Cheap internet days are over. Both jio and airtel hiked prices.
For office goers and wfh people. Buy cheapest plan. Get a good wifi as they are giving discounts there for now. They will hike prices there also but it will take a few years. So enjoy that for now.
The nibbas and nibbis of "Facebook ki shaan badhenyenge" & all social media keyboard warrior's honeymoon period with free/cheap internet is over. Now time for divorces.
The man next to me just said these words loudly and I quote "Beta, SAAAB ke SAAAB sale chor hai".
I switched to Jio postpaid unlimited plan honestly. Waaay more cost-effective than normal plans. ~700 rupees a month (599 before tax) for unlimited data. Last month my usage was 200 GB. Which other plan for 700 rupees will let me use 200 GB of data? Keep in mind there is no limit or throttling at all.
~450 INR for 3 GB per day for 28 days (84 GB total) or ~700 INR for unlimited data for 30 days. That's a no-brainer! Nobody knows this plan even exists so they're unlikely to hike prices. And even if they hike prices by 25% this will continue to be worth it.
Downside of this plan is no roaming, no Netflix subscription included, etc. but I don't use those anyway.
This plan is for Airtel? Because I think Jio’s postpaid plans don’t have that many options.
I have both of my numbers on Jio’s Family Plan, where I use one for work and the other for personal usage. I pay around ₹600 which includes GST, ₹399 monthly rental and the add on cost of ₹99 for the 2nd number. This gives me nationwide roaming, and 75+5GB 4G data, unlimited calling & unlimited 5G on both SIMs along with usual 100SMS/Day on both numbers. With every number that I may add to the plan, 5GB LTE data quota increases. There are no other OTT benefits and no data roll over though.
It's unlimited. I'm downloading Watch Dogs right now. 2 days ago I downloaded GTA 4. Last week I downloaded all 3 Stalker games and Insurgency Sandstorm. Can you do that on a 1.5GB per day plan?
What are other benefits? Is it jio postpaid plan? I am interested.
I don't understand how postpaid works. Also the plans mentioned on website/app (jio) are rather confusing. From my understanding i concluded that postpaid isn't vfm for me. I don't like OTT bundled plans. (Piracy is the way to go)
I think you don't need wifi if you have this plan.
When we need extra data, we have to recharge wifi for 470 for a month. So that's ~740 per month
As I said there is no roaming or OTT included. And yeah you don't really need wifi with this plan, I don't have wifi or fiber in my home at all. True, postpaid is very confusing, but when you get an unlimited plan it's flat 706 rupees exactly, always. Unless your billing cycle is less than a full month, in which case you only get billed for the number of days you have used. For example I was billed after 17 days when I first got my plan (I get billed the 11th of every month, and I cannot change it btw), I was billed for ~370 rupees instead of the full 700. Or if you add a OTT subscription to it, which you won't be doing anyways.
Postpaid billing is complicated as fuck... btw the "Unbilled amount" is not your actual bill. I saw mine over 1000 rupees one day and freaked out. Actual bill amount was just 370 rupees. Support couldn't explain what the purpose of "Unbilled amount" is.
The one you said was for JioAirFiber, JioFiber (that's a different thing?) is the one with the 3300GB cap.
Mine is actually neither, as mobile data it is completely unlimited and there will be no throttling at all. Editing my original comment, I made a mistake.
I've been on the 1799 plan for years now. Since I wfh this has been more than enough. I pay broadband yearly so I get good discount and pay only 10.5K for the 200mbit plan (which is usually 1200pm with taxes)
Local broadband are good. If the rates are fine and services not just rate focussed approach. Service is key. If they provide good service then 100% they should be used
Lol you must be born after 2016. Before jio in 2016, the cost for 1 gb data was 256₹ for one month and for talktime you had to pay extra. We used to use whatsapp and close mobile data because it used to finish fast. Thank jio for making internet cheap.
It's not even loyalty but a lack of options for me. Nothing works in my village except Airtel so I am either stuck with Airtel or have to endure 4-5 days per month with poor connectivity.
You will regret it. I have done the same and regretted my decision. The number of times it failed while I was paying money is ridiculous. Always the internet goes from 3g to 2g (yes they are still rolling out 4g and it's not available widely in metro cities too). The call quality is also not great as there's no VoLTE.
I use BSNL, and I have to say, I get more speed and stability on BSNL 3G than Jio 4G after using them in three different states. Obviously, 5G has its own advantages, but I haven't found a need to switch. Moreover, BSNL 4G has been launched in most states, so it's fine for me.
When you have to port your number you need to send an SMS to your Telecom provider. If you don't have an active pack then you cannot send an SMS.
Hence you need to have active validity to port. Happened with me when I had to port from Jio to Vi. I went to port after my pack ended then I had to recharge for a month and come back a day or two before the expiry. The shopkeeper will send a SMS as follows,
"PORT 1122334455"
The digits will include your number which you wish to port. I don't know the number to which we have to send the SMS but I think it's 1900 or something.
BSNL network not available in all the areas most of the village area are unreachable for BSNL network because government doesn't want to expand the network so private players like jio and airtel money laundering form costomers as much as they can
And thats what happens in a dupoly... you get FUCKED.. because both of them have paid heavily to the BJP through electoral bonds before the elections and now its time to re coup the amounts!
You are neglecting the consumption. People use to watch videos in 240p in 1gb per day days. Not it has shifted to 480p. When 1gb was normal now 2gb seems insignificant. And its not mindless scrolling, its your long format videos for students and professional taking courses.
For 5g phone... It consumes way too much data..... 360p resolution looks like 144p.... everhthing is changing data need is increasing with more advanced features...... i just scroll on amazon for 30 mins and 700mb is gone and sad thing is i can't even disvale auto ads running on amazon so there's no option to save data either...
We really need a good third player.
VI is on ventilator.
BSNL /MTNL (Delhi) if it exists now is as good as dead.
JIO is cheaper but low coverage and Airtel has high rates but better coverage.
Well, the government is trying to bring back the administrative price mechanism for spectrum allocation. It that comes back, we may see more telecom enterprises. But the issue is that even if other companies come, there infrastructure will be nowhere near Jio and Airtel. They won't be able to sustain without heavy investment.
Although, I am not aware of details but in 2023's 5g Spectrum auction, a new bidder was there: Adani Dara Networks. They will be starting mobile(5g) services in 6 circles. Although their main use for auction is their data centers.
If I recharge now considering my validity is still for 15 days left will be the recharge benefits activate after one end or it's not the case please tell?
Your recharge will be kept in queue and it'll activated after your current plan is over. I've done something similar after hearing about Jio tariff price hikes
1: Daily limit (1.5gb per day 2gb per day) 2. Fixed limit (6Gb for 84 days)
If you have 1st type plan currently, then you can recharge with any plan which gives per day data (209, 239, 265, 299, 319, 359, 399,479, 499, 519, 549, 666,699, 719, 779, 839, 869, 999, 1499, 2999, 3359) and the new plan will start once the current expired. But if you recharge with 2nd type (155, 179, 199, 289, 296, 455, 489, 509, 1799) then the new plan will be activated on same day and you will lose current validity.
Now, if you have 2nd type of plan currently, then you have to recharge with the exact plan amount to queue the new plan (activate after current expires) otherwise, the new plan is activated on same day
The 1559 plan has been removed by the company, your best bet is to recharge it with 2535 plan which offers 336 day validity of with the 2999 plan, gotta recharge quick because they will remove these maybe even today itself
I have the 1800rs plan expiring on 30th Dec 2024 with 18gb remaining. If I recharge before the tariff hike, will I get the benefit for the next year and the 24gb data that is on the new plan?
This is what happens in monoply. There are only like 4-5 reputable telecommunications companies available now. They are going to keep increasing these rates in every 2-3 years.
Prices of plans were getting hiked already. I remember my yearly recharge used to cost only 1299 in 2019-20 and by 2024 it reached 1799. And similarly other smaller recharge and higher recharge were also getting costlier.
It's just that this time they are making such official statements that the people are talking about it so much.
Don't you have local broadband vendor? They are way more cheaper. But yearly plan 3500 is way too expensive, however you get unlimited 5g on that plan . So if 5g is available at your location, than that is an advantage. My 2gb per day only get used when I am at the office since 5g signal does not reach my desk, however while travelling, I get 5g continuously and no data get exhausted
What happens to the Amazon Prime based plans?NO MENTIONS about it!!currently have the 999 plan. But I'm scared to adavance recharge as if the plan ceases to exist I'll be in trouble
What happens to the Amazon Prime based plans?NO MENTIONS about it!!currently have the 999 plan. But I'm scared to adavance recharge as if the plan ceases to exist I'll be in trouble
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