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Check your coverage maps.

MI5 — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:58:14 GMT

A handy one stop shop to check coverage maps for all mobile operators

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/mobile-coverage

Re: Check your coverage maps.

Cleoriff — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:05:51 GMT

Another thing that keeps rubbing salt in my wounds....Type in my postcode and get the following....

"You are likely to have sufficient signal to use 4G data services"

Yeah right.....

Re: Check your coverage maps.

MI5 — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:12:21 GMT

Maybe it's your phone

Re: Check your coverage maps.

Cleoriff — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:15:33 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Maybe it's your phone

I refuse to get embroiled in a punch up....

Re: Check your coverage maps.

Toby — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:19:53 GMT

If I may ask guys,

How does this compare to readings in O2's status checker?

Re: Check your coverage maps.

Cleoriff — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:28:38 GMT

Mmmmmm...well for me this says 'I am able to get 4G' ....O2 says not available.

However.... as it is becoming available in my area (@MI5 got it last night) it could actually be correct.

Re: Check your coverage maps.

MI5 — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:37:10 GMT

It hasn't got 4g updated yet but neither has o2's site.
2g and 3g look fairly consistent across both but the interesting places to look at will be those in fringe signal areas.

Re: Check your coverage maps.

Cleoriff — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:58:13 GMT

In reference to how it compares......I understand that the Ofcom checker gives a higher resolution zoom than the O2 one so is more detailed.
The main use though is to be able to zoom onto a postcode and cycle through the networks rather than swapping between them .......

Re: Check your coverage maps.

jonsie — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:08:24 GMT

It's much easier than loading postcodes into all the network sites. It's spot on about my postcode for all networks.

Re: Check your coverage maps.

MI5 — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:20:52 GMT

Indeed, very convenient to have all networks on one screen....

Re: Check your coverage maps.

sheepdog — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:37:46 GMT

Its a 'prediction' map. So I know its a lie as there is no 3G or 4G at my postcode and my phone is set for 4G. One day in the future maybe but for now, it says it should happen.