skyrider Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 HI a while ago there was a thread about if you were an orange mobile user you could also use o2 as well anybody any info thanks :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN G Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Its probably T Mobile that Orange are shouting about. However there is a fair chance that the coverage in Dorset and the New Forest won't improve anyway. As it's automatic you don't have to do anything except watch for the increase in tariff. It certainly won't go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 To enable use of both networks you need to register, here is an earlier thread with link. https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=21193&posts=13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 THANKS GUYS B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I think coverage problems with T-Mobile and Orange may in part be due to the 1800MHz signals they both use. O2 and Vodafone mainly use 900MHz signals which will bend round obstacles like hills more easily than 1800MHz. T-Mobile and Orange seem to put plenty of base stations in more densely populated areas giving good coverage. O2 and Vodafone can have large coverage cells in very rural areas more easily that the high frequency users T-Mobile and Orange and so may give better rural coverage, though only on 2G. 3G uses higher frequencies still. I find that one Sony Ericson handset which I use on Vodafone can display the base station identity on screen, and this often shows connection to cells 30 miles away in hilly areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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