What's the minimum recharge to send SMS on Vodafone Idea/Airtel/Reliance Jio/BSNL?

[Deb_1]

Still can't send sms using balance on Vi

 

[Deb_1]

shows "error 38" which means no valid pack recharged as per customer care.

 

[mhsabir]

Did they add validity? Or you were out of validity. I was offered validity and then I jumped out.

 

[Deb_1]

i have 41 rupees balance, validity till 24th this month.

 

[mhsabir]

Maybe they have enabled port out sms alone - unless thats what you were trying...

 

[Deb_1]

Source
So looks like min 128 recharge(Vi) is needed to send sms using balance

 

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[pillaicha]

Everyone is on the same boat really. No one allows SMS with out a pack. Now after TRAI intervention, the only thing that's changed is that port out code is allowed

 

[Deb_1]

Still cant send port out sms on Vi

 

[Jonas]

So I was trying to register my mother's UPI ID, and realized that the phone isn't able to send SMS despite some balance.

After all sorts of troubleshooting I read somewhere that we need to recharge the number with a pack of value 128 or above to send an SMS.

I mean, I recharged the number an hour ago with Rs. 99, and now I am supposed to do another recharge of Rs. 128 to be able to send a damn message.

 

[pillaicha]

It would be advisable to setup UPI on a number that is a primary number. Or a number you are willing to keep recharging regularly. UPI Apps sometimes log you out/ require you to verify the number periodically by sending and receiving SMS.