Rural area, awful mobile reception, what options?

longwalks1

Moving tomorrow to a small village and mobile reception is awful, between family and friends we are on all 4 or 5 of the biggest networks, and reception is really poor on all. Is there anyway to link my mobile to my house wifi, so at least when im indoors any calls to my mobile number will come through?

Do i have any other options, other than giving out my landline number to everyone?

enfield_freddy

yes , 3 network do a free app for android that routes your call via your broadband ,
if you are range of your wi fi signal

sinizterguy

Apps which route your call via wifi - O2 do one.

3 seem to do one.

Vodafone might as well.

If you have awful broadband as well, you might outta luck.

Buzby

3 In Touch works in iOS too.

d123

britishboy wrote: »

Moving tomorrow to a small village and mobile reception is awful, between family and friends we are on all 4 or 5 of the biggest networks, and reception is really poor on all. Is there anyway to link my mobile to my house wifi, so at least when im indoors any calls to my mobile number will come through?

Do i have any other options, other than giving out my landline number to everyone?

Three InTouch and O2 TuGo are you 2 main choices, they will work with any wifi network you are able to connect to.

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Three_inTouch

http://www.o2.co.uk/apps/tu-go

There are apps for both Android and iPhone, if you have another type of phone you could try Three for a Home Signal box, I'm not sure if they still give them out routinely since the app launched though.

The Home Signal box would only be supplied if on contract though.

http://www.three.co.uk/homesignal

longwalks1

Thanks all, I'm on vodafone with an iphone 6, and will be using John Lewis (didnt even know they offered it) broadband as Virgin isnt available in the village. Will have Sky TV

Was looking at the Vodafore Sure Signal box/plug in booster but it said it doesnt work with satellite broadband, so does that mean it wont work in my new home?

d123

britishboy wrote: »

Thanks all, I'm on vodafone with an iphone 6, and will be using John Lewis (didnt even know they offered it) broadband as Virgin isnt available in the village. Will have Sky TV

Was looking at the Vodafore Sure Signal box/plug in booster but it said it doesnt work with satellite broadband, so does that mean it wont work in my new home?

Do you have satellite broadband? I didn't know JL Broadband even offered satellite broadband?

longwalks1

Sorry I'm being a bit thick here, I don't actually know if I'll have satellite broadband? I have Sky TV so assumed it would be??

d123

britishboy wrote: »

Sorry I'm being a bit thick here, I don't actually know if I'll have satellite broadband? I have Sky TV so assumed it would be??

No, 2 different things. Your TV might be via a Sky dish but even Sky themselves supply broadband via your telephone line.

[Deleted User]

The Vodaphone Sure signal box does a pretty great job. I've got a vodaphone work phone, and they bought me a box.. i've got very fast virgin media broadband and I can use my phone as if we had a full, perfect mobile signal.

I've also got an O2 phone.. TuGo is a poor excuse for a solution. It barely works (oddly enough, it has worked better when i've used it abroad).

Three do a booster box, and I believe EE has plans for one.

d123

ringo_24601 wrote: »

I believe EE has plans for one.

EE has had a signal box for years, unfortunately it seems their company policy is they don't give them to normal customers under almost any circumstances.