Shocking 5G mobile data consumption on Jio.

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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.

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And just after I created this thread I got this lmao.
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F'n ridiculous.
Tobikage said:
Not out of the norm for 5G speeds.

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

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iPwnz said:
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.
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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.

AINDRASIS_GUPTA said:
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.
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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.
 
AINDRASIS_GUPTA said:
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.
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New SIM costs ₹100.
Plan costs ₹299.
So it's like this, I actually wanted to get the ₹899 plan which gives 2GB/day+20GB but I was told that first time recharge can only be the ₹299 something and that I can change it only after the current month expires.
So I want to ask, will I be able to avail the offer which you said if I do that additional recharge? Or will it still not qualify like I got told by the outlet?

r2d3 said:
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
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Holy shi-! Today I learned! I had no idea.
Thanks everyone for the insight regarding Speedtest. My problem really is because of Speedtest then.

msvsme said:
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
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Tobikage said:
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.
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Can you be more specific about the plan and clarify this "unlimited" thing?
How exactly is it "unlimited" if it has a FUP of 2GB/day? Or did I misunderstand something?
 
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iPwnz said:
Can you be more specific about the plan and clarify this "unlimited" thing?
How exactly is it "unlimited" if it has a FUP of 2GB/day? Or did I misunderstand something?
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so long your jio sim runs on 5g network, that is so long you see 5g/5g+ in your phone, you will have unlimited internet!
(basically per day restrictions are on 4g related networks the moment it shifts to 4g from 5g or you see 4g/lte/lte+ in your phone you are using your daily quota, yes 5g doesnt deplete you daily quota on jio)
iPwnz said:
New SIM costs ₹100.
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this might out of scope of this thread but i am curious what?? why does sim card costs 100rs? arent they free? (or are they porting related charges, some charge some dont)
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The Speedtest results while I'm at it.
The 298mbps and 400mbps were while I was within 500m near the tower.
The slower 40mbps is near the village where I live. Such stark difference in the speed yeah? I was so hyped about 5G but if the distance really affects the speed that heavily then ugh! And I'm now too paranoid to do another Speedtest run aha!

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k660 said:
so long your jio sim runs on 5g network, that is so long you see 5g/5g+ in your phone, you will have unlimited internet!
(basically per day restrictions are on 4g related networks the moment it shifts to 4g from 5g or you see 4g/lte/lte+ in your phone you are using your daily quota, yes 5g doesnt deplete you daily quota on jio)
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Oh now I understand. Thanks. Yes I'm seeing 5G++ on my phone. But I don't think 1.5GB/day is unlimited anymore. Just my luck.

k660 said:
this might out of scope of this thread but i am curious what?? why does sim card costs 100rs? arent they free? (or are they porting related charges, some charge some dont)
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Yes they are free. But they are imposing it as extra charges. Nothing unusual where I live. Different environment than elsewhere. Let's just say it's complicated.
 
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iPwnz said:
I was so hyped about 5G but if the distance really affects the speed that heavily then ugh!
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That’s the trade-off, more speed = less coverage per tower. Carriers need to build way more towers especially to be useful in cities.

Similar concept as Wi-Fi's,
2.4 GHz - Lower frequency, longer range, slower speed.
5 GHz - Higher frequency, shorter range, faster speed.
 
k660 said:
you see 4g/lte/lte+ in your phone you are using your daily quota, yes 5g doesnt deplete you daily quota on jio)
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Just to confirm, let's assume that I've used up the 2GB/day (which I seem to have for the 1.5GB quota and signal now shows only LTE+, I don't know if it's because the 5G signal got lost somewhere or that using up the daily data caused it) but if I'm on 5G signal, would I still get 5G speed with truly unlimited data?
Heisen said:
That’s the trade-off, more speed = less coverage per tower. Carriers need to build way more towers especially to be useful in cities.

Similar concept as Wi-Fi's,
2.4 GHz - Lower frequency, longer range, slower speed.
5 GHz - Higher frequency, shorter range, faster speed.
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Yes I know but I just didn't think the distance coverage would be so low. I don't think it's even more than 5km.
 
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iPwnz said:
Just to confirm, let's assume that I've used up the 2GB/day (which I seem to have for the 1.5GB quota and signal now shows only LTE+, I don't know if it's because the 5G signal got lost somewhere or that using up the daily data caused it) but I'm on 5G, would I still get 5G speed with truly unlimited data?
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i think i cant comment on it as i dont know how non-truly 5g works cuz i have always recharged with 2gb per day plans.
at the same time i am unable to understand your question/query.:sweat:
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but i have exp to share,
suppose, i am qualified for truly 5g, the 2gb/day or more quota plans and if i managed to finish that quota (that is using 4g data completely, quota exceeded on jio app).
now you will get slower speed on 4g networks.
but after this the moment you shift to 5g you will be back to 5g speeds and unlimited data.
(this was the exp back in 2024 january, i dont know if they made any changes now.)
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suppose, i am qualified for truly 5g, the 2gb/day or more quota plans and i use 2gb or more data then I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO use 5G.
in the app you will see no matter how much data you use while remaining on 5g networks the quota dont get depleted/used at all.
 
Well we can only test it ourselves. I'm gonna get the upgrade plan (I don't know if it will work) today and see how it goes and report back.
 
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