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From: Appelation Controlee on 28 Jun 2010 10:57 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:30:11 +0100, tony sayer <tony(a)bancom.co.uk> wrote: > O2 has never struck me as being that good I >reckon Voda are the least worse.. Except for their business practices.
From: Steve Terry on 28 Jun 2010 12:54 "Woody" <harrogate3(a)ntlworld.spam.com> wrote in message news:ikXVn.25511$Oi1.4331(a)newsfe21.ams2... > "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message > news:i08jr1$eq5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> "JL" <newsaccount(a)mail2web.com> wrote in message >> news:b6d74ac5-9cc5-46de-a749-3a13aa66054a(a)i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > Generally speaking Orange has its problems especially in handoff. It also > has many serious holes in coverage - Yorkshire for one! > > Having been on both O2 and Voda in the past I would always go for Voda as > O2 is prone to dropping calls for no apparent reason. Having said that O2 > coverage away from urban areas has always been some of the best, with > Orange close behind. > > We've just been in Northumbria for a week and had coverage in outlying > areas with Orange where there was none with O2 or Voda. > > OK, why no buy one of the cheap Chinese dual sim phones that have dual watch standby and you select calling network by pressing one of two call buttons, stick in Lycamobile Orange and Asda Voda sims About 25quid upwards from ebay dealers Steve Terry -- Welcome Sign-up Bonus of �1 when you signup free at: http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/G4WWK
From: Steve Terry on 28 Jun 2010 13:01 "tony sayer" <tony(a)bancom.co.uk> wrote in message news:8L0MM2HD+EKMFwcq(a)bancom.co.uk... > In article <b6d74ac5-9cc5-46de-a749-3a13aa66054a(a)i31g2000yqm.googlegroup > s.com>, JL <newsaccount(a)mail2web.com> scribeth thus <snip> > > Orange will need more base station as they operate at higher frequencies > where losses are higher. O2 has never struck me as being that good I > reckon Voda are the least worse.. > Tony Sayer > > There are many variables involved, including that 1800MHz reflects better off conductive objects like steel framed building and passes through gaps like car windscreens better than 900MHz. and UHF Tropospheric lifts go from high to low in frequency so at odd times 1800MHz will travel farther than 900MHz. Steve Terry -- Welcome Sign-up Bonus of �1 when you signup free at: http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/G4WWK
From: tony sayer on 28 Jun 2010 14:28 In article <i2eh26p8goqmds6clkgiprutpeg71pnqh7(a)4ax.com>, Appelation Controlee <me(a)privacy.net> scribeth thus >On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:30:11 +0100, tony sayer <tony(a)bancom.co.uk> >wrote: > >> O2 has never struck me as being that good I >>reckon Voda are the least worse.. > >Except for their business practices. I've come to the conclusion that ALL Telcos both fixed and mobile aren't that straightforward to deal with;!.. -- Tony Sayer
From: tony sayer on 28 Jun 2010 14:30
In article <i0akhg$a5s$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Steve Terry <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> scribeth thus >"tony sayer" <tony(a)bancom.co.uk> wrote in message >news:8L0MM2HD+EKMFwcq(a)bancom.co.uk... >> In article <b6d74ac5-9cc5-46de-a749-3a13aa66054a(a)i31g2000yqm.googlegroup >> s.com>, JL <newsaccount(a)mail2web.com> scribeth thus ><snip> >> >> Orange will need more base station as they operate at higher frequencies >> where losses are higher. O2 has never struck me as being that good I >> reckon Voda are the least worse.. >> Tony Sayer >> >> >There are many variables involved, including that 1800MHz reflects better >off conductive objects like steel framed building and passes through gaps >like car windscreens better than 900MHz. And those car windscreens and train windows that clobber the higher frequencies;!.. > >and UHF Tropospheric lifts go from high to low in frequency >so at odd times 1800MHz will travel farther than 900MHz. > >Steve Terry -- Tony Sayer |