JIO OPTICAL FIBRE IN INDIA 2019
RELIANCE JIO FIBER OPTICS DETAILED REVIEW
Jio Fiber was commercially launched this week, and it is certainly the highlight in terms of tech news of the past 7 days. Telco Reliance Jio detailed Jio Fiber plans subscribers can avail, and it also explained the process of migration of Jio Fiber preview subscribers to the new plans. This week also saw the IFA 2019 trade show take place in Berlin, Germany, where mobile manufacturers like HMD Global (Nokia brand), LG, Motorola, and Sony all unveiled new smartphones. Separately, brands like Realme and Samsung announced the launch date of upcoming smartphones in their India lineup, such as the Realme XT and the Samsung Galaxy M30s. Read on for all the top news stories of the week.
Jio Fiber plans, registration, and commercial launch
Jio Fiber was announced over a year ago as Jio GigaFiber, and has been available to millions under a preview offer since then. On Thursday however, Reliance Jio finally unveiled the commercial rollout of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service. Reliance Jio is offering more than just a broadband service, and subscribers can enjoy such add-ons as a landline service, the Jio Set-Top Box entertainment and gaming services, as well as bundled mobile plans. The Jio Fiber will be available in 1,600 towns across India.
Let's start with the Jio Fiber plans. For now, the broadband service has b
een launched with six prepaid plans. These are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Platinum, and Titanium. All of these, except the Titanium plan, come with additional data over and above the fair-usage policy (FUP) data limit. As with plans of other operators, users have access to unlimited data, but can enjoy high-speed data only up till the FUP.
The Jio Fiber plan named 'Bronze' is priced at Rs. 699 per month and offers speeds of 100Mbps, just like the Silver plan that's priced at Rs. 849 per month. The Gold plan, priced at Rs. 1,299 a month, offers speeds up to 250Mbps, while the Diamond plan, priced at Rs. 2,499 a month, offers speeds of up to 500Mbps per month. Gigabit speeds of 1Gbps a month are only offered in the top tier Jio Fiber plans – Platinum and Titanium – priced at Rs. 3,999 and Rs. 8,499 per month respectively.
Separately, the telco has also detailed long term Jio Fiber plans, where users can subscribe to 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month plans. As we mentioned, each plan comes with its own FUP limit and Jio is also offering extra data per month. For Bronze, buyers get 100GB of data plus 50GB extra data. For Silver, buyers can avail 200GB of data plus 200GB extra data. For Gold, buyers get 500GB of data plus 250GB of extra data. Diamond plan subscribers get 1250GB of data plus 250GB extra data. Platinum and Titanium plan subscribers get 2500GB and 5000GB of data respectively, with no extra data being provided to them.
All Jio Fiber plans subscribers get access to add-on services like Jio Fixed Voice aka Home Phone landline services, with unlimited free domestic calls, TV video calling, zero-latency gaming, content sharing, and device security via a Norton subscription for up to 5 devices. Diamond, Platinum, and Titanium plan subscribers get VR Experience and Premium content (including First Day-First Show movies and special sports content)
JIO VS AIRTEL VS BSNL VS ACT VS YOUR BROADBAND:-
A Jio Fiber Welcome Offer was also unveiled for those who opt for JioForever annual plans, and these subscribers get additional features like the Jio Home Gateway device (worth Rs. 5,000), Jio 4K Set Top box (worth Rs. 6,400), two months of extra service, and up to double data. Bronze subscribers get free three-month access to JioCinema and JioSaavn apps. Silver subscribers get a three-month subscription to OTT apps in addition, while Gold, Diamond, Platinum and Titanium plan subscribers will get an annual subscription to the OTT apps – for now, Jio has not detailed which OTT apps exactly it is referring to.
Other freebies such as free Bluetooth speakers, free HD TVs, and free 4K TVs have been detailed for those subscribing to the Jio Forever plans with 12-month validity. You can check out details of the freebies in our previous coverage, as well as how to book your connection, what the process is for those who are already on the Jio Fiber Preview plans, as well as details of installation charges and security deposits. We've also compared the Jio Fiber plans and offers with those of rival ISPs, such as Airtel, BSNL, ACT, and You Broadband.


Comments
Post a Comment