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Yes. If it gives them pleasure to think that other DTH operators to too will do the same, and makes them happy thinking about it.I will save this Post for next month follow up then
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Atleast it will give them 1 more monthYes. If it gives them pleasure to think that other DTH operators to too will do the same, and makes them happy thinking about it.
After that they will bring other dth comparisons to hide this.....
Atleast it will give them 1 more month
After that they will bring other dth comparisons to hide this.....
I will also be saving this post for next 15 days. When i stated out that other DTH operators might also implement this policy, it was not a statement made on hollow basis. It is based on a logical reasoning. Anyways let us wait. If it is a decision taken solely by Airtel Digital TV then this may be a temporary one and likely to be rolled back shortly
Yes. If it gives them pleasure to think that other DTH operators to too will do the same, and makes them happy thinking about it.
I have many other things to make me feel happy than this. Do u really think this is my guilty pleasure? If so then sorry to let u know buddy but u r entirely wrong
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Bharti Airtel is one company which focusses on themselves, as much as they do on their customers, if not more.
With DTH too, they have been one of the pricey options (after TATA Play, of course). This recent change of 30-days lock-in, however, disheartens me. It somehow destroys the whole purpose of TRAI going with the 'new regime' in early 2019, whose intention was to give freedom to customers. Today, customers feel more trapped, rather than free.
I would be interested in seeing curated DPO Packs by airtel, and if they significantly reduce NCF on such packs. Only then would it make sense to continue.
- They are mostly the first ones to hike Prepaid Plan prices (Eg: They have scrapped the entry-level Rs 99 plan from 19 out of 22 circles)
- They are the first ones to implement other restrictions (Eg: They removed standalone validity in their Data Packs, you need another valid pack with service validity to use them, but Vi has standalone Data Packs with Service Validity)
- They do not dole out complimentary packs (Eg: Vi provides 1GB/day for 7 days complimentary if you haven't recharged your number, thereby giving you an opportunity to show 'usage' on the number and reset your 90-day grace period).
- For Q3' FY23, their net profit rose 91.5% to Rs 1,588 Cr, and during this same period, Vodafone Idea's losses widened 10.5% to Rs 7,990 Cr.
With DTH too, they have been one of the pricey options (after TATA Play, of course). This recent change of 30-days lock-in, however, disheartens me. It somehow destroys the whole purpose of TRAI going with the 'new regime' in early 2019, whose intention was to give freedom to customers. Today, customers feel more trapped, rather than free.
I would be interested in seeing curated DPO Packs by airtel, and if they significantly reduce NCF on such packs. Only then would it make sense to continue.
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Current situation of adtv
Here is your example
English movies mini hd pack no longer available in airtel but still available in tataplay!
So now airtel is forcing to either go with alacarta with lockin or opt for full English movies hd pack
Here is your example
English movies mini hd pack no longer available in airtel but still available in tataplay!
So now airtel is forcing to either go with alacarta with lockin or opt for full English movies hd pack
Buddy, please go thru my previous posts again and clearly understand what i said. I stated few variants of such Add On Packs / Top Ups may be unavailable on Airtel Digital TV and likely to be launched in near future. Some were available but stand withdrawn from February 1 2023 (implementation of amended NTO 2.0 regulations ).
Also i have stated many other things alongside reasoning for it like why such Add On Packs created by DPO cannot include broadcaster bouquet and offer no or minimal discounts.
Your argument that Airtel Digital TV does not offer many variants of such Add On Packs is completely false, at present too 46 such Add On Packs r listed on Airtel Thanks App.
Also request u to share feedback with Airtel Digital TV or other operators where u think improvements r needed rather than always being so pessimistic about things. As a responsible customer we should provide such feedback to company rather than just being unhappy or complaining about things
Airtel is a private company so ofcourse it will focus on profits but at the same time being their long time mobile, broadband and DTH customer i find their overall service quality and offerings to be really good and they continuously improve on the same based on customer feedback and own research.
Also u r right that Airtel did offer data at high prices prior to entry of Jio and i even agree that it was infact overpriced but at the same time with entry of Jio and their free internet offerings there certainly was a big disruption and large part of population benefited from it but it was a no a good thing to happen for general health of the sector. It adversely impacted the quality of services and mobile operators faced losses. We remember endless call drops or other such issues and even their investments in expanding across various things took a backseat or slowed down. I knew one day even Jio will stop freebies to build a financially viable business and increase pricing of plans and so it did happen and we know it is still continuing and there would be raise in prices at regular intervals. Just for information, i never took a Jio Connection and i do not like such kind of disruption which in long run only is bad for customers.
Vi is in really bad shape, they have been facing issues on several fronts....airtel managed extremely well to counter Jio in the disruption period but Vi did not manage to catch up with either. Large number of Airtel customers stayed with them owing to good service quality , many would have opted for Jio too but kept airtel connections active as 2ndary SIM ...later many came back to Airtel and used it as primary connection while Jio became secondary connection.
Airtel has a stronghold in urban areas while Jio has large number of customers from rural,,semi rural areas thus Airtel has a very good ARPU. Vi still has biggest postpaid user base as i had read article on the same some months back but owing to debts ad other issues they r finding it hard to compete or expand/improve its services and subscriber base across other areas ore regions. Already now government owns 33 % stake in Vi as they were unable to make some due payments and thus government used the power mentioned in agreement to acquire stake in the company bcoz of failure to pay money owed to them. Vi even had big dues to telecom tower companies when i last read about the same in November 2022.
Airtel Digital TV has not been pricey but rather quite affordable on all fronts, they have large subscribe base and various other revenue mediums like carriage fe, ads on home channels/EPG banner/ boot screen page, etc. which helps garner profits.
I agree 30 day lock in for standalone channels is really not a good thing , hopefully it will be withdrawn by airtel digital tv and i really pray the same is not implemented by other DTH operators. Customers should get free choice to opt for channels thru any mode be it bouquet or a-la-carte mode. Also broadcasters need to bring pricing of bouquet and standalone channels down and secondly not give broadcaster bouquet at huge discount and keep a-la-carte prices of channels high which again is a way for people to not opt for a-la-carte option
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