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Roaming eSIMs Speedtests (in UK)

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Thought it's about time to make a roaming eSIMs speedtests thread, since we can't really use the main network threads for it since they are roaming on our networks. Targeting UK specifically here since there are threads for the rest of the world already.

This is Firsty (KPN NL) today on EE B3+3 and then on Three B28+3+32+1:

0.19/0.33mbps on EE


19.4/2.72mbps on Three

I think the PoW did just a bit better... responsive browsing too
 
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B3+3 on local site... eh EE still doesn't amaze me here. I'm not sure why this isn't a full setup (B1+3+7+20+28).

I don't think it would be likely to have 5G since Vodafone and O2 have it, but B20/28 would be helpful in scenarios since it covers quite a decent area (B1 would be a nice capacity bump).

8.62/0.22mbps
 
My BNE esim now gets 5G on EE which I think is pretty new, sadly here at least that doesn't mean much as the speed was still around 10Mbit/s (That could be the coverage here however rather than BNE specifically)

I've not seen 5G on o2/3 yet, also annoyingly on iphone their carrier profile means it shows BNE instead of the underlaying network so unless I put it on manual and specifically pick one I don't always know which network it landed on. (I think it tends to prefer 3 though probably because my main sim uses them, and it's presumably easier on the modem?)
 
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My BNE esim now gets 5G on EE which I think is pretty new, sadly here at least that doesn't mean much as the speed was still around 10Mbit/s (That could be the coverage here however rather than BNE specifically)

I've not seen 5G on o2/3 yet, also annoyingly on iphone their carrier profile means it shows BNE instead of the underlaying network so unless I put it on manual and specifically pick one I don't always know which network it landed on. (I think it tends to prefer 3 though probably because my main sim uses them, and it's presumably easier on the modem?)
I'm thankful that the Pixel will usually show "network name - eSIM name" when roaming
 
I'm thankful that the Pixel will usually show "network name - eSIM name" when roaming
That's just a carrier profile thing on the whole of android.
O2 networks typically show 'Movistar - Tesco' for example (using Tesco in Spain).

Three chooses not to show these so will just use the local network's name.

The same goes for these eSIMs. If it's in the carrier profile to display in that manner then it will. If not then it won't.

It all just depends on what the carrier chooses to show. Lebara does state, Vodafone UK doesn't. Three SIM 1 and Lebara SIM 2.
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That's just a carrier profile thing on the whole of android.
O2 networks typically show 'Movistar - Tesco' for example (using Tesco in Spain).

Three chooses not to show these so will just use the local network's name.

The same goes for these eSIMs. If it's in the carrier profile to display in that manner then it will. If not then it won't.

It all just depends on what the carrier chooses to show. Lebara does state, Vodafone UK doesn't. Three SIM 1 and Lebara SIM 2.
O2 UK actual SIMs don't show the "O2" name by my experience, at least on my Samsung. Three UK doesn't either.

Lebara UK definitely does, as does Talk Home (actually in the UK it shows Talk.Home - Talk Home which is ridiculous). Vodafone IE also does.

Many eSIMs hide network names completely including DENT and Firsty, quite annoying when switching.
 
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B20+3 on 12799, woah! It actually finally works, and this is during a rugby match. I suspect I'm clinging onto this more post-3G switchoff, power on B3 seems to be increased which prefers it over the closer PoW. I don't know whether the PoW would have decent throughput given the rugby match, but it's actually browsable now, still not particularly snappy though.

Wonder if that's the same case in other locations, I think B28 would help.

1.08/0.11mbps


Edit, got a connection on 49553, B28+32+3+1.

23.4/1.68mbps
 
Vodafone worked too on 2988. B1+7+20 is working well, I think it sounds about right that the two networks with 5G coverage of the stadium (Vodafone and Three, although I suspect O2 has weak coverage on n78, I think EE might also have coverage now but not from the serving site (like O2, unless it's on B20 on 15449).

43.5/13.7mbps
 
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