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on ā22-08-2019 14:44
Iāve reported this several times to O2 and Iām sick of the same answer that they arenāt aware of any issues in the area but they are working on increasing reception.
My contract which Iāve had with O2 for over 16 years comes to an end in November and Iām seriously considering going to another network provider but In a recently visited O2 shop they insist all other providers have the same issue.
So my question to you guys is:
Are you struggling with the same issue and what do you do to combat the no data.
Anyone with other experiences with other network provers?
Sorry for the long winded post.
All the Best
Andy
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on ā22-08-2019 14:48
I sometimes find that switching to 3g helps.
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I sometimes find that switching to 3g helps.
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on ā22-08-2019 20:45
As you've found, signal strength doesn't mean anything really (though hight attenuation which is really what is being measured)leads to slow throughput because of the need to retransmit corrupted data frames) as even if you have clear line of sight to a cell it can be heavily loaded either on the radio (air interface) or the traffic might be exceeding the capacity of the backhaul which, in built up areas is likely to be a fibre leased line of varying capacity or possibly more than one aggregated to form a 'trunk' (microwave tends to be used where there is line of sight between network elements).
Operators will invest where they know what they are likely to make from the traffic will exceed the rent, power and leased line costs or where they know ofcom and others run tests such as motorways, motorway services, business parks and yes built up areas but there are only so many transmitters that you can put up in an area (or for which planning will be given) so all of the operators do struggle with this issue as when it comes down to it they are all deploying the same technology.
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on ā23-08-2019 09:17
Iām going to give the āuse 3Gā at the weekend to see if that helps as itās one thing Iāve never even thought of trying.
Thanks again for the responses and have a great weekend.
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A 4G connection is a motorway: can offer good speed, but can slow down if there are too many people on it.
A 3G connection is a A road: it might not be as fast as a motorway in theory, but as more people use motorways and there is less traffic on them it might be possible to get there quicker!
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