sim problem

daraest
Investigator
Investigator

Hello please,

I'm living UK basically.

I had bought a EE unlimited SIM card by Amazon and I went abroad with it to use it there as roaming.

After I was back to UK, I'm already turning off roaming. However this SIM card does't work well. This SIM card was normally communicating at 5Mbps, but the communication speed has dropped to 500kbps.

I've been doing a lot of trial and error, but I can't seem to get the connection speed back to what it was before the trip. I've inserted this SIM card into various devices, and they all have the same communication speed.
Could you please let me know if there is any solution?

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bristolian
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

What devices are you using the SIM in - are these phones, or routers?

Are they showing a 4G connection or 2G one? Do other EE users achieve similar data speeds in the same locations?

Thank you for your reply.

I basically use it with a pocket router , but I also use it with a smartphone.

pocket router:ZTE wi-fi, smartphone:Galaxy S21 5G

And yes, these shows a 4G connection and other EE users achieve similar data speeds in the same place.

Katie_B
EE Community Support Team

Hi @daraest

Are you able to check for any known issues in your area using the Network Status Checker?

Katie

Thank you for your reply, Katie.

The Network Status Checker shows Excellent coverage by 4G in my place.

I'm using the same SIM card in the same place now and before travel.

Katie_B
EE Community Support Team

Thanks for checking @daraest

When using the Network Checker if you select 'Status' this will show if there is any known issues. 

Katie

Thank you for advising @Katie_B  I appreciate your support.

There isn't issues about the network in my place as long as I saw it.

I'll try some more trial and error.