Up to date coverage maps

Synthetic42 · 25-03-2015, 08:47

Hey guys,

I'm in need of maps showing EE, o2 and Vodafone's current 3G and 4G coverage of the UK, EE is simple as it lets you zoom out to see the whole UK doesn't.

Does anyone know where I could get such things for the other 2 networks? They only seem to let you zoom out to about a town range

Thanks in advance

The Lord Lucan · 25-03-2015, 09:49

Because they don't want you to have that info, as it would show how poor the coverage with Vodafone & O2 is on 3G in comparison to MBNL & how far ahead EE is with its 4G roll out.

Synthetic42 · 25-03-2015, 09:59

Yep that makes sense. I'm having to just pick some random postcodes to use as examples, pain in in the ass.

DevonBloke · 25-03-2015, 10:18

It is quite telling isn't it.
Vodafone's in particular where the whole country only shows 2G and then when you click the 3G button (without typing any town or postcode) it just zooms right in to Birmingham.
Funny how they chose Birmingham and not Totnes

Also their map applet seems to be from the 90s. At least O2s is more modern.

Three's is good but has weird zoom levels, as in not very many.
In order of usefulness...
EE
Three
O2
Vodafone.

de525ma · 25-03-2015, 10:21

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Originally Posted by DevonBloke

It is quite telling isn't it.
Vodafone's in particular where the whole country only shows 2G and then when you click the 3G button (without typing any town or postcode) it just zooms right in to Birmingham.
Funny how they chose Birmingham and not Totnes

AND it's impossible to remove the 2G layer from Vodafone's map.

I quite like the O2 one (aside from crippling the zoom) as it shows where their masts are.

The Lord Lucan · 25-03-2015, 10:23

To a degree, it just shows where A Mast is. Not if it's 4G or 3G.. Could just be 2G..

Synthetic42 · 25-03-2015, 10:24

Yep, I even contacted o and vodafone to see if they had anything they could give me, they said no.

But yeah I'm basically proving how crap o2's signal is compared to EE's for reason I won't bore you with, so just having to do comparison examples at a few postcodes

Grayburn · 25-03-2015, 13:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synthetic42

Yep, I even contacted o and vodafone to see if they had anything they could give me, they said no.

But yeah I'm basically proving how crap o2's signal is compared to EE's for reason I won't bore you with, so just having to do comparison examples at a few postcodes

So say you use random post codes and O2 come out on top, what then?

What do you expect to gain from this no matter what the results are?

Synthetic42 · 25-03-2015, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grayburn

So say you use random post codes and O2 come out on top, what then?

What do you expect to gain from this no matter what the results are?

They don't, boss wanted comparisons to see which network it'd be best to move our mobiles to, so I just did the postcodes of some of our offices, 2 out of 5 o2 had full 2g/3g/4g and all 5 EE had full 2g/3g and decent 4g. Overall EE had better signal (not surprised)

DevonBloke · 25-03-2015, 13:40

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Originally Posted by de525ma

AND it's impossible to remove the 2G layer from Vodafone's map.

This is totally misleading. I even fell for it and posted once that their coverage had improved until someone corrected me!
Had a bit of a DUH moment there.
There is a key of course but this doesn't take into account that A: A normal person doesn't know the difference between 2 and 3G and B: It says Internet & Email but half the time GPRS doesn't actually work anyway (on any network).
I can't believe they haven't been pulled up on it.

25-03-2015, 08:47	#1
Synthetic42 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,510	Up to date coverage maps Hey guys, I'm in need of maps showing EE, o2 and Vodafone's current 3G and 4G coverage of the UK, EE is simple as it lets you zoom out to see the whole UK doesn't. Does anyone know where I could get such things for the other 2 networks? They only seem to let you zoom out to about a town range Thanks in advance

25-03-2015, 09:49	#2
The Lord Lucan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,966	Because they don't want you to have that info, as it would show how poor the coverage with Vodafone & O2 is on 3G in comparison to MBNL & how far ahead EE is with its 4G roll out.

25-03-2015, 09:59	#3
Synthetic42 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,510	Yep that makes sense. I'm having to just pick some random postcodes to use as examples, pain in in the ass.

25-03-2015, 10:18	#4
DevonBloke Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Totnes, Devon Posts: 6,693	It is quite telling isn't it. Vodafone's in particular where the whole country only shows 2G and then when you click the 3G button (without typing any town or postcode) it just zooms right in to Birmingham. Funny how they chose Birmingham and not Totnes Also their map applet seems to be from the 90s. At least O2s is more modern. Three's is good but has weird zoom levels, as in not very many. In order of usefulness... EE Three O2 Vodafone.

25-03-2015, 10:21	#5
de525ma Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 787	Quote: Originally Posted by DevonBloke It is quite telling isn't it. Vodafone's in particular where the whole country only shows 2G and then when you click the 3G button (without typing any town or postcode) it just zooms right in to Birmingham. Funny how they chose Birmingham and not Totnes AND it's impossible to remove the 2G layer from Vodafone's map. I quite like the O2 one (aside from crippling the zoom) as it shows where their masts are.

25-03-2015, 10:23	#6
The Lord Lucan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,966	To a degree, it just shows where A Mast is. Not if it's 4G or 3G.. Could just be 2G..

25-03-2015, 10:24	#7
Synthetic42 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,510	Yep, I even contacted o and vodafone to see if they had anything they could give me, they said no. But yeah I'm basically proving how crap o2's signal is compared to EE's for reason I won't bore you with, so just having to do comparison examples at a few postcodes

25-03-2015, 13:22	#8
Grayburn Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 225	Quote: Originally Posted by Synthetic42 Yep, I even contacted o and vodafone to see if they had anything they could give me, they said no. But yeah I'm basically proving how crap o2's signal is compared to EE's for reason I won't bore you with, so just having to do comparison examples at a few postcodes So say you use random post codes and O2 come out on top, what then? What do you expect to gain from this no matter what the results are?

25-03-2015, 13:29	#9
Synthetic42 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,510	Quote: Originally Posted by Grayburn So say you use random post codes and O2 come out on top, what then? What do you expect to gain from this no matter what the results are? They don't, boss wanted comparisons to see which network it'd be best to move our mobiles to, so I just did the postcodes of some of our offices, 2 out of 5 o2 had full 2g/3g/4g and all 5 EE had full 2g/3g and decent 4g. Overall EE had better signal (not surprised)

25-03-2015, 13:40	#10
DevonBloke Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Totnes, Devon Posts: 6,693	Quote: Originally Posted by de525ma AND it's impossible to remove the 2G layer from Vodafone's map. This is totally misleading. I even fell for it and posted once that their coverage had improved until someone corrected me! Had a bit of a DUH moment there. There is a key of course but this doesn't take into account that A: A normal person doesn't know the difference between 2 and 3G and B: It says Internet & Email but half the time GPRS doesn't actually work anyway (on any network). I can't believe they haven't been pulled up on it.

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