Airtel vs Jio vs Vodafone: Prepaid plans with free calls, 1GB data per day

Here are some of the prepaid plans that the telecommunication service providers are offering to prepaid consumers with free voice calls and 1 GB and more internet data per day

Airtel vs Jio vs Vodafone: Prepaid offers with free calls, 1GB data per day
Some poor users say they are willing to pay for data even if it means forgoing consumption of things like cigarettes to afford prepaid cards
Khalid Anzar New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 23 2017 | 12:15 PM IST
Bharti Airtel is now offering a Rs 448 unlimited prepaid plan bundled with unlimited calls (local + STD), free national roaming (incoming + outgoing), free SMS and 70 GB internet data. The plan is valid for 70 days.

The new Rs 448 plan is valid for prepaid subscribers only. According to terms and conditions of the plan, the prepaid recharge pack comes bundled with free local and STD calls with a threshold of 1,000 minutes per week and 250 minutes per day. The plan comes bundled with 100 SMS limit per day, as directed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As for the internet data, the new plan comes bundled with 1 GB data per day, which is valid for 70 days.


On the other hand, Reliance Jio offers a similar deal to prepaid users for Rs 399. The Jio’s prepaid plan does not have any limit on calling and is not subjected to any threshold limits. In Rs 399 prepaid plan, the company is offering free unlimited local and STD calls, free national roaming calls, 100 SMS per day, Jio app subscription and 1 GB data per day valid for 70 days.
 
Jio is also offering a Rs 459 plan in which the company is offering all the benefits of Rs 399 plan but with a validity period of 84 days.


India’s second largest telecommunication service provider Vodafone is also offering unlimited calls benefit in Rs 348 bonus card. In Rs 348 prepaid plan, the company is offering free local and STD calls along with free Vodafone Play subscription valid for 28 days. The plan comes bundled with 1.5 GB internet data per day valid for 28 days.


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