I can see some great deals for ID Mobile, who use 3 as their provider, and was hoping to get some real world speed tests please, plus any good or bad points.
Would also appreciate any others, preferably with location, send am very interested in portsmouth and Havant speeds please.","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51371039","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"KodaBear"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T22:35:59.000Z","text":"Suburbs of Newcastle - My personal testing with SIM in the same Google Pixel 6A within a few minutes of each other around 10PM:
EE 4G - 110Mbps
EE 5G - 300Mbps
Vodafone 4G (Tested via TalkMobile SIM) - 80Mbps
Vodafone 5G - Not Available
Three 4G - 45Mbps
Three 5G - 410Mbps
O2 4G - 3Mbps
O2 5G - 105Mbps
From independent testing across England, EE Comes first place, followed by Vodafone, then Three, and O2 in last place for overall service. For data speeds, they are also in the same order for overall averages - However if comparing 5G Speeds alone then Three come out on top, followed by EE, then Vodafone, then O2. So my own results are quite similar to national averages.
Three can be a little hit and miss especially when near the coast. Something I feel I should say when you mention you are around Portsmouth. However they do have good data speeds on average, as well as some of the best call quality of all networks. Only other thing to say is be aware that ID Mobile is owned by Currys and the customer service is just as bad as you would expect. Also with zero telephone support. It's all online only if you do need help."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51369954","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"one_eight_seven"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T20:14:10.000Z","text":"Real world speed tests won't help you much unless you live/work/frequent the same places as the people that provide them!
My advice would be to get a PAYG SIM and test the network/s you want to move to for at least a week or two."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51371212","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Denney_Masters"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T23:05:26.000Z","text":"Three mobile here but I'm not gonna lie there are more times I get next to nothing with them compared to O2 and Vodafone."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51372185","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"wafc"},"datePublished":"2023-11-07T07:21:54.000Z","text":"I travel all around the north west for work. 5G is so inconsistent and poor unless In a stationary area of a city centre, I have it permanently turned off and accept a more reliable 4g."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51372317","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"SILLYCLINT"},"datePublished":"2023-11-07T07:47:50.000Z","text":"Crazy...
screenshots in Bolton, but signal pretty much non existent where I work in Burnley 🫤"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51370195","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dyslexic_Dog"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T20:45:16.000Z","text":"I'm on the Devon/Cornwall border and on 3 or any mvno's that use the 3 network I get 0 up and 0 down!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51371910","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bozo007"},"datePublished":"2023-11-07T05:42:35.000Z","text":"I get over 100 Mbps on 4G and don't miss 5G at all. The latter is needed only if you are downloading a lot."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51372183","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"wayners"},"datePublished":"2023-11-07T07:21:25.000Z","text":"I get a full signal and 5g but no internet. Just hangs. It's very frustrating. I try and force the phone to stay on 4g in the settings.
I few times I've had 5g and the internet works but for internet browsing, YouTube ect i can't tell the difference in speed between 4g and 5. Both is fast.
Where is the benefit? Gamers or people wanting to download large files maybe?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51370177","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"kevlfc"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T20:43:46.000Z","text":""},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51370626","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"harrythefish"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T21:36:03.000Z","text":"4G at home here and if the usual internet goes down, I use the hotspot that's somewhere around 20 Mbps. Never managed to max it out - everything including the usual streaming works fine. OK, I'm not into multi-user streaming of 4K movies.
5G may have a place in very densely populated localities where supposedly (though I've never heard of proof) 5G can cope with a huge number of subscribers on one mast. That being so, what matters is not your speed at home, but how good the coverage is at city rail stations, major tourist spots, stadiums etc.
Unless you are looking for a 5G main home router. If so, say why not say it in the first post?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51369957","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"PonJaul76"},"datePublished":"2023-11-06T20:14:17.000Z","text":"Interested too having had a deal on a 5g contract for the last year but only a 4g phone"}],"commentCount":30,"interactionStatistic":23,"articleSection":"Ask"}