Vodafone partners with itel, offers cashback scheme on feature phones

India's second largest telecom operator Vodafone has partnered with mobile company itel to offer a free talk time scheme to new customers of the latter's feature phones.

Under the new offer, users can get a guaranteed cashback of Rs 900 on all of its feature phones and this will be available for both new as well as existing Vodafone subscribers from 25th of August, 2017 onwards.

itel says that this is a great opportunity for customers to affordably purchase a new itel feature phone. The offer can be activated by purchasing any of itel Mobile's feature phones. After purchasing a new phone, a customer has to recharge worth Rs. 100 or more with Vodafone in a calendar month. And will get talk time worth Rs. 50 of recharge from Vodafone.

Sudhir Kumar, CEO - itel Mobile India said, "We believe in democratizing innovative technology while extending a maximum benefit to our customers in every way possible. In line with this objective, we are glad to announce that itel customers will now be entitled to avail unprecedented cashback from Vodafone on purchasing itel feature phones. With Vodafone's ubiquitous network complemented with the value that our feature phones bring to the table, we are confident that the initiative will receive a very positive response and further strengthen our leadership position in the feature phone segment."

This offer is applicable for both new as well as existing Vodafone customers. Each customer can avail this cash back for a period of 18 months, summing up the total cash back to an assured Rs. 900- which in many instances, will cover the complete cost of a new handset purchase.

Avneesh Khosla, Associate Director - Consumer Business, Vodafone India said, "We are happy to create this highly relevant and lucrative proposition for our customers in partnership with itel Mobile. This collaboration will enable our existing and prospective customers to make the most out of their new device purchase.