The Biggest airtel scam ever

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I am a Airtel Postpaid Mobile user since a very long time now. and one day I was told through there Thanks app that There Fiber Broadband comes with an Landline Service in my area.
This has Impressed me, and I have booked a new Airtel Fiber Connection and it got Installed the very same day.
I Received my Airtel Landline number through an Email from Airtel and the email says I got Free unlimited calling all over the country.
I was so Excited about this, and I bought a new Telephone set to connect to the landline Service which I will be getting from Airtel.
I connected the phone, and there is no dial tone. I am unable to make calls, and no incoming as well.
I tried Calling My Landline Number provided by airtel from my Mobile, and to my shock it says the Number is not valid.
I have Immediately Called the guy who Installed the connection and told him about this, and to my shock this guy says, Airtel wont provide any landline service. its only Internet what they provide.
I shone him my plan details on there airtel thanks app, and on there website airtel.in and also in the Email I received from airtel.
but this guy still says that its only Internet what they provide and there is nothing like landline from airtel.
Then I called airtel customer care and booked a complaint regarding my fake landline number provided by the airtel. this time the customer care guys said, the landline number i got from airtel is valid and they are going to send there technician to fix the problem with in 24 hours.
the very next day I got a call from the same guy who installed the connection and he still says the same. this time with a rood voice. he sir I already told you that you will only get Internet and nothing else. no landline nothing and the have cut the call on my face.
as soon as he cuts the call, I got an SMS from airtel saying that my complained is closed.
I dint give up. I have booked a complaint again with airtel, and this time, they have closed my complaint without even calling me.
I still dint give up. I kept on booking complaints Repeatedly and they use to close my complaints Repeatedly without solving my landline problem.
I got tired of it, and posted all this things on there facebook and twitter pages.
now, again airtel guys booked multiple ticket's on my landline number and promised me that my problem will be solved with in 24 hours.
but no, it dint. again all those complaints got closed without any fix. they din't even contacted me while they are closing my tickets.
but still I dint give up, I kept on posting on there facebook and twitter pages about my landline thing, and you know what? this time airtel Surprises me saying that they only provide landline service in few locations and they do not provide any landline service at my location.
I asked them if it is the case, then y I was told that I will be getting a landline service along with my Broadband plan? Y I was told that there is an unlimited calling with my plan?
Then y I was given a landline number?
and trust me, they have no answer to any of my questions. and since then airtel has stopped responding to my posts on facebook and twitter.
later, I got to know that I am not alone who got cheated in the name of landline by airtel. there are many customers all over the country.
This is a open Scam by airtel.
People, stay away from this cheater company.
Dear Airtel, Stop Playing with Peoples Trust.
This shows What Kind of Management Airtel has.
The Fake Landline Number Provided to me by Airtel is: 08689468736.
 
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Try dialing 121/198 from your landline number.
If this connects. the router is configured correctly. But the services are not yet active at your location.
 
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yea same here, they mention landline on their page but haven't rolled it out. I got provisioned a landline number with correct STD and all. But from what airtel guys said, they haven't added the infrastructure required for landline in my city, and thousands of airtel fiber users are there in my cityI don't know how that works out? they use SIP VOIP for their landline shouldn't it just work when they have assigned a number? I have had this connection for a year now. Still they say they'll "SMS me" when its available.
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Firstly, i don't understand why BSNL comes into the conversation here. The OP has said that he got Airtel Xstream Fiber connection. And, i suppose, there would be no interference with BSNL here.

Well, there are still people who use landlines in this world. But, yes, i think there would be a small glitch with the connection since you are already been able to use internet through the same connection.

As far as number of connections in the area is concerned, i have no details as such. Can anyone confirm me why this comes into play, and why is not feasible to provide calling facility which uses the same line?
 
@minuteman there website and thanks app and there plans mention unlimited landline calling. when they mention they have to provide it. the dam thing is, even my bill mentions details of my landline.
 
@Abhi842 they never mentioned that the LCO city will not get a landline service. in fact even in there FAQ it is clearly mentioned that there is unlimited calling through a landline services and same rules apply for LCO city. you can check this on there website.
lets say, if landline is not for LCO city, then y in the Earth I was told that i will get a landline service with my plan? and y there is a mention of landline number?
 
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