5G Broadband thoughts?

Gary1963

I've had three after escaping Virgin. Find it suitable for my needs. Got it for £15 a month plus cashback.

clydestrath

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82124501#Comment_82124501

Good advice @akwexavante. As a long-time 5G broadband user on the 3 network, I'd like to expand on a couple of your points.

cellmapper (and coverage checkers): In all the years we've had 5G, the checkers all say we have no 5G. I found we had a great 5G signal, I get 400-600Mbps down and 50Mbps up on 5G.

Scancom: Yes, but go through hotukdeals. We average 250GB/month so we're on a 500GB/month prepaid SIM that works out at £1.86/month. 1TB is currently £57.96 (£2.53/month). Warning - other networks have FUPs, their "unlimited" may only be 650GB.

5G router: Not expensive really. We are 2km from the mast. I'd have line-of-site except there is a poplar tree in the way and have a secondhand NR5103e V1 5G router. Around £100 on ebay. If my speeds were weak, I think I would get an external router as decent antennas are expensive, sell the current router to recoup the cost.

We started with a trial of 4G from Three. When our fixed BB contract ended we got a 24 month contract. When that ended I went "independent" after borrowing a 5G router and discovering the unannounced 5G.

akwexavante

OMG! Your hotukdeals trick works a treat. I'll have to remember this website when buying things in future.

I know what you mean about 5G coverage on the coverage checkers inc cellmapper but they are an excellent go to service to get a flavour of who's masts are where etc as a guide and i find cellmapper helps beginners to get a better understanding. The nearest mast may not be the best, and just because you can see a mast doesn't mean you can connect to it.

Salamat

Back to VirginMedia for the moment…..

How daft is their Marketing Dept not to realise that when they send out a renewal price email, in that same email, they show the price that a new subscriber will pay! 🤷🏻 It is bound to p*ss off their current subscribers!

Extracts from email (too long to post it all)

Besides that, they slip in…..

So, a new contract starts in 1/11/26 at £31.50. They then 'sneak in' an increase to £34.50, 5 days later, with no explanation! No-one there was able to offer an explanation! 🤷🏻

Really, the whole email is so utterly confusing, I suspect their own staff don't understand it!

Detail_Merchant

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82159142#Comment_82159142

I'm sure Virgin Media would prefer not to mention the new customer deal prices.
But OfCom require them to do so - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/service-quality/companies-must-tell-customers-about-their-best-deals

Salamat

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82159227#Comment_82159227

Ahah! Thanks for that, I wasn't aware of that!

dazzaofdagenham

ive had the Vodafdone 5G modem for about 6 weeks now..

Good offer for £100 pounds credit..

Must say it that’s been solid most of the time, couple of buffering issues in a saturday evening…but still solid all the way