Jim Mcguill Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 We are moving to Shetland in six weeks and I need to sort out mobile phones, anyone know who has the best coverage please ? Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjasga Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Vodafone has widest coverage. O2 is mostly okay. Orange/T-Mobile/EE is mostly to be avoided but oddly performs well in certain black spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Vodafone only does 2g, except for some remote areas where they have installed signal boosters. However just about every council building provides free wifi so this is not such a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mcguill Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexandraS Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 My advice? Figure it out when you get here and you've got your bum on the sofa. As someone else alluded to there are blackspots, e.g., Wadbister I could only get EE/T-mobile. Where I am right now seems to get them all - until the mast falls over. But truth be told, I'm either on home Wi-Fi or SIC Wi-Fi - when I'm out and about there's frequently no reception - you'd be better off going PAYG and keeping an eye on farmhouses for when you're out and about and possibly need an emergency phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thule Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) New website from OFCOM http://www.ofcom.org.uk/mobile-coverage As far as I can see; and I have been running coverage apps on my android for about 4 years now; the coverage shown on this site is as accurate as you are going to get. Yes there are a few places where they say you "might" get a signal; and there is NO signal; but the opposite is also true; There are a few locations where as signal can be had; where this site says you should not be able to receive one. They are being quite pessimistic with their coverage reports ( or more accurately Realistic ). Well worth a look for anyone thinking about getting a mobile or changing carrier. Edited August 13, 2015 by thule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 What happened to the box in Walls?https://www.firsts.com/content/vodafone-firsts/row/Shetlands.htmlIt has gone and we are back to no mobile signal again. Was it only there for a trial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shevans Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 A new mobile network is due to lauch at the end of the month. It uses all three networks on one SIM (O2, EE & Vodafone), initially it tries to connect to 3G network then 2G. One SIM, one number and works across three networks. Not wanting to sound like an advert but initially its PAYG at 10p per minute unless you are on their "home network O2" which is 5p a minute which I thought was quite a good deal at either price. http://anywheresim.com/#a-brand-new-mobile-network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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