# Mobile Networks **URL:** \ **Category:** General Chat\ **Created:** [31 July 2018 08:57 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737 "2018-07-31T08:57:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 173
**Author:** ![jo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/jo/32/119789_2.png) [@jo](https://community.monzo.com/u/jo)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2026 22:26 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4585 "2026-10-01T22:26:46Z")
Where did you get that offer from? šŸ˜‚ Will SMARTY even be around in 80 years time? ---
**Author:** ![orangefuturebright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@orangefuturebright](https://community.monzo.com/u/orangefuturebright)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2026 23:44 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4586 "2026-10-01T23:44:18Z")
Classic tactic online in telecoms. The online price is ridiculous. When you call or go into store the ā€œunder the counterā€ prices appear and suddenly itā€™s all discounted. Vodafone will aggressively push to get your FTTP broadband line first. And then unlock significant discounts on a mobile line. EE does the same. EE hardly do any business online. Itā€™s all via the contact centre, and thatā€™s because they can price differently without causing the competition to react and lower their prices. ---
**Author:** ![Carlo1460](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/carlo1460/32/122202_2.png) [@Carlo1460](https://community.monzo.com/u/Carlo1460)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2026 02:25 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4587 "2026-10-02T02:25:31Z")
> [@jo](#): > > Where did you get that offer from? šŸ˜‚ I want to say MSE. I get great Three coverage indoors and around the streets which voxi refuses to use until it connects to the 5G. Also has 12gb roaming so thatā€™s holiday sorted. > [@orangefuturebright](#): > > When you call or go into store the ā€œunder the counterā€ prices appear and suddenly itā€™s all discounted. always the way šŸ«  ---
**Author:** ![AndOrDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@AndOrDog](https://community.monzo.com/u/AndOrDog)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2026 18:34 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4588 "2026-10-02T18:34:16Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/4/f/4f75dc91fc769ba40349e23acb851370ed4d07ac.png) Not bad 5G standalone in York ---
**Author:** ![Launcelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Launcelot](https://community.monzo.com/u/Launcelot)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2026 20:56 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4589 "2026-10-02T20:56:56Z")
Must be quite populated with that latency? ---
**Author:** ![AndOrDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@AndOrDog](https://community.monzo.com/u/AndOrDog)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2026 20:57 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4590 "2026-10-02T20:57:48Z")
150 at the venue Iā€™m at, yes. Whether theyā€™re all on EE, who knows ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/a/b/ab0d942b2a2feb3a4f653a95af5db507b3f09864.png) Iā€™ve seen way worse on Three though ---
**Author:** ![Launcelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Launcelot](https://community.monzo.com/u/Launcelot)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2026 23:10 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4591 "2026-10-02T23:10:14Z")
Try \*_3001#12345#_\* and look at the stats there. Itā€™ll infer strength and quality/interference. ![IMG_8963](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/4/8/4879bfb42a8f3b5f0076139bf801f2671a5f3cd7.jpeg) ![IMG_8964](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/4/2/42eb54bfcc5c358123b0d2fb0ea8f2e92481536c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LordRec](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/lordrec/32/121713_2.png) [@LordRec](https://community.monzo.com/u/LordRec)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 06:13 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4592 "2026-10-03T06:13:10Z")
And that only applies if you had an EE contract before, right? Presumably you canā€™t get such good deals going in ---
**Author:** ![nickvid82](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/nickvid82/32/54271_2.png) [@nickvid82](https://community.monzo.com/u/nickvid82)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 07:48 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4593 "2026-10-03T07:48:57Z")
I had to phone EE to add a sim onto my account as I could t do it online. Said the account was closed due to porting number out. Have EE broadband but the person on the phone still only quoted the online price so wasnā€™t any different. ---
**Author:** ![Carlo1460](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/carlo1460/32/122202_2.png) [@Carlo1460](https://community.monzo.com/u/Carlo1460)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 07:53 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4594 "2026-10-03T07:53:44Z")
Starts and ends wit a \* just fyi for those trying ---
**Author:** ![Launcelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Launcelot](https://community.monzo.com/u/Launcelot)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 07:58 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4595 "2026-10-03T07:58:17Z")
Oops!! Yes it does - sorry, amended now! Thanks for spotting that! ---
**Author:** ![orangefuturebright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@orangefuturebright](https://community.monzo.com/u/orangefuturebright)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 08:01 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4596 "2026-10-03T08:01:53Z")
Thatā€™s EE One pricing. Which is already discounted because you have broadband. Those are the best prices. At least Ā£20 less per month than the standard retail price. ---
**Author:** ![Anarchist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/anarchist/32/27895_2.png) [@Anarchist](https://community.monzo.com/u/Anarchist)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 11:39 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4597 "2026-10-03T11:39:41Z")
Three, ID, and Smarty having issues. Weirdly, for me, Three works and Smarty doesnā€™t. ![IMG_1057](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/9/2/9242c63a2a9e1a4eaa944d5b768684ea0f3cf402.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bosaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bosaw](https://community.monzo.com/u/Bosaw)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2026 19:06 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4598 "2026-10-03T19:06:04Z")
I didnā€™t have any issues on iD. ---
**Author:** ![AndOrDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@AndOrDog](https://community.monzo.com/u/AndOrDog)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2026 09:31 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4599 "2026-10-05T09:31:22Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/6/a/6a3a37e983ce88173bd10318f7faad92055f4bdc.png) First day at work with my 18 pro max and the C2 modem seems to stay on 5G SA a lot better than my 17 pro max and 16 plus did, this has not touched NSA once, obviously it could be that EE have gotten better in the space of a few weeksā€¦. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/1/3/13ef07df1cacfec7a5d0cbe4af09cb2e04e85e68.png) N3 doesnā€™t seem terribly fast, but at least itā€™s stable ---
**Author:** ![orangefuturebright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@orangefuturebright](https://community.monzo.com/u/orangefuturebright)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2026 13:00 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4600 "2026-10-05T13:00:09Z")
53mb I think is poor for 5GSA given the price EE are selling it for. If that doesnā€™t improve I would seriously consider a complaint. EE suggest the 5GSA would deliver much faster speeds than that. I would try a 4G speed test and Iā€™m sure you will get 3 times that. I have standard 5G non SA on my Galaxy S26U on a 3 SIM and itā€™s hitting consistently 700mb to 1GB speeds. Granted thatā€™s probably the Vodafone effect but still, way faster than EE. ---
**Author:** ![AndOrDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@AndOrDog](https://community.monzo.com/u/AndOrDog)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2026 13:02 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4601 "2026-10-05T13:02:38Z")
OMG, you were right, the 4G test absolutely rips! /s ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/7/a/7a59965d1f4cd8bfc9c121b676e4e9d414fd3aad.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/9/7/974f9c0cab5380b638b1bd31bd76ab2bed8a1378.png) Iā€™m more concerned about the stability of the connection over speeds, I might test three, but Iā€™m in an EE contract until March 2028 ---
**Author:** ![orangefuturebright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@orangefuturebright](https://community.monzo.com/u/orangefuturebright)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2026 13:13 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4602 "2026-10-05T13:13:38Z")
I would absolutely raise a complaint with those speeds on EE. ---
**Author:** ![Bosaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bosaw](https://community.monzo.com/u/Bosaw)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2026 13:26 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4603 "2026-10-05T13:26:20Z")
> [@orangefuturebright](#): > > Granted thatā€™s probably the Vodafone effect Is it not more likely the Three effect? Three have the fastest 5G top speeds going. This is on Three this morning ![IMG_4316](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/e/7/e7b1eee4f5dd46ca6466d457c26c6beac50f55d1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tired](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@tired](https://community.monzo.com/u/tired)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2026 16:50 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737/4604 "2026-10-05T16:50:18Z")
The most hated network not doing bad here. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/e/b/eb985de51301af4eb036c3e880bd505cd09a915b.jpeg) I did another one. Still on NSA. O2 is not that bad ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/original/3X/0/b/0bbbcc392957437abe4f67b186d81710ef8879a4.jpeg) [Previous page](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737.md?page=172) [Next page](https://community.monzo.com/t/mobile-networks/43737.md?page=174)