Jio has introduced a bunch of new plans for JioPhone users. All the plans have a validity of 28 days and do not offer any voice or SMS facility as a part of the plan. The plans are priced at Rs 22, Rs 52, Rs 72, Rs 102 and Rs 152. All the plans bring with them access to Jio Apps, including JioTV, JioCinema, JioNews, JioSecurity, and JioCloud.
All the five plans bring with them different data offerings post which the speed drops to 64kbps. The Rs 22 plan offers users 2GB of data overall for a period of 28 days. The Rs 52 plan offers users 6GB of data overall for a period of 28 days. The Rs 72 plan offers users 0.5GB of data per day for 28 days. The Rs 102 plan offers users 1GB of data per day for a period of 28 days. The Rs 152 plan offers users 2GB of data per day for a period of 28 days. You can learn more about the plans on Jio’s website here.
In other Jio news, the company has announced the new "JioPhone 2021 Offer", which has been available since March 1, 2021. The new offer is an extension of Jio's plans to upgrade millions of 2G users in India to the more advanced 4G baseband that the company's network operates on. Under the new JioPhone 2021 offer, the telecom operator is offering a JioPhone with 24 months of unlimited service at a one-time price of Rs 1,999. As part of the offer, new subscribers will be extended a number of benefits, including unlimited voice calls and 2GB high-speed data every day for a period of two years. You can learn more3 about the new JioPhone offer here.
Jio has also introduced a Wi-Fi 6 compatible mesh extender. The JioExtender6 AX6600 Wi-Fi 6 mesh extender supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard. Jio claims it offers a 4X increase in the network capacity. It supports speeds up to 1Gbps, but users need to be subscribed to the 1Gbps plan. You can learn more about it here.