INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Countering Reliance Jio, Airtel has silently unveiled a new Rs
249 prepaid pack, alongside revising the Rs
The telco is offering 2GB data per day for 28 days at Rs
249, and it has revised its Rs
349 pack to offer 3GB data per day for 28 days
To recall, the Airtel 349 pack used to offer 2GB data per day
The packs also include benefits such as unlimited voice calls as well as a quota for free SMS
The new development follows the launch of the Rs
499 pack by Airtel that brought 2GB of daily data for 82 days.The 2GB data limit per day on the Airtel Rs
249 pack brings a total of 56GB of 3G/ 4G data for 28 days, while the 3GB data limit per day on the Rs
349 brings a total of 84GB of 3G/ 4G data
In contrast, Reliance Jio offers 84GB of data for 28 days at Rs
299 and 140GB of data for 70 days at Rs
349 pack come with local, STD, and roaming calls as well as 100 SMS per day
The bundled calls are notably limited to 300 minutes per day and 1,000 minutes a week and charged at 30 paisa per minute post the given
The packs are live on the MyAirtel app as well as Airtel's online recharge portal, and we were able to spot them in the Delhi
circle.Vodafone also last month introduced its Rs
299 pack that offers 1GB of 2G data per day alongside unlimited local, STD, and roaming calls and 100 SMS per day for 56 days
The Vodafone pack was initially launched in the Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh telecom circle.
