Major telecom companies In India and Facebook messaging service got the biggest shock of this year. WhatsApp has become the big daddy of messaging services by outsmarting its Facebook counterpart. Now Tata Docomo partners with WhatsApp and provides two data plans specifically for its pre-paid mobile users. Here is what the company has to say about these plans.
“These data packs will enable Tata Docomo prepay GSM customers to enjoy the hugely popular WhatsApp with specially customized value for money data plans and with unlimited use”.
Unlimited WhatsApp plan for 15 days
Save more than 50% in this plan. You just have to pay 15 rupees for 15 days. Sounds economical, that’s exactly what Tata Docomo has to provide. It also has a monthly pack as well.
Monthly unlimited plans for WhatsApp
Now just invest 30 rupees and use WhatsApp for the entire month. This pack will help you to lower your monthly budget for mobile bills. Combining this with the calls rates of Tata Docomo, it will become one of the most economical telecom providers in India.
Hidden fact of these plans
Tata Docomo has announced that, these plans are unlimited, but they have not mentioned the Fair usage policy and the speed catching limits. This becomes very important since WhatsApp allows users to upload and download pictures, short movies, images audio files, push to talk messages, etc.
Alternative cost-friendly WhatsApp data plan
Reliance communications has a better offer than Tata Docomoâs unlimited WhatsApp plan. By using it plan, you can access unlimited Facebook and WhatsApp for rupees 16. So for a year, you just need to pay 192 rupees for using these services. It is relatively cheaper than Tata Docomoâs current unlimited plans.
How to avail these plans?
The below-mentioned steps will help you to avail one of the plans easily.
Tata Docomo plan
Tata Docomo prepaid customers have to dial #123 to subscribe to these unlimited WhatsApp data packs. In order to use this service, you will have to save the data settings to use this plan. Just SMS Internet to 52270, receive the data settings from Docomo and save them as default settings. If you use these plans and wish to access regular data for other applications, you will have to end up paying 1paise/kb.
Reliance unlimited WhatsApp and Facebook plan
Reliance is made it very simple for you. All you need to do is SMS any one of these activation codes
- ACT WhatsApp
- ACT Facebook
- ACT WA
- ACT FB
to 53739. Once it is activated, you can avail these services. It will automatically deduct 16 Rupees from your main balance.
Are these plans for you?
If you use data only for WhatsApp and Facebook only then, these plans are for you. If not, then you might end up paying more than your regular plans. So, think twice before you opt for these plans.
Final Word
Communicate, share and enjoy WhatsApp by choosing one of these plans. They will help you to save money easily.