Mobile phone coverage - Vodafone vs O2
Discussion
After many years with Vodafone, which I started with as they had the best coverage in the part of the Highlands I used to frequent, I am considering moving to Giff Gaff who use O2.
I am guessing that nowadays, there can't be much difference in coverage between Vodafone and O2, across Scotland, but has anyone had issues with O2?
Areas I need it to be at least as good as Vodafone are A9 from Perth to Inverness, A93, A96, A82, A85, and also around the Skye and Lochalsh area.
I'm not too bothered about 4G at the moment.
I am guessing that nowadays, there can't be much difference in coverage between Vodafone and O2, across Scotland, but has anyone had issues with O2?
Areas I need it to be at least as good as Vodafone are A9 from Perth to Inverness, A93, A96, A82, A85, and also around the Skye and Lochalsh area.
I'm not too bothered about 4G at the moment.
EC2 said:
They all vary hugely within very small areas. I gave up on Vodafone years ago in Scotland and use EE as it is now called. O2 is better than Vodafone in my experience as well but EE is particularly impressive.
Not true if you use the Vodafone signal booster.I had no Vodafone coverage, but now with the booster, call quality is excellent.
The original Nick the Greek said:
EC2 said:
They all vary hugely within very small areas. I gave up on Vodafone years ago in Scotland and use EE as it is now called. O2 is better than Vodafone in my experience as well but EE is particularly impressive.
Not true if you use the Vodafone signal booster.I had no Vodafone coverage, but now with the booster, call quality is excellent.
EC2 said:
They all vary hugely within very small areas. I gave up on Vodafone years ago in Scotland and use EE as it is now called. O2 is better than Vodafone in my experience as well but EE is particularly impressive.
I always thought that EE, being a more recent provider, would have poorer coverage out in the "styx". Have you found it OK in the remoter areas?It's interesting no one mentions Three? I used to be on O2 when I lived in Aberdeen, and it was fine until you left the city, then often has zero coverage. When I moved to Portlethen I switched to Three and found they were much better on the likes of the A90 between Aberdeen and Dundee, as well as in places like Portlethen and Stonehaven.
However I moved out to Banchory in the summer and the Three coverage is terrible out there - I can barely use it even for calls or texts. My contract is up in March so I'm considering a move to EE as I've heard good things about them.
Has anyone got any experience with EE in the Deeside area? (Hope the OP doesn't mind a slight widening of the original topic!)
However I moved out to Banchory in the summer and the Three coverage is terrible out there - I can barely use it even for calls or texts. My contract is up in March so I'm considering a move to EE as I've heard good things about them.
Has anyone got any experience with EE in the Deeside area? (Hope the OP doesn't mind a slight widening of the original topic!)
In my experience, mostly with Vodafone and o2, Vodafone and o2 are about on par.
Three and EE I'm not sure overall (never used them as a primary phone) but I've been surprised by them a few times. At my parents place near Ballachulish o2 can barely make calls, vodafone has GRPS only but EE and 3 get 3G. It is good enough that using an iphone on 3 as a hotspot I was able to stream youtube perfectly.
Three and EE I'm not sure overall (never used them as a primary phone) but I've been surprised by them a few times. At my parents place near Ballachulish o2 can barely make calls, vodafone has GRPS only but EE and 3 get 3G. It is good enough that using an iphone on 3 as a hotspot I was able to stream youtube perfectly.
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