Vodafone Idea launches ‘Nonstop Hero' prepaid packs in more circles
NEW DELHI:
Vodafone Idea
(Vi) on Thursday launched its '
Nonstop Hero
' prepaid packs in Kolkata and Maharashtra & Goa circles.
The Vi
Nonstop Hero
prepaid packs are priced at ₹398, ₹698, and ₹1,048, which offer 28 days, 56 days, and 84 days' validity, respectively. All these plans provide truly unlimited data along with unlimited calls and 100 SMS per day.
'With mobile data powering everything from work to education to health to leisure to lifestyle, the demand for a reliable, worry-free data experience has never been greater,' Vi said in a statement.
'Designed to address the issue of data quota exhaustion for prepaid customers, the Nonstop Hero Plan aims to offer a worry-free data experience throughout the entire validity period,' Vi said.
Citing a recent report by the Centre for Digital Economy & Policy Research, Vi said that the
data consumption in India
has grown by 288 times over the last 10 years.
As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) latest annual report, backed by increased penetration of affordable smartphones, the number of internet subscribers in the country surged from 88.1 crore in March 2023 to 95.4 crore by March 2024 and average monthly data usage per user reached 20.27GB as of March 2024.
'The Vi Nonstop Hero plan caters to this booming demand for high-speed connectivity, offering truly unlimited data along with unlimited voice calls, across three recharge packs,' Vi said.
These plans are already available in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Assam & North-East and Orissa circles.
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