The Kumbh JioPhone offers a suite of benefits for the needs of pilgrims during the 55 days of the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela
The second quarter of 2018 saw the arrival of Fusion phones as a distinct category
The offer will begin at 5.01 PM on Friday, the timing that reflects the Rs 501 price tag of the JioPhone
No immediate comments were received from Jio and Reliance Retail on the development
About six million Jiophones were booked by people in just three days when company opened bookings of 4G feature phone from August 24 in first phase
In just 3 days, about 6 mn people booked JioPhone by paying Rs 500 in advance
Jio has amassed more than 128 million subscribers since its launch last year
JioPhone will come with pre-loaded Jio apps for messaging and entertainment
The terms for the scheme could be announced in next few days.
Reliance Jio has unleashed another disruption with the launch of 4G feature phone but there are some challenges in propagating the device and the implications could be benign for incumbent operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular.The Mukesh Ambani-owned firm had announced JioPhone, which customers can get by paying a security deposit of Rs 1500, which will be refunded after three years. The bundled Jio connection will come with three different usage plans ranging from Rs 24 for two days, Rs 54 for a week and Rs 153 for a month.However, as per a report by JP Morgan, there are challenges relating to feasibility of the device as also relating to the product being attractive and attractively-priced enough to induce habit changing consumption.JP Morgan said in India, where there is prevalence of multi SIM phones and pre-paid monthly churn stands at around 5 per cent, is it realistic to expect consumers to embrace single SIM phones locked-in for three years. "In all ...
People from the hugely untapped mass of the 50-crore feature phone users can upgrade to smartphone
But industry executives and analysts say Jio's crossover feature phone - not quite a smartphone
Its priced at Rs 1,500, collected as a fully refundable deposit, refundable at the end of 3 years
Buyers will be able to get the new device, named JioPhone, for a one-time refundable security deposit of 1,500 rupees
Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular had outperformed the market by gaining over 10% in past one-month.