● Buyers of all iPhone 7, 7 plus and older models are eligible for this offer.
● Jio complimentary offer will apply after it's existing Welcome offer
● Details of the enterprise plan will be announced soon
Reliance Jio yesterday(October 7, 2016) announced a partnership with Apple to offer iPhone customers in India a number of offers, including a year of complimentary Jio service worth Rs. 18,000 for retail customers and a 25 percent discount for enterprise customers.
This offer is applicable to those who buy a new iPhone 7 oriPhone 7 Plus as well as the existing iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone SE from a Reliance retail store or Apple authorized stores. All Jio users currently benefit from free service under the Reliance Jio Welcome Offer till December 31, 2016. As soon as this offer ends, the new Jio complimentary service will start serving the iPhone users. That means those who buy now will get almost 15 months of free service.
In particular, users will get the benefits of Jio's Rs. 1499 monthly plan: unlimited local, STD and national roaming voice calls, 20GB of 4G data, unlimited 4G data usage at night, 40GB of Wi-Fi data at Jio hotspots, unlimited SMS, and subscription to Jio's apps. Reliance pegs the value of all this at Rs. 18,000.
But for the enterprise customers, Jio offers 25 percent discount. And there is no clear information wether it is a discount or cashback. Further details will be available on the Jio site soon.
It also seems that iPhones will not be locked to the Jio network in any way, and that customers will be free to use other service providers. Anyhow, stocks of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are running low, and those who haven't pre-booked might not find their preferred colour and storage varients available