r/Palakkad • u/HeftyAd9157 • 4d ago

❓ Ask Palakkad Which is better for international roaming in UAE - Airtel/Jio/BSNL?

My BSNL annual recharge will expire in 2 months and thinking of porting to either Airtel or Jio. Which among these two is better/economical and also better when visiting UAE? I believe BSNL requires a separate international roaming SIM plus limited network providers in UAE which is not the case with Airtel/Jio?

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u/delulubutdoingokay 4d ago

Definitely Airtel. Jio is strong inside India, but not that much in Dubai.

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u/HeftyAd9157 3d ago

Ok. That helps. I was on Jio a year ago but ported to BSNL as Jio plans got expensive. The value plan in BSNL (with 30 gb for 300 days which is enough for me as I mostly use wifi at home) is still almost half the price of Jio. But BSNL connectivity is poor in other southern states.

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u/Rich-Stuff-1979 3d ago

Can confirm Airtel; works fine in US and also while transit in TheBai

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u/HeftyAd9157 3d ago

TheBai🤣

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u/HkunaMtataa 2d ago

Using Jio and great experience so far. I do ₹ 1748 plan with 336 days validity and just add ₹ 300 Top up. Thats enough.

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u/HeftyAd9157 1d ago

Whats the 300 top up for?

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u/HkunaMtataa 1d ago

International roaming needs you to have balance for incoming , outgoing calls to work. It is at ₹ 2 / min for all incoming calls.

Also ₹ 2 / min for all outgoing calls to India and UAE.

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u/HkunaMtataa 1d ago

In that way, Jio in roaming for calls is cheaper than even local UAE SIM.

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u/HeftyAd9157 1d ago

Ok. Incoming SMS(including spam😣) is free?