Airtel offers 84GB 4G data for 84 days at Rs 399

Airtel's new 4G plan is similar to Jio's Rs 399 plan which also offers 84GB data for 84 days.

The war between telcos in India continues as operators are coming up with a new offer for its subscribers. This time it’s Airtel, one of Reliance Jio’s biggest rivals in the telecom industry. Airtel’s new plan offers 84GB of 4G data for 84 days at Rs 399, which is similar to Reliance Jio’s Rs 399 plan. Airtel also has a new Big Bytes offer for its broadband customers.

Airtel’s new prepaid plan offers 1GB data per day for a period of 84 days. Along with the 4G data, users also get unlimited local and STD calls, but only up to 1,000 minutes per week. Post this usage; users will be charged Rs 0.10 per minute for Airtel to Airtel calls, and Rs 0.30 per minute for other networks.

Reliance Jio has a similar plan under its new Dhan Dhana Dhan offer. This plan is also priced at Rs 399 and offers 84GB data for 84 days. However, Jio’s plan comes with unlimited local and STD calls, SMS, roaming to all networks, and access to Jio apps. Under this plan too, there’s a daily cap of 1GB usage per day, after which the data speed is throttled to 128Kbps till midnight.

Speaking about Airtel’s broadband offer, any user who has registered for the service on or after June 12 this year can avail it. After choosing the desired broadband plan, customers will receive additional Big Byte data which will vary according to the user’s base plan. However, this Big Byte data can be used only after the user’s base quota is over. 

This Big Byte data will also be a one-time offering. For example, an Airtel broadband user with 60GB base quota receives 500GB Big Byte, and consumes only 30GB then the remaining 470GB will be added to the next cycle. Airtel’s Big Byte offer is valid till March 31, 2018. This is similar to Airtel’s recent ‘Postpaid promise’ where unused data gets carried forward to their next billing cycle. 

Source: BGR