(Sharing) Guangdong Mobile launches 'Off-Peak Plan' 5 yuan for 1GB data

News source: Sina Technology\Recently, Guangdong Mobile joined the "off-peak package" battle, offering 1GB of data for 5 yuan. The skirmishes among operators with promotions like "use at will," "play at will," and "open usage" have yet to settle, and now the "off-peak package" has reappeared. Recently, a netizen shared images showing that Guangdong Mobile launched an off-peak package. Users in Guangdong Province can activate the off-peak package by sending BLXS5 to 10086. From midnight to 10 a.m., users can enjoy 1GB of data for just 5 yuan per month. Data usage exceeding the package limit or roaming outside the province is charged at 1 yuan per MB.\ Guangdong Mobile's off-peak package is not unprecedented. As early as July this year (2012), Guangdong Unicom launched the "Use at Will" mobile internet add-on package. This data add-on package for GPRS service charges 5 yuan for 1GB, 10 yuan for 5GB, and can be used from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. the next day. The package aims to improve the utilization of the 2G network and capture the 2G market. Numbers show that the "off-peak package" has a significant effect on attracting users. Guangdong Unicom stated that after the package was launched on July 11, it accumulated 100,000 users in just 10 days.\ In addition, Beijing Telecom also launched a similar service called the "Night Light Card." However, this service is for 3G users. Different daytime and nighttime billing standards apply, with the lowest nighttime rate being 0.24 yuan/hour.\ Independent analyst Chen Zhigang commented that the competition strategies of the three major operators have finally taken a small step from purely intense price wars toward differentiated and refined competition, which can be seen as a beginning of a return to normal progress.