INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Airtel has introduced a new recharge priced at Rs
97 in its lineup of combo recharge packs to take on Jio
The telco had launched three combo recharge packs, priced at Rs
Notably, the new Airtel Rs
97 recharge plan is available across India
Interestingly, Airtel's Rs
97 will clash with its own prepaid plan worth Rs
98 recharge for smartphones offers similar benefits but with unlimited voice calls, while the Jio Phone recharge priced at Rs
99 gives much more data.Coming to the benefits of the Airtel Rs
97 prepaid combo recharge pack, this new plan offers 350 minutes of local, STD, and roaming voice calls
Besides the voice calling benefits, subscribers will also get 1.5GB of 3G/ 4G data and 200 local and STD SMS messages
Notably, the validity period of the plan is 28 days
Subscribers can avail the plan by visiting the official Airtel website or through the My Airtel app
When Airtel had released three combo recharge packs earlier this month, it rolled out to subscribers in Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and UP (West)
The telco has said that the plans will be rolled out in other parts of India over the next few weeks, which is interesting because Airtel
had launched a plan worth Rs
95 combo recharge, Airtel is offering 500MB of 3G/ 4G data alongside a talk time of Rs
While in the earlier plans calls were charged at 1p/ sec, the new plan charges 1p/ 2 secs
The validity period of this plan is 28 days as well
Additionally, Airtel has a prepaid plan worth Rs
99 that was revamped in June this year
99 plan, the telco offers unlimited local, STD, and roaming voice call benefits as well as 100 SMS messages per day for the 28-days validity
period, alongside an upgraded 2GB data limit.The Rs
98 pack by Jio, on the other hand, offers 2GB data, unlimited voice calls, 300 SMS messages limit, and complimentary access to Jio's
entire suite of apps for a standard bill cycle
The validity period of this plan is 28 days as well
99 Jio Phone recharge, buyers will get 500MB of 4G data per day, meaning a total of 14GB data
On top of this, they will get unlimited calls, 300 SMS messages, and access to the company's apps
Validity of this recharge is 28 days as well.
