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Freedom - Getting different speeds on 2 different phones

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[OP]
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Sep 25, 2007
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Freedom - Getting different speeds on 2 different phones

i have a rough idea of the bands + freedom, however, i'm just confused because of the following:

I have 2 phones, nexus 5x and blu r1 plus, with freedom
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?i ... hone2=8670
if you take a look here, nexus 5x has all bands of blu r1 plus and more

however, when i run a speed test with the 5x, i get 1.0 Mbps
on the r1 plus, i get a 1.8 Mbps

On the 5x, the signal says LTE, whereas on r1 plus, I get 4G to add to the confusion

I dont think this should matter but 5x is on android 7.1.2 and r1 plus is on 6.0.0

this *might* matter, but I don't think it should, the r1 plus is on the 5gb/month tablet plan
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[OP]
Deal Addict
Sep 25, 2007
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wanted to add that i just got an official text from freedom saying that they launched (in toronto) even though i've been getting LTE/4G on these phones for over a month now
so i just wanted to 'complain' since it's official now

fyi, LTE coverage is still spotty for me in toronto and gets cut to 3G easily (or the dreaded dead zones where it gets no signal or 2G)
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May 17, 2008
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Toronto
Did I read that right? LTE and only 1.8mbps?
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Aug 27, 2016
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Freedom mobile...You get what u pay for. Good luck.

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