To port or not to port for VodafoneIdea customers

To port or not to port - For VodafoneIdea customers

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I was happy Vodafone customer till June 2020:
Here is my short story or observation:

My plan: Entertainment plus Plan 499 (75 GB)
Circle: MH & Goa

Vi Towers is just adjacent (50 meters) to my home.

I used to get 90+ Mbps (consistent) indoor that too in peak hours before June 2020. Non peak hours it was above 150+ Mbps. After 19th July 2020 suddenly speeds dropped to only 20 Mbps, call quality became worse (sometime calls does not get connected). Till August end it was hell for me to survive since 4G is my primary connection. At August end I was frustrated due to poor voice calls and 4G became very unstable (speeds where less 1 Mbps). So I decided to port my number Airtel. So same area, same phone, same sim but poor network. I have heard from people that poor network improving but in my case it was opposite that excellent network got worst to a case that all the people in my area are now opting away from Vi.

My observation: Though I don't have screenshots for proof but I pakka remember these facts:

Before June 2020: Band 1(2100) and Band 3(1800) was 20 MHz and Band 8(900) was 10 MHz with MIMO on Band 3

After June 2020 till now: Band 1(2100) and band 3(1800) is 10 MHz and Band 8(900) is 5 MHz

From this I observe that they cut slashed to half there bandwidth on the tower site from which I get signal. Even now during power cuts signal strength drops to -110 dBm then normal which is -85 dBm

Even now (December 2020) also my fathers number is Vodafone (Vi). Every time anyone try to call him the other side people get message that the users phone is swichted off which is not the case. Despite complaining they haven't improved. so I am thinking to port my parents numbers to Jio/Airtel.

I wish they improve the network in my area so that they won't lose valuable customers.
 
Btw Vi has only 15Mhz b1 and 10mhz B3 while 5Mhz is running 3G and 10Mhz running 4G on B1 and B8 maybe 10mhz but 5mhz maybe only running rest is running 2G
 
@amalrakoff I know the case that Vi have 15MHz B1 and 10MHz B3, but that what I said earlier that I don't have screenshots to proof that 20MHz which I used to get in service menu *#0011# before June 2020, after or now I am getting only 10MHz on B1 & B3 and 5MHz on B8
 
@devangpatel btw its not possible to deploy 20mhz with only having 15 and 10mhz since they had only 15 and 10mhz, idk maybe bugged service mode even sometimes NSG also shows Wrong info
 
@amalrakoff i also got something like that, in one part of kochi I got b8 10 mhz , and I thought maybe some bug in the service mode, but it stayed it like that till I moved out of that tower range ,never anywhere I got that type of signal.
 
I observed the TRAI data and the biggest reason of the unusual loss was the huge purge from Mumbai and Delhi circles which definitely pushed the VLR to above 85%
 
socrates said:
www.moneycontrol.com

Vodafone lost 5.7 million customers in December, India's telecom base too shrinks

The highest growth rate in mobile subscriber base was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir, while the biggest decline was recorded in Punjab at 3.34 percent.
www.moneycontrol.com www.moneycontrol.com
It's beginning to pinch.
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That's the reason you see this Unlimited night data and Double data!!

Also, I see Jio and Airtel running competitive MNP schemes to attract customers offering 2 months Free 1.5 GB/Day.
 
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