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out of 02 and voda what you say the better network is in London?
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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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 |
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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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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.
Shouldn't the average be somewhere around 30Mbps? |
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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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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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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. I think that cap will be coming off EE 4G+ very soon! |
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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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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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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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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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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. If only my iPhone 6 Plus was Cat 6 and not 4....
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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.
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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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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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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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4g progress
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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Possibly not Beaconed you so running on legacy separate networks?
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