MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: ArildStavrum on December 28, 2012, 04:37:11 pm
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I wondered if anyone is using 4GEE (Everything Everywhere) and what their experiences are?
I am currently using a Galaxy Nexus on Vodafone but am beyond frustrated at how crap and intermittent the mobile network I pick up in London is.
I am considering moving across to EE and a new Galaxy s3 but am unsure if the extra expense is worth it.
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You will need a LTE compatible handset to use 4G.
For coverage use - https://explore.ee.co.uk/coverage-checker (https://explore.ee.co.uk/coverage-checker)
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I have no experience of using 4G on EE myself but I do work on the engineering side of things on the Vodafone network up north. If there's a specific issue you're having in a particular location then I could perhaps try and get someone to look into it for you? I do sense from your post however that it's the network in general that you're not happy with. I got outsourced from Vodafone to a 3rd party managed services contractor in 2009 so I take absolutely no offense if you want to give them both barrels!
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I have been using it since start of November with an iPhone. Generally coverage is OK was previously with Vodafone for years around my area I would say it's 95% of Voda's coverage, but in major cities and in particular places like London I can't fault it.
When in a 4G area the data speeds are awesome. Ran a test at work just before Xmas and here's the speeds I get in Derby: -
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.speedtest.net%2Fiphone%2F406768077.png&hash=b79247cafaf4cf9bd6be3b7bb9751a12b1cf62aa)
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I have no experience of using 4G on EE myself but I do work on the engineering side of things on the Vodafone network up north. If there's a specific issue you're having in a particular location then I could perhaps try and get someone to look into it for you? I do sense from your post however that it's the network in general that you're not happy with. I got outsourced from Vodafone to a 3rd party managed services contractor in 2009 so I take absolutely no offense if you want to give them both barrels!
I just find my connection to the Internet is brutal at the best of times.
I don't think it's asking much these days to have an Internet signal on my phone in the centre of London.
Other than that Vodafone have always offered me good deals.
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I have been using it since start of November with an iPhone. Generally coverage is OK was previously with Vodafone for years around my area I would say it's 95% of Voda's coverage, but in major cities and in particular places like London I can't fault it.
When in a 4G area the data speeds are awesome. Ran a test at work just before Xmas and here's the speeds I get in Derby: -
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.speedtest.net%2Fiphone%2F406768077.png&hash=b79247cafaf4cf9bd6be3b7bb9751a12b1cf62aa)
That speed test is superb. I got 3mbps on Vodafone.
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I can't see Steve's speed on my iPhone for some reason. Can someone type the speed in a reply?
I get about 8Mbps on the 3 network nearly all the time. :wink:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftt210%2Fmonte0797%2Fnull-80.png&hash=1bbcaca928f3b12045ebf708bb858b47c1a71597)
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Monte, I get 22mb down and 14mb up :P
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JEESE- Thats crazy fast for a phone :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
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My cousin was in the process of buying an iPhone 5 when I saw him in September.
He lives in the States and says 4G over there for him means 100Mb download speeds. :surprised:
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The question I have is whether there's enough infrastructure in place to support it? Wouldn't surprise me if you're getting 22MB now and then a year down the line when everyone else is 4GEE enabled, it drops to something ridiculously slow.
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I've got a 4g S3 lte, but there isn't 4g in the area. Just got to wait. At home and work I just use the WiFi, which at home will do 38mps down and 28mps up. More than fast enough for a phones WiFi.
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I have both a o2 contract and EE.
Ive found the EE to be better, less dropped calls, consistently a better signal.
Havent really tried out the 4GEE yet though, WIFI is everywhere I stop off these days in London.
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I'm lucky to get 0.5mps on my home bt wifi (No cable !), our Suffolk county council has signed a deal with BT to give us all in Suffolk better broadband speeds :congrats: