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Airtel Withdraws ₹299 Prepaid Plan After Year-Long Price Hike
A big phone company in India called Airtel has stopped selling one of its cheaper phone plans.
The plan cost ₹299 and gave people unlimited calls, internet data, and text messages for 28 days.
People could also get 1 GB of fast internet data every day.
A year ago, Airtel made this plan more expensive.
Now the company has removed it completely.
The new cheapest plan costs ₹349.
It gives unlimited calls, 2 GB of fast data every day, and 100 text messages.
It also includes a six-month free Apple Music subscription.
There is another plan for ₹399 that gives even more data and a JioHotstar subscription instead.
Some people say Airtel also removed two other plans, but others could still find them on the website.
Airtel has removed its ₹299 prepaid recharge plan from its website and the Airtel Thanks app, making ₹349 its cheapest prepaid plan.
The discontinued ₹299 plan offered unlimited calls, 1GB daily 4G/5G data, 100 daily SMS, and a Perplexity Pro AI subscription with 28-day validity.
The ₹349 plan provides unlimited local and STD calls, 2GB daily data, 100 daily SMS, a six-month Apple Music subscription, and 12 months of Adobe Express Premium.
Airtel had raised the price of its ₹249 recharge pack to ₹299 last August.
Tipster Sanju Choudhary claims the ₹579 and ₹619 plans were also withdrawn in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, though Gadgets 360 could still locate both packs on the website.
- Who
- Airtel, the Indian telecom operator, withdrew the plan; tipster Sanju Choudhary reported the withdrawal of two additional plans.
- What
- Airtel removed its ₹299 prepaid recharge plan, making the ₹349 plan its cheapest prepaid offering.
- Where
- India, via Airtel's website and the Airtel Thanks app; the ₹579 and ₹619 plans were reportedly withdrawn in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand service areas.
- When
- About a year after the ₹249 plan's price was raised to ₹299 last August.
- Why
- Airtel repositioned its prepaid lineup after a year-long price hike, replacing the ₹299 plan with the ₹349 plan as its most affordable option.
Key facts
- Operator
- Airtel
- Withdrawn plan
- ₹299 prepaid recharge (28-day validity, 1GB daily 4G/5G data, unlimited calls, 100 SMS/day)
- New cheapest plan
- ₹349 (unlimited local and STD calls, 2GB daily data, 100 SMS/day, 28-day validity)
- ₹349 plan perks
- 6 months Apple Music, 12 months Adobe Express Premium, free Airtel ringtones
- Alternative plan
- ₹399 (2.5GB daily data, 28-day JioHotstar subscription instead of Apple Music)
- Previous price increase
- ₹249 plan raised to ₹299 last August
- Reportedly withdrawn plans
- ₹579 and ₹619 prepaid recharge packs (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand circles)
Sources
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