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Re: Is Virgin media really using the inferior Vodaphone network now?.

bjc47
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on ‎19-07-2022 22:23

My mobile signal has deteriorated considerably since 2021 and I cannot get a signal in the house, or even garden here in Epsom. I am told this is because Vodaphone has taken over from EE whose reception  is noticeably better. (My sister has an EE phone). I am also told that if I switch to the new Sony Xperia I0 IV  it  will be covered by O2. This is confusing . Can anyone clarify?

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Graham_A
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on ‎19-07-2022 22:50

All VM mobiles are being moved to the 02 network. You should be able to see if you have been moved by trying a manual network switch on your phone.  If 02 isn't available then you have been switched.

In my experience Vodafone and 02 are equally as bad at my home location.

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enlli
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In response to Graham_A

on ‎20-07-2022 08:23

Looks like if you are about to change phones then you need to either get one on EE or go SIM Free and get a SIM only deal on a network that uses EE

Virgin Mobile are now part of the VMO2 joint venture so I'm not expecting any more moves after this next switch.

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archercj
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In response to enlli

on ‎20-07-2022 08:47

I think you have to be mindful that mobile reception varies considerably by location (some vendors investing more in their infrastructure for starters).

I live in the suburbs of a big city and although 5G is unavailable to me the speed I get (I use NPerf as a speed testing tool - a relaible speed tester is essential) is the same for O2, 3, Vodafone and EE.

BUT I also have a static caravan on the coast in a very rural location and the differences there are startling. O2, 3 and Vodafone average out at around 6-8mbps yet EE averages at around 75mbps in a range os 55mbps-100mbps. Quite a difference.

My advice to anyone, especially in a rural location, is to get the cheapest SIM only with a little data on it for all the vendors and test the speed. My 3 contract expires next month so I will use the Virgin supplied O2 one as I am mainly at my home address. But I have also purchases a unlimited data EE SIM for my rural location so I can work (and stream) there when I choose.

And by the way in the good old days whern it was Virgin/EE I was getting around 40mbps in that rural location which is less than the 75mbps I get now with a 'dedicated' EE SIM.

And the setup I have at the rural location (which includes an Archer Router and 4g aerial for tethering) has been the same for all vendors.

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