u/Guybrush-_-

Unusably slow speed (data only sim)

Edit : I had to activate the SIM cards using the secret codes printed in the instructions, and now everything is good. My mistake for not reading the instructions!

Hi, I ordered two physical data-only SIM cards and tested them today, but the speeds are extremely slow and basically unusable. Below are the speed on Google speed test.

Main line : iPhone 17, Down 150mbps, Up 30mbps

Data only esim : iPad Pro, Down 450mbps, Up 45mbps

Data only psim #1 : Galaxy S22 and Pixel 9, 0.03mbps down and up

Data only psim #2 : Galaxy S22 and Pixel 9, 0.03mbps down and up

I've only used about 20 GB this billing cycle, so I don't think the lines should be throttled.

I've already tried:

Rebooting both phones

Turning Airplane Mode on and off

Swapping the SIM cards between the Galaxy S22 and Pixel 9

Switching between 5G and LTE modes

The results are the same on both phones and with both physical SIM cards. Both phones have full 5G signal bars.

Any idea what's causing this or what I can do to fix it?

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u/Guybrush-_- — 2 days ago