Shocking 5G mobile data consumption on Jio.

[iPwnz]

So I got a new Jio 5G SIM today and it was activated at around 4:10PM. I checked my net speed three times on Speedtest. I didn't do anything else. I didn't update anything. And by around 5:30PM to my shock I got the "50% data used" message. I checked my balance and it was already at only 120MB/1.5GB (daily).
How on earth is this possible?? I didn't even get to use it properly yet.

W T F happened.

 

[Tobikage]

Not out of the norm for 5G speeds.

You can burn though your plan in less than a minute.

 

[iPwnz]

And just after I created this thread I got this lmao.


F'n ridiculous.

Not out of the norm for 5G speeds.

You can burn though your plan in less than a minute.

Seriously? How the hell do people even use this shi-! I was really looking forward to 5G so I got a new SIM but damn seems like ₹400 is finished for nothing.

Why so much difference between 4G and 5G in data consumption? I honestly thought that 5G would be 4G but faster. I cannot correlate how just being faster would mean more data consumption . I thought that it has to be a mistake..

 

[msvsme]

Go for unlimited 5g plans after expiry of plan. For jio 2gb/day qualifies for unlimited 5g unless they change it. Before 1.5gb/day was unlimited. Check for unlimited data while recharging

 

[Heisen]

When running a speed test on a faster connection, more data is naturally used to measure your maximum speed within a short period. So, it's no surprise that if you're getting around 100 Mbps, a single speed test can consume between 75 MB and 150 MB. The higher the speed, the more data the test will use each time.

 

[AINDRASIS_GUPTA]

Recharge with an additional 51 INR (True Unlimited Upgrade section in the Jio app) on your number and get that 1.5GB/day 299 INR plan converted to the base 5G Unlimited 349 INR plan.

Also, why were you charged 400 INR for the SIM? A new SIM should only cost the plan you are recharging, which is 299 INR. At least, that's what I paid when I got a new Jio 5G SIM.

 

[raksrules]

Nothing surprising. I have unlimited 5G so I randomly do speed test and I see like 500+ MB consumed in just one speedtest.

 

[Tobikage]

Why so much difference between 4G and 5G in data consumption

Like many have said , the 2GB/day plan gets you unlimited 5G.
Any data usage on 4G with the 5G unlimited eligible plans will still count against your daily data quota.

This is just another average month...

 

[sauravghosh]

Yes. That's normal. I did this once with my 189 plan. I never opened the speedtest site again even though I'm almost always on wifi.

 

[r2d3]

same thing happened to me 1st time .. be very careful when using speedtest .. speedtest downloads 1GB files for testing .. 3 times speedtest means nearly 3GB gone

 

[t3chg33k]

And just after I created this thread I got this lmao.
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F'n ridiculous.

Seriously? How the hell do people even use this shi-! I was really looking forward to 5G so I got a new SIM but damn seems like ₹400 is finished for nothing.

It resets at the end of the day, so it is not as if you have blown your monthly plan. However, apart from Speedtest which uses a large data set and video streaming, don't see the need for large amount of data.

Recharge with an additional 51 INR (True Unlimited Upgrade section in the Jio app) on your number and get that 1.5GB/day 299 INR plan converted to the base 5G Unlimited 349 INR plan.

Also, why were you charged 400 INR for the SIM? A new SIM should only cost the plan you are recharging, which is 299 INR. At least, that's what I paid when I got a new Jio 5G SIM.

I ported a family member's SIM this month and the Jio guy was pulling the same thing with me, asking for 399 to activate the current IPL offer. I told him that I am not porting if anything extra is to be paid over the plan amount, and he then quietly settled on 299.