These Bharti Airtel plans now give more data, calling benefits

Keeping up the competition from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, India’s telecom major has tweaked a few monthly prepaid plans to include more benefits.

Battle between the telcos is still ablaze with each operator trying to modify existing plans to woo subscribers.

In a feat to compete with Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular and even Vodafone have resorted to modifying monthly recharge packs to include more benefits.

Bharti Airtel has now changed its Rs 149 and Rs 399 plan to keep the competition going.

Airtel Rs 149 plan

This plan of the company offers 1GB data for 28 days and is offered at the side of unlimited calling. Airtel offers unlimited local and STD calling with this plan along with 100 SMS per day.

The Rs 149 plan is still segmented and is not available to all subscribers.

The earlier Rs 149 plan used to offer unlimited Airtel to Airtel voice calls and 1GB 4G data for 28 days.

The Airtel Rs 149 plan competes with Jio’s Rs 149 plan. Jio Rs 149 offers 28GB of data with 1GB FUP per day and thereafter speeds reduce to 64kbps.

Unlimited local, STD and roaming calls are also part of the bundle. There’s provision of 100 SMSes per day.

Airtel’s Rs 399 plan

Airtel has revised its Rs 399 plan to offer benefits for 84 days, a report by TelecomTalk read on Monday.

The plan offers 1GB data per day, 100 SMS per day, and unlimited voice calls for 84 days.

Earlier the same benefits on the plan were available for a period of only 70 days.

Reliance Jio also revised its Rs 399 plan. It now offers 1GB data per day, unlimited voice calls, and 100 SMS per day for 84 days.