How To Activate DND In Vodafone

Every day you have seen this network operator send promotional calls and SMS daily on your number. These promotional SMS alert frustrate our mind and extremely annoying as a result of the network company sends these promotional calls and message a lot of time during a day.

If you wish don’t to receive these calls and SMS on your number, you can activate DND (Do Not Disturb) service that enables users to block all unwanted calls and SMS on your Vodafone mobile number.

Vodafone is one of India’s largest telecom companies. One of its most appreciated attributes is that the ability to block unwanted spam and marketing calls and SMS by activating the do not Disturb (DND) feature.

What is DND

To stop receiving unwanted telemarketing calls and messages, you can register together with your service provider’s do not Disturb registry. The service provider can in turn register your number at the National do not call (NDNC) registry within 45 days.

The NDNC registry may be a info having the list of all telephone numbers of the subscribers who do not wish to receive business calls or SMS. Telemarketers got to verify the calling number list within the NDNC registry before making a call. So, rest assured, the telemarketers will not trouble you else they will be fined for calling you.

How DND Works on Vodafone Mobile

By default, all the mobile numbers in India are not subscribed to NCPR; means any Telemarketer / Organization can call you to promote their products / services or send SMS. If you want to stop these unwanted commercial communications, subscribe to NCPR / activate DND.

How To Register Your Number On The DND Registry

If you choose not to receive any commercial messages or calls i.e. for fully blocked registration.

You can call 1909 (toll free) from your landline or mobile and select your preferences.

You can also register by SMS by sending START DND or START 0 to 1909.

If you choose to receive SMS on select categories or for partially blocked registration, you can send SMS in this format START[space][preference no] to 1909.

7 preference numbers to choose from:

• START 0 - Fully blocked.
• START 1 - Banking, Insurance, Financial products and credit cards.
• START 2 - Real Estate.
• START 3 - Education.
• START 4 - Health.
• START 5 - Consumer goods and automobiles.
• START 6 - Communication, Broadcasting, Entertainment and IT.
• START 7 - Tourism and Leisure.

For instance, type START 4 to 1909, if you want to receive messages only on HEALTH. You can also include more than one preference number like START 4,6 to receive messages for more than one preference.

How To Activate DND In Vodafone

Step 1 :- Go to Vodafone DND page.

Step 2 :- Enter your name, email address (as registered with Vodafone), and Vodafone number.

Step 3 :- Under Full DND, select Yes.

Step 4 :- Enter the captcha text and click Submit.

How To Activate DND On Vodafone Via SMS Or Call

You can easily activate DND on your Vodafone number by sending an SMS or making a phone call. Follow these steps

• Send START 0 in an SMS to 1909. This will activate Full DND on your Vodafone number.
• If SMS is not an option, you can make a phone call to get this done. Call 1909 and follow the IVR prompts. This will activate DND.
• It takes around a week for DND to be activated on your phone number regardless of the telco, and once DND is activated you will get fewer calls and text messages from telecom operators.

Instructions

• DND (now NCPR), can never block any of your invited communication like Bank alerts SMS, Bank communications, price ticket / on-line booking confirmations, etc.
• Each DND (now NCPR) request takes 7 days for the method and a confirmation SMS are going to be sent to you in 24 hours.
• There should be minimum 7 days gap between previous DND request and registration for a new request.
• 1909 is a toll-free number, no charges applicable.

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