On Mother’s Day in 2018, the Three Telecoms launched the “499 Chaos (4G Unlimited Speed Internet and Voice Double Satiety Plan)” to bring Taiwan into a low-price, all-you-can-eat 4G competition, and the aftermath is rippled. With the merger of telecoms and the return of the three major telecom ecosystems, Chunghwa Telecom’s top executives recently announced to the media: “4G users please give up, 4G unlimited speed Internet and all-you-can-eat plan is no longer available,” officially declaring that the era of low-cost all-you-can-eat Internet competition in Taiwan has come to an end.
Since the modern digital society requires monthly paid subscriptions for digital services, asexual reproduction silently drains people’s wallets, how do you choose an affordable telecommunications solution to save some money in your wallet? Here is an analysis:
It is a foregone conclusion that the three major telecoms have jointly canceled the all-you-can-eat 4G tariffs without speed reduction. In the past, those who applied for the “4G Unlimited Speed Internet and Voice Dual-Satisfaction Plan (499 Chaos Project)” will face the dilemma of having to increase the price when it expires. The era of all-you-can-eat 4G tariffs without speed reduction is coming to an end. Taiwanese people must have three correct understandings and strategies for choosing affordable plans. The summary video and details are as follows:
1. Three correct understandings of applying for low-cost all-you-can-eat Internet telecommunications tariffs:
A. It is clear that the all-you-can-eat 4G service with low price and no speed limit is a foregone conclusion, and the 5G affordable tariff will have certain speed limit if it exceeds the limit:
After Asia Pacific Telecom and Taiwan Star exited, Taiwan entered the telecom oligopoly market, and the NCC committee members were frozen. The three major telecoms are determined to end the all-you-can-eat low-price unlimited speed Internet plan, and 5G tariffs below 999 must adopt an excessive speed limit design. If people have not cherished the low-cost all-you-can-eat Internet plan in the past, please face the reality. There will never be a lower-priced telecommunications plan in the future.
If you still hold the low-cost 4G all-you-can-eat plan of Asia Pacific Telecom, Taiwan Star, and LINE MOBILE, as long as you cooperate with the undertaking operator to handle the original card replacement operation and do not make any changes, most telecom operators are currently willing to continue to provide original tariff discounts. In other words, if you still have these preferential plans, even though they may not be the all-you-can-eat 4G plan without speed reduction, don’t expect to upgrade to the plan without speed reduction. It is recommended to pay on time and don’t give up and regret it later.
B. Understand the needs of Internet access, no need to be superstitious and do not slow down to eat all you can:
Due to the advancement of streaming compression technology, most current Internet needs do not require high-speed Internet speeds. According to the minimum connection speed announced on the official website of each audio and video platform, a 21Mbsp Internet speed can usually handle 90% of daily Internet speeds, or even exceed 5Mbps. In addition to problems with 4K videos, online video browsing and music streaming can generally be played smoothly.
Only large-scale downloads or special audio-visual and cloud application requirements require Internet speeds above 100Mbps. Moreover, mobile networks are easily affected by external factors. If there is a need for ultra-high speeds, it is usually recommended to use wired broadband (optical generation…) to ensure stable network quality. becauseAt present, the average 4G download speed of Taiwanese telecom operators is generally between 40 and 70 Mbps. In fact, most users do not necessarily need to be overly obsessed with the 4G all-you-can-eat solution without slowing down.
For elders or children who have a limited budget and only need basic communications, you can actually consider the “4G 199 All-You-Can-Eat Light Speed” plan, which provides 1GB of monthly Internet access and can reduce the speed to 128Kbps, which can meet the communication needs of text messages only.
C. Wireless is limited and wired is unlimited. For special needs, you should choose the best place to live:
Wireless bandwidth is limited. For users who pay low prices and often overuse (hundreds of GB), telecom operators have considered the unwritten practice of slowing down or canceling Internet access priority to protect the rights and interests of other users. With the NCC committee currently frozen, the three major telecommunications companies usually blacklist such beggar-type data devils, so it is increasingly difficult to achieve illegitimate purposes through customer complaints against the NCC.
Wireless is limited, wired is unlimited. For those who have a lot of downloading or uploading needs, they should consider using wired broadband in places where the Internet is heavily used, so that wireless mobile broadband can return to the scope of reasonable use, so as not to become a hot spot in the eyes of the three major telecommunications companies.
2. How to choose an affordable telecommunications plan to save some money in your wallet?
Although telecom operators have advertised that the all-you-can-eat 4G 499 rate without speed reduction will be permanently removed from the shelves, currently Telecom Sanxiong still has 4G 499 without speed reduction or discount equivalent plans for specific customers (such as corporate customers) or specific direct sales channels (such as telemarketing/online stores). If you are not qualified,It is recommended toConsider applying for a shared 4G Internet speed-limited all-you-can-eat plan.
A. Seeking qualified business customers or telemarketing customers to qualify for the 4G 499 non-speed reduction plan:
a. Enterprise customer project: Please ask the telecommunications operator whether you are qualified as an enterprise customer or family member:
Although telecom operators generally plan to cancel the 4G 499 all-you-can-eat plan for Internet access without speed reduction, they still maintain the 4G 499 all-you-can-eat plan for Internet access without speed reduction for corporate customers or direct sales departments of telecom operators.
Most of the corporate customers of telecom operators provide corporate and customer preferential plans for military, public, educational, police and medical care, Taiwan’s top 100 enterprises, and high-quality enterprises. If you or your family members work in any of the above-mentioned potentially eligible companies or institutions, you can ask the Welfare Committee or directly go to a telecom operator’s directly operated store (franchised stores are not accepted) to see if you are qualified to apply for the enterprise customer plan.
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b. Pay attention to telecom operators’ telemarketing calls (telemarketing projects):
Direct telemarketing departments of telecom operators (mostly Far EasTone and Taiwan Mobile) usually call out users who have carried codes in the past or current 4G customer lists to encourage them to carry codes or renew the 4G 499 all-you-can-eat plan without speed reduction. If they receive telemarketing calls, they can apply for 4G preferential plans according to their needs.
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B. Apply for an all-you-can-eat 4G non-speed reduction project worth $499 at an online store (excluding telecom currency discounts):
Although Far EasTone and Taiwan Mobile have canceled the 688 purchase plan for students through their distribution channels, their online stores still have a 4G 599 all-you-can-eat plan with no speed reduction + free telecom currency discounts of more than 100 yuan per month.
Judging from the latest plan in March 2026, the 4G 599 (24) single-number plan of Far EasTone and Taiwan Mobile Internet Stores all enjoys $3,000 in telecom currency. If the telecom currency is used to pay telecom bills or make purchases, after deducting the telecom currency discount, the average monthly payment amount is even lower than $499. However, the 4G 599 all-you-can-eat plan without speed reduction can only be applied for at online stores and is limited to new applications or code portability, and usually cannot be renewed!
D. Consider affordable all-you-can-eat online options:
a. 4G 499 21 Mbps limited speed all-you-can-eat single-door plan at the telecom operator’s network store:
Telecom network stores will provide additional discount plans from time to time. If the telecom currency discounts of Far EasTone/Taiwan Mobile Internet stores are deducted, the actual average monthly rental fee is about $400+, which is considered to be the most value-for-money general plan among telecom operators.
b. The all-you-can-eat purchase plan for 4G 699 from famous telecommunications stores or 599 from telecom operators for a single phone number without speed reduction:
If you insist on the 4G unlimited speed all-you-can-eat plan, you can choose to bring your code to apply for the 4G 699 (Chunghwa Telecom) of the famous communication store or the Far EasTone/Taiwan College Student 688 purchase case (direct franchise channel only), and the average monthly lease fee after deducting the purchase subsidy is $600+.In addition, if you only want to renew the contract or get a new one, you can choose the 4G 599 single-door plan (with telecom currency) from Telecom Far EasTone/Taiwan’s major Internet stores, and you can also enjoy all-you-can-eat 4G Internet access without slowing down.
c. Apply for the 5G 599 over-speed reduction 12Mbps purchase plan:
According to the moderator’s actual measurement of the 5G 599 purchase price of the three major telecoms, even if the speed is excessively reduced, it can still meet the daily Internet demand. If the monthly usage exceeds 100GB, it is recommended that you do not necessarily apply for the 4G non-speed reduction plan (see the actual measurement experience for details)This article” )。
Apply for the 5G 599 phone purchase plan from a famous telecommunications store. After deducting code portability and phone purchase discounts, the lowest average monthly rent is only $400+.
Source: KOCPC Chinese