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O2 & Vodafone have both now updated their coverage maps, as far as I can see there is a big improvement in central Scotland
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#102 |
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Still nothing in Wales.........
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Nothing new here either. Moving along..
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O2 & Vodafone have both now updated their coverage maps, as far as I can see there is a big improvement in central Scotland
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You rarely get 4G in Edinburgh never mind Central scotland it's really bad now at parts of even the city centre east end.
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I think it's amazing how little of the SW Vodafone cover - they don't even cover Bristol!
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I'd like to experience Vodafone 3G where i live, never mind 4G.
Vodafone called me a couple of weeks ago asking me to upgrade to a 4G account i simply told them there isn't any 3G and no plans for 4G here so i saw no point. "Ah yes, you're area is due to upgraded by november!" He said, cheerily. I just laughed... "You guys said that last year as well... it didn't happen..." .. the call ended about then.. I had a call asking if I wanted to buy an iPad and data plan with them; I told them I'd already bought one using another network's PAYG tariff because I can only get GPRS in Ashbourne where I work. He then asked where I'd lived in Derby and told me if I drove up the road to a lane I'd get 4G.... and to keep an eye on the coverage checker to see when where I live would get it... At this rate my 12 month contract will be over with them! |
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My contracts have a year to go, at which point I will consider my options if no change is seen.
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Vodafone and O2 are very secretive about future rollout plans even to their own staff, Many who take great pride in their job have tried to get information to help do their job better this includes most customer facing staff even store managers and area managers.
I know of one store manager in a large town the middle of England tried to get info of when 4G was coming to the surrounding area and both him and the area manager could not get any roll out plans. However there is still lots of mast upgrade going on around the country especially around Gloucestershire,Northamptonshire,Peterborough ,Derbyshire and Cornwall so I expect these will be the next places to go live. With summer holidays of engineers the roll out has slowed in the last 6 weeks so not as many getting completed but that should increase again soon. They have have also been going back to areas already covered to increase coverage so upgrading more masts especially some of the roof top sites. As Vodafone/ O2 are doing it slightly different to EE who did roof top ones first to give range and distance then did the street side ones where as Voda/O2 have done street side first. I am also told that there has been a new software update for the 4G base stations which has meant engineers going round plugging in laptop to update them, This is why you may see maintainance scheduled on the Vodafone & O2 masts in areas for just 30-60 mins but all takes time to do. |
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Vodafone and O2 are very secretive about future rollout plans even to their own staff, Many who take great pride in their job have tried to get information to help do their job better this includes most customer facing staff even store managers and area managers.
I know of one store manager in a large town the middle of England tried to get info of when 4G was coming to the surrounding area and both him and the area manager could not get any roll out plans. However there is still lots of mast upgrade going on around the country especially around Gloucestershire,Northamptonshire,Peterborough ,Derbyshire and Cornwall so I expect these will be the next places to go live. With summer holidays of engineers the roll out has slowed in the last 6 weeks so not as many getting completed but that should increase again soon. They have have also been going back to areas already covered to increase coverage so upgrading more masts especially some of the roof top sites. As Vodafone/ O2 are doing it slightly different to EE who did roof top ones first to give range and distance then did the street side ones where as Voda/O2 have done street side first. I am also told that there has been a new software update for the 4G base stations which has meant engineers going round plugging in laptop to update them, This is why you may see maintainance scheduled on the Vodafone & O2 masts in areas for just 30-60 mins but all takes time to do. |
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Paulker- It has to be remembered that these new upgraded masts are 2G,3G and 4G ao lots of technology in the cabinets and as shared lots more that may need looking at for example the Voda side could be fine yet O2 3G could be playing up needing to turn the power off to the whole cabinet.
Also the 2&3G side of things often needs a little bit of fine tuning to fit in with neighbouring masts and make sure that no blackspots are created. Some masts are also getting their backhaul upgrades done after they have been live a few weeks even a couple of months after. I know the engineers that have been working around Leicestershire have also been revisiting some sites to add 2600 equipment and upgrades although not sure if thats live yet or not as i have only seen it when I know they have ben working on a specific mast. |
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Some evidence of Vodafone 2600 MHz
http://imgur.com/vg48s85 Band 7 = 2600. 2x20 (like EE double speed). |
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Some evidence of Vodafone 2600 MHz
http://imgur.com/vg48s85 Band 7 = 2600. 2x20 (like EE double speed). |
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Can't even see any change for the next 3 months where i am lol oh well
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Do you have an idea which specific locations will be using this band?
(which isn't far from Vodafone). Technically in testing but open for anyone to use.
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Anyone know an Android app that shows with lte frequency your on because i cant find one
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Anyone know an Android app that shows with lte frequency your on because i cant find one
![]() https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...iscovery&hl=en try one of them should work. |
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Neither of those apps show you the frequency.
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On my phone I can set access to certain bands individually to test which ones are active in each area.
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...psiavupg08.png |
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I went away to Birmingham at the weekend and noticd there was some Vodafome 2600 coverage around the Bull ring/New Street and also around the Criowne Plaza hotel.
What was interesting was the speed tests normally on Vodafones 4G 800mhz i get between 25-44mbps speed but on 2600 it was always over 50mbps upto 76 so very fast speeds. I know in my local area Leicestershire that Vodafone have recently been busy going round to a number of masts adding 2600 equipment and testing it but as yet is not live I imagine that they may wait until VOLTE and IOS 8 is in use and have heard reports that Vodafone have a new service in final planning stages for 4G customers which will improve the services offered. |
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I went away to Birmingham at the weekend and noticd there was some Vodafome 2600 coverage around the Bull ring/New Street and also around the Criowne Plaza hotel.
What was interesting was the speed tests normally on Vodafones 4G 800mhz i get between 25-44mbps speed but on 2600 it was always over 50mbps upto 76 so very fast speeds. |
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On my phone I can set access to certain bands individually to test which ones are active in each area.
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...psiavupg08.png |
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What was interesting was the speed tests normally on Vodafones 4G 800mhz i get between 25-44mbps speed but on 2600 it was always over 50mbps upto 76 so very fast speeds.
I think O2 and Three only have 2x10 at 800. ::-/ |
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Looks like 2x20 compared to 2x10 mhz . I think voda only has enough spectrum for 2x10 at 800mhz, and 2x20 at 2600. EE is gradually getting around the country upgrading masts to 2x20 at 1800, but they only have 2x10 at 800 as well.
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EE 2x5 at 800
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(which isn't far from Vodafone). Technically in testing but open for anyone to use.