This alleged tweet from Isha Ambani on Reliance Jio is fake

NEW DELHI: Reliance's high-speed Internet service - JioFiber - was in the news recently about its anticipated launch. The news broke on the basis of an alleged confirmation from Jio's board of director Isha Ambani's tweet. The tweet turned out to be hoax as a fake account in name of Isha Ambani had tweeted that the company will launch the JioFiber services around Diwali in 100 cities and the company will be giving 100GB data at Rs 500.

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Reliance JioPhone: 9 biggest doubts clarified

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Reliance JioPhone: 9 biggest doubts clarified

What processor will Reliance JioPhone run on? How many variants it will come in? Will it support hotspot and Wi-Fi? Is there an eligibility criterion for the Rs 1500 security deposit refund? Is the JioTV cable free? Does the phone support WhatsApp? Do you too have these and other nagging doubts/confusion about the Reliance JioPhone? If yes, read on we have you covered. Here are 9 things that you should definitely know about Reliance JioPhone ....

WhatsApp unlikely to run on JioPhone

The popular messenger app WhatsApp is unlikely to run on JioPhones, at least initially. Many reports have suggest that the phone will not support the world's most popular meassaging app. Reliance Jio has its own chat platform JioChat, may be the company wants to promote that. The phone, however, comes with other popular apps like YouTube and Facebook.

JioPhone to come in at least two variants (based on processor)

At the unveiling of the JioPhone, the company's chairman Mukesh Ambani didn't reveal much about the phone's specifications. So there were speculations about the processor that the phone will run on. While some reports had claimed that the phone will run on Qualcomm's processor others had said that it will be powered by China-based Spreadtrum Communications' processor. However, over the week both the companies have tweeted about their association with the JioPhone, signaling that there will be at least two variants of the device. One powered by Qualcomm, the other by Spreadtrum. "Glad to partner with @reliancejio on the new #JioPhone, powered by our #205 mobile platform," Qualcomm India tweeted. "Making India digital with #JioPhone. @Spreadtrum is proud to be a part of the digital freedom for #featurephone users. @Reliancejio," goes the tweet from Spreadtrum.

Eligibility for refund: Need to regularly recharge your phone

Users will be able to pre-book the Reliance JioPhone on paying a refundable security deposit of Rs 1500. They can get refund for this security deposit after minimum three years. However, to be eligible for a refund they will need to recharge their JioPhones at least once in 90 days.

Full security deposit to be made during pre-booking itself

Prospective buyers of Reliance JioPhone will have to pay the security deposit of Rs 1500 upfront. This mean the payment will have to be made during pre-booking itself.

Jio TV cable may not be free

One of the hottest features of the JioPhone is that the users will be able to mirror the content on their phones on a TV. The company announced a JioPhone TV cable for the same. Though the company didn't specify if this cable will come bundled with JioPhone or users will have to pay extra for it but reports have suggested that the users may have to pay between Rs 500 -1500 for it. Also, users of the TV cable will have to take the Rs 309 data plan per month.

FUP limit of 500MB/day is enough for the JioPhone

Another nagging doubt that many users have is if the FUP limit of 500MB per day is enough. Yes it is, considering that the screen-size of JioPhone is small with a very low-resolution so the internet data consumption too is less.

No hotspot support

Reliance Jio's phone's software does not come with support for hotspot, a company executive confirmed the same to GadgetsNow. Though the company executive didn't specifically say if this is due to lack of hardware support or has been locked on software front.

​ Supports Wi-Fi

Another big question that many have about the phone is Wi-Fi support. The same will be there, GadgetsNow confirmed this too from the company sources.

Users can book the phone on their MyJio app

Interested users can book the new JioPhone via the company's MyJio app. They can also visit a Jio retailer to book the handset (both August 24th onwards).

The company's spokesperson confirmed that it's a fake account and there is no confirmation yet about the launch of JioFiber service.

Reliance Jio started testing JioFiber last year. In April this year, the company revealed its plans to launch Fibre To The Home (FTTH) service soon, and also ran trials in few select cities. Back in May, it confirmed that the beta trials will be conducted in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jamnagar, Vadodara and Surat.
Recently, details of JioFiber preview offer were accidentally revealed on Jio's website, but taken down shortly after. As per the listing, there's a 100Mbps plan offering 100GB data per month for three months, but the users have to pay Rs 4,500 as security deposit. Once the 100GB data limit is exhausted, the speed will be reduced to 1Mbps.

In addition, the website invited registrations for some time to those interested in trying out the service in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Surat, Kolkata and Vishakhapatnam.