Since launching operations in September last year, Reliance Jio has disrupted the telecom market and started offering free calls and ultra-low-cost 4G data services to consumers across India. Not only is the company offering data at extremely affordable prices, it is also offering app subscription and 100 free SMS to users under the ongoing Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan and Jio Summer Surprise offers. Nearly 110 million people have signed up for Reliance Jio, and more are likely to switch to it.
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Free voice calls and lucrative data prices will surely attract many users to Jio network. Instead of getting a new number, you can choose to use Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to move to the Reliance Jio network without changing your phone number. In July last year, DoT forced telecom operators to roll out MNP across the country, allowing users to retain their phone numbers even if they change operators or locations. Thanks to the nationwide MNP, users of Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and other telecom companies can switch to Reliance Jio and avail the free preview offer until the end of the year without changing their number.
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Here’s how you can switch to Reliance Jio using MNP without changing your number:
First, you need to send a text message to your current carrier requesting a transfer. information port Should be sent to 1900. In return, you will receive a unique number portability code of 1901 from your current operator, which is valid for 15 days.
Go to any Reliance Mobile store or retailer and fill up the Customer Application Form (CAF), where you will also need to fill in the porting code. Submit the required documents (proof of address, proof of identity and photo) and in return Reliance will issue a new Reliance Jio SIM card. Once activated, this SIM card will use your existing phone number and your old SIM card will be deactivated.
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Reliance Jio SIM may take up to 7 days to activate and will incur a fee of Rs. 19 yuan will be charged. During the porting process, your number may be inactive for about two hours (sometimes between 10 pm and 5 am) before the new Reliance Jio SIM is activated. Once your current SIM card starts showing “No Service”, you may need to insert a new Reliance Jio SIM card.
After porting, the Jio SIM should be activated, keep in mind that you cannot go back to the previous operator or anyone else using the MNP for at least 90 days. In his AGM speech, Ambani asked all other operators not to restrict the rights of customers to migrate to Jio using MNP.
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He also accused the telecom company of creating a poor experience for Jio customers. He said that last week alone, Jio customers faced Rs 5 crore of other network call failures due to insufficient interconnection capacity provided by competitors. Ambani claimed that the telecom company gave Jio customers the impression that voice calls were not working, when in fact the telecom operator was deliberately dropping calls.