And so I am ported on to Vodafone now. Form submitted on Sunday evening, number activated a short while back. Hassle free experience again. Even more compared to the last time I ported as this time Aircel (my previous operator) didn't even bother calling me up to check why or where I was moving to. Guess they are too engrossed in getting Dhoni to win the current England series 
Overall, feeling good about being back on Vodafone. I was on VF since the days of Hutch - albeit in a different circle, so its a sort of homecoming for me
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Another point - in both my cases of porting, I didn't pay a single paisa during the porting request. Neither the 19 bucks porting fee, nor for any starter pack. I wonder if I just got lucky or this is a deliberate move by these operators to encourage people to port.
Overall, feeling good about being back on Vodafone. I was on VF since the days of Hutch - albeit in a different circle, so its a sort of homecoming for me
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Another point - in both my cases of porting, I didn't pay a single paisa during the porting request. Neither the 19 bucks porting fee, nor for any starter pack. I wonder if I just got lucky or this is a deliberate move by these operators to encourage people to port.