Airtel introduces new prepaid plan of Rs 558, offering 246GB data; takes on Vodafone, Reliance Jio

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel is taking the tariffs battle to arch rival Reliance Jio yet again. Airtel is not leaving anything to chance when it comes to taking on RJio as the Sunil Mittal led company has been introducing various unlimited data and voice call plans over the past few months at cheap rates. Airtel has launched another new prepaid plan of Rs 558 which offers a total 246GB data and this would be in line with Vodafone’s Rs 569 and RJio’s Rs 509 plan.

Under Rs 558 plan, Airtel is giving 3GB data per day in 3G/G network for a validity of 82 days. It also offers unlimited local, STD and national roaming calls. However one can make only 100 SMS per day.

This will take on Vodafone’s Rs 569 plan which also gives 3GB data per day but for a period of 84 days. There is also unlimited voice calls with a cap of 250 minutes per day and 100 SMS per day.

But guess what! RJio still remains the ‘Big Daddy’ of heavy data plan if we compare the company’s Rs 509 plan with Airtel and Vodafone’s above mentioned plan.

The offer given by RJio under Rs 509 is quite overwhelming, as it offers a massive 5GB data per day for a period of 28 days. Airtel has one Rs 509 plan but gives only 1.4GB data benefit per day with unlimited voice calls for 90 days.

Recently, Airtel introduced a Rs 219 pack where it offering 1.4GB data per day in the network of 3G/4G for a validity period of 28 days. The plan also gives unlimited local, STD and roaming calls, alongside 100 SMS per day in local and STD.Airtel had launched a new low-budgeted of Rs 49 pack where it was offering a whopping 3GB data in 3G/4G network.

To take on RJio,  Airtel has joined hands with e-commerce major Amazon India seeking to jointly drive smartphone adoption across the country. his partnership will allow Airtel to give a cashback of Rs 2,600 on over 65 4G smartphones sold on Amazon platform. Such cashback offers can drive down your smartphone purchase price to a low of Rs 3,399.