So the net monster app is showing NSA 3500 in my area, but when I start using data after after sometime, it goes into NSA 3500 disconnected and if I do a restart on my phone or if I turn off the data and again turn it back on, it gets back to NSA 3500. Which means I am getting 5G signal, but Airtel is restricting me from using the unlimited 5G somehow.
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?
Some of my known people have a 399 prepaid plan for unlimited 4g+unlimited 5g but in my airtel app it doesn't show that plan. Anyone knows?
Recharged with 469 plan which was shown on the airtel app. I recharged through Airtel app using gpay. Money is debited it's been 2 hours but status isn't changed. Please help with this I don't wanna lose 469 rupees for nothing.
I have been using Airtel for a few months now. For the last 2-3 days the internet speed has been really bad, it wasn't this bad but it has dropped significantly.
Should I port to jio since my roommate has joined and his internet is working fine, but the thing is I had just recently recharged.
Also does it depend on the phone for how much internet strength you get?
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....
I had purchased an airtel wifi which includes router and set top box, they had installed the router before 3 days but is not installing set top box and are giving excuses about stock shortage, server issues, etc
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.” 🤬
As my recharge got over today 449 ku iniki recharge panen and i want to change my prepaid to post and i request to change it , then it got rejected automatically and thirumba prepaid network ku it got changed ipo it is saying me to recharge once again as a first recharge!!! I tried calling the customer care number i do get only Ivr automated voices no real time agents to connect
449 patta namam ah ???
I was able to change the DNS etc when I took the Xstream Fiber connection in 2022, now everything is locked and greyed out.
I recharge every month with Airtel unlimited packs and it still says data loan repayment due.l which is pending from 2025. Why is it still pending? I have done multiple recharges after that.
I even bought Rs 39 pack separately, but still loan is there? What sorcery is this?
It says repay now to enjoy data services, is my data speed being compromised?
Switched from Airtel Air Fiber 499→799 mid-cycle because data ran out and no top-up was available. Now wondering if I can switch back to 499. How much will be my bill?
Hey currently im on airtel postpaid individual plan 449 but i want another person jo join so it will be 699+gst but i don't have any friends and family member who can join as they use jio
Can anyone interested?
Is it okay and safe to do like that with online person?
Guys, need a little help choosing an Airtel plan.
I'm a college student and have Wi-Fi at my hostel, so I don't really use mobile data that much. I mainly need it when I'm outside, like for UPI, Maps, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc.
I think 1–1.5 GB/day would be more than enough for me. I don't really need those unlimited data/5G plans.
What Airtel plan would you guys recommend for this kind of usage? I'm mainly looking for something that's good value for money, preferably with decent validity.
What are you guys using?
I was running out of data and then i saw the Airtel data loan option in the app i thought after taking the data loan it will be automatically repayed from the next data pack of my 2gb data..... But Airtel is misleading the customers your data loan will not get paid from the next day pack you have to do a top up which basically cost 33 rs for 2gb..... Later i did that top up and my 1gb data got deducted from the pack to clear the data loan.
Here comes the scam,
Even after deducting 1gb data from the pack ......it's still showing data loan repayment is due on the app.....the worst thing is you cannot port your sim from this scammer company without clearing the data loan..... Which is also not clearing even after buying a separate data pack!!!!
Turn your Airtel DTH box into an Android box. (But it doesn't work with new Int. based boxes.) (You can watch YT, OTT, and other apps without a recharge, but you still won't be able to watch live TV for free more on that later.)
Steps
In my case, I pay 590 for 3 months (or ~1000 for 6 months) for access to Live TV , including 4K channels for F1, FIFA, and even cricket (though the 4K cricket feed is pretty shitty cause the Star 4K feed itself is shitty). It also comes with tons of movies and TV shows included. shows like Gatroen ke khiladi, KBC and other reality shows hindi shows (and other regional shows but I haven't checked those)
For internet, I pay 6,000 upfront for a 12-month 100 Mbps plan. That brings my monthly total cost ~699 , which is still cheaper than my old Airtel setup (yeah I know it's a lump-sum payment and not monthly).
To get a comparable plan from Airtel, I'd have to pay ~1,200 per month, and even then I wouldn't get 4K sports or the other international channels. If I subscribed to everything individually through the official route, monthly cost would easily cross ₹2,000+.
I've personally replaced my entire home setup using this approach, and so far it's been working great for me, touch wood.
Edit: I found a way to watch live TV for free. I can't say it here, but use GitHub and VLC to watch free TV.
I recently ported from Airtel Prepaid to Postpaid mainly to experience the 5G Fast Lane benefit. However, when I checked Device Readiness in the Airtel Thanks app, I’m getting the attached status:
- Phone Ready: Not ready — says my phone doesn't support the required software.
- SIM Ready: Ready.
- Postpaid Fast Lane Ready: Not enabled on my number yet and says it's being rolled out in phases.
I’m using a Google Pixel 6a on Android 17, with the latest software update.
Has anyone with a Pixel 6a faced the same issue? Is this a device compatibility/Google software issue or simply Airtel's backend rollout issue?
Also, could someone please share the correct Airtel email/contact for raising a formal complaint regarding Fast Lane activation?
I ported specifically for this feature, so I'd really like to understand whether it will actually be supported on the Pixel 6a or not.
Screenshot attached for reference.