Maybe not the whole south west thenThat’s the total opposite to my experience in rural Hampshire, Surrey and Scotland but you are right that the statistics say EE has the largest 4G network. Although Vodafone has the largest network full stop.

Maybe not the whole south west thenThat’s the total opposite to my experience in rural Hampshire, Surrey and Scotland but you are right that the statistics say EE has the largest 4G network. Although Vodafone has the largest network full stop.
The O2-Virgin merger already happened, but since Virgin never had their own mobile hardware (they were previously just an MVNO), coverage is still the same as O2.If the O2-Virgin and Three-Vodafone mergers go ahead, will the new companies have the combined coverage of their older companies?
I can't remember if EE had the combined coverage of Orange and T-Mobile put together, so thought I'd ask.
Thankfully, all phones come as unlocked nowadays, so there will be no issue with switching from O2 to Virgin etc. In 2013, I sold my Orange SII to a T-Mobile user after the merger happened but my phone wouldn't accept my buyer's T-Mobile sim. So I got the phone back and refunded, so that's why the SII is still in my signature![]()
EE has been the best for me in the south west, I’ve been on O2 and 3 in the past because EE is overpriced but went back to EE both times due to lacking signal in certain remote places
I apologise for bringing it up again but can you recommend please a good network? supplier at this moment in time I'm leaving 3(three) after 6 years. I'm looking at unlimited data calls and texts thank you for your help
Another vote for EE. Probably a bit more expensive but data always seems fast and coverage is good.
Vodafone, will never ever use them due a bad experience a few years ago.
O2 - absolutely shocking data speeds.
Lebara gets my vote out of those three but in fairness I've never tried spusu or smarty to have a valid opinion on them.I am on BT Mobile paying £8/month (well it was, just gone up to £8.60 thanks to CPI increase). I get 4GB of data, but I usually only use 1-2GB per month. Having at least 3-4GB of data is useful though just in case I need more.
What are peoples thoughts on the cheap MVNO providers?
Ideally I'd like to pay £5/month or less, looking on MSE these stand out as reasonably priced, they're all 1 month contracts with unlimited mins/texts. Roaming isn't something I require.
Lebara 5GB £4.90/month (Vodafone network)
Spusu 5GB £5/month (EE network)
Smarty 5GB £5/month (Three network)
There are some similarish deals with places like ID Mobile and Lycamobile as well, but Lyca aren't on MSE at least. Spusu sounds good on paper but not sure about them on the whole? mixed bag online.
Maybe Lebara out of those options? I think I was on Vodafone in the distant past and didn't really have any issues at the time with signal. I can always order and test the signal on the new sim before using a PAC code to swap over fully.
Not heard of this one before but looks Interesting.1p Mobile which uses the EE network without any speed caps. I pay £20 a month for 200GB data and unlimited everything else. You can tether within your allowance and EU roaming is included.
They've been absolutely superb so far, moved away from Three (and then Smarty) and will never look back.
Honestly can't fault them. And I'm very fussy.Not heard of this one before but looks Interesting.
VOXI is good (for me at least) powered by Vodafone. The drops are good also, a right mixed bag of free goodies.
I'm paying £12 for 60GB per month (rolling monthly) but it's got unlimited social media, music and video so I haven't actually used any data for months.
There is no app for VOXI at the min either.
had to create a PayPal account
Are Lebara a decent option for most people. About to lose my work phone soon and will need an alternative. Prices are attractive in comparison to the tried and tested EE etc.
Sorry what? What has my join date on OcUK got to do with me ordering a phone from Voxi and having to set up a PayPal account?Sorry I find that hard to believe. Your join date here is Jan 2005, which probably makes you 35 years old now if you were GCSE age in 2005 when you joined OcUK. At the very least.