JioFiber, the much talked about fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service was rolled out with rental plans starting at Rs 699. The lowest tariff will get a customer access to 100 Mbps speed. 

Mukesh Ambani's FTTH service was launched on August 12, and reportedly has the potential to change the broadband market landscape in India. Apart from free voice calls from landline, customers can avail offers such as a free HD TV set, and broadband speeds up to 1 GBPS for Rs 700.

As many as 1.5 crore homes across 1,600 cities in India have reportedly registered for these services and here's why:

Features of JioFiber plans:

EMI schemes

Apart from providing 3, 6 and 12-month plans, Jio will provide EMI schemes. to make it easier for customers to avail the benefits of annual plans. What's more, new subscribers under the preview offer can get the first two months of service for free.

Cable TV

Though this comes under a separate subscription plan, cable TV service will be provided through cable fiber or DTH.

Free HD TV

Subscribers to JioForever annual plans can avail the offer of a free HD TV as following

-Gold and Diamond package (free 24-inch HD TV).
-Platinum plan (32-inch HD TV) 
-Titanium plan (43-inch 4K TV)

Free voice calls
Domestic calls will be free and international calls can be made at affordable costs under Jio Home Phone schemes

Free content

Access to Jio's content apps like Jio TV and Jio Cinema will be free 

Latest releases

The "First Day First Show" service of latest films is likely to be launched next year.


Gaming and VR

Jio also offers gaming, video calling, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality services.

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Other free gifts

Under the JioForever Bronze annual plan, which is priced at Rs 8,388 (1,200GB at 100Mbps), customers would get a free Bluetooth speaker, Jio Home Gateway and a 4K set-top-box.

Under the JioForever Silver annual plan which is priced at Rs 10,188 (2,400GB at 100Mbps) customers get a free Bluetooth speaker, Jio Home Gateway and a 4K set-top-box.

The JioForever Gold annual plan priced at Rs 31,176 for two years (12,000 GB at 250 Mbps) offers a free 24-inch TV, Jio Home Gateway and a 4K set-top-box with leading OTT apps


One can register for Jio by visiting the official website.

Also, remember, while installation for Jio Fiber is free, a refundable Rs 2,500 will be charged for the internet router.