QOTW: How good is your mobile network coverage?

[cptwhite_uk]

For years I struggled with 2/3Mb connection. Now 200Mb/s up 20Mb/s down with Virgin and 25Mb/s up and 8Mb/s down with Plusnet mobile (EE network)

[tag75]

talktalk for me is poor not even 3g

[nar53]

I'm in rural France & my Orange coverage is very good.

[Zhaoman]

3 coverage is poor; I've noticed it in rural areas mostly but even in urban areas (like a pub), where my friends have full coverage on O2 and Vodafone, I sometimes lose coverage or have very poor coverage. However this isn't deal breaking for me because I haven't needed coverage when I've lost it, it's a cheap deal and the Wuntu app genuinely has some nice offers (mainly cheap lunch deals - much more useful than O2 Priority). But certainly I wouldn't go hiking on my own with a 3 mobile!

[Ttaskmaster]

I live about 10 minutes outside of Liverpool city centre so my coverage is great, good calls and 4G 24/7!

I live 10 minutes (without traffic) outside the centre of Reading, but Vodafone is the only option for signal here and you're lucky if that is consistently up to 50%... and mobile internet is still faster than broadband, in spite of this.

[Moonister]

Coverage in many parts of London is atroctious. Had better reception in rural parts of Scotland than back home in SE or Central London. Mobile network coverage is one thing but even when it says full bars on 4g I can't load a page at times in many parts of london (e.g. London Bridge station outside, on platforms). Throttle is my guess. Which should be illegal as we're paying for something we're not getting.

[peterb]

Coverage in many parts of London is atroctious. Had better reception in rural parts of Scotland than back home in SE or Central London. Mobile network coverage is one thing but even when it says full bars on 4g I can't load a page at times in many parts of london (e.g. London Bridge station outside, on platforms). Throttle is my guess. Which should be illegal as we're paying for something we're not getting.

I think you'll find (in your contract) that neither speed nor availability are guaranteed (as network usage at a given time and place cannot be predicted).

[Moonister]

I think you'll find (in your contract) that neither speed nor availability are guaranteed (as network usage at a given time and place cannot be predicted).

My monthly payments cannot be guaranteed either as my income every month cannot be predicted. Oh no, hold on, they don't care about that. So why should we care about they reluctance to build proper infrastructure that delivers exactly what we are paying for. It's dead easy to predict usage, using my London bridge station example...it's the same folks going to work every day.

The fact they get away with it isn't right, neither is the fact "it's in the contract"

[peterb]

My monthly payments cannot be guaranteed either as my income every month cannot be predicted. Oh no, hold on, they don't care about that. So why should we care about they reluctance to build proper infrastructure that delivers exactly what we are paying for. It's dead easy to predict usage, using my London bridge station example...it's the same folks going to work every day.

The fact they get away with it isn't right, neither is the fact "it's in the contract"

It is because you willingly and voluntarily entered into that contract - having read all the terms and conditions. You weren't forced into it.

[Hoonigan]

Home WiFi broadband

Home 4G broadband


I pay £14 a month for the 4G, with 5000 minutes and unlimited texts and 45GB of data, through Virgin Mobile (EE Carrier).

I couldn't be happier with them so far.

[PC-LAD]

coverage is poor, lots of random blind spots whilst i am on the bus watching whatever

[Moonister]

It is because you willingly and voluntarily entered into that contract - having read all the terms and conditions. You weren't forced into it.

Your argument is on a silly side of provocative.

Sometimes one need to look outside (the box) legal aspects to understand the problem. In particular when the interest of customers is underrepresented to say the least. Big corporations safeguard all angles of their own interest with their cleverly crafted "t&c" - did anyone need to enter that contract? no. Do you need to use electricity and fresh water? no. Do you need to live at all? no.

Imo mobile telecom/data industry just like energy and transport is a basic and essential service. Telecoms industry should be heavily regulated to ensure that customers get the best deal. At the moment the industry heavily lobbies the authorities to ensure their profits are maximised at the expense of us, the customers. Coverage is one of the examples of this.

[peterb]

Your argument is on a silly side of provocative.

Sometimes one need to look outside (the box) legal aspects to understand the problem. In particular when the interest of customers is underrepresented to say the least. Big corporations safeguard all angles of their own interest with their cleverly crafted "t&c" - did anyone need to enter that contract? no. Do you need to use electricity and fresh water? no. Do you need to live at all? no.

But being out of mobile coverage for a short period of time is unlikely to bee life threatenng (similarly power and freshwater unless you on an electricity driven life support system.

The world will not stop just because you can't make a phone call outside London Bridge station.

Imo mobile telecom/data industry just like energy and transport is a basic and essential service. Telecoms industry should be heavily regulated to ensure that customers get the best deal. At the moment the industry heavily lobbies the authorities to ensure their profits are maximised at the expense of us, the customers. Coverage is one of the examples of this.

You are entitled to your opinion - but it is less essential than transport/energy etc. It might be inconvenient when you can't make a call for a few minutes - but hardly a disaster.

[Moonister]

But being out of mobile coverage for a short period of time is unlikely to bee life threatenng (similarly power and freshwater unless you on an electricity driven life support system.

The world will not stop just because you can't make a phone call outside London Bridge station.



You are entitled to your opinion - but it is less essential than transport/energy etc. It might be inconvenient when you can't make a call for a few minutes - but hardly a disaster.

Of course world is not going to stop if I can't load a page in London bridge station...and no, world is not going to stop you if you out of water or electricity for a few minutes.

BUT have you tried not making a payment for these services on time? yup, you will pay for this mistake dearly. Telecoms / corporations are anything but flexible to us, paying customers. Why should I be. If I don't pay my bill(s) they will cut off my services...following this logic - if they don't deliver the service I don't pay. This is the only sensible and objective solution that you can apply in this case...unless you have vested interest in opposite view.

The topic of this thread is to express your opinion on the mobile coverage... IMO it's not good at all in London (and I've been living in variuos places and been on various networks). I would much rather prefer consistent 2.5g/3g coverage rather than inconsistent 4g.

[Ttaskmaster]

BUT have you tried not making a payment for these services on time? yup, you will pay for this mistake dearly.

Of course you will. You are ONE person, going up against a massive corporation. This is generally what happens when one individual tries to take on a whole army by themselves using nothing but a sling and a handful of pebbles.

To have any impact, you would need all their customers to take the same action as you, at the same time. To fight an army, you need an army yourself.

[aidanjt]

I get very good LTE coverage on 3 Ireland in Galway, streaming high bitrate 1080p is no bother at all in most locations. There's very few dead spots, mostly due to being in or around concrete and metal heavy buildings.