Tesco mobile squeezed by O2?

pigeonpie

OH heard something on the news about possible loss of bandwidth for Tesco Mobile who use O2's network. Something to do with O2 reclaiming bandwidth. Anyone heard anything new about this?

Browntoa

it was ofcom looking at auctioning the bandwidth that O2 currently use for Tesco

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=1FEFB63C-2EF6-4FA3-B803-5C505BA41F65

and

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/27/tesco_mobile_900mhz/

Tesco Mobile, and O2 which provides its network, has complained to Ofcom that changes to spectrum allocation could drive the supermarket's mobile offering out of business.
Tesco has realised that when O2 loses half its 900MHz spectrum in 2009 it will be Tesco Mobile customers who suffer, as the virtual operator camps on O2's 2G network at 900MHz, and the supermarket monolith isn't planning to lose coverage without a fight.

pigeonpie

oh great, I've already lost Easy Mobile, now Tesco may go under or get more expensive. Don't follow all the tech speak; I just want a PAYG cheap X network low user phone that is reasonably priced for roaming and has decent CS and coverage. That rules out T Mob who are execrable in London with dropped calls, lousy CS etc
so it's watch this space I take it?

pingu

pigeonpie wrote: »

oh great, I've already lost Easy Mobile, now Tesco may go under or get more expensive. Don't follow all the tech speak; I just want a PAYG cheap X network low user phone that is reasonably priced for roaming and has decent CS and coverage. That rules out T Mob who are execrable in London with dropped calls, lousy CS etc
so it's watch this space I take it?

same here looks like back to virgin or cheapest contract when it happens

Browntoa

this is Tesco's response

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/liberalisation/responses/TescoMob.pdf

and the other responses

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/liberalisation/responses/

looks like the consultation is now closed

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/liberalisation/

diamonds

tesco dont have a hope in hell, they will have to bid for the spectrum like everyone else, Tesco knew there agreement with o2 had a term, that term is defunct with the regulatory body taking the spectrum back, so they buy airtime of o2 on 2.5/3G " poor our customers " my !!!!! more like buG ger we are way to lose a revenue source

the Tesco draft to ofcom has been wriiten by o2, and Tesco's quieries copy & pasted in, its a poor arguement from a joint venture company in o2's intrest not Tesco, but as o2 cannot address it directly via Tesco is the only way, nothing stopping o2 opening the 3G signal to Tesco, its a JV & Tesco if most your customers dont want data services why does your handset range mostly have GPRS models & why does Tesco have GPRS services ? CONTRIDCTION - that should be binned that whole thing, its all about abusing the power of the JV company to put o2 case forward which they otherwise would not be able to do

pigeonpie

so when's it likely I have to find another mobile operator please?