Nowadays, telecom companies are offering many other benefits along with calling and data in their recharge plans. These include free subscription to OTT platforms, free caller tune, and unlimited 5G data. Both Jio and Airtel have introduced plans that provide great value to users. Let us compare the recharge plans of Rs 448 and Rs 449 of these two companies.
Jio’s Rs 448 plan
Validity: This plan with a validity of 28 days offers many great benefits.
- Daily Data:
- 2GB high-speed data daily.
- Total 56GB data in 28 days.
- Unlimited 5G Data:
- Free access to unlimited 5G data for eligible users.
- Unlimited calling and SMS:
- Unlimited voice calling across India.
- 100 free SMS daily.
OTT Benefits
Jio is offering free subscription of 12 OTT apps with this plan, which include:
- Jio Cinema Premium
- sony life
- ZEE5
- Lionsgate Play
- Discovery Plus
- Sun NXT
- How many Lannka
- Planet Marathi
- Choupal
- FanCode
- Hoichoi (via JioTV app)
Apart from this, this plan also includes free access to Jio Cloud.
Airtel’s Rs 449 plan
Airtel has introduced a plan of Rs 449 to compete with Jio, in which more data and other great features are available daily.
- Validity:
- Daily Data:
- 3GB data daily.
- Total 84GB data.
- Unlimited 5G Data:
- Unlimited 5G data to eligible users.
- Unlimited calling and SMS:
- Unlimited calling on all networks.
- 100 free SMS daily.
OTT Benefits
Airtel is offering Airtel Xstream Play Premium subscription in this plan, which includes access to 22 OTT platforms:
- sony life
- Choupal
- Sun NXT
- And 19 other OTT platforms.
Apart from this, Airtel is also offering Hello Tunes free for one month in this plan.
Jio vs Airtel: Which plan is better?
feature | Jio (Rs 448) | Airtel (Rs 449) |
---|---|---|
Validity | 28 days | 28 days |
daily data | 2GB | 3GB |
total data | 56GB | 84GB |
Unlimited 5G data | Yes | Yes |
Unlimited calling | Yes | Yes |
Daily SMS | 100 | 100 |
OTT platform | 12 OTT apps | 22 OTT platforms |
free caller tune | not included | Yes (for 1 month) |
Which plan is right for you?
- Jio’s plan is suitable for users who want wide access to OTT platforms like Jio Cinema Premium, Sony LIV, ZEE5 etc.
- Airtel’s plan is better for those users who want more data and want to subscribe to 22 OTT platforms simultaneously.