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Everyone might have come across this USSD facility provided by our mobile network companies. All mobile network providers give this facility to their customers as it provides Instant information like Talk Time Balance, (for Dedicated account, main account, special account etc.) Validity of Rate cutters Find Remaining SMS (If you subscribe for SMS packs) Find Remaining 3G data and 2G data Find mobile number without balance Apart from these information we can do following actions through USSD codes Recharge for Rate cutters, Top ups Subscribe and Unsubscribe for additional services like dialer tune, astrology, health news etc What does USSD stands for ?      The expansion for USSD is Unstructured Supplementary Service Data. WE can directly communicate with the computer database of our mobile network through this USSD facility.    Usually an USSD code starts with * and ends with #. In between it will contain Few numbers most probably a three digit nu

You are in the right place.Here you can analyze all the root causes and try to fix the  internet connectivity issue is your mobile phone (Smart phone or normal phone) 1.    Go to Settings -> Sim Management -> Roaming -> Data Roaming -> enable Allow data roaming 2.    Ensure that flight mode is in off condition. If not go to profiles and change to some other profiles like general or loud mode. 3.    If you are not getting H , E or G symbol , then reboot your phone once and enable data connection 4.    If you are too lazy to reboot the phone, just go to sim management and disable SIM and then enable SIM. It is almost equal to restarting the phone. 5.    Check whether GPRS settings is correct. If not request new settings from your mobile network by sending SMS and save it as default internet settings. 6.    If you want to use wifi mobile hot spot, then ensure both data connection is on and Wifi tethering is enabled 7.    If you want to USB t

Followed by Airtel Money, Now Vodafone also introduced M-pesa. With no doubt, this scheme is also a flop idea. There are two main reasons why this scheme is a flop. 1.        For every transactions, there are commission fees from 1 to 80 rupee. Sure, no one will like to loose money as commission. 2.        People like to keep money in bank, pocket and debit card. Not in Vodafone’s or Airtel pocket. Anyway, you can do the following things in Vodafone m-pesa applied some commission charges for each transaction. You can Send money to any bank account and   mobile number from your mobile phone itself through USSD code facility. You can Recharge your Vodafone Prepaid. You can Recharge DTH TV cards like dish TV ,sun direct, Big TV etc from Vodafone m-pesa itself. You can withdraw cash from your wallet anytime. You can pay bill for your Vodafone Post-paid bill directly from your phone. All these things can be done by typing the code *400# . You have to fi

Obviously we can shift your mobile number to other network .This is called mobile number portability (MNP). This rule is made as a rule in Indian by telecom Network Authority named TRAI. Procedure to change your exiting mobile number to other network : Send an sms PORT <your mobile number) to 1900 You will receive an Unique Porting Code (UPC). This code is valid for 15 days. Visit the nearest showroom of your new mobile network that you wish to change. They will register your details using bio-metric scanner and give you the new sim. It may cost you upto 100 Rs, it ll credited as talktime. Within Seven days your number will be converted in to new network and you can enjoy the benefits of the new network with the same number. You will receive a confirmation sms once your mobile number gets ported.

Very few mobile networks are now providing long validity rate cutters. Aircel is  the one to allow the users to get two months and three months rate cutters. Even though we cannot say Aircel rate cutters are very cheap when compared to some best networks in India, those who need to put long validity rate cutter can use this following information. >How to Activate long validity rate cutter in Aircel The best way to activate rate cutters are Activating rate cutter through Aircel website Activating rate cutters through USSD code method from your Aircel number main account balance The worst and non advisable ways to activate rate cutters are Activating in local retail shop. Because they recommend for their benefits and not for your benefits. Activating in paytm and freecharge. Because they have very few plans and most of the times it wont work with Aircel. >Procedure for Rate cutter Recharge in Aircel Website First I will tell

This is an awareness article   applicable for all networks  which are all providing Online recharging options in their website or through some other websites like paytm , freecharge etc. It is applicable for telecom networks including Airtel,Aircel,Vodafone,Docomo,Ideas Cellular,Reliance GSM,Uninor and BSNL. Causes For recharge Failure: 1.Your internet connection might have disconnected in middle of transaction 2.You might have pressed refresh or back button in the brower while transaction is in progress 3.The recharge denomination might not be available in your network provider list. What should I do to get money back for failed recharge : Step 1: Once you came to know that your recharge is not success , then immediately check whether money is debited from your bank account or not. Step 2: If you recieve debit message even after the failed mobile recharge, then immediately check the transactions through your net banking option. There is no problem if the amoun

You don't need to change your fancy Airtel number now. If you want to switch over to another network like Aircel,Vodafone or Reliance from current Airtel network , you can easily transfer your same Airtel number to your new Aircel network though Mobile Number Portability option. The process you have to follow is given below. Step 1: From your Airtel number send a SMS , PORT your 10 digit mobile number to 1900. For example : PORT 9568901010  Step 2: Within Few minutes you will receive a pin code from Airtel network. This pincode is called Ultra Pin Code which contains 8 digits. Note it down in your pocket paper or save it in your mobile phone. Step 3: Now go to nearby Aircel or desired dealer shop or Aircel show room . Tell them you have to buy a new Aircel or other network simcard with my current Airtel number. They will give you a new simcard , and a form. In the form fill up the 8 digit Ultra Pin Code, your current mobile number. Ste

Each Airtel SIM card has its unique default PUK code which is eight digit long and it can be provided only by Airtel mobile network.So, do not try any PUK generating software online Some networks are now allowing the users to view or recover the PUK code for the SIM card through online itself. For example, if you are an Vodafone or Aircel Customer , then you can view the PUK code online in their official website. But, unfortunately, Airtel is not allowing the users to view the PUK code in online.If you want your Airtel new PUK code generated, follow any one below method. View original version if you are not able to expand the following items >Airtel-India Method 1 : Through SMS Type an SMS  mobile number of locked PUK code  to  785; Example:   92365xx258   to  785 . Method 2 : Through Help line You have to call the customer care number  198  or  121   from another Airtel mobile number.    If you are calling Airtel customer care from other network th

Before activating 3G or 3G plans in your mobile number, first you should check whether your mobile phone is capable of browsing 3G high speed internet or not. You can simply check the device compatibility for 3G , by simply sending SMS to a number. This will be applicable to all mobile networks including Aircel, Checking Device compatibility for 3G internet Airtel send a SMS 3GHS to 121 Aircel  Send an SMS CHECK 3G to the number 121 Vodafone In vodafone , there is no sms facility to check the compatabitily. Instead you have to go their official website . Inside the website , visit 3G Devices Detailed Procedure and Steps for sample 1.Type an SMS from your mobile phone , CHECK 3G to the number 121 2.This number is a toll free number as per TRAI regulation. You will not be cost for this message.  It is completely free. 3.Wait for few seconds . You will be receiving an SMS from your network provider ,whether your device is eligible for 3G browsing

PUK (PIN Unlocking Key) is an unique number for every mobile SIM card , set by every mobile network to protect the privacy, security of their costumers in case of any misuse. When the PIN code is entered three times wrongly, then entering PIN code will be locked and the phone software will request to enter the PUK code. The default pin code for most SIM card is  1234 When you entered the PUK code also wrongly for 10 times, then you have to take your Phone to the customer care center to unlock and recover it. So, better stop entering wrong PIN code to avoid requesting PUK code. Some networks allow you to retrieve PUK through SMS or Online, and this works mostly when your SIM is in active status. Because they will send an OTP to very your mobile number. And do not believe any software that generate PUK code online or offline. You need to get them in original website of your mobile network provider. Otherwise you should contact your network Provider to get the PUK code.