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Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:40:05 GMT

I can appreciate the sheer volume of people using their phones in and around stadiums on match days, however, I find the signal for both making a call and for using the Internet to be shocking whilst using an iPhone. Whereas it appears to be slightly better in using an old brick Nokia.
I tend to receive a glut of messages an hour or so after the game has finished, due to the backlog of poor reception.
Can't seem to access the Internet, even low bandwidth sites like BBC mobile to browse the sport at half time.
Not really sure if O2 would be able to improve this in anyway??? Any thoughts, or other people who have similar problems?

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

adamtemp64 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:58:57 GMT

Inside the stadium think about all the steel work blocking the signal and the sheer number of users as stated.
Perhaps the stadium owners should approach all the networks and put masts up on the roofs to provide better coverage.
I know some networks install temp masts for events like cheltenham gold cup etc
Perhaps the stadium owners should look at wifi solutions for its fans.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:17:10 GMT

I can appreciate the sheer volume of people using their phones in and around stadiums on match days, however, I find the signal for both making a call and for using the Internet to be shocking whilst using an iPhone. Whereas it appears to be slightly better in using an old brick Nokia.
I tend to receive a glut of messages an hour or so after the game has finished, due to the backlog of poor reception.
Can't seem to access the Internet, even low bandwidth sites like BBC mobile to browse the sport at half time.
Not really sure if O2 would be able to improve this in anyway??? Any thoughts, or other people who have similar problems?

which ground is this at mate ?

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:41:17 GMT

I can appreciate the sheer volume of people using their phones in and around stadiums on match days, however, I find the signal for both making a call and for using the Internet to be shocking whilst using an iPhone. Whereas it appears to be slightly better in using an old brick Nokia.
I tend to receive a glut of messages an hour or so after the game has finished, due to the backlog of poor reception.
Can't seem to access the Internet, even low bandwidth sites like BBC mobile to browse the sport at half time.
Not really sure if O2 would be able to improve this in anyway??? Any thoughts, or other people who have similar problems?

which ground is this at mate ?

Old Trafford.
Internet is really poor in the pub prematch as well, which is within 400m from the ground.
Both 3G and GPRS are poor for an Internet connection.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:43:29 GMT

I suppose its all those MU fans ringing home in London

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:42 GMT

I suppose its all those MU fans ringing home in London

Original, nice.
So only me who seems to have any problems?

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:10:44 GMT

I went to the NFL game at Wembley a while back and couldnt for the life of me get a data connection whilst i was there. Lads i was with had the same issue, on different networks, and whilst queueing for a beer at half time i overheard more people having the same issue.
I just assumed the issue was the vast number of people in a limited area swamping the local transmitters with data connections etc and unfortunately short of all the networks upgrading things around areas where large amounts of people congregate like Wembley, Old Trafford etc there isnt a lot you can do.....short of going to grounds with less people attending!!

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:03:28 GMT

So only me who seems to have any problems?

....no - its not just you!
I went to watch (no jokes please..!!!!) Crystal Palace a couple of months back - at half time,both me and a mate couldn't get a data connection on our iPhones.
Its just the sheer number of people accessing data at the same time - nigh on impossible!!

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:53:44 GMT

I suppose its all those MU fans ringing home in London

Original, nice.
So only me who seems to have any problems?

are your mates on any other networks ? hows their signal
when i go watch the boys at old traf works ok.... texts and calls mate

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:29:16 GMT

I have been told that O2 signal is great at Twickenham due to them being able to deploy aerials etc into the ground itself.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:52:13 GMT

I've had the same problem. Went to watch my team play away the other week at Elland Road. No data connection at all either in ground or outside the stadium dispute it saying 3G on screen. Got txts after game had finished.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

rabhend — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:42:05 GMT

I get no signal in or around ibrox stadium, its annoying when people all around me on different networks are speaking on phones and using ipads.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:49:40 GMT

I can't imagine any network going to the expense of installing new equipment in football stadiums for a few thousand people to use for a couple of hours once every 2 saturdays?

From the network's point of view the cost would outweigh the benefits and can't imagine many of those people being that bothered they'd change provider over something as small as that.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

jonsie — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:18:01 GMT

The coverage checker for the stadium shows they will be carrying out work on the 13th of this month so maybe that will improve things. To be honest, most of the football stadiums I have visited (and that is most of the English clubs) appear to have decent coverage and I haven't had any problems.

Live results for G51 2XD, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

Our network is currently working fine
We'll be carrying out some maintenance on our phone masts in this area on the 13 Febraury
Updated 20:00 (refreshed hourly). Recent faults might not show yet.

Normal coverage for Voice, Text and Email (2G)
Good indoors and outdoors.
Normal coverage for Mobile Internet (3G)
Good indoors and outdoors. Good for mobile broadband.
Normal coverage for Mobile Internet (3G900)
Good indoors and outdoors. Good for mobile broadband.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

darrengf — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:49:29 GMT

I dont think its just Football stadiums that have this issue. My local shopping center has simular issues sometimes. More people in there the data is either slow or just not possible at all. However you leave the shopping center and as soon as you pick a mast further a field the data is back to normal. Its not just o2, I know my friends on other networks have simular issues some times too.

Re: Poor Signal - In and around football stadiums

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:04:47 GMT

I have to same problem too, but then again the internet with o2 is always slow and takes ages to load. When i goto rugby stadiums i don't have this problem