Code Number is XXXXXXXX. The code is valid till 03/02/2011 06:32:52. Thank you.
    3). Received a message today at 10:40 am as follows:
    Reliance gifts you 20 FREE mins which can be used for calling Local Reliance Phones. These mins are valid till 24 Jan’11. So start calling!!!
    4). Recieved a call at 5:11 pm from Reliance asking why I’m porting my number. I just replied that once they deducted a sum of Rs.50 from my account activating VAS from their side so I’m porting.
    5). Went to Tata Docomo outlet at 6:30 pm and submitted the CAF with UPC. They provided me a virgin SIM for Rs.19.
    6). Received a message from Reliance at 6:35 pm:
    Dear Customer, Your SR No. UCSXXXXXXX has been processed. Thank you for being with Reliance.
    7). Received a message from 52291 at 7:06 pm:
    Hi! Your request for MNP is registered successfully.
    8). Received a message from TA-1901:
    Your Port in request for Mobile Number 9XXXXXXXXXX to TATA Tele has been forwarded to your service provider for approval. Thank You- TATA Tele.

    It is said that one can withdraw his porting request within 24 hours. If yes, how at this stage in my case? What should I do? I don’t want to withdraw my porting request. Just for info.

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  • Benny January 21, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Bad news from Docomo… I just called their Toll free number for MNP.
    For 3 months after getting th new sim u will be stuck with their default MNP offer that is 10p/min for on net and 1p/sec for off net with 99 sms free after first sms at normal rates.
    So if anyone of u have many friends in TATA network then go for this.
    For people calling other networks this is really horrible as u will end up with 60p/min. They have 0.66p/sec plans but we cannot change to those for 3 months. Now that’s unacceptable for me
    Docomo is starting to behave like BSNL’s network

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    LATEST NEWS: IDEA KARNATAKA RECEIVED 3000 PORT IN POSTPAID CONNECTION REQUESTS IN A SINGLE DAY,
    SEEMS TAT IDEA WILL BE THE BIGGEST GAINER IN KARNATAKA!!!!

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  • Nitesh January 21, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Abhijit :

    Swapnil :
    @Abhijit agreed tht during roaming in Mh Goa state BSNL network subs of MTNL r facing such heavy traffic on BSNL Kolhapur MSC,same has been observed by our mtnl roaming team & v r co ordinating vth them to increase d lines. Its in progress n u vil find d effect frm 2nd week of Feb. Thx for ur gr8 observation n feedbk

    this heavy traffic problem for MTNL user while in BSNL NW is also observed at Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi And Vasai MSCs. So look at that also.. And ask your MTNL Roaming team to reduce the roaming rates atleast while in Maharashtra BSNL NW at urgent basis. Now suppose one MTNL user is in Mumbai local trn suburbs area of Vasai, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Badlapur, Karjat area and he calls Airtel, Vodafone num of Mumbai circle then he is charged Rs.1.50/min. All above suburbs area are hardly 50kms away frm Mumbai. Then also rates taken by MTNL like above 500km area away frm Mumbai. And in the era of per second billing even frm roaming is observed almost by every operator then why only MTNL being an PSU operator then also taking rs.1.50/min frm roaming?

    Related to charges it’s as per the TRAI guidelines, to remove surcharges we already forwarded this case to Central Govt. We are also not like that differential & all that things are mentioned to remove surcharges to MTNL subscribers during Mh Goa BSNL roaming areas. We are eagerly awaited for their reply. Due to such problem we are having problem with corporate subscribers also who have head office in Mumbai & local offices in Mh circle. We are trying to close roaming for Mh circle. Remember one thing MTNL is the 1st GSM operator who made Incoming calls in Mh goa absolutely free without any roaming rental charges. We try our level best to offer affordable call rates to our loyal subscribers. You will find our affordable call rates in Video calls half paisa per second. data usage 1p/10kb, Missed call alerts Rs 15/month & Play tune Rs 20/month. 12sec/paisa Youth plan etc, own MTNL Delhi or Mumbai network 20p/min without any FUP or any rate cutter.
    Related to BSNL network congestion problem we are made 100% efforts with evidence to BSNL head office to increase the capacity of intra circle MSC, They are agreed & their vendor are working on it with new set up. After 15th of Feb you will never find differences if you call to BSNL number or MTNL number.

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  • Nitesh January 21, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Vicky :

    Benny :
    Arey someone respond to my previous post yaar… I wanted to know abt docomo’s service… heard like they charge for 2 seconds extra in all calls and also get lots of junk pop up messages…. Is that true? SO many people are complaining abt the 2 seconds extra charge now

    Also you will receive operators old offers calls every hour. They will harress you during your office hrs, in meeting by calling you, unltd IVRS calls to opt this service to know more press 1 etc etc
    ya 2 sec extra is true
    evening peak hours it has connectivity problems
    other than that clarity is good tariff is excellent
    I am also confused which one to select
    i got upc from my airtel number

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    @VICKY . . OH thats right but airtel , aircel , vodafone not giving 30p for local and std for 61rupees like bsnl ! That also have to think . . I think u can move to docomo because all your need is there in tata docomo . . 24rupees all local std at 1p/2s . Gprs.48rupees 2gb ,daily first sms 60p after that 100sms . It includes normal need of a mobile user

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Oh thats right but airtel , aircel , vodafone not giving 30p for local and std for 61rupees ! That also have to think . . I think u can move to docomo because all your need is there in tata docomo . . 24rupees all local std at 1p/2s . Gprs.48rupees 2gb ,daily first sms 60p after that 100sms . It includes normal need of a mobile user

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Manikandan :
    @ TT DESK,
    I’M USING RELIANCE DATA CARD 3.1 MBPS POSTPAID CONNECTION IN CHENNAI .. BY USING MNP CAN I CHANGE IT TO BSNL PREPAID DATA CARD…

    You can change from Reliance to BSNL CDMA OR 3G but you can’t use the device (DataCard ) anymore as the same is locked to Reliance.

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    Hey you can port to docomo dont be confused . Only problem i sad about peak hour connectivity not all days some days i have faced . Now its improving am trying it out from yesterday ! Dont be confused go for docomo . I have got tariff of 1p/6s docomo to docomo , others 1p/2s . Sms . Daily first sms 60p then 100sms . Today i give application for porting and they asked 4days time to port @Vicky

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  • SIVA January 21, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    THANKS TO MNP

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  • Saurav Rehan January 21, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    can anybody tell me. I had taken idea postpaid 5 years before now i want switch to docomo. What is the procedure of taking back security amount of rs 500 which i had given to idea company at time of taking postpaid connection. Plz help me out.

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  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    @Raghu
    ya dude 1 year validity.

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    Success . . Today i have ported one of unionr number to tata docomo ! Next have to wait for 4days to get tata docomo active . . I have given 21rupees . 19rupees for port charge + 2rupees id proof copy ! After submitting id proof from tata tele i got sms . .

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  • 3g January 21, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    sayan :
    the highest gainer will be tata docomo & biggest looser will be reliance. dont port to bsnl,bsnl offers the worst servis

    sayan u r right highest gainer is tata docomo.
    i am successfully port my reliance no to tata docomo.

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  • 3g January 21, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    arghya :
    Hi,
    Can any one please say whether the PORTing code which is valid for 15days can be availed after that 15 days.

    no you should resend the same sms after 15 days to get new porting code. it is not a important things.

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  • 3g January 21, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    @bharath
    i port my reliance no. to tata docomo successfully now i enjoy with tata docomo
    TATA DOCOMO IS GREAT AND BEST FOR THEIR OFFERS

    SO SWITCH TO TATA DOCOMO FOR BEST……….

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  • Santu Sovan Mandal January 21, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    Mnp effect: Vodafone cc call me up today & offered v2v 25p/min & v2o 45p/min for 6 months @59/-.

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  • rajiev January 21, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    @Sanjay
    but network is bad and voice quality is horrible

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  • Vicky January 21, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    Benny :
    Arey someone respond to my previous post yaar… I wanted to know abt docomo’s service… heard like they charge for 2 seconds extra in all calls and also get lots of junk pop up messages…. Is that true? SO many people are complaining abt the 2 seconds extra charge now

    ya 2 sec extra is true
    evening peak hours it has connectivity problems
    other than that clarity is good tariff is excellent
    I am also confused which one to select
    i got upc from my airtel number

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  • Sanjay January 21, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    @Tagore Varma

    I am from Delhi so can’t be BSNL customer and instead use MTNL but in my home there are 6 BSNL connections. I will wonder if the above statement is anywhere near truth. They have market beating plans, no one can match. 50 paise all network including roaming..not many operators has been able to match. “Pyari Jodi” offer means you can be on seamless CUG line with your home landline phone without spending a single paisa… talk even 24 hours at your home without a single paisa. So first conclusivity..in tariff they are ahead than private telcos not unrealistic.

    Second, to my knowledge, they have deployed WIPRO call center, and i do feel WIPRO would be having as good a call center as IBM Daksh of Airtel.

    Third, Vodafone charge customer even customer calls for help on their customer care. BSNL don’t do so. Probably government telcos BSNL/MTNL empathise with customer and understand the value of money and hence understand their duty to help without charging even for help calls.

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  • Baiju January 21, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    MTS MNP Offer

    FRC 13
    Call Charges (Rs./min)
    MRP Rs. 13
    Local
    MTS – All 1/2 paisa for 3 months

    SRC 50 Talktime Rs.75 (Main account Rs.43 and Promo account Rs.32)

    Recharge with Rs.109/month Talktime Rs. 109 (Main account Rs.98 and Promo account Rs.11)Promo account validity 30 days Benefits 109 local mins and all local calls at 1/2 paisa

    Customer will get benefits on RC 109 each month one time for next 12 months

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  • Sanjay January 21, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    I feel MTNL is best in Delhi. The tariff are unmatched -

    Look at the figures

    1/2 paisa/sec forr video call. Default video data rate 1paisa/10 KB and then offerings like 2G for 650, 5GB for 850, 10 GB for 1099.
    Voice calls are also like -
    MTNL-MTNL – 20paise/min
    others – 50 paise which can be 30 paise also.
    and on top of that Rs. 100 free.

    We can’t ask for better than this.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 11:59 am

    @Amit.G
    validity for 1 year?

    Reply
  • sayan January 21, 2011 at 11:47 am

    the highest gainer will be tata docomo & biggest looser will be reliance. dont port to bsnl,bsnl offers the worst servis

    Reply
  • Amit.G January 21, 2011 at 11:21 am

    Hi Friends today I ported my Uninor number to IDEA Cellular, The sim kit Of Idea specially made for MNP is really good in looks, To my surprise there were many ppl who had come for Porting from Airtel & Vodafone & among them few ppl were 40+ in age.

    I guess almost all educated ppl irrespective of Age are aware of MNP. Idea didin charge me anything & TARIFF is
    IDEA-IDEA : 20p/min
    IDEA-Others : 40p/min
    Daily 150 local sms free. It takes maximun 5days to port

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  • Manikandan January 21, 2011 at 11:01 am

    @ TT DESK,

    I’M USING RELIANCE DATA CARD 3.1 MBPS POSTPAID CONNECTION IN CHENNAI .. BY USING MNP CAN I CHANGE IT TO BSNL PREPAID DATA CARD…

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  • Manikandan January 21, 2011 at 10:58 am

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  • Abhijit January 21, 2011 at 10:44 am

    Swapnil :
    @Abhijit agreed tht during roaming in Mh Goa state BSNL network subs of MTNL r facing such heavy traffic on BSNL Kolhapur MSC,same has been observed by our mtnl roaming team & v r co ordinating vth them to increase d lines. Its in progress n u vil find d effect frm 2nd week of Feb. Thx for ur gr8 observation n feedbk

    this heavy traffic problem for MTNL user while in BSNL NW is also observed at Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi And Vasai MSCs. So look at that also.. And ask your MTNL Roaming team to reduce the roaming rates atleast while in Maharashtra BSNL NW at urgent basis. Now suppose one MTNL user is in Mumbai local trn suburbs area of Vasai, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Badlapur, Karjat area and he calls Airtel, Vodafone num of Mumbai circle then he is charged Rs.1.50/min. All above suburbs area are hardly 50kms away frm Mumbai. Then also rates taken by MTNL like above 500km area away frm Mumbai. And in the era of per second billing even frm roaming is observed almost by every operator then why only MTNL being an PSU operator then also taking rs.1.50/min frm roaming?

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  • ankush khajuria January 21, 2011 at 10:23 am

    bhishek Bachan: Wats Ur plan on Jan 20?
    Girl: Plan 2 buy a new 3G mobile 2 enjoy video calls, video streaming & high speed internet.
    Abhishek remains silent
    Girl: Any idea..?
    Abhishek: NO !dea..

    Get BSNL 2G, 3G & 4G(coming soon) services without changing Ur number.

    Reply
  • ankush khajuria January 21, 2011 at 10:22 am

    whatever your number, join BSNL network. Thatz what BSNL slogan is.. I m moving to BSNL.

    Reply
  • Benny January 21, 2011 at 10:10 am

    Arey someone respond to my previous post yaar… I wanted to know abt docomo’s service… heard like they charge for 2 seconds extra in all calls and also get lots of junk pop up messages…. Is that true? SO many people are complaining abt the 2 seconds extra charge now

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  • A Mohapatra January 21, 2011 at 9:48 am

    jegan :
    Hi,
    somewhere i read,we can hange our decision within 24 hrs.what is that? I have already sent PORT sms from my airtel…Is it possible to stay back with airtel if i want?

    Yes. But let me explain you. Just by sending PORT request, nothing will happen and you’ll stay with your current operator only. You will move to a new Operator only after you fill up MNP Form and New Connection form with the New Operator citing the UPC Code.

    In this respect, i.e. after you have filled forms with the new Operator, you can change your decision to remain with your existing operator by making a Porting Withdrawal within 24 hours of applying with NEW Operator.

    Reply
  • rajiev January 21, 2011 at 9:46 am

    shame on u pm, how delay , and now show flag, nonesense!

    Reply
  • Ankur January 21, 2011 at 9:18 am

    please tell us Reliance MNP Page……

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  • Swapnil January 21, 2011 at 9:06 am

    @Abhijit agreed tht during roaming in Mh Goa state BSNL network subs of MTNL r facing such heavy traffic on BSNL Kolhapur MSC,same has been observed by our mtnl roaming team & v r co ordinating vth them to increase d lines. Its in progress n u vil find d effect frm 2nd week of Feb. Thx for ur gr8 observation n feedbk

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  • Vicky January 21, 2011 at 9:06 am

    Abhijith :
    Except vodafone and aircel ! All other operator having good tariff in call and sms in tamil nadu ! But in coverage vodafone and aircel is better ! Bsnl coverage , good tariff , now its network is good than before . congestion rate is low in tamilnadu ! My plan is u can use bsnl because they provide 2g and 3g in single sim only we need is to buy 3g enabled handset ! So can choose bsnl ! Otherwise u can remain in airtel . . Because mnp effect is started for them they providing 40p std call till february . So they ill give more to stop customer flow @Vicky

    i also want to port to bsnl but they give local calls at 30p/min for 61 rc
    its costly
    i use gprs much
    airtel dont have proper edge network in many places thats the only thing irritating me bro

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  • sooraj January 21, 2011 at 8:41 am

    My bsnl validity ended yesterday.But i have its UPC code.Can i port it now?wil there be any objection from the side of bsnl?

    Reply
  • Benny January 21, 2011 at 8:36 am

    Hi everyone at TT…. I just started reading a lot in TT forum as well as other customer complaint forums that Docomo charges extra 2 seconds in every call and also sends irritating pop up messages very frequently and that battery drains fast because if weak signal…. Is this all true? I was planning ti switch to docomo in a week… Now im thinking twice
    Kindly help me on this

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  • Abhijit January 21, 2011 at 8:03 am

    Rupesh :
    I am using dual sim mobile Sim 1 Vodafone & Sim 2 MTNL Trump, I am a marketing Exe & always stay out of office to meet clients, my amazing experience is most of the time my VF network signal bar goes down upto 2 bar out of 5 bar & same time Trump signal bar shows 100%, I checked it in Western suburban & even in Central & found that MTNL gsm improved very much than ever before. Call clarity is the best, no call drop, no network busy. Actually VF was my choice & MTNL trump is given me by my boss for routine office use. MTNL have lowest call rates, never cheater, no unwanted marketing sms or calls. Really i m thinking to port my old Vodafone number to MTNL trump for lowest call rates. Kindly suggest. If any other operator is better for me except Docomo (deduct 2paise extra on each call end & discharged battery very fast due to weak network signal) & Videocon (poor network,heavy call drop & network busy)

    Yes you are true.. But with MTNL you don’t get full mobility properly.. MTNL works properly only within Mumbai circle..
    When one steps out Mumbai then he gets BSNL network then all call rates get increases to Rs.1.50/min and major drawbacks is call doesn’t gets connected many times in first attempt if MTNL user is in BSNL network always you will here that ALL LINE IN THIS ROUTE ARE BUSY PLEASE CALL AFTER SOMETIME and this tape is played by Mumbai MTNL team and female voice is present and tells only in English. and not by BSNL team because BSNL team has background music while telling and also has male voice and tells in Marathi, Hindi & English..where as if you have BSNL number with MTNL number in that particular roaming area then in BSNL call get connected at first attempt. So roaming problem is faced by MTNL users. I personally has experienced it..

    So MTNL is like WLL network within limits of Mumbai you will get proper network but outside circle many problems…
    But Vodafone Pan India operator has no problem any where you roam in any circle and also has option of reducing roaming rates..

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  • jegan January 21, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Hi,

    somewhere i read,we can hange our decision within 24 hrs.what is that? I have already sent PORT sms from my airtel…Is it possible to stay back with airtel if i want?

    Reply
  • Keshav Jha January 21, 2011 at 2:21 am

    Sayan Das :
    i mean i want to keep the old sim with me as well as the new sim. my old airtel sim does have 30-35 important sms’s. will the existing or new operator take away my old sim as it will become useless? @Santu Sovan Mandal

    You can keep your old SIM with yourself & get a new one also.

    Reply
  • Sayan Das January 21, 2011 at 1:42 am

    i mean i want to keep the old sim with me as well as the new sim. my old airtel sim does have 30-35 important sms’s. will the existing or new operator take away my old sim as it will become useless? @Santu Sovan Mandal

    Reply
  • Rupesh January 21, 2011 at 1:25 am

    I am using dual sim mobile Sim 1 Vodafone & Sim 2 MTNL Trump, I am a marketing Exe & always stay out of office to meet clients, my amazing experience is most of the time my VF network signal bar goes down upto 2 bar out of 5 bar & same time Trump signal bar shows 100%, I checked it in Western suburban & even in Central & found that MTNL gsm improved very much than ever before. Call clarity is the best, no call drop, no network busy. Actually VF was my choice & MTNL trump is given me by my boss for routine office use. MTNL have lowest call rates, never cheater, no unwanted marketing sms or calls. Really i m thinking to port my old Vodafone number to MTNL trump for lowest call rates. Kindly suggest. If any other operator is better for me except Docomo (deduct 2paise extra on each call end & discharged battery very fast due to weak network signal) & Videocon (poor network,heavy call drop & network busy)

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  • Ajay January 21, 2011 at 1:14 am

    Most of the my friends who are using Airtel, Vodafone & docomo from long time are showing interest to port MTNL Mumbai for better network coverage, no network busy, zero call drops & affordable call rates like 5p/min or 12sec/paise & 3G services at the rate of GSM rates.

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  • Swapnil January 21, 2011 at 1:05 am

    Keshav Jha :Tata Indicom has not called or sent me a layalty sms. I am using Tata with 300-400 rs per month. All operators are calling their subscribers.

    So sad…….

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 12:58 am

    Benny in tata docomo from 7pmto9pm call drop is higher i have experienced it i have docomo sim i used it lot of time ! Only worry is call drop and congested network and little bit coverage problem also! But they good in voice ! They provide good offers than other network in tamilnadu !@Benny

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 12:57 am

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    yes we will.now the operators will flood with offers. but we have to be careful before porting becoz of these offers.the main thing coverage should be good along with Voice Clarity and good customer care.

    Reply
  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 12:56 am

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    yeah u are right. its customer turn

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  • Keshav Jha January 21, 2011 at 12:54 am

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    Yes its time to celebrate independence before Republic Day.

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 12:50 am

    Ya its really working . I got 40p offer from airtel . Waiting for more ! If not its time of tongue to act ! If not possible with tongue next is jai mnp @Raghu

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 12:47 am

    Raghu :
    @Manoj Abhigyan
    Thanks for your update. Reliance guys will stop looting by activating false VAS only once they loose large chunk of customers.

    Now, its customers turn Raghuji. Lets celebrate our freedom!!

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 12:42 am

    Keshav Jha :
    According to today’s paper, 1.4 lakh subscribers have changed their service providers among 1.9 crore subscribers in Hariyana since the launch of MNP.

    Thats a large number of customers even when there was not much awareness about it. Now wait and see the waves of tide. Everyone is feeling the freedom now. We were not born at the time of India’s Independence but now we can feel something like that.

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  • Keshav Jha January 21, 2011 at 12:32 am

    According to today’s paper, 1.4 lakh subscribers have changed their service providers among 1.9 crore subscribers in Hariyana since the launch of MNP.

    Reply
  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 12:29 am

    @Abhijith
    great its the MNP effect

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 12:28 am

    @Kaushik Roy
    yes u are right .coverage and voice clarity worst in RGSM especially.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 12:27 am

    @Kaushik Roy
    yes now everything is happening after MNP.everyone trying to catch hold of the customers.

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  • Raghu January 21, 2011 at 12:26 am

    @Manoj Abhigyan
    thanks for your update. Reliance guys will stop looting by activating false VAS only once they loose large chunk of customers.

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  • Kaushik Roy January 21, 2011 at 12:24 am

    Manoj Abhigyan :
    My experience till now regarding porting:
    1). Send a message PORT 9XXXXXXXXX to 1900 from my Reliance GSM number yesterday at 6:33 pm.
    2). Received a message:
    Dear Reliance Customer, Your Porting Request Code Number is XXXXXXXX. The code is valid till 03/02/2011 06:32:52. Thank you.
    3). Received a message today at 10:40 am as follows:
    Reliance gifts you 20 FREE mins which can be used for calling Local Reliance Phones. These mins are valid till 24 Jan’11. So start calling!!!
    4). Recieved a call at 5:11 pm from Reliance asking why I’m porting my number. I just replied that once they deducted a sum of Rs. 50 from my account activating VAS from their side so I’m porting.
    5). Went to Tata Docomo outlet at 6:30 pm and submitted the CAF with UPC. They provided me a virgin SIM for Rs. 19.
    6). Received a message from Reliance at 6:35 pm:
    Dear Customer, Your SR No. UCSXXXXXXX has been processed. Thank you for being with Reliance.
    7). Received a message from 52291 at 7:06 pm:
    Hi! Your request for MNP is registered successfully.
    8). Received a message from TA-1901:
    Your Port in request for Mobile Number 9XXXXXXXXXX to TATA Tele has been forwarded to your service provider for approval. Thank You- TATA Tele.

    GREAT NEWS
    NOW EVERYONE CAN GET FREEDOM

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 12:20 am

    Wow ! Nice to hear it@Manoj Abhigyan

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  • Kaushik Roy January 21, 2011 at 12:19 am

    Keshav Jha :
    Tata Indicom has not called or sent me a layalty sms. I am using Tata with 300-400 rs per month. All operators are calling their subscribers.

    JUST SMS PORT FROM YOUR INDICOM NUMBER
    YOU SHOULD BE CALLED BACK IMMEDIATELY TO ASK USELESS QUESTIONS LIKE WHY U WANT TO CHANGE , HOW CAN WE RETAIN U

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 12:17 am

    Nice to hear that ! I got all std 40p for one month in airtel @Keshav Jha

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  • Kaushik Roy January 21, 2011 at 12:15 am

    Keshav Jha :

    karann :
    MNP EFFECT
    ON 20 JAN 2011 I GOT 3 MESSGES FROM RELIANCE CDMA DELHI STATED AS BELOW
    RECHARGE WITH 46 ENJOY 46 TALKTIME WITH MAIN BALANCE 41 AND PROMO OF 5 AND GET ALL LOCAL CALLS TO ANY NETWORK AT 20P/MIN VALID FOR 30DAYS
    RECHRGE WITH 12 GET 12 TALKTIME 11 AS MAIN AND 1 AS PROMO AND GET ALL LOC OR STD AT 1P/SEC FOR 1 YEAR
    RECHARGE WITH 9 GET ALL STD AT 30P/MIN VALID FOR 15 DAYS
    ALL PROMO TALKTIME VALID FOR 30DAYS
    ALL MAIN ACCOUNT TALKTIME VALID FOR UNLIMITED DAYS

    Reliance is feeling MNP as a danger for it, that’s why……..

    Majority will leave reliance due to poor coverage and not for poor offers
    reliance gives decent offers all time,only problem is that their coverage is worst
    ACCHA OFFER TO KOI BHI DE SAKTA HAIN LEKIN ACCHA NETWORK ONLY FOR FEW OPERATORS

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 21, 2011 at 12:14 am

    My experience till now regarding porting:
    1). Send a message PORT 9XXXXXXXXX to 1900 from my Reliance GSM number yesterday at 6:33 pm.

    2). Received a message:
    Dear Reliance Customer, Your Porting Request Code Number is XXXXXXXX. The code is valid till 03/02/2011 06:32:52. Thank you.

    3). Received a message today at 10:40 am as follows:
    Reliance gifts you 20 FREE mins which can be used for calling Local Reliance Phones. These mins are valid till 24 Jan’11. So start calling!!!

    4). Recieved a call at 5:11 pm from Reliance asking why I’m porting my number. I just replied that once they deducted a sum of Rs.50 from my account activating VAS from their side so I’m porting.

    5). Went to Tata Docomo outlet at 6:30 pm and submitted the CAF with UPC. They provided me a virgin SIM for Rs.19.

    6). Received a message from Reliance at 6:35 pm:
    Dear Customer, Your SR No. UCSXXXXXXX has been processed. Thank you for being with Reliance.

    7). Received a message from 52291 at 7:06 pm:
    Hi! Your request for MNP is registered successfully.

    8). Received a message from TA-1901:
    Your Port in request for Mobile Number 9XXXXXXXXXX to TATA Tele has been forwarded to your service provider for approval. Thank You- TATA Tele.

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 12:12 am

    Now old AIRTEL’s advertisemet caption am remembering ! Aise Azaadi Aur Khaan ? ? ? No where ! Its only in MNP ! ! ! Kudos MNP . . Customer is King ! !

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  • Keshav Jha January 21, 2011 at 12:06 am

    karann :
    MNP EFFECT
    ON 20 JAN 2011 I GOT 3 MESSGES FROM RELIANCE CDMA DELHI STATED AS BELOW
    RECHARGE WITH 46 ENJOY 46 TALKTIME WITH MAIN BALANCE 41 AND PROMO OF 5 AND GET ALL LOCAL CALLS TO ANY NETWORK AT 20P/MIN VALID FOR 30DAYS
    RECHRGE WITH 12 GET 12 TALKTIME 11 AS MAIN AND 1 AS PROMO AND GET ALL LOC OR STD AT 1P/SEC FOR 1 YEAR
    RECHARGE WITH 9 GET ALL STD AT 30P/MIN VALID FOR 15 DAYS
    ALL PROMO TALKTIME VALID FOR 30DAYS
    ALL MAIN ACCOUNT TALKTIME VALID FOR UNLIMITED DAYS

    Reliance is feeling MNP as a danger for it, that’s why……..

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  • Abhijith January 21, 2011 at 12:06 am

    Except vodafone and aircel ! All other operator having good tariff in call and sms in tamil nadu ! But in coverage vodafone and aircel is better ! Bsnl coverage , good tariff , now its network is good than before . congestion rate is low in tamilnadu ! My plan is u can use bsnl because they provide 2g and 3g in single sim only we need is to buy 3g enabled handset ! So can choose bsnl ! Otherwise u can remain in airtel . . Because mnp effect is started for them they providing 40p std call till february . So they ill give more to stop customer flow @Vicky

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  • Keshav Jha January 21, 2011 at 12:03 am

    Tata Indicom has not called or sent me a layalty sms. I am using Tata with 300-400 rs per month. All operators are calling their subscribers.

    Reply
  • Swapnil January 21, 2011 at 12:02 am

    stanley :had mtnl dolphin for several years…time to change to airtel or loop, as instead of better network, dolphin is falling in standards each day with increasing call drop, nework busy, no network etc. MNP zindabad !

    Hi Stanley please send your location details where you face such nw busy (if it’s onnet), call drop & no network coverage in entire Mumbai MTNL circle we will definitely look into it. Just send your sms to 9869347070. Do not call. We will keep you updated on your MTNL number. Expecting reply soon. FYI pls we are searching the black spots of nw since last 6 months & most of the sorted out. As per server traffic report of last 3 months MTNL not having any onnet (MTNL to MTNL) call drop, network busy & no network coverage in Mumbai. Please let us know the location details.

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  • -RP- January 20, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    Renish :
    BSNL chargin Rs2 for porting SMS

    arey bhai Rs.2 le ya Rs.10 le, waise bhi balance forward nahi hone wala, what’s the purpose of accumulating :)

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  • Kaushik Roy January 20, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    new name of MNP – AB PUBLIC BOLEGA AUR OPERATORS SUNEGA

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  • tejas January 20, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    its a request to all users to share any good offers their operator is giving to prevent them from switching to another operator.

    anybody got such offer from any operator in gujarat???

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  • tejas January 20, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    all the operators are now ready for the mnp rush…but then we must make a smart decision. if u r on a good network but r planning to shift coz of the tariffs then i guess u must negotiate with the existing operator n if they dont give a good offer then only go for mnp.

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  • Ajay January 20, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Santu Sovan Mandal :Today I have got the upc code from reliance gsm, vodafone, aircel by smsing. Good news is that these operators are not charging a single paise for smsing to 1900, atleast in kolkata.

    Even Tata docomo in Mumbai not charged anything for this sms 1900

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  • Amit.G January 20, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    @A Mohapatra

    @Benny
    If ur STD messages are free then mesg sent to 1900 will be free or else it will as per ur tariff. After TRAI’S recommendation abt not to charge for sms sent to 1900 all operators have decided to keep it as std mesg!!!

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  • Gaurav January 20, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    BSNL dedicated MNP page
    http://bsnl.co.in/mnp_index.htm

    Reply
  • Santu Sovan Mandal January 20, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Sayan Das :
    can i retain my old sim card with me?

    No. New sim card of the new operator will be given.

    Reply
  • Santu Sovan Mandal January 20, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    Today I have got the upc code from reliance gsm, vodafone, aircel by smsing. Good news is that these operators are not charging a single paise for smsing to 1900, atleast in kolkata.

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  • santosh January 20, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    most of the operators are not giving UPC code for now i think the servers are overloading……….but it will be rectified soon hope so…………..but its sure that every operator is under pressure by the subscriber………..some new subscribers are also sending request they have to understand that they have to spend at least 90 days from activation to port………..lets everybody wait till some days now and see which operator is getting maximum porting then it should be better to decide where to go………..as some operators are still in the process to offer better tariff so wait at least a weak for now…………watch the network, result, tariff, coverage and then decide or else have to stay in that operator for next 90 days…………….good luck cheers for MNP

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  • karann January 20, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    MNP EFFECT
    ON 20 JAN 2011 I GOT 3 MESSGES FROM RELIANCE CDMA DELHI STATED AS BELOW

    RECHARGE WITH 46 ENJOY 46 TALKTIME WITH MAIN BALANCE 41 AND PROMO OF 5 AND GET ALL LOCAL CALLS TO ANY NETWORK AT 20P/MIN VALID FOR 30DAYS
    RECHRGE WITH 12 GET 12 TALKTIME 11 AS MAIN AND 1 AS PROMO AND GET ALL LOC OR STD AT 1P/SEC FOR 1 YEAR
    RECHARGE WITH 9 GET ALL STD AT 30P/MIN VALID FOR 15 DAYS
    ALL PROMO TALKTIME VALID FOR 30DAYS
    ALL MAIN ACCOUNT TALKTIME VALID FOR UNLIMITED DAYS

    Reply
  • A Mohapatra January 20, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    Renish :
    BSNL chargin Rs2 for porting SMS

    But for me, BSNL charged normal National sms charges.

    (But just note that, I had sent request just for testing not for porting as I’m super-satisfied with BSNL Odisha’s outstanding Service.)

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  • Raghu January 20, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    @Kaushik Roy
    now everything is happening the opposite after MNP. this is very good for customers.Public will convey their grievances and hope they are able to solve it

    Reply
  • Benny January 20, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    @Renish
    I was charges Rs 1.50 for porting message

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  • Benny January 20, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    @Vicky
    Bro go in for Tata Docomo. Im planning to do it next week. All my friends using docomo are extremely happy with their service, voice clarity and congestion free network. Dont ever go in for Idea. Its network is pathetic in TN. For the sake sake of escaping from DOT they have started their service only in major cities and towns. Even moderately big towns with quite a lot of population have zero coverage of Idea

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  • stanley January 20, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    had mtnl dolphin for several years…time to change to airtel or loop, as instead of better network, dolphin is falling in standards each day with increasing call drop, nework busy, no network etc. MNP zindabad !

    Reply
  • Renish January 20, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    BSNL chargin Rs2 for porting SMS

    Reply
  • rohan January 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    Zaheerkhana :
    Hello sir aaj sham se mere bsnl mobile mai ntwk to full hai but kisi ko bhi call nahi lag raha hai aur na hi incoming call aarahe hai kabhi kabhi badi mushkil se call lag jata hai to samne wale ko private number dikha raha hai aisa kyun ho raha hai aap bata sakte ho ? plz maine kal hi 501rs ka recharge karwaya hai yeh kyun ho raha hai ? aap plz bataiye

    Most of the operators netwk is down due to MNP. Its temporary pblm. Or else call 1503.

    Reply
  • Sayan Das January 20, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    can i retain my old sim card with me?

    Reply
  • Kaushik Roy January 20, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    Telecom operators CC will become mad
    they have call all persons who ported against their company
    asking silly questions like why that person is not satisfied ? how to retain them
    ” AB PUBLIC BOLEGA AUR OPERATOR SUNEGA “

    Reply
  • Vicky January 20, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    Now i have got upc from my airtel number
    i cant decide a better operator in my area
    still confused

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  • Sayan Das January 20, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    i sms’d this from my airtel no.
    PORT 9831928089
    to 1900
    but i got a sms like this in return-
    “you have entered an incorrect code.SMS PORT to xxxx and initiate a new port in request”
    moreover Re.1 was deducted for the sms.
    can anyone help me??

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  • A Mohapatra January 20, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Amit.G :
    Tmrw im going to port my Uninor number to Idea cellular..
    @Bharath: Dude my friend who works for idea told me today noon tat They(idea) & Airtel stopped processing o proting requests Bcos of excess porting requests made by their subscribers>>> it will again start by Tmrw dont worrry

    Since last one hour or so, Airtel has again started providing UPC Codes.

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  • A Mohapatra January 20, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    @ Friends :

    How to port ? I have sent 30 sms by now to 1900 but Reliance is not sending back UPC Code !!! I want to move to BSNL.

    Reply
  • Raghu January 20, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    @tejas
    yes exactly.

    Reply
  • Amit.G January 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Tmrw im going to port my Uninor number to Idea cellular..
    @Bharath: Dude my friend who works for idea told me today noon tat They(idea) & Airtel stopped processing o proting requests Bcos of excess porting requests made by their subscribers>>> it will again start by Tmrw dont worrry

    Reply
  • ankush khajuria January 20, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Tagore Varma :
    BSNL will never win this race due to the attitude of its insensitive, arrogant mandarins and their corrupt and out-of-touch reality plans. We have no signal at all indoors for three whole days in my house and I was clueless whom to turn to as customer care is anything but professional. Pathetic system and ridiculous tariff with 1.2 paise still per second!

    time has changed nw…nw everything is changed in BSNL from customer care to network, everything is explainable nw… i m changing to BSNL now…

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  • Zaheerkhana January 20, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Hello sir aaj sham se mere bsnl mobile mai ntwk to full hai but kisi ko bhi call nahi lag raha hai aur na hi incoming call aarahe hai kabhi kabhi badi mushkil se call lag jata hai to samne wale ko private number dikha raha hai aisa kyun ho raha hai aap bata sakte ho ? plz maine kal hi 501rs ka recharge karwaya hai yeh kyun ho raha hai ? aap plz bataiye

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  • Aruninfo January 20, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    In Tamilnadu MNP service idea network only started. BSNL need to wait for more than a week and there is no special offer amounced

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  • Rakesh January 20, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    atul :
    Hi,
    Whether this MNP is also applicable for the internet USB data cards too…..at least the author should comment on this…

    You can change the operator. If you use idea net setter you always use the idea sim, can’t use other sim.

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  • doc_dip January 20, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    @TT desk/Mr.bafna–is it apllicable to net card/data modem (post+pre) too??
    what if after sending PORT to 1900 and after getting sms..if anyone del that sms..is it possible to send another same sms ??or it will be blocked for 15 days???

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  • Arun January 20, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    2 years expectation now come to real. After a long postponability now as portability. We expect more info about MNP

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  • rahulraj January 20, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    hariprasad :
    i got foll msg from airtel…
    Dear partner,Please welcome Mr.X to our airtel family as 601-st MNP customer in kerala
    more than 600 people joined airtel on the 1st day itself…anyway i don knw how many ppl left airtel…

    ha ha ha haa

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  • hariprasad January 20, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    i got foll msg from airtel…

    Dear partner,Please welcome Mr.X to our airtel family as 601-st MNP customer in kerala

    more than 600 people joined airtel on the 1st day itself…anyway i don knw how many ppl left airtel…

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  • Himanshu Ojha January 20, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Yes Atul,
    The process is same for data card as cellphones.
    Welcome MNP . . .

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  • Manoj Abhigyan January 20, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    atul :
    Whether this MNP is also applicable for the internet data cards too?

    Yes, Mobile Number Portability is applicable for Internet Data Card too.

    Reply
  • A Mohapatra January 20, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    arghya :
    Hi,
    Can any one please say whether the PORTing code which is valid for 15days can be availed after that 15 days.

    After 15 Dys, you have to again send porting request and you’ll get a new different code.

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  • atul January 20, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    Hi,
    Whether this MNP is also applicable for the internet USB data cards too…..at least the author should comment on this…

    Reply
  • arghya January 20, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    Hi,

    Can any one please say whether the PORTing code which is valid for 15days can be availed after that 15 days.

    Reply
  • tejas January 20, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    HELLOO TELECOMTALK USERS….

    HOW ABOUT STARTING A NEW POST OR FORUM AT TELECOMTALK WHERE PEOPLE SHARE THE OFFERS BEING GIVEN TO THEM BY THEIR EXISTING OPERATOR TO RETAIN THEM. THIS WILL HELP OTHER USERS AND THEY CAN ALSO DEMAND THE SAME OFFERS FROM THESE OPERATORS.

    I GUESS ALL THE USERS WILL THEREBY BE BENEFITED. OTHERWISE THE OPERATORS ARE VERY SMART THEY WILL GIVE SPL BENEFITS ONLY TO THOSE WHO OPT FOR MNP THE REST WILL BE LEFT OUT.

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  • Tagore Varma January 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    BSNL will never win this race due to the attitude of its insensitive, arrogant mandarins and their corrupt and out-of-touch reality plans. We have no signal at all indoors for three whole days in my house and I was clueless whom to turn to as customer care is anything but professional. Pathetic system and ridiculous tariff with 1.2 paise still per second!

    Reply
  • bharath January 20, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    plz tell anyone who has ported succesively…..till now

    Reply
  • Mashhood Ahmad January 20, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    Now the biggest question is

    Will the monthly additions which were in millions for the last many months or for the last year, slow down?

    I believe it should slow down.

    Lets see what happens??

    Reply
  • Mustan January 20, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    Anyone filled the forms for porting request yet? Or can we only do it tomorrow?

    Reply
  • Saurav Rehan January 20, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    The mnp game is just started. One thing is sure that all private operators will try there best to retain there old customers especially the postpaid segment.

    Reply
  • Jambo January 20, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    BSNL will win this race for sure….

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