Talk:Netherlands/@comment-94.209.147.198-20150921095137

I appreciate the site as this was very helpful when I moved to the Netherlands this summer. I wanted to provide some feedback on bandwidth/data rates of Lyca (KPN) and T-Mobile (how fast the connection is). I found both carriers coverage maps to be accurate although vastly different data rates for Lyca (KPN) 4G than what was advertised.

I initially purchased a Lyca plan based on the more extensive 3G/4G coverage. The 3G coverage was exactly as they indicated and bandwidth was okay in almost all areas (1-10 Mbs consistently in wide area of western part of country). I then purchased the 4G plan and the coverage was okay although the download data rates were abysmal (0.3Mbs - 1.3Mbs) in secondary cities (Leiden, Delft, Wassenaar as examples) and the country. Download data rates were very good in major cities like Den Haag and Amsterdam. Upload data rates were good and consistently within 4G norms throughout the coverage area.

I changed to T-Mobile and the 4G data rates were very good throughout major and secondary cities, as well as routes between all these places. I haven't had any issues with coverage as most of the western part of the country is pretty well covered by now.

My understanding based on some narrow reading is that Lyca (KPN) has gone for coverage over data speed and so significant parts of their 4G network are very limited due to higher demand than their network can accommodate. Whereas T-Mobile has gone for a slower expansion but better performance in those geographic areas.

Nate