jelllybean Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I am currently with Vodafone and hate it! They over charge me a lot and cancel my contract for no reason and I was looking to change. I currently live in North Roe and according to the o2 website you get good signal there and I was just wondering if anyone knows if this is right or not? I don't want to buy a phone if it doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbahenry Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 am with 02 at the mo and am finding far more places were i cant get signal than when i was with vodaphone . neaver mind i only have 1year and 4 month before i can go back to vodaphone and get some siganal again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thule Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) Try this site this is the current O2 coverage I have done; sorry it doesnt reach north of collafirth as yet http://www.coveragemapper.com/map.php?mccmnc=23410&lat=60.13196427278511&long=-1.1031811523437174&zoom=9&netType=0 Anyone with an iphone or android can download the free app and scan your locality for signal reports which are then uploaded to the websites (hint, upload using wifi and it doesn't cost you any data allowance. Remember not to scan for Cell broadband coverage as that does use your data allowance). All the results for each carrier are summed together to give an overall picture: Most of the O2 results are mine although someone has been into Whalsay on O2 in rootmetrics. Other sites: also with free-to-download apps are http://www.rootmetrics.com/uk/check-coverage/ select your operator and then move up the map to your chosen area; you can then change operator and see if anyone has been supplying reports. Others less, or not used; at least in Shetland: http://opensignal.com/index.php?lat=60.0578&lng=-1.1552&initZoom=9&isHeatMap=1&netwkID%255B%255D=23410 http://www.sensorly.com/map/2G-3G/GB/Great_Britain/O2/gsm_23410 I find the first one (coveragemapper) the most accurate; although you will not see your results appear for 6 or more hours after upload. The second site (rootmetrics) gives a result faster but I am a bit suspicious of the nice little coloured hexagons it produces after 1 scan and upload as it seems to indicate a good signal when no bars were showing on the phone. After a lot of recoverage of the same ground the results seem to be a bit more accurate (See lerwick and surrounding area). The latter two I have investigated but opensignal did not show any of my test results even after several months, so I abandoned it; and Sensorly I have failed to get working on my S2 The more people who run these tests in shetland; the more accurate will be the results; thus helping everyone to see what works where. We need coverage of Orange, T-mobile and 3 as no-one seems to be running these apps on those providers: Someone is doing some work with Vodafone I notice.. Some of the results displayed are of only one pass over the ground; so I would be wary of taking them at face value; for example, collafirth mast was off the day I was in Ronas voe so the result shows black for no signal... QED However; Brae and everything east and south of there has been gone over (in coveragemapper) several or many times and I am happy that the results shown there are pretty consistant with the actual availability of O2. hope this helps Thule Edited September 1, 2013 by thule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelllybean Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Thanks! This did help! I think I will just stick with Vodafone for eenoo! Just gotten sure signal inda hoose so its a bit better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Anyone else having problems with O2 today. My phone has been saying no service since I got up this morning. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I saw a couple of folk on Twitter today complaining there is no O2 service in Scalloway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks MuckleJoannie, I was beginning to think it must be my phone or a faulty SIM card. O2 eventually put up that there was a fault with the Scalloway mast around 8pm. It had been off for over 12 hours by that time. I had checked with O2 prior to tea time and they told me there were no problems. You would think that they would have some way of telling them that the mast wasn't working other than waiting for sufficient complaints to come in. It always amazes me how we live in a world so full of fancy, technical gadgets, but the basics let it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 How is the O2 coverage now? I've heard they are may sharing with Vodafone, so was wondering if it was better? (They have far better deals than Vodafone IMO) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 How is the O2 coverage now? I've heard they are may sharing with Vodafone, so was wondering if it was better? (They have far better deals than Vodafone IMO)ThanksThey must have fixed something as the service has not been a problem since March. Although instant messaging took 6 hours from sending to arriving yesterday. So much for technology zebedee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middlin Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I had problems with a poor 02 signal at the house and installed a signal booster, which will boost 02 Vodafone etc. my 02 signal went from 0-1 Bars to a full 5 bars throughout the house. Vodafone went from 2-3 to a full 5 bars. As long as you can get some signal, even outside the property, the booster should strengthen it inside. zebedee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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