Bharti Airtel has today announced that it will offer additional data for those users who will shift to 4G smartphones. Under the initiative, Airtel customers on 2G/3G mobile devices will be eligible for 30 GB data free data when they upgrade to a 4G smartphone.
Prepaid customers will get 1GB data every day for 30 days over and above any pack they charge with. Postpaid customers will get 30 GB data with rollover facility in their first bill cycle over and above their plan benefits.
Customers can check the eligibility and claim the free data benefits by calling the toll free number 51111 or on My Airtel App. The 30 GB data benefit will be provisioned within 24 hours of making the claim.
Commenting on the launch, Vani Venkatesh, CMO, Bharti Airtel said: “While 4G smartphones are fast becoming the norm, for millions of customers with feature phones/3G devices the upgrade to a 4G smartphone is a big decision and a long-term investment. This is one of the largest customer rewarding programs & with this initiative, our customers shall get an opportunity to experience the online world at 4G speeds and fully unlock the potential of their smartphones. We believe this will help millions of our customers to fulfil their aspiration of owning a 4G smartphone by making the transition more rewarding.”
This programme will complement Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative, under which Airtel is partnering multiple mobile handset manufacturers to offer cashback offers. The brand had tied up with Samsung, Intex, Karbonn, Lava, Celkon, Motorola, Lenovo, Nokia, Itel, Zen, Karbonn and Lephone.