Thread: Airtel Blocking VoIP Services?

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This was not called for.

I found another softphone/SIP provider which charges U.S 1.3 cents to India. Call quality using SIP is wayyy better than Betamax and the min you have to buy is U.S $5.

PM me to ask for the company name. I am not going to reveal it here. TRAI a$$holes are all over the place.

Originally Posted by cyberwiz

the providers name starts with n and ends with o are u talking abt the same one? since u have mentioned the rate it can be easily googled

right on

After so much correspondence with Airtel they write back with this

"We regret to inform you that to connect static IP using "VOIP" have been restricted as per guidelines received by "DOT", Hence you will not able to use VOIP services."

:S

Originally Posted by alikheri

After so much correspondence with Airtel they write back with this

"We regret to inform you that to connect static IP using "VOIP" have been restricted as per guidelines received by "DOT", Hence you will not able to use VOIP services."

:S

Despite all the talk of regulations and such, I have seen no problems in using both Skype out and Skype In on Airtel as well as MTNL connections that I use. There is a good chance that the customer support was unable to resolve the problem and hence is plaing the blame at the door of TRAI. This happens frequently with the support of Airtel because their employees don't know the difference between their as*h*le and their mouth.

I am unable to check unbilled DSL usage for one of my Airtel connections since January. Always get an error message "no data exists". Have registered multiple complaints with phone support, have emailed nodal officer too. But the problem is yet to be resolved.

I got a call from the technical support guy and he told me that the data has disappeared from their system because I was using Firefox browser. I should have used Internet explorer. This is not a lie. I told that tech support guy that he was lucky because he was not working for my company. Next time I'll get a call from Airtel technical supoort staff, I'll tell them to email me instead of talking on the phone.

Originally Posted by Topweb

Despite all the talk of regulations and such, I have seen no problems in using both Skype out and Skype In on Airtel as well as MTNL connections that I use. There is a good chance that the customer support was unable to resolve the problem and hence is plaing the blame at the door of TRAI.

They are blocking SIP protocol, you will be able to connect using your computer and their dialler, but not through a sip phone/adapter.

Checked MTNL once again. It works so smoothly.