Looking to buy Reliance JioPhone in bulk? There is a dedicated form for registration

Reliance Jio ‘s JioPhone will soon hit the market. Reliance Industries, at its annual general meet on July 21, unveiled the cheapest phone in the country that will be capable of running 4G internet and perform voice over LTE (VoLTE) calls.

Mukesh Ambani has gained a lot of attraction when he announced that the JioPhone is effectively priced Rs 0. Though the idea of getting a refund might be a stretch after three years, the device is still priced reasonably well at Rs 1,500. This price point has excited individual buyers who can get the device once it’s available for pre-booking from August 24.

However, Jio doesn’t want to stop at that. The company has launched a new ‘Keep me posted’ page for businesses as well. On this page, businesses interested in purchasing the device can order in bulk. The buyer will also have to select the number of devices they’ll need.

The landing page when you click on “Keep me posted” on the homepage banner asks you to register as an individual. But if you are looking to place a bulk order, then you would have to select “Business” and fill your details such as contact name, company name, pincode, PAN or GSTN number, contact email, phone number and lastly the number of devices you require.

Whether it is JioPhone or JioFi, enterprise request can be filled out for both devices for 1-5 units, 6-25 units, 26-50 units or 50 and above. When submit your interest, a message will appear thanking you and an email will be sent to your email address, which reads “Greetings from Jio! Thank you for your interest. We have received your details and our team will soon contact you. Thank You, Team Jio.”

Reliance Jio clearly has the intention to sell its JioPhone for businesses and it is likely a separate pre-booking option will be given to enterprises later this month. While the phone is effectively free, i.e Rs.0, JioPhone buyers would need to deposit a fee of Rs.1,500 which will be refunded after returning the used phone in three years.

To avoid fake registrations, the buyer is also required to input the GSTN or PAN number, name of the company as well as e-mail addresses for further correspondence.

No special price or offers are mentioned for businesses. However, it seems that these devices will be sold with a corporate package.

JioPhone is being publicized as ‘India ka Smartphone’ as it is aimed at the major feature phone market, which still captures a decent size in the phone market. The company also launched exclusive data plans for the device.

If you are still thinking whether to pre-book the JioPhone or not, here are the main factors to consider before you make the purchase:

Secondary phone
Owning a second hand feature phone that is capable of assessing 4G internet is not a bad idea for the buyers. When Reliance Jio came up with its 4G network in India, the brand registered a steep growth in customer base. However, there was no visible decline in the market share of top players in the telecom industry. Many users made Reliance Jio as their second SIM, as most smartphones these days, come with a dual SIM slot. Also, the phone offered by Reliance Jio might not be able to replace smartphones but they can definitely co-exist as an efficient secondary device.

Voice calls
Voice calls are one of the main reasons why people would want to buy feature phones. For people who prefer to make long calls, JioPhone might be one of the best investments. During the AGM event on July 21 this year, Mr. Mukesh Ambani clearly mentioned that voice calls will always be free on JioPhone. However, it is still unclear that these calls will require a working internet connection at all times.

Battery life
One of the biggest downfalls of smartphones is battery life. No matter how aggressive the growth in terms of processing power, features and design be, the smartphone industry has failed to provide a permanent and effective solution for short battery lives. The best in the industry can hardly survive two days without a charge. Feature phones on the other hand, don’t use heavy processors or anything power intensive.
With JioPhone, however the company did not mention about talktime that the device can offer but considering there is no touch screen panel to consume all the battery, the device should offer a decent power back up.

Ergonomics 
The JioPhone comes with a small 2.4 inch QVGA display on the front and instead of a touch screen it has a small physical keypad. In the era of smartphones and phablets, a phenomena of small compact design has become rather rare. JioPhone is similar to other feature phones, because of its compact size. But at the same time, it still has the capability of accessing 4G internet unlike other feature phones.

Internet
The biggest advantage that the JioPhone has is its capability of operating on 4G network, despite being a feature phone. As per the company, JioPhone users will also get a cheaper data plan at almost half the price of the existing Rs.309 plan. However, buyers using this plan will have an FUP of 500MB per day when compared to 1GB per day that can be availed with Rs.309 plan.

JioTV
The feature phone can also become a streaming device for the television. JioPhone needs no smartTV either and can connect via a simple cable.

NFC 
During the AGM, there was a slight mention of NFC in the JioPhone. According to the company, the NFC feature will be seen on the JioPhone later during this year. NFC as a payment method is still at a nascent stage in India. JioPhone can connect to debit, credit cards and UPI accounts for payments and can be used by just tapping on point of sale devices.

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