4g speed

[Anonymous]

I've just upgraded to a nice new Sony Z2 with a 4g contract. I've done a few speed tests in London and I'm a bit disappointed with the results. The max speed I've seen is 12mbps download and 1.2mbps upload. Those look like 3g speeds to me.

How do I know whether I'm actually getting 4g, and what speeds should I expect to see? I would expect to get at least 20mbps download and 10mbps upload minimum in a good 4g area...

[MI5]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Are you sure I should see 4g in the notification bar on a Z2 rather than H+?

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100% sure

[Anonymous]

I've found the problem. I wasn't given a 4g SIM with my new Z2! They're going to send me one...

[Anonymous]

A good resolution.

Thank you for the update.

A 4g sim will say 4G printed in it.

[MI5]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I've found the problem. I wasn't given a 4g SIM with my new Z2! They're going to send me one...

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Most strange - I didn't know O2 had anything other than 4G sims now 

[Anonymous]

Well they didn't give me a SIM at all. They told me my old SIM would be fine 

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Well they didn't give me a SIM at all. They told me my old SIM would be fine 

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That would explain things. They stopped issuing 3G sims at the advent of 4G

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a human error and mix up.

[Anonymous]

Well that's better!

4G SIM, first test in central London: 26mbps down, 2.6 mbps up. I'm sure I'll get better than that in a better 4G area, but at least I am now getting 4G - and it does indeed say 4G in the notification bar.

Thanks all for the advice.

[Anonymous]

Good result.

Enjoy the speeds.

[Anonymous]

I got my LG G3 yesterday with 4G. My speed is (just tested 5 mins ago)

Download speed 35.85 Mbps

upload 23.05 Mbps

My home broadband is 16Mbps Download and only 1MB upload.