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[Lazydocker]

Yep, best Uk coverage by some margin (seem to recall reading they are going to merg networks with another operator to, Orange?)

But, like any radio based setup.....there will be good and bad reception areas.

Best 3G UK covarage

Interesting if they are going to merge with Orange as Hutchinson started Orange, then found they couldn't make any money so sold it off... Now, several years down the line they have started 3, which they are still struggling to make a decent profit from (probably due to the huge outlay required setting up 3G coverage) and are thinking of merging with Orange.

Isn't it strange how things turn full circle

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yep, best Uk coverage by some margin (seem to recall reading they are going to merg networks with another operator to, Orange?)

But, like any radio based setup.....there will be good and bad reception areas.

Best 3G UK covarage

Interesting if they are going to merge with Orange as Hutchinson started Orange, then found they couldn't make any money so sold it off... Now, several years down the line they have started 3, which they are still struggling to make a decent profit from (probably due to the huge outlay required setting up 3G coverage) and are thinking of merging with Orange.

Isn't it strange how things turn full circle

No, bet UK coverage as they drop onto one of th other 2G networks when a 3G network is not availble

[Lazydocker]

Yep, best Uk coverage by some margin (seem to recall reading they are going to merg networks with another operator to, Orange?)

But, like any radio based setup.....there will be good and bad reception areas.

Best 3G UK covarage

Interesting if they are going to merge with Orange as Hutchinson started Orange, then found they couldn't make any money so sold it off... Now, several years down the line they have started 3, which they are still struggling to make a decent profit from (probably due to the huge outlay required setting up 3G coverage) and are thinking of merging with Orange.

Isn't it strange how things turn full circle

No, bet UK coverage as they drop onto one of th other 2G networks when a 3G network is not availble

Oh yes... Good point. And O2 are supposed to have the best UK coverage (2G)

They also have the best 3G coverage as that is what they are aiming for

[Markie]

Yep, best Uk coverage by some margin (seem to recall reading they are going to merg networks with another operator to, Orange?)

But, like any radio based setup.....there will be good and bad reception areas.

T-MOB cell site sharing - its allready advanced and ongoing

[STMO123]

I've been with 3 for a few years now. Signal is usually fine, but a bit hit-and-miss with low cloud.

[tmx]

Inside info on 3

Yes they have the best coverage as the HPA's are set too maximum unlike the other 4 operators! to maximise coverage

3 are merging with Deutchtelekom in europe in the uk DT own T-Mobile who have a 7.2mbps network 3 are in the process of upgrading there current hsdpa 3.6mbps network to 7.2mbps its been done in my area

dont knock 3 i get 5.0mbps download rate at 1am! if your using a dongle my best advice is to use OpenDNS as three's dns is very slow and causes loads of page cannot be displayed errors!

Dave have you tried an NTE2000 on your sons line may be worth a try

Vodafone have a good hsdpa network but are too expensive i get 15gb for 15 quid and i still manage to use that up nearly!

Three also works very well with XBox Live & Sony's PSN vodafone & t-mobile use shared IP so dont work very well 3 use static ip behind a proxy i think but i get NAT 2 on the ps3 so it cant be too bad

when no 3g 3 uses orange problably be t-mobile soon though

[Marks DTM Calib]

Beware of mobile internet under a third generation network as it has 'issues'

The key one is that you generally have a 3 cell set up around teh base station and each cell can tolerate around 70ish Mb maximum.

The three cells use the same frequency and thanks to some black magic type coding setup, this works ok.

Howver, as you increase the bandwidth useage in one cell, the other 2 drop off as well!

Hence, mobile broadband is great whilst you dont have many subscribers.....it soon drops off as more use it (imagine being next to say a tower block with 100 families in it!)

[Lazydocker]

Inside info on 3

Yes they have the best coverage as the HPA's are set too maximum unlike the other 4 operators! to maximise coverage

3 are merging with Deutchtelekom in europe in the uk DT own T-Mobile who have a 7.2mbps network 3 are in the process of upgrading there current hsdpa 3.6mbps network to 7.2mbps its been done in my area

dont knock 3 i get 5.0mbps download rate at 1am! if your using a dongle my best advice is to use OpenDNS as three's dns is very slow and causes loads of page cannot be displayed errors!

Dave have you tried an NTE2000 on your sons line may be worth a try

Vodafone have a good hsdpa network but are too expensive i get 15gb for 15 quid and i still manage to use that up nearly!

Three also works very well with XBox Live & Sony's PSN vodafone & t-mobile use shared IP so dont work very well 3 use static ip behind a proxy i think but i get NAT 2 on the ps3 so it cant be too bad

when no 3g 3 uses orange problably be t-mobile soon though

When did that change? It was O2 (the tech boys at 3 confirmed this for me) about 6 months ago :-/ :-/

[tmx]

yes mark spot on! in the day im lucky to get half a meg if that 3 as we all know have way way too many customers especially with this 15gb deal theyre doing

i always get kicked off on the playstation if i play at 6pm -8pm peak time i suppose!

FYI 3 Use Cable & wireless for there internet backbone just about says it all lol

[tmx]

my dongle wont go onto o2 only orange if it cant get 3g

my SE X1 will force onto orange only aswell

[Lazydocker]

my dongle wont go onto o2 only orange if it cant get 3g

Ahhh.... Could be different for Data and voice then :-/ :-/

[tunnie]

mobile internet dongles usually have fairly low bandwidth caps too (around 3GB) so you have to be careful how much you use it

[tmx]

yes three charge a eyewatering £100 per GB if you go over so be warned!!!!!!

[Markie]

The change from roaming from 02 TO Orange.

Orange undercut o2 on the roaming charges saving us substantially each month!

[Lazydocker]

The change from roaming from 02 TO Orange.

Orange undercut o2 on the roaming charges saving us substantially each month!

Ahhh... Thanks for that! It explains why the signal has gotten slightly worse at home now