Vodafone (Vi) prepaid recharge plans: New ₹109 and ₹99 plans launched; compare with Reliance Jio, Airtel

A data hungry and very price-conscious population has made telecom companies like Vodafone Idea (Vi), Jio and Airtel think out of the box and then launch carefully balanced prepaid recharge plans that seek to achieve a perfect balance between calls, data on offer and validity period. Emerging from Vodafone Idea are 2 new prepaid recharge plans - ₹109 and ₹99. These plans are there now on the Vodafone Idea official website and customers can easily go there and buy these plans if they find them suitable. But first, check out the plans and comparison with rivals.

The ₹109 and ₹99 prepaid recharge plans are almost similar except price and validity period wise.

Vi ₹109 prepaid recharge plan

The ₹109 prepaid recharge plan provides unlimited voice calling and 1GB of data. It does not offer SMS facility. However, the extra 10 bucks gets you an extended validity period - 20 days.

Vi ₹99 prepaid recharge plan

As per the data provided on the official website, the ₹99 prepaid recharge plan provides 'truly unlimited voice calling' benefit plus 1GB of total data. The validity period is 18 days. What you do not get here is outgoing SMS. So, if you do need to send SMS, this plan is not for you. The plan is surely for them who like to talk a lot on the phone and considering these are Covid-19 times, this benefit of being able to talk to friends and family non-stop would be something that would be welcome.

Vi vs Jio vs Airtel prepaid recharge plans

Reliance Jio ₹98 prepaid recharge plan

Much in the news in recent days over its plans to launch the new Jio Phone Next in partnership with Google as well as its 5G plans, Reliance Jio prepaid recharge plan in this range is ₹98. It provides 1.5GB of daily data and unlimited voice call benefits. Before you rush off to buy this Jio prepaid recharge plan, know that the validity period is only 14 days.

Airtel ₹129 prepaid recharge plan

Finally, to Airtel. The nearest Airtel prepaid recharge plan to those of Vi and Jio is priced at ₹129. It offers 1GB data and its validity period is 24 days. However, users will get 300 SMS benefits too. However, entertainment too has been included in the pack and it offers Free Hellotunes, Wynk Music and Airtel Xstream plus Amazon Prime.

Now that you have all the plans, before you buy, go figure out which one suits your needs the best.