I agree with you.. but dual SIM users will still port their secondary sim to BSNL to reduce the monthly budget, by choosing JIO or Airtel for 5g data and BSNL for calls only.People are just making commotion on social media, thinking that the private telcos will get scared of their empty threats to port to BSNL and roll back the tariff hike.
Even though around 2.5 lac subscribers have actually ported since the tariff hike this is only a miniscule churn. Even some of these subscribers will consider porting back after the 90 days lock in period.
Subscribers know the difference in quality of service between private operators and BSNL and even after the tariff hike the 2 GB per day with unlimited 5G plans can be bought at price of around ₹10/day on pvt operators if subscribing to long duration packs.
Yes BSNL is on the right path with respect to partnering with Tata for Pan India 4G rollout and eventual transition to 5G but that is a long drawn process and subscribers who were accustomed to ultra high speed low latency data network and superior HD quality voice calls will find it really difficult to put up with going to the window or terrace or street to be able to use BSNL network.
Jio and other pvt operators are here for business and to get good returns on investment for their shareholders and building futuristic high capacity network requires capital expenditure which is naturally going to be raised through consumer tariffs. They have hiked their rates after 3 years and that too after Pan India 5G rollout so it's not unjustified.
Best part about Jio is that, they never forced user to perform incoming validity recharge. And, that's why I prefer Jio over any other company including BSNL.I have stopped recharging 3 jio number in my family since these were secondary sims
True. Justification is necessary even oldies are very perticular about speed and connectivity. They don't give damn to video quality but, it shouldn't buffer. So, a good 3G/H+ would be fine.Even some of these subscribers will consider porting back after the 90 days lock in period.
Govt will not allow private players to deploy towers in remote areas including neighbouring borders because, of security concern. So, BSNL will exclusive for that.Third use case was for people who travel constantly and in certain remote locations where private operators don't have coverage only BSNL 2G is available, this will continue for a few more years.
Yes this is a possibility, though most users had Jio or Airtel as the primary number and Vi as secondary for the night time unlimited data, so the churn due to porting will affect Vi more than Jio and Airtel since Vi doesn't have 5G whereas the other two are offering unlimited 5G on higher denomination plans.dual SIM users will still port their secondary sim to BSNL to reduce the monthly budget
This is a very real occurrence, most people who don't have much use of secondary sims will just decide to close those connections and we will move towards a single sim market. Earlier people needed 2 sims, one for data other for calling but now all operators are providing bundled services so this use case is gone. Other reason was to have one for personal use and other for professional, this can't be substituted so corporate companies can just shift their bulk subscriber base from one operator to another. Third use case was for people who travel constantly and in certain remote locations where private operators don't have coverage only BSNL 2G is available, this will continue for a few more years.I have stopped recharging 3 jio number in my family since these were secondary sims
What is your definition of force to recharge?Best part about Jio is that, they never forced user to perform incoming validity recharge. And, that's why I prefer Jio over any other company including BSNL.