HIGHLIGHTS
Jio 199 and Jio 299 plans launched
Jio 199 plan has 28 days validity and offers 1.2GB data per day
Jio 299 plan offers 2GB data per day for 28 days
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio has added two new prepaid plans to its portfolio. The new Jio 199 and 299 plans – being dubbed Happy New Year 2018 plans by the telco – aim to offer daily data benefits to those with limited budgets. Apart from high-speed data allowances, the two new plans come with free voice calling, national roaming, SMS, and app benefits for Prime members, just like other Reliance Jio plans.
First up is the Jio 199 plan, which will offer 1.2GB of 4G data per day for a validity period of 28 days. That means users can theoretically get 33.6GB of high-speed data, at an effective cost of less than Rs. 6 per GB, apart from the free voice calling and other benefits included in other Jio plans. The other new plan is the 299 plan, also with a validity period of 28 days. However, you get 2GB of high-speed data every day, with speeds capped at 128Kbps post that, the same as in other plans. All other benefits are the same in both plans.
Jio prepaid plans
Apart from these plans, Reliance Jio continues to offer other plans with varying data benefits. The Rs. 149 plan with a validity period of 28 days gets you 4GB data in all, and is aimed at those with limited data needs. The Rs. 399 plan with 70 days of validity, the Rs. 459 plan with 84 days validity, and the 499 plan with 91 days validity all come with 1GB of high-speed data per day. The Rs. 509 Jio recharge is valid for 49 days and will get you 2GB of data per day. As mentioned before, all plans come with free voice calling, national roaming, SMS, and access to Jio’s services for Prime members.
Recently, Reliance Jio decided to extend the cashback benefits on offer for customers buying high value recharges. First launched in early November, the Jio Triple Cashback offer provided Jio Prime customers benefits worth up to Rs. 2,599 upon recharges of Rs. 399 or higher. Last month, the company had extended the cashback offer's deadline to December 15, and earlier this week, the offer was extended till December 25.
