Telecom companies Airtel, Jio and Vi have introduced a range of prepaid recharge plans in the past month. Many of these prepaid plans fall in the low range and are affordable but do not however offer all-round benefits. The latest move comes from Vodafone Idea (Vi) which has released two new affordable plans with data and calling benefits. However, they do not offer SMS benefits.
These recharge plans are priced at Rs 99 and Rs 109. The Rs 99 prepaid plan gives 1GB data and unlimited calling for 18 days while the Rs 109 plan gives the same benefits for 20 days. Although these plans note that they give unlimited benefits, neither plans offer outgoing SMS. However, the telco has not noted anything about the incoming SMS from these plans, so users should ideally receive OTP messages.
Vi Rs 99 prepaid recharge plans
The new Vi plan will compete with Reliance Jio’s Rs 98 prepaid plan. Under the Rs 98 plan, Jio users get 1.5GB mobile data per day. It has a validity of 14 days. This means that the plan offers 21GB data in total. Additional benefits include unlimited voice calling and subscription to Jio apps like JioTV, JioCinema and others.
Vi Rs 109 prepaid plan.
Similarly, the Rs 109 prepaid recharge plan comes with 1GB mobile data and unlimited voice calling. The validity of the new plan is 20 days. Vi Rs 109 recharge plan too does not offer any free SMS.
Let’s take a look at what Jio and Airtel are offering in the similar price range.
Jio Rs 98 prepaid plan
Jio has a Rs 98 prepaid recharge pack, which ships with 1.5GB of daily data, unlike Vi. This means that you will get a total of 21GB of data. Once the data is exhausted, the speed will reduce to 64Kbps. It offers unlimited voice call benefits as well. This is a good Jio recharge plan for those who don’t want to spend much and even have enough daily data and unlimited call benefits. However, note that the plan comes with only 14 days validity.
Airtel Rs 129 recharge plan
Currently, there is no plan with unlimited voice calling and more than 14 days validity under Rs 100. Airtel is offering a Rs 129 prepaid pack, which comes with a validity period of 24 days and offers 1GB of total data. Customers also get 300 SMS as well as 30-day free access to Amazon Prime. Other benefits include Free Hellotunes, Wynk Music and Airtel Xstream.
