Breaking Jio announces 5G Beta trial program with unlimited 5G in select cities

[Sayantan]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1604704694408187904

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[Tanishq]

offtopic

what is this system service using location? For me also its showing. It started after updating to 16.2

till 16.1 for me it was only showing weather. all others i have switched off or either while using app.

Idk but it was annoying plus it also consumes more battery so I turned the location services off

 

[Tanishq]

Any idea about 5G in Jaipur?

 

[Sayantan]

Jio 5G+ in Siliguri

device: Nothing Phone 1

https://twitter.com/x/status/1603309151517519872

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[subashbose]

At last I have got the 5G welcome offer invite on 10.12.2022. Getting an average of 300-500mbps on n78 band indoors and upto 30-50mbps on n28 band indoors.

But one big question. When I use my mobile connection through hotspot in my pc the speed is getting reduced to 2mbps irrespective of 4G or 5G. This is very annoying as this was not there when I used through hotspot earlier. I can totally understand that for fair usage policy on unlimited 5G data they resort to such things but even if I manually select 4G only mode then also in hotspots speed is getting reduced to 2mbps. The 4G data is not free. It was recharged by me earlier. So I should be able to use it as per my wish no? Anyone facing this issue?

And another information. I have got 2 5G unlimited data pack because my main plan has just been renewed from earlier advance recharge. Now I have 5G unlimited data till 14th November 2023.

First check out your hotspot setting it's should be 5Ghz band not in 2.4Ghz. 5Ghz band only able to transfer more speed

 

[Aniruddha Dhar]

First check out your hotspot setting it's should be 5Ghz band not in 2.4Ghz. 5Ghz band only able to transfer more speed

I think it's my USB wifi adapter problem.

 

[Aniruddha Dhar]

10 points of 5G observation and advice for Mumbai users but generally applicable to entire India:

1. Jio 5G has reached a good coverage level in Mumbai if your handset supports both Bands n28 and n78. I traveled extensively in Mumbai and not even once it switched to 4G
2. Calls are still made over 4G as evident by logo change when dialing a number. However, Jio is randomly testing VoNR at some sites as my iPhone did not switch back to LTE/4G few times. It might even be an iOS 16 bug.
3. Average speedtest gives 100-1200 Mbps speeds on n78 band while 10-100 Mbps on n28 band.
4. Be careful, if you are getting low speedtest result, it can also be 4G because many phones still show 5G symbol even if they have already fallen back on 4G. So your 4G data might get consumed.
5. Airtel 5G coverage is Third Class at best. Their n78 coverage is mere 100m around the radius of the tower. So there is no blanket coverage like Jio. It might be due to NSA implementation compared to Jio’s SA.
6. When you are finally connected to Airtel 5G, n78 band gives 100-600 Mbps speeds. Airtel’s other 5G bands like n1, n3, n8 give same as 4G speeds.
7. No one has deployed mmWave band n258 yet. No phone is currently for sale in India having support for n258 either. You can buy iPhone 13, 14 models from US which have support. It is going to be deployed for general use on high streets, stadiums, malls, crowded stations as per Jio engineer and not for FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) as speculated. They are in the process of procuring the equipment to deploy soon.
8. iPhone users can dial *3001#12345#* to enter field test mode to check out which 5G or 4G band you are connected to.
9. cell_rsrp tells you the signal strength. It is in negative so lower the number, stronger the signal. Range is -50 dBm to -110 dBM where -50 dBm being strongest signal.
10. You can check your android 5G bands on gsmarena website by searching for your device name and model. Always buy devices with n1, n3, n8, n28, n78 bands. Optionally (but not required) bands to get are n40, n41 and n258

Bonus

• Android users can download app called Net Monster from the app store and give it network access permissions. It will show you Band and signal strength rsrp. If you tap on 3 vertical dots at bottom right, tap on Phone Info.. It takes you to Android equivalent field test mode. Here you can force your phone to NR only to test out 5G connectivity. This will put your phone in data only mode and you will not be able to make calls till you select NR/4G combo again.

Phone is not transferring to 4G in net monster 5G only mode. Don't know if VoNR is implemented or not. Only shows VoLte. I think they have managed to implement VoLte in 5G network untill VoNR comes.

 

[d5aqoep]

Phone is not transferring to 4G in net monster 5G only mode. Don't know if VoNR is implemented or not. Only shows VoLte. I think they have managed to implement VoLte in 5G network untill VoNR comes.

VoNR is getting tested randomly. Mostly on iPhones for the time being.

 

[Jithin91]

Jio 5G from today in Kochi

Jio 5G to be officially launched in Kochi today @ 5:30pm. Kerala CM to inaugurate the launch.
Even though airtel 5G was testing in the city for past 1 month, Jio is the first operator to launch 5G services officially in the state.

 

[Jithin91]