LG U+ has introduced a rate plan that allows you to pay only for the amount of data you use.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that LG U+ has submitted terms of use for a new online-only 5G plan that allows users to select the amount of data they want to use each month (1~24GB) and pay in advance (in 30-day increments). This appears to be a follow-up measure to the telecommunications market competition promotion plan from July.

The new plan will be available for subscription starting October 5th, and can be subscribed until the end of March 2024. We plan to consider converting to a regular product after the promotion ends.
The newly introduced rate plans start at just 30,000 won and include 16 no-contract online rate plans that can be easily subscribed to and changed through the dedicated app, 'Nerge'. Nugget is a digital-based communication platform that provides all processes related to communication life on mobile.

The Nugget plan consists of 16 types of 5G online-only plans, 'Party Pay' that provides combined discounts between family and friends, and 'Topping' that allows for additional purchase of data and additional currency.

The minimum capacity of the existing online-only direct rate plan was 8GB, but the new rate plan is characterized by the fact that the intervals are divided into 1GB and 2GB units. Users can choose a rate plan that is close to their actual monthly usage, and if there is data left, they can change the rate plan and receive a refund for the remaining amount. This is to minimize unused data and pay only for what they have used.

In addition to the unlimited data plan, it is divided into 16 types, combining data amounts from 1GB for as low as 30,000 won to 24GB for as high as 40,000 won and speed control options for up to two sections.

In addition, LG U+ provides notifications when usage reaches 50%, 80%, and 100%, additional guidance on the 10th and 20th days of using the plan, and a data usage statistics analysis report so that customers can easily understand their data usage.

Nugget can be used without a separate contract, just like the existing online direct rate plan. Since it is a non-contract product, you can freely change or cancel the rate plan, and you can receive a refund according to the remaining days or remaining data when changing or canceling the rate plan. The payment method is prepaid, and you can use it immediately after prepaying with a credit card in the dedicated app.

LG U+ will hold a launching event for users who sign up for the new rate plan between the date of launch and December 31 of this year. It provides an additional 5GB of data per month for 12 months and a Time Booster coupon (5 1-hour tickets).

LG U+ said, “With the launch of the Nugget plan, we expect household telecommunications costs for customers who use small amounts of data each month to decrease.”
LG U+ will provide up to 11GB of additional data to users aged 19 to 29, depending on the rate plan they subscribe to, and this will be implemented starting November 1.

Meanwhile, 'Party Pay' has also been launched, which provides a discount of up to 14,000 won per person when customers (party members) using 16 types of Nugget plans are combined. Up to 4 lines can be combined, and depending on the prepaid fee, a discount of 2,000 won is given for the 30,000 won range, and a discount of 3,000 won is given for the 40,000 won range. The unlimited plan offers a discount of 3,500 won (2 lines) to a maximum of 14,000 won (4 lines) depending on the number of combined lines.

They also released 'Topping', which allows you to purchase additional data or video calls after using up all of the basic data provided. There are three toppings: △Time Booster, which allows you to use data without speed or capacity restrictions for a certain period of time, △Tethering Booster, which allows you to charge tethering-only data, and △Video/Additional Call Booster, which allows you to use additional video calls and additional calls.

Jeong Hyeon-ju, head of LG Uplus InfiniSTAR Center and executive director, said, “Nugget is characterized by increasing the options for selecting communication services that suit the tastes of customers pursuing their own lifestyles,” and added, “Not only will this Nugget rate plan help customers reduce their household communication costs, but we will also introduce various services that will allow us to add new experiences to our customers’ daily lives in the future, and we will evolve into a communication life platform.”

The Ministry of Science and ICT said, “In order to ease the burden of telecommunications costs on the public, we will continue to work to improve the 5G rate plans of the three mobile carriers to match usage, such as by lowering the lowest 5G rate and segmenting small sections.”