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Download speed useless
@JohneMoon That's unfortunate then. although the coverage checker says it should be very good there, this is a generalisation for the area and not specific for where you are. As others say, if you can get a good Vodafone coverage, this is probably the network for you - shame!
im in the exact same situation though i believe it may be the service itself as my phone using ee's network gets better connection than using my sim card router with a smarty sim. I have checked my router settings and looked at the rssi, (signal strength from the cell tower) and rssq (signal quality from the cell tower) and I'm getting good values from it. I am likely going to switch to an unlimited EE sim only plan as it is not much more expensive than a smarty plan and I'm sure it will work much better than smarty does
im in the exact same situation though i believe it may be the service itself as my phone using ee's network gets better connection than using my sim card router with a smarty sim. I have checked my router settings and looked at the rssi, (signal strength from the cell tower) and rssq (signal quality from the cell tower) and I'm getting good values from it. I am likely going to switch to an unlimited EE sim only plan as it is not much more expensive than a smarty plan and I'm sure it will work much better than smarty does
EE has zilch signal here; Vodafone OK for my mobile; so wise to check out all providers. I shall probably go for Vodafone but its much more expensive and no guarantee that it will be of sufficient speed even with good signal strength, judging by the Smarty (3) experience; throwing good money after bad; it is most challenging!
The device seems to play a part, since my (newer) laptop works better than my (older) desk top PC; may have to upgrade to faster PC ?! But without any guarantee of an acceptable solution, spending more is an ongoing worry . . . . .
