Airtel India has a problem with unlocked iphone 3g - unlike Vodaphone India and other carriers.
1. The Airtel 64K chip will not work with the iPhone 3G - if you have the 64K chip, return it and ask for the "big chip".
2. Even if you have the Big Chip from Airtel - under Ultransn0w .91, Airtel works sporadically. The only sure way to have an iPhone under Airtel (except paying through your nose for iPhones sold by Airtel) is to use an iPhone 2G. I can confirm that the iPhone 2G works without any problem all over India!
Airtel customer service is absolutely great and their roaming plans are also very reasonable but somehow the unlocked iPhone 3G's have problems on their network!
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Hey! Do they even have a chip bigger than 64k? I have ultrasn0w 0.92. Airtel works flawlessly for a few days after I re-jailbreak. But then there's No Service. I got a new SIM (a 64K) and now it says "No SIM" all the time. Wonder whats up.
I have not heard of any newer chip. I'm bringing a 3G/8GB with Blackrain with me this time and I'll test both type of chips.
Depending on where you are, try going to the Airtel office and having them try different chips on your handset.
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