JioFiber vs Hathway

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Reliance JioFiber vs Hathway
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Highlights

• Reliance Jio has entered India's fixed line
  broadband space with Jio Fiber with monthly
  rentals starting from Rs 699 and go all the way
  to Rs 8999. Jio Fiber was expected to change the
  entire fixed-line broadband landscape but it has
  fallen short and the prices aren't as disruptive
  as the industry was expecting them to be.
• Jio is offering certain premium goodies and
  access to the OTT apps to woo the customers.
• Jio Fiber, despite the lukewarm response, is
  still hoping to give existing players a tough
  fight. Let's take look at the offerings of
  Reliance JioFiber and compare it with its major
  rivals like Airtel V-Fiber and Hathway in India.

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Jio Fiber

• Jio Fiber's bronze plan is priced at ?699 per
  month offering 100Mbps speed and 150GB data in
  total. Bundled with this broadband plan are free
  voice calls, TV video calling, gaming, home
  networking, and Norton security for up to five
  devices. Users will also get access to three
  months of Jio Cinema and Jio Saavn.
• Jio Fiber has its silver plan for ?849 per month
  with 100Mbps speed, 400GB data in total and three
  months access to OTT apps. Rest of the features
  come bundled with Jio Fiber silver plan as well.
  Reliance Jio Fiber service has a one-time payment
  of ?2,500 where ?1,500 is security deposit. Jio
  Fiber users also get a digital set-top-box and
  landline connection for free.

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Hathway Broadband

• Hathway has been extremely busy refreshing its
  broadband plans to counter JioFiber broadband
  services. In response to Jio Fiber, Hathway
  launched 100 Mbps Freedom plan priced at Rs 699
  per month with a data cap of 1TB. Company is also
  offering free Hathway Playbox with Rs 699 plan
  which will give access to content from all
  third-party OTT apps.
• Hathway has also launched an affordable 50 Mbps
  plan for as low as Rs 399 in the select circles
  across the country. The 50MBps also has no FUP
  limit and the customers will get unlimited data
  with no restrictions.
• In addition to this, Hathway is offering 150Mbps
  plan for Rs 1,499 per month with a monthly FUP of
  1TB. According to Telecomtalk, in Chennai,
  Hathway's 100 Mbps broadband plan costs Rs 949
  per month, and in the same city, the 300
  Mbps plan with 2TB FUP and charges of Rs 9,999
  for six months.

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Verdict

• Reliance Jio and Hathway both offer similar basic
  data plans.
• Jio?Fiber also gives access to OTT?plans but only
  on the silver plan. But as for other features
  like gaming and video calling, Jio?Fiber
  definitely has an upper hand.
• We highly recommend switching to JioFiber
  broadband connection.