Here is a bad news for of Pre-paid mobile phone subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir.Millions of Prepaid Mobile service users may no longer be able to use their mobile phone connections. This is because; the government is examining the possibility of banning pre-paid cellular services in these security sensitive areas.
According to the latest media reports from PTI, the Government of India has plans for banning Prepaid mobile service in the in the Kashmir valley Jammu and Kashmir state for security reasons.
Union Home Minister Mr. P Chidambaram announced this while addressing the media in Srinagar at the All India Editors’ Conference organized by Press Information Bureau. Mr. P Chidambaram said “I urge everyone to switch over to post-paid mobile connections. We may have to ban the use of pre-paid connection for a while in the Kashmir valley if people do not switch over to post-paid”.
This can affect nearly 38 lakh Mobile Subsribers of the state who use prepaid connections from various mobile service operators. The GSM Mobile Operator Airtel has nearly 19 lakh GSM subscribers followed by BSNL having 12 lakh and Aircel having 7 lakh.
Currently, Indian citizens of other states who have a pre-paid connection are not allowed roaming facilities while visiting J&K and the seven North Eastern states. Media has learnt that the government has no plans to lift this restriction in the immediate future.
However, critics say that a mere ban on pre-paid mobile connections will not address security issues, especially considering that residents have access to other access to other technologies such as internet telephony, e-mail, chat services from several web portals such as Google and Yahoo! and even satellite phones.
Amit November 4, 2009 at 11:45 am
any chance to start the prepaid connection in j&k
Fahad October 31, 2009 at 4:27 pm
new no’s won’t get alloted…in othr words you cant buy a new connection and u can use ur old no. Til its validity period wnt get over…
So frnd recharge 2day heavily so that u can use ur no. 4 ths 3 months….
By the way which connection are you using
sheena October 31, 2009 at 3:21 pm
is it for sure that prepaid connctions wont work by 2mrw(1st nov)????
Fahad October 25, 2009 at 1:08 am
People here are scared now as this f***ing news has penetrated their minds…before every recharge they do ..they question like when will our prepaid sim get banned……
Fahad October 22, 2009 at 5:25 pm
@idrees…
Dude 130 is mean 4 bsnl-bsnl local calls only nd the rent is very high…
123 plan wud hav rocked man…
20 p std in n8 whch presently no operator is givin all over india….it z jst a dream come true…
Idrees October 20, 2009 at 7:17 pm
@fahad ,boss they hav got even butter today stv 130 validty 30 days local at 10p/m,others 90p/m applicable at all times/ very much confined to bsnl users
Fahad October 20, 2009 at 7:00 pm
U knw idrees bsnl ws havng a value card of 123 whch lasted 4 only 24 hrs in kashmir bt it z wrkng in jammu…
Its benifit z as flwng…
Local/std calls to any netwrk in day time (6 am – 11 pm) 50p/min
and
local/std calls to any netwrk in night time (11pm – 6 am) @ 20p/min…
Wd val of 1 month…
Rocking offer dude…
If a persn wants to opt tht plan then he has to recharge the same frm jammu as it z nt available in kashmir…evn a persn in kashmir cn opt ths if he wl recharge frm jammu
Fahad October 20, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Vodafone wl b ofrng more atractv gprs bonus card….as cmpared to airtel…at presnt aircel nd bsnl z offrng unlimitd gprs plans…bt aircel gprs z nt wrth usng…aircel shud banned 4 providng gprs in j&k circle…bsnl z havng a wndrful speed bt is costlier …i myslf prefer bsnl gprs…nd nw i m nt usng tata’s photon+ nemore……
And yes vodafne is nt providng gprs facility ryt now in j&k circle.@ swaps
Swaps October 20, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Vodafone GPRS not available in J&K?
Idrees October 20, 2009 at 6:06 pm
@good to hear frm u about vfone initative,meanwhile airtel non stop offers r continue in j&k, now for the first time a monthly plan for mobile gprs voucher 95 offering 100mb data usage for one month
Fahad October 20, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Act. I myslf am wrkng wd vfne as a sales executv
Fahad October 20, 2009 at 5:36 pm
You knw idrees vodafne is nt going 2 launch its gprs soon as they are putng sum xtra effort on sales(prepaid sims) when they wl solve ths matter thn thr wl b evry optn wrkng on vfne…rgrdng gprs they r wrkng 4 tht and it wl b available soon…nd also vodafn wl b launchng pay per sec. Here in j&k
Idrees October 20, 2009 at 12:00 pm
@fahad How these operators coup it up is the secondery issue but look what he said, the goverment has been making efforts to persuade pre-paid subscribers to swith over to postpaid connections due to security issues.”we may have to ban the pre-paid mobile services in kashmir valley for a while if our effors(at persuation)do not succeed. regarding ur comment on airtel stv 65 i know the coditions but look brother what is the problem with it if something is provided for lifetime validity,and to talk about vodafone gprs they have been saying since 6months the same words “it will be avalibule soon”that soon has never come yet.
Fahad October 20, 2009 at 9:38 am
@ idrees….as far as i heard frm telecm player’s thr wl be a no ban on prepaid subscriber’s …coz p.c chidambaram ne bola kuch nd media ne chaapa kuch…
Fahad October 20, 2009 at 9:37 am
@ idrees….as far as i heart frm telecm player’s thr wl be a no ban on prepaid subscriber’s …coz p.c chidambaram ne bola kuch nd media ne chaapa kuch…
Idrees October 19, 2009 at 6:35 pm
oops! They did it again,now a ban on pre-paid connections expected in north-east also.deadline for j&k prepaids is expected to be extended..
Fahad October 16, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Presently airtel nd vodafone are gvng rental free plans* by offering rent free plans it means they wl cum out wd atractv plans for youth..as presently they r targetng youth..so we hav to wait now to chk out wat z gonna happen next…* clip charges apply
Fahad October 16, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Presently airtel nd vodafone are gvng rental free plans* by offering rent free plans it means they wl cum out wd atractv for youth..as presently they r targetng youth..so we hav to wait now to chk out wat z gonna happen next…
Idrees October 16, 2009 at 8:32 pm
@Fahad,keep visiting the site..yeh chah wariyah informative and uptodate site.cheh kateh aousukh tane patheh cheh aashakh shayad busy.
Fahad October 16, 2009 at 7:32 pm
@Idrees
ba chus kashmiras manz rozan..
Suresh October 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm
All the service provider of J&K should introduces LIFE TIME RENT FREE POSTPAID PLAN.
MANU October 16, 2009 at 10:41 am
THEY SAY TO USE POST-PAID CONNECTIONS AND HOW R THEY GONNA DO THE VERIFICATION PROCESS , THEY CAN DO THE SAME IN TH CASE OF PRE-PAID INSTEAD OF ALL THESE MESS……………….
Idrees October 16, 2009 at 9:16 am
@fahad,u got it wrong i think have anathor close look at his comment,if not well said still it carries something.. “kashmiras munz rozan chukh i guess..isn’t it
Fahad October 16, 2009 at 9:04 am
@ emad…wat do u mean by sayng al ths nonsense…..
Emad October 16, 2009 at 7:58 am
Right!! postpaid connections also should be banned there and than kashmeer will become hell of earth
terrorist will must happy after hearing this news that no need to attack on telecom towers because they are already dead
abhijit October 15, 2009 at 9:55 pm
As I told earlier….THIS IS NOTHING BUT HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATION.
Idrees October 15, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Bill barne kya inka ——– jayega woh bhe in j&k system and if u r from j&k than u will guess what am i refering to
rizwan October 15, 2009 at 6:33 pm
but still its a question of marketshare …n companies… even dont wanna do..
but having said that …if still they goona ..force companies 2 banned ..prepaid…
the companis should cum wid new ttractive pospaid plan ..which can be almost similar 2 prepaid.
kaushik October 15, 2009 at 6:13 pm
next thing u heard post paid mobile also banned in JK
Idrees October 15, 2009 at 5:42 pm
@Anirban What the matter of security u mean,the medium of connectivity is not confined to just cell phones now have a look at the past attacks where other advanced mediums were impelemented,after deployment of over 6lakh troops in kashmir if still it is a security issue than ALMIGHTY knows better
ANIRBAN October 15, 2009 at 5:04 pm
But dude its matter of our security.
MANU October 15, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Who the ————- is this Union Home Minister Mr. P Chidambaram to criticize on topic of Mobile as he doesn’t know any thng abt ——. Does this ——– mean to that all 38 lakh Mobile Subsribers shud use post-paid ? Wil the Govrnment pay the bill or this fool who commented on this topic wil ?
Its Ok for him cause The Govn is paying his bill and notng is going from his pocket . People in J&K if people listen to what this fools u wil ruined instead ask them refund the money which u had paid while taking the connection as well as ur existing talk time.
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Idrees October 15, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Why can’t they treat this issue in a productive manner beacuse we all know there is a triangulation method which traces out the location of a mobile user by traking IMEI number with the help of three nearest towers around the user.isn’t it that they can lncate the offender as well
Idrees October 15, 2009 at 3:30 pm
@ravi these exsisting operators leave no stone unturned in case of verification and is done same as you mentioned in ur post ie why it takes 2_3 days to get a sim active even then they r calling it a risk.. u can imagine by the fact that u dont get a sim card with the kit but u have to wait for verifiying agency and than the sim has to be recieved at the residance .itself
Ravi October 15, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Instead of banning, Address Verification must be done strictly. Each application for connection must be signed and verified by an agency appointed by DOT, it can be a government agency too or attestation by special executive magistrate appointed by state government.
Idrees October 15, 2009 at 2:03 pm
It is surely going to hurt the sentiments of people,it is just rubbish when the ‘UHM’himself commits that conditions r stable here just look at the bloody administration, there r no alternatives to tackle the problem living in 21th centuary.why they allowded prepaid connections when they were aware of the situation and the conditions prevailing in future five years before.it isn’t fair in prosporous “GREAT INDIA” now u will see it will be anathor issue for ….
altaf October 15, 2009 at 1:36 pm
what the hell man !! this is not fair everyone has the right to use the services banning prepaid will not solve the security problem there are many other means of communication so according to this they will have to ban this also. indian government is mentally sick they don’t know what they are doing