Why CoronaVirus Caller tune?
When the World Health Organisation officially declared
CoronaVirus as a global pandemic, various ingenious methods have
been adopted by various countries to spread awareness about precaution against Covid-19. As an attempt, India has
introduced a pre-call announcement about the Coronavirus Caller tune.
India has made significant efforts in the attempt to spread
awareness about the precautions, dangers about the Covid-19 disease. One of
these awareness drives constitutes a 30 second pre-call Caller Tune to
spread a sense of awareness. This is an on-going campaign therefore taken up by
almost all telecom companies like Jio, Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance, etc.
This method has brought about a huge impact on the awareness
status however, it can become annoying if you’re a person who often
has to deal on mobile calls. Especially, in emergency cases.
What is the CoronaVirus Caller tune?
CoronaVirus Caller Tune 1.0
Initially, the campaign of having a 30-second pre-call
announcement before the call was launched during the first phase of lockdown in
India. It started with a loud COUGH, eventually telling the dangers and
precautions against Covid-19. Subsequently, all major telecom companies
accepted and applied this pre-call awareness concept.
CoronaVirus Caller Tune 2.0
During the second phase of Lockdown, the caller tune was
changed to urge people to follow the lockdown rules, avoid
leaving their homes, taking precautionary measures for personal hygiene and
likewise.
Why remove the Coronavirus Caller tune?
Although this campaign was a big success in
creating a sense of awareness, it also caused a large uproar among
telecom users as they had to bear the onslaught of the same message, each time they make a call. This can become a hindrance if you’re a person who does
their business on calls or is a person who has to make frequent calls.
Although there is no way currently to completely get rid of
the caller tune, you can use several workarounds to skip this caller tune and
get to ring the person directly. We’d suggest you listen to this precautionary advice and follow the norms religiously. Please don’t
skip these announcements unless it’s of extreme urgency.
How to Stop / Remove CoronaVirus caller tune?
There are several ways to skip this announcement but they
depend upon your telecom provider. Try out the following method and see which
one works for you!
Method 1 :
Remove Caller tune for most telecom companies
Follow these steps, you would be able to skip the caller
tune.
Dial the number from your contact list.
The Corona Caller Tune will start instantly after dialing.
As soon as the message begins, Press 1 or # from Keypad.
This must be done instantly, within a second as the caller
tune begins. You may have to press the key multiple times sometimes.
The Corona Caller Tune will stop playing and you’ll be
hearing the normal caller tune/ ringing sound.
Note: Working in Airtel & Vodafone Idea networks. Meanwhile, In Reliance Jio & BSNL Corona Caller tune continues till the recipient picks up the call.
Method 2 :Remove CoronaVirus Caller tune for Airtel Users :
For Airtel Users, Dial *646*224# and press 1 to Deactivate.
Method 3 :
Remove CoronaVirus Caller tune for Reliance Jio Users :
In Reliance Jio, the announcement message starts as the
caller tune while ringing the person and continues till the recipient accepts
or declines the call, henceforth saving those extra 30 Seconds!
You can also try out this method to disable the caller tune
–
Send “STOP” to 155223 if using Jio to remove Corona caller
tune.
Method 4 :
If you’re unable to disable the caller tune using any of the
above methods, you should call the service center for your respective telecom
provider, explain the issue and ask them to disable the caller tune. They
should be able to remove the caller tune for you.
Some Precautionary methods against CoronaVirus
Avoid touching your face, eyes, or mouth frequently.
If someone has a cough or fever, maintain as much distance as
possible from them.
Always protect your face with a mask or handkerchief,
especially while sneezing, coughing, or yawning.
Regularly clean your hands with soap or sanitizers.
Respect the Lockdown norms.
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