5G contract using 4g device

[Ykcool]

I’m currently n payg sim only, I’ve noticed a deal of £20 for 120gb on 5G, in the small print it says if you use a 4g device you will only get 4g. I believe the above deal is quite good and also better than a 4g plan, so is it right that I can use the 5G pay monthly contract for my 4g device? Thanks 

[Kirigaya_Kazuto]

Hi, Yes. you can use a 5G contract SIM in a 4G only device. I have done so.

Even with my current iPhone 12 Pro Max when I'm not in a 5G area, it will drop down to 4G

[Ykcool]

Is it a same size SIM card?

[Kirigaya_Kazuto]

Yes, it is. it'll be a nano sim

[bristolian]

Hi @Ykcool 

For clarity's sake, are you on PAYG or pay-monthly? The two are entirely different - a SIM-only plan is still a pay-monthly plan.

5G is not currently available to PAYG users.

Any pay-monthly SIM (regardless of plan) will work in a 4G phone and access the 4G network.

[Kirigaya_Kazuto]

"For clarity's sake, are you on PAYG or pay-monthly?" 

He's wanting to move from PAYG to Pay-monthly by the sounds of it

[Ykcool]

For clarity’s sake........I’m on payg at the moment, but looking to go on sim only, but pay monthly, not payg

[bristolian]

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@Ykcool wrote:

For clarity’s sake........I’m on payg at the moment, but looking to go on sim only, but pay monthly, not payg

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That's useful, thankyou.

In which case all of EE's pay-monthly plans will allow access to the 2G, 3G & 4G networks.

If you have a 5G-plan and a 5G device, then you will be able to use the 5G network where it's available. You'll continue to use the 4G network if you're either not using a 5G device or not in a 5G area.