4G service with non-4G based tariff

[anticpated]

OK recently, I was in Edinburgh over the holidays to see if there was any sale bargains and what not. I noticed that the signal indicator changed to 4G and the signal was mostly strong. So evidently this means if you have a 4G-capable mobile regardless if you have a 3G tariff, you can still access 4G (LTE) speeds providing you are in the correct area.

What confused me was, a couple of people said to me that you need a 4G SIM and contract to access this type of network. It looks like O2 have updated their networks to work using a hybrid system which will use the fastest transport possible - not restrict you by your SIM type.

I believe this is another grey area where people can tricked into paying more for something they normally can't access. So I don't know this is just an O2 easter egg or the same for all networks however all this means is the 4G tariff merely is just more data allowance not a key to the 4G network.

Anyway I thought it would interesting to mention to anybody with a 4G phone however yet to use the service.

[Cleoriff]

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@anticpated wrote:

Call me stupid if you like however this was not explained to me at the time when the SIM swap took place. Then I got the O2 message about the network upgrade. It just nice to know that I'm on the same page right now.

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I wouldn't dream of calling anyone stupid @anticpated  You would need to go a long way to beat me in the stupidity stakes...Hence all my questions.

[anticpated]

I much rather be happy than correct all of the time.

[Cleoriff]

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@anticpated wrote:

I much rather be happy than correct all of the time.

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You and me both.