Originally Posted by DevonBloke:
“This is slightly incorrect. As far as we know all Orange masts that were due to be turned off have been turned off. ALL the remaining ones WILL be integrated into the MBNL network.
This means that Three users will see an improvement in coverage once the Orange mast has been converted. All the remaining Orange masts will be available to Three customers.
You are correct though in that they still haven't done a huge amount of them. I'm in South Devon and most rural orange sites have been saved and are still working. Mostly on EDGE.
At some point (hopefully this year) they will be converted to DC-HSDPA and eventually LTE. Not happened yet though.”
I stand corrected.
Originally Posted by Zee_Bukhari:
“Thanks for your reply.
I was told last October by Three that they were planning a new mast in the area as they were aware of the signal issues in the area, they said work would start on a new mast on 15th December 2012, since then I've heard nothing and Three seem to know nothing. I don't know if that would be a new mast or just integrating the Orange mast for Three customers.
How long would a new mast take and how long would an Orange mast take to join MBNL?”
There is no way of knowing how long it will take. As said in my last post you could check for any planning applications as this may indicate that the integration process has begun on that mast.
You could also ask Three on their twitter feed as they can tell you if there are any new plans or give you an update on their current plans as timings and integration into MBNL may have changed.