Mobile Phone Terms And Conditions You Can Try Telkomsel's 5G Network

JAKARTA - Finally, Telkomsel became the first internet provider to provide 5G connections in Indonesia. This latest internet network technology was officially launched yesterday, Thursday, May 27.

On this occasion, Telkomsel also introduced the 5G Early Bird Data Package. This type of 5G data package can only be obtained by customers through the invitation system.

Telkomsel's Marketing Director, Rachel Goh, said that customers who received an invitation could immediately purchase the data package. Goh also explained that the Early Bird 5G data package is priced at IDR 26,000 and contains a quota of 126GB.

Then, how to activate the Telkomsel 5G data package. In addition, do users also need to update their cards so that their phones are connected to Telkomsel's 5G internet network?

To answer this question, the VOI team has compiled a variety of information you need to know about this latest network technology.

Telkomsel's Network Director, Nugroho, revealed that his party will roll out 5G connections in nine major cities for the initial stage. Furthermore, the nine cities will later be divided into 26 clusters, where the selection prioritizes the center of the crowd and settlements.

"Currently, 5G is only available in a limited way in South Jakarta and North Jakarta," explained Nugroho.

Quoting Telkomsel's official website, for the South Jakarta area, the areas that were found to have this connection quota include the Ministerial Service Housing Widya Chandra and the Widya Chandra Complex, Pondok Indah Town House, and Pondok Indah Housing.

As for the North Jakarta area, the coverage area includes the Golf Coast Complex and the Johar Complex in Pantai Indah Kapuk, Bukit Gold Mediterania, as well as Gading Harmony and Gading Pandawa in the Kelapa Gading area.

For areas outside Jakarta, Telkomsel provides 5G networks in several locations. These include South Tangerang, Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Makassar, Solo, Denpasar, Batam, and Balikpapan.

Unlike when the internet connection changes from 3G to 4G, users no longer need to upgrade or update the card. All 4G or USIM card users can connect automatically with a 5G connection.

All users need to do is stay or be in an area that already has a 5G connection. In addition, the cellphone used must also support this new internet network.

However, not just any cellphone with a 5G connection can connect. You still need to unlock it to be able to connect to 5G frequencies in Indonesia. The unlock process can be done by updating the software via OTA. Alternatively, you can contact the Telkomsel service center for more complete information.

You should know, not all 5G phones that have been launched can connect to the Telkomsel network. Because the phone must support the frequency band of 2,300 MHz (band n40).

As is known, on 5G connections, Telkomsel relies on the n40 band at a frequency of 2.3 GHz. While in Indonesia, there are already several 5G smartphones that are ready to connect with this connection. Among others:

Oppo A74 5G, Oppo Find X2, Oppo Find X2 Pro, Oppo Reno5, Vivo V21 5G, Vivo X60 5G, Vivo X60 Pro 5G, Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G .

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Apple's lines such as the iPhone 12 series are no exception. Apart from the phones above, a number of other OEMs have yet to confirm their device support for Telkomsel's 5G connection.

The reason is that most cellphones currently released in Indonesia, the 5G feature on these devices is locked because they follow regulations and there is no network available. OEMs will be sending updates to unlock this feature in the near future.