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Idea is king in Maharashtra, but joker in Mumbai.

Ghaziabad is part of Delhi circle. Please check if you can get network in Delhi. I got a Delhi SIM presently on roaming at Kolkata. Went to a main RCom Store in Kolkata for adhaar linking snd bio-metric verification today. The store guy without even asking for any further details point black refused saying that RCom is closing down and not doing any bio-metric verification. After what we faced during CDMA to LTE conversion, this brings fear.

Jio is just creating more confusion and nothing else. Also the early adopters have been left in a lurch. I still recall they had given a similar Rs 50 discount offer during May when summer surprise we ending and lot of people like me did multiple recharges of Rs 303 . Today all those recharges are a loss as we are getting only 1 month plan under the 303 plan and only 1 GB data for 28 days. While now by just paying Rs 100 more, folks are getting 84 days 1 GB data. So i would not jump and do too many recharges and blindly follow jio offers as they are misleading and may come up with something better post 19th.

In today's DNA (mumbia edition) it says that new tariffs to be launched on 18th November, may see increase in price or discontinuation of 399/84 plan. I agree with @KanagaDeepan that such plans are adversely affecting the quality and none of the telcos are not willing to invest in network.

Very well agree with you, quality is more important.

They have already challenged the earlier reduction of IUC to 14p (from 20p), which is already pending in the court. But they are bound to lose the case. AVoId guys are pure hypocrites. Airtel is giving Unlimited FREE calls on their LL connections where IUC was made zero for as little as Rs49 addon pack. Everyone knows that making a call from LandLine / WireLine to other network will cost more than wireless. So their crying for 30p is minimum expense for making a call on Wireless is A BIG FAT LIE. They have already recovered their 2G network expenses years ago and IUC reduction to ZERO was already a late decision by TRAI (according to Telecom Policy 2012). Actually TRAI has done more good to AVoId than Jio by reducing IUC. IUC reduction just reduces the FREE calls expenses for JIO, who will be still paying 6p per min for every offnet call. But for AVoId, its a good opportunity to match the Jio's Rs149 plan, which is NOT at all possible with 14p IUC charges. Let us all wait and see. I would love to see UL free calls on Rs199 by all players (mostly by BSNL and Airtel) in market after this IUC reduction.

Telecom Companies to hike call tariffs by almost 100% In a blow to consumers, both Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular have increased their call tariff rates by nearly 100 per cent.While Bharti Airtel has doubled the call rates from Re 1 per minute to Rs 2 per minute, Idea has also gone for a steep hike from 1.2 paise per second to 2 paise per second. According to ET Now, the substantial increase in rates indicates that pricing power has returned to the telecom sector, with incumbents likely to have more flexibility going forward. In a written reply to ET Now, Bharti Airtel said that the hike was inevitable and revision in rates is in line with increasing costs. "We have been reiterating that increase in prices is inevitable, which is reflected from the fact that despite rising costs, tariffs have been falling over the past 12 quarters," Bharti Airtel said in a statement. A source with direct knowledge separately told Reuters that Bharti Airtel is reducing free minutes by up to a quarter and has increased prices of some call vouchers for prepaid customers by Rs 5-15.The call price increase will be extended to all of 22 telecommunications zones in a phased manner, the source said, declining to be named.The plan to up call rates has been submitted with the telecom regulator TRAI. ET Now did not rule out the possibility of an intervention from TRAI on the same. With an aim to protect consumer interests, TRAI may intervene in the call rate hike decision, ET Now said. Earlier this month, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone hiked tariffs for 2G data services. Airtel revised its 1GB 2G data plan from Rs 100 to Rs 125. "This nominal price revision is subject to rate elasticity, customer demand and supporting cost structures. Our recent revision...is an increase of only 2-3 paise per MB. It continues to be an excellent value proposition for our customers," an Airtel spokesperson had said. Vodafone too has made similar changes in the monthly plans and has reduced data limits available under various prepaid plans. While the Rs 95 plan (28 days validity) is now available for Rs 124, others plans allowing 250 MB data usage and 150 MB usage have been reduced to 150 MB and 100MB, respectively Source http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/Bharti-Airtel-and-Idea-hike-call-tariffs-by-almost-100/articleshow/18144804.cms

Its good move. But then AVOId (Airtel/Vodafone/Idea) will oppose it. Really good move for the consumers.