3 or Virgin

kingrulzuk

diamonds wrote: »

Experience with 3 has taught me that even in areas with no reception you don't fall back on EE2G because its a blackspot, not a area where the coverage maps say you have a signal.


A train journey between Aberdeen and Edinburgh I had no calling, data or texting ability most of the journey and was continually being threw off Orange & T-Mobile 2G because a weak 3G was available.


Get a 3 sim card and test your frequent areas/travel routes out.


Virgin can be problematic with 2 2G & 3G networks still being combined (iphones esp - manual searching), my home has 4G poor at that (and very close mast), poor old T-Mobile 2G but great 3G, Orange indoors 3G is minimal or non existent but old Orange 2G is same.


EE 4G is T-Mobile sims, same as many EE resellers - you can do a manual search and the EE network with a house symbol or H is T-Mobile on Virgin and other old T-mob resellers/MVNO's too.


Same for Orange resellers/MVNO's T-Mobile is the network when doing a search that does not have a house or H next to it.




I'm heading off to a o2 reseller/MVNO soon as the 3G is poor/non at home but 2G FULL signal...obviously...




1) I use wifi at home not 3G


2) o2 itself is a rip off LOL

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corf999

Supatramp wrote: »

As far as I'm aware, the only area of the UK where 3 still piggy-back on another company's 2G network, is Northern Ireland.

Significant parts of Wales has the 2g fallback.

Supatramp

Heng_Leng wrote: »

Nope, on the mainland too including Scotland.

Even just Scotland is a fairly big place, so could you maybe enlighten me? Or is it a big secret? :rotfl:

System

Kind of a secret as 3 don't really acknowledge they still have 2G fallback in rural areas. I've used it on various occasions - it's the other '3' network when you do a manual network search but will usually refuse to connect.

Supatramp wrote: »

Even just Scotland is a fairly big place, so could you maybe enlighten me? Or is it a big secret? :rotfl:

Supatramp

Heng_Leng wrote: »

Kind of a secret as 3 don't really acknowledge they still have 2G fallback in rural areas. I've used it on various occasions - it's the other '3' network when you do a manual network search but will usually refuse to connect.

Well thanks for your help! Just what is the point of you posting here?

This place is supposed to be about exchanging information and assisting people, but according to you it's all a big secret!! Incredible!!