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Slow data uploading
Great question!
Like all networks, SMARTY can’t guarantee 100% coverage or an entirely fault-free service. Some areas may indeed have better coverage with SMARTY than others, and factors such as the size and layout of buildings can significantly impact service quality, including indoor coverage.
Our network status checker will allow you to understand if there are any known issues or congestion causing the slow speeds: https://smarty.co.uk/network-status-checker
At SMARTY, we do not operate uploading restrictions. You may also find this help article beneficial! Network and service | SMARTY Help Centre
- Rachel 😊
Hi Rachel, thanks for the links, although it does not explain why there should be such a big difference between download and upload speed.
I'll do another speed test at the end of the month if I've got plenty of data left.
- MSF06-05-2025SMARTY Guru
DavidB-3335558 On your home broadband, you would normally expect download speed to vastly exceed upload speed. I can see that the 1Mb/s is qa bit slow, but you wouldn't expect it to get anywhere near 200Mb - I understand that would only maybe happen on optical networks and that most people wouldn't require more than about 5Mb/s
- DavidB-333555806-05-2025SMARTY Commentator
Hi, I'm referring to my Smarty mobile data.
My broadband is just fine, 150 mb/s upload and download. It's a full fibre connection.
- MSF06-05-2025SMARTY Guru
DavidB-3335558 Full fibre - that explains the speeds. Bet it costs a pretty penny too! - certainly compared to a Smarty plan.