While nearly all G7 countries have seen 5G mobilephone download speeds get faster in 2023, one country has seen them worsen... & that country is (you'll be unsurprised to learn) the UK.
So what with in-contract price rises & widely reported consumer complaints about service from mobile #phone firms, its just one more sector where UK consumers are being ripped off by firms charging high prices but delivering worse (and worsening) services than you might get elsewhere...
We're being mugged
Mobile phone service provider, Tango here in Luxembourg, finally rolled out a 5G service to our little village in the country and suddenly the speed available dropped from 40-50Mbps on the old 4G service to around 10 - 15Mbps on 5G. This is not quite what we were anticipating!
I complained to Tango's technical service and was fobbed off with excuses but eventually, I was told to complain to the directors of Tango as they were the only people who could authorize the expenditure required for 'densification' of the network which would improve the speeds available!
In one or two places, I have seen speeds of 200-300Mbps available in Luxembourg but on average speeds are extremely poor for users of Tango at least!
I have a phone that is capable of taking two SIMs so I have one from the Post.lu; the biggest local provider, and I will be installing that shortly to see if service is better with that! If it is then Tango can stick their bloody worthless service where the 5G don't reach!
@Paulos_the_fog
Yes, perhaps the UK experience is not quite as unique - which is by no means a good thing in this case (for anyone)