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4G switched on in 14 more towns by EE...
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RAN Man
31-10-2013
Originally Posted by plymouthbloke1974:
“Yes. Originally set up to serve the call centre only. Presuming with the imminent roll out to the whole city they've upgraded the site...”

There is another.
plymouthbloke1974
31-10-2013
Originally Posted by RAN Man:
“There is another.”

Really? Do share as it's not showing on any system.
DevonBloke
31-10-2013
I have a pic of the cell somewhere if I can find it.
Yeah, mast originally had it's coverage skewed towards the call Centre and even though you can clearly see it from the A38 there was only a whiff of signal for maybe a 100 metre stretch. You had to turn off and get closer to get a signal.
Now (for anyone who knows where the Tesco store is) it almost covers down to Lee Mill and nearly to the brow of the hill before you drop down into Plymouth. About a mile.
Speed test last week was still about 12 Meg so will be interesting to see if it is better now. May still be on reduced spectrum though I guess, Causing the slowness.

Haven't noticed any more coverage though. Took my children to the Cinema there on Saturday and still 3G in the city.

My friend has reported 4G twice and sent screen shots. (He's nowhere near the Plympton cell by the way. He's up near Derriford Hospital and when he had signal it was 4 bars or so). Was only turned on briefly though so they must have been testing.
Also I went to another company I deal with nearer home and a guy who works there just casually told me that he had enjoyed using 4G in Plymouth a few days earlier.

It has been on and off a few times.
daclick
31-10-2013
Originally Posted by reclusive46:
“Norwich was meant to be done by end of this year but I wouldn't be surprised if its not.”

Probly will be before Vodafone or o2 though
neil402003
31-10-2013
I know.We will all be old & grey by the time o2 get to north scotland with 4g if their 3g is anything to go by.
reclusive46
31-10-2013
Originally Posted by daclick:
“Probly will be before Vodafone or o2 though”

All EE seem to be doing is decomissong Orange masts leaving much of suburban Norwich without any signal or a poor signal.
RAN Man
31-10-2013
Originally Posted by plymouthbloke1974:
“Really? Do share as it's not showing on any system.”

The one on the call centre is LTE as well I've been told which I would guess has allowed the TV mast to be redone "normally" as it's no longer required for the call centre coverage.
plymouthbloke1974
31-10-2013
The Orange mast on the EE site definately isn't broadcasting LTE. I get 3 bars LTE in the building (1 bar in the bogs lol) and 5 bars solid on 3G everywhere. LTE signal hasn't improved in-building since the Langage site was switched on in Feb.

I can only believe that the site above has been "bolstered"...
RAN Man
01-11-2013
Originally Posted by plymouthbloke1974:
“The Orange mast on the EE site definately isn't broadcasting LTE. I get 3 bars LTE in the building (1 bar in the bogs lol) and 5 bars solid on 3G everywhere. LTE signal hasn't improved in-building since the Langage site was switched on in Feb.

I can only believe that the site above has been "bolstered"...”

I've asked around and one of the cells is up, the other 2 are locked due to a fault. Don't know the building myself, but the cell pointing SouthEast is the only live one.
plymouthbloke1974
01-11-2013
Ahh... That'll explain it. Just waiting for the main switch on now.... Can't be much longer now....
DevonBloke
01-11-2013
I wonder if it'll extend to the Ivybridge transmitter? probably not I guess.
There is that Orange monopole mast in between as well (on the left going towards Plymouth just past Endsleigh garden centre) which provides the main coverage for Lee mill.

The main Ivybridge mast is the second in a microwave chain from the BSC at Sparkwell. Or it was microwave, I guess they'll fibre where they can. Third in the chain is mine at Marley head and the last is at Bigadon hill covering Buckfastleigh.
This was when they were all orange masts though from 1996. probably changed since then.
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