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TheBoy:
As DTM suspects, probably "upgrading" to 5G, but via 5G NSA.

5G NSA uses the 5G frequencies and techniques on the radio network, but the rest of the infrastructure like backhaul and the servers that run it all are the 4G ones, which is why most 5G speeds are shockingly slow.  In many cases, the 5G NSA is given a reserved capacity VP on the backhaul to make it seem a bit better than the 4G, which therefore gets less of the backhaul it had before, increasing contention, thus slowing it down.

The other thing that can bugger it all up during the changeover, quite often they change frequencies and power levels of nearby older masts, so as to reduce interference with the 4G one.  This can also impact, as it might be you are pushed to another cell, or repeatedly swap cells as the individual cells "breath".


In the UK, the vast, vast majority of 5G is NSA, with minimal public SA.  NSA is easier, cheaper, and most importantly faster to deploy.  And many UK/EU/US mobile networks are otherwise distracted ripping out the Chinky shite  ;D

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