Jio Phone bookings start on August 24: How to pre-book the mobile

Customers are required to pay a fully refundable, one-time, security deposit of Rs 1,500 against every JioPhone to avoid potential misuse.

Customers are required to pay a fully refundable, one-time, security deposit of Rs 1,500 against every JioPhone to avoid potential misuse. Photo: Reliance Jio

NEW DELHI: RIL Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani recently launched JioPhone, a 4G feature phone at a one-time fully refundable deposit of Rs 1,500 per unit.  The much awaited phone, which is set to unleash a Digital Life for 500 million feature phone users, will open for pre-booking on 24 August 2017, 5pm JioPhone has been made in India made by Indians and made for India. It has generated massive buzz in the market, with consumers communicating their interest through retailers as well as directly on various Jio platforms. Those who expressed interest in the phone over the last four weeks, on Wednesday started receiving sms from the company which stated “India ka Smartphone is finally here! The device is available to customers at an effective price of zero, ie, effectively free. Customers are required to pay a fully refundable, one-time, security deposit of Rs 1,500 against every JioPhone to avoid potential misuse. Prebooking for JioPhone starts tomorrow 24-Aug at 5PM. Visit Jio.com/MyJio or nearest Jio retailer/store to prebook.” Customers can Pre-book for Rs 500 via Jio retailer or MyJio application or the company’s website www.jio.com The JioPhone will be distributed on a ‘first come first serve’ basis to only those who pre-book starting 24th August, 2017. HOW TO PREBOOK – One can pre-book the JioPhone through online and offline channels. The offline mode comprises Jio retailers and multi-brand device retailers including the Reliance Digital stores network. The online channel includes the highest downloaded selfcare app in the world - MyJio and the company’s own website jio.com. PRE-BOOKING AMOUNT – According to Jio retailers, the pre-booking can be done against a pre-booking amount of Rs. 500, which will be adjusted against the fully refundable, one-time, security deposit at the time of delivery. The balance Rs. 1000 towards security deposit needs to be paid at the time of delivery of the device. A JioPhone user can use the JioPhone for 36 months, and can get a full refund of the security deposit of Rs. 1,500 by returning the used JioPhone.