Phone service in London today

beecart · 29-04-2011, 20:19

How was the service in London today, especially those at the Royal Wedding ?

Please post what network and whether on 2G or 3G and the level of service you got

Cheers

dslrocks · 29-04-2011, 23:52

Data was atrocious, there was a period in which it wouldn't work at all, or the 3G dropped down to GPRS which was in turn either painfully slow or not working at all.
Phone calls just about worked, and texts seemed OK if a bit slow, occasionally phone would drop to no service at all, even though reasonable bars of coverage. O2 by the way, down the Mall for most of it.

Did they actually ramp up coverage in areas along the route, or did they just leave everyone to suffer?!

beecart · 30-04-2011, 00:36

supposed to have increased

http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2011/04/ro...ate-mania.html

Martin Phillp · 30-04-2011, 00:39

2G with Virgin and 3G with Three were fine all day in South London. I expect the problem was mainly in Central London?

moox · 30-04-2011, 07:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by dslrocks

Data was atrocious, there was a period in which it wouldn't work at all, or the 3G dropped down to GPRS which was in turn either painfully slow or not working at all.

Isn't that business as usual for O2?

TheBigM · 30-04-2011, 08:03

I remember being with O2 during a Notting Hill carnival a few years ago. May as well have not had a phone.

SilentLoner · 30-04-2011, 08:21

Anyone have experienced things with any other network? When I was in central London (trafalgar square) at new year there was no data/ congestion issue. Did take longer to connect a call but there was no call failed thing.

interactiv-uk · 30-04-2011, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by dslrocks

Data was atrocious, there was a period in which it wouldn't work at all, or the 3G dropped down to GPRS which was in turn either painfully slow or not working at all.
Phone calls just about worked, and texts seemed OK if a bit slow, occasionally phone would drop to no service at all, even though reasonable bars of coverage. O2 by the way, down the Mall for most of it.

Did they actually ramp up coverage in areas along the route, or did they just leave everyone to suffer?!

What phone are you using? Overall capacity available on O2 depends on whether your phone is 3G900 compatible or just 3G2100...

dslrocks · 30-04-2011, 09:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by interactiv-uk

What phone are you using? Overall capacity available on O2 depends on whether your phone is 3G900 compatible or just 3G2100...

I was using an iphone 3gs.

Quote:

Isn't that business as usual for O2?

Haha

So true.

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beecart Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 383	Phone service in London today How was the service in London today, especially those at the Royal Wedding ? Please post what network and whether on 2G or 3G and the level of service you got Cheers

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29-04-2011, 23:52	#2
dslrocks Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Between the gutter and stars Posts: 6,825	Data was atrocious, there was a period in which it wouldn't work at all, or the 3G dropped down to GPRS which was in turn either painfully slow or not working at all. Phone calls just about worked, and texts seemed OK if a bit slow, occasionally phone would drop to no service at all, even though reasonable bars of coverage. O2 by the way, down the Mall for most of it. Did they actually ramp up coverage in areas along the route, or did they just leave everyone to suffer?!

30-04-2011, 00:36	#3
beecart Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 383	supposed to have increased http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2011/04/ro...ate-mania.html

30-04-2011, 00:39	#4
Martin Phillp Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London Posts: 20,282	2G with Virgin and 3G with Three were fine all day in South London. I expect the problem was mainly in Central London?

30-04-2011, 07:52	#5
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,645	Quote: Originally Posted by dslrocks Data was atrocious, there was a period in which it wouldn't work at all, or the 3G dropped down to GPRS which was in turn either painfully slow or not working at all. Isn't that business as usual for O2?

30-04-2011, 08:03	#6
TheBigM Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: moon Posts: 12,983	I remember being with O2 during a Notting Hill carnival a few years ago. May as well have not had a phone.

30-04-2011, 08:21	#7
SilentLoner Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 3,995	Anyone have experienced things with any other network? When I was in central London (trafalgar square) at new year there was no data/ congestion issue. Did take longer to connect a call but there was no call failed thing.

30-04-2011, 08:29	#8
interactiv-uk Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 587	Quote: Originally Posted by dslrocks Data was atrocious, there was a period in which it wouldn't work at all, or the 3G dropped down to GPRS which was in turn either painfully slow or not working at all. Phone calls just about worked, and texts seemed OK if a bit slow, occasionally phone would drop to no service at all, even though reasonable bars of coverage. O2 by the way, down the Mall for most of it. Did they actually ramp up coverage in areas along the route, or did they just leave everyone to suffer?! What phone are you using? Overall capacity available on O2 depends on whether your phone is 3G900 compatible or just 3G2100...

30-04-2011, 09:39	#9
dslrocks Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Between the gutter and stars Posts: 6,825	Quote: Originally Posted by interactiv-uk What phone are you using? Overall capacity available on O2 depends on whether your phone is 3G900 compatible or just 3G2100... I was using an iphone 3gs. Quote: Isn't that business as usual for O2? Haha So true.

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