[keithwalton]

i've found o2's network to be pretty good imo, i've found that if anyone is gonna have a signal out in the middle of nowhere / usual poor reception places it'll be an o2 phone. 2nd best is orange with the rest being laughable.
Only problem i've had with them was in halls last year there were only a few parts of the flat / room that had a useable signal and that was near windows and such. go outside and it would be fine. I guess it was the structure of the building wasnt kind to mircrowaves as nobody else could consistantly get a signal inside either.

I've recently got a nokia 7210 as my old mitsu trium was getting abit long in the tooth (did have a 8210 but that err died)
It's currently sitting here with a full 7/7 signal stregnth which is rather good considering they dont have any transmiters near me and i know orange and t-mobile do have some at uni campus and uni halls to boost there signals.

Anyway im drifting way off topic ;-)
I dont see why there is so many networks in this country, it would be so much simpler if everyone used the same and pooled into the resources, alot like the way gas / electric works i guess would be good.

K