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JIO SIM CARDS: BOON OR BANE?

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With the release of the reliance Jio 4G services, it is a matter of conversation whether the SIM card is as beneficial to society as the advertisements suggest. Let’s talk about its advantages. We are all familiar with the financial situation in rural India; even with the ever-growing demand for internet services, it was usually unaffordable for most people to access the internet.

This is the advantage the Jio SIM card offers, it enables people of lower income to have access to the same internet facilities on the go, this, in turn, presents an opportunity for the everyday entrepreneurs and workers to complete their work without the worry of an exuberant phone bill at the end of the month.

The price is not only beneficial to the user of the Jio SIM cards but also the users of competitor’s SIM cards as it will force competitors to offer more competitive rates for their users as well thus, making the market more competitive, which in turn is a benefit to us the consumer of the services.

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All calls and messages to any network existing in India are free, the only charges are for data. Jio has cut the prices so much and has made it easier for the customer to pay for their services, 1GB of data is said to cost only Rs. 50 which is one-fifth of what the other operators are charging. Jio has claimed to give us free messages on festivals like Diwali when other operators usually charge extra on these days.

Some of the disadvantages are as follows:

Reliance officially did not unveil any of the data pack which offers Rs. 50 per GB. Instead, the company said that the normal data charges cost 1MB per 5 paise, which adds up to Rs.50 per GB. Therefore, voice calls won't be free if you don't recharge the phone with a data plan.

As Reliance is offering unlimited night data with all its tariff plans, there is a small catch to it, Night data will only be limited from 2 AM to 5 AM, which is much lesser compared to the other telecom services that offer night data from 11 PM to 7 AM.

Another disadvantage is that a user with 4G LTE enabled Smartphone is able to use the Jio SIM card only, however, he won't be able to make any voice calls. Reliance Jio found a solution to that and asks every user to download their Jio4GVoice app for not-interrupted voice calls.

Reliance has launched the Preview offer is now called as a Welcome offer which is applicable for all users until December 31, 2016. But, unlike the preview offer, the welcome offer comes with a daily data cap of 4GB.

Jio claims, the voice calls on the Reliance Jio is truly free, but you need to refill with a data pack to make voice calls, hence the consumers have to spend more on recharging their phone.

Jason Francis

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