Vodafone has launched a Rs. 198 plan[1] for existing prepaid subscribers, which provides 1GB data per day, bundled calls and 100 free SMSes per day. New customers joining the Vodafone network will have to shell out Rs. 229 for the same benefits. This plan is in response to the new Jio Rs. 199 plan[2] that offers 1.2GB data per day and other freebies to consumers, both new and existing. As for the bundled calls by Vodafone[3], the two recharge packs come with 250 minutes of free calls per day and 1,000 minutes per week; beyond this, users will be charged calls at 30 paisa per minute. Also today, Reliance Industries scion Akash Ambani revealed in an interaction that Jio has 160 million users[4].
Xiaomi No. 1 Mi Fan Sale now in offline stores
Days after ending the online No. 1 Mi Fan Sale[5], Xiaomi has brought it to the offline stores[6]. While the Re. 1 flash sales were missing, fans do get discounts on popular Xiaomi[7] smartphones as well as accessories. The sale is being held in the the 15 Mi Home offline stores the company operates across the country. As for the discounts, fans will get the Mi A1[8] and Mi Max 2[9] 32GB at Rs. 13,999, Mi Max 2 64GB at Rs. 14,999, Mi MIX 2[10] at Rs. 32,999 and Redmi Note 4[11] 4GB RAM variant at Rs. 10,999, etc. Similarly, there are discounts on the Mi Router 3C, Mi In-Ear Headphones Basic, Mi Capsule Earphones, Mi Wi-Fi Repeater 2 and Mi Bluetooth Speaker Mini, among others. Fans can also...