Signal Strength West Oxford OX2

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I am in West Oxford and have a Vodafone and iD Mobile eSIM in the same 5G phone in my house. Both eSIMs are stored on a third party 9eSIM eUICC.

The phone shows 4G+ for both Vodafone and iD Mobile but Vodafone has more strength bars.

Running a network speed test and iD Mobile is woeful. Vodafone often hits well in excess of 100mbps, iD Mobile 20-30 mbps in exactly the same location.

I am using a private DNS - Quad9 with both eSIMs.

So clearly not very good and more investigations to do.

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CRMSAuthor

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Update. It is the same just using auto DNS in network settings. iD Mobile network speed hasn';t improved during the day.

Gemma M

iD Mobile Employee

Hi @CRMS,

Thanks for sharing your findings.

Based on the setup you've described, we can't guarantee the performance or compatibility of a third-party 9eSIM eUICC solution with the iD Mobile network. While it may function correctly for calls, texts, and data, it isn't a device configuration that has been tested or officially supported by iD Mobile.

The difference in speed could be caused by a number of factors, including:

Network coverage and capacity in your area.
The network bands being selected by each provider.
Device compatibility with the network.
The third-party eSIM hardware itself.

As the iD Mobile eSIM is being used through a third-party solution, we can't confirm that the behaviour you're seeing is representative of the iD Mobile network or whether it's being affected by the eSIM adapter.

Regards,

Gemma M
The iD Mobile Social Media Team

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