Airtel Mobile International Roaming

[Sushubh]

New Delhi, September 24, 2008: Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s leading integrated telecom services provider, today announced that it has partnered with SingTel, the official sponsor of the Singapore Formula 1, to offer all Airtel customers Free Incoming Calls while in Singapore on the race weekend. This is an exclusive offering from Bharti Airtel for the [...]

Airtel Partners with SingTel to Offer Free Incoming Calls while on International Roaming in Singapore

 

[snpexim]

Could anyone inform on the post-paid AIRTEL roaming charges for a Mumbai SIM to be used in USA and Switzerland for now onwards? I plan to travel and do not think that the MATRIX.IN SIMs could be any cheaper. I need the per minute or per second charge for USA and Switzerland and same for SMSs. I am unable to log on to the AIRTEL website just now since it seems it is under upgrade or whatever.

 

[Sushubh]

you should check out Airtel World SIM: Save up to 85% on Your International Calls When You Travel Abroad

---------- Post added at 08:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------

looks like it might not be available in mumbai right now

 

[sudhakar35]

Hi Snpexim,
You can click this link : Airtel Postpaid International Roaming Charges, Tariff Plans to view the rate. But the page itself will take more time to load in any browser.

This is the direct link for Mumbai subscribers (Postpaid) while roaming in USA :
http://www.airtel.in/applications/xm/postpaidInternationalRoamingDetails.jsp?CIRCLE=3&COUNTRY=3492&CIRCLENAME=Mumbai&COUNTRYNAME=USA
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Mumbai subscribers roaming in Switzerland :
http://www.airtel.in/applications/xm/postpaidInternationalRoamingDetails.jsp?CIRCLE=3&COUNTRY=3473&CIRCLENAME=Mumbai&COUNTRYNAME=Switzerland

 

[Deep Sukhwani]

Hello, I will be going to UK for about 2 yrs, but it will be a multi trip, meaning I will be travelling back to India atleast once in 6 months, Can you please tell me the way to use my Airtel Prepaid sim back there in London? Also, is there anything like activation of International Roaming, because Airtel on its website says, before you fly Abroad, do check whether or not your international roaming has been activated.... But when I called customer care on 121, they informed that I dont need to activate International Roaming..Please let me know the facts!Thanks!

 

[sudhakar35]

Now Airtel charges rental of Rs.99 per month for international roaming. No problem.Keep your balance below Rs.99 and enjoy.

Remember that you should send sms from international roaming atleast once in 30 days (even if it costs Rs.25 per sms) so that your number will not get deacticated. Now a days airtel deactivates all numbers which are inactive (no incoming / outgoing calls or sms for 90 days).


Visit :
http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/Airtel.in/airtel.in/home/foryou/mobile/prepaid/roaming/international/pg_fy_mb_prep_roaming_ir

for more details.

 

[Deep Sukhwani]

Hey, thanks for the response!That was really helpful, I just wanted to know one thing, what If I keep recieving smses on my mobile while I am on international Roaming, and if I dont send any sms from my mobile for 30 days, then, would it still be considered as INACTIVITY?I mean, are incoming smses not counted as activity on my Airtel Prepaid mobile phone?

 

[sudhakar35]

I think only balance deductible transactions are considered as activity. Better you call customer care.

 

[Deep Sukhwani]

Thanks for the help...Airtel Customer Care is really pathetic to expect any help from them.......:wall:

 

[sudhakar35]

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