4G tariff comparison: China Unicom has a low threshold and China Mobile has many choices
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In the past two days, China Unicom and China Mobile have successively launched new 4G tariff policies, significantly reducing 4G tariffs. As the two operators' 4G commercialization process deepens, it also poses a difficult problem to users: Which operator's 4G service should I choose? The following comparison from the perspective of 4G tariffs may give you some basis for judgment. 4G threshold From the perspective of the minimum consumption amount of both parties, China Unicom's 4G threshold is much lower than that of China Mobile. China Unicom only has a self-selected traffic package as a mandatory package, with a minimum price of 8 yuan/month, while China Mobile's 4G minimum package is 58 yuan/month, but the package richness is ahead of China Unicom. Compare in another way, that is, choose the lowest level of Unicom's voice and traffic self-selected packages and the lowest level of Mobile's 4G package for comparison. It can be seen that calculated in this way, China Unicom's consumption threshold is still lower. Some people may say: "China Unicom's traffic is too little." Then, let's change another comparison method, that is, directly choose China Unicom's 500M traffic package. In this way, although 56 yuan/month is no longer China Unicom's entry price, it is still slightly more favorable than China Mobile's entry price, and it has 170 more minutes of voice calls than China Mobile. In summary, China Unicom's 4G threshold is lower than China Mobile. Traffic and voice charges When using 4G services, users are most concerned about traffic. The following are the overlapping traffic packages of the two companies. As can be seen from the table, in most cases, China Unicom's traffic is more favorable, and as the traffic increases, the discount becomes more obvious. However, it should be noted that these prices are China Unicom's 20% discount promotional prices, which are limited to half a year. If calculated according to the original price, the situation is completely the opposite. In addition, 500M is the lowest limit of China Mobile's traffic, and China Unicom also has 100M and 300M tiers, with monthly consumption of 8 yuan and 16 yuan respectively, which provides more choices for users with relatively low traffic needs. Let's look at the voice charges. Here we also select the overlapping voice packages of the two companies for comparison: It can be seen that China Unicom's 20% discount voice charges are much cheaper than China Mobile's. Even if calculated at the original price, they are still relatively cheaper. In summary, if users have a greater demand for data, they can choose China Mobile's 4G service, after all, China Unicom's promotion period is only half a year; if users have a greater demand for voice, it is recommended to choose China Unicom's 4G service. User autonomy Let's take data and voice as an example: China Unicom has launched 9 data packages and 6 voice packages, which provides users with a total of 54 free choices; China Unicom has launched 8 data packages and 8 voice packages, which provides users with 64 free choices. It can be seen that China Mobile has a greater degree of freedom of choice. From the perspective of usage time, China Unicom only has one half-year data package, but the rate is relatively cheap, 1G data, half a year only costs 10 yuan (original price 100 yuan), while China Mobile has launched quarterly packages and half-year packages on the basis of monthly packages, giving users more choices, but the discount is far less than that of China Unicom. In addition, China Mobile has launched a traffic sharing service. Customers who use 4G packages can authorize 1-4 relatives and friends to share the traffic in their packages, and each person will be charged a function fee of 10 yuan per month. On the one hand, this service facilitates customers to use the package traffic as close to saturation as possible, and on the other hand, it further lowers the unit price of traffic. Taking the 280 yuan 11G package in the new 4G tariff as an example, if a customer authorizes four people to share, the monthly fee is 320 yuan, which is equivalent to 2.2G traffic per person at a unit price of 64 yuan, which is lower than the price of the new 2G package of 70 yuan. In summary, it can be seen that China Mobile has made more innovative moves this time, and it has brought more choices to users. On May 9, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Notice on the Implementation of Market Adjustment Prices for Telecommunications Service Rates", announcing the liberalization of all telecommunications service rates, and telecommunications companies can independently formulate specific tariff structures, tariff standards and billing methods. With the introduction of this policy and the fierce competition in 4G services, the three operators may launch more preferential policies, and users will also be able to enjoy more benefits. Of course, when choosing which 4G service to use, in addition to the price factor, you also need to consider many factors such as signal, network coverage, terminals, smooth upgrades, etc. Users still need to be cautious when making a choice. As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity. |
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