r/Airtel

Can I install airtel app inside bluestack and use it , it's the only way to recharge airtel fibre , and I don't want airtel to track my data usage

Can anyone explain how the family plan works? I have three Airtel prepaid SIMs, and I recharge them every month. I spend almost ₹1,317 in total, including my 40 Mbps broadband. Will I save money if I switch to postpaid?

So, I had purchased the airtel xstream fiber during 14th august because my JioFiber was not working properly and they had installed the router during 15th august but they weren't delivering the set top box since 4 days. I was trying constantly and the engineer plus the kyc agent were giving completely different excuses. Yesterday I exploded at the agent for lying to me and not being able to solve my issues. I had tagged airtel on twitter, emailed them, phone called them, complained against them at national consumer grievance portal and even booked a new wifi again so that they contact me again. And they actually did, today they called me and I told them everything. Today, finally they came to my home and installed the set top box. The speed is good, set top box is working well, etc.

Finally, some peace.

So I have a 850 rs postpaid plan which I pay monthly, it shows no usage limit or such and just says unlimited data, apparently I have used 300 gb and hit there bull shit commerical limits, what am I supposed to do.

I’m having an issue with Airtel 5G Unlimited on my phone.

Plan: ₹379

Phone: Poco X8 Pro

Network: Airtel 5G

My Airtel app shows Unlimited 5G is active, but my regular 2 GB daily data has already been exhausted.

The strange part is:

After restarting my phone, 5G works normally for some time.

After a while, 5G disconnects and mobile data stops working.

The phone then shows 4G / 5G NSA disconnected.

If I turn Airplane Mode ON and OFF, 5G starts working again.

But after some time, it disconnects again.

Hotspot is OFF when this happens.

Network selection shows Airtel 4G / 5G / 2G, so the phone is detecting Airtel 5G.

Unlimited 5G is still showing as active in the Airtel app.

Has anyone else experienced this with Airtel Unlimited 5G? Is this an Airtel network/session issue, or something I need to change in my Poco's settings?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

So we will be out of station for a while and today our fiber’s recharge just ended and my mom’s recharge is also gonna end

We will be out of station from day after tmr so my mom thought of buying an Airtel pack which gives 4g unlimited data(she has a 4g phone) for a month

Can you tell which one would be suitable? With unlimited calls ofc and no daily data limit

Paid my Airtel Wi-Fi postpaid bill on 5 August. Literally right after that, my Wi-Fi went down. They said it was a mainline issue, but later it turned out the problem was actually with our local distribution box.

Wi-Fi was dead for 5 days. On the 5th day, I finally got it fixed and called Airtel asking for a fee waiver for those 5 days.

Instead, the employee asked for an OTP saying it was needed for the fee waiver but converted me into Airtel One plan 💀

Had to pay the charges myself, then converted back to prepaid. But the money I'd already paid for postpaid didn't get transferred to my prepaid account.

Called them again and again. Finally, on 11 August, they said the money had been transferred. Except it still wasn't showing up.

Kept calling them about it.

Then on 16 August, Airtel straight up cancelled my Wi-Fi for "non-payment" even though the money had already been transferred. 🤡

Called again asking for my money back. They opened a ticket.

And then closed the ticket without actually solving anything.

So basically I've spent the last few days calling customer care, explaining the same thing over and over, and getting absolutely nowhere.

Scamtel is true ig....

Hi everyone, I'm a little confused about this pack.

- Is the unlimited data for the first 2 days actually unlimited 4G/5G?

- After those 2 days, do I get 1 GB/day for the remaining 26 days?

I’ve been an Airtel user since 2021, and honestly, their “unlimited 5G” experience was pretty good from 2024 until around July 2026.

Nowadays, though, it literally feels like a scam.

They promise unlimited 5G, but I still get those shitty data-limit alert messages.

Okay, fine. I’m an engineer. I can understand that backend systems can have problems. But then they literally slow down my speed.

I’ve restarted my phone more times than I can count.

Earlier, restarting would sometimes fix it. Nowadays even that doesn't work.

And here's the weird part: this happens particularly when my plan is about to expire. I’ve also noticed it happening during the first 4 days of a new plan.

So what exactly is going on?

Are you trying to force people toward ₹499–₹599+ plans? Is this some kind of marketing strategy?

My area has proper 5G coverage. This isn't even a case of “5G isn't available here.”

And I’ve deliberately never used personal hotspot since Airtel's own reports/communications about data usage when hotspot is enabled. So don't tell me I secretly burned through my data through tethering.

And customer support?

You don't even have proper human support anymore. Your shitty bot just keeps replying with some variation of “query resolved” when the query obviously isn't resolved.

Then there’s another thing that genuinely pissed me off.

I was simply checking recharge plans on Google Pay, as I normally do.

Suddenly I get a message from Airtel:

“Use the Airtel app for recharge... with best offers.”

Like who asked for your opinion, cocksuckers? 🤬

It's my choice which platform I want to use for my recharge.

I obviously can't prove this, but my theory is that Airtel is intentionally making the “unlimited 5G” experience restrictive enough to push users toward higher-priced plans and top-ups.

Then, after paying more, suddenly the “unlimited 5G” experience works properly.

Maybe I'm wrong. If there is a technical explanation, I'd genuinely like to know.

But if Airtel cannot actually provide unlimited 5G consistently, then don't fucking call it unlimited.

At least say:

“Unlimited 5G, subject to conditions, network availability, mysterious backend problems, and whatever else we don't feel like explaining.”

Or better yet, specify exactly where and under what conditions unlimited 5G actually works.

Because “unlimited” should mean unlimited.

Not “unlimited until our backend decides otherwise.” 🤬

I used 300 gb Mobile data and shared it on Hotspot.. Now, they said, I can’t use unlimited data on my phone as well for next 10 days. RIDICULOUS!!!

I am going to the USA for masters (2+ years). I have an airtel sim. What should I do about it?

I get bank OTPs and my other government docs are all linked to it. Every internet account is also linked to it for OTPs/authenticators.

I was thinking for giving it to my parents.

But I read somewhere we still get messages in the USA on Indian sims, is it true?

Also how do I keep it active? Do I need to keep recharging it? What's the best way for this?

I'm getting a new airtel fiber, but I'm thinking of getting both wifi+tv, right now I've d2h connection and have only selected channels which my family watches, but Can anyone explain me have airtel iptv packs works, it says 350+ channels but I checked in some yt videos those are not the same as my family watches (I'm from Maharashtra so mostly regional Marathi channels are watched here). So is there any option to edit the channels in airtel iptv? If those channels are available can we activate them or simply we can make our own package like a-la-cart in d2h? Or is there any regional package available so that I can activate with new connection itself? If anyone has gone through this any help would be appreciated

Hey everyone, my network is heavily congested and I'm experiencing severe 570ms+ ping spikes and bufferbloat.

The Setup:

Connection: 40 Mbps Airtel Wi-Fi.

Network Load: 4 mobile devices + 1 TV streaming YouTube.

Since I can't upgrade my plan speed right now, how can I tweak the standard Airtel router settings to prioritize my laptop over the other devices?

Looking for advice on tweaking:

Setting up QoS (Quality of Service) to prioritize my laptop's MAC address.

Splitting the Wi-Fi bands (2.4GHz / 5GHz).

Changing channels to reduce wireless interference.

Any step-by-step guides for tweaking the Airtel admin panel would be greatly appreciated!

Today my plan got expired, when I tried to do repeat recharge on Gpay it shows airtel has removed this plan, I have wifi at home, I only need internet when I’m outside, so which recharge should I do?