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Jio has disrupted the way telecom sector works today. To stay in the competition, telecom operators are coming up with the best plans for their customers in order to keep them happy. Recently, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) launched affordable international roaming voice packs, ‘Foreign Pass’, for prepaid customers in India. These voice call packs are available for most popular travel destinations and are aimed at offering travelers the convenience of keeping in touch with their friends and family instantly.
Airtel’s international plan for prepaid customers starts as low as Rs. 196 which is cheaper than Jio’s roaming plan. Let’s look at the comparison between the two plans.
| Airtel | |||
| Price point | Rs.196 | Rs.296 | Rs.446 |
| Minutes (Local Outgoing, Incoming, Outgoing Back to India) | 20 minutes | 40 minutes | 75 minutes |
| Validity | 7 days | 30 days | 90 days |
| Jio | |||
| Price Point | Rs.575 | Rs. 2875 | Rs. 5751 |
| Minutes (Local Outgoing, Incoming, Outgoing Back to India) | 100 minutes/ per day, incoming calls free, | 100 minutes per day, incoming free | 1500 minutes/30 days |
| Mobile Data | Unlimited (250 MB/day | Unlimited (250 MB/day | Unlimited (5GB) |
| Validity | 1 day | 7 days | 30 days |
Airtel's new plan looks promising for its prepaid customers. But we will have to wait and see how Jio will take this. And maybe in near future, it comes out with much better packs. Till then, all we can do is wait.