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The 28-day trick.
A "monthly" plan sold as 28 days runs
13.04×
per year, not 12. Jio ₹349 "monthly" = ₹4,551/yr — ₹952 more than the ₹3,599 annual plan for the same data. Multiply by hundreds of millions of users.
all
jio
airtel
vi
bsnl
all cycles
28d ⚠
30d
56–84d
~6 mo
annual
◐
all types
daily data
total pack
voice only
5G only
operator
price
validity
/yr
data
₹/day
↑
₹/gb
true ₹/yr
notes
🏆 cheapest ₹/day
💎 cheapest true ₹/yr
📊 best ₹/gb
⚠ 28-day = 13 recharges/yr