Reliance Jio has opened its doors to everyone, with Jio’s 4G SIM cards now available at retail outlets across India. After a prolonged trial where only select users had access to the Jio network, starting Monday, 5 september 2016, the services will be free to use for all until December 31.
Though Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) opened its 4G service to most brands like Samsung, LG, HTC, Asus, Lava, Micromax etc; there still were a few left out. This includes iPhone, Xiaomi, Motorola and Lenovo. Now, any user with a 4G-enabled handset is eligible for Jio SIM card.
Reliance Jio SIM card comes with the Preview offer which gives users an access to free unlimited 4G data for the first three months. Users will, however, have to pay for Jio services from January 1, 2017. RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani called this the ‘welcome offer’ that starts September 5.
Other benefits include free voice calling, and no roaming charges for Jio customers forever. Also, Jio customers will be able to access Jio premium apps like JioChat, JioMusic, MyJio, JioMoney etc for free. Ambani claims Jio’s data plans are the cheapest in the world at Rs 50 for 1GB. Reliance Jio prepaid 4G plans start for as low as Rs 19 and goes all the way up to Rs 4,999. The postpaid plans start at Rs 149.
Shah Rukh Khan along with Akash Ambani, Nita Ambani, Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani and Isha Ambani at the launch of Reliance Jio.
Services:
Reliance Jio 4G services come bundled with several benefits for its users including cheap 4G data prices. Most of the Reliance Jio 4G plans gives come with free SMSes and free WiFi data. Then there’s voice calls, which is now free for life for Reliance Jio customers. Also, the Reliance Jio’s wide suite of Jio apps offers access to on-demand music, video, chat to name a few.
New features:
RIL has made it very clear: free voice calls (both local and STD) and no roaming charges within India. Ambani, on September 1 announced the company will make voice calls free for all its customers for life. Users will not need to pay for roaming (within India) either. The Jio 4G data plans include free SMSes as well. There’s free 100 SMSes per month for certain plans and free 100 SMSes per day for others.
Tariff plans:
Reliance Jio tariff plans start at Rs 19 for prepaid and at Rs 149 for postpaid users. Reliance Jio postpaid plan starts at Rs 149 for 300MB (1 month validity) and access to 100 free SMSes. There are 7 more plans, all of which come with a validity of 28 days and offer 100 free SMSes per day.
