Jio vs Airtel: 6-Month Plans Compared; Idea & BSNL Launch Unlimited Plans!

Long-term plans are making a comeback as telcos are trying to hold on customers as long as they can. Low-cost data plans doubled with unlimited calls and free SMS has been a crowd puller for multiple companies, but long-term plans are now the new key to attract more customers.

Previously, BSNL launched a special one-year plan with 730GB data.

Reliance Jio now has launched a special 6-month plan which offers unlimited calls, data and free SMS. The 594 Jio plan offers 90GB of data for a period of 180 days. The Jio plan will go straight head to head against Airtel, who has a similar plan priced at Rs 597.

Airtel vs Jio: 6-Month Plans

The new special 6-month plan from Reliance Jio priced at Rs 594 offers multiple benefits. The Jio 594 plan will come with unlimited voice calls, data and free SMS for a validity period of 180 days. A total of 90GB data is offered by the Jio 594 plan for whopping 6 months.

Under Rs 600, Airtel also has a similar plan priced at Rs 597 offering unlimited calls, data and free SMS.

Jio 594 Plan vs Airtel 597 Plan
Price	Rs 594	Rs 597
Daily Data	500MB per day	No Daily FUP
Total Data	90GB	10GB
Post Completion	Unlimited Data At 64kbps (Post Completion of Total Data)	Unlimited Data At 128kbps (Post Completion of Total Data)
Calls	Unlimited Calls (Local + STD + National Roaming)	Unlimited Calls (Local + STD + National Roaming)
SMS	100 Per Day	100 Per Day
Validity	180 days	168 days

 

Jio 594 Plan vs Airtel 597 Plan – Pros & Cons

Both the Jio 594 plan and Airtel 597 plan are priced under Rs 600, and come with respective benefits and cons.

Jio 594 Plan (Pros & Cons)
Pros	Cons
1. Offers 90GB data	1. Only available for JioPhone users
2. Free 6GB data voucher	2. Daily FUP
3. 180 day validity
4. Unlimited data after completion of total data (64kbps)
5. Unlimited Calls & Free SMS

 

Airtel 597 Plan (Pros & Cons)
Pros	Cons
1. Available to all Airtel users	1. Offers only 10GB data
2. No daily FUP	2. Priced Higher
3. Unlimited Calls & Free SMS	3. Lesser validity (168 days)
4. Unlimited data after completion of total data (128kbps)

 

Idea Launch New Rs 295 Plan

Idea has launched an all-new plan under Rs 300 to take on Airtel and Jio. The new Idea plan is priced at Rs 295 and it offers 5GB data for the entire validity period. The Idea 295 plan comes with a total validity of 42 days offering 5GB data, unlimited calls, and free SMS.

Coming to calls, the Idea 295 plan will come with voice calling FUP up to 250 free minutes (local, STD and national roaming) in a day.

Idea 295 Plan
Price	Rs 295
Daily Data Cap	No daily FUP
Total Data	5GB
Calls	Unlimited Calls up to 250 minutes per day (Local + STD + National Roaming)
SMS	100 Per Day
Validity	42 days

BSNL Unveils Plan At Rs 75 Offering Unlimited Calls & Data

State-run BSNL has unveiled an all new plan offering unlimited calls, free SMS and 10GB data. The plan comes with a validity of 15 days offering unlimited voice calls, free 100 SMS per day with 10GB data throughout the validity period.

The 75 BSNL plan also comes with a validity extension scheme feature which can be coupled with any other BSNL plan for up to 180 days validity.

BSNL 75 Plan
Price	Rs 75
Daily Data Cap	No daily FUP
Total Data	10GB
Calls	Unlimited Calls (Local + STD + National Roaming – except Delhi & Mumbai)
SMS	100 Per Day
Validity	15 days (+ validity extension feature upto 180 days)