From: Roger Merriman on
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote:

> On 11/06/2010 10:46, Sak Wathanasin wrote:
> > On 10 June, 20:41, "smurf"<sm...(a)smurf.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Being on O2 the chances of a 3g or a 3gs being able to browse or make a
> >> call over a 3g connection is quite remote.
> >
> > I don't have trouble getting 3G connections except when the train goes
> > into a tunnel. Mind you the Lon-Brum line runs parallel to the M1 for
> > quite a bit, so pretty decent reception most of the way.
>
> I never have a trouble getting 3G connections at home, or in the west
> country in general. The only time I have had a problem with it is when I
> go to london when it seems really patchy and very slow.

I live nr royal parks and other bits and bobs so you get some largish
dead zones

Roger
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From: smurf on
zoara wrote:
> "smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com> wrote:
>> zoara wrote:
>>> I put this together for myself, then thought I might as well post
>>> it. Comparison of Apple's battery life claims for the various
>>> models of iPhone - might be of interest to see how much extra
>>> battery life you might expect from the iPhone 4 when upgrading from
>>> older models (I'm coming from the 3G and only make it through a day
>>> because it charges in the car dock during my commute).
>>>
>>>
>>> View in a fixed width font.
>>>
>>> original 3g 3gs 4
>>>
>>> standby 250 300 300 300
>>> video 7 7 10 10
>>> web wifi 6 6 9 10
>>> web 3g - 5 5 6
>>> talk 2g 8 10 12 14
>>> talk 3g - 5 5 7
>>> music 24 24 30 40
>>>
>>> Hope someone finds this useful.
>>>
>>
>> Being on O2 the chances of a 3g or a 3gs being able to browse or make
>> a call
>> over a 3g connection is quite remote.
>
> Not so in my experience.
>
> -z-

about 90% of cumbria is 3g free, even major conurbations.