Mobile phones are forced to use 5G? Netizens were anxious

Fox girl I believe that the 4G era will eventually turn the page, just like the previous 1G, 2G, and 3G.

But what I would like to see is that 4G can naturally exit in the change of times, rather than taking coercive measures.

The disappearing 5G switch

In the past two days, mobile phone manufacturers have canceled the 5G switch, which has once again attracted much attention.

Friends who have changed to a new mobile phone this year should have an intuitive feeling.

You can turn on your newly bought phone and go to Settings - Mobile Network to see if there is still a 5G network switch on the phone.

Fox Mei looked at Huawei Mate 60 Pro and Xiaomi 14 and didn't find it.

Of course, iPhones still have; Xiaomi didn't have a 5G switch before.

On Huawei's side, Fox Mei found that not only did there be no 5G switch setting, but the network she was using was 4G or 5G network, and it was not displayed and could not be viewed.

In this regard, Fox Sister also specially verified the official customer service, you can savor this reply:

"HUAWEI Mate 60 series and Mate X5 mobile phones, there is no information to pass on to you at this time. ”

What Fox Sister understands is that it's not that Fox Girl didn't find the 5G switch settings, but that these new machines mentioned are gone.

Although the Xiaomi Mi 14 does not have a 5G switch setting, there is a direct display of "5G" next to the communication logo.

That is to say, on the side of Xiaomi's new machine, whether you are using a 4G card or a 5G card now, he will default to your use of 5G communication network.

In addition, Fox Mei learned that vivo and OPPO only support intelligent network adjustment, and users cannot switch 4G and 5G networks by themselves.

Mobile phone manufacturers cancel 5G switches, netizens are "anxious":

What about the fox girl's feelings, to borrow an original sentence from a netizen to express, " I can do without, but you can't do without." ”

Cancel the 5G switch setting, so that I, as a user, have no choice but to accept it by default.

Only...... It's helpless.

Of course, the cancellation of the 5G switch by mobile phone manufacturers is not new.

We've been vaccinated a long time ago, and we did it two years ago!

According to media public news, in 2021, some netizens discovered that the 5G drop-down shortcut key of some mobile phones was gone.

But at that time, although the shortcut keys were canceled, you can still switch them in the settings.

At that time, in response to the change, a speaker of a mobile phone brand came out to reveal that it was a unified requirement of the three major operators.

The reason is that operators have found that although everyone has bought 5G mobile phones, they still generally use 4G.

At that time, this matter was complained about by netizens for a long time.

On the one hand, there are concerns that the use of 5G will generate more expensive consumption than 4G.

On the other hand, 5G networks were not widespread and perfect at the time.

With a netizen said, "I feel that sometimes the 5G network is not as good as 4G, and I don't think there is much difference."

Now, two years later, what about 5G?

Let's refer to the data published by several relevant departments:

In 2021, more than 1.42 million 5G base stations have been built in mainland China, and by September this year, more than 3.189 million have been built.

In 2021, there were 520 million 5G mobile phone end users, and by January 2023, the total number of 5G package users of the three major operators exceeded 1.1 billion.

What do these numbers mean?

It shows that in the past two years, the mainland's 5G network has covered all prefecture-level cities and counties in the country.

Also, there are many more people using 5G packages than I imagined for Fox Girl.

So, my internet friends, are you really on a 5G plan?

I don't have it yet, and I'm still saving money with my 4G plan!

Those who have used the 5G package can come out and share it in the comment area, how do you feel about using it?

However, this time, mobile phone manufacturers cooperated with operators to directly remove the 5G switch.

Fox Sister believes that there should be more and more people who use 5G packages in the future...

Interesting " choice "

The removal of the 5G switch has good news and bad news for the current situation of the general public.

The good news is that not all mobile phones on the market only support 5G, and users still have options.

For example, you can use our domestically made phones, those that are available today, have not been discontinued, have a 5G network switch setting, or only support 4G.

We use and cherish these mobile phones!

The bad news is that users who bought a new phone didn't have a choice, and then they were defaulted to 5G.

Of course, it's not entirely out of the question.

You can choose to use an Apple phone, after all, Apple can still support 4G on.

But to be honest, Fox Sister prefers everyone to support Huawei, Xiaomi and other domestic mobile phone brands.

We are also proud to see the strong rise and vitality of domestic mobile phone brands.

Of course, 5G mobile phones used for 4G mobile phone card packages can still be used normally, and the monthly tariff will not be forced to increase.

So, whether the phone has a 5G switch or not, even if each of us uses the phone differently, but overall, there is no obvious impact.

But whether it will be affected later, we still have to see how the operator sets the rules of use.

After all, the user's options are limited.

In the end, the fox girl wanted to say that the draught did not forget to dig the well.

In the past ten years, our mobile communication technology has evolved and changed.

After 1G, 2G, and 3G, each time, the communication equipment in our hands has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The results brought to us by mobile communication technology are far more than just communication.

For example, the development of 5G+ remote surgery, 5G+ smart classroom, 5G Internet of vehicles, etc., the development of mobile communication technology affects all aspects of our lives.

This is the power of the times, and we are lucky.

It can be said that 5G to replace 4G has long been the trend of the times.

But you and me, who are at the forefront of the 5G era, are very different.

With the joint promotion of operators and mobile phone manufacturers, we now have many options:

5G new devices for 5G packages; 5G phones for 4G plans; A 4G phone for a 4G plan.

Such a variety of choices actually means that our personal economic strength seems to be far from keeping up with the progress of the times.

Since mobile phones can be purchased on demand according to their economic strength.

I also hope that we can also buy it on demand forever.

But this, in the end, depends on the operator.

After all, the premise of what mobile phone card package we want to use is to see what packages the operators can choose from...

Resources:

Baidu Encyclopedia, Zhihu, Weibo

Editor: CR