Airtel unveils Rs 249 plan with 56GB data, revises Rs 349 plan

Airtel comes up with a new Rs 249 plan for prepaid subscribers. This plan will also provide 2GB per day for 28 days. The existing plan of Rs 349 plan that offered the same benefits will be replaced by the new one. The telecom has also revamped its Rs 349 prepaid plan that comes with 3GB data per day from the previous 2.5 GB data per day, reports The Indian Express.
 
Users will get 56GB 3G/4G data under the Rs 249 plan through the company website, and through My Airtel app. As per the report,  other benefits of the plan include free local and STD calling, free national roaming and 100 free SMSes per day. 
 
The Rs 349 prepaid plan will reportedly offer 3GB 3G/4G data daily, over a 28 day period. The users will get a total of 84GB 3G/4G data under the new Rs 349 plan. Under the old Rs 349 plan, users would get 2.5GB data per day, offering a total of 70GB data for the plan duration.
 
According to the report, Airtel’s Rs 249 plan will rival Reliance Jio’s Rs 198 plan, which also offers similar data benefits of 56GB for a period of 28 days with a daily cap of 2GB data per day. The prepaid plan also offers unlimited calling, STD, and national roaming calls. Also, the Rs 198 plan also offers access to apps like Jio Music, Jio cinema, etc.