Tata Indicom is a large-scale national level telecom and Internet products’ service provider.
Tata Indicom was originally called as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), which was a government owned Internet Services Providing Organization. In the Year 2000 when the Telecom sector was liberalized, Tata Group managed to acquire VSNL.
Once acquired, Tata Group renamed it as Tata Indicom and started offering newer range of services like Fixed Wireless Phone, Fixed Wireless Terminal for Corporates, Mobile Telephony, Broadband Services etc. Let us understand all the options for making bill payment for Tata Indicom Services.
Tata Indicom Bill Payment Options
Tata Indicom has provided its consumers with a variety of Payment Options for the ease and convenience of its consumers.
Tata Indicom Online Payments
Online Payment Options include making payment via Tata Indicom Website. The first option is to get yourself registered. You are then a registered consumer who can make payments online, and also utilize various facilities like changing your billing plan, seeking for additional connections, change of address and many such facilities.
The Second Option is called Instant Pay. This is the simplest of all the Bill Payment Options available. In this option, you just enter your Equipment ID that is your telephone number / mobile number / broadband user ID, whichever is your case. Then enter the circle within which your area falls. This will be shown in an easy to understand drop down menu form. Select your city. Options to make payment via Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking would be shown. You can choose the option suitable to you, and make the payment. Once payment is made, it will generate a receipt which you can print out or save it as a file. In addition to this you will receive an SMS in your telephone / Mobile or an email in your Mail ID confirming the receipt of the payment.
TATA Zone Payment Option of mobile bills
- Postpaid bill payment can be made from anywhere 24/7 though Postpaid Bill payment link available on TATA Zone mobile portal.
- You have to enter your Account number, Amt, Credit Card No.,CVV number and expiry date to make the payment.
- Payment can be made by using Visa or Master Credit Card.
Pay Tata Indicom mobile bill through Your Mobile
In these options, you make use of your mobile, instead of Internet & PC. This method too is a very simple method, and it operates by using your credit cards. The Process is as given below
To pay your postpaid TATA Mobile bills on your phone
SMS ‘PAY TATA’ to 59909
To pay other postpaid TATA Mobile bills from your phone
SMS ‘PAY TATA ’ to 59909
You will receive an automated call from mChek to process your payment, first time users will have to register themselves by creating their 6-digit mchek PIN and by entering their credit card details. You can use any valid MasterCard / Visa credit card issued in India.
ITZ Cash Card for tata mobile payments
ITZ Cash is a prepaid cash card available in different denominations in the market, which can be used for paying TATA Indicom (Mobile / Walky) bills.
Bill paying method for cash card
You have to send a SMS to 121 for paying your bill using ITZ card. You need to send the keyword Paybill along with the amount to be paid and the ITZ card number and Pin.
Eg: paybill 500 123456789101 1234 and sent this SMS to 121.
You will get a confirmation message once the SMS is sent.
Help regarding ITZ cash card
you can contact the ITZ card helpline for the any queries regarding the ITZ card.
The toll free number is 19013457575 from MTNL/BSNL lines only. From other operators number is 022-26181212 which will bear a STD charge (excluding from Mumbai).
Conventional payment options for tata Indicom mobile bill payments
Drop Boxes
These are payment collection boxes kept at various places like malls, super markets, Railway Stations and other such areas of public utilities. You can drop your cheque for the pending bill in these boxes.
Tata Indicom Retail Stores
Tata Indicom has retail stores in almost every city. In major cities like Mumbai there are Tata Indicom stores in each and every locality. For example in Andheri, Bandra, Dadar etc. There are Payment collection counters in these Tata Indicom Retail Stores where you can make payments with your Credit & Debit Cards, as well as pay with cash.
Oxigen Payment
Tata Indicom has tied up with Oxigen network located in your neighborhood retail outlets for collecting cash towards the payment of postpaid service bills. Around 75000 cash collection points in 142 Cities.
To locate a retailer close to you please click on, http://www.oximall.com/oxigenoutletlocator/Search.aspx
There is no charge for payment of Tata Indicom bills made through Oxigen service.
The customer care number for TATA Indicom is 121 across India.
The customer care number for Oxigen is 18601802214.
Autopay from your online bank account
You need to setup standing instructions to make Auto Payment from your bank account, on presentation of each bill. In this method your bank will auto-debit your account as and when Tata Indicom raises a bill payment demand note, and sends the same to your bank account. This facility can be activated & deactivated, as and when a user wants or wishes to continue with this facility or stop using this facility.
As you have seen there are nine methods by which a Tata Indicom user can make payment for the services utilized by her / him.
