Now, there seems to be good news for all the SMS fans or Heavy SMS Users! Indian Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today increased the limit of One hundred SMS (100 SMS) per day per SIM to Two hundred SMS (200 SMS) per day per SIM for prepaid users.
TRAI also doubles the SMS limits/caps for Postpaid mobile service users from 3000 SMS per month to 6000 SMS per month per SIM.
TRAI said that it has received representations from some of the service providers and consumers to increase the limit of 100 SMS per day per SIM. The Authority has considered these representations and decided to increase the limit of one hundred SMS per day per SIM to two hundred SMS per day per SIM.The new SMS cap of 200 SMSes per SIM per day for Prepaid and 6000 SMSes per SIM per month on Postpaid will be effective from today i.e. 1st November 2011.
On 27th September, TRAI directs all Access Providers (GSM and CDMA Mobile service operators) to sets a cap of 100 SMSs per day per users as earlier we shared on TelecomTalk.
New SMS Limits / Cap for Prepaid and Postpaid Subscribers :
Prepaid : 200 SMS Per Day Per SIM (existing 100 SMS/Day)
Postpaid : 6000 SMS Per Month Per SIM (existing 3000 SMS/Month)
rahul kumar December 13, 2012 at 5:01 pm
hey..
m only send 100 per day which were free thn i’ll pay for msgs….
So why we take the sms pack…if we dont get free sms…
abhinav February 26, 2012 at 1:04 pm
hey bsnl is not providing TRAI regulations of giving 200 sms free per day what should i do??
sheetal parmar February 7, 2012 at 11:49 am
in new sim msg 100 or 200?
nikhil February 1, 2012 at 10:52 am
messages are only the cheapest means of communication to stay in touch with friends and relatives then why TRAI is doing like this. I have the vodafone number and that bloody vodafone is providing only 100 sms per day and charging 50 paise per sms after that…. i wannt the answer from TRAI and Vodafone as soon as possible..Is Vodafone Fooling us??? i can only say “TRAI SUCKS”
sathya November 17, 2011 at 3:26 am
Hi
In vodafone first 100 sms only free and after that they charged for sms ( 0.50 paise)per sms . when it will comes to an End .
arjun November 13, 2011 at 1:19 pm
TataDocomo is not revised their free sms plan from 100 to 200 ???
While other operators in karnatak are offering 200 free sms from november 3rd itself but dis bloody docomo ppl in karnataka not offering 200 free /day
They are charing 0.60 paise after free 100 msgs
Abhi November 7, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Hey in idea only 100sms Are free ?
Silsila November 7, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Nope…Docomo is providing 200…
Raviraj November 7, 2011 at 11:33 am
Raviraj November 7, 2011 at 11:32 am
hey in docomo only 100 sms are free. why not 200???????/
Hanumant Khatri November 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Vodafone (rajasthan) me 200 msg free nhi hue hai abhi tak. sirf 100 free hai. 100 ke baad rs.1 per sms charge lagta hai
Akshay November 6, 2011 at 3:26 pm
I cannot send more than 100 sms ..i am using BSNL network.. Did anyone know when will the Bsnl update the New TRAI Rule?
shiladitya November 5, 2011 at 8:20 pm
could anyone please tell me the new vodafone tariff for sms in kolkata after the revision by TRAI?
Silsila November 5, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Is there any change in sms packs provided by the Telcos???
Or still is it still the 3000nos for 30 days???
Sanjay Bafna November 5, 2011 at 6:20 pm
BSNL implemented 200 SMS/Day per SIM rule from 4th November.
akshay November 5, 2011 at 9:31 am
Wen will bsnl update the new rule?? Any idea about that?
Aakarshya November 3, 2011 at 10:15 pm
In tata docomo,it charged re.1 for my 101st and onwards sms,what is this,all should be clarified immediately
Esmail November 3, 2011 at 9:51 am
If this irrational behaviour is continued by the telecom operators, more and more people who have GPRS active on their cells should opt for whatsapp, its an app for symbian, android, Blackberry and iOS phones which allows users to send unlimitted sms to other whatsapp users any where in the world, no worries of daily sms cap. The one way in which it is different from traditional mobile messengers is that it doesnt require additional usernames or pins like BBM, it uses your mobile number and integrates your phone book, so you can send sms directly.
anand November 3, 2011 at 1:25 am
Bsnl too hasn’t updated the limit to 200….
when i called the customercare they said they haven’t yet got orders to updated the plans….
wtf is this????
krishnendu November 2, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Finally return of sanity..although partly!
Gaurav November 2, 2011 at 11:41 pm
I use a prepaid aircel sim but when i tried to send more than 100 sms it charged 1 rupee per sms..
jasmine November 2, 2011 at 9:41 pm
nice and thank a lot . am using airtel sim prepaid. but today when i try to send more than 100 sms i got .75 paise charged per sms. i cant send more than 100 sms
sweetguy November 2, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Airtel cheaters also haven’t removed their block yet…still its 100sms per day…
Rahul November 2, 2011 at 9:24 pm
democratic nation someone is deciding how many sms we should send per day, are we in the years before 1947?
Chirag Shah November 2, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Today also after finishing 100 SMS , I got a SMS from reliance that “AS PER TRAI REGULATION YOU HAVE REACHED THE DAILY LIMIT OF 100 SMS TODAY”
Why is that in imposing the restriction of 100 SMS per day, Reliance was the first to send the SMS to Customers informing the restriction, but now when the restriction has been relaxed Reliance people have no idea of the relaxation or are not ready to follow the TRAI regulation
Rohan Singh November 2, 2011 at 5:14 pm
TRAI has allowed but operators have not yet started. Wait for sometime till ur next SMS Recharge.
sandy November 2, 2011 at 2:53 pm
so i read w.e.f frm 1st nov n today its 2nd nov n i still have 100 free sms
nitin November 2, 2011 at 2:44 pm
I am facing the same issue, I am using Tata Indicom which had enforced the 100 sms per day cap from 27th Sept without any delay, now after the cap has been raised to 200 per day, their systems do not have any information about the new regulation wef 1st Nov, and i am unable to send group sms.
Karan November 2, 2011 at 1:18 pm
c.c Says There Are No Changes…
Where R You TRAI???
Esmail November 2, 2011 at 10:04 am
@Priyanshu I am facing the same issue, I am using Reliance GSM and Uninor services, both of which had enforced the 100 sms per day cap from 27th Sept without any delay, now after the cap has been raised to 200 per day, their systems do not have any information about the new regulation wef 1st Nov.
Priyanshu November 2, 2011 at 8:52 am
By increasing the sms limit there is some relief given by the govt. of India but not from the telecom company.
Still am not able to send more than 100 sms in a day by a sim.
And when i called to cust. care they said they don’t even know such regulation has been passes by the govt.
Wah re TELECOM COMPANY.
When the 100 sms regulation was passed from the 1st day you have cut the sms limit and now when the sms limit has been increased now you dont know any thing.
manpreet singh November 2, 2011 at 1:06 am
it shud be back to 500 sms per day
MEHBOOB November 1, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Dost channel should not be blocked it always open. Is u disturb with telemarketing sms just silent your sms tone. because sms are not essential as calls. Its very irritating to receive telemarketing voice calls not the sms. I am sure TRAI one day will cap the voice call limit.
dskushwaha November 1, 2011 at 10:24 pm
I am not a big SMS sender except on some festivals when I use online SMSs websites. I have enrolled my mobile numbers in NDNC Registry and hardly ever receive SMSs from telemarketing agencies. But I really face the heat of TRAI’s SMS cap on Google SMS channel, Google SMS Search, IRCTC and SMSs from my bank regarding transactions. especially Google SMS channel has stopped working fully and no SMSs are received now a days.
MEHBOOB November 1, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Saurabh November 1, 2011 at 9:58 pm
I think it’ll be back to 500 sms/day again
Kaushik November 1, 2011 at 9:12 pm
nice move by TRAI. relief for us!
bunty November 1, 2011 at 9:11 pm
sach mein, mere khayal se ye aur ek tarika tha telecom companies se paise khane ka. now they’re paying to keep their sms business ongoing so they increased it to 200, if they pay more it will be 300
raja November 1, 2011 at 8:18 pm
now its 200 and when it will be unlimited as before………..lagta hai anna hazare ji ko sms ke liye bhi ansan karna padega…………….ya phir isitarah phir 300 ,400, 500, karke agle 6 mahine me wapas wohi pahanch jayenge jaisa pehle tha. lagta hai tele marketers ka looby ministers aur bureaucrats ke upper kuchh jyada hi hai…………agar customer ke liye TRAI ka itna hi dard hai to ek DO CALL register kyun nahin chalu karte jahan sab mobile no registered hoge aur jise marketing call ya sms chahiye sirf wohi isse bahar aajayen. aisa nahin hoga kyun ke yeh sab minister aur officers in telecom companies ke Daya par jo jite hain. inhe paisa kaun dega??????
sonic November 1, 2011 at 8:10 pm
bt from when its starting???:P
Chaitanya November 1, 2011 at 8:04 pm
@Jagan
i still never crossed 100.. But still a good news
Jagan November 1, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Ha.. Haa… Heavy SMS users may smile a little more for this increase limit.
Abraham November 1, 2011 at 7:51 pm
vodafone, kerala, blocked sms beyond 100.. and after calling 198 customer complaintn line, they say they are not aware of the new rule and its still 100
Jeet November 1, 2011 at 7:46 pm
It seems that everyone in Telecom department & TRAI from Minister to peon, is busy in negotiating. Initial so called harsh actions appears to increase bargain from Telemarketers.
Mane November 1, 2011 at 7:44 pm
But I could not send more than 100 today. After 100 sms message sending was failed and also got an sms from reliance about completing sms limit for today.
varun2020 November 1, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Can Postpaid customers can send 6000 sms in 1 day or only 200 max everyday
Vicky_run November 1, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Der aayad , durust aayad…
yuvaraj j November 1, 2011 at 7:03 pm
today onwards we can enjoy 200 sms
shree November 1, 2011 at 6:56 pm
is it true but still i can able to send only 70 sms..
Chakri November 1, 2011 at 6:40 pm
happa!!!! thank god!!!! foolish TRAI…. bt thanks fr lifting the ban…. i was unable to avoid sm friends as 100 was insufficient to contact all friends…..
Riju November 1, 2011 at 6:39 pm
thx trai
sohini November 1, 2011 at 6:29 pm
wow cool I was thinking of geeting another sim and using msg promos in two sims was way too expensive.I am really glad that the limit has been increased!
Prithvi November 1, 2011 at 5:59 pm
TRAI shouldn’t have caved in like this … the youth are turning into robots.
karthi November 1, 2011 at 5:55 pm
great news… we all waited to hear this news badly
DB November 1, 2011 at 5:50 pm
@MEHBOOB
@ MEHBOOB its already applicable … ive sent 140 SMS today (nov 1) on Airtel Andhra Pradesh network.
user November 1, 2011 at 5:28 pm
what a sham!
trai is being used and managed by the telecon companies and the marketeers
Sukumar November 1, 2011 at 5:05 pm
@admin when wil it effect 2 all?
saha November 1, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Gud news. But, this is going to make pesky sms back unless trai lifts the 5paise termination charges for commercial SMS. The 5paise termination charges makes the bulk SMS very costlier. The advertisers may choose offline SMS back, they have no other option. So, If Trai Lifts the Termination charges on Commercial SMS, then only the DND subscribers will not get pesky sms.
MEHBOOB November 1, 2011 at 4:53 pm
When will it applicable?
Mustan November 1, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I have one question, for voice telemarketing call TRAI will when cap the voice call per day? AGREE!!
Raghu November 1, 2011 at 4:45 pm
at last after all the representations of customers, TRAI has come forward to increase the limit to 200 sms/day
sayan November 1, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Trai). “The authority has received representations from some of the service providers and consumers to increase the limit of 100 SMSes per day per SIM. The authority has considered these representations and decided to increase the limit of 100 SMSes per day per SIM to 200 SMSes per day per SIM,” Trai said in a statement today. To deter unsolicited SMSes by telemarketing companies, Trai had earlier restricted the number of non- commercial SMSes that can be send from a SIM to 100. There was no restriction on commercial messages sent through telemarketing companies registered with Trai. The new cap of 200 SMSes per sim per day will be effective from today. After much delay, TRAI in September this year came out with recommendations to stop pesky calls and text messages, directing that no operators will permit the transmission of more than 100 SMSes per day per SIM. In a bid to clamp down pesky SMSes, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had said that it will impose a termination charge of 5 paise
per SMS on operators from whose networks commercial messages originate. Termination charges are paid by an operator from whose network calls or SMS originate to the one on whose network these communications end. These charges impact tariffs. “The promotional SMS charge shall be Re 0.05 (five paisa only). The Originating Access provider may collect the promotional SMS charge from the registered telemarketer,” TRAI said in a notification. At present, some operators charge a termination fee of up to 15 paise per SMS. The current directive would make it mandatory for all operators to charge the termination levy for commercial SMSes.
hardeep November 1, 2011 at 4:33 pm
great!
MEHBOOB November 1, 2011 at 4:28 pm
After all our shouts works….but I am not still happy though I use 70-80 sms per day, but the limitation is not at all good. It still against the fundamental rights of freedom of speech and expression.
I have one question, for voice telemarketing call TRAI will when cap the voice call per day?????
VIgnesh November 1, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Gud news for us…