New Delhi, October 17: The second phase of booking for the most awaited Reliance JioPhone is set to begin after Diwali this year. Reliance Retail, Jio’s channel partner stated that they will start the second phase of booking for JioPhone post-Diwali after completing delivery of about six million mobile devices that were booked in August. “The second phase of JioPhone booking will start after Diwali. Likely from October-end or November first week,” a Reliance Retail channel partner was quoted by PTI.
Reliance Retail started delivery of JioPhones in small towns from Navratri festival. “The shipments started in metro cities from Saturday. The target is to complete all shipments around Diwali,” the channel partner said. In the first phase, about six million Jiophones were booked by people in just three days when the company opened bookings of the 4G feature phone from August 24.
In July 2017, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of a 4G-enabled feature JioPhone during the Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) 40th annual general meeting (AGM) in Mumbai. Ambani announced that the 4G phone will be “effectively free” for users, but to prevent misuse of the scheme JioPhone buyers will need to pay a one-time fully refundable deposit of Rs 1,500. The entire money will be refunded to the customer after usage of the phone for 3 years. Jio, however, relaxed the scheme and said handset buyers can get a refund of Rs 500 if they return the device in the first year, provided they have made recharge of Rs 1,500 during the year.
As per reports, Jio is likely to take orders for its 4G feature phone between October-end and November first week, but nothing has been announced so far. As per reports by PTI, Customers have the flexibility to reach the Rs 1,500 per year usage figure according to their convenience by choosing among the various tariff plans announced by the company. Similarly, on the return of the phone in the second year, the customer will get a refund of Rs 1,000 and in the third year entire amount of Rs 1,500 will be refunded.
