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


Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is looking after its customers who don’t have big budgets. Because of the prepaid price hikes, the telcos didn’t have a lucrative affordable prepaid plan under Rs 150 anymore for customers. Vodafone Idea (Vi) has taken it upon itself to keep the low-income consumers connected with its fast 4G network without any worries. Today, we will take a look at three Vi prepaid plans which don’t cost a lot and can be a good validity plan option as well. But before we do that, let’s address one thing – the lack of SMS benefits of low-cost prepaid plans.
Telcos Want Customers Locked In
While it is a great thing to keep the customers connected to mobile networks, it is not very right to use their low-income status to force them to stay in your network. Without naming a telecom operator, because there are many, it should be the right of a consumer to get SMS benefits with all the prepaid plans, which is sadly not happening. Because when there are no SMS benefits, it means that consumers can’t really port out anymore.
But now, Vodafone Idea is offering customers prepaid plans without any SMS benefits with the facility to port out. Users still don’t get SMS benefits, but hey, they can port out now. Here’s how they can port out!
On that note, let’s take a look at the three prepaid plans offered by Vi, which are pretty decent for consumers with a tight budget.