Reliance Jio brings in new offer for Prime members; Airtel sees red

Airtel calls it 'old wine in a new bottle'

 

Barely a week after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asked Reliance Jio to withdraw its complimentary offer, the telecom operator on Tuesday announced a new plan of 1 GB 4G data for three months at Rs 309 for its Prime members.

Rival Airtel, however, dubbed it as a case of “old wine in a new bottle.”

Announcing its new offer, Jio said under the Rs 309 plan, it would provide “unlimited SMS, calling and data (1GB per day at 4G speed) for three months on the first recharge”. For Rs 509, the company is offering unlimited SMS, calling and double the data (2GB per day) for three months on the first recharge.

“Considering the special benefits that are available to Jio Prime members, customers who were unable to subscribe to Jio Prime for any reason can continue to do so by paying Rs 408 or Rs 608 (Jio Prime and recharge price) to avail these benefits,” said Jio in a statement.

The benefits of the plan would be available right away. Jio customers who have not got their first recharge, need to do so by 15 April.

Objecting to the offer, incumbent Bharti Airtel hoped that the “authority (Trai) will act against this provocative disregard of their direction”.

“We are surprised to see what Jio is doing. It violates the spirit of the Trai directive and essentially continues with a similar plan now masquerading under a different name. This is a classic example of old wine in a new bottle," an Airtel spokesperson said.| read more

R-Jio Prime membership discounts, additional data up to 120 GB: Here's how

The subscribers can take the Prime membership, which is available for Rs 99, before 31 March, 2017

 

#LATEST | Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has been offering free voice calls, SMS, app services and high-speed 4G data to its subscribers since its launch last year. Now that the free services are in its last leg and will expire on 31 March, 2017, the company is offering several perks to retain as many subscribers as possible.

Anyone familiar with the development on this front may know that Reliance Jio has been offering the Prime membership plan aka “Unlimited maza continue hoyenga” offer to Jio subscribers. The subscribers can take the Prime membership, which is available for Rs 99, before 31 March, 2017. The Prime membership fee is a one-time charge that qualifies subscribers to take Reliance Jio services benefit post 31 March, 2017 at affordable price tag.

The subscribers can make multiple recharges and thus is eligible to get 120 GB of additional data (10 GB X 12 months = 120 GB additional data) along with the entitled benefit of the recharges.

The user can also avail Reliance Jio Prime membership for free. Here is how to get the cashback which covers the Reliance Jio Prime membership fee

Step 1: Recharge your Reliance Jio connection using Jio money app with Rs 99 for Prime Membership; On successful recharge, the user gets Rs 50 cash back

Step 2: Make another recharge using Jio money app of Rs 303/Rs499 and above that will get you an add-on worth Rs 201/Rs 301 for free, which is equal to additional 5GB/10GB of 4G data; On successful recharge the user gets Rs 50 cash back

With both the cash-back the user saves Rs 100

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Jio Prime membership: Cashbacks, other offers & discounts: Know everything

Reliance Jio has been offering incentives and schemes to retain its subscriber base in India

 

Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has been offering free voice calls, SMS, app services and high-speed 4G data to its subscribers since its launch last year. And, now that the Reliance Jio ‘Happy New Year’ offer is coming to an end on 31 March, 2017, the company is offering perks to secure as many subscribers as possible by offering membership plans and other benefits under which the subscribers can retain their Reliance Jio connection and continue to access and enjoy its services at an affordable price tag.

To continue taking the Reliance Jio benefits post 31 March, the subscribers need to recharge the Reliance Jio connection with Rs 99. This recharge enrolls the subscriber to Reliance Jio Prime membership aka “unlimited maza continue hoyenga” plan. Post recharging with Rs 99 Prime membership plan, the subscriber needs to do the monthly recharge as well but will get the Prime membership benefits.

Here is how to get Reliance Jio Prime membership for free

Step 1: Recharge your Reliance Jio connection with Rs 99 for Prime Membership; On successful recharge, the user gets Rs 50 cash back

Step 2: Make another recharge of Rs 303 that will get you an add-on worth Rs 201 for free .(READ MORE)

Here is what Airtel, Idea and Vodafone are offering to counter Reliance Jio

Old telcos have sweetened their offerings considerably to take on the Reliance Jio challenge

Reliance Jio made a big announcement on Tuesday following which the road ahead doesn't look smooth for rivals Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, among others. Although the free services provided since its launch, including 1GB data at 4G speeds every day, unlimited voice calls and unlimited text messages will be over after 31 March, the operator has introduced a new plan called Jio Prime which will allow users to avail the facilities for another year at a nominal price. 

Here are the key points:

Membership: Jio Prime membership is limited to the 100 million existing Reliance Jio users as well as those who join the network before March 31, 2017.

Cost: All Jio members can enroll prime membership for a one time fee of Rs 99 (which is valid for one year). Additionally, to get the free mobile data and other benefits, users will need to pay another Rs. 303 per month for the next 12 months (which amounts to Rs 10 per day, approximately).

Subscription: To subscribe, users can go to any Jio store or Jio partner store. Besides, MyJio app and Jio.com website can also be used. 
Commencement: Users can start subscribing to the plan from March 1. It will end on March 31.

Offers: Under the plan, unlimited mobile data for a year (1GB daily FUP limit), media and content benefits associated with the Jio apps suite are available. "There will be many other attractive deals and offers from both Jio and its partners (for) the Jio Prime members," a statement released by the company said. Like the current offer, Jio Prime will also reduce the internet speed to 128kbps after the 1GB data per day limit is crossed.

Users who do not subscribe: Reliance Jio users who opt not to subscribe the Jio Prime membership will have to pay for data and other services, but not voice calls (including on roaming)

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A quick look at the offers provided by Vodafone, Airtel and Idea:

Vodafone

• Vodafone announced seven new 4G plans for prepaid users last month.
• The plan starts at Rs 150 for which user gets 1GB of 4G data valid for 30 days.Similarly, 4G services at Rs 250, 4GB data, at Rs 350, 6GB data, at Rs 450, 9GB  data, at Rs 650, 13GB data, at Rs 999 Plan 22GB data and Rs 1500 Plan 35GB   data are available for 30 days. Unlike Reliance Jio, there is no daily limit in any of the plans.
• Only prepaid customers can avail these plans. Airtel.

Airtel 

At present, the telecom company has two plans on offer that gives some sort of a competition to Reliance Jio.  

Prepaid 4G data plan: It provides 30GB of 4G data at Rs 1,495 for three months. 

Special 4G data plan:

• It offers data worth Rs 9,000 for 12 months to customers who switch to Airtel 4G.The 12 months offer is available to any customer with a 4G mobile handset, and who is currently not on the Airtel network. Any customer, including existing Airtel customers, upgrading to a new 4G handset can also avail this offer.
• This offer can be availed only till February 28, 2017.

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