Airtel Xstream Fiber vs Jio Fiber: Who are you rooting for?

Let's compare their plan offerings to check out on who emerges as the winner.

by FighterMan Updated: 24 Mar, 2022, 14:50 IST
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Soon after the recent launch of affordable Jio Fiber plans, Airtel Xstream Fiber came up with its revamped plans. Both the companies are offering unlimited broadband internet plans and limitless calling in the similar price range. Take a note that unlimited internet here means 3300 GB of maximum data usage per month as per the commercial usage policy. Airtel Xstream Fiber provides automatically adjustable upload & download speeds whereas Jio Fiber gives symmetrical speeds. Thus, both work on a different mechanism. They also provide you with a 4K set top box, wifi router, and a voice controlled remote. Now, let's compare their plan offerings to check out on who emerges as the winner.

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Airtel Xstream Fiber vs Jio Fiber: Monthly Plan 1

Airtel Xstream Fiber

Jio Fiber

Rs 499

Rs 399

40 Mbps Speed

30 Mbps Speed

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Data

Unlimited Data

OTT Subscriptions: Voot Basic, Eros Now, 

Hungama Play, Shemaroo Me,

Hoichoi, and Ultra 

via Airtel Xstream app

OTT Subscriptions: N/A

The monthly plan 1 is the minimum or lowest recharge plan for both Airtel Xstream Fibre and Jio Fibre. In this plan, Airtel charges Rs 100 more than Jio but gives free access to many OTT apps. Moreover, it provides an additional 10 Mbps of speed. Therefore, Airtel Xstream Fiber undoubtedly emerges as the winner for this plan. If you want to save on these recharge plans then Airtel Recharge Coupons can come in handy.

Airtel Xstream Fiber vs Jio Fiber: Monthly Plan 2

Airtel Xstream Fiber

Jio Fiber

Rs 799

Rs 699

100 Mbps Speed

100 Mbps Speed

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Data

Unlimited Data

OTT Subscriptions: Voot Basic, Eros Now, 

Hungama Play, Shemaroo Me,

Hoichoi, and Ultra via 

Airtel Xstream app

OTT Subscriptions: N/A

The monthly plan 2 is a leveller because both the broadband players are providing similar cost services. In Airtel, you pay a hundred more per month for the premium Airtel Xstream OTT app services which can be avoided if you don’t prefer them.

Airtel Xstream Fiber vs Jio Fiber: Monthly Plan 3

Airtel Xstream Fiber

Jio Fiber

Rs 999

Rs 999

200 Mbps Speed

150 Mbps Speed

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Data

Unlimited Data

OTT Subscriptions: Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Zee5, Lionsgate, Voot Basic, Eros Now, Hungama Play, Shemaroo Me, Hoichoi, and Ultra via the Airtel Xstream app.

OTT Subscriptions: Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Sony Liv, Zee5, Sun NXT, Voot, Alt Balaji, Hoichoi, Shemaroo Me, Lionsgate Play, JioCinema, and JioSaavn.

Both Airtel and Jio costs the same in this monthly plan 3, but differs in speed and OTT subscriptions. If 50 Mbps more speed is essential for you due to a large family or more devices then Airtel Xstream Fiber is suitable. Otherwise, Jio Fiber is a front runner with free access to many top OTT platforms which costs you a bomb. Here, Jio Recharge Coupons can help you save more on your monthly plans.

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Airtel Xstream Fiber vs Jio Fiber: Monthly Plan 4

Airtel Xstream Fiber

Jio Fiber

Rs 1499

Rs 1499

300 Mbps Speed

300 Mbps Speed

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Data

Unlimited Data

OTT Subscriptions: Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Zee5, Lionsgate, Voot Basic, Eros Now, Hungama Play, Shemaroo Me, Hoichoi, and Ultra via the Airtel Xstream app.

OTT Subscriptions: Netflix(basic), Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Sony Liv, Zee5, Sun NXT, Voot, Alt Balaji, Hoichoi, Shemaroo Me, Lionsgate Play, JioCinema, and JioSaavn.

Jio Fiber takes the cake in this monthly plan 4 with free access to Netflix, Prime Video, and more other best OTT apps currently. Although, it will be interesting to analyse who provides the best service in their promised speeds.

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Airtel Xstream Fiber vs Jio Fiber: Monthly Plan 5

Airtel Xstream Fiber

Jio Fiber

Rs 3999

Rs 3999

1 Gbps Speed

1 Gbps Speed

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Calling

Unlimited Data

Unlimited Data

OTT Subscriptions: Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Zee5, Lionsgate, Voot Basic, Eros Now, Hungama Play, Shemaroo Me, Hoichoi, and Ultra via the Airtel Xstream app.

OTT Subscriptions: Netflix(standard), Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Sony Liv, Zee5, Sun NXT, Voot, Alt Balaji, Hoichoi, Shemaroo Me, Lionsgate Play, JioCinema, and JioSaavn.

Airtel Xstream Fiber and Jio Fiber both promise massive 1 Gbps speed. As Jio provides more of the best video streaming apps in India which are worth around Rs 1500, it gains over Airtel’s broadband platform in the monthly plan 5.



You can also check out the below posts by our fellow Dimers for additional info.

Airtel's response to Jio Fiber

Airtel vs Jio fiber OTT Benefits

Jio Fibre vs Airtel Broadband

Also, you can read our Jio Fiber 2.0 article for deep insights.

Do let us know on which broadband service you use and who out of Airtel Xstream Fiber and Jio Fiber is your choice for fast & reliable connectivity.

Note: All prices mentioned above are exclusive of taxes.

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You won’t get any channels. Channels are going to disappear. You will have to search your content and watch. Everything will change. It will be frustrating in beginning that you can’t change channels that easily. But slowly it will teach you how to be patient. Slow apps, bad boxes, slow speed etc will give you less time to watch tv. Eventually it will be good for you.

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i live on Hyderabad in nampally mehdipatnam region, this is like one of the cores of the city and yet jio fiber is not available here. what a joke

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I live in navi Mumbai and near to JIO HQ but no service available here

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I remember the times I paid airtel around rs 2500 pretty month for 1gb data plan for blackberry and local calls within India

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Using both

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Both of them are not available in my area so local broadband rocks

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How to know if jio or airtel fiber is available in area

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You might know by distribution boxes installed near by you area on poles and also they advertise with some pamphlets/boards mentioning local distributor numbers. If you don’t find any of these Better contact Airtel store in your city they will let you know.

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Airtel obvious. Between two chors prefer the less chor one stuck_out_tongue

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Both are not available in my area

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wait for few days, BSNL is upgrading its network, 100Gbps routers at all tier 1 & 2 cities, I have 300 Mbps plan with BSNL and I get full speed.

Cost is higher, but service interruption is too low. Close to 95%+ uptime

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Never faced any downtime in Jio Fiber yet, just using it for a month though.
That 5% downtime made me switch from Alliance to Jio, even a 2 mins downtime at night is not tolerable, as TV Streaming and all is dependant on broadband.

Also for a small home 30Mbps plan is good enough (2 TV + few devices), I hope BSNL and others comes up with lower bandwidth plans for mass adoption.

Additionally.. will love to know a few things.

  • In BSNL Fiber can we switch plans based on our needs without contacting them?
  • Can we stop recharging for few days if needed?
  • Has the customer care improved? I still remember banging my head to make them understand my problem while on BSNL adsl.

I wish BSNL all the best, I hope they bring out the best fiber service.

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Wait for starlink, Elon Musk launching in india

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Jio..
Service is really good but expensive as compared to Airtel

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I am already rooted on redmi note 7 pro stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye

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Airtel is good in my view as I dont face any issues since the installation.

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I agree with you. Switching plans is big job. Its Postpaid, so can not stop. Customer care is still bad, but local LCO (Local Cable operator) are helpful. Yes BSNL shows ads on http (unsecure).

But are AirTel & Jio available at all places ? they are covering mass, leaving out places with fewer connections. That’s where BSNL comes to play.

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Airtel reduced 999 rental to 599.

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What are the installation and router charges in airtel and jio ? Sorry if this was already posted earlier

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Been using Jio Fibre since last 3 months! No disconnection issue as such!
Don’t have Airtel Xstream in my area!

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My neighbor booked a jio fibre trial and he and jio team guys spent 3 weeks .everyday. in vain trying to set up…
The usually silent man was so angered, he let out some expletives unknown to me lol
I got to learn some new dirty gaalis sweat_smile
Area – Guwahati.

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