Vodafone offers Rs. 5 Ramzan special unlimited data packs

Amid a telecom industry witnessing Jio's highly competitive tariff pricing, Vodafone India on Tuesday announced unlimited data plans with free local and STD calls priced from Rs. 5 per day in the UP West telecom circle.

Aimed at the Ramzan festival, Vodafone's 2G and 3G customers in UP West and Uttarakhand regions can enjoy unlimited data for Rs. 5 and Rs. 19 per hour respectively, according to a press release by the telecom company. Vodafone customers in these areas can subscribe to "Ramzan Special Pack" by dialing USSD or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data codes - *444*5# in case of 2G customers and *444*19# for 3G, it added.

Dilip Kumar Ganta, business head, UP West & Uttarakhand, Vodafone India said: "With new data and calling packs, we aim to provide a service which can help customers seamlessly connect with their families and friends and enjoy internet at an affordable cost and share their emotional and spiritual experiences."

Rs. 5  : Vodafone's Rs. 5 Ramzan Special Pack offers unlimited mobile data in 2G speed for a validity of one hour.

Rs. 19 : The next Ramzan Special Pack priced at Rs. 19 offers the same benefit in 3G speed.

Rs. 17 : The telecom operator is also offering a calls-only pack at Rs. 17. This recharge pack offers local and STD calls at the rate of 30 paise per minute over a validity period of 90 days.

Rs. 253 : Vodafone's Rs. 253 pack in the regions comes with a validity of 28 days and offers unlimited calls (local and STD) and unlimited data in 2G speed.

Rs. 345 : Also valid for 28 days, Vodafone's Rs. 345 recharge pack in these circles comes with a daily data limit of 1GB along with free local and STD calls.

Jio's prepaid plans start from Rs. 19, under which the telecom arm of the Reliance Industries conglomerate offers 200 MB of 4G data to members of its paid Prime service.

Meanwhile, Reliance Jio topped the 4G network speed chart for the month of April with an all-time high download speed of 19.12 megabit per second, according to telecom regulator TRAI or Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Vodafone India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of British telecom company Vodafone Group Plc. Vodafone is one of the world's largest telecom companies with operations in 26 countries.