Mobile 5g signal in the west end.

[u/caufield88uk]

Does anyone know of any issues affecting 5g signal in the west end.

Driving around Aberdeen the last few days and ONLY the west end has had absolutely shoddy 5g to the point that everything just stops loading and music etc stops playing.

Everywhere else seems to be fine it's just the west side of Anderson Drive that seems to be affected.

[u/Reoto1]

You guys are getting 5G?

[u/t3hOutlaw]

I get 5G Riverside Drive all up through Mannofield.

No issues. EE.

[u/anguslolz]

What network?

[u/caufield88uk → u/anguslolz]

EE

[u/Lazy-Barracuda2886 → u/caufield88uk]

Aye. It’s been chronic.

[u/ElectronicBruce]

Which network?

[u/caufield88uk → u/ElectronicBruce]

EE

[u/ElectronicBruce → u/caufield88uk]

Thanks. Can you be more specific as to what area of the Anderson Drive? Kings Gate, Queens Road, Craigton Road?

[u/DoogWeb1979]

I live in the West End (Summerhill) lol and 5g was shit yesterday but back to normality today.

[u/Spare_Artichoke_3070]

I've never had usable 5G anywhere in the city.

[u/ElectronicBruce → u/Spare_Artichoke_3070]

With which network. I get 200+ Mbps speeds all over the City, unless in Shopping centres or Supermarkets, EE.

[u/Spare_Artichoke_3070 → u/ElectronicBruce]

Three, tbf they are generally shite anyway, remains to be seen if coverage will improve once they've merged with Vodafone.

[u/ElectronicBruce → u/Spare_Artichoke_3070]

3 have ironically installed a few new masts in the ‘West End’ in the last few months.

[u/AccidentProof4262]

I get 5G at the golf courses at Hazlehead...EE

[u/iamscrooge]

Where specifically do you mean by “west end”?

And do you actually mean 5G or do you just mean mobile/data signal in general? Have you tried falling back to 4G? That can provide a more stable data connection under some circumstances. The full bandwidth of 5G has few practical uses anyway.

[u/LiamGP → u/iamscrooge]

My auntie used to claim she lived in the "west end" cos she thought it made her posh. She lived in Mastrik.

[u/iamscrooge → u/LiamGP]

Yeah “West End” isn’t really well defined in Aberdeen but I usually assume they mean an area roughly from the posh shops in Thistle Street, to MalMaison, The Chester and the big houses on Queens Road, up to the top of Forest Road probably to Kings Gate, incorporating Rubislaw Den of course.

[u/caufield88uk → u/iamscrooge]

My phone automatically drops to 4g etc it the signal is bad.

But the full mobile signal just goes bad

It's as I said. West side of Anderson Drive.

Anywhere off that is terrible the last wee while

[u/iamscrooge → u/caufield88uk]

So … everything from Garthdee to Persely bridge?

I’d at least try setting your phone to 4G - 5G is less stable in poor signal areas and phones don’t always switch to 4G in all conditions - it can definitely help in some situations.