Tariff Hike 2025: Vodafone Idea Discontinues Vi Guarantee Extra Data Benefit for Smartphone Users

Tariff Hike 2025: Vodafone Idea Discontinues Vi Guarantee Data Benefits for Smartphone Users
Vodafone Idea (Vi) seems to have discontinued the Vi Guarantee extra-data program, which offered free data benefits to new smartphone prepaid users. Launched in May 2024 as a limited-period offer, the Vi Guarantee Program provided free high-speed data for “all 5G and new 4G smartphone users.”

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Vi Guarantee for Smartphone Users: Extra Data

Under the Vi Guarantee program, users received 130GB of guaranteed extra data over one year. This meant that 10GB of data was automatically credited to the customer’s account every 28 days for 13 consecutive cycles. The Vi Guarantee Extra Data offer could be availed through the Vi App.

At launch, users were required to be on a daily data unlimited plan priced at Rs 239 or above. The offer was valid for Vi subscribers with 5G smartphones or those who had recently upgraded to a new 4G smartphone.

“Vi Guarantee offer is currently available to all 5G and new 4G smartphone users across India except Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and North East and Orissa,” Vi announced at the time of launch on May 27, 2025.

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Vi Guarantee for 2G Users: Extra Validity

In July this year, Vi rolled out the Vi Guarantee Programme for its prepaid customers using 2G handsets, offering two days of extra validity (totalling 24 days per year) on unlimited voice recharges (Rs 199 and above), ensuring a 30-day cycle.