The deliveries of much-awaited Jio Phones have already started. (FE photo)The deliveries of much-awaited Jio Phones have already started. And, Jio Care has responded to a query on Twitter giving details of how deliveries are taking place and by when customers will get the Reliance 4G feature handsets. Replying to a query, Jio Care said, “We have started the delivery of JioPhone in a phased manner to avoid inconvenience to our customers. Please be assured that all customers who have done the pre-booking of JioPhone will receive it by Diwali.” Further, Jio Care added, “We will send you an SMS informing about the store address and pickup date as soon as it is ready for delivery. The delivery status of your JioPhone order will soon be available on 1800 890 8900.”
This year Diwali will be celebrated on October 19, hence as per Jio Care response, all the customers may get the phone before the festival.
Jio Care’s response to a Jio Phone delivery query on Twitter
Jio phone kab ayega
— HBR (@injamulbapa) September 29, 2017
Thanks for reaching out. We have started the delivery of JioPhone in a phased manner to avoid inconvenience(1/4)
— JioCare (@JioCare) September 29, 2017
to our customers. Please be assured that all customers who have done the pre-booking of JioPhone will receive it by(2/4)
— JioCare (@JioCare) September 29, 2017
Diwali. We will send you an SMS informing about the store address and pickup date as soon as it is ready for delivery. The(3/4)
— JioCare (@JioCare) September 29, 2017
delivery status of your JioPhone order will soon be available on 1800 890 8900 – Ishaan(4/4)
— JioCare (@JioCare) September 29, 2017
The delivery of about 6 million Jio Phones started last Sunday. Deliveries of the low-cost 4G handsets began from rural areas and small towns before urban centres.
Pre-booking of the Jio Phone started on August 24 against payment of a refundable deposit of Rs 500. The remainder Rs 1,000 has to be paid by the customer when the company starts delivering the handsets. The entire amount will be refunded against return of the phone after three years.
According to CyberMedia Research, a total of 61.8 million mobiles were shipped in the second quarter of 2017. With 6 million units of sale, Jio Phone is estimated to account for around 10 per cent of India’s total mobile phone market in a quarter.
Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani had announced that voice calling for customers of Jio Phone would always be free and they would get unlimited data for a month against a payment of Rs 153.
Jio Phone will come with pre-loaded Jio apps for messaging and entertainment. The phone can be connected with television sets for watching live TV using the Jio TV app.
