topic Re: Data speeds between handsets in Sky Mobile

Data speeds between handsets

Beneiddowson82 — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:20:29 GMT

Hi guys

Just wondering if someone can help with ideas. A Sky sim in a Pixel 9 (purchased from google) and the latency with sky is absolutly shocking (i'm talking 10-15 seconds to load the BBC website/google/data within apps), i know the phone and o2 are working fine as a tesco sim in the same handset flys. I transfered the esim to an iphone 15 pro max and everything was fine, latency gone, speed fine and coverage all ok. Transfer the esim back to the pixel and the issue start again. I've disabled stuff like prviate browsing etc but to no avail. Do Sky have some form of issue with the Pixel (i dont see why they would when they sell the device) or could it be an some of account issue, The 5g addon was activte. This happens on both LTE and 5g.

Re: Data speeds between handsets

FrankHovis — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:26:28 GMT

Same here, same phone. Did you find a fix for this? I get good results on speed tests and then 1 minute later the speed is 0.1mb.... I turn mobile data on and off and the speed is ok again, for 5 mins. Very frustrating

Re: Data speeds between handsets

Beneiddowson82 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:30:15 GMT

Hi Frank

Nope i left and went to GiffGaff. Works absolutly fine with my Pixel. The issue you reported is exactly the same as what i experienced.

Re: Data speeds between handsets

FrankHovis — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:39:27 GMT

Yeah I thought so. I'm on the point of leaving too. It seems everyone that had this issue (that I can find on Google) just left 🤷🏻‍♂️ pretty hopeless really.

I have 4 Sims on my sky account though so it'll be a fart about, but the network is rubbish so....

Thanks

Re: Data speeds between handsets

Beneiddowson82 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:35:29 GMT

Sky is the only mobile network I've had this issue with. Even within the O2 MVNOs it's the only one that doesn't work. O2 itself, Tesco and GiffGaff all work perfectly well with the pixel.