After Delhi and Kolkata, Aircel has now launched new tariff plans for its customers in the Mumbai circle of denomination Rs. 78, Rs. 88, Rs. 178 and Rs. 199. The Rs. 78 and Rs. 178 plan is for existing customers, while the Rs. 88 and Rs. 199, is aimed at new customer joining Aircel's network.
Speaking about existing customers first, the Rs. 78 recharge plan offer 20 paise per minute local/STD calls for a period of one year.
The Rs. 199 recharge plan on the other hand offers, unlimited local & STD voice calls along with unlimited data for a period of 28 days. Even though the plan offers unlimited data, the usage is limited to super-slow 2G speed.
The Rs. 88 recharge pack is a promo offer for new customers and offers Rs. 70 talk time. It also offers unlimited 20 paise per minute local and STD calls for a year. In addition, the plan also gives 2GB of 2G data per month, which is limited to first six months only.
Lastly, the Rs. 178 plan for new customers offers free STD and local voice calls for a period of 28 days. Also for the same period, you get unlimited data as well, but the usage is limited to 2G speed.
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Earlier this week Aircel rolled out Rs. 104 price cutter and Rs. 88 & Rs. 104 combo plans for its prepaid customers in Delhi circle. Now the telecom operator has launched some new plans in the Kolkata circle for new and existing prepaid customers.
For new customers who are looking to join Aircel, there are three FRC plans of Rs. 93, Rs. 175 and Rs. 349. All these are combo plans, and offer both voice calls and data benefits.
Starting with the FRC 93 plan, it offers talk time of Rs. 70, local & STD calls at 20 paise/min, 250MB data and 50 local & STD SMS. The plan has a validity for 365 days.
Next is FRC 175 plan, which gives customers unlimited STD and local calls, 1GB 3G/2G data per day and 100 local & national SMS per day. for 30 days. The FRC 349 offers same benefits as the FRC 175 plan, but the validity is extended to 84 days.
As for the existing customers, Aircel also has three plans of denomination Rs. 94, Rs. 143 and Rs. 348 bundled with voice calls and data benefits. The Rs. 94 plan offers all local and STD calls at 20 paise per minute and 1400 local+nation SMS with a validity of 365 days.
The Rs. 143 plan offer unlimited local and STD calls, 2GB of 2G/3G data and 100 SMS per day for 28 days. Lastly, the Rs. 348 plan offers unlimited local & STD calls and 1GB of 3G/2G data per day for 84 days. Do note that on Rs. 143 and Rs. 348 plan the voice call are restricted to just 300 minutes per day and 1200 minutes per week.
"We want the people of Kolkata to experience the vast and exciting world of the internet, and we want to be the catalyst to this. My colleagues and I thrive on this trust bestowed upon us by the people and have built it into our DNA to continue offering the best in class services to the people," said Amitabh Akhouri, circle business head, Aircel - Kolkata, in a press statement.
Aircel has announced three new tariff plans of Rs. 104, Rs. 88 and Rs. 199 for its customers in Delhi circle. The telecom operator says these packs were rolled out acknowledging the usage behavious of its core customers. The Rs. 104 tariff plan is a voice rate cutter, while the Rs. 88 and Rs. 199 plan offers voice calling and data benefits.
Starting with the Rs. 104 rate cutter plan, it offers Aircel to Aircel voice calls at just 20 paise per minute for one year. However discounted voice calls are limited to on-net calls (Aircel to Aircel) and not to other telecom operator's network. Calls to other networks will be charged at nominal rates. Also do note that there’s no monthly recharge required if you maintain talk time balance in your account.
Speaking of the two unlimited combo plans, the Rs. 88 tariff plan offers unlimited local and STD voice calls and 1GB data per day for seven days, whereas, the Rs. 199 tariff plan gives customers unlimited voice calls and 1GB data per day for 28 days.
As mentioned above the three plans are currently available only for Delhi circle, and it is not known when it will roll out to other circles.
Aircel has announced its partnership with Amazon India and also rolled out a new tariff plan of Rs. 149, which offers both voice calling and data benefits.
Under Aircel-Amazon India partnership, Aircel customers recharging their mobile number using Amazon Pay balance for the first time will get a flat cash back of Rs. 75 on select Aircel unlimited plans.
Amazon Pay is also offering flat Rs. 50 cash back on other plans. That being said, this is a limited period offer that is valid until November 16, and to avail the cash back offer, users need to do a minimum recharge of Rs. 100.
As for the Rs. 149 tariff plan, Aircel customers will get unlimited voice calls and 5GB of 2G and 3G data for 28 days. Do note that the unlimited voice calls are capped at 200 minutes per day, 1000 minutes per week and 3000 minutes per month.
The Rs. 149 plan is valid for all Aircel customers, and can only be availed from Aircel's mobile app. The price of the plan may vary from circle to circle.
Anil Ambhani owned Reliance Communication and Aircel singed agreements last year (September 2016) for the merger of RCOM's struggling mobile businesses with Aircel. RCOM was expecting a significant debt reduction, once the merger was completed with Aircel. However, that's not happening anymore because, both companies have terminated the deal.
RCOM's board of directors also reviewed the transformation programme and considered alternate plan to reduce debt of its mobile business. This will be done by optimizing spectrum portfolio and focusing on 4G technology, along with selling real estate, tower and fiber business, which is expected to generate proceeds of over Rs. 25,000 crore for debt reduction. RCom is in debt of about Rs 46,000 crore.
The company said that unprecedented competitive intensity in the Indian telecom sector, together with fresh policy directives adversely impacting bank financing for this sector, have also seriously affected industry dynamics. As a result, the merger agreement lapsed.
RCOM has been losing its market share, since the entry of elder brother Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio into the telecom sector, which triggered price wars among telecom operators. It added that unlimited free voice calls and irrational pricing by various telecom operators to gain customers have destroyed profitability of 2G/3G mobile business.
Going forward RCOM will focus on domestic and overseas B2B business, which include enterprise, carrier, internet data and global submarine cable network.
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Aircel has introduced two new FRC (First Recharge Cupon) of Rs. 449 and 229 for Jammu & Kashmir. The packs are valid for only new customers in J&K region, who purchase an Aircel SIM, and recharge for the first time. The new FRC's comes with a validity of 84 days, and offers unlimited calls along with data benefits.
The Rs. 229 FRC gives you 1GB data per day for 84 days (total 84GB), whereas the Rs. 449 FRC offers 2GB data per day for 84 days (total 168GB). Apart from data benefits both packs also include unlimited local and STD calls.
The FRC 449 plan is also available in North East region, but priced lesser at Rs. 419. It gives the same benefits including unlimited local and STD calling, and 2GB data per day for 84 days (total 168GB). Like FRC 449, the FRC 419 can be availed only by new customers.
Aircel says all of its new customers with 2G, 3G or 4G handsets can avail the offer.
Aircel's FRC 419 is by far one of the best value data pack in the market right now. A similar plan for Jio's new customers costs Rs. 498 (Rs. 99 for subscription + Rs. 399 pack), and gives only 1GB data per day for 84 days (plus unlimited calling), but Aircel's pack gives 2GB data per day for 84 days. On the downside, the speed in Aircel's network is limited to 3G instead of super-fast 4G.
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Aircel, a few days ago launched FRC 348 pack, offering unlimited calls and 84GB data (1GB per day) with a validity of 84 days for its pre-paid customers in UP East. Now it is launching a new RC 333 data pack for its customers in Karnataka.
The RC 333 data pack offers 30GB of data with no daily usage limits, and its validity is set for 30 days. "No daily usage limits" means, the 30GB data quota is allotted for the entire month, instead of 1GB FUP limit per day of the total data set by other telecom operators.
All Aircel customers with 2G, 3G or 4G handsets can avail this offer, but the speed will be limited to 3G only.
Aircel customers in Karnataka will be able to recharge the new data pack either through e-recharge or by dialing USSD *121*333#
To counter Jio's latest plans, Aircel is launching a new FRC (First Recharge Coupon) for its prepaid subscribers. The teleco's new FRC 348 plan offers subscribers unlimited local & STD calls, and 1GB data everyday for 84 days. Note that the speed are capped to 3G only. The validity is set for 84 days.
The new plan is available only in UP East at the moment, however, it is expected to expand to other telecom circle where Aircel operates. All Aircel subscriber with 2G, 3G or 4G handsets can avail the offer.
Aircel says "FRC 348 is by far the best value proposition in the market as the offer is open for all customers with all types of handsets be it 2G, 3G or 4G. This pack is especially designed considering the customers’ need for accessing high volumes of data to seamlessly connect with their family members through video chatting, social networking or streaming videos as well as making voice calls without worrying about their balance."
Reliance Jio recently introduced a new Rs. 399 plan, that gives Jio Prime users 1GB data per day, unlimited calls, and free access to Jio suite of apps for 84 days. Even though Aircel's plan is priced cheaper than Jio's, the latter has one advantage: speed. Jio offers 4G download speed, whereas Aircel's speed is limited to 3G.
Aircel has launched Good Morning pack for its pre-paid customers in Jammu & Kashmir circle that offer 1GB 3G data during morning hours from 7am to 9am at just Rs. 3. The pack can be activated by dialing *121*100#, and it is not known, if the pack will get a wider roll out on a pan India basis or not.
The pack is designed for users with 1GB of daily data usage, and the data can be used for video streaming, download movies, music & games, chatting and social networking.
Aircel says its Good Morning Pack will allow its subscriber to not only consume data as per their convenience of time but also offer control over their data consumption.
Aircel has announced new special Data and calling pack of Rs. 76 and Rs. 86 for prepaid users. However you'll have to use the Aircel mobile app to make the recharge.
The Rs. 76 pack will give 1GB of 3G data with a validity of 10 days. Additionally, Aircel will also offer free 100MB free data on data recharge pack of Rs. 50 and above.
The Rs. 86 pack offers full talk time and for customers downloading the Aircel app for the first time, will get an additional 100MB of free data.
The Aircel app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple app store. The app also offers benefits like data loan and main balance recharge options.
It appears that the Aircel's latest data and calling pack is targeted to encourage its customers to make recharges online or through the app. Aircel's latest offer does not have anything special, compared to tariff plans offered by rival telecom operators, but it will be welcomed by Aircel customers who have been waiting for attractive call and data plan.
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After Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, Aircel has now announced unlimited calling plans with data benefits in India to counter Reliance Jio.
Aircel is out with two new prepaid plans ― Rs. 14 and Rs. 249 ― offering unlimited local and STD calling across all networks with validity of one day and 28 days respectively.
The Rs. 249 pack also comes with unlimited 2G data benefits. In addition 3G handset users will get an extra 500MB of 3G data, while 4G handset users will get extra 1.5GB of 4G data. Note that the prices both packs will vary from region to region.
For comparison, rivals Airtel, Vodafone and Idea offer almost identical schemes with free unlimited calls and limited mobile internet use priced at Rs. 150 (unlimited local and STD Airtel to Airtel/Idea to Idea/Vodafone to Vodafone calls + 300MB 4G data) and Rs. 350 (unlimited local & STD calls to any network in the country + 1GB of 4G data) with 28 days validity. Vodafone's offer also includes free incoming calls on national roaming.
However, Jio is way ahead over these operator with its Happy New offer, which gives unlimited calling to any network across the country and unlimited data (1GB FUP per day) until March 31.
