Call India.

Call India from USA through VoIP for to make cheap calls. India got more than 564 million mobile phones in use.
Indian Government doesn’t allow VoIP calling from India to other countries.
Smartphone users can use the Free call Apps and other IM Apps such as Viber, Snapchat, WhatsApp and other similar Apps to make calls with their mobile Data plan. Millions of people use JIO carrier's mobile Data Plan to make these calls easily. People can make free or cheap VoIP calls to India land lines and mobile phones. Free Skype calls are possible to India if both parties have the Smartphone. Now in India 3G network and iPhone are available and this will enable the Indian iPhone user to make free and low priced calls over the Internet to overseas land lines and mobile phones. Jio the largest Network operator is with 4G network service and it is expected to roll out 5G by next year 2021.It is cheap to call India from Sri Lanka, as special offers are made by Sri Lanka carriers, specially by the Airtel. In the mean time some of your favorite APPS may not work in your device in India as Indian Government had banned TikTok like Chinese Apps in their country. So before you board your flight check the names of the Apps and disable them in your Smartphone. If you are buying Jio SIM card in India then use the JioChat App while you are staying in India. In India YouTube Shorts had captured the place of Chinese TikTok App's popularaity.

Due to Corona virus effect travelling between India and Sri Lanka is restricted. When calling Sri Lanka or calling from Sri Lanka depend on VoIP calls which is the cheapest one. While Land line to land line calls are cheaper ones while mobile phone calls are expensive one when you are financially low in support.

Buying SIM Cards in India.

Once you are in India, it is better to have your own Indian mobile SIM card for your Smartphone. With this you will not get any roaming bill from your local carrier from your country and can have cheap phone calls and Mobile Data plan. Good Data plan is enough to make free calls to all over the world through WhatsApp and Viber IM programs. Once they issue your SIM card it will be activated in 24 hours. Normally a 28 days plan will give you free unlimited local calls, 100 SMS and 1GB or 1.5GB data daily. Currently to get a bundle of free phone calls to all carriers, SMS and Data plan you have to recharge Rs 119/-for a 28 days package. The SIM will be de-activated once your Indian visa is expired.

To get SIM card in India you must provide yours,
1. Passport and visa page photo copies (Some carrier may require color photocopy.)
2. One Color Photo. (Airtel staff will take photo of you.)
3. Your address proof in India. (Get a letter from the Hotel, Hospital or from the office where you are staying)
4. An Indian friend or relatives’ phone number. (They will send OTP Code to that number)
5. Jio (4G) may require your local Identity card or your passport with valid visa.
6. Jio, Vodafone and Airtel will stop services to your phone on the day your visa expires.
7. To get their service EXTENDED you must provide your renewed visa proof to them. .

India's popular mobile phone service provider Jio is now selling mobile phone for INR 699/- as a locked phone with this carrier.
Indian Government had allowed Post paid mobile phones to operate back in Kashmir Region after some restrictions on them.

Mobile Phone service providers in India.
BSNL and MTNL

Reliance Communications

Bharti Airtel

Tata Indicom

Vodaphone India.

Sri Lanka High Commission in India

Address: High Commission for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
27, Kautilya Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi,
Pin Code - 110021.
Telephone: 3010201, 3010202, 3010203
Fax: 3793604
Email: lankacom@del2.vsnl.net.in

India High Commission in Sri Lanka

Address: High Commission of India, Colombo 36-38, Galle Road,
Colombo 03,
Sri Lanka.
Telephone: 0094 -11 - 2327587 / 2422788 / 2421605
Fax: 2446403 / 2448166
Website: www.hcicolombo.org