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Old 07-10-2015, 08:03
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out of 02 and voda what you say the better network is in London?
Vodafone. They have their 4g+ and they're rolling out small cells soon I think someone said. Honestly in London, coverage wise you're fine everywhere outside, and in like 95% of buildings. I've occasionally been very deep in an old building and lost signal but that's going to happen anywhere.

If calls & texts are most important then Voda and o2 any day.
If data is then EE or Vodafone in London. Outside of London/Manchester/Birmingham/Edinburgh (anywhere big really) I'd say EE because Vodafone hasn't upgraded enough yet.
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Old 07-10-2015, 10:32
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Most people seem to be shouting about Vodafone's 4G in this thread.. O2 10MHz 4G800 isn't too shabby in places either!

Speedtest this morning..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i65gbf9biv...%2039.png?dl=0
I get good results in places too, but on the other hand there is still plenty of congested masts in London, bound to happen though.
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Old 07-10-2015, 14:04
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VODAFONE LIMITED


Licence No. 0249664

880.1 – 885.1 MHz

925.1 – 930.1 MHz


890.1 – 894.7 MHz

935.1 – 939.7 MHz


902.3 – 910.1 MHz

947.3 – 955.1 MHz


1715.9 – 1721.7 MHz

1810.9 – 1816.7 MHz


Licence No. 0207131

1944.9 – 1959.7 MHz

2134.9 – 2149.7 MHz


Licence No. 0943538

801 – 811 MHz

842 – 852 MHz


2500 – 2520 MHz

2620-2640 MHz


2570 – 2595 MHz (unpaired)


Vodafone Limited
Vodafone House
The Connection
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 2FN

Tel: +44 (0)1635 33251

Web: http://www.vodafone.co.uk/our-networ...rage/index.htm

Email: emf.advisoryunit@vodafone.com


I wonder what they're using out of that and what is simply going to waste ?
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Old 07-10-2015, 14:56
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I get good results in places too, but on the other hand there is still plenty of congested masts in London, bound to happen though.
Bloody hell, that must be absolute top end.
Shouldn't the average be somewhere around 30Mbps?
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Old 07-10-2015, 15:02
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Top end would be a smidgen higher than that but still for O2 that's impressive.

Clearly no one using 4G on that mast at all just about or anything for that matter.
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Old 07-10-2015, 18:54
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Vodafone 4G+ very rapid today. In fact, for me it represented a milestone. It only seems like yesterday that I got my first 100Mb/s download (on EE) and now a double ton on Vodafone.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1494555724

Absolutely amazing for around 1PM on a midweek day although it looks like the download burnt out the upload a bit!

Couldn't quite repeat the trick but it was no fluke as Rootmetrics around the same time got 168.

http://i.imgur.com/vZxBEEb.jpg

I know some here will say it's pointless but for me it's a demonstration of the progress that has taken place over the past few years. I'm sure one day it will be commonplace.
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Old 07-10-2015, 19:19
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Vodafone 4G+ very rapid today. In fact, for me it represented a milestone. It only seems like yesterday that I got my first 100Mb/s download (on EE) and now a double ton on Vodafone.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1494555724

Absolutely amazing for around 1PM on a midweek day although it looks like the download burnt out the upload a bit!

Couldn't quite repeat the trick but it was no fluke as Rootmetrics around the same time got 168.

http://i.imgur.com/vZxBEEb.jpg

I know some here will say it's pointless but for me it's a demonstration of the progress that has taken place over the past few years. I'm sure one day it will be commonplace.
Wow!

I think that cap will be coming off EE 4G+ very soon!
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Old 07-10-2015, 19:51
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I ask this a lot but does anyone know what Voda's plans are for 2600/4g+ I presume they'll want it pretty much anywhere urban until they can rollout their new 1400MHz spectrum?
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Old 07-10-2015, 20:15
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Can I ask where roughly this speed was achieved! That's some speed the fastest I've seen oh and what Device please correction I see it was a honor 6
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Old 07-10-2015, 20:20
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I ask this a lot but does anyone know what Voda's plans are for 2600/4g+ I presume they'll want it pretty much anywhere urban until they can rollout their new 1400MHz spectrum?
I'm sure I read somewhere it would be a nationwide rollout I could be wrong. 20mhz 2600, 20mhz 1400 and 10mhz 800 pretty power stuff if used correctly.
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Old 07-10-2015, 20:23
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Vodafone 4G+ very rapid today. In fact, for me it represented a milestone. It only seems like yesterday that I got my first 100Mb/s download (on EE) and now a double ton on Vodafone.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1494555724

Absolutely amazing for around 1PM on a midweek day although it looks like the download burnt out the upload a bit!

Couldn't quite repeat the trick but it was no fluke as Rootmetrics around the same time got 168.

http://i.imgur.com/vZxBEEb.jpg

I know some here will say it's pointless but for me it's a demonstration of the progress that has taken place over the past few years. I'm sure one day it will be commonplace.
Wow! I know it says Ealing so forgive the stupid question but whereabouts in London was that as I am often in Victoria/Westminster so will do some speed tests of my own.
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Old 07-10-2015, 20:25
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Vodafone 4G+ very rapid today. In fact, for me it represented a milestone. It only seems like yesterday that I got my first 100Mb/s download (on EE) and now a double ton on Vodafone.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1494555724

Absolutely amazing for around 1PM on a midweek day although it looks like the download burnt out the upload a bit!

Couldn't quite repeat the trick but it was no fluke as Rootmetrics around the same time got 168.

http://i.imgur.com/vZxBEEb.jpg

I know some here will say it's pointless but for me it's a demonstration of the progress that has taken place over the past few years. I'm sure one day it will be commonplace.
Good god is that real?!!!

If only my iPhone 6 Plus was Cat 6 and not 4....
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Old 07-10-2015, 20:32
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I'm sure I read somewhere it would be a nationwide rollout I could be wrong. 20mhz 2600, 20mhz 1400 and 10mhz 800 pretty power stuff if used correctly.
That would be very good, reminds me of Sprint's triband "Spark" approach.
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Old 08-10-2015, 09:33
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Seems to be a lot of 4G popping up in Cornwall at the moment. Looking more hopeful down this way. Still a huge dead spot in the South Hams where many people come on holiday.
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Old 08-10-2015, 10:10
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Certainly sounds promising. Since I moved from Three to Vodafone, I haven't been outside of the M25 yet. Worried as soon as I do it'll be an EDGE fest. At least with Three if you do have signal you always have at least 3 or 4 meg down of data...
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Old 08-10-2015, 10:33
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Certainly sounds promising. Since I moved from Three to Vodafone, I haven't been outside of the M25 yet. Worried as soon as I do it'll be an EDGE fest. At least with Three if you do have signal you always have at least 3 or 4 meg down of data...
Vodafone isn't that bad anymore, not as extensive as three or EE just yet! 3G900 is making large improvements, the advantage to Vodafone over o2 they are rolling 2100 and 900 nationwide. I travelled from Yorkshire (Wakefield) to Standsted airport back in July and I had 3/4g a good part of the way things are improving quickly!
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Old 08-10-2015, 10:47
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I travelled from Yorkshire (Wakefield) to Standsted airport back in July and I had 3/4g a good part of the way things are improving quickly!

As a comparison I travelled from Helston (far end of Cornwall) to North London last week (315 miles) and had 4g all of the way on EE. My vodafone work phone spent a significant amount of time on 2g, a fair bit on 3g and 4g only really near cities.
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Old 08-10-2015, 11:12
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O2 is improving too! Despite what some people say, they aren't sitting down doing absolutely nothing. I will concede that Vodafone does perform better than O2 though.
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Old 08-10-2015, 13:03
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O2 is improving too! Despite what some people say, they aren't sitting down doing absolutely nothing. I will concede that Vodafone does perform better than O2 though.
I am not slating o2 in anyway, both companies do have different roll out plans, take 3g for example o2 seem to be relying on 900 more heavily to improve coverage, lacking more in capacity, larger built up towns and cities are having 2100/900 added. Where as Vodafone is rolling out 2100/900 nationally.

4G is very different again but the basis is a 800 rollout, Vodafone and 02 have committed to 98% indoor and outdoor coverage by 2017, how much the 90% geographic coverage will improve on this I don't know.

If anyone wishes to correct me please do so.
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Old 08-10-2015, 13:24
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I am not slating o2 in anyway, both companies do have different roll out plans, take 3g for example o2 seem to be relying on 900 more heavily to improve coverage, lacking more in capacity, larger built up towns and cities are having 2100/900 added. Where as Vodafone is rolling out 2100/900 nationally.

4G is very different again but the basis is a 800 rollout, Vodafone and 02 have committed to 98% indoor and outdoor coverage by 2017, how much the 90% geographic coverage will improve on this I don't know.

If anyone wishes to correct me please do so.

Its interesting that people are comparing the rollout styles of O2 and Vodafone - Don't forget that they aren't rolling their own full networks. O2 build, own and maintain the network infrastructure for both providers (to their individual spectrum spec) in the east of England, Scotland and NI, and Vodafone build, own and maintain west up to and including Glasgow.

If O2 are slow at rolling out then Voda will be rolled slowly too!
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Old 08-10-2015, 16:08
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Its interesting that people are comparing the rollout styles of O2 and Vodafone - Don't forget that they aren't rolling their own full networks. O2 build, own and maintain the network infrastructure for both providers (to their individual spectrum spec) in the east of England, Scotland and NI, and Vodafone build, own and maintain west up to and including Glasgow.

If O2 are slow at rolling out then Voda will be rolled slowly too!
Who gets the midlands than O2 or Vodafone as that is neither east or west and is a fair bit of country so may sound sarcastic but actually a proper question.
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Old 08-10-2015, 16:53
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I don't think it's as simple as that is it? Aren't there masts where Vodafone have upgraded and o2 haven't? Perhaps each company on each side of the country goes and maintains and installs the equipment but they have to wait for the decision as to whether they should from the other network and for the other network to supply the equipment if that makes any sense?
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Old 08-10-2015, 16:58
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Who gets the midlands than O2 or Vodafone as that is neither east or west and is a fair bit of country so may sound sarcastic but actually a proper question.
Basically you can draw a vertical line down the middle of the country. Having a scan around and Coventry seems to be around the cutover point. Coventry looks to be Telefonica and west of it is Vodafone.
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Old 08-10-2015, 17:18
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Buckfastleigh mast has O2 3G900 but VOD only 2G so what's happened there then? That's way west. Not that it works anyway but I often wonder why VOD don't have 3G on it as well. OR is it separate backhaul?
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Old 08-10-2015, 17:43
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Possibly not Beaconed you so running on legacy separate networks?
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