That pretty much seals the deal then, looks like it'll be EE. May order a SIM and see what it's like around home. I know my lodger is on EE and doesn't seem to complain about reception.
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That pretty much seals the deal then, looks like it'll be EE. May order a SIM and see what it's like around home. I know my lodger is on EE and doesn't seem to complain about reception.
Well I thought I would update this. Not a comprehensive or scientific test, but I tried Vodafone out for 2 days and I did not notice any huge differences between reception and data speed to O2, so I sent the SIM back.
I now have an EE SIM and I am in the process of moving to them. Reception seems to be much better, 4G where O2 only manages fringe 3G and much higher data speeds. I also like the online account, nicely laid out and simple.
I'll be trying out the roaming in April but it can't be any worse than 3's or O2's last year!
I now have an EE SIM and I am in the process of moving to them. Reception seems to be much better, 4G where O2 only manages fringe 3G and much higher data speeds. I also like the online account, nicely laid out and simple.
I'll be trying out the roaming in April but it can't be any worse than 3's or O2's last year!
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Of the two, I'd go with EE not because they're any better tbh their customer service is dire as well but I had such a bad experience with Vodafone's CS that I swore I'd never go with them again.
I'd really give Three a chance though if I were you - of all the networks (and I agree O2 is absolutely dire), I've always found Three were the easiest to deal with and their network is actually very good indeed. I would say they are maybe, maybe 5% faster than Three on average, but having experienced both concurrently now for a period of 3 years, I would sway to Three over EE and EE over o2/voda and the rest of the virtual networks
I'd really give Three a chance though if I were you - of all the networks (and I agree O2 is absolutely dire), I've always found Three were the easiest to deal with and their network is actually very good indeed. I would say they are maybe, maybe 5% faster than Three on average, but having experienced both concurrently now for a period of 3 years, I would sway to Three over EE and EE over o2/voda and the rest of the virtual networks
My experience of Vodafone support is they have improved of late. Been with them a year or two and think they've picked up over the last year. Once a year at contract end is about as much support as I use them for. Coverage is getting better as the months go by.
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Vodafone holds the crown for the most useless, disgusting company I have ever dealt with.
The coverage is poor and the customer service is laughable. I have friends who have had the same experience and we've all moved to EE or O2.
Go to EE and save yourself a world of pain.
The coverage is poor and the customer service is laughable. I have friends who have had the same experience and we've all moved to EE or O2.
Go to EE and save yourself a world of pain.
same.
never have we been lied to, mislead and not been given a flip about by vodafone.
To be honest I'd have gone with EE last month but their signal is rubbish in our house and the 2 sites I work on is still very variable, oftentimes no signal at all. It's rural and hoping in 11 months time EE 800 MHz volte will be fully implemented. This of course means nothing to the OP. If you live and work rurally there are far too many places where they're all c##p 
