Reliance Jio re-opens pre-bookings for the JioPhone: Here is how you can get one

Reliance Jio launched the JioPhon in the month of July and the first set of pre-bookings were stated on August 24. The company managed to sell over six million units in the first phase. Now that the devices pre-booked in the first phase have been received by the customer, Jio is now gearing up to bring the next phase of pre-bookings. Reliance Jio is now bringing the pre-bookings available only to the 10 million people who have shown interest in the JioPhone in the past. The potential buyers who had shown interest before will receive a message from the company, where they can click on the link or make a  call to the number displayed in the message.

"A link will be sent to people who are again showing interest to make [a] payment of Rs. 500 on the authorized channel. Once they make [the] payment, they will be informed about the date when Jio Phone will be delivered to them," a Reliance Jio channel partner said.

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Reliance Jio's JioPhone which was unveiled by the company's Chairman Mukesh Ambani is an "effectively free" phone for the buyers. The buyers will have to make a deposit of Rs. 1,500 which will be returned to the customers after 36 months of usage. Buyers also have an option to return the device in the first year after they have made recharges worth Rs. 1,500 during the year. On the return of the phone in the second year, the customer will get a refund of Rs 1,000 whereas, in the third year, the entire amount of Rs 1,500 will be refunded.