Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

In a recent move, Reliance Mobile has reduced the data benefits on some recharge denominations in the Kolkata circle. A few days back, Aircel, which is one of the cheapest data operator, hiked their data rates in the region.

Reliance Mobile has reduced data benefits in the mid-range data packs in both 2G & 3G segments. They have even stopped providing unlimited Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp facility in some data packs. Reliance data packs were quite popular due to the free unlimited social data that was on the offering. As a result, after the latest revision, customers of Reliance Mobile have to spend more for data. Browsing those sites or using those apps will be charged extra or charged from activated data packs.
In the 3G segment, the price of the Rs. 95 data pack, which used to offer 1GB 3G data for 10 Days, has now been revised to offer 750 MB data for 7 days. Also, unlimited Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp facility has been withdrawn from the pack. Validity of the Rs. 99 3G data pack has been reduced to 14 days from 21 days, while the data benefits have remained unchanged with 650 MB 3G data. Validity of the popular Rs. 177 pack has been reduced to 2 Days, and going forward, the data pack will provide 1GB of 3G data for 26 days instead of 28 days earlier.
| Revised 3G Data packs of Reliance Mobile in Kolkata | ||
| Price | Old Benefits | New Benefits |
| Rs 95 | 1 GB 3G Data for 10 Days + Unlimited FB + TW + WA | 750 MB 3G Data for 7 Days |
| Rs 99 | 650 MB 3G Data for 21 Days | 650 MB 3G Data for 14 Days |
| Rs 177 | 1 GB 3G Data for 28 Days + Unlimited FB + TW + WA | 1 GB 3G Data for 26 Days |
In the 2G segment, the telco has slashed a large amount of data from the existing benefits of packs priced at Rs. 45, Rs. 125, and Rs. 68. You can get more details about these data packs in the detailed chart mentioned below..