Our smartphone networks are key drivers of our daily activities. As a result, when news broke that 5G was finally getting launched in India, the craze behind this new technology reached its very zenith. People are now eagerly awaiting to have 5G on their smartphones. Agreed, even we are quite excited about the arrival of 5G here in India. Amidst all this frenzy, one question currently reigns supreme on everyone’s minds – will 5G work on my postpaid SIM?
To give you some much needed relief, we would love to tell you that yes, 5G will definitely work on your postpaid SIM. Worried that you would have to change or switch your SIM card from 4G to 5G and need to overcome a lot of obstacles? You can now confidently put all those thoughts, or even rumours to rest. The telecom operators here in India have implemented the sort of 5G technology that makes it more convenient for you to access 5G right away.
Thus, your 4G SIM card, be it on prepaid plans or postpaid plans, will be able to handle 5G just the same. Hence, you can experience 5G internet speeds, which can go up to 20 to 30 times more than 4G, on your smartphone, very soon.
Now, we can sense that you, as a consumer, are certainly quite excited for 5G and the massive benefits that it brings. However, there are still a couple of pointers that you need to know about. We will address these below.
Is 5G available for me right now?
The availability of 5G is bit of a grey area right now. The situation is so, because implementing the next generation of mobile connectivity does require a lot of changes to the upcoming systems that are already in place. As a result, it will still be some time, before you can start experiencing 5G on your phone.
However, one of India’s leading telecom and internet service provider, Airtel, has confirmed that 5G is indeed currently available here in India. Therefore, if you are a customer of Airtel prepaid or postpaid network, then you are in luck. The company has launched 5G services in India, in October 2022.
In addition, Airtel has said that its 5G network will be available across all the metro cities of India by the end of 2022. Furthermore, they have also put out the notification that Airtel 5G will be available across the major cities of India, by the end of 2023. Therefore, if you are a long-time user of Airtel and live in an urban sprawl, then you can be very confident about getting Airtel 5G on your phone. You will also not have to get a new SIM card, your Airtel 4G SIM will become your Airtel 5G SIM.
Get a 5G smartphone
Very excited about getting 5G on your smartphone and download HD movies in a few seconds? Then you may need to upgrade to a new phone as well. We hate to be the bearer of this dampener of a news. However, without a phone that supports 5G, you will not be able to experience this new technology on your device. As a result, we suggest that you go and buy a 5G smartphone as soon as you can. With 5G technology all set to take over the whole country, there has never been a better time to upgrade your phone.
To conclude things for you, simply choose a postpaid network which you can rely upon. Look around for the various postpaid plans that are there and choose the one where you get the maximum range of benefits. We hope this blog helped to clarify certain doubts for you!