Pooks Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Out of interest, does anyone know what the 3 coverage is like in Shetland? I read a few months back that they piggyback their service off of O2 masts these days. So one assumes the O2 and 3 coverage will be fairly similar? No? AFAIK this is exactly what happens. Your 3 reception will be as good as O2's but you won't get any of the 3G gubbins. Then again this may have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 I was rather amused to be able to text my girlfriend in England as I stood atop the hill above Muckle Flugga. That's a spot that feels like the middle of absolute nowhere... excepting the Saxa Vord dome across the way... (on Vodaphone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 T-Mobile is alive and well. I just checked my post to find that the T-Mob SIM card had arrived. I put it in my phone and walked from Staney Hill to the lanes up from The Street. I am happy to say that the signal was full strength for the whole route. This is very impressive compared to the reception 3 years ago when I arrived here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 YES!I can say i told you so now peesterleestee! Without getting kicked for it anyway.Also in the RGU union (Aberdeen) tonight my mate on vodafone had no signal when I had full bars... which i have to admit is not usual but it happened!Cheers BigMouth for this info! (jono a friend for life) HA HA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 yeah that was me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Sadly, I fear that I was premature. Got up this morning and there is no signal. Before you write this off entirely, bear in mind that I have yet to register and top up for the first time. I tried to text on it last night in case there was any credit at all, they used to give you £1 to start off with, but the text bounced back saying that my credit was nil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 credit shouldnt affect the signal though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 No, it looks as though the signal is back. Sadly trying to top up on t-mobiles site is an incredibly poor experience. Their site just times out. All in all not a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 No, it looks as though the signal is back. If the T mobile transmitter is in Bressay, could have been the power cut there that affected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peesterleestee Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 MMH well all i can say is they must have improved their signal up here, if they have transmitters on the Bressay mast, they must have gone up recently, as i can see mast from my house, yet could not get a signal inside (that was november/december last year) and they did tell me then that they had no plans to upgrade their system in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Full scale reading at the swimming pool car park on TMob. In fact it is so strong that I am expecting the ink to burst out of the top of the LCD display 8O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 I use T-Mobile and vist the Shetlands frequently. There's absolutely zero reception at Sumburgh. As for in Lerwick, I think it's better towards the north.(Co-op onwards) and I get a very good reception at Green head where my ship usually berths. If I'm in the pubs in Lerwick I tend to have to go outside to make a call which is alright in summer but, not so good the rest of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Although I am in Gals Vegas at the moment, I don't get out of Lerwick much normally. I have to say that I couldn't recommend T-Mobile on their reception. It doesn't work at home, at work, or anywhere else I need to text/phone from The price plans look pretty good though I have to say - especially the FlexT ones. No wonder Vodafone are losing so much business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 I use T-Mobile and vist the Shetlands frequently. There's absolutely zero reception at Sumburgh. Reception is pretty non-existant in Sumburgh but if you are visiting regularly it may be worth your while going upstairs in the Airport if you are desperate to make a call as I certainly got a T-Mobile sim to work there once upon a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks for the advice. I never realised that there was an upstairs at Sumburgh airport 8O I'll try it next time I'm there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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