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Hi All,

 

I am having serious issues with my home broadband so bought a 5g router and am trying to use it for gaming with my ID mobile sim card. I currently pay £8 / month and have Unlm Mess + calls. An i believe its 40gb data.

The issue i’m having is when I use it for the first 40min its perfect, game runs smooth. No issues. But after around 40min all my games start to really lag. Delay. Unplayable.

 

So i guess what im asking is, does ID mobile have maybe a fair usage? Is this slowing me down when gaming. Does it detect me gaming and think, nope sorry we need to slow you down type thing.

 

Or is all that just a coincidence? An theres something else at play here?

 

Cheers

Dave Marsden

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    andewhite
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    • March 14, 2025

    All the UK mobile network service providers, including iD Mobile, have a fair usage policy, ​@davemarsden132. 

    The iD Mobile network partner (Three UK) also has an active traffic management policy, which they say is designed to ensure everybody gets the best possible experience, using a fair share of their network resources.

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    • March 14, 2025

    Hi ​@davemarsden132 

     

    We don’t throttle users depending on what they’re doing, it’s possible that at certain times of the day the traffic is higher therefore service may be slower.

     

    It’s worth noting that iD Mobile SIM cards don’t officially support being inside any routers, so you may encounter issues.

     

    Tom

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