It was another busy week in the world of telecom. Reliance Jio[1] announced its Republic Day 2018 Offer[2], under which data limits have been increased[3]. The 1GB per day Jio plans now offer 1.5GB, while the limit on older 1.5GB plans have been raised to 2GB per day. This means Jio users will get 1.5GB daily data allocation with Rs. 149, Rs. 349, Rs. 399, and Rs. 449 recharge packs for 28, 70, 84, 91 days respectively; similarly, the Rs. 198, Rs. 398, Rs. 448, and Rs. 498 plans will now provide 2GB data per day.
The Rs. 98 Jio plan has changed the most. Its validity has doubled, from 14 days to 28 days, but the data usage on the other hand, has gone from 150MB per day (or a total 2GB for 14 days), to a total of 2GB for 28 days with no daily caps. Aside from this, the company also announced a new plan for the Jio Phone[4] - which a recent study said is the best selling feature phone[5] in the last quarter of 2017 - offering nearly a month of unlimited calls at Rs. 49[6].
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Under the new plan, Jio Phone users will get unlimited voice calls for 28 days at Rs. 49. Apart from this, they will also get 1GB of 4G data, with no daily usage cap. Reliance Jio also announced data add-on packs for the Jio Phone, starting from Rs. 11. The feature phone was launched[8] back in last July with free access to services such as JioMusic, JioTV, and JioCinema.
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