Airtel Withdraws Airtel Online.

Sumeet_naik · 02-05-2009, 12:23 PM

Below is the SMS I recieved from Airtel today:

Quote:

We are withdrawing Airtel Online service wef 5th May '09. After 5th May, Enjoy seamless Internet on your phone at just 30p/50kb, SMS VBC ACTV to 222(Toll Free)

This is a very stupid move by greedy airtel to earn money. They customers care isn't like it used to be, then the Fair Usage policy and now they're withdrawing airtel online which is the only offer which helps people stay connected on-the-move at proper price. (Its pricing in Karnataka being 5Rs per day and 99Rs per month).

I think its time for another petiton.

Source- as mentioned from the SMS they sent.

Coool · 02-05-2009, 01:41 PM

Fu(k off airtel!

mayanksahni · 02-05-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Coool

Fu(k off airtel!

+1
These guys(airtel) r crossing their limits. Dont they know that in this manner they will be out of business very soon.

mrintech · 02-05-2009, 02:58 PM

What is Airtel Online????

vikrant333 · 02-05-2009, 03:08 PM

airtel is chor....

gary4gar · 02-05-2009, 03:09 PM

Just wait for few more month for Mobile Number portability to arrive

awww · 02-05-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mayanksahni

+1
These guys(airtel) r crossing their limits. Dont they know that in this manner they will be out of business very soon.

will they i still see that not many people are concerned about internet or technology in our country

mrintech · 02-05-2009, 03:17 PM

What is Airtel Online????

george101 · 02-05-2009, 03:32 PM

wat is it anyway?

NucleusKore · 02-05-2009, 03:37 PM

Guess it's something to do with browsing through the mobile phone. It's not too fast anyway, you're better off with a wired broadband connection.

Coool · 02-05-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mrintech

What is Airtel Online????

net on phone

Coool · 02-05-2009, 05:00 PM

Here in hyd, we dont have any such offers..we have mobile office which is 20/day and airtel live 30kb/20p

amitabhishek · 02-05-2009, 05:05 PM

Airtel is racing towards becoming a (unt of misery.

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Originally Posted by mrintech

What is Airtel Online????

Airtel basically offers two kind of GPRS service(excluding BB):

Airtel Online : A GPRS service to surf net through mobile mostly WAP site. But browsers like Opera can be used to surf HTML sites.

Mobile Office: Its GPRS with EDGE, mobile can double up as a modem plus you can configure your mobile email client for iMAP, POP3 or MS Exchange service.

Gigacore · 02-05-2009, 05:44 PM

even I received the msg.. that's really stupid.

Cyrus_the_virus · 02-05-2009, 06:38 PM

Airtel Online/Mobile Office was withdrawn in Hyderabad on Dec1st 2008 which was very handful at Rs15 per day. The 30p/50KB is the only scheme available now.

ThinkFree · 02-05-2009, 06:57 PM

They stopped providing that service in Delhi a long time ago.

Pathik · 02-05-2009, 07:19 PM

I hope they don't stop it in Mumbai too.

MO is fu*king 25 rs/day.

iinfi · 02-05-2009, 07:38 PM

hutch had done this 5 years back ...now airtel v done it.. not surprised

shashank_re · 02-05-2009, 08:06 PM

They are not doing this just for the sake of money...!
They need to keep in mind the network utilization also....
When Millions of new subscribers are getting added to the network every month, their networks will be clogged and voice clarity will deteriorate if Data Services are not controlled!

amitabhishek · 02-05-2009, 08:13 PM

^^^ On the contrary they want revenues from VAS to go up. Since call charges incl. roaming has dropped considerably (thanks to TRAI).

red_devil · 02-05-2009, 08:20 PM

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Airtel Online : A GPRS service to surf net through mobile mostly WAP site. But browsers like Opera can be used to surf HTML sites.

is this the service where they let us browse the net without any fixed monthly rentals n stuff ?? the one where we're charged some 15ps / 10 kb or something ???

awww · 02-05-2009, 08:22 PM

what about recent airtel merger will that result in anyting good?

red_devil · 02-05-2009, 08:25 PM

^ what airtel merger ??

Coool · 02-05-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by red_devil

is this the service where they let us browse the net without any fixed monthly rentals n stuff ??

99/month & 5/day

amitabhishek · 02-05-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by red_devil

is this the service where they let us browse the net without any fixed monthly rentals n stuff ?? the one where we're charged some 15ps / 10 kb or something ???

Its a basic GPRS service, you can browse sites at 1G speeds. Earlier they charged Rs. 49 or something for unlimited surfing.

Per KB charges are in Mobile Office and its only now this per KB $hit been introduced in AO.

Sumeet_naik · 02-05-2009, 09:37 PM

@mrintech
Airtel online is airtel's net on your phone. Also called NOP.

@vikranti333
Agreed..

@gary4gar
As soon as they take AO down.. I'm off airtel,.

@awww
Oh.. There are many who are,
Not just in the forum but everywhere on the net.. There is a big world on net..

@NucleusKore
Unfortunately as a engineering student, airtel online and mobile Office are the only way i connect to net.. This is a condition of many other students too ..

@shashank_re
Actually, with their subscribers down to nothing, coz of better offers from other providers, they can afford this at ease..

@red_devil
Its was 5bucks a day and 99 bucks a month.

@awww
Airtel merger? No idea.. Btw, if you're talking about aircel, its a different service provides altogether..