Update (30th August): Reliance Jio's free preview offer has now been extended to 19 different smartphone brands including Micromax, Yu Phones, HTC, Vivo, Intex, Alcatel, TCL, Gionee, Karbon, Xolo, Lava, Sony, Videocon & Sansui. All 4G LTE supported devices of these brands comes with a Jio free preview offer. Earlier: Reliance Jio has tied up with Samsung, Panasonic, ASUS, to extended its free preview offer of 3 months unlimited 4G data and 4,500 minutes of voice calls, unlimited video calls and SMS, and preview access to Jio apps, a spokesperson from the company told MediaNama. However the free preview offer is valid only on all 4G VoLTE supported models of Samsung, Panasonic, and ASUS. Earlier, in July, Jio had extended the free preview offer to a limited set of Samsung devices. Jio said it is also in the process of setting up 5 lakh activation outlets and 1 million recharge outlets to support its commercial launch in the ‘coming months’, according to a TelecomTalk report. The company had previously opened its network to the public on an invite-only basis through its employees in May, and those SIM cards worked only with LYF smartphones. LYF smartphone shipments: During Q2 2016, Jio shipped over half a million LYF models, and restored to aggressive device launches especially under the sub-$50 segment, IDC said in a report. LYF smartphones registered a 12.3% sequential growth, placing the vendor at 5th position among top 5 brands in India in terms of shipments. In the previous quarter,…
