Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India pointed out the errors with the Reliance Jio plans, claiming that the announcements by the company are a part of a marketing gimmick.
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On the aggressive pricing strategies, Crisil Research said, “The company (Jio) announced “always” free voice calls and proposed tariffs (20-30 percent lower data tariffs on low-end plans along with “always” free voice calls) that are quite aggressive and well below our expectations”.
The second plan is for Rs 499 which offers 4GB with 4G unlimited Night data, free subscription to Jio apps, unlimited SMS’, 8GB Wi-Fi data from JioNet hotspots and is valid for 28 days.
Reliance Jio is available to everyone starting today, and still, there is a lot of information you should know. Even though wallet software is not necessarily data-heavy, having a cheaper data plan is never a bad thing. They couldn’t keep out 16-year-old Samarth, who arrived with his mother to apply for a Jio plan.
The aim of Jio is very ambitious. “I will buy a handset later”. It also shows up in the way the service is rolling out. “If you use your mobile services for data then you need to spend minimum Rs. 500”, Airtel said.
“Also, Jio’s lowest tariff plan at Rs 149 per month is comparable to the current voice ARPU (average revenue per user), so current voice users might not switch to Jio”, wrote Naveen Kulkarni, analyst at Chicago-based Phillip Capital. We tell you how you can get yourself a Reliance Jio SIM and get it activated to unleash the power of 4G LTE on your smart device. This is crucial if the user want to enjoy the free voice calling feature being offered by RJio.
To activate the VoLTE, you’ll have to make a call on 1977, and ask the operator. At the meeting, he concluded that the services will be available to public from September 5.
It’s a great offer, however, this might not work with your existing smartphone.
Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, took the wraps off the Jio network on Thursday touting free calls and rock-bottom data prices that sent shares of established players into a nosedive on fears of an all-out price war.
4G services were launched at the cheapest rates when compared to its competitor carriers in India such as Bharati’s AirTel, Idea and Vodafone. You would think there is some catch, because the offer is so ludicrous. In the immediate term, Jio will also launch special packages for high-end customers and enterprises.
Previously it had been reported that the Jio sim cards would be available only at Reliance Digital stores or Digital Express Mini stores.
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“Just because we see advertisements we won’t rush out to change our telecom operator”, he said.
