BRITS can now get 5G internet from O2 in over 150 towns and cities.
New areas added include Bournemouth, Cheltenham, Doncaster and Southampton.
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O2 also says it’s extended coverage in locations already served by 5G, including London, Birmingham and Glasgow.
Next-gen 5G internet is super-fast, giving you much quicker downloads speeds while out and about.
Current 5G speeds in the UK can reach around 10 times higher than average 4G speeds – even as high as 500-600Mbps.
But in the future, 5G internet could be multiple times faster than that.
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It means you can download apps and games faster, stream higher-quality content with less buffering, and have enjoy video call quality.
Mobile networks are now racing to deliver 5G across the country.
“Once again we are facing tough lockdown restrictions,” said O2 chief Derek McManus.
“And we are focused on ensuring we meet the demand for increased network capacity and reliability to keep everyone connected during this time.”
Here’s the full list of new O2 5G areas…
O2 5G towns & cities
Here’s the full list…
Aberdeen
Ambleside
Ashford
Aughton
Aylesbury
Banstead
Basildon
Basingstoke
Beaconsfield
Bedford
Belfast
Bilston
Birkenhead
Birmingham
Blackburn
Blackpool
Blaydon
Bolton
Bournemouth
Bradford
Bradley Stoke
Bridge of Don
Brighton
Bristol
Brombourgh
Bury St Edmunds
Byfleet
Cambridge
Cardiff
Chadwell St Mary
Chatham
Chelmsford
Cheltenham
Chesterfield
Chipstead
Clacton-on-Sea
Colchester
Coventry
Darlington
Dartford
Derby
Dewsbury
Dinas Powis
Doncaster
Dudley
Dundee
Dunstable
Durham
Dyce
Eastbourne
Edinburgh
Egham
Epsom
Esher
Eton and Windsor
Falmer
Gateshead
Gatton Bottom
Gillingham
Glasgow
Gloucester
Gravesend
Grays
Great Yarmouth
Halifax
Harlington
Harlow
Hastings
Hebburn
Hemel Hempstead
Hextable
High Wycombe
Hove
How Wood
Huddersfield
Hull
Inverness
Ipswich
Iver Heath
Jarrow
Lancaster
Leeds
Leicester
Lincoln
Lisburn
Liverpool
Llandudno
London
Longford
Loughborough
Lowestoft
Luton
Maidstone
Manchester
Mansfield
Middlesbrough
Milton Keynes
Monifieth
Morley
Musselburgh
New Denham
Newbury
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newtownabbey
North Shields
Northampton
Norwich
Nottingham
Nuneaton
Orpington
Oxford
Peterborough
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Potters Bar
Rainham
Reading
Redhill
Rochdale
Rotherham
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Rugby
Salford
Sheffield
Shepperton Green
Slough
Solihull
South Shields
Southampton
Southend-On-Sea
Staines
Stevenage
Stockport
Stockton
Stoke-on-Trent
Stranraer
Strathclyde
Sunbury
Sunderland
Swansea
Swindon
Thundersley
Tynemouth
Wakefield
Warrington
Washington
Watford
Wavetree
West Bromwich
Weybridge
Whickham
Whitley Bay
Wolverhampton
Worthing
York
Of course, not everyone in the UK can upgrade to 5G just yet.
Even if 5G is in your area, you might still not get ultra-fast speeds even with a 5G SIM.
That’s because only certain phones are 5G ready.
Most modern Samsung and Huawei phones are shipping with 5G.
But only the very latest iPhone models offer 5G.
That means to get 5G with an Apple blower, you’ll need an iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Max.
Any other iPhone will be unable to access 5G speeds even with a 5G SIM in a 5G area.
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