BSNL Prepaid One Year plan 365 is Economical or Expensive? Just Analyze

Compare BSNL 365 days validity Recharge plan with other telecoms One year recharge plans in terms of freebies, validity offered on recharge.

Public Telecommunications in India Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) always in favor of their customers launching affordable prepaid mobile plans and broadband tariff plans compared to other private telecommunications running their business across India.

According to BSNL the cheapest mobile plan which is valid for one year i.e 365 days and available at Rs.365 in all telecommunications circles through online recharge bsnl portal / third party websites like paytm, free-charge and bsnl official partner mobikwik.

In BSNL which prepaid plan is cheapest and have one year validity?

BSNL 365 prepaid recharge plan is one of the best prepaid mobile phone plans currently available in India. With this plan, BSNL prepaid mobile customers can enjoy 365 days validity which costs Rs. 1 per day without any tension of repeating every month recharge to extension of prepaid plan validity. 

Whether 365 days validity prepaid plan is available in all circles?

Yes, cheapest one year valdity plan is available in all telecom circles with same MRP without change in freebies and benefits of bsnl 365 plan offered on recharge.

Can existing prepaid user can reload bsnl 365 days validity plan and applicable for them?

This plan is available to all new and existing customers (including MNP PORT-IN customers) across India. No other carrier offers such an excellent cheap prepaid package with a one-year plan. 

What are the freebies or benefits added to bsnl prepaid account on recharge of plan 365?

The plan also offers free calls, data, SMS and BSNL songs for the first 60 days after the plan is recharged. While BSNL offers a one-year package for just Rs. 365, private telecom operators' annual packages start at Rs. 1498.

How One year validity recharge plan benefit for prepaid user?

BSNL customers can make 250 minutes of free voice calls per day to any network in India. These free voice calls are also available while roaming, including the MTNL areas of Delhi and Mumbai. The free data and SMS included with BSNL PLAN 365 of Prepaid are also available on Home LSA and national roaming. Customers crossing 2GB of data in one day can continue to enjoy unlimited data benefits at a reduced speed of 40Kbps at no additional cost. 

Why do we recharge 365 days validity prepaid plan?

The valid BSNL 365 recharge plan offers free incoming calls for 1 year without spending anything extra. Similarly, customers can also enjoy unlimited free calls, data and SMS for the first 60 days after recharging.

Whether BSNL offers 365 recharge plan freebies throughout for One Year?

No, the only disadvantage of the bsnl 365 recharge plan is the 60 day clause. It means customers can make unlimited calls / free data usage / free SMS for a period of 60 days from the date of activation of this plan. Bsnl 365 plan after 60 days all the freebies will be locked and again prepaid user have recharge any bsnl recharge plan vouchers further usage of voice calls, data usage and sms.

MRP in Rs	365
Plan Validity in Days	365
Freebies	250 Min/Day Any net (Local/STD/Roaming including Delhi & Mumbai) Voice Calls + Unlimited Data with speed reduced to 40Kbps after 2GB/Day + 100 SMS/Day to Any net (Local/STD/Roaming including Delhi & Mumbai) + FREE BSNL Tunes.
Validity of Freebies in Days	60

In India which Telecom tariff prepaid plan is cheapest and have one year validity?
Now let's look at similar packages with a one-year validity offered by private operators like - Jio, Vi, Airtel, etc.

Reliance Jio annual plan 2,121 details
Jio's Rs.2,121 plan is valid for one month as it is valid for 336 days. It offers 1.5 GB / day of data, 12,000 minutes of other network voice calls, unlimited calls to Jio numbers, 3,600 SMS and free subscription to Jio Apps.

Annual Plan Vi (Vodafone Idea) 499 details
From Vodafone Idea (Vi) one year prepaid plan of ₹ 1499 valid for 365 days. With this plan, the prepaid mobile customer will receive 24GB of data, truly unlimited talk time, 3600 SMS and access to movies and Vi TV.
 

Bharati Airtel Annual Plan 299 details
Airtel prepaid also offers a similar annual plan which costs ₹ 1498 and comes with 24GB of data, truly unlimited calling, 3600 SMS, and access to premium Airtel Xstream and Wynk music. Airtel also offers Rs. 150 Cash Back on FasTag transactions at Tollgates, free greeting songs, and a one-year membership to Upskill and Shaw Academy.

BSNL ₹ 365 Plan - The cheapest prepaid annual plan in prepaid segment
BSNL is the only operator that provides 365 days validity recharge plan with unlimited features. The one-year validity package from private operators costs up to 4 times more than the bsnl 365 din ka recharge. The only disadvantage of the ₹ 365 plan BSNL is the 60 day clause. 

It means customers can make unlimited calls / data / SMS for a period of 60 days with this plan. For customers who need unlimited benefits for 365 full days, BSNL has another plan, Bindas Bol Plan @ ₹ 1499, similar to Vi & Airtel.

Particulars	BSNL Plan 1499
MRP of Plan Voucher in Rs	1499
Plan Validity in Days	BSNL Recharge offer 365 days
Freebies	250 Min/Day Any net (Local/STD/Roaming including Delhi & Mumbai) Voice Calls + Total 24 GB Data + 100 SMS/Day to Any net (Local/STD/Roaming including Delhi & Mumbai).
Validity of Freebies in Days	365

The ₹ 1499 BSNL Bindas bol prepaid plan offers a total of 24GB of data, 250 min / day on any network call, 100 free SMS / day on any network for 365 days. Like the BSNL 365 plan, customers who recharges the plan by ₹ 1499 can also use the benefits of calling, data and SMS from the home LSA and while roaming nationally (including MTNL areas of Delhi and Mumbai).

Daily cost analysis: the highest cost of the Jio plan
When Jio entered the Indian mobile market in December 2015 with its introductory free data offering, the ARPU (average revenue per user) for mobile service providers in India was around Rs 125. 

But after that the ARPU of Jio's entry fell to Rs. 89.34 in 2017, Rs. 71.62 in 2018 and Rs. 72.49 in 2019. Now in 2020, Jio is the market leader in the mobile segment with a market share of 35.19%.

Now, comparing Jio's plans with other operators, we can see that Jio's plans are more expensive than all other operators in India. Today, Jio's cheapest one-month prepaid plan costs ₹ 199, while BSNL offers a one-month plan at ₹ 105, ₹ 106, ₹ 107 and Airtel & Vi offers you one-month plans at ₹ 149.