mobile phone coverage

[Patzel]

how is the mobile phone coverage on the islands?

Any chance that the phone works on the northern islands (Fetlar and Yell)?

 

Or is it better to look for a phone box?

[tins]

of course we have mobile phone coverage... we not that deprived!

 

also phone boxes can be few and far between!

[MuckleJoannie]

There is a whole thread on the subject here

 

http://www.shetlink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7602

 

Vodafone is reckoned to be the best in Shetland. You can check coverage using this site.

 

http://online.vodafone.co.uk/mobile_services/mobile_network_coverage/Coverage_map_signal_strength_tester

[Patzel]

of course we have mobile phone coverage... we not that deprived!

 

Well we are deep in deprived Southern Bavaria

 

since I would have to drive about 4 km to get a signal for the mobile phone I am very confident now that my family will be able to reach me on the islands

but they will have to use an ordinary phone ... living in deprived Bavaria

[tins]

Vodafone is reckoned to be the best in Shetland.

Orange is probably better... it works nearly everywhere, you get it in all the places that 02 and Vodafone do work, and also all of the many places that 02 and Vodafone don't work!

[trooter]

For the Northern Isles, Vodafone is the way to go. Orange is useless, unless in southend of Shetland.

[tins]

Ok, it might not be the best in the northern isles, but it does work in more than just the south end.. It works as far up as north roe, and that's about as far north as you can go on the mainland.

[trooter]

Original question asked about Yell and Fetlar, hence orange being no use.

[Patzel]

which provider is best is probably not so important as long as there is one. I suppose my Eplus will just book in what's available for roaming.

 

I wouldn't even mind if there was no cover (being not a friend of radio masts everywhere) it's just that I would like to know before anyone at home goes crazy because they cannot reach me.

If there is a poor coverage and one knows before it's possible to arrange something else...

 

being complete clueness about modern technology: does the phone work on the North boat? I guess not...

[MuckleJoannie]

being complete clueness about modern technology: does the phone work on the North boat? I guess not...

 

It works where you are near the coast and you are on a deck with windows looking out or out on deck.

[Logie-Bear]

Ok, it might not be the best in the northern isles, but it does work in more than just the south end.. It works as far up as north roe, and that's about as far north as you can go on the mainland.

 

My mate has a contract phone with orange and hates it, no signal anywhere other than the south end. If he stands on the street he struggles to get 2 bars! Whit use is dat noo!

[CeeMee]

t mobile isnt too bad but i wouldent recomend it to anyone(I have it)

[George.]

Here in Hillswick, Vodafone claim there's a good signal - wonder how many more ridiculous claims they make

[DizzyKipper]

from the other topic, shows locations of the masts, don't know if it's any help here...

 

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

 

Base stations show at the 500m scale but better zoomed into 100m. change the 'click' to base info and click on them for some info.

[George.]

Thanks DizzyKipper

 

This explains it - the nearest base station shown to me is, eh, hmmm, oh, gosh, Lerwick, where there are two base stations shown together. Nothing shown in Brea or anywhere else north of Lerwick. Why is there nothing more? Do people up around here not use mobiles or is the base station perhaps, just perhaps, too expensive per head of population in this area!!!