Airtel Fiber testing new Rs. 798 plan with 40 Mbps speed and Netflix, Apple TV+ and more OTTs

[Digital Mastermind]

40mbps speed for Rs.998/-, what a joke

It has Netflix + Prime and IPTV, so the price is such.

Not for the speed tough. Everything under 1K is good for households who just want normal speeds and TV+OTT. (Small Family or Less Users)

 

[stiwari]

Esmail bro how many logins are allowed for each OTT app,have you checked

How many logins for Sony Liv and google one l accounts one can use @Esmail Bro,also I see Rs998 pan is great as we save
Netflix Rs200,Apple TV Rs99,Prime Video Rs125 Google one Rs 35 for 100 GB storage,Hotstar Rs75 and Zee 5 Rs83 and Airtel xtreme play Rs125 Total of Rs707 benefit plus 40 MBPS broadband connection free worth Rs499,so total benefit goes to Rs1206 per month,still some members criticize this airtel plan?? All above plan rate are annual plans divide with 12 month,converted to monthly expense if you add free channels worth Rs 350 total benefit goes to Rs1556 and you spend just Rs998 plus 18% GST Rs1177 per month.But Amazon prime video and Google one benefits are not permanent,so if we reduce this amount total benefit reduces to Rs1556 for which we pay Rs1177 per month total benefit of Rs 379

 

[Esmail]

How many logins for Sony Liv and google one l accounts one can use @Esmail Bro,also I see Rs998 pan is great as we save
Netflix Rs200,Apple TV Rs99,Prime Video Rs125 Sony Liv Rs125 Google one Rs 541,Hotstar Rs75 and Zee 5 Rs83 and Airtel xtreme play Total of Rs1381 benefit plus 40 MBps broadband connection free worth Rs499,so total benefit goes to Rs1880 per month,still some members criticize this airtel plan?? All above plan rate are annual plans divide with 12 month,converted to monthly expense if you add free channels worth Rs 350 total benefit goes to Rs2230 and you spend just Rs998 per month

Sony Liv is within Xstream play app itself not standalone so it's the same 2 screens simultaneous streaming. Why have you counted Google 1 as ₹541 monthly? Also the Amazon prime is a one time annual membership and Google 1 is a one time 6 month membership after which it is paid. The 998 plan has an additional 18% GST applicable on the plan rental.

 

[Prithi Deb]

Netflix is what makes these plans expensive. They never subsidiz the price for bundled plans. Always at full price. So there's no benefit in subscribing to Netflix through bundle. It just increases the price of the bundle plan for those who don't want Netflix, but want Prime, AppleTV+, etc. TataPlay did well in that regard.

 

[greylala91]

New ACT plans took care of this and kept different set of OTT in the plans with change of price

 

[Bapun]

The same Rs. 798 – 40 Mbps plan is now testing with IPTV addition for Rs. 998 for Black bundled connection users.

If anyone having Black connection and wants to opt for the new Rs. 998 plan, they can do so from the Airtel Thanks app. The plan has been listed there.

 

[Esmail]

Netflix is what makes these plans expensive. They never subsidiz the price for bundled plans. Always at full price.

How is Netflix at full price in this bundle? I was paying 499 for the 40 Mbps plan and 199 separately for Netflix basic plan and an additional 299 for the Tata play Binge bundle including Prime lite, Apple TV+, Jio Hotstar, Zee5, Sony Liv and a bunch of other platforms. My expense on the same OTTs through Tata play Binge bundle and Netflix separately was 498 now with Airtel is ₹299 plus GST.
Also I have the Airtel Axis credit card which reduces the price by another 25% through cashback.

 

[Prithi Deb]

How is Netflix at full price in this bundle? I was paying 499 for the 40 Mbps plan and 199 separately for Netflix basic plan and an additional 299 for the Tata play Binge bundle including Prime lite, Apple TV+, Jio Hotstar, Zee5, Sony Liv and a bunch of other platforms. My expense on the same OTTs through Tata play Binge bundle and Netflix separately was 498 now with Airtel is ₹299 plus GST.
Also I have the Airtel Axis credit card which reduces the price by another 25% through cashback.

Sure. In your case it is definitely beneficial. Since you're getting Hotstar, Zee5 and SonyLiv as well along with it.

But as you can see throughout this thread, most people want TV channels as well. For which the plan is ₹699. Which already contains Hotstar, Google One, etc. Now if they want Netflix, Prime and Apple TV+, they need to get the ₹998 plan.
Which means you are paying ₹354 extra (₹300+18%) just for Netflix, Prime Lite and AppleTV+.

Netflix Basic = ₹199
AppleTV+ = ₹99
Prime Lite = ₹799÷12 = ₹67
Total = ₹367

₹367 - 354 = ₹13

Which means you are saving only ₹13. But if you get it separately, you have the flexibility to pause the subscription any month if you don't plan to watch Netflix or AppleTV+ (or both) that month.

Edit:
Is it Amazon Prime or Amazon Prime Lite?

Netflix Basic = ₹199
AppleTV+ = ₹99
Prime = ₹1499÷12 = ₹125
Total = ₹422

₹422 - 354 = ₹68

If it's Amazon Prime, then it's ₹68 savings per month.

 

[Esmail]

Is it Amazon Prime or Amazon Prime Lite?

In my case it is Amazon prime not lite but it's only for 1 year not an ongoing benefit. Will see what the scene is like next year and decide what to do.