Transition to 5G

[MD106]

Hi, 

I recently understood that my current SIM card does not have to 5G. I mean wherever I go in London I can't reach a 5G connectivity. How can I change safely my card with EE to have it ? 

[Chris_B]

@MD106  is your device a 5G device?  If it is is 5G enabled on it ?    What device is it? 

[MD106]

Yes my phone is a 5G device and it is enabled on it. It's a iPhone 16 pro.

[Chris_B]

@MD106  If you got the sim with the device it’ll support 5G even if that sim is around 3 years old it’ll support 5G.  

[Matt_124]

Are on Pay As You Go or a Pay Monthly Contract?

[MD106]

I was on PAYG. But I called on 150 to set it up to Pay Monthly Contract.

[bristolian · Accepted solution]

EE SIMs are not "G" specific, they support all technologies form 2G > 5G. This applies to SIMs from 7 years ago just as much as it applies to ones from last week.

The difference is that older SIMs may not support 5G-Standalone, thus will always use 4G as an anchor coverage layer in addition to 5G. 5G-Standalone uses 5G-exclusively without using 4G, this can require a more recent SIM.