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MarkyR74
SMARTY Commentator
04-03-2023

Strange Signal Issues. Not Impressed.

So I recently got an iPhone 13 Pro. Since I received it the phone has been jumping from 3G to 4G where I live, my previous iPhone XR more or less stayed on 4G after what seemed to be very recent upgr...
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Matthew_SMARTY
SMARTY Maverick
05-03-2023

Hey Mark

Sorry to hear this. It could possibly be due to congestion in the area, usually hospitals are very busy areas and this may effected your signal.  How is your signal at other times? 

- Matt

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MarkyR74
SMARTY Commentator
08-03-2023

Well I went to another place with Three 5G and it worked but only around 50MBPS. With 3 bars of 5G service, so the other town must have issues or something for it not to work.

I have tested a 1P Mobile SIM yesterday and today though, and I get MUCH better speeds with it on EE. I even get 5G in my house and it got over 90mbps on a Speedtest. So as much as I like Smarty, I think after further testing I'll have to leave. Three just don't have the signal in my area, and I do worry once that 3G is turned off if I'll have signal black spots. The coverage checker states I should get 'Very Good' 4G coverage, I don't see that at all I'm afraid. Looking at cell maper EE has more masts and closer to me, Three has fewer more widely spread out. I don't know what the plans are for North Dorset but I think it could be upgraded, although I expect planning permission for any new 5G mast will be difficult and met with opposition.

Where I go grocery shopping I can get around 80MBPS on Three 4G, but it doesn't seem to spread far enough to my village, the shops are about 9 miles from where I live.