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Since when did O2 3G coverage get so good? |
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O2 has always been good in my city, 3G has been available for years but as of late it seems to have improved in areas outwith the city centre. I have always had O2 3G at my home address but it has been a bit ropey on B Roads not too far from where I live. Recently it has been solid though so I guess more sites have been enabled to improve coverage.
O2 still have the lowest number of customer complaints by a huge margin which must say something about the service they provide. I use o2 via GiffGaff for all my calls and texts but use the 3 network for all my mobile internet stuff because of o2’s dismal 3g coverage. |
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I would not agree with that as I think that o2 have the lowest amount of complaints simply because they have the lowest amount of customers using 3g.
They have 22 million customers and have been providing 3G phones since 2004 so its likely they will have a high proportion of 3G customers. |
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They use limited spectrum for it seeing they have to provide the same 2G service currently. So the 3G900 masts might be having congestion/capacity issues and kicking you back to the 2100 mast instead.
I'm surprised I hadn't thought of that myself - thank you
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I left O2 a few years ago as 3G coverage was the worst out of all the UK networks, now around here anyway its the best, Any local town I have been to now displays an H with full bars, even in my house in a tiny village in the back of beyond I get an H, What happened to O2, They have went from being the worst to being the best, I've also noticed Orange/T-Mo seemed to have slipped badly around here.
until about 2-3 month ago, 3G was impossible in Stretham, Ely, Cambs. No though I can at least get some signal (although barely any), until i go round the round-about to my house, at which point it drops to 2G. Just yesterday i noticed I now get 3G at my desk it work (Cambridge, UK). Right now my N8 is reporting 50% 3G. Until a week or two ago i could barely get 2G (mobile phone reception is a known issue at Addenbrooke's Hospital). Lets hope this is the start of ditching 2G altogether ![]() Quote:
You are seeing some areas now which have the 900Mhz coverage, if you have a phone that supports it...
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...as far as O2 masts go my nearest 3G2100 mast is just over a mile away but heavily congested. My nearest 3G900 mast is at most the same distance away.
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Yeah how can u check if a mast is 3G900 or 2100??
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...as far as O2 masts go my nearest 3G2100 mast is just over a mile away but heavily congested. My nearest 3G900 mast is at most the same distance away.
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Where do you guys check this? Could you share? |
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cheers!
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For years in my local town of Saffron Walden O2 has only had 2G coverage. However I noticed for the first time today a excellent 3G signal . Now the only network left with poor coverage is Vodafone .
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I had good coverage in hampshire near cities, however I went to shropshire and pembrokeshire and only had a signal about 20% of the time, let alone 3g. My vodafone is much better. but not in north wales! Orange was better
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I had good coverage in hampshire near cities, however I went to shropshire and pembrokeshire and only had a signal about 20% of the time, let alone 3g. My vodafone is much better. but not in north wales! Orange was better
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I'm in the north east of Scotland and O2's 3G coverage is still very poor up here, even in some major towns.
I've been on Three for a few months and have seen a big difference - 3G almost everywhere, very impressive. Their coverage in buildings is not as good, but I get 3G in areas that were previously impossible with O2 and Vodafone. |
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I'd say O2's coverage is improving due to the cozy site sharing deal they've got with Vodafone. Not only are new streetside monopoles regularly springing up around my neck of the woods, but existing Vodafone site are gradually being upgraded to accommodate O2 as a sharer too. And vice versa. I'm certainly not seeing any mast activity happening with any other provider around here.
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For years in my local town of Saffron Walden O2 has only had 2G coverage. However I noticed for the first time today a excellent 3G signal . Now the only network left with poor coverage is Vodafone .
![]() Every time I visit my parents' house, I have to put up with an even worse O2 signal than I get in Cambridge ... not been back for a month or so though so maybe it will be better next time.
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I use Giff Gaff and the 3G near me is very good, some local dead spots but I'm in semi rural Wales so none of the providers are 100%. Judging by what my children say TM and 3 are worse but its all down to location I suppose.
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Ha, I'm originally from Walden
![]() Every time I visit my parents' house, I have to put up with an even worse O2 signal than I get in Cambridge ... not been back for a month or so though so maybe it will be better next time. |
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My phone supports 3G900. Just checked the O2 maps, and my parents' house is slap bang in the middle of a big patch of 3G900 coverage
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I don't know if the reason is 3G900 but I can confirm a substantial increase in indoor signal strength at 3 outer London locations several months ago. This with a usb dongle.
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Ever since owning a Blackberry for nearly 2 years now on o2, the 3g signal is cack on my journey between Berkshire and Staffordshire...very rarely can i find a good signal for more than a few minutes, which normally leads to a dropped/missed call. Is this down to a naff antenna in the handset? My old N95 hardly ever lost a call. Just received a free sim from 3 to see what the coverage is like and so far, i have full 3g (card in the N95) at home, so that is a good start!
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Ever since owning a Blackberry for nearly 2 years now on o2, the 3g signal is cack on my journey between Berkshire and Staffordshire...very rarely can i find a good signal for more than a few minutes, which normally leads to a dropped/missed call. Is this down to a naff antenna in the handset? My old N95 hardly ever lost a call. Just received a free sim from 3 to see what the coverage is like and so far, i have full 3g (card in the N95) at home, so that is a good start!
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I'd love to know where, at home we still dont have 3G on o2. We do on 3, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange.
Having two phones with one on Orange I find they have far far far superior coverage in South Wales. |
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... not been back for a month or so though so maybe it will be better next time.