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Originally Posted by Kushan
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48% according to their own, skewed figures perhaps, the same figures Ofcom refused to include in the latest national study because they were so inaccurate (i.e. unrealistic). 3 have just been on a giant misleading PR rampage all year wrt. 4G. "No extra cost for 4G" - then increase everyone's bills and increase new customer prices by up to 60%. "4G launching December 2013" - but not actually available to customers until the end of February 2014. "Only network to offer unlimited data on 4G" - and then apply new data limits to everyone, including 3G customers...
Compare their 48% coverage with two 4G transmitters in Aberdeen vs. O2/VF's 48% coverage with 20 4G transmitters in Aberdeen...
(Correction: O2/VF are probably closer to 60% now)
Their strategy isn't much different across the whole UK - stick one or two transmitters up in a big city where there's lots of people and call it "covered"... Things don't get much better in central Scotland; O2 have more 4G transmitters in Edinburgh alone than 3 have in
the entirety of Scotland combined.:
And it's pretty much the same even at the opposite end of the UK. I'm willing to bet O2 have more 4G transmitters in Scotland (pop: 5 million) than 3 have in the whole of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (pop: 50 million):
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Originally Posted by Pierre
Well not with Vodafone you can't.
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That's true, Vodafone do have the worst 3G coverage in the UK. But regardless, they are expanding fast, and 4G will result in much improved 3G coverage even on VF.
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I wasn't comparing, just making a statement.
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My apologies. Still, it's a bit counterproductive as there are already so many people mislead into thinking along the lines "why don't they fix 3G first"/"I can't get 3G, 4G is totally irrelevant"/"I can't get 3G so I'll never get 4G" etc.
Most people don't realise that 4G not only covers more area than 3G and is easier/faster to roll out, the combined multi-mode 2G+3G+4G equipment mans all masts are being upgraded to support both 3G and 4G at the same time, even when they have previously been 2G only.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It might put it in line with VF/O2 but surely not in line with EE with 80% coverage?
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Not even then - my figures for VF/O2 were a bit outdated, they had already reached 51% in October and are closer to 60% now, a good dozen or so new cities went live in early November.