Help! Moving to a village where 02 Coverage is AWFUL!

4743hudsonj

thisisthecount wrote: »

ok, fair point. Is there not some kind of Booster aerial you can fit?

yes but pricey to get the correct frequency for your network and still not guaranteed if it cant pick up a signal either. Still think looking for the nearest tower will be the best idea so check that map again or send your postcode for somebody else to do it.

http://www.mobilesignalbooster.co.uk/

gjchester

4743hudsonj wrote: »

yes but pricey to get the correct frequency for your network and still not guaranteed if it cant pick up a signal either. Still think looking for the nearest tower will be the best idea so check that map again or send your postcode for somebody else to do it.

http://www.mobilesignalbooster.co.uk/

Bordering on illegal though without a license that you probably won't be able to get from your operator...

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/jammers/

Cellular enhancers / boosters / repeaters

In the UK the use of any radio transmitting device is required to be either licensed or specifically exempted from licensing under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (WT Act 2006). For mobile telephones, the use of the spectrum by the network operators is licensed to cover the use of transmitters and repeaters, while user devices (i.e. handsets) are covered by a general exemption.
Repeater devices transmit or re-transmit in the cellular frequency bands. Only the mobile network operators are licensed to use equipment that transmits in these bands. Installation or use of repeater devices by anyone without a licence is a criminal offence under Section 8 of the WT Act 2006. Any person found guilty of installing or using such devices without a licence would be liable on conviction to a fine of up to £5000 and/or up to 51 weeks’ imprisonment (Six months in Scotland and Northern Ireland)
Anyone wishing to improve coverage in a particular area is advised to contact their network provide

thisisthecount

Don't think I will be prepared to go that far ;-) thanks

Old_Gold

For me this agains highlights the unfairness to customers of the present system. Masts should be shared so that everyone is able to get the same signal. Fair enough if you have something blocking a signal that is a different issue but if you have a village where one network works and another does not that invalidates a necessary communication system which we should all be able to rely on.
The Government should either demand this of the phone operators or take over the system and lease out the masts.

dave2

Old_Gold wrote: »

For me this agains highlights the unfairness to customers of the present system. Masts should be shared so that everyone is able to get the same signal. Fair enough if you have something blocking a signal that is a different issue but if you have a village where one network works and another does not that invalidates a necessary communication system which we should all be able to rely on.
The Government should either demand this of the phone operators or take over the system and lease out the masts.

I'm not sure what's unfair about it, Vodaphone pays for a mast Vodaphone gets a mast. Why should 02 get that mast too? If they have to share masts then none of them would bother building them, they'd wait for someone else to bear the cost. It's a disincentive to improve the network.

The masts are part of the infrastructure and the infrastructure is the mobile network. The last thing we want is one company owning the network, repeating the mistake with BT.

Exemplar

Just as a comment I was with T-Mobile some years ago and worked in Southwell, Notts. T-Mobile's site said good for 2g/3g yet I could not get a signal at all. I eventually got through to their tech team who said that the transmitter in Southwell could only sopport X number of lines and that the transmitter was oversubscribed, therefore no signal.

thisisthecount

thats what I am worried about.