topic Re: 5G standalone in Mobile Network discussions

5G standalone

DantheSwan — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:04:15 GMT

There was a lot of noise made by EE about them introducing 5G standalone in Swansea before the end of last year

Well I was in Swansea yesterday and there was no 5G standalone , my network monitoring said 5G NSA

When is it getting rolled out there? I visit frequently and wanted to see what the difference if any there is over the NSA variant

Re: 5G standalone

Matt_124 — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:06:48 GMT

Are you currently on one of the 5G SA compatible plans?

5G Standalone is only available on All Rounder and Full Works plans released from the 29th August 2024.

Re: 5G standalone

DantheSwan — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:08:25 GMT

Yes I am on the full works plan, 5G standalone is enabled in my phone the iPhone 16 pro, if it were live the phone would connect but it's no live even though they did claim before the end of 2024

Re: 5G standalone

Matt_124 — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:19:29 GMT

That's very odd, have you checked the postcode that you were in on their 5G SA checker? Will either say yes or no that it is covered, doesn't offer any further detail unfortunately.

I thought I had read on the announcement that they wouldn't launch a location until they had at least 95% outdoor coverage.

I have recently been able to use it successfully in Glasgow (one of the original launch cities however) while passing through and it worked like a charm on my S24 Ultra with the indicator present for VoNR, unfortunately the iPhone doesn't visually indicate the connection the same way. What are you using to check whether you're connected to NSA or SA?

EDIT: I have just checked an SA1 Swansea postcode and it says it is not available yet. I have no idea where that postcode is in terms of location however.

Re: 5G standalone

bristolian — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:13:59 GMT

@DantheSwan wrote:

there was no 5G standalone , my network monitoring said 5G NSA

What network monitoring is this?

Re: 5G standalone

DantheSwan — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:59:57 GMT

You can either enter a code and see the network info using field test mode ( *3001#12345#* ) or use the nPERF app

I guess they made a false statement then, Swansea is on the list but definitely isn't activated

Re: 5G standalone

Linzi_H — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:01:57 GMT

Hi @DantheSwan

Did you check the postcode area, if so what information did it give?

You can check 5G Standalone coverage HERE using the full postcode.

Linzi

Re: 5G standalone

DantheSwan — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:54:41 GMT

5G and 5G standalone are completely different services

I've not said anything about 5G, that works fine and is of no concern to me, my question concerns 5G standalone

You can read more about it here

https://newsroom.ee.co.uk/ee-launches-game-changing-5g-standalone-network-and-next-gen-wi-fi-7-router-to-offer-customers-the-uks-best-connectivity-in-and-out-of-home/

Re: 5G standalone

Linzi_H — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:07:01 GMT

Sorry for any confusion @DantheSwan

I've edited my response to make it more clear. When you enter the postcode, does it say that it's not available? @Matt_124 asked if you had used the checker, I'm curious what the result shows so we can get this checked further.

Linzi

Re: 5G standalone

DantheSwan — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:46:48 GMT

We both know why you edited the reply and it had nothing to do with making anything clearer, I know what I am talking about and there is no confusion on my part

EE announced that 5G standalone would be going live in Swansea before the end of 2024

It hasn't gone live in Swansea

I was just wondering why and if there's an updated estimate

You can see the announcement here

https://newsroom.ee.co.uk/ee-unveils-16-new-locations-to-get-major-5g-standalone-upgrade/

Re: 5G standalone

Bobby1214181 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:11:18 GMT

So I tried to get in touch with customer service to understand if my tariff has 5G SA or not as my phone currently shows NR NSA. However the agents kept passing me to tech support teams and no matter how much to tried to explain what SA means, they kept asking if I have selected 5G or still on 4G. A bit irritating tbh!

So, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.

Re: 5G standalone

chistery — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:11:56 GMT

hi @Bobby1214181

If your tariff incudes 5G SA, you'll see it listed under add-ons

What plan are you on?

Re: 5G standalone

DantheSwan — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:20:31 GMT

Was back in Swansea this weekend and can now confirm I was getting 5G standalone in lots of places

The EE coverage map says it’s not available but that’s wrong and probably just needs updating

Id also assume if you’re selling plans that have 5G standalone as a specific bonus feature of that plan your agents would be well aware of this technology

I know the person who replied to me initially has no clue and then edited their reply to make it look like they did, no editing should be showed unless the un edited version is there for all to see

It then makes the person replying to it look silly because they’ve replied to a statement that’s then been completely changed

Anyway 5G standalone is live even if the official coverage maps haven’t caught up yet

Re: 5G standalone

Bobby1214181 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:25:20 GMT

Thanks @chistery !

I don't see 5G standalone as an add on.

I am not sure which tariff I am on.

I guess my question is do all tariffs now have standalone or still limited to a few tariffs?

Thanks

Re: 5G standalone

Matt_124 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:27:50 GMT

It is currently limited to All Rounder and Full Works plans purchased on or after 29th August 2024. It is an add-on, but not one that can be purchased separately, is just auto-deployed on the plans that are eligible.