O2 and Vodafone Get The OK To Share Networks.

jhp

The Office of Fair Trading has cleared the infrastructure joint venture between O2 and Vodafone.


SEE: http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/22724/oft_clears_vodafone_o2_network_share.aspx

im-lost

2 crap networks joining up to become one super crap network

Nine_Lives

im-lost wrote: »

2 crap networks joining up to become one super crap network

In your opinion, what defines a crap network?

For me, i've been on both o2 & Vodafone.

At home - no signal with o2 unless i stick my phone in the corner of the window. No good if you receive a call though.
At home - full signal with o2
At home - 75% signal with orange

In town - good 3G with o2
In town - no 3G with Vodafone, but full 2G
In town - full 3G with orange

At work - full 3G with o2, likely due to the mast in the boss' field about 1/4 mile away
At work - 1 bar 2G with Vodafone, if that
At work - (with orange) depending on the area of work, i can either have 3 or 4 bar 3G, but this is where i'll be working - & we're not allowed personal phones there. Leave it in the car which is where i have my breaks & it's 1bar 3G.

So a joint deal with o2 & Vodafone should (keyword: should) give me the best of both worlds - signal at home & retain full 3G at work which is where i need the 3G.