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O2 from an Unbiased Customer Perspective - My Online Diary

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I've decided to take a Refresh deal on a 4G phone and will treat everything as a normal O2 customer, ie, phone will be O2 locked & branded, I will not root or jailbreak, if anything goes wrong I will contact live chat in the first instance, repairs (if necessary) will be done through O2 etc....

I haven't decided which phone as yet, but it will probably be a mid range handset and I will document my experience from ordering, through to setting up & using, the quality of CS and my thoughts on 4G along with the whole "O2 user journey" throughout my contract period.

I will be completely unbiased and I have the option to compare all services to the other 2 networks I use on a regular basis (Three & EE) along with GG which my wife uses.....

I'm hoping it will be a pleasant and enlightening journey slight_smile

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Out of interest what app are you using for testing signal?

iPhone 14 Pro (O2 ), S23U (EE), iPad Pro LTE (EE), .

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@aldaweb wrote:

Out of interest what app are you using for testing signal?


It's the O2 "My Network" app.

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It's a very good app:

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.o2.android.mynetwork

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Do you mean the speed test results, I couldn't see a way to do it?

 

 

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Not tried it but how about clearing cache and data from app manager?
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Clearing the cache does nothing but clearing the data works. slight_smile

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So, spent a few days in Liverpool and had the chance to test out 4G in a different area....

L24 postcode performed in a similar way to my home location:

 

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However, in a more populated L1 postcode.......

 

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I'm not sure how that speed can be excellent for anything and I reported it through the My Network app.... Just waiting to see if I get any response, which I doubt tbh 😞

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That is so fast! slight_smile

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Sent in the unlock form at 20:46 10/12/13, received unlock code at 17:38 12/12/13, by 18:27 I'd found a spare non O2 SIM and handset successfully unlocked (just in case) wink
Off to plead my case for a £5 4G offer tariff reduction with CS after I've had my dinner......
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