No sending more than 100 SMS per day from September 27

KDroid · 20-09-2011, 10:03 AM

So, you love texting, and take pride in how fast your nimble fingers can fly over the keypad, here's some news to slow you down.

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Just one more week (read September 20) and then you will be able to send just 100 texts per day - for that is when the Per Day Per Sim (PDPS) rule of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which was announced last year, will come into effect. Some mobile users have already started receiving explanatory texts from service providers: "Dear customer, as per TRAI regulations, w.e.f 20/9/11, you can send only 100 SMSes in a day. It is also applicable on existing packs."

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Garbage · 20-09-2011, 10:17 AM

WTF?
What if I want to send more than that? Will they charge for additional SMSs or they will not allow it at all?

**krishnandu.sarkar** · 20-09-2011, 10:21 AM

I'm on Vodafone, and didn't got any such notification. But one of my friend with whom I text regularly over 200 SMS, already got notification. She's on Reliance.

I can't explain my condition. 100 SMS per day is like nothing for me. It'll be over within 12 - 1 PM if I start from morning.

**asingh** · 20-09-2011, 10:28 AM

As if it will curb the menace. Most offenders use web engines to send bulk SMS. Our government day in day out proves that they do not know what they are doing.

xtremevicky · 20-09-2011, 10:36 AM

Wont affect me now

dashing.sujay · 20-09-2011, 11:02 AM

I used to think that TRAI is the ring-hunter of all moron service providers, but this was a hands down sad decision from TRAI

Although, earlier 200 were like nothing to me (used to do 500+

) but these days i rather call, so won't affect much except on some days. BTW I or my any of the friends didn't got any such notofication.

gagan007 · 20-09-2011, 11:28 AM

what a stupid rule. I am sure it won't affect spammers in any way, it is normal people like us who will suffer!
curse you TRAI

BTW you get notification or not, it will get applied for all service providers...

eagle_y2j · 20-09-2011, 12:11 PM

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http://www.trai.gov.in/regulationpre.asp?id=107

8.(c) after clause (k), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
“(ka) no Access Provider shall permit sending of more than one
hundred SMS per day per SIM:
Provided that in case of post paid telephone number the Access
Provider shall not permit more than three thousand SMS per SIM
per month:
Provided further that in case of post paid telephone number, the
Access Provider shall not permit sending of more than one
hundred SMS per day per SIM from a date to be notified by the
Authority;
(kb) the Authority may by direction, from time to time, specify
the category of SMS which shall be excluded from the limit of one
hundred SMS per day per SIM:
Provided that before permitting a customer to send specified
category of SMS beyond the limit of one hundred SMS per day
per SIM, the Access Provider shall obtain an undertaking from
such customer that he shall not use such telephone number for
sending any commercial communications:
Provided further that the Access Provider shall enter, in the list
maintained in the National Telemarketer Register, the telephone
number, name and address of the customer, category of exempted
SMS and date of permitting sending of SMS beyond limit of one
hundred SMS per day per SIM and the said list shall be updated
every Monday.”

Nothing to worry much as TRAI in her regulation itself provides that there will be category of SMS which shall be excluded from the limit of one hundred SMS per day per SIM.!

Personal communications cant be barred as this would result in violation of Fundamental Right of Expression.

**krishnandu.sarkar** · 20-09-2011, 12:28 PM

Wow..!! Where can I get such form?? I'll contact Vodafone today

d6bmg · 20-09-2011, 01:21 PM

Saw this news in TOI in the morning. That is violation of human digital rights. TRAI should concentrate on improving QoS, not in these ruelz.

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Originally Posted by asingh

As if it will curb the menace. Most offenders use web engines to send bulk SMS. Our government day in day out proves that they do not know what they are doing.

Sadly they are too dumb to understand these facts.

Charan · 20-09-2011, 02:13 PM

100 SMS / Year is more than enough for me

ithehappy · 20-09-2011, 02:27 PM

I like the move actually. Now those meaningless SMS will stop, like I am eating, I am bathing, I am typing, I am ...... and blah blah.....

d6bmg · 20-09-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Charan

100 SMS / Year is more than enough for me

That proves that your online is badly affecting your real life.

abhijangda · 20-09-2011, 04:29 PM

oh god!! 100 sms will be very less. Surely it is a voilation of human rights

sumonpathak · 20-09-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

Wow..!! Where can I get such form?? I'll contact Vodafone today

keep me posted if ya find such forms

**asingh** · 20-09-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ithehappy

I like the move actually. Now those meaningless SMS will stop, like I am eating, I am bathing, I am typing, I am ...... and blah blah.....

They will not stop.

**Krow** · 20-09-2011, 06:00 PM

IF it can curb the advertisers, good. Else this is just like DRM, a pain for genuine texters and useless to stop the commercial ones.

**Sam** · 20-09-2011, 06:12 PM

same should be applied on the service providers. get 15-20 of those ad sms per day.

hotshot05 · 20-09-2011, 06:15 PM

But this has happened already in April/March 2011.
Even then TRAI said that messages will be limited to 100sms/day. Airtel had implemented it(I suffered because of that). But no other operator did.
Airtel finally stopped it. Now am happily back on Airtel.

Lets see what happens this time!!!

socrates · 20-09-2011, 07:08 PM

See: TRAI restricts number of SMS to 100 - Mobile Phone | ThinkDigit News

What a joke, today I received a sms selling bulk sms from a site, in different quantities eg: Rs 3000/- for 1lakh sms

lol

clmlbx · 20-09-2011, 07:27 PM

airtel Is following this from a long time. I don't remember the date when it started but it exist on it all plans. a tleast from months.

Nipun · 20-09-2011, 08:00 PM

Something similar was in news a few months ago too...

I will only be happy if I stop getting message from "TD-XYZ"!! Its very frustrating..

**MetalheadGautham** · 20-09-2011, 08:27 PM

Instead of this, let them charge telemarketers Re 1/- per advertising SMS they send. And out of that 10ps tax and 90ps credited to user who gets the advertisement.

Nipun · 20-09-2011, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Instead of this, let them charge telemarketers Re 1/- per advertising SMS they send. And out of that 10ps tax and 90ps credited to user who gets the advertisement.

I wish this happens!!

And why not to credit the user for calls too? I will love advertisers then!

d6bmg · 20-09-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Instead of this, let them charge telemarketers Re 1/- per advertising SMS they send. And out of that 10ps tax and 90ps credited to user who gets the advertisement.

Then my mobile will be open to every ads that are coming in my way.

Tech&ME · 20-09-2011, 11:12 PM

Hmmmmm.....

register for DND to get rid of Advertisement SMS.

MatchBoxx · 21-09-2011, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Instead of this, let them charge telemarketers Re 1/- per advertising SMS they send. And out of that 10ps tax and 90ps credited to user who gets the advertisement.

Epic, just Epic Idea boss! xD

Sarath · 21-09-2011, 12:31 AM

Oh wow. I am so glad this came up. If you are listening TRAI, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is like the best news I have heard in a long time.

Man if they had announced this in front of me, I would have kissed their feet.

Thanks for taking the first few steps into saving humanity. Now people will start "telling" what they want to, using god gifted human speech, instead of using a 100SMSes to convey the same.

eagle_y2j · 21-09-2011, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarath

Oh wow. I am so glad this came up. If you are listening TRAI, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is like the best news I have heard in a long time.

Man if they had announced this in front of me, I would have kissed their feet.

Thanks for taking the first few steps into saving humanity. Now people will start "telling" what they want to, using god gifted human speech, instead of using a 100SMSes to convey the same.

But empathy towards persons who can't speak also need consideration ..