3G getting unusable in London
Discussion
Spyder5 said:
Mr Will said:
3G masts are being taken down and replaced by 4G ones, resulting in congestion on the remaining masts. Not a lot you can do about it except upgrade to a 4G phone really
Don't make stuff up, not a single 3G site has be lost during the 4G upgrade process.This was discussed before, see my comments http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
PF62 said:
Spyder5 said:
Don't make stuff up, not a single 3G site has be lost during the 4G upgrade process.
Maybe, but EE certainly shut down a lot of sites as part of the Orange /T-Mobile merger, changing a very good service into one that is utter pants.'3' sites were the ones they generally got rid of because the rent was ludicrous and the sites were very insignificant in terms of infrastructure.
The biggest problem they have is capacity - there is a limited number of things a base station can do and the number of smartphones and other devices using data has rocketed way beyond anyones imagination.
I was using a 3G phone in 2003 when '3' launched there network - they were charging £65 a month then, and although the data speed was good you couldn't do anything with it and the phone died in under 6 hours! Ah, happy days....
Mr Will said:
Spyder5 said:
Mr Will said:
3G masts are being taken down and replaced by 4G ones, resulting in congestion on the remaining masts. Not a lot you can do about it except upgrade to a 4G phone really
Don't make stuff up, not a single 3G site has be lost during the 4G upgrade process.This was discussed before, see my comments http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I think that eventually only using 3G for High(ish) speed data will become obsolete as the networks find other ways to spread the load.
Where I live in i'm lucky to be able to send a text - never had 3G and probably won't. Owning an iPhone in rural Britain is a complete waste of time!
Edited by Spyder5 on Tuesday 7th October 20:23
papercup said:
So does this mean that if I stay with Vodafone and go to their 4G service, I'll actually get a connection?
Was just about to leave them for EE as whenever I don't get a connection [in Brighton] my girlfriend's 4G EE phone works perfectly. Every time.
Spoke to Voda yesterday about leaving and they admitted they were losing A LOT of customers because of the 3G connections, missed calls, straight to voicemail, hearing my own voice on the line on virtually all calls, etc etc
That was the case for me as I mentioned a few posts ago (I swapped to the iPhone 6 that has a compatible 4G frequency). However, my daughter has EE and she gets a faster and stronger signal than vodafone almost everywhere.Was just about to leave them for EE as whenever I don't get a connection [in Brighton] my girlfriend's 4G EE phone works perfectly. Every time.
Spoke to Voda yesterday about leaving and they admitted they were losing A LOT of customers because of the 3G connections, missed calls, straight to voicemail, hearing my own voice on the line on virtually all calls, etc etc
(I have Vodafone for work and no choice)
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