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Old 13-03-2011, 10:16
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I'm curious as to your experiences, For me personally I rarely see the 3G sign on my phone, I am rarely in cities but even in local large towns there is no 3G coverage in fact even EDGE is a luxury, I have never seen 3.5G on my phone even in Belfast City Centre.
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Old 13-03-2011, 11:06
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O2 customer, by any chance?
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Old 13-03-2011, 11:31
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I'm actually Orange/T-Mobile
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Old 14-03-2011, 09:22
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If your phone says "Orange T-Mobile" then you won't get 3G, as you are registered on T-Mobiles network and the agreement is currently on 2G only.

Make sure your network selection is set to "Automatic", and network mode is "GSM/UMTS" or "Dual Mode"
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Old 14-03-2011, 09:32
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If your phone says "Orange T-Mobile" then you won't get 3G, as you are registered on T-Mobiles network and the agreement is currently on 2G only.

Make sure your network selection is set to "Automatic", and network mode is "GSM/UMTS" or "Dual Mode"
Any news on when the 3g roaming switches on?
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Old 14-03-2011, 09:39
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Old 14-03-2011, 09:52
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The 1st?
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Old 14-03-2011, 20:42
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I'm actually Orange/T-Mobile
Mate I 3G all the time and full 3G or 4 bars of it almost everywhere in Belfast City Centre. Think The Bot is 1 of the only places that I get a T-Mobile signal. Have you got a 3G sim ok and your network selection is set to Automatic and not Orange/T-Mobile?
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Old 14-03-2011, 21:10
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I live near Bristol, but am often in neighbouring towns. On T-mobile, and it's an excellent service. Usualy 3.5G.
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Old 16-03-2011, 13:00
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O2 customer, by any chance?
Funnily enough, I recently switched from Orange to giffgaff (O2) and found that, whereas I'd almost always just had 3G coverage on Orange, I get 3.5G in most places on O2.. and the web browsing is noticably faster.
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Old 16-03-2011, 13:26
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i use 3 and they seem to be good coverage everywhere i've been if the signal drops to 1 bar it is still 3g and i can use the internet and app store.

3.5g what is this just a upgrade to 3g ?
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Old 16-03-2011, 13:36
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speaking as someone who has knowledge of the 3G coverage of the UK, it's actually quite surprising (or should that read: sparse)?
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Old 16-03-2011, 15:17
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I think the UK has good 3G coverage, mainly depending on network though.
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Old 17-03-2011, 03:24
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The UK 3G coverage is pretty good compared to other nations, it's not perfect though. A lot of expansion is halted due to locals getting masts refused/resited rather than lack of investiment. 3/T-Mobile seem from my experience across the Scotland & England. Orange and Voda, then O2.
(I travel lots have an Orange iPhone, 3 Dongle & Voda iPad and until recently had a O2 works phone.

Orange & Voda are pretty hard to beat with '2G'

Not long until 3/T-Mobile/Orange 3G Super roaming Network is activated... Maybe 28th of April as it will be Orange's 17 year anniversary!
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