BSNL vs Jio: Comparing Prepaid Postpaid Plans & Speed

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is India’s biggest public sector undertaking (PSU) telecom service provider, and Jio is India’s biggest private access telecom provider. Both the telecom companies are popular amidst the 1.3 billion Indian population. However, there is a significant difference in BSNL’s and Jio’s market share.

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According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recent reports concerning wireless subscriptions, Jio held a significant 35.30% market share on the one hand, while BSNL held 10.21%.

Despite this vast market share gap, BSNL beats Jio in the context of its voice quality over calls, according to March 2021 My Call Dashboard of TRAI.

The below comparison guide of BSNL vs Jio covers different aspects that users look for before choosing the best plan for themselves – be it BSNL vs Jio prepaid/postpaid plans, BSNL vs Jio speed comparison, BSNL vs Jio business solutions, or BSNL vs Jio customer care services.

Jio vs BSNL Prepaid Plans, Offers, Price, Data, and Validity

Jio’s prepaid plans range between Rs. 10 and Rs 5751, while BSNL’s range between Rs. 3 and Rs. 6000.

The below tables capture popular prepaid Jio, and BSNL plans to help you pick the best one to meet your requirements.

All the below BSNL prepaid plans are available in all the Indian telecom circles:

BSNL vs Jio Postpaid Plans

BSNL announced the discontinuation of its Rs. 99, Rs. 225, Rs. 325, Rs. 799, and Rs. 1125 postpaid plans, starting December 1, 2020, and introduced three (3) new postpaid plans (Rs. 199, Rs. 798, and Rs. 999) after that. All three (3) plans come with data roll rollover making them exciting deals.

Back in 2018, Jio launched its postpaid services in India with a single plan of Rs 199. In 2020, the company announced the Jio Postpaid Plus plan, a premium postpaid plan offering many benefits to Jio users.

The telco announced the Jio Postpaid Plus plans in India starting from Rs. 399. A total of five (5) postpaid plans have been launched Jio Postpaid Plus plans. All packages offer unlimited voice and video calls, complimentary OTT apps subscriptions, data rollover up to 500GB, and cheap international calls. The below table has all the information you need to know about the Jio Postpaid Plus plans.

BSNL vs Jio 4G: Speed Comparison

Unlike Jio, BSNL does not have 4G services yet. There have been talks around closing tenders for the new BSNL 4G services. However, in the recent past, BSNL has led the pack in the 3G network with an average download speed of 2.5 Mbps beating private telecom giants like Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone.

Reliance’s Jio, on the other hand, leads massively in the 4G space. It recorded a download speed of 15.4 Mbps in February 2021.

BSNL vs Jio Business Solutions

BSNL’s business solutions include special services, enterprise broadband (Wifi services), IDC services (hosting and IT services), Managed Services, WebCare service, Data services (Leased circuit, Cloudway with Microsoft, VPN services), and others (global satellite phone service, fleet tracking, web colocation).

Reliance launched Jio Busines early this year to provide corporate digital solutions to fifty (50) million micro, small and medium businesses (MSMBs) that form the bedrock of the Indian economy.

Seven (7) corporate postpaid plans with monthly rentals ranging from Rs. 901 to Rs. 10,001 and broadband speed in the range of 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps have been announced after that:

BSNL vs Jio Customer Service

BSNL gives basic customer care services by providing toll-free numbers to its users for different telecom circles, along with a ‘Contact Us’ email ID.

Jio, on the other hand, along with toll-free numbers and email ID, also has 24*7 chatbox services for customers who prefer chatting over calling.

Jio customer service is considered more proactive than BSNL’s. Users can rely on Jio’s customer service for prompt response in chat boxes and toll-free numbers.