Reliance Jio 4G Preview offer is now available for all 4G-enabled smartphones. It doesn't matter if you own a Samsung phone, an LG phone, a Lenovo phone, a Xiaomi phone or any other smartphone for that matter. As long as your smartphone supports 4G LTE, you can get yourself a free Jio SIM and avail free unlimited access to Jio's Digital Life -- HD voice call, HD video call, apps, data and SMS -- for 90 days. You can be a beta tester for Reliance Jio, just like its employees and select partners. All of you. Of course, it is a limited period offer.



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The Reliance Jio 4G services (beta) have been available to Jio's partners and employees since December last year. The availability -- of Reliance Jio 4G Preview scheme -- was eventually extended to the general public after Jio tied up with Samsung to offer its 4G Preview scheme on select handsets. These included the Samsung Galaxy A5 2015, Galaxy A7 2015, Galaxy A8, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 5 Duos, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, Galaxy S7, and the Galaxy S7 Edge. On Saturday, a few more Samsung 4G phones -- notably, its Galaxy J-series -- joined the bandwagon.



At the same time, the scheme was also extended to select LG 4G phones, namely, the K332 (K7 LTE), K520DY (Stylus 2), K520DY, H860 (LG G5), K500I (X Screen), K535D (Stylus 2 Plus), LGH630D (G4 Stylus 4G), and LGH 442 (LGC70 Spirit LTE).



It has however come to light that, Samsung and LG aren't exclusive to Jio anymore. The offer has been extended to virtually every 4G-compatible handset out there, but, a broader roll-out will take at least a week. Sources have told India Today Online that although Reliance Jio Preview scheme is now available for all 4G phones, not each and every Reliance Digital and Digital Xpress Mini Store has been intimated of the same. This means, there will be some stores where you will readily get a free Jio Preview SIM, and yet others where you will be told that no such offer exists for now. Logistics for every store vis-a-vis the scheme will be different, and as such the complete roll-out will take some more time. "By the end of this week, it is expected that Jio 4G Preview will be available for all 4G handsets, at all Reliance Digital and Digital Xpress Mini Stores," the anonymous source informed us.

So ideally, it would be better if you pick that phone up and dial the number to your nearest Reliance Digital and Digital Xpress Mini Store before walking into it. This way, you would know beforehand if you will be able to get the SIM with your 4G phone or not. The folks at the Reliance Digital and Digital Xpress Mini Store would be very discreet when talking to you on the phone. He/she will tell you that you can get the free SIM with any 4G phone, if the store has already been intimated by Jio. Additionally, he/she will also ask you to carry two recent passport-sized photographs along with a valid photo (and address) ID, for instance your Aadhaar Card (original and a photo-copy), to the store. You are also required to carry your 4G-compatible handset to the store. But, no other information will be provided. For instance, I was curious about the whole procedure involved here, since earlier you required a specific Preview code (a bar code) to get the SIM.

Speaking of which, you don't need to generate the Preview code anymore (Samsung and LG phone users still have to generate that code, by the way). The code will be manually provided to you at the store itself. You might want to download and install the My Jio app and the entire suit of 11 apps that come bundled inside, on your phone though.

Also, it is possible to get more than one SIM now, although not in each and every store. Earlier, you could generate one code and use it on one eligible phone. Now it seems, you can carry two 4G-compatible phones to the store and get two SIMs, if you're good with words.



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That, Reliance Jio is going for the kill now by making each and every 4G phone eligible for Preview could mean only one thing. We are fast approaching an official roll-out. Previous reports hinted at an August timeframe. It is now being speculated that Jio 4G will go live in October. The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited subsidiary has much-ambitious plans to offer up to 80 per cent of Indians high-speed mobile Internet as well as voice services in the days to come. The Preview scheme that provides free unlimited 4G Internet along with free 4G voice and video calling for three months is already a rage across the country. Making it available on more 4G phones means even more people can get the free SIM, which means even more bad news for rival telecom companies. At least, for now.