Why is 5G slow to spread? In addition to being expensive, it is also because of the existence of this 4G package

Time flies, and the promotion of 5G has been going on for nearly two years. But one thing is clear to everyone. When 4G was first promoted, it took only one year to successfully promote the 4G network to most netizens. Many people became loyal users of 4G, making 3G one of the fastest-eliminated network models in history. But now that 5G has been promoted for two years, there are indeed many new 5G users. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, there are already 400 million 5G users, but how many of them use 5G data packages?

Why is 5G unpopular? Recall that in 2019, there were many videos about 5G network speed evaluation on the Internet. The number of views of the 5G network speed field evaluation by the well-known video creator "Hello, Teacher, My Name is Mr. He" even exceeded 100 million. It can be seen that netizens are very much looking forward to 5G. After all, 4G has subverted everyone's lifestyle, and 5G is bound to be another big change.

In fact, the main reason is very simple, it is because 5G traffic is too expensive. The 5G packages launched by the three major operators are priced between 3 and 4 yuan per GB of traffic, which is not affordable for ordinary people. But in the same way, there is no harm without comparison. The high cost of 5G is not the only reason. Another part of the reason is the existence of 4G unlimited packages, which completely lowers the price of traffic.

The three major operators also quickly discovered this. Unlimited 4G packages blocked the promotion of 5G packages, so they removed many 4G unlimited packages from the shelves. However, as for private operators, since private operators do not have the task of promoting 5G, they still have 4G unlimited packages for sale.

Take the popular Quanmin Youda Big Data SIM card as an example. The unlimited data package is available nationwide and has no designated directional software. It only costs 39 yuan per month, which is too much compared to the 5G package. After all, the current 5G package costs 128 yuan. You can get a discount by signing a contract, but it still costs 90 yuan, which is more expensive in comparison.

Although the price of 4G was lowered step by step at the beginning, it was not as expensive as 5G is now. The starting price was as high as 128 yuan. If the three major operators want to promote 5G, the key is to lower the price of 5G first so that netizens can afford 5G and experience the benefits of 5G.