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Airtel, Reliance Jio users, less than 24 hours left to use this ‘trick’ to avoid mobile tariff hike

Prepaid customers of Reliance Jio and Airtel have 4 days to dodge upcoming price increases set to start July 3, 2024. Postpaid users, however, cannot avoid the hike.
Jio’s price increases range from 12-25%, while Airtel’s are between 11-21%. For example, Jio’s popular Rs 239 monthly plan with 1.5GB daily data will now cost Rs 299, a 25% jump. The price difference for annual data packs could be up to Rs 600 for both companies.
Prepaid recharges made before July 3 will keep their current pricing, even if the plan is later discontinued or increased.This offers a chance for savings, especially on long-term plans.
If you are a Jio or Airtel subscriber, you can schedule your recharges in advance. All you need to do is recharge for the desired time period before July 3, and your recharges will be activated successively. Please note that this option is only available for Jio and Airtel subscribers.
Jio subscribers can recharge with any denomination. Meanwhile, Airtel subscribers need to recharge with the amount that falls under their current plan, and it will be queued. However, if the subscriber chooses to recharge with an amount that corresponds to a different plan, that new plan will become active immediately. In this case, you’ll see two active plans in your account – your original plan and the newly activated one.Vodafone Idea subscribers cannot schedule their recharges, and if they do multiple recharges, their plans will all start at the same time.
There is no information about the number of recharges Airtel subscribers can queue up. However, Jio has confirmed that its subscribers can queue up to 50 recharges, either on a monthly or yearly basis.
Airtel has not made any changes to its unlimited 5G data offer, while Reliance Jio has updated the requirements for availing of its unlimited 5G data offer. Jio subscribers will now need to recharge for 2GB plans or above to avail of free unlimited 5G data.
Postpaid users have no immediate way to avoid the price hike but could consider switching to a lower plan for their next billing cycle if their data usage allows.

Reliance Jio: All the new prepaid plans and benefits

Existing Plan Price (Rs) Benefits (Unlimited voice & SMS plans) Validity (days) New Plan Price (Rs)
Monthly
155 2 GB 28 189
209 1 GB/day 28 249
239 1.5 GB/day 28 299
299 2 GB/day 28 349
349 2.5 GB/day 28 399
399 3 GB/day 28 449
2-month plans
479 1.5 GB/day 56 579
533 2 GB/day 56 629
3-month plans
395 6 GB 84 479
666 1.5 GB/day 84 799
719 2 GB/day 84 859
999 3 GB/day 84 1199
Annual
1559 24 GB 336 1899
2999 2.5 GB/day 365 3599
Data add-on
15 1 GB base plan 19
25 2 GB base plan 29
61 6 GB base plan 69

Airtel: All the new prepaid plans and benefits

Type MRP Validity (Days) Benefit Revised MRP
Unlimited 179 28 2GB data, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 199
Unlimited 455 84 6GB data, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 509
Voice Plans 1799 365 24GB data, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 1999
Voice Plans 265 28 1GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 299
Voice Plans 299 28 1.5GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 349
Voice Plans 359 28 2.5GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 409
Voice Plans 399 28 3GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 449
Daily Data Plans 479 56 1.5GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 579
Daily Data Plans 549 56 2GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 649
Daily Data Plans 719 84 1.5GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 859
Daily Data Plans 839 84 2GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 979
Daily Data Plans 2999 365 2GB/day, UL Calling, 100 SMS/day 3599
Data Add-Ons 19 1 day 1 GB 22
Data Add-Ons 29 1 day 2 GB 33
Data Add-Ons 65 Plan validity 4 GB 77

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