Breaking Airtel DTH has increased Lock In Period For A-La-carte to 30 days

[Ashok Varma]

Yesterday night i took a chance and activate airtel Premium sports bouquets and yes it costed in dbr basis so if any one watch match on pay per view basis can opted for this cost approx 3 rs only star sports 1st. , Star sports 1 Hindi and 1sports not part of this bouquets

Also hd version also there but that cost bit high 5rs per day

Its too much as compare to TATA Play DBR for 1 HD sports channel

 

[somnath chakraborty]

too much as compare to TATA Play DBR for 1 HD sports channel

Bro something better than nothing

 

[TJ_DJ]

Oh ok, nice find. So the bouquets having the same channel can be cancelled within 1 day / few days, but the standalone channel cannot? Funny!

 

[Karthik_]

Oh ok, nice find. So the bouquets having the same channel can be cancelled within 1 day / few days, but the standalone channel cannot? Funny!

The question now is what happens to the money already deducted ? Most probably we lose it.

 

[somnath chakraborty]

The question now is what happens to the money already deducted ? Most probably we lose it.

Nope the moment you drop bouquet
If you already activated that channel through a la karte that channel remain in your pack as money already deducted

 

[TJ_DJ]

What is happening if I activate a channel, say Star Sports 1 HD (Rs 22.42) now?

Does the entire Rs 22.42 get deducted immediately? Or does it deduct only 1 day but locks the removal of channel? If it is the former, then what happens after 30 days, does it deduct another 30 days or then it follows usual DBR deduction? I have so many questions.

This is so bizarre, customer has to remember when s/he has activated each channel to be able to remove it on the 30th day to avoid further charges? Not done, TRAI/Airtel, not done!

 

[Carthick]

have anyone tried via trai app to add/remove channels? Does this 30days lockin option show there?

 

[Arun Nehra]

have anyone tried via trai app to add/remove channels? Does this 30days lockin option show there?

Money is deducted for 30 days as soon as you add any channel in ADTV.
Though I haven't try it from TRAI app but if money is deducted once then it will not be refunded.

 

[Karthik_]

Nope the moment you drop bouquet
If you already activated that channel through a la karte that channel remain in your pack as money already deducted

So later adding a bouquet having that channel is also no use.

 

[somnath chakraborty]

So later adding a bouquet having that channel is also no use.

Yup you have to pick and chose smartly and calculatively to reduce cost