Global research company OMDIA released a 5G Market Progress Assessment report which shows Kuwait ranked 2nd worldwide. The report was based on five different assessment criteria that included spectrum availability, service launches, network coverage, 5G adoption and the development of a supporting ecosystem. You can check out the full report here.
One of the best things I did was get 5G, it’s been incredibly fast and even during the lockdown when every internet connection slowed down, I was still getting over 400Mbps. On average though, my connection both at home (Salmiya) and in the office (Kuwait City) hovers at around 550-650Mbps.
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I bought a Huawei router 2 years ago from excite.
When I open the settings it says Huawei-B618-5G-21FB.
Does that mean its 5G compatible?, or should her a new one?
It’s like the one in the picture.
No idea but even if you have a 5G router, you still need a 5G internet connection and not sure if any of the telecoms provide 5G without the router but I also haven’t checked recently
Abdullah you will need to get a new one. The 5G on your router refers to 5Ghz transmission – frequency nothing to do with the 5G tech. The B618 is a 4G router that can transmit on two frequencies 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz and that’s what they were confusingly marketing as a 5G when the router was released. Totally different from being a 5G router.
The actual 5G router is called 5G Cpe and yes while it looks similar to your B618, the indicator lights over the power button are marked with 5G and 4G while the B618 has signal strength markers. Hope this helps.
And yes Damn you Huawei for confusing ppl.
I felt morally obligated to explain Abdullah after reading his comment initially however you’ve detailed it already.
James my friend, you rock!
Should I buy a new one*
Auto correction disaster on my Samsung.
realistically if you don’t have a 5G subscription from one of the operators you might as well just get the service + the router from them. They should have both the home CPE and portable MIFI router. Make sure you check to make sure they have coverage for your area.
You nailed it. STC mobile app can detect your location and confirm 5G coverage. Zain online chat confirms it using your PACI number. Be careful with Ooredoo, they would sell a 5G dataline without confirming that your area has coverage. That’s what happened to me.
Zain too. They sold me a 4G router and only after four months of it not working admitted we didn’t have 4G in my area. Still made me pay up the contract though.
Which area do you live in that doesn’t have 4G??
Mangaf. It seems to be specific to a small area of our block to do with where the mast is in relation to our building
Is it fine in Salmiya Block 12 near Burger King and Mc Donalds area?
If i get 5g subscription and router does it mean that i have to change all my devices connected to the router so they be 5g compatible?
Devices such as phones, playstation, smart tv’s and satellite receivers.
No you would not have to… 5G is the technology through which Internet data is delivered, while the devices connected to the router is what is utilizing this data… Depending on your connection to the router, you might have to reconnect to this data source
I have been told by the Internet providers in Kuwait that it is not recommended to have a 5G network if you live in an apartment building that is on the 5th floor and above!!? I don’t know how bad it can get based on what floor you live on. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is this even legit issue to worry about before i buy a 5G router ?
My office and apartment both higher than 5 floors, office I’m on the 10th
which area are you living? i am planning to use 5G at 19th floor in sabah al-salem.
Irrelevant but worth mentioning:
You can renew your car insurance online (it’s mandatory if expired – the inspection, car registration, etc. will have to wait). Head to http://www.aldaman.co/
All you need is a picture of your car registration, civil ID front and back and 21 KD (knet). It was super easy and delivery is within 2 days.
I’m assuming a lot of us are driving around with expired insurance and unaware that renewing it is mandatory.
Thank you Amna!
21 is expensive btw, I’m paying 16 and it’s considered expensive and there was a company renewing by WhatsApp for 12KD but can’t find the flyer. Beep which is expensive as well charges 17 https://instagram.com/beep_kw
I paid 25 KD last month and renewed insurance for TWO years.
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@Kuwait Where did you get that done from
My STC 5G was a godsend for the lockdown period. I had a 4G which used to frequently disconnect. They upgraded it to 5G and the I get average speeds of 600-700Mbps and sometimes I have seen it go to 1.3Gbps.
It’s incredible and there is no going back.
Whats your phone?
1.3Gbps is impressive. I have never seen that with Zain or Ooredoo 5G. BTW in which area you get that speed?
To all those people who got upgraded to 5G, Did you get the upgrade option while you were in the middle of your contract or once you finished the contract?
The current prices for 5g are crap. I am quite happy with my 4g and will upgrade it once the prices become normal
+1 They are ripping ppl off with the prices and more importantly trying to lock everyone into 2 year and even more expensive 1 year plans!
Absolutely! 4g is good enough for 99% of people in my opinion. Continue 4g until 5g prices drop down to normal.
Ah, Those painfull dial-up days. When it used to take like 5 min to download a song.
5min to download a song? used to take a lot longer than that in my time. I had to leave my computer on overnight to download 7 of 13 floppy disks (1.4mb each) of a game while my friend downloaded the remaining 6 and then we would swap disks next day in school. My first modem was a baud 2400
My 5G speeds peak at 1.3 Gbps on wired connection. Mainly because my PC like 99% of people out there only has Gigabit Ethernet. I need to upgrade to a 2.5 or 10 Gigabit network card to fully max out the speed.
https://imgur.com/a/YhJUwOx
Where do u live? I see that u have Zain 5G. I too have the same but max speed I got is 600Mbps on wired connection.
Though I still find troubles with my Zain Router BOLT + in my area, doesn’t give me the promised speed
Okay. india doesnt even have 5G and its on the list LOL… they wot get the spectrum until 2021.
I live Mubarak AlAbdullah (West Mishref), and before I got 5G I contacted Zain and they confirmed that it would be performing at its best. However, on a good day I’d get around 110Mbps for 30 mins. Other than that it’s been slower and less stable than my 4G LTE. Contacted them over 20 times and they never knew what the issue was. I’m stuck paying KD20 monthly for a bad 5G connection.
I’m glad this list doesn’t cover 4G, otherwise Kuwait would be one of the lowest.
Still 4G is not performing very well all the time, My settings got corrupt and I am not able to use the 4G even properly. Getting in touch with customer care is also takes time.
Settings corruption is a common issue everywhere for that we cannot blame anyone. If you still have problem just go through this
https://www.setapn.com/category/kuwait/
If you see your settings have changed then correct it and restart phone, it will be okay.
I got 5G from Zain a week ago. I still had about 2 months remaining on my 4G contract but they told me that I could get a new contract for 5G already. The contract is in Arabic and I could not understand it but I can see that it says something about 300 mbps.
So far, my expectations were exceeded as I am getting as fast as 700 mbps. The only downside is that 500 GB does not seem to be enough.
Did anyone try Zain 5G or STC 5G in Mangaf, Block 3? Any reviews on it? Which one would you recommend and which router?