topic No 5G in Mobile Network discussions

No 5G

LMPUK — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:32:39 GMT

I've come over from Smarty Mobile (5G, £8 200gb). You may laugh but at least I could get 5G!

I've come to the same location, in exactly the same place as I did with my now much missed Smarty sim and have no 5G for an extra £7 a month.

Galaxy S21 Ultra. 5G isnt even showing in my mobile settings. I've followed the turn on turn off airplane mode rubbish, restarted the phone and still only getting 4G+.

Still within my cooling off period so unless anybody can suggest something to get a 5g connection in the outdoors of a railway station in a busy town, I'm off - and just realised they've added itemised billing that I never requested and was never told about - a seemingly common complaint!

Re: No 5G

XRaySpeX — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:33:01 GMT

Are you on PAYG? No 5G on PAYG!

Re: No 5G

bristolian — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:06:58 GMT

Different networks have different levels of coverage - Smarty is an MVNO piggybacking on 3 network. Nationally EE has a greater 5G footprint but there will always be local variations.

EE has a much stronger underlying 4G network which would - in most cases - provide a more reliable overall experience.

Out of curiosity, what do you want to do with your phone that requires 5G, and for which 4G is insufficient?

Re: No 5G

LMPUK — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:57:36 GMT

Hey, no on an unlimited plan

Re: No 5G

LMPUK — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:06:41 GMT

Hey

I concede your 4g point about local variation but it's hardly everything everywhere if a piggybacker can give me 5g everywhere I visit.

Apart from watching an awful lot of streaming whilst out and about, not much else tbh, however I've just doubled my cost and lost the main buying point. It may be, as you said local variation but I spend 6 hours a day in the one spot. I'd hardly call that spot a dead spot and actually, the coverage checker shows "great coverage".

As I move around it may pick up but very disappointed atm