Mobile reception Colwell Rd/Melbourne Grove

[kandr]

Hi, we have recently moved to Colwell Road and have virtually no reception on O2 here. My contract is up soon so I was wondering if anyone around here can recommend a provider with better reception?

Thanks in advance!

[Ms Blueberry]

With Virgin which works but not great. Always running around the house trying to find the best signal. Sprinting upstairs good for fitness though.

[Sazzle30]

Orange or EE is pretty bad too.

My other half never had a problem with Vodafone when we lived near Colwel road

[kandr]

Thanks so much for your responses! Looks like vodaphone might be the way forward. Mind you everyone who comes to our house has virtually no signal no matter which provided they are with...

[Siduhe]

We got a femtocell to improve mobile reception at home - runs over wifi and works brilliantly. T-Mobile (and I think other companies) sell them as an add on (you have to have the right femtocell for your mobile network) but if you make enough of a fuss about your reception you may get one on a complimentary basis.

The other thing is have you thought about upgrading to 4G. I recently did and have been astonished about how much better mobile reception is. All the 3G blackspots near us have good 4G coverage. It's almost as if they run the 3G network down in places to force you to upgrade to 4G *conspiracy face*. Appreciate it's not ideal to upgrade on the chance that it might improve things, but it did seem to work really well in my case.

Edited because I can't spell conspiracy...

[kandr]

I've never actually heard of these. They sound brilliant but at the same time I feel, why should I have to buy an add-on because they are unable to provide me with any kind of decent coverage! Mind you, I know that's idealistic.. I'll look into it, thanks again.

[MrBen]

EE reception has got much worse over the last few years due to their crappy version of 4G and mast consolidation post T Mobile merger. I'm near you and tried out sims for 3, O2 and Vodafone. And Vodafone won hands down. It has been life changing....no more standing outside on a box to call a mate.