4G on xperia z using tesco/o2 pay monthly

[Anonymous]

hi early today my xperia z [which i'm currently using tesco mobile] decided to show up in the prefered networks with 4G/WCDMA/GSM and wondered if i was to pop into an o2 shop near me and asked them in their if or when 4g would be launching in my home town of southend essex which is about half hour to an hour from london would they be able to give me any idea at all as i also currently have an o2 pay monthly 4g sim card along with my 12 month sim only contract on tesco mobile

[perksie · Accepted solution]

Do you have a 4G contract which you will need as well?

We wouldn't know the roll out dates and I doubt the shop would either.

You can check the coverage as it rolls out here:

http://www.o2.co.uk/4g/coverage-and-cities

O2 plans to have coverage in 13 cities by the end of the year - London, Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

[Anonymous]

I dont as when I upgraded I was given a 4g sim but as for my Tesco mobile contract SIM I dont think its 4g but ill as Tesco mobile tomorrow at some point when I use the online chat

[perksie]

Removed as I don't get the reply, perhaps it's me!

[jonsie]

I think Tesco are now supplying 4G sims

http://phone-shop.tesco.com/tesco-mobile/about-us/4G.aspx

When can I get 4G on Tesco Mobile?

Our network partner O2 has successfully secured the spectrum needed to create a leading nationwide 4G network in the UK. We’re working with them closely on a plan to launch 4G later this year with an exciting offering that delivers on our customers' needs.

[perksie]

They seem to have one but no 4G contract.

I doubt it will arrive in Southend before next year either.

[Anonymous]

Hi metalhead666,

I'd suggest you contact 02 Customer Services on 202 from your phone, if your currently on a normal 02 contract ,to discuss your options of upgrading to a new 4G tariff.

[adamtemp64]

http://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker outdoor 4g southend if in the thames estuary

The claim about london is misleading loads of towns outside the m25 coridor are live now according to the checker.

If o2 used the same method of decribing in towns and cities then it was more than 3 at launch yesterday

[aldaweb]

The London coverage certainly extends beyond the M25 as I was getting 4G up in St Albans last night, though South London was poor for the most part, but that could have been due to network congestion on reflection.