RELIANCE JIO vs AIRTEL vs VODAFONE vs IDEA vs BSNL vs AIRCEL | BEST DATA AND VOICE PLANS AUGUST 2017

We take a quick look at the best data and talk value offers launched by all the major telcos since the Jio Summer Surprise offer was launched.

Here are the best data and voice offers from Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Airtel, Idea, BSNL and Aircel.

Reliance Jio
The Rs 399 plan (for Prime members exclusively) offers 84GB of data for a period of 84 days with an FUP of 1GB per day. Earlier the company had launched the same offer for Rs 309. However, that plan has been reduced to a validity of 56 days with a data of 56 GB.For users that have a higher demand for data, Reliance Jio is offering 2GB per day for 56 days at a price of Rs 509.The Rs. 309 and Rs. 509 Jio plans now come with 56-day validities, with 1GB and 2GB daily data consumption, respectively. Therefore, users will get more data and more validity at the same price with the revised plans.

Similar is the case with the Rs. 999 and Rs. 1,999 plans, which now come with 90 days (90GB) and 120 days (155GB) validity, instead of 60 days (60GB) and 90 days (125GB) earlier, respectively. The Rs. 4,999 and Rs. 9,999 plans with 180-day (350GB) and 360-day (750GB) validities have been upgraded to provide 210-day (380GB) and 390-day (780GB) validities as well.

Apart from plans for smartphones, the company has launched an exclusive plan for JioPhone, its self-branded feature phone. Buyers of the handset can choose the Rs. 153 plan with free calls and SMSes, unlimited Internet (high-speed Internet capped at 500MB per day), and access to Jio apps. There's separate plan for Jio Phone at Rs. 309, which provides the same benefits as the Rs. 153 plan, but also allows users to connect the handset with a TV using a proprietary cable.

Vodafone
For  a similar price of Rs 349 Vodafone is offering 1GB per day and unlimited voice calls on all handsets for a validity of 28 days, which amounts to 28GB of data. Vodafone also offers special data plans for new 4G smartphone buyers where they send specific plans by sending an OTP to the Vodafone number. 

For students joining its 4G network, the company has the 'Campus Survival Kit', priced at Rs. 352. It comes with 1GB of data per day for 84 days, as well as discount coupons and a free messenger bag. However, there's a catch - you need to purchase the Rs. 445 recharge for the first 84-day period, and only after that the recharge value will go down to Rs. 352.

Airtel
Airtel matched Reliance Jio's offer by giving 84GB of data for 84 days at a price of Rs 399. The offer is only available on 4G H/S and 4G SIM.
For Airtel users with heavy data usage the Rs 549 plan gives unlimited calls along with 2GB 3G/4G data per day on 4G H/S. However, this offer will only be valid for 28 days.

Airtel introduced the Airtel Surprise offer for its postpaid users that gave them 30GB of free 4G data up to three months (10GB per month) from March 13. This postpaid data offer was extended towards the end of last month and continues to be available under a new name - Airtel Monsoon Surprise offer. The data benefits are exactly the same and postpaid users can avail them via the MyAirtel app.

Idea
Idea is offering unlimited On-Net calls along with 3000mins and 70 GB 4G/3G data for 70 Days (1GB per day) at a price of Rs 399. The company is also offering 5% of the MRP as talktime on this recharge.
The latest Idea offer to take on Reliance Jio is the new Rs. 453 prepaid pack, which provides 84GB of data for 84 days, with 1GB daily data cap. The data is limited to 3G speeds, and the buyer also gets bundled calls (300 minutes per day and 1,200 minutes per week) for the validity period. This plan competes directly with the Rs. 399 Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer prepaid pack.

BSNL

BSNL also came up with Rs. 395 BSNL 'Nehle Pe Dehla' plan that provided 2GB of data per day for 71 days, along with bundled local and STD calls. The bundled calls to BSNL numbers were capped at 3,000 minutes and calls to other networks were restricted to 1,800 minutes in the validity period, and there were charges after the exhausting. Another special tariff voucher, called Dil Khol Ke Bol, for Rs. 349 offered unlimited voice calls (local and STD) alongside additional 2GB for a month with a validity of 28 days. Then in June, the company launched the Rs. 444 plan, under which the prepaid subscribers could get 4GB data per day with a validity of 90 days. In a matter of days, BSNL launched the Sixer 666 pack, priced at Rs. 666. It came with 120GB data bundled with unlimited calls for the prepaid subscribers with a validity of 60 days.

Aircel

Aircel has not been as frenzied in launching plans with high bundled data as Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, and BSNL to compete with Jio, but has recently released a few to make sure it remains attractive to buyers. The company launched a Rs. 333 prepaid recharge pack in Karnataka circle, with 30GB bundled data with validity of 30 days; notably, unlike most plans this one doesn't have a restriction on daily data consumption, so users can howsoever much data they choose to within the validity period. In UP (East) circle, there's the Rs. 348 Aircel pack for prepaid users, which has validity of 84 days. It comes with 84GB data, doled out at 1GB per day, as well as unlimited free calls to any network. The Internet speeds with both packs are limited to 3G, unlike Jio's 4G speeds.

The plans mentioned above may vary in accordance to the subscriber's circle.