Reactivating Your Airtel SIM Card
There are cases when it has been observed that the old SIM cards get deactivated due to some reasons such as the insufficient balance and because the user has not agreed with the activation terms of the company. For Airtel, a SIM card gets deactivated on its own because of two reasons. First that the SIM card has a balance of less than Rs. Twenty for a long period and if there is no usage such as no calls or no texts simultaneously for about 90 days.
Ways To Reactivate Your Deactivated Airtel Number
- Try to request the reactivation via sending a mail to [email protected] or customer care.
- Visit nearby airtel stores and submit a reactivation.
- Provide Address and Photo ID proofs.
- Finally, you will receive a confirmation call, and your SIM card will be activated.
Also Read: Convert Airtel 3G SIM to 4G and steps to activate your new sim
Take Away
A SIM card which has been deactivated from the “conditions mentioned above can only be activated before 15 days of deactivation and by paying an amount of Rs. 20”. These rules for minimum balance and the 90 days rule were as per the TRAI regulations which were renowned in March 2013. So, if you have to reactivate your SIM, why not try it.
Also Read: Reactivate Your Deactivated BSNL Number
HI Abhishek,
My sim was deactivated and have recharded 219 rs yesterday but still it is in deactivated state. Due to lockdown i cannot visit airtel stores. I need to get my sim activated as i need to transfer money for job purpose.
can you please help me in this
Hi Sumalatha,
If your SIM card balance was less than Rs. 20 for a long period and if there is no usage such as no calls or no texts simultaneously for about 90 days, then your sim card will be deactivated, there is no option other then visit nearby airtel store and submit a reactivation form to activate it.
( You can call Airtel customer care 121/111 or mail them [email protected])
Sim card will be deactivated but recharge payment not be blocked? What kind of robbery is this? Why don’t you prompt the customer that their number is deactivated when they type their phone number during recharge? Next time you make an ad, let it be ‘India’s fraudest network’ and not ‘India’s fastest network’?
Sir I buy a airtel sim 2 weak ago but the sim was previously used so now msg + ph call is coming. I don’t want to use this airtel sim. I want to deactivate it permanently. How can I do that?
Hi Swarup,
When old customer number which gets deactivated after some time and get allotted to the new customer with the same number, old customer friends, etc will might call, but that is fine as now this number has been transferred to your name you can tell them the reason and they won’t call you back, and still you want to block your number then go to any nearby airtel stores tell them you want to deactivate this number and it will get deactivated.
Hi
I m using Airtel SIM for past 3 years now I m in gulf country more than 8 months I can’t able to go to India and my Airtel SIM no network how can I activate my SIM again I need the same mum pls tell me bro
Hi Ambrose,
Please contact international airtel customer care number or visit any nearby airtel store
Hi,
My airtel number got deactivated due to some document issue. I have been using this number for past 15 years. Right now i am not in home circle. Hence airtel store in current circle is not able to activate the same. What could be solution to activate it again?
Hi
I am an NRI and despite having balance it got deactivated Coz it more than 90 days there wasn’t any usage. Just now I noticed. Could you please let me know how to reactivate since I am not in India. Its airtel
My sim was deactivated and have recharged 379rs on 23 Sep 2021 but still it is in deactivated state. Currently i am in village so i cannot visit airtel stores. I need to get my sim activated as i need to attend interviews for job purpose.
can you please help me in this