https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Mobile-Broadband/Signal-Stregth/m-p/1547431#M33925 <P>5G technology hasn't been around as long as 4G, and thus not every radio site is equipped with 5G service yet - in contrast to 4G which is considered EE's base layer.</P><P>In this case your phone is connecting to a closer site than your router, which is correctly preferring a more distant site with 5G service.</P><P>If your router has any options for network-modes, you could potentially disable 5G or lock to 4G, and the router should then get similar performance to your phone, all else being equal.</P> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:41:33 GMT bristolian 2025-07-11T11:41:33Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Mobile-Broadband/Signal-Stregth/m-p/1547423#M33924 <P>so... im in Aberystwyth town... by the train-station...</P><P>my 4g phone got 5-bars signal and 20+ mbps</P><P>my exspensive EE 5g router has 1-bar signal and 9 mbps</P><P>whis is a bit naff... dudes...</P><P>this happens too often too...&nbsp;</P><P>but hey... zen&nbsp; dudes...</P> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:57:00 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Mobile-Broadband/Signal-Stregth/m-p/1547423#M33924 bandanabob59 2025-07-11T10:57:00Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Mobile-Broadband/Signal-Stregth/m-p/1547431#M33925 <P>5G technology hasn't been around as long as 4G, and thus not every radio site is equipped with 5G service yet - in contrast to 4G which is considered EE's base layer.</P><P>In this case your phone is connecting to a closer site than your router, which is correctly preferring a more distant site with 5G service.</P><P>If your router has any options for network-modes, you could potentially disable 5G or lock to 4G, and the router should then get similar performance to your phone, all else being equal.</P> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:41:33 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Mobile-Broadband/Signal-Stregth/m-p/1547431#M33925 bristolian 2025-07-11T11:41:33Z