In reply to a post by jchamier:

4G+ on your display means you are receiving at least two signals and combining. For more have a read of this page I wrote over the Christmas period.
https://www.redsplace.co.uk/mobile/

it's a constantly evolving space... spectrum refarming, upgrades to more MIMO, more carrier aggregation. 5G coming up...

It's also sometimes a little difficult to figure out what a router supports - and even harder (without signal testing) to really see what a network might offer in a particular location. (I'm thinking MIMO and CA, let alone sometimes what bands are used)

In reply to a post by planetf1:

EE can be pretty fast on 4G - they have a lot of spectrum. Unfortunately their tariffs tend to be rather expensive, and unlimited (needed [by me] for broadband) is fairly rare.

EE unlimited is £34
https://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phone-deals/sim-only-deals

For some reason I could never find that. Thanks for clarifying.

It's mostly going to be a consideration AFTER any house move, maybe 6-9 months time when thinking about wired vs wireless BB - we'll see. But price won't be such a key factor then (heck I pay 55pcm for virgin currently)

I�m renovating my new house (had it for 2 years now and getting close to moving in). I had my Virgin contract end in property I currently live in last March. I managed to get Virgin to extend the discount as a monthly credit to my account for 3 months. After this I purchased a B525 and have been using Smarty for last 7 months. It�s been in the main it�s been good enough as a put me on.

What you might find is by using Quidco it�s cheaper to get the device on Three on either a 12 month contract (or even one month) than it will be paying Smarty and buying outright.

I maybe worded this a bit strange

i mean EE is faster than three in my area while not having 4G+

4G+ just means aggregation of channels. You might find EE has 4G+ but their devices don�t show it.

In reply to a post by jchamier:

4G+ just means aggregation of channels. You might find EE has 4G+ but their devices don�t show it.

Same with an iPhone XS Max on Vodafone -- no difference in the symbol.

In reply to a post by planetf1:

Same with an iPhone XS Max on Vodafone -- no difference in the symbol.

iPhones don�t show the sub modes. On 3G you didn�t get H or H+ either. On 4G you don�t see +.

Apple didn�t see the point.

The cellular mode is NOT an indicator of speed. It�s an idea of what the maximum speed could be theoretically.

I know?

its just easier to type.