Taking on Jio[1] and Airtel[2], Vodafone[3] India has updated its a new RED plan for its postpaid subscribers. The new Vodafone plan, priced at Rs. 399, offers benefits such as unlimited local and STD calls, national roaming, 100 SMSes, and 30GB 3G/ 4G monthly data (with rollover option up to 200GB). There is also free access to movies worth Rs. 4,000 via Vodafone Play service for 1 year and bundled Magzter subscription to provide a vast collection of over 3,500 e-magazines for 4 months.
Just like other plans and packs, the unlimited local and STD calls with the new Rs. 399 Vodafone RED[4] plan are capped at 250 minutes per day and 1,000 minutes per week. The plan also includes Vodafone RED Shield that is a device insurance offering which is claimed to protect your smartphone from damage and theft.
Initially, Vodafone RED subscribers can avail the Rs. 399 plan by dialing 199 from their mobile handsets. The official Vodafone site in the country is yet to be updated with the new plan details. Moreover, the new plan is currently not available in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh circles.
In last November, Vodafone launched[5] the RED Basic plan for its postpaid subscribers at Rs. 399 with primary benefits, including unlimited local and STD calls, free incoming on national roaming, 10GB data, and data roll over. It also didn't come with additional offerings such as Vodafone Play and Magazter subscriptions. The telco lately upgraded that same plan with a 20GB data limit.
The new Vodafone plan gives the company a better positioning in the lucrative postpaid market. Jio customers get 30GB of...