Originally Posted by georgi_prodanov:
“I have seen before that case. Any planned upgrade-2G,3G,4G(each one) means full upgrade(this is just a guess). The mast in Bunbury(O2) before going 4G live was sowing only 2G planned upgrde on Vodafone map. After the upgrade it had 2G,3G,4G with Vodafone. A lot of areas do not show the real 4G planned coverage on Vodafone map. 2 sides are getting upgraded tomorrow in Reading area but nothing shows on Voda map. Only O2 and Roadworks was info there.”
I noticed this when the Vodafone Raunds mast was getting an upgrade. Was 2G900 only (and the only operator not to have some sort of 3G in Raunds), then checked the coverage checker and there was planned 3G but no planned 4G.
Once the upgrade had taken place I checked the coverage checker, and lo and behold, the 3G and 4G appears on the map.
Surprisingly, the upgrade isn't showing on O2's coverage checker, though I'd be very surprised if O2 wasn't allowed on the newly upgraded Vodafone mast.