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Reliance Jio has completely disrupted the Indian telecommunication industry since its debut around two years back while forcing the likes of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India to bring down the data as well as tariff costs. This has also given birth to a new segment of prepaid recharge packs often called as combo plans, under which, users get multiple benefits such as data, SMS, unlimited calls and more.

That said, it is worth noting that there is also a long-term validity segment under which Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone are offering around 84 days validity. While this is one of the most popular prepaid recharge segment in India, it usually comes with plans priced near the Rs. 300-mark. On the other hand, for users who are looking for a one-month validity period, the Rs. 200-mark suits them the best and here we take a look at the best prepaid recharge packs under Rs. 200 from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India.

This Rs. 198 prepaid from Reliance Jio comes with 2GB daily data and since it is valid for 28 days, users get 56GB of 4G high-speed data per month. Moreover, other benefits of this prepaid plan include unlimited local, STD and roaming calls without any FUP limit, 100 SMS per day as well as a complimentary subscription to Jio’s own suite of apps.

This Rs. 199 plan from Airtel offers 1.4GB of daily data and since it is valid for 28 days, users get 39.2GB of 4G high-speed data per month. Moreover, other benefits of this prepaid plan include unlimited local, STD and roaming calls without any FUP limit, 100 SMS per day as well as a complimentary subscription Airtel TV, Wynk Music.

This Rs. 199 plan from Vodafone offers 1.4GB of daily data and since it is valid for 28 days, users get 39.2GB of 4G high-speed data per month. Moreover, other benefits of this prepaid plan include unlimited local, STD and roaming calls which are limited to 250 minutes per day and 1000 minutes per week, 100 SMS per day (local).

It should be noted that Reliance Jio has another prepaid recharge pack under Rs. 200 which is priced at Rs. 149. It comes with 1.5GB of daily data while other benefits of this prepaid plan include unlimited local, STD and roaming calls without any FUP limit, 100 SMS per day as well as a complimentary subscription to Jio’s own suite of apps.

Indian telcos have been fighting very hard to sustain in the competition since the introduction of Reliance Jio in India and while it has resulted in a major cut down in tariff as well as data prices in India. When it comes to the biggest competitors in the industry, people tend to debate on Airtel vs Vodafone vs Reliance Jio, as these are the top three players in the Indian telecommunications sector.

Here, we are going to compare the most popular prepaid recharge plans from Airtel, Vodafone India, and Reliance Jio under Rs. 300 since this has become the most popular as well as available prepaid recharge segment in India.

Airtel Rs. 249 prepaid recharge plan comes with a validity period of 28 days, unlimited local, STD and roaming calls on any network, 100 SMS per day, and 2GB of 4G data per day.

The Vodafone Rs. 255 prepaid recharge plan is just 6 rupees costlier than Airtel’s prepaid plan in this segment and comes with a validity period of 28 days, unlimited local, STD and roaming calls on any network, 100 SMS per day, access to live TV streaming on the Vodafone Play app and 2GB of 4G data per day.

As expected, Reliance Jio is offering the most affordable plan in the segment with the Jio Rs. 199 prepaid recharge plan which is Rs. 50 less than the Airtel plan and comes with a validity period of 28 days, unlimited local, STD and roaming calls on any network, 100 SMS per day, free subscription to Jio’s suite of apps and 2GB of 4G data per day.

Reliance Jio has launched special Diwali offer. Called Reliance Jio Diwali Dhamaka, the company is offering a range of offers under it. These include instant 100% cashbacks, JioFi and more. Here's all that buyers can get with Reliance Jio Diwali Dhamaka.

This special plan one-year plan offers unlimited data and free voice at Rs 1699.

Reliance Jio customers can also get 100% cashback in the form of Reliance Digital coupons. The offer is valid for all existing and new customers and applicable on select prepaid plans of Rs 149 and above.

Reliance Jio is also offering instant cashback of Rs 2200 on purchase of any 4G phone. The offer is applicable on recharges of Rs 198/299 for all new and existing customers.

Reliance Jio customers will also get cashback up to Rs 300 e-wallets including Paytm, PhonePe, Amazon Pay and Mobikwik. The offer is valid on recharges above Rs 398 and above.

As part of the JioPhone Diwali Dhamka, Reliance Jio is offering buyers of the Jio Festive gift cards 6 months unlimited voice and data with JioPhone.

Priced at Rs 2,999, the JioPhone 2 is available with a cashback of Rs 200 if users pay via Paytm.

On purchase of new laptops, buyers can get JioFi data benefits worth Rs 3,000. This includes free voice unlimited data (386GB) and complimentary membership of JioPrime.

Buyers of LG Smart TV will get a JioFi, data benefits worth Rs 2,000 and Jio Prime membership free.

Jio cashbacks don't seem to be ending any time soon as the company has launched another such offer for its Prime customers. The new Jio offer is applicable on recharges of Rs. 398 and above, and will give benefits of up to Rs. 799 in the form of recharge vouchers and wallet cashbacks. Compared to the last cashback offer by the company, the current one gives benefits worth Rs. 99 more, with an increase in the maximum wallet cashback. The ongoing Jio cashback offer will run till February 15, 2018. As with the previous Jio cashback offers, customers will get eight vouchers of Rs. 50 on recharges of Rs. 398, totalling benefits of Rs. 400.

The vouchers can be used to deduct Rs. 50 from the recharge value while purchasing a prepaid pack in the future. The remaining Rs. 399 will be provided to the consumer in the form of wallet cashbacks. Customers will get cashbacks of varying value from MobiKwik, Paytm, Amazon Pay, PhonePe, Freecharge, and Axis Pay. Those using MobiKwik wallet to make the payment for the recharge of Rs. 398 or above will also get a hotel voucher of up to Rs. 2,500, while Paytm users will receive 50 percent cashback on first time movie ticket booking (up to Rs. 150).

1. Partner MobiKwik, Cashback for new users Rs. 399 (Code - JIOFULL), Cashback for existing users Rs. 399 (Code - JIOFULL)

2. Partner Amazon Pay, Cashback for new users Rs. 50, Cashback for existing users Rs. 50

3. Partner Axis Pay, Cashback for new users Rs. 100, Cashback for existing users Rs. 30

4. Partner PhonePe, Cashback for new users Rs. 75, Cashback for existing users Rs. 30

5. Partner Paytm, Cashback for new users Rs. 50 (Code - NEWJIO), Cashback for existing users Rs. 20 (Code - PAYTMJIO)

6. Partner Freecharge, Cashback for new users Rs. 50 (Code - 50JIO, Cashback for existing users) Rs. 20 (Code - PAYTMJIO)

Both the vouchers and the wallet cashback can be redeemed immediately. As was the case with the last cashback offer, Jio is not giving any discounts on online shopping this time around either. The online shopping discounts offered by the company accounted for a huge chunk of the benefits it provided the customer in the December cashback offer, before they were discontinued. This is the fourth consecutive Jio cashback offer for prepaid users since October, and comes soon after the company raises the daily data allocations on recharge packs between Rs. 149 and Rs. 799 by up to 2GB per day.

It’s raining offers in the telecom industry. After Jio, now all the major operators have joined the festive bandwagon to offer special prepaid plans.

Both BSNL and Jio has launched special annual plans with top offers including data and free voice calls.

Now Vodafone has also launched a special plan under 300 rupees offering data and calls for 84 days. We have listed some special Diwali prepaid plans from different telecom operators.

The company has launched a special annual plan priced at Rs 1,699 offering unlimited calls and 1.5GB per day for 365 days. The 1,699 Jio Diwali plan offers a total of 547.5GB data which comes with 100 percent cashback. The Jio Diwali plan will also offer 100 SMS per day, free access to premium Jio apps and and unlimited voice calls all throughout India.

The Jio Diwali plan can be recharged between till October 30. There are some good cashback offers available as well on different packages.

The public telecom company has launched two special long-term annual plans this festival. The first plan is priced at Rs 1,699 offering unlimited data with 2GB per day including unlimited calls and free 100 SMS per day. The BSNL 1,699 plan comes with a validity of 365 days with a total of 730GB.

The next plan offers similar benefits and validity, but it offers a total of 1460GB data with 4GB data per day priced at Rs 2,099 for a year.

The company also launched a special Rs 78 plan offering unlimited calls and data for 10 days.

Vodafone launched a special plan priced at 279 rupees offering benefits for 84 days. A first time for the company, the new 279 Vodafone plan is offering 4GB data, unlimited calls (250 minutes a day, 1000 minutes for a week) with free 100 SMS per day. The plan is exclusive for 4G Vodafone users only.

The company also launched a Rs 597 plan for feature phone users offering 10GB data, unlimited call benefits (daily limit of 250 minutes and 1000 minutes a week) with free SMS valid for 168 days.

Bharti Airtel has launched a new plan priced at 181 rupees offering 3GB daily data for 14 days. The plan also comes with unlimited calls and free texts. Airtel also has a Rs 199 prepaid plan offering a total of 39.2GB data for 28 days at 1.4GB data per day.

In the past few days, the news of Reliance Jio buying a substantial stake in the two most prominent cable companies of India, DEN Networks and Hathway cable have been circling the internet. It is no doubt that this buyout of the companies has positioned Reliance Jio much more advantageously as compared to its closest competitor Bharti Airtel when it comes to Direct to Home (DTH) services. It’s worth noting that after this move, Reliance Jio has gained direct access to 24 million subscribers of these two cable companies combined. Swiss brokerage firm, Credit Suisse also issued a note, which was spotted by ET clarifying that Reliance Jio GigaFiber will indeed be surpassing Bharti Airtel in terms of accessibility of customers after this buyout.

Even before the rollout of services in the country, the Mukesh Ambani led telco has gained significant margin over Bharti Airtel in terms of reachability to the consumer. While Bharti Airtel has access to only 2 million homes across the nation, Reliance Jio now boasts of having access to 24 million subscribers owing to its recent buyout of DEN Networks and Hathway Cable. Reliance Jio has also opened registrations for its service since August 15 and has invested a total of Rs 5,230 crore in both of these companies. Although it’s evident that Airtel is not just going to sit back, and the telco has likely plans to strike back in the market, the major lead that Reliance Jio has over Bharti Airtel tells us that we will see many more homes adapt to Reliance Jio’s new GigaFiber service than Bharti Airtel. The challenge, right now, for the telco is to upgrade these subscribers from cable connections, or fixed line connections to FTTH service.

On the other hand, the Sunil Bharti Mittal led telco is not planning to remain mum. The telco plans to add 10 million more subscribers to its existing base by 2021 across 100 cities. In the year 2018 and 2019, Airtel will spend approximately Rs 24,000 crore only for its DTH business to expand operations rapidly.

Given that Reliance Jio is being backed by its massive subscriber base of 250 million Jio 4G customers, the telco is going to have the upper hand when it comes to striking deals with the content broadcasters. Also, Reliance Jio’s portfolio of content distribution applications like Jio Mags, Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Jio Music, Jio NewsPaper and Jio Cloud make it one of the most strong candidates for receiving the attention of content broadcasters. Further, Reliance Jio is likely to take the support of free services in the initial days as it did for Jio 4G to amass subscribers at a fast rate. Looking at all of these factors, Reliance Jio will stand ahead of Bharti Airtel when it is about service integrations and offerings. Further, ET’s report on Kotak Institutional Equities’s statement made it clear that it will be a tough climb for Airtel against Reliance Jio, however, TataSky is expected to have it much worse.

Reliance Jio recently unveiled its new annual plan priced at Rs 1,699 offering a 365 validity. While Airtel and Vodafone are already prepping up to take on Jio’s latest annual plan, BSNL is ready with two plans to take on Jio straight up.

The public telecom company has launched two new annual prepaid plans priced at Rs 1,699 and Rs 2,099 respectively.

Both the BSNL annual plans come with 365 validity including data benefits, free voice calling, text messages, and free caller tune facility. Both the plans will challenge the 1,699 Jio plan offering a 365-day validity.

The first BSNL yearly plan is priced at Rs 1,699 tariff offering a total of 2GB data per day. Post completion, a user can enjoy unlimited data at a decreased speed of 80 Kbps. The 1699 plan offers unlimited calls (local, STD and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi).

The yearly BSNL plan also offers 100 SMS per day with free caller tune service for a year.

The second BSNL yearly plan is priced at Rs 2,099 offering 4GB data per day. Post completion, a user can enjoy unlimited data at a decreased speed of 80 Kbps. The 2099 plan offers unlimited calls (local, STD and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi).

The yearly 2099 BSNL plan also offers 100 SMS per day with free caller tune service for 365 days.

The Jio Rs 1,699 plan offers 1.5GB data per day. The plan offers 100 SMS per day and unlimited voice calls throughout the country. So, let’s see who has the edge when it comes to yearly plans.

Definitely, BSNL has a better set of offerings compared to Reliance Jio. The plans have no limitations, so both the BSNL annual plans are truly unlimited in nature. But, do remember the BSNL offers 3G speeds compared to the 4G on Jio.

If you are someone who is okay with the 3G speeds, do definitely go for the new BSNL yearly plans.

Jio had started a new spree of yearly plans in the industry. The Jio Rs 1,699 yearly plan has pushed BSNL to launch its own upgraded yearly plans. Soon we will see  Airtel, Vodafone and Idea joining the trend with their own yearly prepaid plans.

For now, it seems like BSNL is rocking it up to take on Reliance Jio. The public company has performed exceptionally well in the last two quarters, and once it acquires the 4G airwaves, we hope to see a turnaround in the Indian telecom industry.

Which plan will you choose now? Do let us know, by commenting right here!

Reliance Big TV, yesterday announced a new DTH plan to lure the subscribers in the country. The struggling DTH arm is claiming to offer up to 500 channels which also includes HD channels free for one year. Customers across the country can pre-book a new Big TV set-top box starting today through the company’s official website.
However, do make a note that the offer can be availed depending on the stock availability. “Reliance Big TV is going to mark the beginning of a new dawn in the way Indians have been accessing entertainment on their TV sets,” director of Reliance Big TV, Vijender Singh, said in a statement. Reliance Big TV stated that the company has come up with this offer to make a mark in the Indian DTH industry and also to fulfil the Indian government’s Digital India initiative.
Under this new offer, the company will be providing its latest HD HEVC set-top box, which also offers an additional set of features such as YouTube, recording of TV shows, schedule program recording and so on. But there are some catches with this offer though, like every other offer from other companies. Here are the five things you should know about the Reliance Big TV’s free DTH service offer.
1) Customers Have to Pay an Upfront Amount of Rs 1,999 A customer who’s looking to avail this offer has to pay an upfront amount of Rs 499 while booking the STB from the company’s website. But this amount is to just confirm the booking. Once the STB arrives on your doorstep, you have to make an additional payment of Rs 1,500 on receipt. An installation charge of Rs 250 will also be applicable.
2) Free Subscription for One Year Once after you get the subscription by paying the Rs 1,999 upfront amount, customers can enjoy free DTH services for one year without any requirement of topping up the DTH account.
3) Rs 300 Per Month Starting the Second Year After the completion of one year, customers need to pay an amount of Rs 300 per month to enjoy the subscription to all channels. Do make a note that a monthly recharge should be done to get the services effectively free.
4) Recharge Rs 7,200 to Get the Refund of Rs 1,999 As stated, from the second year, customers need to recharge the STB with Rs 300 every month to enjoy the services. After continuous recharges of 24 months (two years), the company will issue a refund of Rs 1,999, which was paid at the time of purchasing the STB.
5) Cashback Will Be in the Form of Recharge Value Unlike the cashback offers run by telecom operators, Reliance Big TV will be refunding the amount of Rs 1,999 in the form of account recharge value. However, we do not have any details about how the Rs 1,999 refund will be issued- the entire amount at once or in the form of monthly value.

How To Download Games In JIO Phone 2? (In Hindi/ Tamil/ Telugu) – JIO Phones or the mobile phone piece which was exaggerated as “India Ka Smartphone” was undoubtedly a hit. In Indian Market (and foreign as well), JIO Phone had been the best selling ones. According to recently released reports by the Economic Times, Close to 4 crore JioPhones were sold until April 25, 2018, only. Thus, at a point where 4 crore Jio Phones were sold, it was mandatory for a mobile network operator company – Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited to have the online and offline game playing features pre-installed in the Phone. 

Following the success of Reliance JIO Phones, it’s successor JioPhone 2 was also launched in India on this nation’s Independence Day – 15th August 2018. While the previous version, better known as Jio Phone was available in the market October 1, 2017 (Official) onwards. But before learning about how to install the games in Jio Phone, one should have the proper knowledge of using Google Play Store in the Jio Phone.

But, crucial to know about this topic is that – there is both good and bad news. The good news is – YES YOU CAN PLAY GAMES IN JIO PHONE. And, the bad news is – NOT ALL THE GAMES AVAILABLE IN THE PLAY STORE SUPPORTS IN JIO PHONE. Using this step by step guide below, you can go through the complete procedure –

But before checking out the steps, let’s learn about a few famous games that can be played in Jio Phones. The list includes – 2048, Steel Story, Maya Brick Breaker, SWOOOP, Chocolate Jewels and Fix-It Felix etc. While precise for Kids, Girs and Boys, games respectively are – Steel Story/ PAC Man/ Crazy Birds, Candy Breaker, Chocolate Jewels and Top Shootout, Age of Barbarians respectively.

So now, without further ado, let’s directly dive into step by step guide. But first, we’ll teach you – How To Use Play Store in Jio Phone. Everyone and their mom know that Google Play Store, which is a default application in all the android phones on the planet Earth is not available in Jio Phone and JioPhone 2 as well.

Reason? It’s because Jio Phone doesn’t run on the Android operating system. Rather, the operating system on which Jio Phone runs is KaiOS and yes it is different from the Apple Inc.’s iOS operating system. Even with the passage of time as Jio Phone became one of the most selling Smartphones in the nation, it crossed the number of iOS operating system users in India and became the second most used operating system after Android.

Now let’s move onto the Step by Step guide to download and play the games in Google Play Store. Here’s what you can do, but first remember that there are major two methods of playing games in Mobile or Jio Phone 2 and have your mind refreshed. First one is – playing games online. In this method, it is mandatory for you to have a good and working quite high-speed internet connection or otherwise your game will hang a lot because of the slow connection.

Apart from that, the second method is to have the game downloaded in your Jio Phone or Jio Phone 2 and play it offline whenever you want, wherever you want and however you want because it need not have an internet connectivity issues.

Also, another most important thing is that in Jio Phone or Jio Phone 2, most important thing to remember is that, not all screen touch games are keypad based and undoubtedly you cannot play screen touch games in Jio Phone unless they also have the keypad based controls from the side of manufacturing company.

Needless to say, most of the peoples on the planet, prefer option 2 to option 1. And, for both the options, here is a guide –

JIO has undoubtedly become the largest mobile network operating chain in India. On September 5, 2016, JIO SIM was launched in India with a welcome offer and reportedly on 22 February 2017, JIO SIM got over 10 crore subscribers overall. Indeed, it’s not possible for that such a large Mobile network operator company doesn’t remain in the headlines throughout the day.

Thus, major ones from them are – ‘Airtel takes on Reliance JIO: Check new Rs. 195 plan with 35GB 4G Data’ and ‘Reliance Jio 4G revolution may render the 2G featurephone extinct’ and ‘2G featurephones faces extinction as JioPhone sparks a 4G revolution’ AND ‘Reliance JIO (jio.com) New Annual Plan (Rs 1699/year), Cashback (recharge above Indian National Rupees 149)’.

Also, the top headlines like ‘Vodafone offers 10GB data with 168 days validity with this new prepaid plan, takes on Jio and Airtel’ and ‘Reliance Jio has seen overtaking Vodafone Idea, Airtel to become India’s largest telecom firm by 2018-end.’ In this hectic schedule of office working trends these days, one thing is there for sure, Gaming gives you a sigh of relief. And, needless to say, Jio has not forgotten this for god’s sake.

Although, we’ve provided a complete guide regarding “How To Play Online/ Offline Games in Jio Phones.” Still, if you’re having any issues related to How To Play Android Games In Jio Phone or How To Download Games In JIO Phone 2, Jio Phone Keypad Games Download and Support or Play Online etc., do let me know in the comment box below. JIO Phones really became Bharat ka Smartphone with the passage of time. And, if you own one, you really need to go through more interesting reads of Jio Phone below –

There’s a constant battle being fought in the Indian telecom sector. Private telecom operators like Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio and Idea are striving hard to gain – and retain – customers by offering more 3G or 4G mobile data for lesser money. Initially, these operators started by offering 1GB of 3G/4G mobile data per day. Now, stiff price and data competition have forced operators to increase their daily data limits to 2GB for the same price. Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone have now increased their daily data limits to 3GB. Also, Vodafone and Reliance Jio have unlimited data plans with 4GB per day limit or more. Here are the top eight unlimited prepaid plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone and Idea offering 3GB or more daily data limit:
1. Reliance Jio Rs 299 unlimited plan: 3GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : Reliance Jio has got the most affordable prepaid plan offering 3GB daily data for a period of 28 days. Priced at Rs 299, this plan offers a total of 84GB 4G data for 28 days with a daily limit of 3GB. Additionally, there is free and unlimited voice calling and free 100 SMS per day.
2. Vodafone Rs 349 unlimited plan: 3GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : To compete with Reliance, Vodafone had upgraded its unlimited prepaid plan to offer 3GB of 3G/4G mobile data per day for a period 28 days at Rs 349. Subscribers are also entitled to unlimited free local, STD and roaming calls along with 100 free SMS per day during the validity period.
3. Airtel Rs 349 unlimited plan: 3GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : Airtel too has a similar plan for Rs 349. Airtel prepaid users get 3GB daily 3G/4G data per day along with unlimited all local, STD and national roaming calls along with free 100 Local and STD SMS per day.
4. Idea Rs 349 unlimited plan: 3GB data/day, 28 days validity : To compete with Jio, Airtel and Vodafone, Idea has also recently updated its Rs 357 unlimited data to offer 3GB 4G data per day for Rs 349. However, there is a cap on daily calling with a limit of 250 minutes and weekly free call limit of 1000 minutes. Also, if a subscriber makes calls to more than 100 unique numbers in a week then Idea will charge 1 paisa per second for each call made after the 100th unique number.
5. Reliance Jio Rs 509 unlimited plan: 4GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : Reliance Jio has an unlimited prepaid plan for Rs 509 which offers 4GB of daily 4G data. Additionally, there is free and unlimited voice calling and free 100 SMS per day.
6. Vodafone Rs 549 unlimited plan: 3.5GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : Under the Vodafone Rs 549 unlimited prepaid plan, users will get 3.5 GB daily 3G/4G data per day along with unlimited all local, STD and national roaming calls along with free 100 local and STD SMS per day.
7. Vodafone Rs 799 unlimited plan: 4.5GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : This Vodafone Rs 799 unlimited prepaid plan offers 4.5 GB daily 3G/4G data per day along with unlimited all local, STD and national roaming calls along with free 100 local and STD SMS per day.
8. Reliance Jio Rs 799 unlimited plan: 5GB data/day, 28 days validity, free calls : Reliance Jio prepaid users will get 5GB daily 4G data per day along with unlimited all local, STD and national roaming calls along with free 100 local and STD SMS per day with this unlimited plan for Rs 799.

Reliance Jio has become most popular within a short period of time. Many people have got their hands on Reliance Jio SIM due to the huge benefits it has offered – such as unlimited 4G data usage and free voice calling. All the JIO users have enjoyed these benefits using the Reliance Jio Welcome Offer until December 2016. After the Welcome Offer is over, Jio customers were surprised with Jio Happy New Year Offer that is extended till March 2017. Now, people are enjoying Jio Summer Surprise Offer and people who have missed the Jio Summer Surprise offer is utilizing JIO Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer. But, after the end of these offers, you’ll need to recharge your Jio Mobile number.
You will have to subscribe to one of the plans revealed by the service provider starting from Rs 149 to Rs. 4,999 with a validity of 28 days. It goes without saying that from then, you will have to keep a track of the Jio SIM data usage. And here is how you can check your Jio number Main Balance, Data Balance, Validity, Tariff Plan, etc. To make it simple for the users, Reliance Jio has revealed the USSD codes that will help you make the most of your Reliance Jio 4G SIM without much hassle. Let’s check them out!
Check your Main Balance: There are two ways to check your Jio mobile number main balance:
1. Via Dial Number: You can get your main balance by dialing *333# and you’ll get your main balance displayed with a message on the screen.
2. Via SMS: Just type MBAL into a new Message and send it to 55333. It is toll-free and you will get your available main balance via SMS.
Check your Prepaid Balance and Validity: You can send an SMS stating BAL to 199 to get to know the prepaid balance that you are left with and the validity of the pack you have subscribed to. You will get the related info to your phone via SMS.
Know your Postpaid Bill Amount: If you are using Jio Postpaid sim, then to know your Postpaid Reliance Jio Bill amount – Send a text message as BILL to 199. And the bill amount that you will be charged for using the service will be available soon with an SMS.
Check your subscribed Tariff Plan: If you are not certain with the tariff plan that you have subscribed to or forgotten its validity, then you can send a message as MY PLAN to 199. This will send an SMS showing the plan that you have actually subscribed to.
Know Your Jio Sim Number: In most of the operators, you can check your own number by dialing USSD code *1#. You will get a screen message with a mobile number. But for any reason, if you are getting an error like ‘connection problem or invalid MMI code,’ when you typed *1# for Jio, then we have another solution to know your Jio number. Just download the ‘MyJio App’ from Google Play Store, register with your details and head to ‘Manage your account’ section in the app. Then under ‘My Jio’ heading, you will find your Jio number.
Check 4G Data Usage: There is no USSD code to check data usage in Reliance jio. But every time you disconnect internet, you will get an SMS informing the data consumed in the last session. Or, you can just text MBAL to 55333 which is a toll-free number. When every option fails, here is an all time working option to check data usage for the Jio number:
1. Open ‘Settings’ in your phone.
2. Click on ‘Data Usage’
3. There you can check the consumed 4G data for your Jio sim.
Not only the total data usage, using this option will give you detailed information about data usage by each application. And you can also set a reminder to particular GB.
Check Data Balance: Dial USSD Code *333*1*3*# from your Reliance Jio Mobile number and get Data related information on your mobile screen. If the USSD code isn’t working, then you can get Data balance related information via disabling Internet data. After disabling Internet data, you will get an on-screen message with Used data. Check Remaining SMS Balance: If you think Jio gives free unlimited local and national SMS to their users, then you are wrong. Actually, there is a hidden term in their statement that Jio offers 100 SMS / day to the users, a total of 3000 SMS each month. To check your remaining SMS count for your Jio number:
1) Using MyJio mobile app. MyJio > Manage your account > Balance > SMS.
2) Using the USSD code. Reliance Jio USSD code to know your remaining SMS: *367*2#
Additional USSD Codes for Jio: To activate 4G data on Jio: SMS ‘START’ to 1925 or Call 1925.
* To activate miss call alert on Jio: *333*3*2*1#.
* To de-activate miss call alert on Jio: *333*3*2*2#.
* To check VAS balance of Jio number: *333*1*4*1#.
* To check Internet balance on Jio: *333*1*3#.

Patanjali SIM's plan is in direct competition with other leading players like Jio and Airtel. BSNL on Tuesday tweeted details of the new recharge pack- 'BSN-Patanjali -144 plan'. With the launch of Patanjali-BSNL Swadeshi Sammriddhi SIM for Patanjali employees, members of its associated organisations and those holding Swadeshi Samriddhi Card offered by Yoga guru Ramdev’s organisation, the comparison of cheapest telecom plan has become inevitable. Patanjali SIM’s plan is in direct competition with other leading players like Jio and Airtel. BSNL on Tuesday tweeted details of the new recharge pack- ‘BSN-Patanjali -144 plan’. Other plans that have been launched by Patanjali-BSNL are priced at Rs 792 and Rs 1,584.
Patanjali-BSN Rs 144 vs Jio Rs 149 plan vs Airtel Rs 149 plan: After a user recharges Patanjali Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM card with the recharge pack of Rs 144 they get a total of 60GB of data for a month with a daily limit of 2GB. Apart from it, customers will also get unlimited calls and 100 messages. The duration of the pack is 30 days after which a user will have to recharge their SIM to enjoy the benefits. Those holding Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM Card will also get medical insurance and life insurance benefits worth Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively.
Reliance Jio: Under its Rs 149 plan, the company offers a total of 42GB data with 1.5GB per day limit. Along with the data, Jio also offers unlimited voice call and 100 SMS per day. Users also get a complimentary subscription to all Jio Apps.
Airtel: Its Rs 149 plan offers 1GB data per day for 28 days. Apart from it, the company offers unlimited call benefits and 100 SMSes.
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Airtel has revamped its Rs. 149 recharge pack for prepaid users as it continues its fight against Jio for market share. The Airtel Rs. 149 recharge is said to come with 1GB of data per day alongside other benefits, for a validity period of 28 days. While Jio continues to remain the most affordable telecom operator in India in terms of data consumption, Airtel and the other incumbents have tried to match it, but still don't quite match its prices and bundled data. Notably, the refreshed Airtel Rs. 149 prepaid plan counters Reliance Jio's Rs. 149 recharge pack that comes with 1.5GB of daily data. The Airtel Rs. 149 prepaid recharge plan offers 28GB of 3G/4G data for a period of 28 days with a daily cap of 1GB data, TelecomTalk reports. It comes bundled with unlimited local, STD, and roaming calls. The Rs. 149 plan also offers 100 free SMS messages per day.
Notably, this prepaid recharge plan of Airtel is available only in select circles. However, the report says, Airtel might make it an open market plan in the coming days. When it comes to offers close to Airtel's Rs. 149 plan, Jio also has a recharge pack worth Rs. 149, as mentioned above. The Jio prepaid recharge plan priced at Rs. 149 offers 42GB of 4G data for a validity period of 28 days. It has a daily cap of 1.5GB daily data. The prepaid pack also comes with unlimited local, STD, and roaming voice calls. Additionally, Jio subscribers get 100 free SMS messages along with a free subscription to Jio apps. To recall other new offers from Airtel, the company recently launched the Rs. 249 recharge pack and updated its Rs. 349 pack to offer more data to consumers. Airtel is offering 2GB data per day for 28 days at Rs. 249, and it has revised its Rs. 349 pack to offer 3GB data per day for 28 days, up from 2GB per day. Also, another new Airtel plan worth Rs. 499 provides 2GB of daily data for 82 days.
Earlier this month, Airtel unveiled a Rs. 129 recharge plan that comes with 'unlimited' calls, 1GB data per day, and bundled Hello Tunes. Also, Airtel's launched a new Rs. 219 plan comes with 1.4GB data per data per day or 39.4GB data for 28 days, along with unlimited calls (local and STD), free roaming, 100 SMSes per day, access to Airtel TV app, and free Hello Tunes subscription. Also, other new offers by the operator include the recently launched Rs. 249 recharge pack and the updated Rs. 349 pack. Airtel is offering 2GB data per day for 28 days at Rs. 249, and it has revised its Rs. 349 pack to offer 3GB data per day for 28 days, up from 2GB per day. Also, another new recharge worth Rs. 499 provides 2GB of daily data for 82 days.

Reliance Jio has announced a new postpaid plan starting at Rs 199. The biggest highlight of the plan are international calls starting at 50 paise/minute. Wonder how the Jio's new postpaid plan compares to that of plans from Airtel, Vodafone and Idea? Here we have compared Jio's all-new Rs 199 plan with similar postpaid plans from the company's three rivals.
1. Relaince Jio Rs 199 postpaid plan: 25GB 4G data; unlimited local, STD and national roaming calls; ISD calls starting at 50 paise/per minute (activation free)
2. Airtel Rs 399 postpaid plan: 20GB 4G data; unlimited local, STD and national roaming calls; ISD calls starting at Rs 50/per minute (after paying Rs 149 per month for international roaming activation fee)
3. Vodafone Rs 399 postpaid plan: 20GB 4G data; unlimited local, STD and national roaming calls; ISD calls starting at Rs 8/per minute (after paying Rs 149 per month for international roaming activation fee)
4. Idea Rs 389 postpaid plan: 20GB 4G data; unlimited local, STD and national calls (roaming calls chargeable); ISD calls can be made after a security deposit of Rs 3000 (Rs 1000 for ISD calls + Rs 2000 international roaming) after paying Rs 149 per month for international roaming activation fee

One of the biggest letdowns for Reliance Jio in the current scenario is its postpaid plans. While Jio’s prepaid plans are unbeatable, it’s postpaid plans are nowhere close to the competition. Today, Jio promised that it would redefine the postpaid services in India. The all-new JioPostpaid service will be available for subscription starting May 15, 2018. Under the JioPostpaid service, the telco’s primary focus is to provide affordable postpaid plans and redefining the international roaming meaning. For the users looking for a plan within India, the telco has come up with a Zero-Touch plan of Rs 199.
On top of the existing plan, Jio will be providing affordable international call rates. As of now, we don’t have any info on whether the earlier postpaid plans will be retained, but with JioPostpaid, the telco has strengthened the postpaid offerings suited to the requirements of postpaid subscribers. Today, Jio has introduced a new ‘Zero-Touch‘ postpaid service. Under the service, the telco is offering a postpaid tariff plan, which comes pre-activated with all the services such as voice, internet, SMS, and international calling.
JioPostpaid Unlimited Plan of Rs 199 Under this plan, Reliance Jio is offering unlimited voice calls and SMS without any limit per month. In terms of data, the plan provides 25GB of data per billing cycle and the plan also comes with Jio apps premium subscription, preactivated ISD and international roaming calling option. However, it doesn’t offer international roaming call though. So Reliance Jio is touting the JioPostpaid as ‘India’s First Zero-Touch Service Experience.’ The JioPostpaid service as mentioned comes pre-activated with all the necessary benefits and it’s an unlimited plan, meaning there won’t be any high overages, bill shocks and unpredictable bills with the service. Reliance Jio also has the Auto Pay service, which can be activated manually and the company will also be providing an e-bill option, which allows the user to check the bill in real-time.
That said, Jio has always been a prepaid service provider, and the international roaming service in the past was messed up one. However, Jio is turning things around, especially in terms of international roaming benefit. The JioPostpaid plan offers unlimited voice calls and SMS within India at Rs 199, and the international calling rates start at Rs 50 paise per minute. Of course, as you might be aware of, the international calling rates differ from one country to other. And Jio is offering International roaming at home-like rates, which is Rs 2-2-2. It breaks down as follows- Rs 2 for a minute for voice, Rs 2 per SMS and Rs 2 per MB of data consumed. Also, there’s no Security Deposit required to start international services and the calls start at Rs 50 per minute as mentioned above. There’s no need for a rate cutter or service charges involved with the JioPostpaid service. Sadly, Jio did not annouce the data roll over feature with this plan though.

With the increasing craze for higher FUP broadband plans and unlimited FUP plans, Reliance Jio, which is still testing its broadband service, JioFiber, has now started offering 100 Mbps broadband connection with 1.1TB FUP limit. Reliance Jio, which is expected to officially announce the JioFiber broadband services in Q2 2018 has now taken the competition seriously. So far, Jio offered a 100 Mbps connection with 100GB FUP. However, 100GB FUP has now become a thing of past and users are craving for more data FUP on a monthly basis, which is the reason behind the increase of FUP to 1.1TB. However, Jio will not provide 1.1TB of FUP up front as per a report. The Mukesh Ambani-led company will still offer 100GB of FUP during the Welcome offer period, however, at the same time, it will introduce free data add-on packs which the customer has to activate manually. A report from The Hindu states that Jio will still offer Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband plan of 100 Mbps with 100GB FUP. Once the customer exceeds the 100GB FUP, they will be allowed to activate data top-up of 40GB for 25 times in a month, which makes the overall data benefit to 1.1TB.
So when the connection gets activated, Jio will provide only 100GB data. As it was rumoured, Jio will unveil both home broadband and enterprise broadband plans, and the Internet Service Provider is looking to grab 100 million home broadband users across 30 cities in India post the launch. And that’s a very small number because the telco will be providing FTTH services free for a period of three months or even more than that. When the service goes official, JioFiber will be available across 30 major cities in India. As we already know, Jio is already running a Preview Offer of JioFiber in major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Surat, Vadodara, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru etc. Once the service goes commercial, Jio will launch a Welcome Offer, as we reported earlier, same as how it did with the Jio 4G services. The company offered free 4G services to the users before the commercial launch in September 2016, and once the service goes official, the Preview Offer becomes Welcome Offer. At the moment, Reliance Jio is collecting a refundable security deposit amount of Rs 4,500 from each household to provide a free JioFiber connection.
The company is also providing a free Jio Router to the customers opting the service, which can also be used for IPTV services that Jio is planning to launch. Through the JioFiber Home Gateway, the telco is looking to provide connectivity to multiple devices. And there might be an ‘extend’ option provided to the customers, under which it will be offering Wi-Fi coverage in every corner of the house with an additional modem. To be noted, Reliance Jio currently has over 3 lakh kms of optical fibre network spread across the country. The JioFiber broadband services could go official anytime soon or by the end of Q2 2018 or in early Q3 2018.