very bad coverage - 02
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I use a Samsung S22 and my network is 02 since Dec, but the coverage is terrible at times esp from my office in Guildford where i tend to lose connectivity a lot for both normal calls/texts as well as mobile internet this is a daily occurrence
The same issues are there at home but to a lesser extent
Wonder if others have similar issues with 02
my prev network was voxi which uses Vodafone network as and MVNO and it worked perfectly well
The same issues are there at home but to a lesser extent
Wonder if others have similar issues with 02
my prev network was voxi which uses Vodafone network as and MVNO and it worked perfectly well
In my town (near Bristol) people are going nuts because O2 is basically unusable in the town. Partly because NIMBYism didn't allow mast expansion and what masts there are are broken and they can't be fixed because of an access issue with the land they're on.
What's worse, is that Virgin recently did a massive 'churn the base' campaign and bundled virgin mobile / o2 offers in with Virgin TV and Broadband Packages, thus converting a load of people. Local Facebook group is awash daily with people complaining they can't get service.
O2 are an absolute pile of s
te, I'll never touch them. Remember most of the network went down in 2020?
What's worse, is that Virgin recently did a massive 'churn the base' campaign and bundled virgin mobile / o2 offers in with Virgin TV and Broadband Packages, thus converting a load of people. Local Facebook group is awash daily with people complaining they can't get service.
O2 are an absolute pile of s
te, I'll never touch them. Remember most of the network went down in 2020?Go back to what worked for you?
Its Liberty Global, they have a pile ‘em high and sell it cheap attitude and don’t invest in infrastructure. They took over Virgin Media, introduced loads of cheap deals, my service went to pot. They took over O2, introduced loads of cheap deals, my service went to pot.
I went with EE and in London at least, they are like O2 back in the day when they actually invested in their network and charged a lot more. I also switched to FTTP with Hyperoptic. In 5 years its had a single 2 hour outage and I get advertised speeds whenever I have checked. Far cry from Virgin Media Fibre that used to crawl to 2mbps with a 10 second ping during peak hours, with outages every other week for ‘network upgrades’.
Its Liberty Global, they have a pile ‘em high and sell it cheap attitude and don’t invest in infrastructure. They took over Virgin Media, introduced loads of cheap deals, my service went to pot. They took over O2, introduced loads of cheap deals, my service went to pot.
I went with EE and in London at least, they are like O2 back in the day when they actually invested in their network and charged a lot more. I also switched to FTTP with Hyperoptic. In 5 years its had a single 2 hour outage and I get advertised speeds whenever I have checked. Far cry from Virgin Media Fibre that used to crawl to 2mbps with a 10 second ping during peak hours, with outages every other week for ‘network upgrades’.
Edited by wyson on Friday 23 June 17:03
carboy2017 said:
I use a Samsung S22 and my network is 02 since Dec, but the coverage is terrible at times esp from my office in Guildford where i tend to lose connectivity a lot for both normal calls/texts as well as mobile internet this is a daily occurrence
The same issues are there at home but to a lesser extent
Wonder if others have similar issues with 02
Don't know if it'd work in the office but at home have you got another broadband system? If so you could use wifi calling - although I find it's not connected (using iPhone) now and again and have to switch airplane mode on and off to get it back.The same issues are there at home but to a lesser extent
Wonder if others have similar issues with 02
O2 usually allow you to change plan within your contract. Change to the cheapest plan (there's one at £5 currently) and write that off.
EE look really expensive everywhere at the moment, ,maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?
3 have some good deals available if their network works for you ?
3 via ID Mobile have a 100GB unlimited/unlimited deal (with free EU Roaming) at £12/month. £50 Amazon card, works out at less than £8/month for 12 months, plus the fiver you've written off on O2.
Or a 20GB monthly contract for £7.
I'm looking primarily for good EU coverage, but won't cloud your thread on that matter. There are some good deals, just need to write off the O2 money.
EE look really expensive everywhere at the moment, ,maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?
3 have some good deals available if their network works for you ?
3 via ID Mobile have a 100GB unlimited/unlimited deal (with free EU Roaming) at £12/month. £50 Amazon card, works out at less than £8/month for 12 months, plus the fiver you've written off on O2.
Or a 20GB monthly contract for £7.
I'm looking primarily for good EU coverage, but won't cloud your thread on that matter. There are some good deals, just need to write off the O2 money.
EE generally don’t discount their headline rates but offer incentives, a bit like property developers, so you have to look out for hardware bundles and fixed term discounts eg, 6m at half price on their contracts.
They offer corporate discounts if your company uses them.
They offer corporate discounts if your company uses them.
Edited by wyson on Saturday 24th June 02:56
No network has 100% coverage. Each carrier has a coverage map on their website so you can check who is best in the areas you will be living/working in. It's usually best to check these before signing a two year contract.
If your office has wifi can you use wifi calling to avoid dropouts?
If your office has wifi can you use wifi calling to avoid dropouts?
devnull said:
In my town (near Bristol) people are going nuts because O2 is basically unusable in the town. Partly because NIMBYism didn't allow mast expansion and what masts there are are broken and they can't be fixed because of an access issue with the land they're on.
What's worse, is that Virgin recently did a massive 'churn the base' campaign and bundled virgin mobile / o2 offers in with Virgin TV and Broadband Packages, thus converting a load of people. Local Facebook group is awash daily with people complaining they can't get service.
O2 are an absolute pile of ste, I'll never touch them. Remember most of the network went down in 2020?
Upgrading masts and rooftops is a real issue. Even with improved planning rights it's still often difficult and town planners can make life incredibly difficult. I'm aware of an area where the local community are campaigning fiercely against a 5G streetworks monopole and the planners have at the same time rejected an edge of the village location where the majority of a substantial tower was hidden behind trees. That community will not get 5GWhat's worse, is that Virgin recently did a massive 'churn the base' campaign and bundled virgin mobile / o2 offers in with Virgin TV and Broadband Packages, thus converting a load of people. Local Facebook group is awash daily with people complaining they can't get service.
O2 are an absolute pile of s
te, I'll never touch them. Remember most of the network went down in 2020?As for access issues, all operators suffer them. Some are better at resolving than others, but the industry has become incredibly polarised with complicated relationships everywhere...
carboy2017 said:
sadly I cant go back to my old network as im tied to a 24 month contract and I have done just 6 months of it :-(
I had this issue with o2, they’re oversubscribed since the Virgin merger. Can have full signal and it doesn’t work.I argued with them several times on the phone and they pretended they’d never heard of the issue.
They refused to end my contract so I just asked to move to a 30 day rolling contract and then cancelled.
I used to be with o2 many many many many years ago. They were st. So st that I’ve used every other network since then and never gone back. Sounds like they are still st!
Daughter is on EE at the minute, my work phone is Voda and me and Mrs are Three.
I’ve found all of these to always be fine, except for 3 in London when it seems to really struggle. Wondered if it is congestion related as get full bars but no signal. All other networks are fine in the same spot!
t. So st that I’ve used every other network since then and never gone back. Sounds like they are still st!Daughter is on EE at the minute, my work phone is Voda and me and Mrs are Three.
I’ve found all of these to always be fine, except for 3 in London when it seems to really struggle. Wondered if it is congestion related as get full bars but no signal. All other networks are fine in the same spot!
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