city02 63 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 My wife's normal airtel bills are about rs. 500 - 750 monthly but last month they jumped to over rs. 2,750 which was a bit of a shocker since I had just changed plans over a quarter ago to reduce costs. Now since she had gone to Kolkata for a week and we spoke a lot daily, the roaming came to rs. 1706 / 2502 = 68% of the net bill. Looking at the details, roaming incoming was just 190 leaving rs. 1483 for outgoing. This was for 12 hrs 25 min = 745 min over 116 calls. Assuming all her outgoing were STD [which they were not] the max rate was rs. 1.50 / min. But when you divide back, you get rs. 1483 / 745 min = rs. 1.99 / min instead. That's a difference of rs. 364 or paying 33% more for per minute billing while roaming! So even a rate of 3p/sec would work out cheaper than rs. 1.50/min. hmmm ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Why dont you switch to Reliance Simple plan ? its only 50p for all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 ^ ^^^ EkZactaly - its best for now Simple 99 with sms pack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultapulta 3 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 yaar reliance prepaid mein bhi i am charged on 50 paise for all calls {local / std} plus roaming mein also its 50 paise for outgoing and incoming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pasumark 51 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 nothing to beat Reliance in roaming. With the sms pack activated, even sms is free while roaming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 50p/minute is the best plan for most need.. it will be definetly cheaper than yours... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amitnsonu 72 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 I think PPS of reliance is better than 50p/min plan, like city02 did a calculation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACS 130 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 ^^^ Surprised why ppl are not recommending Simple PPS 199 plan with 1p/sec as an alternative to airtel. This is for Local/STD/Roaming everyhting.. Although it works out technically to 60p/min if spoken for longer duration, just check your itemised bill & see how many calls terminate within 50secs.. maximum !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SumitVerma 187 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) @ V Nath Let me please clarify! I do understand your point but this needs to be cleared out! Actually what happens is, suppose, we call and disconnect @ 10:01 minute, the bill will show total calling minutes and not showing 10:01 minutes as 11 minutes. That's where the difference arises. The only fault is they dont calculate the actual minutes that's chargeable. Same thing happen in my Tata and Airtel. Hope that clarifies Edited May 27, 2010 by SumitVerma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city02 63 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 My wife refuses to change her number or nokia handset! that's brand loyalty for you [at least until MNP]. so we are stuck with airtel... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amit.shippie 135 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) airtel has also plans for roaming...not sure abt postpaid but in prepaid recharge with Rs. 43 in home - 1p/s to all call during roaming: 60p/min to airtel nos(local or STD) 80p/min to others (local or STD) 60p/min for incoming. i think u can opt it. Edited May 28, 2010 by amit.shippie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SumitVerma 187 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 @ Amit Bhai 60 Paise Per Second? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dushie 30 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 Per second billing will be the ideal in reliance as i pay 1 paise per second, so no worries of call drops or disconnections during roaming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amit.shippie 135 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 thanks a lot sumit bro...aap hamesha raah dikhate ho... maine thik kar diya... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) According to Airtel, ROAMING == MILKING.. Due to the same reason, I changed my primary number from Airtel to Tata.. As a punishment for selecting Airtel , please have a good look at other consumer friendly roaming tariffs from RCom and Tata, and feel :'( ------------------------------- Best roaming plan is with TataIndicom only.. CallIndiaRoam399 plan.. Rent Rs399/- FREE calls Rs300 (Local+STD) FREE SMS 399 (Local+STD+Roaming) FREE Unlimited CUG without rent (10 numbers in my group) FREE Tata2Tata (Incl Docomo, virgin) <<for me only >> Local 30p STD 50p Roaming Local/STD 50p 2000 ROAMING INCOMING CALLS FREE... To call my staffs (in CUG) I will give them missed call... They call me for FREE (CUG) and for myself incoming is FREE.. So total amount paid is Rs0.00.. Edited May 28, 2010 by KanagaDeepan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Himanshu Singh 19 Report post Posted May 29, 2010 @KanagaDeepan Intelligent work mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
