I got a Hutch pre-paid SIM card free and recharged it with Rs324 card and was doing fine until hutch started deducting Rs 2 for some unknown reason. When I called up the CSR of Hutch they said the sim card comes tagged with 1 rupee daily service charge for discounted SMS and 1 rupee daily service charge for family and friends discounted option. But I don?t need these as I have this phone only for receiving calls and only use outgoing if needed.
I don?t like long conversations. So in addition to that Rs 150 they take while recharging they are also gobbling another Rs 60 for no reason or rhyme. This I think is ridiculous. Now I am stuck with Hutch since I don?t want to change my number.
Also many of my friends and relatives say that I am unreachable most of the time when in fact I see very good signal on my mobile. They gave me a free sim and deduct Rs 60 every month without proper disclosure, this I think is unfair practice. I don?t know if TRAI also joined the mobile cartel in not regulating such matters.