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


BSNL unveiled three new postpaid plans on December 1 and the most interesting offering on the list is priced at Rs 798. This plan has been introduced by BSNL to take on the Rs 799 JioPostpaid Plan. BSNL is going after Reliance Jio in every segment- be it prepaid, broadband and postpaid, the state-run company is aggressively looking to undercut the Mukesh Ambani-owned telco. BSNL is currently standing at fourth place in the list of operators with the most number of subscribers, however, it isn’t backing off from competing with the top three telcos- Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The Rs 799 postpaid plan from Jio offers data rollover facility, family add-on connections, but there are some shortcomings with this plan, especially when compared to the JioPostpaid Plus plan of Rs 799. Continue reading to know more about both the plans in detail.
BSNL Rs 798 vs Jio Rs 799 Postpaid Plans Compared
Starting with the JioPostpaid Plus plan of Rs 799, it offers a customer unlimited voice calling to any network, 150GB data benefit with rollover facility up to 200GB and 100 SMSes per day for one rental. The plan offers two additional family connections with unlimited voice calling and SMS benefits. Additional benefits include free Netflix Mobile subscription, free Amazon Prime membership and Disney+ Hotstar VIP membership as well. The telco will also provide free access to its mobile apps. For new customers, Rs 99 JioPrime charges will be applicable on top.