Jio gigafiber plans are launched

The wait is over here is the plan of jio gigafiber do let me know what you think

jio GigaFiber has been one of the most anticipated products in the broadband industry this year. Renamed to JioFiber broadband, the new broadband service from Jio is expected to offer high-quality services at lower-than-average industry prices. Jio has already given us a rough idea of how much GigaFiber plans may cost, with the cheapest one starting from Rs 700 per month. While the plan details are yet to be announced, Jio will reveal everything officially on September 5.

The JioFiber subscription will offer a lot of new-age smart services to its subscribers, including a TV service with a feature-rich Set Top Box as well as a fixed-line landline connection. And for the initial phase, Jio won't charge any installation fee for new subscriptions. Coupled with inauguratory JioFiber Welcome offer, there are a lot of benefits for early adopters of the service.

Hence, if you are interested in going for a new subscription for JioFiber, there are good chances that you are probably interested in knowing how much these plans cost and whether GigaFiber is available in your area or not.

Which cities will get Jio GigaFiber broadband

At the AGM event, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said that JioFiber broadband will be available across major cities and town of India. However, initially the service will be available in select cities across the country.
As of now, Jio GigaFiber connections are available in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Surat, Vadodara, Chennai, Noida, Ghaziabad, Bhubaneshwar, Varanasi, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Surat, Agra, Meerut, Vizag, Lucknow, Jamshedpur, Haridwar, Gaya, Patna, Port Blair, Punjab and some more states.

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In essence, most of the metro cities, tier 2, and tier 3 cities are now being offered JioFiber services.

How to check if your area has Jio GigaFiber broadband available

If you are interested in knowing about Jio GigaFiber's availability in your area, you can simply go to Jio's website for GigaFiber and register your name and other details. Once the registration is done, the website will show the availability of the service in your area. If you are interested in getting the installation done, a JioFiber representative will get in touch with you and will visit your place to install the equipment such as the router and connection.

What do you need to pay as installation charges?

As Jio said at the AGM event, new subscribers won't have to pay any installation charges at the beginning. Jio will install the service and the box for free at your place. However, Jio is still charging a security deposit of Rs 2,500 which is refundable.

What Jio GigaFiber plans are available?

All of JioFiber's commercial services will begin from September 5 which means subscribers will have to start paying for the broadband. Before September 5, if you want to install Jio GigaFiber at your home, you will continue to get free access to home broadband internet.

Jio has detailed the various JioFiber broadband plans as of now but it is said that monthly subscription plans will start from Rs 700 for the basic plan and go all the way up to Rs 10,000 per month. All the plans will offer varying speeds and data allotment. The base plan of Rs 700 per month will offer minimum network speeds of 100Mbps where the top plans can offer speeds up to 1Gbps. Jio will also offer Jio Forever annual plans for long term subscribers and under the JioFiber Welcome Offer, subscribers will get a free 4K Set Top Box along with a Full HD TV or a Home PC. Subscribers will also get a landline connection that offers free calls.