Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India in September unveiled its ‘JioPostPaid Plus’ plans with the entry tier plan carrying a price tag of Rs 399 per month. While Vi had long offered an Rs 399 postpaid plan, Bharti Airtel has now joined the fray with all the three telecom operators offering an entry-level postpaid plan at Rs 399 per month. TelecomTalk has already compared these plans and concluded that Jio offers more value with its base postpaid plan than any other telecom operator. But the question remains, is Rs 399 postpaid plan an ideal entry plan for the users?
Is Rs 399 Postpaid an Ideal Entry Plan?
First of all, it is worth noting that Airtel is offering its Rs 399 postpaid plan to the customers across India now. Earlier the telecom operator had limited the plan to select telecom circles across India but with Reliance Jio introducing a Rs 399 postpaid plan, Airtel has expanded its Rs 399 plan. Then talking about the benefits of the postpaid plan which Vi offers, the users get 40GB of data along with 150GB additional data with a validity of up to 6 months. There is also unlimited voice calling included. But there are no OTT benefits with this plan.
So the question arises, are these benefits enough?
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), 95.35% of the wireless subscribers in India for the period ending March 31, 2020, were on a prepaid plan. With that said, are the current Rs 399 postpaid plans enough to convince a user to make the switch from prepaid? What kind of benefits would you want with an ideal entry-level postpaid plan and what should its price be?
