Getting a new Vodafone mobile connection is now easy, as all one has to do is walk into a Vodafone store with an Aadhar card number, and along with fingerprints of the user, to get a new Vodafone SuperNet connection, either on pre-paid or post-paid basis. The telecom company has even created a special app, which can be used across the 10,000+ stores across the country for instant validation for new mobile connections by the various retailers at these stores. The process of instant validation will start rolling out from September 2016 and will be carried out across the Vodafone retail network in a planned and phased manner.
“We are all set to delight customers with the benefits of the e-KYC led paperless process. Customers walking in for a new connection at our stores will walk out talking in just a few minutes. We had partnered with the Department of Telecom (DoT) to pilot the Aadhar based e-KYC solutions and tested it successfully in two circles. Effective Wednesday, August 24, we are rolling it out across the country. The use of e-KYC will drastically cut down on delays in activating new connections because of infrastructure challenges like power cuts, transporting volumes of paper, lack of photocopying and photography facilities. It will also strengthen the verification process as there will be no room for any manual error,” commented Sandeep Kataria, the Director of Commercial at Vodafone India.
Other than the instant connections, Vodafone is also offering some free talktime. Under the aegis of the ‘Vodafone Delights bonanza’, there will be an additional 10 minutes of free talktime in a month’s duration. As reported by the TOI, Vodafone subscribers need to send an SMS to the number 199 with ‘BETTER’ written and talktime of 10-minutes will be credited immediately to their accounts. For prepaid users, the ‘free minutes’ will be valid till midnight of the next day. In case of postpaid customers, they’ll be valid till the end of the next billing cycle.