5G on giffgaff

traelkom

I was browsing Wikipedia, when I bumped into this:
Tesco Mobile offers 5g. (they operate under the O2 network)
why is it that giffgaff does not just yet?

jaymailsays

traelkom Tesco Mobile offers 5g. (they operate under the O2 network)

Only for contract customers.

giffgaff is a paygo network.

richybhoy36

traelkom I could get 5g on sky but I have a Galaxy s10 lite which is only 4g which I am very happy with ! As the more people that go to 5g frees up space on 4g for us !

davidevans0000

traelkom cheapest 5g phones I’ve seen about £379 i won’t be ever wanting 5g at these prices.

pw6049

traelkom I will pass on 5g not spending £400 for a phone doesn’t make sense to me

david13725

jaymailsays giffgaff is a MVON. In a community post, they said one O2 FULLY rolls out their 5G capabilities, giffgaff would them join in as giffgaff us run on the O2 network.

davek89

because the accountants don’t think it would be profitable enough!

scrupps

It will come in time. However, at the moment not many phones are 5g compatible and not many areas can get 5g - so it won’t be a priority for giffgaff for a few months yet.

4g is pretty fast now though and so not sure how noticeable the move to 5g will be in the early days.

scrupps

pw6049 I agree, I wouldn’t spend £400 on a phone…..

….. however, a mobile computer that fits in my pocket, takes great photos, works as a sat nav, can do spreadsheets, documents, works as an e-reader, connects me to social media, instant messenger, online shop in my pocket, answers all the questions I ever have AND works as a phone- now there is something I would easily pay more than £400 pounds for. 😀

pw6049

scrupps I’ve a 4g phone that can do all that and it was brand new from O2 cost £19

subasht

there’s not much point in having 5G access atm anyways;

there’s very little 5G coverage as of now; and i do think giffgaff will soon have 5G service on offer at no extra cost soon.. by the year end the latest

jaymailsays

david13725 In a community post, they said one O2 FULLY rolls out their 5G capabilities, giffgaff would them join in as giffgaff us run on the O2 network.

Not quite what the Announcement said a year ago ⬇️

You might have seen that O2 have been talking about their 5G rollout, starting in October.[2019] As giffgaff uses the O2 network, when we roll out our 5G capability, we’ll be able to take advantage of that 5G infrastructure.

As most of you know, giffgaff is a business that likes to test and experiment. With a new technology like this, it’s important that we implement it in a way that’s right for the members that will be using it, so our first forays into 5G will be on a trial basis.
https://community.giffgaff.com/d/23692574-what-will-happen-with-5g-on-giffgaff

Tesco Mobile is also a MVNO who rolled out 5G with O2 last year and I have not seen any evidence that our 4G sims are 5G ready.

inspiron42

Coverage is too patchy with 4G downwards. Coverage should be the focus, not added speed in places you can get WiFi anyway.

peterhall0012

I’ve family who use 5g and said that they should have stayed with 4g as it’s only slightly better and more money for the contract

scrupps

pw6049 sounds like a bargain 😀