Phone connections and service in Kainchi is unreliable.
Several local telephone carriers are located in the international arrivals area of Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. If you do need to get a sim card for your phone, inquire about options and cost at Airtel, Idea or Vodafone upon arrival in India. A sim card will give the option to have “talk-time” to call within or outside the country. You can also add “data” to your India sim card, so that you can have internet connection on your mobile. It sounds easy, but we’ve experienced that the Internet Service in North India is not reliable at all times.
To acquire a phone or a sim card in India you need to provide a copy of your passport and visa and a passport photo to the retail shop where you are buying it from. Sim cards for foreigners are valid for a 3-month period only.
If you plan to use a local SIM card in your GSM mobile phone, have your local service provider unlock the phone before your departure for India. CDMA phones may require additional attention to avoid roaming charges with a local SIM card. Check details with your service provider.
