Jul 18, 2016 10:38 PM
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E official Reliance Jio launch is still a few weeks away - the latest rumoured date is August 15 - but the Jio 4G SIM card is now available to almost all, thanks to Samsung and Apple. The two companies have joined hands with Jio to offer free unlimited 4G data for 3 months for some of their phones. However, if you have an eligible phone and manage to get a Jio SIM card, you can use the same SIM in almost any 4G-enabled phone.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the 4G and 3G market, competitors like Airtel and Idea have started scrambling to prepare their response to the Jio services, which are likely to offer better connection speed as well as lower priced data.
On Sunday, Airtel announced that it was slashing the price for its pre-paid data in India.
Airtel will now offer 3 GB data instead of 2 GB for ?455. And, if you buy a pack of ?989 you will get 10 GB of 4G data instead of the 6.5 GB offered earlier. Smaller packs have also gained in value. You will get 30 MB of data for just ?5. Other service providers are also likely to slash their data tariffs soon.
