topic Re: London coverage in Network

London coverage

MRDB90 — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 06:39:13 GMT

Hi,

I live in the north east and been honest the coverage with three around here is spot on. Never had an issue.

I’ve just got a new job that requires me to take trips to London frequently, I was there all last week. The coverage on three was terrible. Couldn’t use my phone in most of London, coverage was shocking. Even when I had bars things wouldn’t load.

My question is - is this common for London? Are all the networks the same in the capital or is it just three?

Thanks 🙂

Re: London coverage

Avondale — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 08:29:02 GMT

@MRDB90

I think it depends on what part of London you are in as just a few streets one way or another will make a difference. Also, the time of day and whether any masts are undergoing maintenance. Have you checked the Three coverage status and system update webpages for your area of London ?

I think that all networks have their good and not so good areas. You could check the other networks' websites or buy one or two PAYG SIMs if you want to experiment.

Re: London coverage

linewait — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:45:55 GMT

I live in London.

I have been used to 3 coverage being relatively poor in rural areas, but recently I feel that it's become significantly worse in London. This is something I've noticed over, say, the past 6 months. At first I thought it was something to do with the introduction of 5g - often when I got a 5g signal the connection seemed to be very slow. But I think it applies whether I'm on 5g or not. Sometimes I just won't have any reception but more often I'll have plenty bars on the phone, the data connection will just be very slow. Like you describe.

I'm not able to compare to other networks though. I have been thinking of getting a PAYG SIM to see - and decide if I should just leave 3.

Re: London coverage

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