Jio Phone gets first competitor; itel Mobile, Vodafone join hands to give you effectively free Phone

[Sarkar]

The itel feature phones start at Rs 800 in India and the new offer will allow buyers to get cashback of as much as Rs 900 which will cover the complete cost of the handsets. This offer will be available for both new as well as existing Vodafone subscribers from 25th of August, 2017 onwards.

For activating the offer, customers will have to buy the Itel feature phone starting at Rs 800. Then, they will have to recharge worth Rs 100 or more with Vodafone in a calendar month. This will give them an extra talk time worth Rs 50 for the next 18 months. The total cash back sum will rise to an assured Rs 900 which will cover the cost of the phone.

Here are the offer Details and conditions:
1. The offer is valid from 25th August to 31st October 2017.
2. The customer must have purchased the handset during offer period.
3. The validity of the offer is for the following geographies- Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, UP West, Up East, Haryana, Bihar, Orissa, Kolkata, Rest of West Bengal, Assam, North East, Punjab,Himachal Pradesh & Jammu & Kashmir
4. Vodafone India offers Rs 50 additional talk time every month (talk time has a validity of 30 days) till 18 months on a cumulative recharge of Rs. 100 every month.
5. Offer is valid on the following handsets- it2130, it2131, it2180, it5600, it5602, it5020, it5040, it5060, it5231, it 5232, it5233, it 5320, it5331, it5611, it5613, it5622, it7100
6. The customer needs to do a recharge worth Rs 100 or more in a calendar month, for each month. The customer would be eligible for additional talk time worth Rs. 50 per month.
7. The additional talk time worth Rs. 50 per month shall be provided for 18 calendar months provided the customer recharges for Rs. 100/- or more (including cumulative recharges) for 18 months on the eligible handsets

Jio Phone gets first competitor; itel Mobile, Vodafone join hands to give you effectively free feature phones

 

[Siva]

Does it support 4G/VOLTE?

 

[Sarkar]

Does it support 4G/VOLTE?

VoLTE at Rs 800 only. :em

It's 2G phone bro:k

 

[Sai Jai]

VoLTE at Rs 800 only. :em

It's 2G phone bro:k

Then how come its competitor of Jio no chance

 

[Sarkar]

Then how come its competitor of Jio no chance

It's effectively free phone just like JioPhone that too at half price of Jiophone

 

[Siva]

There's a specific purpose for Jio phone. It's the cheapest phone with 4G support. These phones can't possibly be competitors for that.

 

[Sarkar]

Jio speed is already going down in a nosedive like a uncontrolled aircraft so there is no question of using it with TV as a cable TV replacement and for 2.4 inch 320 x240 pixel does not require much pixel to form image on screen so 2G will be sufficient I think.

 

[Siva]

Naaaahh, nobody is going to use the Jio phone as a TV replacement. They weren't able to penetrate the feature phone market because of the VOLTE restriction. Now they'll be able to. All the other extras they are giving is just a bonus. Other networks have no idea as to what to do about this. They ran out of ideas. Why is there a need to launch a new 2G phone? What's special in it? They can give offers on existing feature phones. There are still phones under 1000 rupees that supports 2G!!!