Orange Mobile Network coverage reduced in NI

falko89

Colourv2001 wrote: »

Orange took over T-Mobile masts, and they were back on again at the end of October 2012

I thought they turned them off?


I think the only reliable providers are Vodafone and O2 here in Northern Ireland.

BigAl94

They did turn them off and the ones I know about were never turned on again.

I moved from Orange to O2 and am very underwhelmed. No signal in parts of Belfast City Centre! Coverage from all networks is pathetic in NI compared to the "mainland"

falko89

BigAl94 wrote: »

They did turn them off and the ones I know about were never turned on again.

I moved from Orange to O2 and am very underwhelmed. No signal in parts of Belfast City Centre! Coverage from all networks is pathetic in NI compared to the "mainland"

Something I have noticed around NI is in major towns and cities Orange and 3 perform well, when you venture outside a large town or city Orange and 3 are next to useless where as O2 and Vodafone will always have at least 2 bar signal even if it is only GPRS

darwin-rover

Colourv2001 wrote: »

Orange took over T-Mobile masts, and they were back on again at the end of October 2012

Quite false.
T-Mobile masts were turned off in Apr 2012 and Orange/T-Mobile/EE/Virgin reception has been awful since.

IrishRose12

I have to say I've been with Orange for about 12 years now and have never had a problem with them in N.Ireland or when over in England.

Cross over the border to go to Dublin or Spain, well that's another story. Prices sky-rocket to make a call or a text, and my internet doesn't work anymore. Was told last year that my internet has never worked anywhere else but the UK as they don't support it, so I asked how I was able to use the internet on my Blackberry in Spain in 2011 and by 2012 it had all changed. Was called a liar so made a massive complaint to a manager, who then informed me that low and behold, I would be able to use my BB internet last year again in Spain!! Since coming back I still can't use it down in Dublin??

But apart from that, I haven't been with anyone else and have no problem with getting signal anywhere, apart from 2 Tesco stores in Belfast where I get no signal what-so-ever :think:

gmm30

On a phone mast site near me, there is an Orange mast and an adjacent T-Mobile mast, which was rented from Northern Ireland Water. A few months ago, the mobile phone antennae were all removed from the T-Mobile mast and not replaced. I imagine this has happened across the UK where T-Mobile and Orange masts cover the same areas.