04-01-2024 08:20 AM
Hi
sorry if I sound like a member of the tinfoil hat brigade, but I'm convinced that late last year EE started throttling back speeds on 4G broadband connections to start pushing people towards to 5G broadband.
my nearest mast had its software updated in November and since then our speeds have gone from 50-80mbps to 10-25mbps.
I've been with EE for years and have had various conversations with technical support. Previously 50-80mbps was considered normal but now they state that 12mbps is considered the minimum.
Its deliberate policy & im not sure there's a lot to be done about it other than pay up.
04-01-2024 08:36 AM
@Statsy wrote:
my nearest mast had its software updated in November
How did you establish this?
04-01-2024 09:06 AM
04-01-2024 09:27 AM
As I suspected - code drops are a fairly routine activity on all networks, and can't be taken, of themselves, as a reason for speed issues.
05-01-2024 09:32 AM
05-01-2024 10:47 AM - edited 05-01-2024 10:50 AM
Optimisation activity is often carried out contemporaneously with tech or carrier adds, and depending on the individual site config an addition can affect an existing service.
Those can be ground-level only or involve antenna changes at height. Are your speeds consistent 24/7, or is there any variation?
05-01-2024 05:19 PM