Wingo 5G deprioritized

Those are two different things. Nobody will give you an official answer because it’s not that easy to answer.

Of course I don’t know either, but I would assume that there are no differences in priority between the 2 Swisscom products on the Swisscom network, because if they actually existed and were it public, Swisscom could be punished for unfair competition in advertising and probably get a pretty hefty fine from the Comco.

But I have already made a similar observation with the dual SIM issue.

What does the speed look like for you if you put the SIM from slot 1 into slot 2 and vice versa.

With the Galaxy A7 (LTE, I think that’s what it was called) I did the test in various places and it was actually the case that the SIM in slot 2 was given lower priority.

The smartphone used has a big influence on the speed. Even when using Dual SIM there can be differences. As said by @DomiP, I would also advise swapping the two cards in the device with the SIM slot. It would be interesting to see if the observation is still the same.

Wingo also explicitly says that you always surf at the maximum speed. There is no throttling, according to Wingo. There should be no real deprioritization. Otherwise you would probably have achieved much less than 600 Mbit’s over 5G, but that’s speculation.

We all know that the speed on a mobile network can always fluctuate significantly. The last sentence you wrote confirms that it is not optimal to measure like this. I know, not very realistic, but it would be better to use two identical cell phones without dual SIM function. But even then there can be significant differences. I’ve experienced this myself. Colleague has the same cell phone and the same Swisscom subscription. Outside on a bench in Locarno, I couldn’t even reach half as much speed as him. Also had slightly worse reception than him. My phone connected to a completely different antenna. There are a lot of them, especially in cities. Yes, that’s just a thing with these speed tests sometimes. You shouldn’t allow yourself to be blinded too much.

@Werner You get what you pay for. I’ll put it this way: as newer technologies make more and more capacity available, prioritization is becoming less and less important.
But examples: emergency services were/are given higher priority. The booster for bonding is not likely.

But of course I no longer know the current situation.

Someone recently told me where Wingo and Swisscom are present that there are hardly any differences in the speed test. In the aforementioned thread by @Cruncher, someone wrote at the end that he found nothing in the speed test with Wingo, compared to Swisscom Abo, that Wingo would be significantly slower.

@NilsL

I can understand. I would also be very interested in this. Asking Swisscom/Wingo is pointless, the answer is there is no discrimination etc. Here too you can see that some people suspect that it is a little slower, others say no. There really isn’t an answer to this question, just speculation. There is also no solid evidence that Wingo has a lower priority.

Thanks to the permanent promo and 5G option (the option is also given for free or reduced by 50%), Wingo offers a good and very fair price-performance ratio. Even though it may be a little slower sometimes, 99% of people don’t even notice it. At most the hardcore users or speed test junkies 😃

It could also be due to peering. Did you select the Wingo test server with the Wingo subscription?

peerings, if national, are usually not of such a small level, or have more room for improvement…

Hello everyone

I have had the same experiences as others: I have the impression that Wingo is prioritized differently on the antenna. I once did a speed test at home (0300h in the morning, antenna 200m away from us, same iPhone, once Wingo SIM with 5G, once Swisscom SIM with 5G option). In the morning, traffic won’t change massively within minutes. Wingo DL were always around 600, Swisscom around 1000. Both repeated several times, unchanged.

I received confirmation from Wingo on Twitter that your deprioritization can take place. Specifically, I asked if they were deprioritizing. Her answer was that deprioritization in favor of Swisscom customers takes place where there is high traffic (major events, open airs, etc.).

I am also satisfied with Wingo, Swisscom network at a fair price. It is understandable to me that there are differences to Swisscom.

What do you expect then? Everyone gets what they pay for. Swisscom = Premium (full performance, Prio1), Wingo (focus on price -> cheap).

I really can’t understand how anyone can think that they can get the same quality for much less money. The difference (as always) lies in the details.

@NilsL

The providers themselves do not disclose everything, e.g. With the Migros Budget Mobile subscriptions, which are from Swisscom, it is not stated that it is only 4G instead of 5G, or it is difficult to find any information.

The problem is that Wingo and other providers don’t have something like this somewhere hidden in the small print. On the contrary. I quote Wingo… "With us there are no speed limits, you always surf at the maximum available speed at your location. As fast as the network allows. With 5G up to 2Gbit’s. It is clear that questions then arise, Whether it is not being deprioritized? At least I have never seen an official statement, even though I have always suspected that deprioritization could take place. I can completely understand that Don’t buy a cheap M-Budget product at Migros, pay little and expect the same quality as the selection product.

But the bottom line is that you really shouldn’t complain, because the prices at Wingo are very fair and whether you get 600 Mbit’s or 1Gbit’s on your mobile… 99% of customers notice absolutely no difference, not even if you have a very has high data consumption, uses the smartphone as a hotspot, etc. Only the speed test junkies notice this in a direct comparison.