Plusnet 4G Speeds

Eclipser

Tempted to sign up to Plusnet mobile on the 4GB for £10 offer

https://www.plus.net/mobile/plans/sim-only

Anyone confirm what 4G speeds they are getting from the EE network Plusnet piggyback on?

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Eclipser wrote: »

Tempted to sign up to Plusnet mobile on the 4GB for £10 offer

https://www.plus.net/mobile/plans/sim-only

Anyone confirm what 4G speeds they are getting from the EE network Plusnet piggyback on?

I've had up to 27Mbps although obviously it varies by location. It's not heavily capped like Giffgaff but you don't get EE's double data super duper faster than the speed of light speeds.

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Sounds like if you want a decent speed you have to avoid the virtual networks ie EE, Vodafone etc.

Atasas

Somehow EE is fastest most intermittently...

Shrimply

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

I've had up to 27Mbps although obviously it varies by location. It's not heavily capped like Giffgaff but you don't get EE's double data super duper faster than the speed of light speeds.

I get around that on TalkMobile which is 3G only. I honestly struggle to see how anyone could need faster mobile internet...

The only downside is that I won't get coverage in a few areas that are exclusively covered by Vodafones 4G, not that this is a problem I'm encountered yet but they do exist.

So at least with a 4G service you know you are getting full network coverage, and if you are getting 20Mbps+ I can't see you having any issues.

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Shrimply wrote: »

I get around that on TalkMobile which is 3G only. I honestly struggle to see how anyone could need faster mobile internet...

The only downside is that I won't get coverage in a few areas that are exclusively covered by Vodafones 4G, not that this is a problem I'm encountered yet but they do exist.

So at least with a 4G service you know you are getting full network coverage, and if you are getting 20Mbps+ I can't see you having any issues.

You've never tried Giffgaff then and that's on 4G (allegedly)

Shrimply

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

You've never tried Giffgaff then and that's on 4G (allegedly)

I did say if. The point I was making was that for most users the difference they will notice between a good 3G and 4G service is minimal. My personal view is that people are way too obsessed with internet speeds. But that access to 4G can have coverage benefits.

I was briefly with GiffGaff, why anyone uses them is a little beyond me, they aren't that cheap and the internet is terrible. Not to mention O2's ridiculous lack of delivery reports.

sdduk

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

You've never tried Giffgaff then and that's on 4G (allegedly)

Ha Ha yes you be lucky to get 2g from them.

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sdduk wrote: »

Ha Ha yes you be lucky to get 2g from them.

The saying you get what you pay for rings very much true with GiffGaff. Personally avoid at all costs.

alanjones60

Shrimply wrote: »

I did say if. The point I was making was that for most users the difference they will notice between a good 3G and 4G service is minimal. My personal view is that people are way too obsessed with internet speeds. But that access to 4G can have coverage benefits.

I was briefly with GiffGaff, why anyone uses them is a little beyond me, they aren't that cheap and the internet is terrible. Not to mention O2's ridiculous lack of delivery reports.

Shrimply, 02 do delivery reports, you have to put the code *0# at the begining of your text message

Shrimply

alanjones60 wrote: »

Shrimply, 02 do delivery reports, you have to put the code *0# at the begining of your text message

That's not doing delivery reports, it's a hack that you then have to remember to put at the start of every message.

They should have made changes that allowed normal delivery reports like every other provider years ago. For me it's a deal breaker