Vodafone's useless 2G?
Rush
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Does anyone else have problems with Vodafone's 2G connection? Whenever I go down to 2G I basically have no internet connection, I can't iMessage or go on What's App until I'm back on 3G, no point even trying to access anything when I'm on GPRS, but I'd expect some access with 2G!
Vodafone's internet really is ridiculous, it's like being back in 2009.
Vodafone's internet really is ridiculous, it's like being back in 2009.
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i don't have a problem no.
on 2G i nearly always have edge and it works fine for email, twitter etc.
I haven't tried Whatsapp but I find my iMessages send aOK but takes a eon to receive them.
General Internet browsing is a no go, too.
Similarly, Voda's 3G network is awful in some places. There's one area in Cardiff city centre with full 3G signal but if you're lucky you get 0.01Mbps down speeds and horrific ping times, sometimes completely nothing.
O2 3G is generally much better, with EE and 3 taking the top spots for speed.
Yes, exactly the same, here in Hampshire. Vodafone 2G shows "data" but nothing actually works, either GPRS or EDGE. Lack of investment for years - Vodafone were too busy building and buying other companies on other countries.
Same with O2. Data just sucks on 2G on both networks. It's crap on all of them to be fair.
Ping times of over 1000ms and speeds of 0.02/0.03 megabits seem common at home (Hatfield), central London and most recently Heathrow airport.
Unlike O2, I rarely fall back to 2G but the 3G speeds are still not far off 2G and then there are the times where there's no data flow at all.
The best speed ever for me is still only just over 6Mbps, which I'd regard as average these days with DC-HSPA! And that is still a one off.
That’s my finding too with Ovivo; it’s so bad I can’t even watch any ads even if I wanted to.
I just don’t know how they are surviving as I’m not living up to their T&C through no fault of my own but if they want to continue giving me and the OH free calls and text who am I to complain.:)
The sooner they go up the Swanee the better as I’m just addictive to free calls and text and just can’t give them up but if they disappear that will give me the push to join 3 full time.:D
I haven't had to use GPRS for any longer than a couple of minutes at a time for the last decade or so, and that's while living in a rural area. Since at least 2007 there has been 3G pretty much everywhere I go.
This is of course not on Vodafone, instead on a network that chose to innovate and invest rather than stagnate with 90's technology.
Or because webpages and content are considerably larger than they were in the late 90s/early 2000s, when WAP was the future and GPRS could have handled it pretty well.
Yes.
O2 have HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ in some cities.
GPRS is 'slower' but seems to be more constant hence things feel like they load faster overall.
I wish 3 would sell me a femto, I much preferred their PAYG to Voda - but I can only get a signal on the latter in my house
Hi Rush,
If this is a recent problem I'd recommend following the troubleshooting steps on your eForum here so we can help you further.
However, if this is your general experience when using the network, you can check here to see if any coverage enhancements are planned in your area.
Hi jchamier,
Having checked our network status checker here I can see that we're currently working on a network issue in the GU14 area, which we'll get fixed as soon as we can.
Kind regards,
Lee
Web Relations
Vodafone UK
That or a new 4G handset. ;-)
I wouldn't say Samba users spend their life watching videos. More clicking play on a video and then switching to a new tab to continue with something more exciting.
I’ve checked and it confirms my belief that Vodafone are an antiquated network here in the south west and are not worthy of anybodies money.
With H+ displayed on any of the 3G phones I have here and I’ve a few of them you can get all of 30 Kb/s up and down and yes that’s a K not a M. It’s been like this from Bristol to Torbay to West Bay since last summer though I did have a few days before Christmas where I managed the dizzy speed of 2 Mb/s down, wow.
You can only play the “It’s your phone or settings card so many times” and those times have long past, in the south west anyway.
True, but it's still hassle for such a small gain. And the lack of advertisers shows it can't be working.
If only there were more MVNOs using Three.
There are a few and will be more.
Does anyone know what sort of deal the MNOs get from Three? Will they be getting 4G at no additional cost?
Well if you want to start your own MVNO then I guess you could contact them and ask.
http://wholesale.three.co.uk/