upgrading local phone mast

[Anonymous]

Hi guys just wondeing if I can get your thoughts on my nearest o2 mast. Where I live I get brilliant 2g recpetion indoor and outdoor, however 3g is really poor and can only get outside. When i put the post code were the masts is it still says only outdoors the post code of the mast is PE6 0TX. So I think the mast is 3g enabled but may not be very strong?  I have recently had a search on my council planning permission site and can see a recent request to replace some stuff on the mast the link is http://planpa.peterborough.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocume... Could this be to upgrade it to improve the 3g and possibly the chance to get 3g indoors or even 4g what do you guys think? Be good if even a mod could confirm this?? Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

lol o ok. seems like they spending alot of money on there network and i did read somewhere they signed a deal with bt to increase capacity so they got there prioritys right and judging from the speed results you guys are getting 4g does seem alot better on o2 than three when i was london last with three 4g i never got over 8 meg and ofton got speeds like 4 or 5. 

[Anonymous]

Network future is http://www.o2.co.uk/connectivity/network-coverage/the-next-big-thing

Mast sharing with Vodaphone should help too.

[Anonymous]

wonder if vodafone let o2 use some of there 2.6 band as  

[MI5]

It is the fibre backhaul improvements provided by BT and Virgin that will make the biggest difference.

[Anonymous]

When do we start sharing the vodafone masts aswell?

[Anonymous]

http://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2012/11/20/better-coverage-fewer-masts-your-complete-guide-to-our-network...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/07/vodafonica/

[Anonymous]

are all telephone masts connected by fibre?? 

[MI5]

Yes, that's how the data is transferred these days and anything 3g and above.

[Anonymous]

only reason  i ask is tht my mast is literally at the back of a barn in the middle of nowhere lol 

[MI5]

It must be connected to something