Airtel Family Postpaid Plans 2024: Price, Unlimited Calls, OTT Benefits and More

Airtel is the second-largest telecom operator in the country, serving users with its high-speed 4G, 5G, and calling services. The telco also offers a variety of family postpaid plans with benefits like data sharing, multiple connections, OTT subscriptions, and other perks. Let’s look at the best family plans by Airtel that you can avail for your household.

Best Family Postpaid Plans in Airtel

Airtel currently offers four family postpaid plans. These plans can be shared with up to four family members. Note that Airtel provides family plans only in postpaid schemes, and not prepaid.

Airtel Family Plan for 2 Members

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Note that the final price will include an additional 18% GST, hence the actual monthly charge will be Rs 706.82. Depending on the city where you reside, Airtel can also charge you a one-time and non-refundable fee of Rs 300 extra as activation charges for add-on members. After activating add-on members in your Airtel family plan, you are only required to pay the monthly plan charges, which are Rs 706.82 in this case.

Airtel Family Plan for 3 Members

Airtel does not have a specific family postpaid plan for 3 members. If you have a family of 3 members, you can opt for the 4-member family plan and activate only 3 members as add-on connections in that plan.

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Airtel Family Plan for 4 Members

Airtel offers two family plans for 4 members with the following benefits:

With GST included, this Airtel family plan for 4 members costs Rs 1178.82 for a billing cycle of 30 days. Users can also choose to activate only 3 connections (1 primary + 2 add-ons) in this plan. A one-time non-refundable activation fee of Rs 250 is applicable for each add-on connection, in some parts of India.

Airtel also offers a similar family plan for 4 members with higher data limits and better OTT subscriptions. The plan is priced at Rs 1199 with the following benefits:

After adding GST, the monthly charges for this plan are Rs 1414.82 for 30 days. In some cities, Airtel can levy activation charges of Rs 300 for each add-on connection in this plan, as a one-time non-refundable fee.

Airtel Family Plan for 5 Members

The Airtel family plan for 5 members is the topmost offering from the company. It offers the highest data limits and number of connections among all family plans. Here are the benefits of the plan:

The Airtel family postpaid plan for 5 members costs Rs 1768.82 per billing cycle after including GST. Like all other family plans, activation fees of Rs 300 per add-on connection are applicable in select parts of India.

Advantages of Airtel Family Plan

Using a family plan offers several advantages compared to having separate connections for each family member. The biggest benefit is that you have to manage only a single connection instead of tracing the recharge cycles of each family member. Here are some pros of using the Airtel family plan:

• Equal Data Limits: A family plan allocates same data limits to all add-on members. This way, no member is left behind with restricted data limits.
• Easy usage tracking: The primary SIM holder can easily track the calling and data usage of each add-on members. This makes it easier for the primary SIM holder to select an appropriate plan for their family.
• OTT benefits: Airtel’s family postpaid plans include bundled OTT subscriptions to Amazon Prime, Disney+Hotstar, and Airtel Xstream Play by default. This way, using a single plan the entire family gets access to telecom services and OTT platforms.

How to Add a Family Member in Postpaid Plan

You can add a family member to your postpaid plan using two methods, online and offline. The first method is by using the Airtel Thanks app.

Step 1: Open the Airtel Thanks app and navigate to the services tab.

Step 2: Open the Postpaid section, and select the Postpaid Family option.

Step 3: Choose the Add Member option. Now select the contact that you wish you invite to your postpaid family plan.

Step 4: Once the invitation is sent, the receiver will get an SMS to join your family plan.

If you are not comfortable with this process, you can also visit any nearest Airtel store to get a new member added to your family plan.

Airtel Family Plan vs Jio Family Plan

Similar to Airtel, Jio also offers postpaid family plans. When compared directly, Jio’s entry-level family plans are cheaper than Airtel. However, Jio does not offer any OTT benefits in those plans.

Jio also offers family plans with bundled OTT subscriptions to Netflix Basic Plan and Amazon Prime Video. However, they are slightly more expensive than Airtel.

Is it worth getting Family plan instead of individual plans?

From a price perspective, it is cheaper to get individual prepaid plans for your family members and buy OTT subscriptions separately, instead of getting a family plan with OTT benefits. The only advantage of family postpaid plans over individual prepaid plans is the comfort of paying and managing a single connection for your entire family.

If you want the best value for your money, then you should avoid getting a family plan. Also, prepaid plans are always comparatively cheaper than postpaid plans.

Postpaid also carries the risk of paying for additional data if you exhaust your plan data limit. Airtel charges you 2 paise/MB which translates to Rs 20.48/GB for using data beyond your plan limits. There’s no such risk in prepaid plans.

FAQs

Which operator has the cheapest family plan, Airtel, Jio, or Vi?

Jio has the cheapest family plans among all telecom operators in India. However, these affordable plans do not carry any OTT benefits. After considering bundled OTT subscriptions, Airtel is more affordable. Note that the exact OTT benefits vary plan-wise across Jio, Airtel, and Vi.

Is the entire data limit shared across family members in Airtel family plan?

No, the entire data limit is not shared across all members of the family plan. The primary SIM holder gets a higher data limit, and the add-on members get comparatively lesser data limits and these cannot be shared with each other.

Are there any prepaid family plans in Airtel?

No, Airtel does not offer any prepaid family plans. Even Jio and Vi don’t have prepaid family plans. If you are planning to get a family plan, then you will have to opt for a postpaid billing scheme in India.