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


Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) much recently extended the validity of its Rs 1,999 prepaid plan. Now the plan comes with a validity of 425 days as compared to the 365 days it earlier offered. With the extended validity, this plan becomes more fruitful for the user. Thus it becomes interesting to see what Jio, Airtel, and Vi (Vodafone Idea) are offering compared to the Rs 1,999 plan from BSNL. So today, we are taking the Rs 2,595 plan from Vi, Rs 2,498 plan from Airtel, and Rs 2,121 plan from Jio and will compare these with the Rs 1,999 plan from BSNL. This is because these plans are closest to what BSNL is offering with the Rs 1,999 plan. Keep reading ahead to find out more about this.
BSNL Rs 1,999 Plan
The BSNL Rs 1,999 plan offers users 3GB daily data along with unlimited calling (250 minutes every day), and 100 SMS per day. Along with this, there are additional benefits such as an option to change the caller tune as many times as the user wants in addition to Lokdhum content for 365 days and EROS Now subscription for 2 months. The validity of this plan has changed to 425 days from the earlier 365 days.
Vi Rs 2,595 Plan
The Rs 2,595 plan from Vi offers users 2GB daily data with unlimited calling and 100 SMS per day. This plan also comes with additional benefits such as 1-year access to ZEE5 Premium, Vi Movies & TV in addition to assured cash bonus on MPL and discount on ordering from Zomato. Also, this plan now comes with the ‘Weekend Data Rollover’ offer of Vi. The validity of this plan is 365 days.