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Old 11-04-2015, 23:34
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Someone told me that the signal gets better when you're near a Tescos when using a Tesco SIM and also when near a Sainsbury's when using one of their SIMs and an ASDA store when using one of their cards.

Is this true?




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Old 11-04-2015, 23:46
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Someone told me that the signal gets better when you're near a Tescos when using a Tesco SIM and also when near a Sainsbury's when using one of their SIMs and an ASDA store when using one of their cards.

Is this true?
No. Sainsburys uses the Vodafone network, Tesco uses the O2 network and ASDA uses the EE network. Your signal gets better the closer you are to a mobile phone mast.
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Old 11-04-2015, 23:49
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Yes, they have special cellular power amplifying unicorns attached to the Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's mobile masts on top of each supermarket, this ensures better signals for their customers.

It's interesting to note that budget supermarkets like Aldi actually extract your phone's power as you enter the store, this is used to help power their lighting and is one of the clever ways they keep their running costs down.
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Old 11-04-2015, 23:49
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Someone told me that the signal gets better when you're near a Tescos when using a Tesco SIM and also when near a Sainsbury's when using one of their SIMs and an ASDA store when using one of their cards.

Is this true?
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Someone thought you were gullible and liable to believe ridiculous stories .

They are probably laughing at you behind your back...
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Old 11-04-2015, 23:50
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Old 12-04-2015, 00:05
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Someone told me that the signal gets better when you're near a Tescos when using a Tesco SIM and also when near a Sainsbury's when using one of their SIMs and an ASDA store when using one of their cards.

Is this true?

Sadly not. I'm on Tesco mobile and the only place I get absolutely zero signal? Inside my local Tesco.
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Old 12-04-2015, 00:07
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800MHz 4G works nicely inside supermarkets. Shame I can't receive calls as there is no 2G reception but that barely ever happens.
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Old 12-04-2015, 01:00
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However on a serious note the MNVOs of the supermarkets are doing well, especially Tesco.

I hear good things about Sainsburys Mobile but they dont have 4g access I dont believe. Also I think the Asda switch to EE had many issues ..of course how Tesco and 3 get on could be interesting to see if the same deals exist?
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Old 12-04-2015, 01:43
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I wonder what will happen to Tesco Mobile if the Hutchison acquisition of O2 UK goes through. O2 owns half (?) of Tesco Mobile UK.
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Old 12-04-2015, 01:44
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Yes, they have special cellular power amplifying unicorns attached to the Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's mobile masts on top of each supermarket, this ensures better signals for their customers.

It's interesting to note that budget supermarkets like Aldi actually extract your phone's power as you enter the store, this is used to help power their lighting and is one of the clever ways they keep their running costs down.
Oh My Good God... I just dearly died from laughing.
You matey could go down on a murder charge for killing by laughter!!!
Hahahahahaha

Cellular Power Amplifying Unicorns!
Oh wait, I just realised Morrisons are currently trialling CPAU.
Apparently CPAU combined with CSFB allows the CCSM (Covert Circuit switched Minotaurs) to provide 2G/3G/4G and 5G "two for the price of one" deals to be beamed directly to subscriber's brains........
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Old 12-04-2015, 07:59
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Your friend probably heard about the picocells Tesco have in store, but they are not used to give extra coverage for the public.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/1...-phone-network
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Old 12-04-2015, 08:47
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There are picocells in McDonald's for o2 for public use so it's not impossible that they could implement something similar in Tesco. I'm not aware of it though.
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:02
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Indeed, it would be possible for Tesco to allow Tesco Mobile customers to roam onto their on-site network. However, it's unlikely in my opinion.

Many network branded stores have their own small cells to allow coverage in places (like the depths of a busy shopping centre) where you wouldn't normally be able to receive.
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:05
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Someone told me that the signal gets better when you're near a Tescos when using a Tesco SIM and also when near a Sainsbury's when using one of their SIMs and an ASDA store when using one of their cards.

Is this true?




I doubt any store have a mast fitted for their network. Vodafone signal is certainly not great by our Sainsburys store I can tell you. Then again nor is any other by all accounts.
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:06
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However on a serious note the MNVOs of the supermarkets are doing well, especially Tesco.

I hear good things about Sainsburys Mobile but they dont have 4g access I dont believe. Also I think the Asda switch to EE had many issues ..of course how Tesco and 3 get on could be interesting to see if the same deals exist?
I am thinking of going from Voda to Sainsburys to be honest, better value for money.
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:33
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Yes I have thought that when I compare them to Tesco Mobile as well. It does appear that Tesco mobile are not being as aggressive on the offers as they used to be.

I am surprised the supermarkets are not battling harder and using the mobile network in a similar way that BT are doing with their packages to attract combined loyalty.
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:38
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Oh My Good God... I just dearly died from laughing.
You matey could go down on a murder charge for killing by laughter!!!
Hahahahahaha

Cellular Power Amplifying Unicorns!
Oh wait, I just realised Morrisons are currently trialling CPAU.
Apparently CPAU combined with CSFB allows the CCSM (Covert Circuit switched Minotaurs) to provide 2G/3G/4G and 5G "two for the price of one" deals to be beamed directly to subscriber's brains........
Yes I forgot about CSFB and CCSM - I'm amazed it isn't more publicly known
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:11
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There are also O2 boosters in Apple Stores from when O2 was the only iPhone network.

Coverage in the Southampton Apple Store was very bad on Three back in the day but full bars on O2 due to the booster.
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Old 14-04-2015, 15:31
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Are these "piggy back" networks really such good value for money? I have until today had just over 12 months with giffgaff (not a supermarket network I know) and am switching over to 3. I was paying £12 a month and the service at peak times and in town centres was "flaky". Slow internet and unreliable voice and texts.

This is my new SIM only 3 deal
"Plan Includes (per month):
Inclusive UK data:
2 GB
Inclusive UK minutes:
200 mins
Free calls to 0800/0808/0500 numbers
Inclusive UK texts:
All-you-can-eat texts
Contract length:
12 month contract
"
for £11 a month so £1 less than Giffgaff.

There is also the question of what happens to Giffgaff when O2 and 3 merge?

It might not suit everyone, but this Martin Lewis article suggests most people should not be paying more than £15 a month.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/pho...e-cost-cutting.

This will be reviewed next year and if another mainstream network has a better deal, I will not hesitate to change.
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Old 14-04-2015, 15:35
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Martin Lewis would probably recommend TalkTalk just because it's cheap, not because it's any good.

He has some valid points like not upgrading if you don't need a new phone, but cheapest is not always best. SIM only is great if you don't mind paying for new phones outright though.

As I said in another thread, I have been trying Sainsburys Mobile (they have a promotion where you can get a free month's bundle by giving them your nectar card number) and I am not impressed at all. I can't yet work out whether it's because it's a bare bones MVNO or whether it's just the underlying network being crap (Vodafone)
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Old 14-04-2015, 15:52
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Martin Lewis would probably recommend TalkTalk just because it's cheap, not because it's any good.

He has some valid points like not upgrading if you don't need a new phone, but cheapest is not always best. SIM only is great if you don't mind paying for new phones outright though.

As I said in another thread, I have been trying Sainsburys Mobile (they have a promotion where you can get a free month's bundle by giving them your nectar card number) and I am not impressed at all. I can't yet work out whether it's because it's a bare bones MVNO or whether it's just the underlying network being crap (Vodafone)
As Martin Lewis points out "In some cases it can actually be cheaper to get a 44% APR loan than a handset on contract", no surprises there as the contract is really a credit sale with interest. Argos and Asda seem to have a good range of perfectly adequate phones for under £100.

You are quite right about TalkTalk - been there and NEVER AGAIN!!
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Old 14-04-2015, 16:07
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Martin Lewis would probably recommend TalkTalk just because it's cheap, not because it's any good.

He has some valid points like not upgrading if you don't need a new phone, but cheapest is not always best. SIM only is great if you don't mind paying for new phones outright though.

As I said in another thread, I have been trying Sainsburys Mobile (they have a promotion where you can get a free month's bundle by giving them your nectar card number) and I am not impressed at all. I can't yet work out whether it's because it's a bare bones MVNO or whether it's just the underlying network being crap (Vodafone)
Martin Lewis is now just a picture on the figurehead of MSE. I suspect MoneySupermarket.com who now own MSE will be recommending the service with the best referral fees for them...
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Old 14-04-2015, 16:21
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TalkTalk's service is actually very good, it's just their phone support that is the problem.
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Old 14-04-2015, 16:53
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Tesco mobile are excellent and suspect sainsburys will get better as they are dependent on Vodafone.

Can't fault Tesco other than they don't really seem to have a retention department so no special deals.
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Old 14-04-2015, 17:04
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Tesco mobile are excellent and suspect sainsburys will get better as they are dependent on Vodafone.

Can't fault Tesco other than they don't really seem to have a retention department so no special deals.
Yeah my cousin has a sim only with tesco and wanted to upgrade so called to check if they did loyalty offers. They offered what was on the website and called it a loyalty package. Rep obviously assumed he was a bit dim and hadn't checked the website first.

One mobile they talked about he offered it for 50p more than the website and called it a loyalty discount.

They also have no middle ground. I was thinking of getting an iPhone 6 when they came out. The cheapest was £43 with 3000 mins. 5000sms and 4gb data. I told him I don't use a fraction of that and didn't they have any contracts where I could pay some upfront to bring down the monthly cost to a package more inline with my actual usage. No they don't do that. So you can't pay for the phone and then chose a tariff to suit your needs.

And the majority of their tariffs are unbalanced. 1500 mins but only 500mb data etc. Unlike others who do similar priced tariffs but some have more mins and some have more data etc.
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