I am about to change networks and cannot decide which one to go with.
Based on your own personal experiences and/or opinions, which do you think is best ?
O2, they have less banding on there phones and there contract phones are unlocked so when you upgrade easier for you to give away or sell. Also in my area O2 as the best signal.
With T-Mobile, to even get ONE bar signal in my house I have to be upstairs, then standing on a chair and do a little dance - seriously T-Mobile signal is way low. Also when I was on a train a friend of mine was on T-Mobile had "Emergency SOS Only" on screen - although I am on 3, I had full signal all the way.
Bear in mind that people who say they prefer a network due to 'better signal' are offering a worthless opinion unless you frequest the exact locations as they do.
It's worth looking at what you will use the phone for. If you call a lot of other neworks then tmobile is better with their 'everyone' tariff, calls are just 15p whereas on o2 it's 20p with a connection charge.
But if you text a lot then o2's offer of 1000 texts for £30 a month would be better.
If loads of your mates are on tmobile then you can get offers where calling and texting them is cheaper or even unlimited for a few days.
If you have an unlocked phone or can get your hands on one, send for the free sims diferent networks offer. You don't have to top any of them up - use them to check signal strengths in the areas you need to. I've done it.
With T-Mobile, to even get ONE bar signal in my house I have to be upstairs, then standing on a chair and do a little dance - seriously T-Mobile signal is way low. Also when I was on a train a friend of mine was on T-Mobile had "Emergency SOS Only" on screen - although I am on 3, I had full signal all the way.
o2 signal is full in most places I have been!”
The point about the signal is only valid if the OP lives in your house too?
Originally Posted by RyanC1992: “I am about to change networks and cannot decide which one to go with.
Based on your own personal experiences and/or opinions, which do you think is best ?”
You don't say if it's pay and go or contract you're after but T-Mobile do a "solo" sim, a 30 day rolling contract, sim only, you get 500 mins and unlimited texts for £20 a month.
Originally Posted by tn2000: “If you have an unlocked phone or can get your hands on one, send for the free sims diferent networks offer. You don't have to top any of them up - use them to check signal strengths in the areas you need to. I've done it.”
Or just go to each of the Operator's websites and check coverage there. They will also show you 3G coverage if that's important to you.
Originally Posted by Hayley's Mystery: “Or just go to each of the Operator's websites and check coverage there. They will also show you 3G coverage if that's important to you.”
Doesn't always work. An assistant in Three checked my rellie's postcode for coverage and said her area wasn't covered. Her kid was given an out of contract Three phone and it works.
Im my area the networks with the best signal are.
1 02
2 Orange/Vodafone
T-Moble/ Virgin only seem to get 2 bars out of the 5 in parts of my area.
Im not sure about 3 or Tesco Mobile as I dont know anyone that use them in my area.
You will fine one or two places you go into the 02 signal can go weak. I was in a pub other week and my 02 signal went down from 5 bars to 2/3 bar but most places you go into the 02 signal is usally 4 bars. Then 5 bars once you get outside.
Originally Posted by Adrenalyz: “I'm going to need to see a link before I go along with that.”
Aren't you the guy that was shown a link to the Ofcom site that proved to you that the area code for London was 020 yet you still refused to believe it?