Best Mobile Phone Provider Covereage

[lurcher]

Been on T mobile for several years but getting a bit fed up with poor signal coverage in our area. Just on the borders of Greater Manchester/Derbyshire.
Anyone tell me who"s generally regarded as providing the best area cover.

TIA

[blackrod]

Not just as a telecoms engineer I can tell you that it depends upon your particular area. For example, in my local village I get a good reception but my mate on Orange is always moaning of losing his signal. Yet the very next village to us only 2 miles away it is the exact opposite. In busy town/city centres then all the providors are pretty much the same due to the amount of base stations they all have covering them.

All I could advise is to ask a friend(s) how they rate their coverage in the area's that you both regularly visit. It's no good if coverage is great everywhere except for when your in your local pub... or is it!

[krish]

I've always been on Orange, Vodafone and 02 (work, personal, PAYG, etc)
- and 02 has been the only one that has had a strong signal where orange and/or Vodafone has failed ... not surprising really since it was the network formerly known as (BT) Cellnet

[LFC_SL]

See thread for discussion

But all operators have coverage maps on their sites. I would go on prospective operators and postcode search

[Kieron]

Another vote for o2. Great coverage - pants customer service....

[BandWidthJunkie]

I also vote for O2, I've been with them for 7 years now (since they were BT Genie).

I'm on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border and have never had any signal problems.

I've been with T-Mobile and Vodaphone (although many years ago) and had problems with both.

Customer Services aren't the best unless you are buying something

Another one to think about is 3; I believe (or so I have been told) that they use the O2 network when the 3 single is poor.

As already stated, it is a good idea to check the websites for coverage maps.

[lurcher]

Thanks for the posts , I have looked at the coverage and 02 appears to give a strong signal in my local area , so am going to make enquiries with friends as suggested.

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by blackrod

It's no good if coverage is great everywhere except for when your in your local pub... or is it!

If I could find a local pub that had no reception for any mobile, I would make it my local

I see that the last bastion of peace and quiet - the aeroplane - could also be losing it's squawk free status soon. Let's hope that sufficient people sign the various petitions like this one so that we can continue to fly in peace

[lurcher]

Never take the phone with me when I go to local pub , always have a chuckle when I see people on phones in pub/supermarket etc talking about nothing. Sad really , but if if makes them feel good hey thats cool.

[LFC_SL]

Originally Posted by lurcher

Thanks for the posts , I have looked at the coverage and 02 appears to give a strong signal in my local area , so am going to make enquiries with friends as suggested.

Yes, best bet is to use coverage maps. In the cities you don't really have a problem. Its only if you live in the country, you may be unfortunate to be in a isolated blackspot

Originally Posted by Ian J

If I could find a local pub that had no reception for any mobile, I would make it my local

I see that the last bastion of peace and quiet - the aeroplane - could also be losing it's squawk free status soon. Let's hope that sufficient people sign the various petitions like this one so that we can continue to fly in peace

Oh man don't get me started! I have paid for the quiet zone seat on my Virgin Euston > Manchester journey. At least have the courtesy to walk the 3 feet to the door into another area

[mason]

Originally Posted by Ian J

I see that the last bastion of peace and quiet - the aeroplane - could also be losing it's squawk free status soon. Let's hope that sufficient people sign the various petitions like this one so that we can continue to fly in peace

could you imagine being stuck on a long haul with some loud so and so shouting down his/her phone when sitting next to you!!!!! and the constant beeping and ringing of texts and calls!!! its driving me mad just thinking about it!!

[Hopefullyuseful]

Hi,

You can find our Vodafone coverage map here. Enter your post code and it will give you an idea of the coverage where you are or where you're searching for.

We're due to share 3G coverage with Orange at some point in the not too distant future which will improve coverage for everyone as we will us their 3G and they'll use ours. We'll then have the best blanket 3G coverage of all the networks. Hope this helps.

[daveleeuk]

o2

[meansizzler]

Use this sitefinder to find the masts in your area, click the mast to find the service provider...

http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/

[RockySpieler]

Old thread, but I found this link which has coverage for O2, Orange, Tmobile, and Vodaphone:-

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswe...h/OSgsmMap.swf