How much Jio 4G will cost after December 31? This is cheapest 4G service in world

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LAST UPDATED: SEP 01, 2016

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Reliance formally launched the Jio 4G service in India. This is one of the biggest launches the Indian telecom industry has seen and everything about the Jio is grand: Grand ambitions, grand rollout and the grand plan as Reliance CMD Mukesh Ambani set the target of acquiring 100 million customers in record time.

But the most astonishing part of the Jio launch is that it is free, in all its entirety with all the services, until December 31. So the question arises: what after the December 31? What will be the charges then. Well, according to Reliance the 4G data charges are going to be cheapest in the world. But before we look at the data plans, here are a couple of guiding points behind the data plans, according to Jio:

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-- No separate charges for domestic voice calls and messages (except in the cheapest plan)

-- No hidden charges or add-ons

-- Just charge for 4G data

So what are the plans: For now there are 7.

Plan Rs 149: 0.3GB + 100 messages +28 days validity

Plan Rs 499: 4GB + voice and message unlimited + 8GB data through Jio operated WiFi hotspots + unlimited night usage + 28 days validity

Plan Rs 999: 10GB + voice and message unlimited + 20GB data through Jio operated WiFi hotspots + unlimited night usage + 28 days validity

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Plan Rs 1,499: 20GB + voice and message unlimited + 40GB data through Jio operated WiFi hotspots + unlimited night usage + 40 days validity

Plan Rs 2,499: 35GB + voice and message unlimited + 70GB data through Jio operated WiFi hotspots + unlimited night usage + 28 days validity

Plan Rs 3,999: 60GB + voice and message unlimited + 120GB data through Jio operated WiFi hotspots + unlimited night usage + 28 days validity

Plan Rs 4,999: 75GB + voice and message unlimited + 150GB data through Jio operated WiFi hotspots + unlimited night usage + 28 days validity

Also note

-- The Jio service is free until December 31, 2016.

-- Students will get 25 per cent extra data. All they have to do is show a valid ID card while subscribing to the plan.

-- There will be special plans for companies.

-- Voice calls will not be charged. They will be served using VoLTE and consumers will only for the data they consume.

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Also Read: Guide: How to get Jio SIM & 3-month free data offer for any 4G phone