02 - Tesco and Virgin ?

[Deleted User]

I have a Tesco SIM - Which IS 02

My wife has a Viirgin SIM - Which, I understand is NOW 02

Why is my wifes signal so much better than mine - in (near) identical phones - in the same location ?

flaneurs_lobster

Virgin Mobile's service is still provided by Vodafone AFAIK. 

alanjones60

Yes it is voda. They change to 02 when the voda agreement ends in 2023

[Deleted User]

Right thanks 

jnm21

Deleted_User said:

Right thanks 

Good to see an OP come back to their thread! Thank you.

jnm21

alanjones60 said:

Yes it is voda. They change to 02 when the voda agreement ends in 2023

Possibly before if the bean counters can reach a settlement - personally o2 is a no go, so VM is too, just in case!   

[Deleted User]

jnm21 said:

alanjones60 said:

Yes it is voda. They change to 02 when the voda agreement ends in 2023

Possibly before if the bean counters can reach a settlement - personally o2 is a no go, so VM is too, just in case!   

I was with Three for almost 10 years and the signal slowly got worse and worse until I could not use my phone indoors

I am now with Tesco (02) which is now doing the same thing

The coverage map LIES !

So Virgin is with Vodafone,- but is moving to O2 ?

But apparently Vodafone has access to 5 milion BT hotspots in UK - Which I find strange since BT and O2 used to be linked ?

I am confused !!!!

jnm21

Deleted_User said:

jnm21 said:

alanjones60 said:

Yes it is voda. They change to 02 when the voda agreement ends in 2023

Possibly before if the bean counters can reach a settlement - personally o2 is a no go, so VM is too, just in case!   

I was with Three for almost 10 years and the signal slowly got worse and worse until I could not use my phone indoors

I am now with Tesco (02) which is now doing the same thing

The coverage map LIES !

So Virgin is with Vodafone,- but is moving to O2 ?

But apparently Vodafone has access to 5 milion BT hotspots in UK - Which I find strange since BT and O2 used to be linked ?

I am confused !!!!

There are more love triangles here than in the average soap!

VM were EE, then Vodafone, soon to be o2 (now the same company as VM).  EE are owned by BT, who used to own o2.

[Deleted User]

jnm21 said:

Deleted_User said:

jnm21 said:

alanjones60 said:

Yes it is voda. They change to 02 when the voda agreement ends in 2023

Possibly before if the bean counters can reach a settlement - personally o2 is a no go, so VM is too, just in case!   

I was with Three for almost 10 years and the signal slowly got worse and worse until I could not use my phone indoors

I am now with Tesco (02) which is now doing the same thing

The coverage map LIES !

So Virgin is with Vodafone,- but is moving to O2 ?

But apparently Vodafone has access to 5 milion BT hotspots in UK - Which I find strange since BT and O2 used to be linked ?

I am confused !!!!

There are more love triangles here than in the average soap!

VM were EE, then Vodafone, soon to be o2 (now the same company as VM).  EE are owned by BT, who used to own o2.

So if O2 is the the same as VM  does that mean that Tesco is as well?
In which case - why is my signal so bad compared to my wife's?
Why don't they share networks? 

tinker411

Deleted_User said:

jnm21 said:

Deleted_User said:

jnm21 said:

alanjones60 said:

Yes it is voda. They change to 02 when the voda agreement ends in 2023

Possibly before if the bean counters can reach a settlement - personally o2 is a no go, so VM is too, just in case!   

I was with Three for almost 10 years and the signal slowly got worse and worse until I could not use my phone indoors

I am now with Tesco (02) which is now doing the same thing

The coverage map LIES !

So Virgin is with Vodafone,- but is moving to O2 ?

But apparently Vodafone has access to 5 milion BT hotspots in UK - Which I find strange since BT and O2 used to be linked ?

I am confused !!!!

There are more love triangles here than in the average soap!

VM were EE, then Vodafone, soon to be o2 (now the same company as VM).  EE are owned by BT, who used to own o2.

So if O2 is the the same as VM  does that mean that Tesco is as well?
In which case - why is my signal so bad compared to my wife's?
Why don't they share networks? 

Let's break this down:

1) O2 will be the same as VM, eventually, as they're part of the same company now. That means that, eventually, Tesco will be the same as well - just not right now.

2) in answer to your original question; your Tesco sim runs on O2. Your wife's VM signal runs on either EE (if she hasn't been changed over yet) or Vodafone (if she has). In short, the signal is different because it's coming from different networks.