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I think it was the complete opposite here. O2 and Vodafone came first. Three and EE were (and still are), pretty naff.
Here VO2 masts are mainly existing TV or radio towers whereas Orange and TM peppered the countryside with masts and then VO2 came along and rented them. |
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#2627 |
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Just had a quick look at the planned 4G on the coverage checker...
New 4G areas: Friskney Alfreton Sutton in Ashfield Newark on trent Holme on Spalding Moore Shrewton Broadway Mickleton Pershore Kineton And that was just a quick look; they're working at pace! |
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#2628 |
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I've just scanned an old Vod 2G coverage map from 1996 so you can check. It actually looks like you would have been OK (I think).
http://i.imgur.com/iQugBlt.jpg And on the back, analogue coverage! http://i.imgur.com/kHcyPcc.jpg |
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Ah, the days of analogue. When Cellnet first launched in 1985 they had a single base station on the BT tower that covered almost all of greater London! Try doing that now...
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Ah, the days of analogue. When Cellnet first launched in 1985 they had a single base station on the BT tower that covered almost all of greater London! Try doing that now...
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Ah, the days of analogue. When Cellnet first launched in 1985 they had a single base station on the BT tower that covered almost all of greater London! Try doing that now...
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Roll on to today, as O2, and they now cover London with the BT Tower, Crystal Palace and Alexandra Palace. Triple the number of sites!
![]() Have O2 started to roll out this new fangled "2G" or GSM or whatever it's called these days yet? Imagine it from 3 sites as well. Wow! |
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I don't go to London much.
Have O2 started to roll out this new fangled "2G" or GSM or whatever it's called these days yet? Imagine it from 3 sites as well. Wow! Meanwhile, I assume everyone knows that Three was named that because it launched with three sites, in London, Birmingham and Manchester. |
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They're still working on it.
Meanwhile, I assume everyone knows that Three was named that because it launched with three sites, in London, Birmingham and Manchester. Anyone got any maps or memories of what the experience was like? I remember one of their price plans being £99 and was called "caboodle" but not much else! |
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What was their coverage actually like back then? I remember they did get a bad reputation for it not handing over to the (then) o2 2g fallback properly.. so people would force 2g only before they detected it.
Anyone got any maps or memories of what the experience was like? I remember one of their price plans being £99 and was called "caboodle" but not much else! The phones were crap too (I had some NEC thing). Great big bricks with poorly implemented features (I remember one of their phones having Bluetooth, but you couldn't use it for data transfer) and crap battery life. Especially if you were on pay as you go, because 3 didn't offer the really good phones. I had a Nokia smartphone as well and kept using it even though it was 2G only 3's PAYG at the time was a lot like the bundles they offer today - you didn't get much credit, you got minutes/texts/video calls instead, with a 30 day expiry for the whole lot I am in Cornwall. I had "threepay" in 2004 or 2005. I remember my village not having coverage, but the town a few miles away did have 3G. It was interesting to go around the supermarket, and try some of these services out that I couldn't try at home. I tried them again in 2007 when they were beginning to reinvent themselves as the "network built for the internet". Coverage even in rural areas wasn't bad - it was better than Vodafone or O2 has today |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20040609...nthlyindex.omp
there you go ![]() and the price PDF : https://web.archive.org/web/20040915...ce+guide.v.pdf |
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Planned means nothing we've been planned twice and taken off with no upgrades planned, as long as a piece of strong
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https://web.archive.org/web/20000903...kit/index.html
Theres another one I remember Orange Value Promise where they literally duplicated any other networks plan. That would be unheard of now ! |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20000903...kit/index.html
Theres another one I remember Orange Value Promise where they literally duplicated any other networks plan. That would be unheard of now ! Every student I knew around the late 90's early 00's was on that plan so they could talk and text cheaply when away from home. I'm sure EE still gets a good deal of brand loyalty so to speak from people who joined that deal and have stayed with them ever since. Of course every students everyday 50 plan wasn't complete without that essential accessory the Nokia 5110 or often for girls the little 8210 |
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Have you tried getting through to them to get it.....been waiting 49 mins on ohone
Available online. |
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Ive just brought a sim only for £19.80 which includes 4gb of data which was just before chistmas, and im still on the unlimited data test drive, would they let me change my plan to the 20gb for £20 a month.
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Ive just brought a sim only for £19.80 which includes 4gb of data which was just before chistmas, and im still on the unlimited data test drive, would they let me change my plan to the 20gb for £20 a month.
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No, you can't change to another SIM only plan. I asked today. You can (or will) upgrade only to a handset tariff.
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No, you can't change to another SIM only plan. I asked today. You can (or will) upgrade only to a handset tariff.
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I think it was the complete opposite here. O2 and Vodafone came first. Three and EE were (and still are), pretty naff.
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I have a friend in Norfolk, O2 and Voda are 2G only and poor coverage, and Three and EE have 3G everywhere (even indoors) and 4G is slowly arriving.
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I tried them again in 2007 when they were beginning to reinvent themselves as the "network built for the internet". Coverage even in rural areas wasn't bad - it was better than Vodafone or O2 has today
I remember in the office it was Three and T-mobile users who had 3G, and the Orange, Vodafone and O2 users were on GPRS (or EDGE) and things were quite slow. |
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It just shows how variable the UK is.
A couple of weekends ago I found my work phone (iPhone 6) on Vodafone had strong signal on 4G in his front room. This means either VO2/CTIL have installed a new mast, or there has been a big refresh on a nearby 2G only mast and the new antennas have made a dramatic difference. Good 3G HD voice calls and 4G data indoors. He may switch from EE when contract is up. |
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