8 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65REVIEWVodafone’s 4G network is quick in these 5G areas,
and I can’t recommend the extra spend in order to
hop onto the 5G network at this stage. The benefits
are not worth the extra spend on the contract. I also
found that I had to stand in the exact spots Vodafone
told me to be, otherwise I never saw a 5G connection.
EE's coverage in London seems wider already.
But the fact you have a 5G capable phone does
mean that you will generally get a faster 4G signal in
certain areas. This is not because normal 4G contracts
are throttled by Vodafone, but rather the 5G masts
the S10 5G can access have fewer people connecting
to them given 5G’s infancy. This means the 4G those
masts broadcast are also being used by fewer people,
so the 4G connection is faster.
That said, this is also true of EE, where I found
speeds to be consistently faster. Of course, this is only5G is a lot faster than 4G8 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65
REVIEW
Vodafone’s 4G network is quick in these 5G areas,
and I can’t recommend the extra spend in order to
hop onto the 5G network at this stage. The benefits
are not worth the extra spend on the contract. I also
found that I had to stand in the exact spots Vodafone
told me to be, otherwise I never saw a 5G connection.
EE's coverage in London seems wider already.
But the fact you have a 5G capable phone does
mean that you will generally get a faster 4G signal in
certain areas. This is not because normal 4G contracts
are throttled by Vodafone, but rather the 5G masts
the S10 5G can access have fewer people connecting
to them given 5G’s infancy. This means the 4G those
masts broadcast are also being used by fewer people,
so the 4G connection is faster.
That said, this is also true of EE, where I found
speeds to be consistently faster. Of course, this is only5G is a lot faster than 4G