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Vodafone SA 5G

Bubbles121

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I've set my Lebara SIM to SA only 5G... Saw it connect, but the speeds are rubbish. Sadly I didn't have cellmapper running, gonna see if I can latch onto it again and see what bands it is using.
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n20 does exist:
But it's not being used here. Nor is it used by vodafone I don't believe. The speeds show B20, Cellmapper says B20 LTE, @ 10MHz which is vodafones 4G allocation
 
SA 5G is available on all operators bar Three so far. Look on cellmapper, Vodafone has the most SA live sites.
Just tried EE on my Xiaomi mi 10t Lite near Borough Market in Central London, SA doesn't work.
I've set the phone to NR only, I assume this means SA. Won't connect.
 
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What is "SA" .. "NR" .. trying to learn. Thanks.
Hi uknowiama,

NR is New Radio, meaning 5G and SA is Stand Alone meaning a 5G signal that doesn't require the 4G network to operate.

NSA is Non Stand Alone meaning a 5G signal that still requires a 4G network to work.

Most 5G in the UK is still NSA.

There, clear as mud. 😊
 
Hi uknowiama,

NR is New Radio, meaning 5G and SA is Stand Alone meaning a 5G signal that doesn't require the 4G network to operate.

NSA is Non Stand Alone meaning a 5G signal that still requires a 4G network to work.

Most 5G in the UK is still NSA.

There, clear as mud. 😊

The downside of having an NSA network is the government see everything though!
 
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Wolverhampton, Birmingham, London, Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester
I'll visit the Vodafone masts in Wolves later this week to see if it's active now, I know it's appeared on cellmapper for a long time as SA despite being unconnectable. Assuming some Vodafone insider used Cellmapper when it first appeared.
 
I'll visit the Vodafone masts in Wolves later this week to see if it's active now, I know it's appeared on cellmapper for a long time as SA despite being unconnectable. Assuming some Vodafone insider used Cellmapper when it first appeared.
Or it's a poorly configured MVNO incorrectly connecting to 5G SA and being kicked off?

Or it's the trial areas showing up:



In what it called a "commercial pilot," Vodafone UK has launched availability of 5G standalone (SA) services in London, Manchester and Cardiff.
 
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