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Tax is not comparable yet. Dialog's postpaid bundles are published excluding tax; the quota plans and Mobitel's and Hutch's plans are published including tax. Plans are tagged either way. Until every price is normalised to one basis, cross-operator comparisons are indicative.

Short plans are stretched to 30 days. A 7-day pack is shown at 30-day equivalent cost so it can sit next to a monthly plan. You cannot always buy it that way.

App-restricted plans are not general internet. Hutch's Learn & Work bundles only cover a named app list, and the unlimited tiers cap at 2 Mbps.

Run out and it hurts. All three operators charge about Rs 0.30 per MB past your quota — roughly Rs 307 per extra GB. That is why buying too small costs more than buying too big.

Prices move. Tariffs are approved in windows and operators re-file often. Check the operator before you buy; every card links to the regulator's own filing.