Important news for Vi users : In order to inform customers about the switch, Vi (VI) has started sending an SMS (SMS) to its customers in Delhi circle. SMS asks users to upgrade their SIM to 4G before January 15 to get uninterrupted service on their phones.
Vodafone Idea (Vodafone-Idea) is shutting down its 3G services in Delhi from 15 January. According to the new change, the operator has started asking its customers in Delhi circle to upgrade their existing SIM to 4G (4G). This step is a part of the ongoing spectrum re-farming of Vi under which the operator is using its 3G spectrum for 4G services. It has already been done in Bengaluru (Bengaluru) and Mumbai (Mumbai) earlier this month. Vi customers of the capital city will have to upgrade their existing SIM to 4G by visiting their nearby stores.
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According to the report, Vi (VI) has started sending an SMS (SMS) to its customers in Delhi circle to inform customers about the switch. SMS asks users to upgrade their SIM to 4G before January 15 to get uninterrupted service on their phones.
It is important to state that while VA will continue to provide voice calling through 2G to customers who are unable to upgrade their SIM to 4G, data services will not be available on older SIM connections. This change will also not affect users who are already using a Vi 4G SIM.
Vi is asking customers to visit their nearest store to upgrade their SIM to 4G to get data and voice services on their phones.
According to data provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Vi has over 16.21 million wireless subscribers in the Delhi circle. V started re-farming of its 3G spectrum for 4G in Bengaluru earlier this month. It expanded Mumbai last week.
The company says that due to spectrum reforming (recombination), the speed of 4G will increase there. The company has taken this step at a time when the spectrum of 2100 MHz band is being used for 5G network. The statement said that Vi (Voda-Idea) will continue its 2G services in Mumbai.
