How to activate ISD service on Vi (Vodafone Idea)

You can easily check whether there is provision for ISD calls on your Vi (Vodafone Idea) number or not. International Subscriber Dialing (commonly known as ISD) allows you to call a person abroad. This telecom operator has different prepaid and postpaid plans for such calls. Like other operators, Vi network also has some recharge packs that give you minutes for ISD calling with validity. These recharge packs start at Rs 18.

How to activate ISD on Vi (Vodafone Idea)

Vi (Vodafone Idea) customers do not have to dial any number or send any message to activate ISD service on their number. This service is already activated for most consumers. Yes, in some cases the operator may ask customers to send an SMS message “ACT ISD” to 144 to activate this service.

You can make ISD calls on Vi network by prefixing that number with the area code as well as “+”. Call rates for prepaid customers and postpaid customers are also different for calling different ISD codes. You can check this on the official website of the operator.

Vi offers some prepaid recharge packs for its customers which either provide some calling minutes or reduce the ISD call rate. Vi customers can get 60 minutes of ISD calls in a day with the Rs 18 recharge pack. Similarly, on ISD recharge of Rs 61, you can make ISD calls to US and Canada at the rate of 1 paisa per second. Whereas on prepaid recharge of Rs 295, you get 40 minutes of ISD calling for 28 days.