Choosing a Network Operator and EE Home Signal Box

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I need a new sim only contract. It's between EE and Vodafone (or a corresponding MVNO). I don't think 3 or O2 know that the lake district exists.

With Vodafone I get call and text signal in the house and then G signal outdoors with patches of E here and there. It's a bit pants.

With EE I don't get call and text signal in the house and E signal outdoors with a few patches of H+. It's fancy pants.

Furthermore EE has more 3G enabled towns around where I live and it has a signal in the 2 local villages whereas Vodafone just doesn't.

The choice would be super simple if I could get a signal box thing for my house. Does anyone have any experience in getting one?

Is there another option I haven't considered? Would dual sim be possible (EE for data and Vodafone for calls and texts)?

 

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Moto G 2013.

I am considering upgrading.

 

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I was looking at 2-4GB sim only contracts that cost around £10-12pm

I haven't found a phone I like but I haven't looked either. Z5 compact seems to tick a lot of boxes but also seems bloody expensive. My biggest concern about getting a new phone is how durable they are. I work at height so have frequently dropped my current phone from zip wires and tree tops and only had to wipe the mud off. I've also seen fancy iphones and samsungs fall out of pockets and crack the screen.

If it would help I can write exactly what I do and don't want from a new phone.

 

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Looks like a good deal. Doing the maths shows that the 6GB pm contract is £10pm (£1 more than 4GB).

Do you know anything about the cashback process?

 

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Moto X Force Plenty of vids of clumsy people hurling it about and the display surviving. I imagine it could survive a fall from the top of a tree. Too expensive I think and hasn't a very bright display which is a consideration if you work outdoors.

Looks like a good bit of kit but I couldn't spend £500 on a phone.

Vodafone support native WiFi calling on iPhone (and I believe some of Samsung's Android phones now). No need for a signal box or a special app on the device.

I assume this will be rolled out to other Android devices soon.

I don't need wifi calling on vodafone as I get strong call signal nearly everywhere.

I have the ee signal box at home for the same reason.

Just as a word or warning it only does 3g and while that sounds fine it means if youve got a 4g phone and it get any intermittent 4g reception you will lose signal.

To get around this issue ive just set a profile up so that when my phone connects to my wifi it turns down to just 3g then reconnects on 4g when I leave.

4G is not a concern for me. I don't have a 4G phone nor is there any 4G around here.

How is the range compared to a low end router?

i have the MPD, EE sim only deal.

Unlimited Minutes
Unlimited Texts
6 GB Data
12 Month Contract

what phone do you have? this deal and the 4Gb one support wifi calling, but only works on handful of EE branded handsets but works on any iphone 5s, 6, 6s (just needs to be unlocked or on EE)

home signal box isnt all that tbh, the range is pants and once your on a call when connected to the home signal box and you walk out of range, there is no hand off to normal 2g/3g so the call will drop

wifi calling will go as far as your home wifi, works very well

wifi calling compatible phones from EE: http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/...h=:best-sellers:standOutFeatures:WiFi Calling

I have a Moto G 2013. I really cannot justify the cost of buying a new phone - nothing is worth it to me.

 

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I assume that there is no way for me to get wifi calling without buying a new phone.

I will visit the EE shop next week and see what they say. I find it much easier to get a positive outcome in person - especially if the alternative is that I leave without buying anything.