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3UK 5G Speed Slow

nsmith1979

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Hi all - I'm after a bit of advice if possible.

I'm currently using a 3UK PAYG Unlimited Data SIM for my home broadband, been using it for the last week, but the 5G speed seems slow:

Band selection:
Primary B28 - CA B3 + B1 + N78

DL: 15 - 110Mbps (although it has reached 250Mbps+ twice but has never got near that again)
UL: 10 - 20Mbps

The mast I'm connecting to is 1mile away (as the crow flies) and has bands 1, 3, 20 & 28 (according to Cellmapper) the signal details I'm receiving are as follows:

Primary 4G band B28
RSRP -105dBm
RSRQ -10 -> -8dB
SINR 10 - 18db

N78 (using an omni antenna up on the roof)
NR RSRP -100dBm
NR RSRQ -11dB
NR SINR 16 - 20dB

I know the 4G signal isn't fantastic but the 5G signal is OK, I would of thought the DL speed would of been much better, I'm happy with the UL speed.

Is there a better band selection I could try or is the DL speed the best I can expect for the distance?

I'm using the 3internet APN (IPv4 only) and CloudFare DNS.
 
RSRP with - 105 would suggest very poor signal quality for 4G which would suggest you are right on the edge or outside connection area.

5G with - 100dbm means that you are right on the edge so will get poor to no signal - Would explain your 5G speeds being hit or miss.

Your RSRQ being towards the higher end means that you are also very edge to the cell.

Im surprised its working and that you have no other masts closer...
¬_¬


i suspect you have answered your question :)

or is the DL speed the best I can expect for the distance?
 
I was managing nearly 300Mbit/s with this, although I seem to have only locked B28 for upload which is rather slow.

Edit: that was on a H112-370, the MC801A I have will see that 5G is available but cannot actually connect to the N78 (Guess too weak).
 

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Hi all - I'm after a bit of advice if possible.

I'm currently using a 3UK PAYG Unlimited Data SIM for my home broadband, been using it for the last week, but the 5G speed seems slow:

Band selection:
Primary B28 - CA B3 + B1 + N78

DL: 15 - 110Mbps (although it has reached 250Mbps+ twice but has never got near that again)
UL: 10 - 20Mbps

The mast I'm connecting to is 1mile away (as the crow flies) and has bands 1, 3, 20 & 28 (according to Cellmapper) the signal details I'm receiving are as follows:

Primary 4G band B28
RSRP -105dBm
RSRQ -10 -> -8dB
SINR 10 - 18db

N78 (using an omni antenna up on the roof)
NR RSRP -100dBm
NR RSRQ -11dB
NR SINR 16 - 20dB

I know the 4G signal isn't fantastic but the 5G signal is OK, I would of thought the DL speed would of been much better, I'm happy with the UL speed.

Is there a better band selection I could try or is the DL speed the best I can expect for the distance?

I'm using the 3internet APN (IPv4 only) and CloudFare DNS.
can you turn off Band 1 and Band 3? I had the same problem when router only connected to one of these 2 bands, they are very slow so I forced my router to connect to 20, 32 and 78 only and didnt have a problem since.
 
I’ve tried locking to just band 28 & n78, doesn’t make much difference (band 32 isn’t available) but will try band 28, 20 & n78 to see if it makes a difference.
 
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