Previously, Airtel had discontinued its INR 299 prepaid plan in the Indian market, and it offered 1.5GB of daily data along with unlimited 5G access. Now, a new update has arrived revealing that the same plan has been reintroduced in the country, but users will be getting fewer benefits at the same price.
Read more about the update below.
Airtel INR 299 Prepaid Plan – Reintroduced with Reduced Benefits
As per the revised benefits, the reintroduced INR 299 prepaid plan, which comes with a service validity of 28 days, will be offering 1GB of daily data, unlimited voice calling, and 100 SMS per day. With this revised daily data allowance, users will be getting a total of 28GB of data throughout the validity period, compared to the 42GB of data offered earlier.
Speaking more, the unlimited 5G benefit has also been removed from the plan and users will no longer be getting the same with this recharge. Regarding the service validity, the reintroduced plan will continue to offer 28 days of usage, whereas its average daily cost comes to around INR 10.68.
Just to add, it should be noted that with the reduced daily data allowance, some users may purchase additional data vouchers or move to higher-priced plans, and this could potentially increase Airtel’s average revenue per user (ARPU).
Airtel INR 299 – Plan
| Feature | Airtel INR 299 Plan |
|---|---|
| Price | INR 299 |
| Validity | 28 days |
| Daily data | 1GB |
| Voice calls | Unlimited local, STD and roaming calls |
| SMS | 100 SMS per day |
| Adobe Express Premium | Free for 12 months; advertised benefit worth approximately INR 4,000 |
| Airtel Safe | Real-time spam call alerts, fraudulent link blocking and protection from OTP-led bank frauds |
| Hello Tunes | Set one tune every 30 days for free |
| Data speed after daily quota | Up to 16Kbps |
| SMS charges after daily limit | INR 1 per local SMS and INR 1.50 per STD SMS |
About its pricing and availability, the INR 299 prepaid plan has now been reintroduced in the Indian market at the same price, with the above-mentioned revised benefits.
