Shortly after Jio hiked tariffs, Airtel also announced a new set of revised prepaid and postpaid plans. Yes, Airtel plans are also more expensive with the changes affecting unlimited voice plans, daily data plans, and data add-ons. The revised Airtel prepaid and postpaid plans will be effective from July 3rd onwards.
Airtel prepaid, postpaid plans hiked
Airtel has hiked tariffs for prepaid and postpaid plans in all circles including Bharti Hexacom which includes Rajasthan and North East circles. As mentioned above, the revised prices of the Airtel prepaid and postpaid plans will be effective from July 3rd onwards. Airtel says it has maintained “a very modest price increase” of less than 70p per day on the entry-level plans. Here’s a detailed look at the revised Airtel prepaid and postpaid plans.
Prepaid plans with unlimited voice:
| Validity | Benefit | Old price | New price |
| 28 | 2GB data, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 175 | 199 |
| 84 | 6GB data, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 455 | 509 |
| 365 | 24GB data, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 1,799 | 1,999 |
Prepaid plans with daily data:
| Validity | Benefit | Old price | New price |
| 28 | 1GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 265 | 299 |
| 28 | 1.5GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 299 | 349 |
| 28 | 2.5GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 359 | 409 |
| 28 | 3GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 399 | 449 |
| 56 | 1.5GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 479 | 579 |
| 56 | 2GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 549 | 649 |
| 84 | 1.5GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 719 | 859 |
| 84 | 2GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 839 | 979 |
| 365 | 2GB/day, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day | 2,999 | 3,599 |
Prepaid plans with data add-ons:
| Validity | Benefit | Old price | New price |
| 1 day | 1GB | 19 | 22 |
| 1 day | 2GB | 29 | 33 |
| Plan validity | 4GB | 65 | 77 |
Postpaid plans:
| Benefits | Old price | New price |
| 1 connection, 40GB data with rollover, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day, Xstream Premium subscription | 399 | 449 |
| 1 connection, 75GB data with rollover, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day, Xstream Premium subscription, Disney+ Hotstar subscription 12 months, Amazon Prime subscription 6 months | 499 | 549 |
| 2 family connections, 105GB data with rollover, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day, Xstream Premium subscription, Disney+ Hotstar subscription 12 months, Amazon Prime subscription 6 months, Wynk Premium | 599 | 699 |
| 4 family connections, 190GB data with rollover, unlimited calling, 100SMS/day, Xstream Premium subscription, Disney+ Hotstar subscription 12 months, Amazon Prime subscription 6 months, Wynk Premium | 999 | 1,199 |
It seems that Airtel hasn’t made any changes for unlimited 5G and will continue to offer the same as before. Reliance Jio, on the other hand, has made unlimited 5G available only for recharge plans with 2GB data per day or more.
