A comprehensive comparison of 5G packages of the three major communication operators

Unlike the fierce price competition in the 3G and 4G eras, after entering the 5G era, the three major telecom operators began to shake hands and make peace at the request of the competent authorities, and the tariff policies they introduced basically no longer have obvious price differences.

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Of course, the operators had been fighting each other to death before because there were hard indicators such as relevant KPIs and market share hanging over their heads. If they did not compete for the market, how could they achieve various KPIs? Fortunately, in the 5G era, the competent authorities have finally realized this development drawback. At the same time, considering that the communications market is already a stock market, the market share and KPI assessments have been cancelled. Everyone has sincerely focused on improving user service quality and optimizing network quality.

For example, the 5G packages launched by the three major telecom operators are divided into six levels from 128 to 399 yuan. In fact, the contents of the packages of the same level are basically the same. Except for China Mobile's emphasis on the difference between domestic and international calls, China Telecom and China Unicom are almost the same in terms of call minutes. The specific traffic of each package of the three operators is exactly the same. In other words, for ordinary consumers, if they need to make frequent international calls, it is more cost-effective to choose China Mobile; if they just need ordinary domestic calls and Internet access, China Telecom and China Unicom packages are free to choose.

However, there is no difference in the package value, and the key to market competition lies in the services and network quality provided by operators. For example, the package selection of China Unicom and China Telecom is influenced by the difference in customer service between the two companies and the specific network coverage, Internet speed and experience. Although China Telecom and China Unicom have fully implemented co-construction and sharing in the 5G era, and theoretically have the same network coverage and quality, the difference in their respective service systems has become the key to user selection.

It is reported that as of October this year, my country has opened more than 700,000 5G base stations, of which China Mobile has opened 390,000 5G base stations nationwide, and China Telecom and China Unicom have built more than 310,000 base stations. Relatively speaking, the network coverage is mainly arranged in the order of China Mobile>China Telecom>China Unicom, but if the service quality is taken into account, it cannot be simply stated. So, in a word, the key to 5G user competition is no longer the package content and price, but the network and service value outside the package.

In your opinion, which operator's network quality and service quality do you most approve of? If you want to switch to 5G, which package would you prefer?