BSNL has decided to discontinue the incoming SMS facility for validity expired prepaid mobile customers.
HIGHLIGHTS
- BSNL prepaid mobile customers under Grace Period 2 will no longer receive any incoming SMS.
- Grace Period 2 will start after 172 Days after expiry of your sim validity.
- BSNL was allowing incming SMS facility to such customers as a promotional offer.
- This promotional incoming SMS facility is now withdrawn till 08-11-2023 for BSNL prepaid customers in GP2.
BSNL has decided to withdraw incoming SMS facility to it’s validity expired prepaid mobile customers. As per the latest information, incoming SMS facility will be withdrawn for all BSNL prepaid mobile customers in Grace Period 2 with effect from 11th August 2023. Customers who did not recharge their prepaid mobile number for a long period are normally put under Gace Period 2.
Plan Validity
Validity Period is the period of during which you are allowed to make or receive the calls and start with the date activation of your SIM card. Each of the prepaid mobile customers will be enrolled in a particular tariff plan and there will be plan validity for each of these plans. Here plan validity refers to the total number of Calendar Days a customer will get free incoming calls and SMS after enrolling in a particular plan.
To know your Plan details like – Validity, Status, GP1, GP2 and Plan Name – just dial *123# from your BSNL Prepaid Mobile number
An Official statement from BSNL regarding barring of incoming SMS facility to GP2 customers read as follows:-
Now, the competent authority has decided “for barring the incoming SMS facility to all GP-II customers with effect from 11-08-2023 for 90 days as promotional offer”.
GP1 (Grace Period 1)
7 Days after expiry of your sim validity. BSNL will keep some 7 days as GP1, within that period, if you can recharge with any of the available plan voucher amount, you can restore all your services.
Credit Clearance Date
Last day of GP-1 is the credit clearance date. In case you don’t recharge your prepaid mobile number with plan voucher during Grace Period 1 (GP-1) your existing account balance will be lapsed and number will be pushed to Grace Period 2 (GP-2).
GP2 (Grace Period 2)
172 Days after expiry of your sim validity. Within this period, if you can recharge once with any of the existing plan voucher, you can restore all your services. In case you don’t recharge your prepaid number during Grace Period 2 (GP-2), your account get ceased and you may loose your existing mobile number.
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