Airtel Announces Free 3G to 4G SIM Upgrade Campaign

Airtel is the first among the mobile networks to provide 4G in India, the company has started rolling out 4G trails in various cities and town in the country. Airtel own a huge number of customer base compared to other networks in India as of today. But most of the users are so far still in 3G few other are still processing 2G networks. So Airtel has come out and announced free 3G to 4G upgrade for all existing Airtel customers. Airtel trails are now going on in Delhi, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Warangal and many other metro cities in the country. 

 So all this is well and good but how to grab the free upgrade officially, well we are here to cover you on the same,

Just head over to twitter and follow @AirtelIndia official page in twitter and make sure you follow the official page as there might be some fake accounts under the same name. 

once you are done following just tweet on twitter with the hashtag #GetAirtel4G tagging Airtel India twitter handle.

Now just wait for couple of minutes or max 5 minutes for a reply back from Airtel asking you to fill out a simple form which contains details like you Airtel phone number, name, and finally your address.

Once you are done filling the form you will see a message saying "we will let you know once we process your request" your part of the job is finally done so just sit back and wait for your sim. 

Depending upon your location and city an executive from Airtel India calls you requesting your exact address and location so just confirm the same and then he will be right at your door step the next day or couple of days later handing over a new 4G sim card.

To activate the sim, all you need to do is just open your messaging app from your 4G enabled smartphone and type 18 digit code which you will be able to see a the back of your new 4G sim and send an SMS to 121.

After 15-20 minutes your 3G will be deactivated and the new 4G will be activated with no cost charged from you. 

Do note your smartphone must be 4G enabled to use this offer from Airtel and also your location will have the 4G enabled bandwidths.

Hope you liked this simple 3G to 4G offer from Airtel. Stay tuned for more such articles.

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Airtel Debuts 4G Trails in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam

Soon after launching the 4G Trails in Chennai and Mumbai, Airtel has now finally started testing out the 4G connections in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam. The 4G connections are based on 1800MHZz FDD-LTE Band-3 which the company owns. Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam are few of the fast growing cities in India and also they are second & third cities to get the 4G bandwidths in India. The company has also stated that they would be getting constant feed back from the customers regarding the 4G connections during the trial run. Airtel currently offers the 4G connection in Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Amritsar. Flipkart is offering Double data 4G packs along with selected smartphones purchased via Flipkart. You can either reach out to the nearest Airtel Store to upgrade to 4G or head to Airtel Website fill out your details and request for 4G, given that your device supports 4G LTE bandwidths. If you are one of the Elite Customer of Airtel, Company might offer you a free SIM/Connection upgrade. 

Commenting on the Launch Airtel Says: The launch of 4G is a powerful communication platform offering significant benefits for today’s mobile workplace, we at Airtel are excited to bring the power of 4G for our customers in Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam. Our customers will experience immense benefits with the launch of LTE– faster speeds, greater quality and superior value. Over the last few months, we at Airtel have made significant investments in building a robust 4G network. For us, customers are at the very core of everything we do and delivering a compelling service experience for them is our foremost priority. We want our existing customers to be the first ones to enjoy the Airtel 4G experience and are offering them a free upgrade to Airtel 4G at the same price as 3G. We look forward to our customers’ valuable feedback towards delivering a truly world-class 4G experience for customers in both these cities.

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MyAirtel App Review: Recharge Made Easy

Bharati Airtel has Re-Modified the MyAirtel App for Android and IOS right from bottom to top. The newly revamped app has brought many surprises along with it; the Airtel surprises bring various coupons within the app. The coupons are brought to you in association with many popular brands like PVR Cinemas, Coffee day, Flipkart, Amazon, etc. Starting off with the app interface, the app automatically detects your Airtel prepaid/postpaid connection, once the app creates an account for you can directly add the products like Airtel TV, Broadband, etc. The ability to check unbilled/bill amount and also can access the available account balance and use it for recharges, these are some of the best features of the App. To Make it simple Here are the Top 3 features of the MyAirtel app on any platform. 

"Airtel Quotes MyAritel Apps:

• Is the simplest way to manage all your airtel services through your handset.
• Also get fantastic offers on recharge."

Recharge On The Go: Recharge on the go features will be stand out among all the other features. Assume that you are in position where you are not able/couldn't recharge you 3G Data pack or any other, this features will come in handy allowing you to load up your balance or data package requirement whenever you need. The ability to store you money in a form of Airtel money makes it even simpler. The app shows you your previous recharge history as well, helping you keeping track of your usage. Not many operators do that.

Service Request: Using MyAirtel app now you don't need to call the customer service every time you need to clarify something or to start a new service. There is a feature within the app which lets you lodge a complaint on any issue regarding network connectivity or to request a service that help you save time. Once the complaint/query has lodged, the customer executive will call you within given amount of time and solve your issues.

Airtel Surprises: Airtel released a video showcasing one of the coolest features of the MyAirtel App; the features is called "Airtel Surprises". As I mentioned above the app isn't all about recharges and stuff but also coupons. Now who doesn't like coupons? No one right, Airtel thought the same and now every time you recharge your mobile the company gives you vouchers and coupons in exchange. These coupons can be redeemed later on many categories like shopping, food, accessories, etc. Flipkart, Amazon, Coffee Day, PVR cinemas, Myntra.com are part of the promotion. Given the fact that out country is racing towards online purchasing getting discount and gift vouchers for recharging is one feature that caught my eye and made me write this for you. 




So These were the Three features why MyAirtel App Suites my Life Style, So head over to Airtel.com and download the App and Comment down below your favourite features. 

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Airtel Explains Net Neutrality

Airtel has managed to bag a handful of criticism by introducing the very infamous Airtel Zero Plan, A plan which is a clear violation to net neutrality. Flipkart teamed up with Airtel and joined the Airtel Zero plan, which is a big blow to Net Neutrality, but yesterday Flipkart has decided to pull out the deal with Airtel to support the net neutrality, the move comes from the fact that it faced bitter response from users for supporting the Airtel Zero program.

Soon after flipkart's Announcements this is what Airtel Has to say:

• Airtel Zero is not a tariff proposition. The statement made by Flipkart regarding their decision not to offer toll free data service to their customers is consistent with our stand that Airtel Zero is not a tariff proposition, said the company. It says that it is merely an open platform for content providers to provide toll free data
• Allows any application or content provider to offer their service on a toll free basis to their customers who are on our network.
• Such customers whether on a data pack or not will therefore be able to access these toll free services free of charge.
• No site whether on the toll free platform or not under any circumstances is blocked, throttled or provided any form of preferential access.
• The toll free platform is open to all content providers on a completely non discriminatory basis and operates on the same principle as 1-800 toll free voice services.
• Airtel fully supports the concept of Net Neutrality. There have been some misconceptions about our toll free data platform – Airtel Zero. It is a not a tariff proposition but is an open marketing platform that

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