Ofcom casts doubt on O2/Three merger

[MarkTadley]

The UK telecoms watchdog has cast doubt on the merger of O2 and Three winning regulatory approval.

Ofcom chief executive Sharon White said in a speech in London on Wednesday night that "four operators is a competitive number".

The proposed £10.2bn ($15.6bn) deal would reduce the number of UK mobile networks from four to three.

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Now me wonders if this will go ahead and do I now move to a more reliable signal reception where I live? I'd actually like to get a single bar of 2G from O2 that lasts for more than 10 minutes.

[Cleoriff]

Similar query raised on this post last week

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/O2-Takeover-By-Three-quot-At-Risk-quot/m-p/917843

[MI5]

I believe it's the third one.....

[Anonymous]

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@MI5 wrote:
I believe it's the third one.....

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You are correct as I posted the first one, 

[Cleoriff]

So....I think we hear so much...so often...we will just have to wait and see...

[Bambino]

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@MarkTadley wrote:

Now me wonders if this will go ahead and do I now move to a more reliable signal reception where I live? I'd actually like to get a single bar of 2G from O2 that lasts for more than 10 minutes.

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If all you're getting is a single bar of 2G for 10 minutes, and you can get a more reliable signal from a different provider, why are you even contemplating staying with O2 in the first place?

[jonsie]

Waiting to see what happens makes no sense...

[MarkTadley]

..because once I get out of the area I live in, then the signal is fine and ok to stay with O2.

Costwise, they are better than Vodafone, 3 and EE on a like-for-like deal.

It's just when I am at home where the problem is. If TuGo was better then I wouldn't even think about moving.

[jonsie]

Well you have obviously considered your options Mark. It's a bummer when you can't use the phone at home considering your time is split between there and out of the area. How far do you have to travel from home to get a decent sign a,  just out of curiosity?