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Long queues, SIM card scarcity on Day 1 of Jio launch

“The discount in tariff are only to induce them to wait till their operator device their tariff strategy to counter Jio and ensure there is no mass migration”, said market sources. The eKYC customer verification to activate SIM cards nearly instantly is hassle- free.

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Customers will be required to fill up the Customer Application Form (CAF) with a couple of passport-size photographs to complete the process.

In no time, you’ll receive an SMS from 1901 with a Unique Porting code and the expiry date for the code. Not only it is a service with comparatively affordable data plans but it is also available to anyone with a compatible 4G phone for free for until December 31.

The offer is now being rebranded as a “welcome offer”, which from September 5 will provide unlimited services till up to December 31, after which users have been promised voice calls – both local and STD – as well as roaming free of cost, for life.

The Rs 499 plan includes 4GB of 4G and 8GB of WiFi while the Rs 999 offers 10GB of 4G and 20GB of WiFi.

Unlimited 4G Data at Night – Only 3 Hours? Almost 20 brands including Sony, Sansui, Videocon, LG, Samsung, Micromax, Panasonic, Asus, TCL, Alcatel, HTC, Intex, Vivo, Gionee, Karbonn and Lava were part of the preview offer which provided free 90-day unlimited calls and high-speed mobile broadband trials to 4G smartphone users of these brands.

Target to cover 90 per cent of India’s population: “Today, Jio’s 4G network already covers 18,000 cities and towns and over 2 lakh villages”.

RIL on Friday asked incumbent telecom service providers to provide adequate interconnect points in their network to ensure calls from Jio subscribers go through to their users, and said it will begin reporting operator-wise call failures on its website. Though Reliance Jio offers its JioJoin app to bridge the problem, it is still advisable to get a VoLTE phone.

Leading telecom players are offering discounts to consumers who are trying to port their mobile number to Reliance Jio in order to retain their high value customers.

At the AGM, Reliance Industries Chairman announced that the only documentation you’ll require to get a Jio SIM is your Aadhar Card.

At the Reliance Digital Xpress in Greater Kailash I, the store kept reassuring them that SIMs will arrive only at 1 pm.

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After you get hold of your Jio SIM card and register, an email will be sent to you by the company. You need to travel to towns and cities to procure your first SIM.

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