Unlimited data? 5G packages are more varied, watch out for your phone bills

The buyer is always the wisest, and it is well known that operators have a variety of packages. Under the strong pressure of the country to increase speed and reduce fees, operators can still come up with a variety of packages that confuse people, which shows how much operators are obsessed with confusing users.

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There are endless rumors about various packages for the upcoming commercial 5G, but the models are similar to the 4G packages, with the exception of a slightly increased data flow and an increase in useless things such as call duration and text message quantity.

However, Xiaoxin believes that these so-called 5G packages are just some temporary promotional materials. The real 5G package will be much more complicated than 4G. If you don't understand it, your wallet will be more dangerous than in the 4G era.

Unlimited data will not be standard

Many people speculate that in the 5G era, with faster internet speeds, should unlimited data become standard?

The unlimited traffic here is not the fake unlimited traffic in the 4G era where the speed is limited when the traffic exceeds a certain limit. In fact, the speed limit is equal to the flow limit. Under the speed limit of 128kbps, 24-hour uninterrupted use will not use up several GB of traffic. The unlimited traffic here means that the speed is always full and there is no limit.

From a certain perspective, except for a few users who download at full speed all day, few consumers need so much traffic. In the 4G era, 50G a month is enough even for watching videos. As traffic is an important resource, the use of unlimited traffic is obviously a heavy burden for operators. The one-sided pursuit of unlimited traffic will only result in a lose-lose situation for operators and consumers.

Charging by application type will become the mainstream

In the overwhelming publicity, everyone already knows that 5G network has some vague features such as high speed, low latency, and slicing. Various 5G applications that rely on these new features will inevitably appear and become new entertainment methods, work tools, etc.

In this case, matching 5G networks with different features for consumers according to different applications will also become a feature of the 5G era - yes, this is the "slicing" technology - the various features of 5G networks can be selected separately. For example, playing games requires lower latency, watching videos requires higher bandwidth, and making VR and AR requires greater traffic, etc.

Operators can naturally provide networks with different focuses according to user needs. For consumers, they don’t have to pay extra for features they don’t use. This charging model not only reduces the pressure on operators, but also allows consumers to enjoy more considerate services at the same price.

Rate, delay, etc. will become billing standards

In future 5G packages, the most likely types will be a combination of "speed level", "latency level" and "traffic level".

As a result, 5G packages will be many times more complicated than 4G packages. For consumers, although there are more choices, it also means facing more routines. In the 4G era, the only billing unit is traffic, which is dizzying. What should we do in the 5G era?

It can be seen that learning some simple 5G knowledge is already a necessary preparation for everyone to enter the 5G era. Otherwise, can we still expect the operators who cheat people to have a conscience?

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