Jio Airtel New Recharge Plan 2024: All you need to know about new 5G plans
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have announced a price hike for prepaid and postpaid plans. While the new tariff will be applicable from July 3, benefits offered by these plans will remain unchanged. The news comes as both telecom network operators are looking to increase their Average Revenue per User (ARPU).
The cheapest prepaid plan from Airtel, which costs Rs 179 per month is now priced at Rs 199, whereas the popular Rs 479 plan, which offers unlimited voice calls and data and has a validity of Rs 479 will cost you Rs 579 from July 3 onwards. The telecom operator also increased the price of its annual plan from Rs 2999 to Rs 3,599.
| Prepaid plans | MRP | Validity (days) | Benefit | Revised MRP |
| Unlimited voice plans | 179 | 28 | 2GB data | 199 |
| 455 | 84 | 6GB data | 509 | |
| 1799 | 365 | 24GB data | 1999 | |
| Daily data plans | 265 | 28 | 1GB/day | 299 |
| 299 | 28 | 1.5GB/day | 349 | |
| 359 | 28 | 2.5GB/day | 409 | |
| 399 | 28 | 3GB/day | 449 | |
| Data add-ons | 19 | 1 day | 1GB | 22 |
| 29 | 1 day | 2GB | 33 | |
| 65 | Plan validity | 4GB | 77 |
| Postpaid plans | Monthly tariff | Benefit | Revised MRP |
| 399 | 1 connection: 40GB data with roll-over, unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Xstream Premium subscription | 449 | |
| 499 | 1 connection: 75GB data with roll-over, unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Xstream Premium subscription, Disney+ Hotstar subscription 12 months, Amazon Prime subscription 6 months | ||
| 599 | Family of 2 connections: 105GB data with roll-over, unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Disney+ Hotstar subscription 12 months, Amazon Prime subscription 6 months, Wynk Premium | ||
| 999 | Family of 4 connections: 190GB data with roll-over, unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Disney+ Hotstar subscription 12 months, Amazon Prime subscription 6 months, Wynk Premium |
Reliance Jio's most pocket-friendly prepaid plan, which is priced at Rs 155 per month and comes with 2GB data and 28 days validity will cost you Rs 189 once the new tariffs are applicable. The company also increased the price of its popular Rs 239 and Rs 666 plans, which have a validity of 28 days and 84 days to Rs 299 and Rs 799 respectively.
While the new tariff is applicable for almost all prepaid and some postpaid plans from Airtel, Jio says it won't be making changes to JioBharat and JioPhone users.
| Prepaid | MRP | Validity (days) | Benefits | Revised MRP |
| Monthly | 155 | 28 | 2GB/day | 189 |
| 209 | 28 | 1GB/day | 249 | |
| 239 | 28 | 1.5GB/day | 299 | |
| 299 | 28 | 2GB/day | 349 | |
| 349 | 28 | 2.5GB/day | 399 | |
| 399 | 28 | 3GB/day | 449 | |
| 2-month plans | 479 | 56 | 1.5GB/day | 579 |
| 533 | 56 | 2GB/day | 629 | |
| 3-month plans | 395 | 84 | 6GB | 479 |
| 666 | 84 | 1.5GB/day | 799 | |
| 719 | 84 | 2GB/day | 859 | |
| 999 | 84 | 3GB/day | 1199 | |
| Annual | 1559 | 336 | 24GB | 1899 |
| 2999 | 365 | 2.5GB/day | 3599 | |
| Data add-on | 15 | Base plan | 1GB | 19 |
| 25 | Base plan | 2GB | 29 | |
| 61 | Base plan | 6GB | 69 | |
| Postpaid | 299 | Bill cycle | 30GB | 349 |
| 399 | Bill cycle | 75GB | 449 |
Jio says unlimited 5G will be limited to Jio users who opt for prepaid plans with 2GB per day or more data. The company also introduced JioSafe - a new communication app for calling, and messaging file transfer that costs Rs 199 per month and an AI-powered multi-lingual app called Jio Translate that can help translate voice calls, messages, text and images, for which you will have to shell out Rs 99 per month.
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