JioPhone Pre-Booking: Online Stores Crash, Few Takers Offline

Pre-booking for the Reliance JioPhone has officially opened. But why are retail stores empty?

Cyrus John
Tech News
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JioPhone customer at a Reliance Jio retail store in Noida
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JioPhone customer at a Reliance Jio retail store in Noida
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Day one of the pre-booking for the Reliance JioPhone turned out to be a dull affair, with offline retail stores looking rather deserted. However, the online portal attracted a lot of traffic as Jio stores and the MyJio app crashed when we tried to book a phone online.

Also Read: JioPhone Offline Pre-Bookings Day 1: No Crowds, No Hustle-Bustle

The Quint visited a Jio store and attempted to book a Reliance JioPhone. We asked a few customers about their pre-booking experience so far and asked them to shed light on the post booking procedure.

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Published: 25 Aug 2017,10:46 AM IST

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