AP BSNL GPRS/3G Data Charges

BSNL revised it's data tariff for 2G/3G customers from current 2p/10KB to 4p/10KB with effect from 16 Sept 11.

NDNC/National Customer Preference Register

At last there is good news from TRAI, from September 27 there will be no unwanted calls and SMS to your mobile/landline. So you are not going to get any unsolicited commercial communication(UCC) of promotional nature unless you have specifically opted for receiving it. Your request for registration on the National Customer Preference Register(NCPR) will be given effect to in 7 days counted from the date of request.


You can opt to be either in:

• Fully Blocked Category: In which you don't get any commercial communication either by voice or SMS;     (or)
• Partially Blocked Category: In which you will get communication only in the form SMS in respect of any/some/all of the following seven subjects,

1. Banking/Insurance/Financial products/Credit cards,
2. Real Estate,
3. Education,
4. Health,
5. Consumer goods and automobiles,
6. Communication/Broadcasting/Entertainment/IT,
7. Tourism and Leisure.

How to register/de-register in NCPR?

• By dialling 1909(toll free); or 
• Sending SMS to 1909(toll free)

Registration by SMS:

Category	SMS to send
Full Blocked	START 0
Partially Blocked:
Banking/Insurance/Financial products/Credit cards	START 1
Real Estate	START 2
Education	START 3
Health	START 4
Consumer goods and automobiles	START 5
Communication/Broadcasting/Entertainment/IT	START 6
Tourism and Leisure	START 7

• For Full Blocked category send START 0.
• For Partially Blocked category send START X; where X should be as given in table.
• To opt for multiple preferences from categories send SMS START <option1, option2, ...>
• For example, for receiving commercial SMSs from Education and Health, send SMS START 3, 4.
• Preference ‘0’ will always suppress other preferences. If ‘0’ is sent with along any other customer preferences, it will be treated as a fully blocked preference.
•  For example, START 0,2,3 will be considered a fully blocked option
• You have to confirm the options exercised after getting acknowledgement from the provider.
• If you are already registered in the National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC) you do not have to re-register; your registration will continue under the ‘Fully Blocked’ category

Change of Preference by SMS:

You can change your preference after three months from the date of  registration or from the date of last  preference change request.

• To stop already opted subject send STOP X
• To add new option send START X
• To opt fully blocked category send START 0

De-Registration by SMS:

To de-register from NCPR, send STOP to 1909, confirm it after getting acknowledgement.

Complaining by SMS:

If you receive any UCC seven days after registration of your telephone number in the NCPR, you may register a complaint. Complaint should be registered from the same phone on which the UCC has been received within three days.

            

    Send COMP TEL NO XXXXXXXXXX, dd/mm/yy, Time hh:mm to 1909. 

Where XXXXXXXXXX is the telephone number or header of the SMS from which UCC has originated. You will be informed of action taken within seven days.

For more details see the NCCPTRAI portal.

Call Forwarding Activation/Deactivation

Call forwarding or diverting is a feature that allows an incoming call to be redirected to another number. Forwarded call is treated as out going call from where it is redirected, so both the caller and the person who redirects the call are being charged for that call.

BSNL is providing this facility for mobile users, but you can forward only to own network(BSNL mobile/land line) not to other networks. This can be activated/cancelled  either by using call settings menu provided in the phone or by dialling the following service codes.

Call forward can be enabled for:

• All calls
• If busy
• If not answered
• If out of reach/switched off

Service Codes:

Forward Service	Activate	Cancel
All Calls	*21*number#	#21#
If busy	*67*number#	#67#
If not answered	*61*number#	#61#
If out of reach	*62*number#	#62#

number should be in international format i.e., +9194XXXXXXXX. If the number is voice mail no(+9117010) then call forwarding becomes missed call alert service.

Try this to avoid cell phone radiation for free:

While at home divert all your mobile calls to your land line phone, if you are in bandham plan (unlimited free calls from mobile to land line).

Online mobile/DTH/DataCard recharge from paytm.com

Recently I came across this wonderful site, where not only you can topup your prepaid mobile but also you can Recharge your mobile. I said wonderful because it spares you from going to uncaring BSNL cusotmer service centres.

How it is different from other similar services?

We have numerous sites offering online mobile recharge, it's not actually recharge what they offer, only topup. Even if they provide recharge, it's limited to only few fixed recharge cards.

What makes paytm.com to stand out from others is enter the recharge amount and get recharge done instantly. There is no minimum amount limitation, even you can recharge with as little as Rs.7/- (BSNL 2G data RCV). No extra amount is charged for availing these services.

What you can recharge?

• Mobile Recharge for Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance, BSNL, Idea, Uninor, Aircel, MTS, Tata Docomo, Tata Indicom, MTNL, Loop, Virgin Mobile.
• DTH Recharge for Tata Sky, Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV, Reliance Digital TV, Sun Direct and Videocon d2h.
• Data Card Recharge for MTS MBlaze, MTS MBrowse, Reliance Netconnect+, Tata Photon Plus, Tata Photon Whiz.

Payment Options:

You can pay by net banking of all major banks, VISA/Master debit or credit cards.

Coming to BSNL customers, you can migrate easily from one plan to another plan, recharge stvs, data rcvs, discount rcvs etc. through online at your convenience from home/office without going to BSNL CSCs.

paytm.com Android App:

If you are android mobile user, you can install this from android market. You need to have credit card to use this app for recharging as there is no facility for other payment methods.

Please let me know if you face any problem, so that all can aware of it and also before entering recharge amount make sure it is correct.

Wish you happy Recharging!!!

BSNL Mobile Call Conferencing

As you know, this facility enables you to call more than one person at the same time. You will be charged only for the calls made by you during the conference, no extra amount is charged by BSNL. 

How to set-up call conference:

1. Dial the first number as usual; wait till the call gets answered
2. To add the next person to conference:
• Press key 2 then press call button.
• Dial the next number; wait till the call is answered.
• Press key 3 then press call button.
3. Repeat the step 2 to add one more person.

You can add up to six members in the conference and also you need to have call waiting service activated.

Discount Recharge RC125 from BSNL AP Circle

If you are thinking that you can not complete Rs205/- talk-time offered with discount recharge RC200   with in a month, BSNL came up with a less costly discount recharge voucher, RC125, offering talk-time of Rs126/- with 30 days validity. 

It is targeted at customers with less call usage per month. If used with Vennela Match Plan(1Paise/sec Local/STD, Any N/W), one can make 210 minutes of voice calls.  

It is available for both 2G&3G prepaid customers through E-Recharge. Any, unused balance will be carry forwarded, if similar recharge is made with in 30 days from last RC125 recharge.

Note: Discount Recharge RC125 has been withdrawn by AP BSNL w.e.f. 22-08-2011. Poor guys they never understand customer requirements!!!!!