Opensignal 4G coverage report

[gmarkj]

Opensignal have released their latest network experience report, and it's mixed results for o2.
Despite improving on several fronts, they were well behind EE on most scores.
Link to the report (and the website I fpund it on):
https://5g.co.uk/news/ee-best-mobile-experience-report/5066/

[Cleoriff]

Thanks for that @gmarkj 

So O2 and 3 weren't the winner of anything!!

EE looks to be the Lewis Hamilton of the networks with their 5 world championships awards.

Blimey!

[sheepdog]

Sponsored by EE perhaps?

I note that the "regions" of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are classed as individual regions with things like hills and mountains in the way. They also cover a larger area than London does which has multiple masts so the survey is missing the density of masts which would be more accurate to actual availability.

As I keep pointing out to everyone, unless the sample size is stated the percentages are pointless. I mean if the sample size is 4 people in the middle of Trafalgar Square and 3 of agree then thats 75% saying its an accurate representation of the country. Hmmmm ok. Then there's statistical weighting but going off on a slight tangent here.

However, I shall pop in an EE sim card this week and check if they've managed to actually get a signal to my area without it being blown away by a gust of wind. 

[Cleoriff]

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@sheepdog wrote:

However, I shall pop in an EE sim card this week and check if they've managed to actually get a signal to my area without it being blown away by a gust of wind. 

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Please let us know how you get on @sheepdog 

[Anonymous]

I’ve tried a few networks recently before deciding where to pitch my tent and I’ve found EE to be the best for signal & speed. I live in the Midlands and move around rural & urban every week.

Vodafone were great at home & rurally but no signal in town at all. (Customer service dire)
O2 had slower speeds and fewer bars of signal but little to no signal rurally. (trying get a number ported across was disastrous)
Three were great at home and in town but no signal at all out in the sticks. (Foreign customer service unable to solve basic problems)

But EE seems to be great everywhere. In town I’m getting 60-70mb on a good day & 20-30 on a bad one. Out in the sticks it’s a lot slower but still 1-2 bars.

It was great advice from a member of this forum to try each network before picking..

[Projectionist]

I've found this OFCOM site to be pretty accurate - certainly more honest than network provider coverage checkers   https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/mobile-coverage

That said, my feeling is that 4G & 5G is the emperor's new trousers - we're all led to believe in its wonder and majesty, but I've yet to find anything I use that 3G is too slow for, so 4G isn't enabled on my phone any more. Battery seems to last longer now though...

[jonsie]

EE are by far, very far, the better network in my experience and I've had a O2 account for over 20 years. When it comes to tethering the laptop my EE account is twice as fast as O2. Streaming on Netflix on my TV is near impossible with my O2 account.

[sheepdog]

Well just to update you on my EE coverage. I managed to put £10 on a PAYG. Even though I did it online, it took a long time to get a signal and the confirmation text as the signal quality wasn't good even outdoors. Contrary to what the EE coverage page says (4 of 5 bars of 4G) it hasn't improved since then (10 days) even with the phone next to the window! Also: no wind 

3's coverage checker says no 4G or 3G in my area so I'll try that next to prove it 

[jonsie]

I think you need your own satellite @sheepdog 

[Anonymous]

I can sit inside my mums (in the sticks) with 3 bars & get 2-3 mb, stand outside and it’s back to 20.

The bars of signal has always confused me.. it’s not a great indicator..