Airtel vs Vodafone Idea: All new prepaid recharge plans compared

 Airtel vs Vi Recharge Plans: Like Airtel, Vi’s upgraded base prepaid plans will also start from Rs 99, with the introduction of tariff hikes. Some plans from Vi are marginally cheaper than Airtel’s upgraded plans.

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After Airtel, Vodafone Idea or Vi has also announced tariff hikes.

The plans that have been upgraded have 28 days, 56 days, and 84 days validity respectively.

Some top-up data plans from Airtel and Vi have also been upgraded.

Vodafone Idea or Vi has announced tariff hikes just a day after Airtel announced its tariff hikes for its prepaid plans. Vi’s new mobile tariffs will come into effect from November 25, which is a day ahead of when Airtel's plans will change for prepaid customers. Like Airtel, Vi’s base plans will also start from Rs 99, with the introduction of tariff hikes. Some plans from Vi are marginally cheaper than Airtel’s upgraded plans. Let’s have a look at how these plans fare against each other.

Airtel vs Vi new prepaid plans with 28-days validity

Both Airtel and Vi will increase their base plans to Rs 99. Both the plans offer 28 days validity, 200 MB data and 1 paise per second voice tariff. This is a voice plan and will give voice benefits. Airtel notes that it will give 50 per cent more talktime of Rs 99. Airtel has a prepaid plan that will be priced at Rs 179 and will give unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day and will come with 2GB data. Vi will also give its prepaid plan that will be priced at rs 179 and will give unlimited calling, 300 SMS and 2GB data. The next prepaid plan with 28 days validity is the Rs 265 plan from Airtel that will give 1GB daily data, 100 SMS per day and unlimited calling. Vi will offer the same benefits with its Rs 269 prepaid plan.

Airtel’s next upgraded plan will be priced at Rs 359 and will give unlimited calling, 2GB daily data and 100 SMS per day. Vi’s next prepaid plan will also be priced at Rs 359 and will also offer 2GB daily data with 100 SMS and unlimited calls.

Airtel vs Vi new prepaid plans with 56-days validity

Airtel has two 56-day validity plans that will be priced at Rs 479 and Rs 549 respectively and will give 1.5GB daily data and 2GB daily data respectively with unlimited calls and 100 SMS. Vi also has two prepaid plans that give 56 days validity and will be priced at Rs 479 and Rs 539 respectively. These plans will also bring with them 1.5GB daily data and 2GB daily data respectively along with unlimited calls and 100 SMS per day.

Airtel vs Vi new prepaid plans with 84-days validity

Airtel has three prepaid plans with 84 days validity that will come for Rs 455, Rs 719 and Rs 839 respectively. While the Rs 455 plan will give 6GB data, the Rs 719 and Rs 839 plans will come with 1.5GB and 2Gb daily data respectively. ALl plans will come with unlimited calls and 100 SMS per day.

Vi, too, offers three prepaid plans with 84 days validity. These plans are priced at Rs 459, Rs 710 and Rs 839 respectively. The benefits are identical to Airtel’s prepaid plans with 6GB data, 1.5GB data and 2GB daily data for the rs 459, Rs 710 and Rs 839 plans respectively. All plans will come with unlimited calls and 100 SMS per day.

Airtel vs Vi new prepaid plans with 365-days validity

Airtel has two annual prepaid plans with 3GB daily data that will give 365 days validity. These plans will come for Rs 1799 and Rs 2999 respectively and will bring with them 24Gb data and 2Gb daily data respectively. These plans will also come with unlimited calling and 100 SMS per day. Vi’s annual prepaid plans will be priced at Rs 1799 and Rs 2899 respectively. The benefits of these plans include 24GB data and 1.5GB daily data respectively, and also unlimited calls, 100 SMS per day and 365 days validity.

The data top-up plans from Vi will be priced at Rs 58, Rs 118, Rs 298 and Rs 418 and will come with 3GB data, 12GB data, 50GB data and 100GB data respectively. Airtel has three data top-up plans that will come for Rs 58, Rs 118 and Rs 301 respectively. These plans will come with 3GB data, 12GB data and 50 GB data respectively.