Airtel main talktime balance using tricks
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Not sure about this, can anyone pls confirm whether auto deduction is still present from Airtel main Talktime balance if someone not recharged after their outgoing service are stopped?
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Me too heard in IVR on 198 that Rs.45 will be auto deducted if not recharged, (as my outgoing calls will be stopped by tomorrow), but don’t know whether this coming from airtel is reliable 
what is USSD for enabling auto debit?
Usually gets enabled automatically when your SV expires..
not sure as of now after new plan changed after 26th November 
Called airtel customer care to enquire same, they are as usual clueless 
Even in my number autodebit of 45 didn’t happen…
It was happening for automatically for 6 months now..
But after the price increase..no autodebit..
Kept 70₹ talktime to check..but didn’t work..
Also any way to do recharge using main balance? Any ussd working?
Use ur bal to recharge other number(urs or firends) at 4% discount – best way
Dial ’*141* Airtel Number * MRP#
U can then port out
Its not working now..
Latest update:
Jio has already filed a case against VI to TRAI (for providing SMS in minimum plan of Rs.179 and not below) 
Have anyone tried to send sms to port out and successfully sent??
On one of my numbers the pack expired on Nov 28, now the account has balance ₹400, but it says service locked. Can’t use any USSD to add from other number’s balance. Is there a grace period or will I lose the number if I don’t recharge now? TIA
90 days of no usage. To be on the safe side OG calls/SMS. Some deduction of the talktime balance. Rs 19 pack is still available. If lucky enough 45 auto-debit could occur after it’s expiry. Airtel is much more generous in this regard nowadays. One of has seen no usage since late May. Balance was only 50 odd so not much of a risk. In my other nos. with considerable balance I recharged with 19 recently.
TRAI has asked telcos not to stop sms for port and allow in all kind of plans. So Jio complaint worked. But the thing is they have asked with every plan and now min. plan is 98 with Jio itself. 
Airtel has 19, Vi has 79 and BSNL 49.
Unfortunately Jio has no reason to complain about Airtel and recently Vi not allowing usage of main balance for activating any/most pack(s). TRAI couldn’t give a rat’s ass about complaints from the individual consumers.
Even on Zero talktime balance, PORT message to 1900 can be sent! 
Twitter is flooded with such, TRAI on 
!
Rare to see trai’s tweet in reply so soon, Jio Rocks 
Can i recharge my own number with main balance?
They used to auto deduct 45/49 till last mth. But now it says 99,
Can we recharge manually with balance
Not working in TN.
Any idea for Maharashtra Circle? 
if anyone can confirm regarding PORT SMS to 1900 has been implemented on any plan or not as mandated by TRAI.
IF it’s on some specific plan; then what are the minimum plan to send PORT SMS from Airtel/BSNL/Jio/Vi?
Airtel- Min. 99 (SMS charges deducts from this 99 balance given)
BSNL- Min. 147. (SMS deducts from main balance)
Vi Min.- 155 (SMS deducts from pack benefit)
Jio Min. 119 (sms deducts from pack benefit). You can use a trick with Jio. Have 75 Jiophone plan and insert sim in JP if any of ur friend has it. Send sms.
They have played with TRAI rule. TRAI asked them to provide sms benefit with all plans. So they removed all low cost plans. Now Jio will hit them hard by introducing low cost plan with SMS benefits in next quarter.
i have 536₹ in airtel main balance, unable to use
You can write to customer care
Tell them you need to recharge using balance.
They will do it else escalate to nodal.
I did the same before porting to Jio
45 was auto-debited in one no. in which 19 pack was activated , last month, after a couple of months gap. SV expired yesterday but no auto-debit occurred. No message regarding it was sent earlier. In a couple of other nos. in which 19 pack was activated about 10 days ago only 79/99 auto-debit was mentioned that too opt-in.