That�s interesting. I�ll see if the 4GEE Home Router reports the band it uses the next time I�m at the caravan. That could explain the difference in speed between the Huawei B311 and the 4GEE Home Router.

As I understand it, EE use Band 3 and Band 7, while Three use Band 3 and Band 20.

I�m very satisfied with the performance i�m getting from Three, as it�s better than the performance we were getting from EE at less than half the cost, albeit with a higher ping. I was just curious why the Huawei B311 router supplied by Three achieved higher upload speeds but lower download speeds.

Edited by dewi (Tue 12-Mar-19 09:33:28)

The quality of communication depends on the area.

Edited by Hitfow (Tue 12-Mar-19 12:25:58)

In reply to a post by dewi:

As I understand it, EE use Band 3 and Band 7, while Three use Band 3 and Band 20.

It depends on area. They both have more bands than this. EE and Three both primarily use Band 3, but EE has more holdings in this band.

All 4 networks have Band 20, but EE and Three have 5mhz each, whereas Vodafone and O2 have 10mhz each.
All 4 networks have Band 3, but EE has 45mhz, Three has 15mhz, and Vodafone and O2 have 5mhz each.
All 4 networks have Band 1 (2100mhz) being switched from 3G (UMTS) to 4G (LTE) services
2 networks have Band 7 (2600mhz) - EE and Vodafone
2 networks have Band 32 (1400mhz) - Three and Vodafone - but this is downlink only.

Then the whole thiing gets a LOT more complicated when you add in 5G

You can see why some devices (notably the "gigabit" capable ones) have 5 way Carrier Aggregation, useful on both Vodafone and EE in many cities for additional capacity.

Robert,

This morning, I got:

Samsung S6 Edge, Three, ping 46 ms, download 19.0 Mbps, upload 1.54 Mpbs
iPad Pro (2nd generation), Three, ping 57 ms, download 62.4 Mbps, upload 2.81 Mbps
EE 4GEE Home Router, Three, 47 ms, download 48.5 Mbps, upload 5.25 Mbps

Dewi