Vodafone, BSNL Yearly Prepaid Plans with Unlimited Calling, Data Benefits Launched to Take on Jio

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Playing Jio by its game, Vodafone and BSNL have launched new plans at aggressive pricing, with validity lasting a whole year and benefits similar to those offered by Jio.

Vodafone has launched a yearly prepaid recharge plan costing INR 1,499 that gives subscribers 1GB of 4G/3G data per day, while BSNL has rolled out a recharge plan for INR 1,312 that gives subscribers unlimited calling benefit for the validity period of one year or 365 days.

However, the BSNL plan is not exactly in competition with Jio’s annual recharge plan, since it does not offer a high data usage benefit.

New Vodafone Yearly Prepaid Plan Benefits

The Vodafone yearly recharge plan, which was launched in Mumbai circle but will be rolled out in all circles soon, costs INR 200 less than what Jio is charging for its yearly prepaid recharge plan — INR 1,699. However, the Vodafone plan offers less than the Jio plan, so it’s not exactly a better plan for everybody.

Is the Jio recharge plan better than that of Vodafone?

If you like to use more data and don’t prefer data booster packs, the Jio plan still makes more sense because it offers 1.5GB of 4G data per day for the entire one year period of validity. Vodafone is giving only 1GB of 4G/3G data per day, so you might require add-on packs if your data usage is high.

The other benefits of the Jio and Vodafone yearly prepaid recharge packs are about the same: 100 SMS per day, unlimited local, STD and roaming voice calls, and access to television and movies via their respective apps.