Jio announced that they have reached 100 million Jio subscribers, reaching this milestone took them just around 170 days. This is the fastest achieved by any tech company in the world including the likes of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Skype. A Jio SIM today resides in the SIM slot of a majority of 4G smartphones in India.
With 100 Cr GB of data traffic per month and 200 Cr voice and video minutes a day, Jio has become the largest network globally in terms of data carried and contributed to India becoming the leading country in the world for mobile data usage. By the end of 2017, the Jio network will be present in nearly all the cities, towns and villages of India covering 99% of our country’s population. In terms of network speeds, reports by TRAI’s speed analytics portal and other independent agencies have qualified Jio’s data speed as the best in the industry on an ongoing basis. Jio provides an average speed of 9.8 Mbps as against incumbents range of 4.2 to 5.9 Mbps.
Jio announced that its tariff plans will become applicable from 1 April 2017. In addition to its offer of FREE VOICE (domestic) on its network – No Local, STD, Roaming charges, to any operator, anywhere in the country. Jio’s tariff plans range from INR 149 to INR 4,999 for long-term plans.
Jio Prime Membership
All existing 100 Million plus Jio subscribers can avail of this special ‘Jio Prime Membership’ program which comes with several special benefits.
- Jio Prime Members will be able to enjoy the unlimited benefits of the existing Jio Happy New Offer for another full year or till 31 March 2018 for a nominal
- One-time enrollment fee of INR 99
- INR 303 per month (INR 10 per day)
- Jio applications free till 31 March 2018. (benefit worth over INR 10,000)
In addition, there will be many other attractive deals and offers from both Jio and its partners that the Jio Prime Members will enjoy under this program. The Jio Prime Membership is available only for existing Jio customers and the enrollment window will remain open from 1–31 March 2017. Enrolment for Jio Prime Membership can be done through MyJio app, the www.jio.com website or by simply walking into any Jio or Jio partner store. Customers will also enjoy a completely digital recharge and billing experience to provide further convenience and ease of usage.
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