5G commercial service has yet to launch in China, but three Chinese telecom carriers have already begun taking registrations.
Speed comparison between 4G (L) and 5G (R).
Over 10 million users have registered for the 5G package as Beijing News reports.
Exactly when 5G network services will arrive in China is still unknown, but it is reported that three major telecom carriers would probably roll out the services later this month.
WHICH CARRIERS?
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China Mobile
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China Unicom
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China Telecom

HOW CAN USE 5G?
According to China Mobile, you can use 5G network services if meeting the following two conditions:

If you already use 5G smartphone, you can get a 5G network trial package which is available til Oct 31!
HOW MUCH?
Although the prices of the packages haven’t been unveiled, related news and reports can be used as a reference.
Wang Xiaochu, president of China Unicom, has said that the company’s monthly 5G plans would start around 190 yuan ($27) in the transition periods.

One of China Telecom’s employees says that the prices could range from 199 yuan ($28) to 599 yuan ($84).
All three carriers offer incentives. According to the report, for the first six months, the preferential prices will be:
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30% off for users who have been in its network for over five years,
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20% off for those in its network for less than that period.

HOW TO PREORDER?
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Text “5G” to 10086
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Follow the response, click the official link to register
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Download and open its official app (中国移动)
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Click the button “点亮5G”
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Click the button “立即预约” to open the preorder website and register
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Scan the QR code on the poster
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Open the predrder website and register
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Follow the official WeChat account “联通会员”
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Click the button “5G来了” – “5G套餐预约” on the bottom menu
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Download and open its official app (中国联通手机营业厅)
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Click the button “服务” – “创新” – “5G预约”
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Enter the preorder page and register
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Scan the QR code on the poster
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Open the preorder website and register
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Follow the official WeChat account “中国电信营业厅”
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Click the button “5G与推荐” – “5G预约开启” on the bottom menu
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Enter the preorder page and register
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Download and open its official app (电信营业厅)
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Click the button “发现” – “5G预约”
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Enter the preorder page and register
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Scan the QR code on the poster
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Open the preorder website and register
Reminders
Preorder≠Purchase.
Users can pre-register and get discounts by preorders, but they need to purchase 5G packages to use 5G network after the rollouts.
Since the preorder pages are in Chinese, we recommend that you can call the official hotlines to preorder and know more info.
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China Mobile – 10086
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China Unicom – 10010
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China Telecom – 10000
WHY USE 5G
The Chinese government granted commercial 5G telecom licenses to the three carriers in June. They plan to deploy a total of 130,000 5G base stations across in China by the end of the year.

The high-speed 5G networks can theoretically transmit data 20 times faster than current 4G speed, with less than 1/10 of the latency.
We’ve introduced China’s 5G network and 5G smartphones, please click the following links to read more!
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SOURCE | CCTV/新京报/SCMP