Moving House - No Signal on O2 now

bigmaz

You normally get free SIM's from providers, maybe get a SIM from Orange and 3, and try them both for signal where you are

ZhugeEX

sdduk wrote: »

If you put your post code in at the Link below it will show you were the network masks are

You may have to zoom in or out to see them.

http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/search

Why do people still recommend this site. It's been out of date for 6 years.

OP- If you have wi-fi at home you can use the O2 TU GO app which allows you to use your signal over wi-fi.

If you don;t have wi-fi then it's better to cancel and go to another network. Ask O2 to unlock your phone for free, then buy a pay as you go sim from T-Mobile (same as orange), Vodafone and Three. Use them all for at least more than 48 hours in your house as you normally would. Then decide.

Buzby

Just forget about ANY contract. Assuming you are not clairvoyant, unless you can afford to lose any payments you minimum term guarantees. That said, it is not any fault of the network - just a fact of life!

Your phone will still work everywhere else, just not within your 4 walls, which is inconvenient, but not fatal.

So see out your contract, and set up a conditional divert that will deliver your mobile inbound calls to your landline when unreachable - this will act as a safety measure. Assuming the divert comes out of your allowance of inclusive calls, it won't cost you any more.

Once the minimum term is 4 weeks from expiry, give notice, then leave on the due date.

sdduk

ZhugeEX Why do people still recommend this site. It's been out of date for 6 years.
Because i haven't seen it on the forum that its out of date

Also it's up to date were i live
3 is the strongest and then Orange and that's what it shows on the map... i can walk to both of them with -in about 10mins walk

So may be out of date for some parts of UK but not all.

JJ_Egan

sdduk wrote: »

ZhugeEX Why do people still recommend this site. It's been out of date for 6 years.
Because i haven't seen it on the forum that its out of date

Also it's up to date were i live
3 is the strongest and then Orange and that's what it shows on the map... i can walk to both of them with -in about 10mins walk

So may be out of date for some parts of UK but not all.

Likewise its not out of date for me .

jje

StuC75

Agree with ZhugeEX, give the O2 Tu Go a shot as will use your wifi - though it does duplicate text messages coming through, but is good for when at home..

mije1983

sdduk wrote: »

ZhugeEX Why do people still recommend this site. It's been out of date for 6 years.
Because i haven't seen it on the forum that its out of date

Also it's up to date were i live
3 is the strongest and then Orange and that's what it shows on the map... i can walk to both of them with -in about 10mins walk

So may be out of date for some parts of UK but not all.

This is from the site itself

The last Sitefinder update was applied in May 2012, although some operators ceased providing updates some years before then.

sdduk

mije1983 wrote: »

This is from the site itself

The last Sitefinder update was applied in May 2012, although some operators ceased providing updates some years before then.

May not have been updated for a long while but can't see all the stations moving which are on the map because cost to much to move them.:rotfl:

mije1983

sdduk wrote: »

May not have been updated for a long while but can't see all the stations moving which are on the map because cost to much to move them.:rotfl:

Let me try and simplify and break it down for you.

Just because a base station is on the map, it is no longer a reliable source to see what your signal will be on a particular network (which was the point of mine and others' posts) as there is no guarantee the base station is still active or if that particular network still uses it.

There may even be a new base station from a network not previously offering good coverage in that area.

sdduk wrote: »

3 is the strongest and then Orange and that's what it shows on the map.....i can walk to both of them with -in about 10mins walk

Just because you get a stronger signal from a certain network, in general it doesn't necessarily mean they have a nearer base station.

T-Mobile have a mast 300 yards from my workplace. However, despite being at ground level I got awful coverage due to the building having a multi-story car park on top. O2 and Vodafone are fine though.

My point is that having a mast close-by doesn't guarantee good coverage.

When you can pick up SIMs from most of the operators for free to give you 100% accurate coverage readings, I'm not sure why anyone would use an innacurate and out of date site before they entered into a long contract.

System

Last updates by provider for sitefinder are:-
Network Rail April 2012
Hutchison (THREE) February 2012
Vodafone October 2011
Airwave February 2010
Orange February 2010
T-Mobile August 2005

Information derived from the Sitefinder Dataset page.