When do you think Reliance Jio 5G unlimited trial offer will end?

[pothi]

Any offer will come to an end at some point.

With Airtel AirFiber is already launched, Airtel hasn’t removed the free offer.

Will Jio continue to offer free 5G on eligible handsets, even after they launch AirFiber? If yes, what’s the point of getting AirFiber when 5G can be accessed for free through mobile?

Or will Jio start to throttle speeds on 5G via mobile after AirFiber is launched? In this case, won’t people actually loose interest on 5G (via mobile)?!

Since Jio has plenty of cash to burn (through loans), I wouldn’t be surprised if Jio continues to offer the free trail until Airtel goes bankrupt (that would be a bad news, though).

Jio may continue to offer the free trial until it becomes its own entity (that will take at least a year, as there was no announcement in this regard in the last AGM).

Anyway, please share your thoughts.

 

[Lolita_Magnum]

I think they are probably waiting for 5G to be normalized and be built enough around the country that people can use it reliabily.
This way, not only they can get people addicted but also make prices hiked enough for it to be rational.
Transition from 3G to 4G went a lot fast with Jio, but it has not been the same with 5G right now.

 

[Zexen]

5G Users are still low. Until they see enough 5G users free isn't going away. I assume by next year it will go away.

 

[Rickysin]

Seems like this offer will end by December this year.

 

[ritwik2000]

by december 2023 they will achieve their target of installing 1m 5g cells. so after that maybe we gonna see paid plans rolling out to the consumers.

 

[Ashwin K]

probably at the end of this year

 

[Kaiju404]

It will be phased out eventually by raising prices further but going to stay as of now.

 

[markiv]

It will be phased out when there is actual demand for 5g, till that time 5g radio waves are not loaded or if govt want to push fiber rollout in remote locations with competition then it will be different story