In what
seems like a genuine leak, a Youtube user named We Love Jio has posted a
screencast of upcoming 4G tariff plans and prices from what looks to be the
beta version of jio.com, the company’s official website.
According
to the video, Reliance Jio LTE offerings will include VoLTE, Mi-Fi devices,
routers and smartphones. The video also offers preview of the Jio data plans. A
JioFi Combo plan gives 75GB of 4G data for 90 days while a HD Voice Combo plan
offers 75GB of data, 4500 minutes of talktime, 9000 SMS with 90 days of
validity. Pricing of these schemes haven’t been revealed in the video. According to a recent report,
Reliance Jio is also likely to offer 40GB of data with validity 90 days. This
suggests, Reliance Jio data plans may be available between 40GB and 75GB with
three months of validity.
According
to reports, Reliance Jio 4G basic tariff for local and STD calls will start at
2p per second, Re 1 per SMS and international texts at Rs 5. 4G mobile data
would be priced at 0.5p per 10KB, which is roughly Rs 5 per MB whereas video
calls will cost 5p per second. It may also launch a family and friends basic
and gold plan for Rs 37 and Rs 38.
The video
emphasizes on Reliance Jio’s preloaded applications — JioPlay, Jio-on-Demand, JioBeats, JioMags, JioNews, JioDrive and
JioExpressnews. These services are likely to be subscription based and likely
to be free for the first 90 days. Also, these could be available as standalone
applications for the iOS and Android platforms. The video doesn’t reveal
the pricing of these services.
The
JioPlay will allow users to stay up to date with their favorite TV programs. Ji
calls the service as “Catch-Up TV.” The Jio on Demand is similar to the Eros Now and Hooq streaming
service allowing users to watch movies, TV shows, trailers among others.
The
JioBeats is similar to music streaming services like Wynk and Saavn whereas Jio
Mags is a Flipboard-like service. According to the video, the JioBeats will
have millions of HD songs in over 20 languages. It will be available as a
standalone application for Android and iOS platforms.
JioDrive
is the native service for cloud storage where users can store their photos,
videos and documents. Jio will be offering 90 days of access to JioDrive with
101GB of cloud storage. The Jio Money also features in the video revealing that
its similarities with other wallet services that allow users to pay to
merchants as well as pay utility bills.
Except for the LYF smartphones, Reliance hasn’t officially disclosed about its 4G launch plans. We are hoping more
details to be available in the coming weeks.
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