Good news: JioPhone booking to resume post Diwali

“The second phase of JioPhone booking will start after Diwali. As confirmed by a Reliance Retail channel partner, the booking will most likely start from October-end or November first week,”

New Delhi: Reliance Retail will kick-start the next phase of booking for JioPhone post Diwali after finishing delivery of approximately six million mobile devices that were booked in the month of August, an industry source confirmed.

“The second phase of JioPhone booking will begin after Diwali. Most likely from October-end or maximum from November first week,” a Reliance Retail channel partner confirmed.

When the company opened bookings of the 4G feature phone from August 24, about million Jiophones were booked by people in just three days.

Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani had announced that the 4G handset  will be “effectively free” for customers, but to prevent misuse of this scheme JioPhone buyers will need to pay a one-time deposit of Rs 1,500 which will be fully refundable.

The deposited money will be refunded to buyers after usage of the phone for 36 months.

The company has further brought some relaxations to the refund scheme.

Under the new terms of partial refund set by Jio for the buyers, a refund of Rs.500 can be claimed if a customer returns the device in the first year, provided he/she has made recharge of Rs.1,500 during the term of their usage.

However, customers do have the flexibility to reach the Rs.1,500 per year usage figure as per their convenience by choosing among the various tariff plans launched by the company.

Likewise, if the phone is returned in the second year, the customer will a get refund of Rs.1,000 and in the third year total amount of Rs.1,500 will be refunded to the customer.

The delivery of JioPhones was started by Reliance Retail in small towns from the time of Navratri festival.

“The shipments started in metro cities very recently. The target is to complete all shipments around Diwali,” the channel partner confirmed.