Reliance Jio: Jio Prime Announced at Rs 99 With Free Jio Services
Reliance Jio is likely to announce its new set of 4G internet plans for users post 31 March.
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Reliance Jio introduces new Jio Prime scheme priced at Rs 99 for a year. The Prime users subscribing before 31 March 2017, can avail the following services:
Reliance Jio Announcements:
- Reliance Jio has crossed 100 million on the 4G VoLTE network in 170 days
- Jio has clocked 200 crore minutes of voice/data over this period and over 100 crore GB a month
- Jio will end its free internet offers on 31 March, but will offer 20% more data than its competitors
- Jio Prime membership scheme unveiled
- Free unlimited data for another 12 months, by paying Rs 303 per month, making it Rs 10 per day.
- Free access to Jio services like Jio Music, Jio Cinema and more up to 31 March 2018
- Users can enrol for Jio Prime from 1 March to 31 March
With 31 March, Jio will end its free internet offers but Ambani promises that Jio will offer 20% more data than its competitors. Reliance Jio is also the largest mobile video network globally, claims Mukesh Ambani.
Before Reliance Jio, India ranked 150 in terms of mobile penetration, but now India is globally the number 1 country for mobile data usage. Jio consumers use data, almost at par with the amount consumed by whole of the United States, and almost all of China.
Jio has added 7 customers every second in a day on an average , says Ambani. Jio has clocked 200 crore minutes of voice/data over this period and over 100 crore GB a month.
Reliance Jio has crossed 100 million on our 4G VoLTE network in just 170 days, the fastest for any network in the world, says Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries.
The live feed begins, and Mukesh Ambani is taking his place at the podium, greeting customers. Wait, did he just say 100 million customers?
No updates on the live streaming yet, but read our two cents on how the rumoured Rs 100 4G plan from Jio could be a masterstroke.
The Jio live stream is yet to start, and in the meanwhile, you can read our piece on India’s first 4G VoLTE feature phone, launched by Lava this year.
Decoded: How India’s First-Ever 4G VoLTE Feature Phone Works
We have heard rumours about a Jio 4G VoLTE phone in the works and leaks have also given us a glimpse into how the supposed Jio phone will pan out.
In addition to that, a Rs 100 plan for Jio 4G up to June has also been in the news, which we at The Quint feel could enable Reliance Jio to meet its target of getting 100 million users on board. You can read more on that here, Reliance Jio 4G Closes On 100 Million Users: What’s Next for You?
Chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani is set to host Jio Digital event today, and with the Jio Happy New Year offer set to conclude on 31 March, most of us expect to hear how Jio plans to take its internet offerings forward.
You can watch the live here, and stay tuned with us for all the updates.
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