Reliance 'free' Jio phone, new unlimited data plans: All you need to know

At the Reliance AGM 2017, Mukesh Ambani spoke about the 40 years of the Reliance journey. But the biggest announcement remained the highly anticipated Jio Phone. The company has announced the all-new Jio phone at Rs 0 or  free.

Cheaper sachets to fit every pocket #RILAGM2017 pic.twitter.com/0yGmFBib7X

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Akash and Esha Ambani took to the stage to unveil the Jio Phone and highlighted that the device has familiar design, intentionally, but comes with some cool features like voice command support and a distress call feature.

#Jiophone will offer free voice, unlimited data; Dhan Dhana Dhan plan at Rs 153 #RILAGM2017 pic.twitter.com/hIyG4yikjv

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The specs include a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a four-way navigation button, alphanumeric keypad, SD card slot, torchlight, headphone jack, mic, speaker and FM Radio. NFC support is expected to come later this year.

#Jiophone will support 22 languages, voice command support #RILAGM2017 pic.twitter.com/uY8UGuZgTT

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The feature phone will offer unlimited data, free voice calls and the price of the phone will be Rs 0. Yes, you heard that right, it is free. Users can pre-book the device on 24 August and it will shipped by September.

#Jiophone users can enjoy viewing Jio content on TV screens pic.twitter.com/xA862BwreS

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Besides, it has re-launched the Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan for Jio Phone users at Rs 153 per month that will bring Jio apps, free voice calls and unlimited data. The company has also announced the Jio Phone TV-cable at Rs 309 per month allowing you to watch your Jio content on large screen TVs.

 

Besides, the company also announces sachets such as Rs 24 for two days and Rs 54 for per week to fit every pocket.