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Old 29-10-2012, 09:58
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Vodafone claims it will have 98% indoor 4G coverage by 2014. This will be achieved by utilising 800Mhz. Like EE it will also be launched at premium price much like EE. Mind you Vodafone were never cheap anyway.

Guy Laurence, head of Vodafone’s UK business said people need to understand that there are different sorts of 4G,” argues Mr Laurence, before launching into an explanation about the effectiveness of the bandwidths used to broadcast mobile signals.

He says that the sort of low-frequency 4G network that Vodafone wants to build will work better indoors than networks using other bandwidths – allowing the company to fulfil a promise of providing indoor coverage for 98 per cent of the UK.


Mr Laurence declined to comment on the pricing of EE’s 4G service, which has come in for some criticism for its data costs, but said Vodafone’s service would also be charged at a premium.
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08635926-1...#axzz2AgDTdOvY


No statement from O2 yet but Im guessing they will promise 50% indoor coverage by 2025 and only after Ofcom threatens to send the management on a free Holiday to Afghanistan
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Old 29-10-2012, 10:27
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are they just going to forget about 3G then?
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Old 29-10-2012, 10:53
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Vodafone and O2 are merging resources in respect of 3G coverage. EE are doing a refresh of their 2G and 3G network. But it seems unlikely any network will be looking to invest much in 3G coverage when they will be spending their money on 4G.

Consolidate and move on.....
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Old 29-10-2012, 12:07
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Do vodafone know something we don't??

They are saying in these ads about how fantastic their indoor coverage is going to be due to the 800MHz spectrum they will be using.

As the auction has not taken place surely no-one knows who will be allocated what.

While I realise it is VERY unlikely, there is a chance that Voda may be outbid be a new entrant (if I remember rightly there aere about 15 bidders for 3G licences) and not get ANY 800MHz spectrum, if any spectrum at all.

Surely advertising a future product with buy out options etc is a bit out of order when the future service is not a foregone conclusion.
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Old 29-10-2012, 13:50
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Do vodafone know something we don't??

They are saying in these ads about how fantastic their indoor coverage is going to be due to the 800MHz spectrum they will be using.

As the auction has not taken place surely no-one knows who will be allocated what.

While I realise it is VERY unlikely, there is a chance that Voda may be outbid be a new entrant (if I remember rightly there aere about 15 bidders for 3G licences) and not get ANY 800MHz spectrum, if any spectrum at all.

Surely advertising a future product with buy out options etc is a bit out of order when the future service is not a foregone conclusion.
I think it will be impossible for Vodafone to be outbid. They've got very deep pockets and there's no way they're going to let someone price them out of their home market.

Hopefully though this auction won't be the mess that was the 3G auctions, with billions going to the Exchequer to be wasted leaving no money to build the actual network.
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Old 29-10-2012, 15:03
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Vodafone purchased the top 3G licence, would be amazed if they don't do the same again.
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Old 29-10-2012, 15:38
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Vodafone purchased the top 3G licence, would be amazed if they don't do the same again.
But they didn't bother in investing in coverage. The only network worse than them is O2
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Old 29-10-2012, 16:17
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Hopefully though this auction won't be the mess that was the 3G auctions, with billions going to the Exchequer to be wasted leaving no money to build the actual network.
This put the UK networks years behind where they should have been, and there were huge job losses at the networks, and their suppliers.

I really hope 4G is done in a way that doesn't suck all the money out of the whole telecoms market.
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Old 31-10-2012, 13:34
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So when did they merge, i was told they were going to but not that it happened ,ive had no signal on my pc for nearly a year and having to pay for 3 pay as you on top of my Vodafone contract,
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Old 31-10-2012, 13:36
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Vodafone purchased the top 3G licence, would be amazed if they don't do the same again.
It's all even this time around.
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Old 31-10-2012, 13:38
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So when did they merge, i was told they were going to but not that it happened ,ive had no signal on my pc for nearly a year and having to pay for 3 pay as you on top of my Vodafone contract,
The networks sharing will be completed by 2015. But since it involves O2 it will probably be late or very late. Wouldn't hold your breath.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/22...ork_share.aspx
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