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goldenface
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On 2009-03-25 01:34:00, Bonovox wrote:
In what way do you think they have best networks? Just asking out of interest.
Simply because they are the fastest and understand mobile internet use better.
For a long time T Mobile was the only network that really catered for people who used mobile data.
Voda, who currently have the fastest in the UK(7.2Mb) and T Mobile have always had great data packages (web 'n' Walk etc) with the rest playing catch-up.
Orange used to be great but they lost it. If they have a good data package then I don't ,and a lot of people don't know about it and from my experience they have been extortionate when it comes to data use - correct me if I'm wrong.
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Alpha Trion
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Yeah Orange are slowly getting there with their data plans. think they other the standard 500mb 'unlimited' for free now on most of their £35, 18 month plans. I'm in a decent 3G+ area & the download speed is more than adequate for browsing (but I wouldn't say its 'rocket fast' as advertised on their 3G sim cards!)
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Bonovox
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I am on Orange pay as you go and with their 3G i find it must faster and more reliable than O2 anyway. T Mobile i have been with them many moons ago but before 3G days. I had a P800 on contract. I know their coverage has improved alot though some people say their 3G is better than their 2G coverage.
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Miss UK
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I find 0range data very slow mindyou the phone im using is a 6111 to access that on GPRS!
Vodafone seem to do hate it when customers are having stress from there services, yesty I got a shock I thought I was paying £12.50 for 18 months turns out it was 15 then they would charge me £25 the remaining months,
I contacted the eforum and they sorted me out onto a sim only plan,
191 CS don't seem to wanna let you move to these at all lol
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Daedalus85
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On 2009-03-25 10:40:50, goldenface wrote:
Voda, who currently have the fastest in the UK(7.2Mb) and T Mobile have always had great data packages (web 'n' Walk etc) with the rest playing catch-up.
O2 currently have a 7.2Mb network, it just depends where you are. And we do an unlimited web bolt-on like 'web n walk' for £7.50 a month. And yes, 'unlimited' with an excessive usage policy of 3GB for mobile browsing, but if you manage to get over 3GB of usage from your mobile in a month then you need to get out more 
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Mr Miyagi
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I can see this thread becoming what network is best war. lets just keep this thread to its topic please, for the benefit of who started this thread.  |
nvkid909
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i need to check out voda again since they were really poor where i live but that was over 5 years ago.
the thing that gets me is nothing is ever perfect. there are 3 areas that need good signal & none can do that at present - home, work & general countryside (say when traveling). 3uk & t-mobile are great in urban areas but terrible in the countryside. o2 & orange are better in the country (general) but can be non-existent in either home or work. so linking up like this can only be a good thing! |
goldenface
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Some interesting info on Wiki which says T Mobile have pencilled in 20Mb by 2011. 
Of course there will have to be some suitably equipped devices to take advantage of such speeds but that great news for mobile broadband users.
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Mr Miyagi
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O2 only is up to 3.2MB for speed. Also just to clarify Vodafone 7.2MB is only in London you get that speed, not across the whole of the UK.
On 2009-03-26 08:42:14, Daedalus85 wrote:
On 2009-03-25 10:40:50, goldenface wrote:
Voda, who currently have the fastest in the UK(7.2Mb) and T Mobile have always had great data packages (web 'n' Walk etc) with the rest playing catch-up.
O2 currently have a 7.2Mb network, it just depends where you are. And we do an unlimited web bolt-on like 'web n walk' for £7.50 a month. And yes, 'unlimited' with an excessive usage policy of 3GB for mobile browsing, but if you manage to get over 3GB of usage from your mobile in a month then you need to get out more
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Daedalus85
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On 2009-03-26 22:59:44, Mr Miyagi wrote:
O2 only is up to 3.2MB for speed. Also just to clarify Vodafone 7.2MB is only in London you get that speed, not across the whole of the UK.
Where did you get that from? I've been told countless times that certain parts of our network has been upgraded to 7.2Mb already.
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imazz
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/24/vodafone_o2_fud/ |
Superluminova
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On 2009-03-26 22:59:44, Mr Miyagi wrote:
O2 only is up to 3.2MB for speed. Also just to clarify Vodafone 7.2MB is only in London you get that speed, not across the whole of the UK.
Kinda wrong again mate, London Birmingham and Glasgow have had full roll out of 7.2MB since last september. lol
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Mr Miyagi
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Info is from work that its 3.2MB. The O2 mobile broadband fastest speed is 3.2 on HSDPA which is mainly all over the uk, apart from London where they use HSUPA which is 7.2.
On 2009-03-27 11:12:10, Daedalus85 wrote:
On 2009-03-26 22:59:44, Mr Miyagi wrote:
O2 only is up to 3.2MB for speed. Also just to clarify Vodafone 7.2MB is only in London you get that speed, not across the whole of the UK.
Where did you get that from? I've been told countless times that certain parts of our network has been upgraded to 7.2Mb already.
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Daedalus85
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On 2009-03-27 22:12:58, Mr Miyagi wrote:
Info is from work that its 3.2MB. The O2 mobile broadband fastest speed is 3.2 on HSDPA which is mainly all over the uk, apart from London where they use HSUPA which is 7.2.
So therefore, O2's network, abeit not nationwide, is capable of 7.2Mb
More to the point, you got your terminology wrong. HSDPA is 'D' in the middle for 'download', where as HSUPA with 'U' in the middle is for 'upload'.
The difference being that HSDPA offers high speed downloads, and HSUPA offers high speed uploads. HSPA is the combined name for both technologies. There are varying speeds, but just by adding HSUPA to the network doesn't automatically make it 7.2Mb.
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Alpha Trion
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Is there any network difference between the speeds available for mobile 3G+ downloading and the same networks internet dongle (PC use) 3G+ downloading? i.e. would network A for instance allow/receive faster download on their dongles than on their phones? or is this just the same regardless?
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