However, the rush was not as heavy as was seen at the time of Reliance Jio SIM purchase when the company started its trial services a year ago. “An unmatched Indian innovation – made in India, by young Indians, for all Indians”, Mukesh Ambani said at the launch.
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So what hardware do you get in feature phone that is available for free on the Jio network? All that and more could change now.
The phone will come preloaded with Jio apps like Jio Cinema, Jio Music and others.
The phone, however, promises a 4G internet connection.
The wait for the much anticipated Reliance Jio feature phone is now over as the pre-booking for this device has started at 5.30 PM today.
Finally, Jio Phone will also be able to connect to any television using a special JioMediaCable, which will be sold separately. The pre-booking for the phone was slated for 5:30pm today but it has been nearly one hour at the time of the writing this article and the page is still unresponsive. The interested buyers can pre-book the device from 5.30 PM today through the MyJio application, jio.com website, or a Jio retailer at a nominal price of Rs. 500. As soon as the registration process begins on August 24, customers will see an image or button displayed on the homepage.
The Jio apps like – JioMusic and JioCinema are pre-loaded on the phone. Fill in the required details such as address, contact details, shipping address.
The initial booking amount is Rs 500 while the rest Rs 1,000 has to be paid at the time of delivery in September.
According to Reliance Digital store executives, if the JioPhone is pre-booked through the Reliance Industries retail unit, it should be collected from the specific Reliance store whose code would be texted to the customer.
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Mention the exact address for the delivery of the phone. If you are looking forward to make sure you are among the first few people in India who get their hands on this phone, follow the instructions carefully. The internal storage of the Jio phone is about 4 GB RAM. The phone has a 2.4-inch QWVGA (240×320 pixels) display. In terms of battery, the device will be equipped with 2000 mAH battery (user replaceable) and offers single nano SIM card slot.
