Bharti Airtel Gets Rid of Rs 549 and Rs 799 Prepaid Recharges

Telecom operators in India are currently in the process of simplifying their tariff lineup. Bharti Airtel is amongst them as the telco has now removed the Rs 799 prepaid recharge in all the 22 markets where it has operations. That said, the Rs 799 plan is not alone as the Sunil Mittal-led telco even removed the Rs 549 prepaid plan in 16 circles and some subscribers are even reporting the absence of Rs 349 plan in Maharashtra and Goa circle. As of now, it’s unknown why Airtel made this change, but surely, it’s because of the overlapping issue. For example, the Rs 549 prepaid recharge was overshadowed by the Rs 558 prepaid plan because it ships with better data benefit and longer validity.

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Airtel Removes Rs 549 and Rs 799 Prepaid Recharges

To recall, Airtel’s Rs 549 prepaid recharge offered 3.5GB daily data benefit and the same plan previously offered 2.5GB data per day. The Rs 799 prepaid recharge, on the other hand, used to offer 4GB data per day benefit. Both the plans are valid for 28 days from the date of recharge. On the whole, with the Rs 549 prepaid plan, Airtel is providing a total of 98GB data, while the Rs 799 plan gives 112GB of 4G data. In contrast, Reliance Jio’s Rs 509 prepaid plan offers 112GB of 4G data, and the Rs 799 plan gives 140GB of 4G data. As stated, Vodafone is also offering the same Rs 549 and Rs 799 prepaid plans with 3.5GB, and 4.5GB data benefit on offer. Vodafone and Reliance Jio’s plans are also valid for 28 days. But Vodafone and Jio are still providing both the plans.