Originally Posted by lost boy:
“Indeed - the "enhanced" version of O2's own coverage checker shows this as well, just click on show masts and (if there are any to show) it will show them on the map.”
Yup, just put a postcode in the map and select 'mobile internet' it explains on the previous page they refer to 3G signals as mobile internet. quote "Try our 3G network, it's marked on the map as Mobile Internet"
http://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker
There is no 3G coverage in lots of more rural small towns, villiages, a roads, parts of motorway, railway lines etc. It seems you are ok if you are in a main town or city, but that's it.
To see for yourself click the link, put a postcode in, select mobile internet and then zoom out, you can zoom out a few levels and still see masts and coverage. Have a scroll around and you'll see there are NO MASTS in more rural areas outside of main towns and cities.
Seeing as 3G at 1800Mhz has a coverage of just a few miles, and at 900Mhz maybe 4-5 miles it show you that what Neo is claiming is not possible.
Without a mast you can't have 3G signal, even O2 says they don't have 3G or any masts in those areas. Neo is the only one saying there is 3G coverage, I've tested it with 2 phones, others are saying the same, the maps say it, the fact there are no masts say it!
He's mistaken, it must have been edge he was getting or just luck that he was in the right areas.