Aircel has launched relatively cheap mobile data packs for 2G and 3G internet, starting at Rs 9 per day. All the plans offer 3G data except in circles where only 2G is available. Each plan comes with a limited amount of data, post which customers can browse on a bottlenecked connection. The Rs 9 plan offers 100MB of data for a day, the Rs 79 plan offers 1GB over 10 days, the Rs 249 plan offers 3GB over 30 days and the Rs 399 plan offers the most data at 7.5GB for 15 days. Note that the Rs 9/79/249 plans have a limit of 100MB of fast data per day, while the Rs 399 plan has a fast data limit of 500MB per day. Post reaching the daily limit, the network speed is slowed down, although Aircel doesn't say by how much. The data packs can be purchased online or through offline stores like regular data packs, while the Rs 9 pack can also be purchased via USSD subscription. Interestingly, a few other operators also offer a 1-5 day data packs, but these aren't quite as cheap. Vodafone charges Rs 26 for a 2 day data pack offering 75MB 3G data while Airtel charges Rs 23 for a 2 day data pack offering 70MB 3G data. Idea's data plan starts at Rs 49 for 150MB of 3G data and a 5 day validity. Hikes in data packs: Note that in August, Airtel and Idea lowered the data limits and validity of prepaid 3G…
