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O2 roaming - speed test results

GJD — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 19:32:52 GMT

Thought I might start a thread where people can post their speed test results when roaming, given last summer's debacle. It's been great for me so far.

Was at Prague airport on 22 June 2018 and got 82Mbps up / 25 down on O2 CZ.

Now in the city centre of Gijón, Asturias, NW Spain and got this on Movistar.

Doing a tour around the coast into Galicia and then to Madrid so I'll post from other locations. Maybe others might join in?

Re: O2 roaming - speed test results

Cleoriff — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 06:34:25 GMT

I won't be going abroad this year @GJD but I think it's a sound idea for others to post their speeds on here.

As you say, with the awful throttling from last year it would be great to see improvements

Yours are pretty good.

I just wonder if they would be the same when 'peak' travel season is on us.... ie middle of July to the beginning of September?

It will be very interesting to see the speeds posted then.

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Anonymous — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 12:27:37 GMT

I'd probably expect to see relatively low speeds on cells serving an airport, simply due to the number of devices logged onto them.

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GJD — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:44:47 GMT

Now in Luarca, Asturias -- a small fishing town... Movistar - 147 Mbps! I've never ever had such fast speeds through my phone, ever!

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MI5 — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:46:24 GMT

Amazing !

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Cleoriff — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 20:02:36 GMT

That's great news @GJD

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jonsie — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 20:44:30 GMT

Just...wow!

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iphone4sir — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 21:28:11 GMT

Anyone OUTSIDE the Eu managed to run any speed tests?

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jonsie — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 21:31:53 GMT

I will as soon as I go home.

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GJD — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:47:46 GMT

I know Gatwick is pretty terrible but 82Mbps in a busy Prague airport
was way better than anything I've ever had on 4G in the UK on O2.

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Marjo — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:37:02 GMT

Nice topic @GJD, thanks for starting this. It will be interesting to read more!

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darrengf — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:48:52 GMT

This is amazing to read and see. It’s great to start to see people getting the speeds.

From the throttling we used to get. This is good.

it would be great as you say for everyone to collate it all on here. Especially at airports wher it can be congested and then we have one central data base.

any one else done speed tests abroad this year in last couple of months and see an improvement. Speed? Network and so on.

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GJD — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:50:35 GMT

Now in Viveiro on the north coast of Galicia ... Movistar again ... I've never had these speeds on O2 in the UK ever...

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Cleoriff — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:17:38 GMT

So pleased to see my favourite country stepping out of the darkness and into the light.

It's 16 months since I was last there and what a difference

Are these all 4G speeds @GJD?

Re: O2 roaming - speed test results

GJD — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:33:47 GMT

Yep, phone-frying scorching hot 4G speeds! All with Movistar. I haven't been able to connect to any other networks, but there's been no need to yet.

Re: O2 roaming - speed test results

Cleoriff — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:29:39 GMT

@GJD wrote:
Yep, phone-frying scorching hot 4G speeds! All with Movistar. I haven't been able to connect to any other networks, but there's been no need to yet.

Well Movistar is the main network of choice throught the whole of Spain, so as you say. no need to try any other @GJD

Re: O2 roaming - speed test results

GJD — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:18:34 GMT

Another record breaker with Movistar -- this time in the beautiful little town of Muros on the west coast of Galicia, and hour west of Santiago de Compostela:

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Cleoriff — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:29:21 GMT

Excellent @GJD

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GJD — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:36:18 GMT

Even from this beautiful deserted beach in Louro, Galicia:

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Cleoriff — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:47:28 GMT

Never mind the speed test @GJD...Just send me that lovely beach