Reliance Jio Rollout

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Am i the only one who did not like the plans? Airtel already provide 100gb data in 4995rs in home wifi plans. I am sure there night unlimited 4g would start from 12am to 6am. And they do not have wifi hotspot in every city. Why people pay for a service that is not even available in their city?

I was hoping to see some data only cheap plans.
 
raman07 said:
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Am i the only one who did not like the plans? Airtel already provide 100gb data in 4995rs in home wifi plans. I am sure there night unlimited 4g would start from 12am to 6am. And they do not have wifi hotspot in every city. Why people pay for a service that is not even available in their city?

I was hoping to see some data only cheap plans.
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I'm pretty sure the people excited like me are the smaller data users on mobiles. I mean my airtel plan costed 899 which gave me 2.1GB data, limited amount of free calls, 100 free sms and incoming roaming calls free.
Now check out the Jio's Rs 500 plan. It blows my Airtel Plan out of the water.

Yes i guess for heavy data users and for people planning to use this as the primary data connection at home it could be a disappoitment. But as a general mobile phone user who struggled to maintain my data within 2GB this is a blessing. I may be going with the 500 or the 1000 plan. :)
 
Half of the websites including google search, gmail and youtube etc. are not opening from yesterday with Jio, however everything works fine with vpn.
 
Free voice calling works because voice over IP/LTE uses relatively very little data for even long call duration. I think my whatsapp calls were using something like 5 or 10mB per hour and crystal clear audio. It should be similar with VoLTE even though it's called HD calling. basically h265 compression.

All Jio really has to pay for over their own VoLTE data use, which they're already getting from us through the data pack charge, is the interconnect charge, which is 14ps/min IIRC. This too they can easily adjust from the monthly charge.
 
Faraz said:
It seems all my issues with jio are gone. Calls are now connecting in first try and speeds are back up again. :D
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Try to connect Vodafone, I always had a problem to connect to vodafone from JIO, I think Voda is blocking JIO customers or allotting very few POI, also has problem connecting to Airtel but not as severe as Voda
 
paarkhi said:
Try to connect Vodafone, I always had a problem to connect to vodafone from JIO, I think Voda is blocking JIO customers or allotting very few POI, also has problem connecting to Airtel but not as severe as Voda
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No issues connecting to any operator. Their network was down last night after 1AM, maybe they did some upgrades or maintenance.
 
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Things you gotta know:

Reliance Jio Tariff plans: As expected from Reliance, the company has announced some aggressive tariff plans. Ambani in his address had said that subscribers need to pay for one service. The vision reflects in Jio’s tariff plans as well. So, users just need to pay one price for Jio services that will include data and voice as well. Jio is offering 1GB of 4G data for Rs 50 depending on your plan, which is way lesser than other carriers. Jio claims that these would be the lowest 4G LTE prices in the world. In total, Jio has 10 plans priced between Rs 150 a month to Rs 5,000 a month. Prices for data start from 5p/MB or Rs 50/GB. There will also be plans that offer data at Rs 19/day for occasional users. What’s more, users will get unlimited data usage at night, which won’t count against their data plan. Most plans also come with data usage on JioNet Wi-Fi hotspots that the company is setting up

Voice calls are free: The biggest news of the day is all domestic voice calls including those made to other operators would be free. Users won’t even have to bother about roaming within the country, as per the ‘One India‘ motive. This would be a big blow to existing telecom operators, which still account for a big chunk of their Average Revenue Per User (ARPU). Another blow for them would be the excessive charges for text messages on special days like festivals, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day and others. Jio says there won’t be any blackout days.

Welcome Offer: Starting September 5, subscribers who join Reliance Jio network will be eligible for a Welcome Offer, under which they will get free and unlimited to Jio’s suite of services including voice, data and the bundled applications. The offer is valid till December 31, 2016. The welcome offer looks to be an extension of the Jio Preview offer, under which users got access to Jio service for free for 90 days. The Welcome Offer is supposed to help Jio test its network stability, and improve the services through feedback from customers.

Student plans: Targeting India’s big demographics of youth, Reliance has introduced a special offer for students. Users with valid student ID cards will get 25 percent extra data on every tariff plan. The scheme is certainly going to woo youth considering Reliance Jio is already offering ultra affordable data plans. In comparison, other telecom players do offer schemes targeted at students with under Rs 50 data and voice packs.

Extensive and efficient coverage: Ambani pointed out that most of the operators have networks built mainly for voice, and then data added on top of it, but Jio has made its all-IP network that is future-proof and is completely based on data. The company also points that its network could easily take load of mobile videos consumption, and could also take load of VR and AR apps. In terms of coverage, Jio has already reached 18,000 cities and towns, and 200,000 villages. The company plans to expand its coverage to 90 percent of the population.

Affordable Jio devices: Reliance Jio has already launched a slew of budget smartphones under its LYF brand. The price of these VoLTE smartphones start at Rs 2,999. Currently, Reliance offers one of the most affordable smartphones to come with VoLTE support. Besides the smartphones, Reliance is also offering Jio personal router solution for 2G/3G devices at Rs 1,999. The routers will help users on 2G or 3G smartphones to avail Reliance’s affordable 4G services without requiring to buy a separate handset.

Focus on Wi-Fi: Reliance Jio seems to have well learnt from the usage trends, and the issues that other telecom players due to an increasing consumption of data. One of the solutions to address this is having Wi-Fi hotspots. While the segment is still at nascent stage, Jio aims to deploy 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots by middle of the next year. The company says the hotspots will help reduce network congestion. Reliance has also said that its data plans come with access to JioNet Wi-Fi hotspots, making the service available to its users across the country.

FTTH: Reliance is not just keeping its ecosystem revolving around data and affordable devices. The company is now planning to foray into fiber segment to provide ultra high-speed broadband connections to users. The service will be initially available in select cities, but will be available to top 100 cities in the near future. The company says its FTTH service could offer data speeds up to 1Gbps.

Enterprise: Reliance Jio is also offering some offers for the enterprise users. Along with high end broadband plans, the company is teaming up with several premium technology companies. The high end plans focus on providing affordable international roaming tariffs, access to global content, concierge services, and more importantly indoor coverage. The company will announce more details about its enterprise services in the coming weeks.

Digital verification, activation: Pointing out cumbersome process of verification, Ambani said that it currently takes about 24 hours to get the new connection active. But with Jio services, users can get their numbers activated within 15 minutes. Jio has implemented an e-KYC system, which allows users with Aadhar cards to get their SIM cards instantly. The system is currently available in Delhi and Mumbai, and will be rolled out in other cities very soon.

Reliance Jio has set some high targets for its services. The company aims to have 100 million subscribers in the shortest time. Thanks to the already popular Preview Offer, Reliance Jio is estimated to have 2.5 million users currently. According to Morgan Stanley, Jio could have 40 million subscribers in the next fiscal and also have $2 billion in revenues. They also expect an overall revenue market share of 6 percent with 2 percent in voice and 19 percent in data. But looking at the data plan and enthusiasm in the public, the target of 100 million users doesn’t seem to be far off.


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Is anyone here using a Mi Note 3 or an Le 2s phone with their Jio SIM?
I'm planning on buying one of them, and wanted to know if there are any call drop issues on VoLTE, and if the phones support video calling.
 
So I think I understand how 50 per GB is calculated - 4GB for 4G data + 8GB for Jio wifi spot = 12 GB. So 499/12 ~ 42 per GB. In the same vein the highest package - 4999/225GB (75GB + 150GB on hotspot) = 22 per GB. WTF!
 
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