New Delhi sources have reported that Reliance Retail will start the second phase of booking for JioPhone post Diwali after completing delivery of about six million mobile devices that were booked in August. A Reliance Retail channel partner said "The second phase of JioPhone booking will start after Diwali. It is likely from October-end or November first week".
According to sources about six million Jiophones were booked by people in just three days when the company opened bookings of the 4G feature phone from August 24 in the first phase. Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani had announced that the 4G phone will be effectively free for users, but to prevent misuse of the scheme JioPhone buyers will need to pay one-time fully refundable deposit of Rs.1500.
Meanwhile under the new condition set by Jio for the users, handset buyers
can get refund of Rs.500 if they return the device in the first year, provided
they have made recharge of Rs 1500 during the year. Similarly, on return of the
phone in the second year, the customer will get refund of Rs.1000 and in the
third year entire amount of Rs.1500 will be refunded.
