JioFI for 1999/- (Banner at official Jio site )

@ranjithsai01 wrote:

@chawla9052 wrote:

@vicks619 wrote:

@qumaralam2012721 wrote:

@dd_125 wrote:

One of the sales agent is telling wifi range is only 10 ft. Can any one confirm who is using this?

Range is sufficient for a 3 BHK appartment.
1 signal drop after 10 feet.

it is weak if you go to different room but workable. it does not have any dedicated antenna so don’t think of it as a conventional wifi router.

Can we set up an additional router alongwith this ( in case we have spare available) for range increase etc. Any technical expert or user pl pl suggest

Easily. Your router just needs to support bridge access point mode.

Thanks, i will seek your help( through PM if need arises) to set up my Netgear150 (ADSL modem cum router) to set up as repeater.. ( i have already used that earlier as repeater with my BSNL BB connection working on another SIEMENS wifi router)

@chawla9052 wrote:

@ranjithsai01 wrote:

@chawla9052 wrote:

@vicks619 wrote:

@qumaralam2012721 wrote:

@dd_125 wrote:

One of the sales agent is telling wifi range is only 10 ft. Can any one confirm who is using this?

Range is sufficient for a 3 BHK appartment.
1 signal drop after 10 feet.

it is weak if you go to different room but workable. it does not have any dedicated antenna so don’t think of it as a conventional wifi router.

Can we set up an additional router alongwith this ( in case we have spare available) for range increase etc. Any technical expert or user pl pl suggest

Easily. Your router just needs to support bridge access point mode.

Thanks, i will seek your help( through PM if need arises) to set up my Netgear150 (ADSL modem cum router) to set up as repeater.. ( i have already used that earlier as repeater with my BSNL BB connection working on another SIEMENS wifi router)

But if you are planning to disconnect your BSNL connection make sure JIO is offering unlimited preview data. There are discussions of capping all preview offers with a maximum of 4GB per day.

Will there be any separate plans for jiofi ?

Technically, Reliance Jio is a truly IP based 4G network that uses a packet switched network for making phone calls and receiving calls compared to dedicated circuit switched networks used by legacy carriers(idea, Airtel etc.). They prefer to call it by the adorable name of ‘VoLTE’ (a.k.a. Voice over LTE). Many of the existing Jio users might be familiar with this terminology.

Is the unlimited free calls really free?

As I already said, it’s not. VoLTE uses a Internet Protocol based Packet Switched Network to make outgoing calls and Incoming calls. And for doing the same, VoLTE consumes your data from your plan. Now, well assuming a single channel of audio has got is gonna take up 500KB per minute; to have a full duplex call, you’re consuming about,

500KB + 500KB = 1MB per minute from your data plan.

>>More shocking reveal towards the end.

And all other major cellular carries around the world who does have a VoLTE enabled voice calling feature including AT&T and Verizon are not charging any penny from the users as minutes. Instead, they’re in-turn getting the money by terms of net data consumed.

Is it really Rs.50/GB?

Their announced data tariff doesn’t say so. The minimum amount that one needs to spend per month towards having a Jio connection is Rs.149. Now lets see what you get with it:

Yehp. Rs.149 gives you .3GB and 100SMS. Now what is the cost per GB of that basic plan? Lets do the math:

149/0.3 = Rs.450/GB!

Now what does the top tier Rs.4999 data plan gives you? Neglect the free WiFi part. Who want’s what? Math again:

4999/75 = Rs.66.653/GB!

Now the question is who’s ready to Rs.4999 every month on cellular data? Not me. For month’s I’m used to BSNL’s COMBO125 plan which gives me,

177 Minutes to any network in any proximity without consuming my data.200MB of 3G DATA that won’t vanish just like that.100 free SMS to any network in any proximity

Which is very comparable to what Jio is offering as basic except for vanishing data speeds and vanishing data every time I make a call.

So how much does it really cost you to make a call in Jio?

Considering the base plan which costs you Rs.149 which would be very comparable to the amount many of you would be spending monthly on your data and minutes; per GB of data is costing you 450rupees.

Cost per MB = 0.45 paisa Assuming a net of 1MB of data consumption per minute, Cost per minute = 1 * 0.45 paisa = 0.45paisa/minute.

>>Here comes the shittiest part, you’ll need to be spending the exact same amount on receiving calls as well.

Rs.0.45paisa/minute for receiving calls?

Are you good with 300MB/300minutes of incoming/outgoing calls for 149rupees? Or are you really ready to pay Rs.499/month at Rs.124.75/GB? It’s upto you.

That said half of this is mere speculation, we need to see the actual service rolling out by January 2017. It’s upto Jio to decide whether to meter or un-meter the VoLTE data consumed.

Choose wisely.

i went to store and they told me that they are giving in 2899

Moto brand showing on Myjio can we get sim because we are not able to generate code or we will have to wait til 5 sept ?

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Is the unlimited free calls really free?

As I already said, it’s not. VoLTE uses a Internet Protocol based Packet Switched Network to make outgoing calls and Incoming calls. And for doing the same, VoLTE consumes your data from your plan. Now, well assuming a single channel of audio has got is gonna take up 500KB per minute; to have a full duplex call, you’re consuming about,
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Thanks for the update.. But iam able to make calls with data disabled… How does that work

@akj wrote:

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Is the unlimited free calls really free?

As I already said, it’s not. VoLTE uses a Internet Protocol based Packet Switched Network to make outgoing calls and Incoming calls. And for doing the same, VoLTE consumes your data from your plan. Now, well assuming a single channel of audio has got is gonna take up 500KB per minute; to have a full duplex call, you’re consuming about,
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Thanks for the update.. But iam able to make calls with data disabled… How does that work

VoLTE tech doesn’t need data enabled though the calls use data for information transmission. But then again on RJIO they have clearly stated in terms and conditions that they won’t deduct this data from your data plan (2GB/4GB or whatever limit you have and you can use full data for other needs)

@chawla9052 wrote:

@mandeep89 wrote:

Just bought it for 1999 from a reliance digital store with the welcome preview

Thanks OP for the deal!

hope u will add karma too. Myself brougbt for 1999 with free sim, after visiting 3 stores

@ranjithsai01 wrote:

@akj wrote:

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Is the unlimited free calls really free?

As I already said, it’s not. VoLTE uses a Internet Protocol based Packet Switched Network to make outgoing calls and Incoming calls. And for doing the same, VoLTE consumes your data from your plan. Now, well assuming a single channel of audio has got is gonna take up 500KB per minute; to have a full duplex call, you’re consuming about,
………
Thanks for the update.. But iam able to make calls with data disabled… How does that work

VoLTE tech doesn’t need data enabled though the calls use data for information transmission. But then again on RJIO they have clearly stated in terms and conditions that they won’t deduct this data from your data plan (2GB/4GB or whatever limit you have and you can use full data for other needs)

Does it mean that they can consume data even when ihave disabled data on my phone

@akj wrote:

@ranjithsai01 wrote:

@akj wrote:

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Is the unlimited free calls really free?

As I already said, it’s not. VoLTE uses a Internet Protocol based Packet Switched Network to make outgoing calls and Incoming calls. And for doing the same, VoLTE consumes your data from your plan. Now, well assuming a single channel of audio has got is gonna take up 500KB per minute; to have a full duplex call, you’re consuming about,
………
Thanks for the update.. But iam able to make calls with data disabled… How does that work

VoLTE tech doesn’t need data enabled though the calls use data for information transmission. But then again on RJIO they have clearly stated in terms and conditions that they won’t deduct this data from your data plan (2GB/4GB or whatever limit you have and you can use full data for other needs)

Does it mean that they can consume data even when ihave disabled data on my phone

Consuming and using data are 2 different things. You “consume” data when you browse/use apps. VoLTE calls “use” data irrespective of your mobile data status. This data can be billed or not billed for depending on the service provider and for now RJIO has told it won’t bill this data “used” for voice calls.

i got jio sim from my Samsung galaxy grand prime 3g mobile…i need to activate tat jio sim..pls help..shall i put it on another 4g mobile to activate..or any suggestions….pls help me with this

Is there any way to unlock the JioFi device for using with any other SIM card after 3month free period? Can we also unlock JIoFi frequencies for 2G/3G ?

@ranjithsai01 wrote:

@akj wrote:

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Is the unlimited free calls really free?

As I already said, it’s not. VoLTE uses a Internet Protocol based Packet Switched Network to make outgoing calls and Incoming calls. And for doing the same, VoLTE consumes your data from your plan. Now, well assuming a single channel of audio has got is gonna take up 500KB per minute; to have a full duplex call, you’re consuming about,
………
Thanks for the update.. But iam able to make calls with data disabled… How does that work

VoLTE tech doesn’t need data enabled though the calls use data for information transmission. But then again on RJIO they have clearly stated in terms and conditions that they won’t deduct this data from your data plan (2GB/4GB or whatever limit you have and you can use full data for other needs)

+1
Data need not to be enabled! Guys wait till 5th Sep most of your doubts will be cleared!

@cool guy wrote:

i got jio sim from my Samsung galaxy grand prime 3g mobile…i need to activate tat jio sim..pls help..shall i put it on another 4g mobile to activate..or any suggestions….pls help me with this

jio sim won’t work on any 3g mobile

@nuppur26 wrote:

@cool guy wrote:

i got jio sim from my Samsung galaxy grand prime 3g mobile…i need to activate tat jio sim..pls help..shall i put it on another 4g mobile to activate..or any suggestions….pls help me with this

jio sim won’t work on any 3g mobile

in tat case…how can i activate the sim

Can we connect directly to Computer and use Internet?
Have a specific need.

Any ideas?

@cool guy wrote:

@nuppur26 wrote:

@cool guy wrote:

i got jio sim from my Samsung galaxy grand prime 3g mobile…i need to activate tat jio sim..pls help..shall i put it on another 4g mobile to activate..or any suggestions….pls help me with this

jio sim won’t work on any 3g mobile

in tat case…how can i activate the sim

When you receive the activation message from Jio, put the SIM in friends 4G phone and activate it. Afterwards, there are some tricks to use on 3G mobile, search google.

@dd_125 wrote:

@cool guy wrote:

@nuppur26 wrote:

@cool guy wrote:

i got jio sim from my Samsung galaxy grand prime 3g mobile…i need to activate tat jio sim..pls help..shall i put it on another 4g mobile to activate..or any suggestions….pls help me with this

jio sim won’t work on any 3g mobile

in tat case…how can i activate the sim

When you receive the activation message from Jio, put the SIM in friends 4G phone and activate it. Afterwards, there are some tricks to use on 3G mobile, search google.

ok bro.my friend not yet applied for jio sim in his mobile…if i activate my sim on his mobile…will it affect his offer..

Vu

@xuseronline wrote:

Can we connect directly to Computer and use Internet?
Have a specific need.

Any ideas?

JioFi supports one USB connection. So you should be able to connect to PC. If you have taken just the SIM, get one unlocked Airtel 4G modem. Available on Ebay and Olx.

@akj wrote:

Thanks for the update.. But iam able to make calls with data disabled… How does that work

jio VoLTE works on the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) channel.

Please Confirm 1 year Jio preview offer for JioFI is there or not ?

i went to Reliance digital store and asked them, they are saying that offer is till dec 31st… n there is no official confirmation from higher authorities.

@brahmaji.ece1566 wrote:

Please Confirm 1 year Jio preview offer for JioFI is there or not ?

i went to Reliance digital store and asked them, they are saying that offer is till dec 31st… n there is no official confirmation from higher authorities.

@brahmaji.ece1566 wrote:

Please Confirm 1 year Jio preview offer for JioFI is there or not ?

i went to Reliance digital store and asked them, they are saying that offer is till dec 31st… n there is no official confirmation from higher authorities.

On every device it is free till December only..I don’t know why everyone is asking about 1 year offer

i bought this divice in 29 aug from bhopal , but till date this divice donot work

@ndhanta473 wrote:

Is there any way to unlock the JioFi device for using with any other SIM card after 3month free period? Can we also unlock JIoFi frequencies for 2G/3G ?

Anyone please answer this. I also want to know this.

Guys I’m having problem… I’m unable to create a JioID.. I have the jiofi device with Sim in it… I go to create the ID from myjio app on my Android phone and click on sign up.. Then I put in my Jio number for the jiofi.. It then generat a an OTP on the alternate number provided during registration.. Then it asks for email and password . Then it says and email verification link has been sent and to click on the link to verify the email ID however when I check my email I never received the email.. Tried it with multiple email ids too… Any idea what to do?

Is anyone else facing extremely slow speeds in jio 4g mobile phone sim card today? Its been 15 days since i have been using the sim and have downloaded more than 60GB. Today speeds were fine in the morning. But now speeds are really slo. Like 15-20KBps. Bangalore sim.

@kabir.999 wrote:

Is anyone else facing extremely slow speeds in jio 4g mobile phone sim card today? Its been 15 days since i have been using the sim and have downloaded more than 60GB. Today speeds were fine in the morning. But now speeds are really slo. Like 15-20KBps. Bangalore sim.

Now they have a 4gb limit after which the speeds drop to 128kbps.