topic Re: 5G+ in Mobile Network discussions

5G+

robyoung77 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:04:57 GMT

Why has my 5G signal became bad as soon as EE started using 5G+

Re: 5G+

Rach_H — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:20:51 GMT

Welcome to the Community!

I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble with your connection, and I can understand your frustration. If you check out our Coverage Checker then you can see if there is any work being carried out nearby which might be impacting you, or report any issues you're having.

Rach

Re: 5G+

bristolian — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:36:18 GMT

5G is available in two variants - Standalone (known as SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) - 5G+ is how EE promote 5GSA

In 5G-NSA, your phone remains connected to a 4G anchor layer at all times, and 5G is an additional coverage layer. In 5G-SA, a phone only uses 4G when there is no 5G available. Once 5G is on offer, 4G is no longer used.

It would be useful to understand what you mean by the signal becoming bad, this could mean different things to different people. Are you referring to reduced on-screen bars, which shouldn't be an issue of itself? Reduced data speeds? Or something else?