Airtel, Jio, And Vodafone’s Prepaid Plans, Which Is Suitable For You?

This last month of 2019 saw all the three major telephone service providers in India, including Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Jio revising their prepaid recharge plans. However, those who use Airtel has another sweet deal of the Airtel smartbytes offer.

Their hikes in price come just days apart, with those of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea were made public on the second of December while that of Reliance Jio came on the 6^th.

Subscribers of Vodafone Idea and Airtel have the benefit of the Truly Unlimited plans with unlimited calling. If you are on the market for a new telephone plan, here is a brief comparison of what the three telcos offer:

Airtel Current Plans

Airtel offers unlimited calls across networks and here are its current plans, the ₹449, the ₹399, and the ₹219.

The ₹219 Plan

This plan’s validity period is 28 days and subscribers will have 1 GB of data and 100 SMS for each day in that period. Airtel Thanks benefits also include Airtel Xstream app, unlimited Wynk music, and free Hello Tunes.

1 GB is not so much and should you find yourself in need of more data, remember that the carrier has the Airtel smartbytes on offer. In short, this option allows subscribers to top up even when they have no data balance left in their account.

The plan is released way back in 2011 but Airtel smart bytes is arguably one of the best offers the company has ever launched.

The ₹399 Plan

This plan’s validity period doubles that of the ₹219 plan. In that period, you will have 0.5 GB of data more but the number of SMS stays the same. The Airtel Thanks benefits are also applicable here with a subscription to Wynk Music, Airtel Xstream App premium, and free Hello Tunes.

The ₹449 plan

Subscribers of this plan can enjoy its benefits for 56 days. During that period, you have 90 SMS and 2 GB of data per day, along with all of the Airtel Thanks benefits.

For those who usually exceed their data cap, Airtel has an offer that helps you to keep the high-speed data, the Airtel smartbytes.

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Vodafone Idea Latest Plans

Vodafone Idea offers more choices for a wide range of budgets and needs, including the one-month plans of ₹149 and ₹249, the three-month plans of ₹299 and ₹699, as well as a yearly plan of ₹1,499.

Vodafone subscribers do not have the benefit of affordable top-up when the balance is zero like those who use Airtel smartbytes, but with the right techniques, anyone can reduce their data consumption and save some money each month.

The ₹149 monthly plan

This plan is valid for 28 days and during that time, you will have 300 SMS and 2 GB of data each day.

The ₹249 monthly plan

This ₹249 recharge plan also has a validity period of 28 days, but you only have 100 SMS and 1.5 GB per day. However, you can enjoy unlimited national and local calls to all available networks.

The ₹299 three-month plan

This three-month plan has the same validity period, number of SMS, and the unlimited call benefit with the ₹249 monthly plan. However, the amount of data you have per day is bumped up to 2GB.

The ₹699 three-month plan

The ₹699 three-month is one of the plans with the longest validity period of 84 days. In that time, you will have 2 GB of data and 100 SMS per day, as well as unlimited national and local calls.

The ₹1,499 yearly plan

This plan’s validity period covers a whole year and subscribers will have 3600 SMS, 24 GB of data, and unlimited voice calls.

Reliance Jio Current Plans

Reliance Jio may have a cheaper overall price on prepaid plans than Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, but the two latter companies come with the benefit of unlimited calls, which Jio does not have. Subscribers of Reliance Jio is also limited by a cap for outgoing calls to other networks.

Here are what Jio offers:

The ₹98 plan

Jio adds another plan to its affordable category, the ₹98. It is valid for 28 days with 2 GB of data. If users exceed this data cap, their speed will be lowered to 64 Kbps. With this plan, you will have 300 SMS.

If you call another Jio user or a landline number, the voice calls are free of charge. However, users will have to have IUC top-up vouchers to call other networks. You will also be given 1 GB for free for every ₹10 you spend on off-net mobile voice calls.

The most important thing to remember here is that if you choose this plan and want to call a number of another network, you will have to purchase the top-up voucher.

The ₹149 plan

The ₹149 plan was relaunched and it is valid for 24 days. You will have 24 GB of data and 300 minutes of voice calls to numbers not on Jio’s network. Apart from that, subscribers will have 100 SMS and Jio Apps’ complimentary subscription.

Conclusion

So there is the list of what three major telcos have for customers. Each of them has its own advantages and limitations, but with Airtel smartbytes offer, Airtel seems to have an edge over its competitors.

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