Operators launch 5G packages under 100 yuan: including 20G traffic, is it a real price reduction or a routine?

As of now, 5G network has been in place for nearly two years. Operators have begun to find ways to increase the number of users of their 5G packages. Even 5G mobile phones have become the dominant players in the current mobile phone market. However, most people refuse to upgrade to 5G because the price of 5G packages is too expensive. The three major operators have noticed this situation and recently launched 5G packages with lower prices than the initial ones.

According to the latest reports, the three major operators have launched 5G packages under 100 yuan in Hubei. China Telecom launched a 99 yuan "5G Spring Breeze Card", which includes 300 minutes of voice calls and 20G traffic; China Mobile launched a 99 yuan "5G Enjoy Spring Breeze Card" package, which still includes 300 minutes of voice calls and 20G traffic; China Unicom launched a "Chang Shuang Ice Cream 5G Package" with a monthly fee of 99 yuan, 400 minutes of voice calls, and 20G traffic. In terms of price, compared with the first 5G package released in 2019 (starting at 129 yuan), the price of the three major operators has dropped by more than 22%, but the traffic has also been reduced from the original 30G to 20G.

In fact, in March this year, operators in Hubei region announced that they would soon launch 5G packages priced under RMB 100. Now the operators have fulfilled their promise and 5G packages priced under RMB 100 are really here. However, will users really pay for such a price?

Some netizens bluntly said: It's all a trick. It's meaningless to give more minutes for voice calls. The call duration is pitifully short. More than 90% of users use data traffic. 20G of data traffic per month is obviously not enough. I also agree with this statement. I now use 30G of data traffic per month on 4G network, but after the 20th of each month, there is little data traffic left. You know, I use WIFI every day at work and at home. Let's not talk about whether this 99 yuan 5G package can be called a true "5G package within 100 yuan", but the content included in it is really tasteless.

But it is undeniable that the price of 5G packages in my country is indeed gradually decreasing. A few days ago, Zhao Zhiguo, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the unit price of 5G traffic in my country has dropped to 4.4/GB, a decrease of 46% in the past two years, and will further decrease in the future. So, is now a good time to join 5G?

From the beginning when the "5G era" was widely circulated, people still hold doubts and wait-and-see attitudes, on the one hand because the tariff is not cheap and on the other hand because 5G mobile phones are not really "mature". During the 315 period this year, such a news broke out that a Sichuan Telecom user bought a 5G mobile phone from China SMS last year. After using it for more than half a year, one day the 5G function suddenly stopped working. China Telecom responded that it was necessary to buy the latest 5G mobile phone because the local base station was upgraded from NSA to SA.

In addition, I wonder if you have noticed that the functions supported by 5G mobile phones can be fully achieved by 4G mobile phones, but the network speed is slower, so this is also an important reason why many netizens are reluctant to apply for 5G packages and purchase 5G mobile phones. 4G mobile phones are very good, and there is no need to spend more money to buy 5G mobile phones.

In short, the current 5G network construction is accelerating, the coverage of 5G network is getting wider and wider, and the price of 5G packages is gradually decreasing, but it may take some time to realize the real "universal 5G". Therefore, those who are not in a hurry to upgrade to 5G can continue to wait and see, and those who want to try 5G can also take the lead.

So, in your opinion, is it suitable to apply for a 5G package now?