How is Idea Cellular in Mumbai region?

how is the ideas coverage in mumbai, i have been airtel user since 4 years but since last 4 months airtel is down in our area ulhasnagar 4 (maharashtra circle)so i decided to go for MNP ...i heard vodafone is awesome in mumbai, but at my home vodafone doesnt have the coverage so i am left with two options either reliance gsm or idea (their coverage is full at my home and at my workplace andheri (mumbai circle)) suggest

Well, i wud say that whatever is their network, they hardly care for customer's preferences. U might be registered on DND, but they will not take action against any telemarketer. Better to stay away from them. I m myself moving out of it & going into Vodafone!

vodafone doesnt have good coverage in my area (ulhasnagar 4, netaji rd)

Tata Docomo has better 2G data plan pricing & International call rates with special vouchers.I have ported 2 numbers to Tata Docomo from Airtel. Tonight its gonna change to Tata DocomoTata give itemized bill on their website for free for prepaid. all services can be activated from internetYou have more than talk time on Tata Docomoyou can use your balance to start any scheme form internetall these benefits are far better compared to any operator in Mumbai

Looks good! I can port into that from my other Reliance number, instead of porting to Airtel!

I m myself moving out of it & going into Vodafone!

I was about to tell you the same bro. I recently ported out my reliance number to Vodafone as my office was not having proper 3G coverage.

Luckily Vodafone is running a scheme on S3 handsets. I got 3GB free for 2 month. Awesome speed and very nice. Coverage in Western suburbs.

Also since I was fighting with Vodafone since last one month regarding my various complaints, so now I have their ceo mail I'd. So again service won't be concern for me anymore 😉

tata docomo has the good coverage coz it also uses loop mobile network where docomo network doesnt exist without roaming charge..but when i asked my friend who uses docomo, he said docomo has the call connectivity issue, like call get connected but you and opposite party will hear nothing (total blank) and call charges gets applied ...and sometimes it happens alot..

So Mascot can maybe share that email id, if we are facing a major issue, which is not getting resolved! 😀

Jaymin said:

So Mascot can maybe share that email id, if we are facing a major issue, which is not getting resolved! 😀

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and the ceo will step down within a few months lol

max02_89 said:

tata docomo has the good coverage coz it also uses loop mobile network where docomo network doesnt exist without roaming charge..but when i asked my friend who uses docomo, he said docomo has the call connectivity issue, like call get connected but you and opposite party will hear nothing (total blank) and call charges gets applied ...and sometimes it happens alot..

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analyse your situation first.
check which is the best network at your home and office,opt for that one only.
the issue you are saying is due to highly refracted or reflected signal i had issues with loop at my place ,i used mobile signal booster which picked signal from of my building to resolve the issue.it was not worth it so finally i ported to idea.
now idea has lesser signal strength in db than loop but signal quality of idea is good as it is not reflected signal,still my purpose isnt served as my other rooms sometimes face issue,so i am going to wait for 90days period and port to some other network..possibly lesser used one like aircel.

Buy a new sim of say Reliance, and Vodafone. Test them out and then port. Aircel's network is very weak.

x720 said:

Buy a new sim of say Reliance, and Vodafone. Test them out and then port. Aircel's network is very weak.

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just check networks of friends and relatives who visit your house and decide instead of buying new sims and submitting documents.
i thought airtel was least congested.i do not know anyone who uses it though...at my place so far mtnl is the best but i wont dare to port out to mtnl lol....i also have airtel sim,it is decent i would say..i was zeroing down to aircel and docomo.

I personally think MTNL is much maligned, more than it deserves. I used MTNL for many years. Then I had to port out because I kept moving between Mumbai and Pune. BSNL was bad for me in Pune.
I ported to Idea. Fantastic network both in Mumbai and Pune. But awful CC and hidden charges, which make for a really irritating combination.
Then I ported to Tata Docomo. Started with excellent pricing, which they kept surreptitiously increasing over the last one year. Network is far inferior to Idea but usable for voice. For data it is very poor. Their CC is easily accessible though not too knowledgeable.
I might be returning to Mumbai for good. If that happens, I will go back to the trusty old MTNL. Network - good enough. CC - Not great, you don't get a trained accent, but I can always reach them when I need them. And let me assure you they are not inferior to Tata Docomo CC when it comes to knowledge. You can't compare with Idea because you can never reach Idea CC.

MTNL has gone down the drain in the past few months.