Sleep Mode Adjustments in Jiofi - Updated

What is Sleep Mode?

Sleep Mode is a tool usually provided in almost all recent smart electronic devices to enable the device avoid unnecessary battery wastage. You can see this feature in almost all smart electronic devices available in market today ranging from your mobile, TV, Laptop, smart kitchen accessories like chimneys, water heaters, water purifiers, smart lighting system etc.

Just like other smart electronic accessories, Jiofi device also has sleep mode. The prime objective is to save battery when the jiofi device is left unused for a preset amount of time. By default, a jiofi device comes with the sleep mode turned on with a preset options like 10 to 60 minutes of idle time.

How to enable and adjust sleep mode in Jiofi

Follow the below listed step by step procedure for successfully enabling or disabling the sleep mode and to set a desired sleep timer.

Step-1: Start your Jiofi device and connect to a PC or a mobile by using the wifi SSID and password. (Note: These can be seen from the outer package box of new jiofi device  and in case if you have lost the box, open the battery and you will find these details on the jiofi device).

 

Step-2: After connecting your PC or mobile with the wifi network of your Jiofi device, now open a web browser ( we recommend Chrome for better user experience) and enter one of the following URLs http://jiofi.local.html or http://192.168.225.1.

Step-3: A page will open with lot of numbers and data. Don't worry, just click on the login button located on the right top corner of the page.

Step-4: A login window will open. Enter the username and password and click login button. (Note: If you are loggin in for the first time, use "administrator" as both the username and password. Check out our previous blog about changing the login username and password by clicking here.)

Step-5: After logging in, click on the Network tab as shown in below picture.

Step-6: Now, click on the " Wi-Fi Configuration" tab on the left side bar.

Step-7: Now you will see a list of details. The seventh row will show you the sleep mode tick box option. With this, you can either enable or disable the sleep mode. If you decide to go with the sleep mode enabled option, In the next row ( eight row), the sleep mode timer is available with 4 pre-set options of 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes. Select the choice of your sleep timer. Click on the Save button on the bottom.

Step-8: Once you click save button, a message will appear indicating that the jiofi connection will be interrupted and jiofi will reboot to set these changes. Go ahead and click OK. That's it.

All about New Rs 199 Jio Postpaid Plan

Good news for the postpaid customers of Reliance Jio has been announced in the form of lowest monthly rental plan in the Indian telecom sector at just Rs 199. This new post-paid Rs 199 plan announced by Reliance Jio is expected to intensify tariff war in the postpaid segment of telecom sector. With its innovative and cheaper prepaid plans, Jio has successfully added millions of customers in the shortest time. Now, the company has eyed the postpaid segment.

The new 199 post paid plan offers a total of 25GB high speed data along with unlimited free voice calls and SMS services. After exhausting the 25GB limit, the customers can purchase additional high speed data at Rs 20 per GB in case they wish so. This new offer is available for postpaid customers from 15th of May 2018.

This new plan will be available for both new and existing customers. In case of new customers, a refundable security deposit of Rs 250 has to be paid along with Rs 99 for the prime subscription. However, if you are an existing customer, just opt for change of plan and pay appropriate deposit suiting to your new plan and adjustable for your previous plan.

The market analyst group from JP Morgan has speculated that this move could extend and intensify the already existing brutal tariff cut in the post-paid regime, hurting incumbents further. It has also noted that Jio's post-paid tariffs are sharply lower compared to the current tariff plans offered by incumbents.

Along with this new post paid plan, Jio has also announced an ISD calling service at a starting price of 50 paise per minute and international roaming rates starting just at Rs 2.  "International tariffs offered by Jio are quite competitive and we could see downward pressure on such tariffs for incumbents. However, even in a scenario where we assume 10-15 per cent of postpaid revenues are from international calls, and international tariffs get cut by 50 per cent, the impact on overall revenue of incumbents is likely to be less than 2 per cent," Goldman Sachs said.

One more benefit of opting for the new jio postpaid plan of Rs 199 is that it comes with default ISD service activated. Just recharge the ISD plan and enjoy international calls at cheapest rates as low as 50 paise per minute.

JIOINTERACT - World's First AI based Video Platform

Reliance Jio has launched one more new feature called "JioInteract" which is said to be the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) based brand engagement platform. As part of its release strategy, it has decided to launch the Live Video Call that features India’s favorite celebrities. To kick-start, Jio has on-boarded none other than Bollywood’s biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, who will promote his upcoming comedy-drama film ‘102 Not Out’ in the most innovative way.

" With Jio’s base of over 186 million subscribers and another 150 million smartphone users, JioInteract is poised to become the largest platform for movie-promotion and brand engagement. Over the next few weeks, Jio will introduce services such as video call centres, video catalogue, and virtual showrooms to the forefront redefining customer experience. Such use of artificial intelligence is a first across the world and will reposition the way brands and customers think of engagement" said the official press release.

JioInteract’s first service “Live Video Call” will allow all Jio and other smartphone subscribers to make a video call with their favorite superstar, Amitabh Bachchan anytime during the day, starting on 4th May 2018.

Users can ask questions related to his upcoming comedy drama film, 102 Not Out and even book their movie tickets in real-time through the ticketing-partner BookMyShow.

To experience JioInteract,

1. Download MyJio app

2. Click on JioInteract icon inside the MyJio app

3. Start your video call and chat with Amitabh Bachchan

4. Additionally, subscribers can also share their video call experience with their family and friends using the “Share” option

This unique and innovative service uses a powerful artificial intelligence based platform to listen to user questions and respond to them in the most appropriate way. In addition, the platform has a unique auto-learning feature that helps improve the answering accuracy. Leveraging the strength of Jio’s strong mobile video network and its 186Mn+ strong subscriber base along with new technologies like artificial intelligence & machine learning, JioInteract has created a compelling brand engagement solution for businesses.

Positioned as VCBaaS (Video Call Bot as a Service), JioInteract with its full scale multimedia capabilities attempts to democratise Artificial Intelligence & Video Call technologies in a simplified way for effective brand engagement. This technology has wide scale applications across B2C space. Using it, Jio is also tapping developer ecosystem to create innovative applications like virtual showrooms, product demonstrations, ordering cart for e-commerce, etc.

JioFiber Could be next option for Jio's aggressive marketing strategy

Reliance Jio could be planning for its next big surprise bonanza offer in the form of fibre to the home (FTTH) broadband service, nicknamed "JioFiber". The company has been testing the home broadband service for some time now under the offer called as "JioFiber Preview Offer". As part of beta testing campaign, Reliance Jio has begun offering FTTH broadband connections with 1.1TB of free data at speed of 100Mbps in select markets in the country.

JioFiber is the latest offering from Jio for the homes. Jio offers superior internet experience to explore your Digital Life. Fiber is the technology of the future. It offers the ultimate broadband experience to surf, stream, game and work. JioFiber beats the rest because of its ultra fast upload and download speeds & effective functioning in merely 'milli seconds'. It's like a high speed private internet highway right inside your home.

Under the "JioFiber Preview Offer", users get ultra high-speed internet up to 100Mbps for 90 days along with a monthly data quota of 100 GB and a complimentary access to a host of Jio's premium apps. In case, users consume 100 GB of data quota within a month, they can continue to enjoy the high speed internet services by performing a complimentary data top-up of 40 GB via MyJio App or through Jio.com.

As this is a preview offer, there are no installation charges levied but there is a refundable security deposit of Rs.4,500 taken for the ONT device (GigaHub Home Gateway). This amount is to be paid through a cheque in favor of 'Reliance Retail Limited'. The deposit will be refunded if you choose to discontinue using the JioFiber services, provided the installed devices are returned in good and working condition.

Reliance Jio recently confirmed that it has begun trials for enterprise solutions, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and the Internet of Things (IoT) services in the country. The company’s FTTH offer is seen as the next big disruption in India’s broadband data consumption and could affect service providers including Bharti Airtel and state-owned MTNL as well as BSNL in select markets.

“The company continues to make progress for delivering Enterprise solutions, FTTH and IoT with beta trials initiated in a few locations. These services are being offered using the same integrated network and platforms,” the Mukesh Ambani-led company said in a statement.

Enjoy JioEverywhereConnect with Apple Watches

JioEverywhereConnect is an innovative and exciting new feature announced by Reliance Jio for all Apple-Jio customers.

Jio Everywhere Connect allows you to use your Apple Watches (Only Series 3 with GPS +Cellular) to make and receive calls and use data on the Jio network – even when you’re not connected via Bluetooth or on same Wi-Fi network. This feature can be used by Jio customers without paying any additional subscription charges.

To enjoy this exciting innovative service, you must have the following requirements:

- An active Jio SIM with a valid plan

- An iPhone 6 or above with updated carrier settings and iOS 11.3 or above

- An Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) with Watch OS 4.3 or above ( prebooking is live now on Jio website).

Note: Users must make sure that the service providers of Apple watch and iPhone must be the same. One can check the www.apple.com/watch/cellular for participating wireless carriers and eligibility.

When a user has both iPhone and Apple watch, an incoming call can be answered on either your iPhone or Apple Watch 3 (GPS+Cellular) as both the devices will show the incoming call at the same time. If user does not have his iPhone physically, call can be answered from the Apple watch. When users make an outgoing call, the person whom the user is will see the Jio mobile number (This is the same number they will see when you call from your iPhone).

As of now, this service is not supported during International Roaming. Because, the coverage is dependent on carrier network. Hence Roaming is not available outside your carrier network coverage area. However if your Apple Watch 3 (GPS+Cellular) is connected to your iPhone via Bluetooth, you will be able to make/receive calls if IR facility is active on your Jio number.