Reliance Jio Starts Disconnecting Those Who Haven't Recharged Yet; Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer Still Available

HIGHLIGHTS

• Reliance Jio has been free for users since the launch in September
• Disconnection of users who haven't recharged yet has started now
• Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer is still up for subscription

Last week, Reliance Jio had announced a new offer for people who hadn't signed up for its Summer Surprise offer. Called the Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer, the plan was basically the same as the Summer Surprise Offer, giving three months of 1GB per day usage to anyone who recharges for Rs. 309, plus another Rs. 99 to subscribe for Jio Prime. At the time of the announcement, Reliance Jio had stated that users need to subscribe to Jio Prime membership plan and buy the Rs. 309 or Rs. 509 recharge by April 15 in order to "to avoid degradation and/ or discontinuation of services."

Reliance Jio after April 15

Many users who did not subscribe, including some in the Gadgets 360 team, still have active services - however, a source in Jio confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the process of disconnection has started for the users who haven't recharged their Jio number yet.

"It's not going to happen all at once, so some users have already received the message about the disconnection, while for others it will take a little longer," the source explained, "but over the next couple of days it will happen for all users who have not recharged."

Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer last date

At this point, any Reliance Jio user who has not recharged still has the option of getting the Dhan Dhana Dhan offer along with Jio Prime - so if your phone gets disconnected, you can simply go to a Jio store or head over to the Jio website or MyJio app, and pay Rs. 408 (Rs. 99 for Prime, and Rs. 309 for the offer) to get 84 days of data use.

Earlier, Reliance Jio had said that the last date for subscribing to Prime would be March 31, but this was later extended to April 15 along with the Summer Surprise Offer. Now however, Reliance Jio is going to continue offering Jio Prime (and the Dhan Dhana Dhan offer) for the near future, and our source did not specify a last date for the offer.