Jio is giving ‘free’ JioHotstar subscription to these users: Check if you are eligible

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Reliance Jio has finally announced its JioHotstar OTT service as a part of its recent merger with Hotstar. The company has made the website live and has also rebranded the app across all the platforms, including Android, iOS, iPadOS and smart TVs.

The company has also announced the subscription plans for JioHotstar. (Click here to know all the plans).

Having said that, certain users are getting the subscription complimentary.

JioHotstar complimentary subscription, but there’s a catch

As mentioned, users are getting the JioHotstar subscription complimentary at no additional charges provided they meet certain criteria.

- If you have an active Disney+ Hotstar subscription: Users who have an active subscription to Disney+ Hotstar will get the JioHotstar subscription. The important thing to note here is that the subscription from the previous service will be carried over. So, if your existing plan has 18 days left, then it will work with JioHotstar for 18 days. And, this applies to all the Disney+ Hotstar plans.

JioHotstar subscription

-  Active JioCinema subscription: Similar to Disney+ Hotstar, if you happen to have a monthly or annual subscription for JioCinema, then it will also get migrated to JioHotstar and will continue to work for the remaining days.

- Disney+ Hotstar or JioCinema (Premium) with mobile or broadband plans: If you have an active subscription plan as per your mobile or broadband connection, then it will be valid for JioHotstar as well.

Check if you are eligible

To check if you’ll get the complimentary subscription or not. Simply log in using your phone number or email address into the JioHotstar app. If you have an active subscription plan for either of the services, the app will notify you with the date till the plan will continue to work.

JioCinema autopay getting cancelled

Another important aspect to note is that Jio is cancelling the existing subscription plans – the autopay – part of it as a part of the JioHotstar move. This means you won’t get charged for the JioCinema anymore or after the existing plan expires.

You’ll have to subscribe to JioHotstar again to continue enjoying the content on the platform.