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4GEE
« on: December 28, 2012, 04:37:11 pm »
I wondered if anyone is using 4GEE (Everything Everywhere) and what their experiences are?

I am currently using a Galaxy Nexus on Vodafone but am beyond frustrated at how crap and intermittent the mobile network I pick up in London is.

I am considering moving across to EE and a new Galaxy s3 but am unsure if the extra expense is worth it.

« Last Edit: December 28, 2012, 04:51:35 pm by ArildStavrum »

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2012, 06:46:58 pm »
You will need a LTE compatible handset to use 4G.

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2012, 07:16:37 pm »
I have no experience of using 4G on EE myself but I do work on the engineering side of things on the Vodafone network up north.  If there's a specific issue you're having in a particular location then I could perhaps try and get someone to look into it for you?  I do sense from your post however that it's the network in general that you're not happy with.  I got outsourced from Vodafone to a 3rd party managed services contractor in 2009 so I take absolutely no offense if you want to give them both barrels!

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2012, 09:00:42 pm »
I have been using it since start of November with an iPhone. Generally coverage is OK was previously with Vodafone for years around my area I would say it's 95% of Voda's coverage, but in major cities and in particular places like London I can't fault it.

When in a 4G area the data speeds are awesome. Ran a test at work just before Xmas and here's the speeds I get in Derby: -


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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2012, 09:10:27 pm »
I have no experience of using 4G on EE myself but I do work on the engineering side of things on the Vodafone network up north.  If there's a specific issue you're having in a particular location then I could perhaps try and get someone to look into it for you?  I do sense from your post however that it's the network in general that you're not happy with.  I got outsourced from Vodafone to a 3rd party managed services contractor in 2009 so I take absolutely no offense if you want to give them both barrels!

I just find my connection to the Internet is brutal at the best of times.
I don't think it's asking much these days to have an Internet signal on my phone in the centre of London.
Other than that Vodafone have always offered me good deals.

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2012, 09:17:49 pm »
I have been using it since start of November with an iPhone. Generally coverage is OK was previously with Vodafone for years around my area I would say it's 95% of Voda's coverage, but in major cities and in particular places like London I can't fault it.

When in a 4G area the data speeds are awesome. Ran a test at work just before Xmas and here's the speeds I get in Derby: -



That speed test is superb. I got 3mbps on Vodafone.

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2012, 08:35:06 am »
I can't see Steve's speed on my iPhone for some reason. Can someone type the speed in a reply?

I get about 8Mbps on the 3 network nearly all the time.  :wink:



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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2012, 08:56:03 am »
Monte, I get 22mb down and 14mb up  :P

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2012, 11:20:33 am »
JEESE- Thats crazy fast for a phone  :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2012, 11:43:44 am »
My cousin was in the process of buying an iPhone 5 when I saw him in September.

He lives in the States and says 4G over there for him means 100Mb download speeds.  :surprised:

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2012, 11:57:46 am »
The question I have is whether there's enough infrastructure in place to support it? Wouldn't surprise me if you're getting 22MB now and then a year down the line when everyone else is 4GEE enabled, it drops to something ridiculously slow.

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2012, 12:57:54 pm »
I've got a 4g S3 lte, but there isn't 4g in the area. Just got to wait.  At home and work I just use the WiFi, which at home will do 38mps down and 28mps up.  More than fast enough for a phones WiFi.
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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2012, 01:50:35 pm »
I have both a o2 contract and EE.

Ive found the EE to be better, less dropped calls, consistently a better signal.

Havent really tried out the 4GEE yet though, WIFI is everywhere I stop off these days in London.

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Re: 4GEE
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2012, 03:18:18 pm »
I'm lucky to get 0.5mps on my home bt wifi (No cable !), our Suffolk county council has signed a deal with BT to give us all in Suffolk better broadband speeds  :congrats:
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