Mobile network operators provide cellular voice, data services, and wireless communications to customers. To be at the top of the industry, operators often offer new prepaid plans to customers at timely intervals. This helps them to retain existing users and attract new customers.
The telecom industry has a base of 1.18 billion subscribers in India as of 31st March 2021
The standing
| Mobile Network operators | Total Subscribers | Market Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reliance Jio | 422.91 million | 35.61 % |
| Bharti Airtel Limited | 352.39 million | 29.79 % |
| Vodafone Idea Limited | 283.71 million | 23.84 % |
| Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. ( BSNL ) | 121.82 million | 10.76 % |
The telecom rivalry to be the best has become more intense with every passing day. A few days earlier, Jio announced 5 new prepaid plans; called the Freedom Plans. These no daily limit data usage tariff plans by Jio had a USP of 30 days monthly rental pack.
After it went public, there was a new uproar in the telecom industry, and now all the other companies have also introduced their 30 days new prepaid plans and revamped some old 30 days plans too.
In this article, we are discussing all 30 days, 60 days, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual prepaid plans of all top four mobile operators in India.
Jio new prepaid plans
Jio Infocomm Limited, known as Jio, owned by Reliance Industries provides only voice-over LTE and 4G services. Jio recently launched its freedom plans this June. Here are those plans with all details:
| New Tariff | Data | Voice | SMS | Validity | Additional Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs. 127 | 12 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 15 Days |
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| Rs. 247 | 25 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 30 Days |
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| Rs. 447 | 50 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 60 Days |
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| Rs. 597 | 75 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 90 Days |
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| Rs. 2397 | 365 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 365 Days |
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Airtel new prepaid plans
Bharati Airtel Limited is a Leading Global Telecommunications company and operates in 18 countries. It provides 2G, 3G, and 4G voice as well as wireless services. It is the only company that is still giving tough competition to Reliance Jio from the day it has launched.
Yes! The company has also come up with their 30 days new prepaid plans and no daily data usage limit plans. Apart from that, the company also provides a few more plans which contain 60 days, and 365 days plan. Here are these Airtel new prepaid plans:
| New Tariffs | Data | Voice | SMS | Validity | Additional Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs. 299 | 30 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 30 Days |
30 Days Prime Video Mobile Edition Airtel Xstream premium Free Wynk Music Apollo 24/7 Clinic 1-year Upskill with Shaw Academy Unlimited Hellotunes Rs. 100 Cashback on Fastag |
| Rs. 456 | 50 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 60 Days |
30 Days Prime Video Mobile Edition Airtel Xstream premium Free Wynk Music Apollo 24/7 Clinic 1-year Upskill with Shaw Academy Unlimited Hellotunes Rs. 100 Cashback on Fastag |
| Rs. 1498 | 24 GB | Unlimited | 3600 SMS | 365 Days |
30 Days Prime Video Mobile Edition Airtel Xstream premium Free Wynk Music Apollo 24/7 Clinic 1-year Upskill with Shaw Academy Unlimited Hellotunes Rs. 100 Cashback on Fastag |
| Rs. 2498 | 2 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 365 Days |
30 Days Prime Video Mobile Edition Airtel Xstream premium Free Wynk Music Apollo 24/7 Clinic 1-year Upskill with Shaw Academy Unlimited Hellotunes Rs. 100 Cashback on Fastag |
| Rs. 2698 | 2 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 365 Days |
30 Days Prime Video Mobile Edition Airtel Xstream premium Free Wynk Music Apollo 24/7 Clinic 1-year Upskill with Shaw Academy Unlimited Hellotunes Rs. 100 Cashback on Fastag |
New Vodafone prepaid plans
It is a co-operation of Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone group. The company offers voice and 2G, 3G, 4G data connectivity. Vi still has not launched their 30 days plan yet, but they have 60 days, 180 days and 365 days plans already. Let’s see the plans directly:
| New Tariffs | Data | Voice | SMS | Validity | Additional benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs. 447 | 50 GB | Unlimited | 100 SMS / Day | 60 Days |
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| Rs. 1197 | 1.5 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS / Day | 180 Days |
Zee5 premium access 1 year + binge all night Enjoy Night data without limits from 12 am to 6 am Carry Mon-Fri unused data into Sat-Sun Vi Movies TV Classic access |
| Rs. 1499 | 24 GB | Unlimited | 3600 SMS | 365 Days |
Vi Movies TV Basic access |
| Rs. 2399 | 1.5 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 365 Days |
Zee5 premium access 1 year + binge all night Enjoy Night data without limits from 12 am to 6 am Carry Mon-Fri unused data into Sat-Sun Vi Movies TV Classic access. |
| Rs. 2595 | 1.5 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 365 Days |
Disney + Hotstar VIP access 1 year + binge all night Enjoy Night data without limits from 12 am to 6 am Carry Mon-Fri unused data into Sat-Sun Vi Movies TV Classic access |
BSNL new prepaid plans
As a public sector entity, BSNL is still trying to gain more subscribers under its coverage. The company has launched 30 days prepaid plans for its users so that their customers are not deprived of any good benefits. We have collected all 30 days plans, 90 days, and 365 days. Here are all plans showing below:
| New Tariffs | Data | Voice | SMS | Validity | Additional Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rs. 147 | 10 GB | Unlimited | NA | 30 Days | BSNL Tunes |
| Rs. 247 | 3 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 30 Days |
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| Rs. 398 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 30 Days | BSNL Tunes, EROS Now Entertainment & Lokdhun Content |
| Rs. 75 | 2 GB | 100 Min | NA | 60 Days | Free PBRT services |
| Rs. 94 | 3 GB | 100 Min | NA | 90 Days | Free PBRT services |
| Rs. 499 | 1 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 90 Days |
PRBT (Unlimited Songs and Cricket SMS alert) BSNL Tunes EROS Now Entertainment Lokdhun Content |
| Rs. 998 | 2 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 240 Days |
Two months PBRT and BSNL Tunes EROS Now Entertainment Lokdhun Content |
| Rs. 1999 | 3 GB/Day | Unlimited | 100 SMS/Day | 365 Days |
PBRT and BSNL Tunes EROS Now Entertainment Lokdhun Content for 1-year |
Final Thoughts
As soon as Jio launched all its new prepaid plans to the forefront, the other telecom companies came up with similar or better service offers for their users.
Reliance Jio and Airtel are offering 1-month validity plans to their low-income customers for free in this COVID19 pandemic situation. Bharti Airtel is the first company who took this initiative by providing free Rs. 49 recharge. After that, Reliance Jio has also started rolling out Rs. 98 plans to its customers.
If the 30 days prepaid plans come back in the upcoming days, then customers will have to do 12 instead of 13 monthly recharges in a year, which is the customer requirement. Reliance is requesting TRAI constantly to not interfere with this latest 30 days, 60 days, 75 days, 90 days, and 365 days plan. If TRAI does not intervene, we can expect to see more similar user-friendly prepaid plans in the coming days.