How to disable AirTel paid Value Added Services (VAS)
A few weeks ago AirTel started sending out job tips, jokes and cricket scores. Sometimes, it would be accompanied by a message that called out AirTel’s intentions “to disable this service msg us, or we will continue your subscription and you will be charged Rs. 15 p.mo”.
Frustrating? Want to stop AirTel from putting it’s greedy hands in your pocket when you are not looking?
Here is an easy way to disable all the sneaky paid services that AirTel has automatically subscribed you to.
Send a SMS saying “STOP” to 121.
You will receive a reply acknowledging your request.
Right after that, you should receive a list of services currently activated on your phone.
If there are 1 or more services active on your phone, reply immediately to the message (send to 1210) with the index number for the service you want to stop (see the example below).
AirTel will ask you to confirm that you want to stop the service by replying with “1″.
Reply with “1″ to stop the service (send to 1210).
Repeat step 1 for the remaining services.
You should get a message that no services are active on your phone.
For example,
Services active:
1. AirTel Talkies (code number)
2. Job tips
3. Jokes
Simply reply by sending “1″ to 1210 in order to disable “AirTel Talkies”, or “2″ to disable “Job Tips” and so on.
Source : http://telefoney.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/how-to-disable-airtel-paid-value-added-services-vas/
A few weeks ago AirTel started sending out job tips, jokes and cricket scores. Sometimes, it would be accompanied by a message that called out AirTel’s intentions “to disable this service msg us, or we will continue your subscription and you will be charged Rs. 15 p.mo”.
Frustrating? Want to stop AirTel from putting it’s greedy hands in your pocket when you are not looking?
Here is an easy way to disable all the sneaky paid services that AirTel has automatically subscribed you to.
Send a SMS saying “STOP” to 121.
You will receive a reply acknowledging your request.
Right after that, you should receive a list of services currently activated on your phone.
If there are 1 or more services active on your phone, reply immediately to the message (send to 1210) with the index number for the service you want to stop (see the example below).
AirTel will ask you to confirm that you want to stop the service by replying with “1″.
Reply with “1″ to stop the service (send to 1210).
Repeat step 1 for the remaining services.
You should get a message that no services are active on your phone.
For example,
Services active:
1. AirTel Talkies (code number)
2. Job tips
3. Jokes
Simply reply by sending “1″ to 1210 in order to disable “AirTel Talkies”, or “2″ to disable “Job Tips” and so on.
Source : http://telefoney.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/how-to-disable-airtel-paid-value-added-services-vas/
