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O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:54 pm
by ClaretTony
I know there’s a thread somewhere about coverage for O2 (and Sky which uses the O2 network) in Burnley being shocking.
I’m currently on Manchester Road close to the Town Hall and I’ve got 5G and it’s working fine.
Might be worth others who are in town checking it out and reporting back.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:59 pm
by Goliath
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:54 pm
I know there’s a thread somewhere about coverage for O2 (and Sky which uses the O2 network) in Burnley being shocking.
I’m currently on Manchester Road close to the Town Hall and I’ve got 5G and it’s working fine.
Might be worth others who are in town checking it out and reporting back.
Let's hope they've finally sorted it. It's about time if so
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:14 pm
by ClaretTony
Goliath wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:59 pm
Let's hope they've finally sorted it. It's about time if so
Afraid not. After five minutes of brilliant response with 5G, it dropped back to 4G with the usual no response at all.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:18 pm
by bobinho
Incredible isn’t it, that 4G is now so ineffective that you can barely reach the internet let alone do anything with it? Remember when it was going to be a game changer?
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:58 pm
by Swizzlestick
It's only Burnley where this seems to happen though - certainly in my experience anyway.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:59 pm
by ClaretTony
Swizzlestick wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:58 pm
It's only Burnley where this seems to happen though - certainly in my experience anyway.
I have no problems anywhere else
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:06 pm
by BuryClaret
I'm on O2 and have been for years but seriously considering switching to another provider.
The mobile coverage and data speeds are shocking - feels like they've gone downhill over the past couple of years.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:07 pm
by burnmark
I’ve just picked my daughter up from the school bus stop next to Burnley Barracks. I was there in very good time so I’d thought I’d pass it by catching up on stuff on my phone. Not a cat in hells chance!
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:46 pm
by Goliath
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:14 pm
Afraid not. After five minutes of brilliant response with 5G, it dropped back to 4G with the usual no response at all.
Have you tried to report it? I reported it to them and they closed the ticket saying I was wrong and the service was fine.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:06 pm
by ClaretTony
Goliath wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:46 pm
Have you tried to report it? I reported it to them and they closed the ticket saying I was wrong and the service was fine.
I have, more than once, only to be told there is no issue.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:07 pm
by claret2018
I have the same issue in clitheroe - no internet at all despite it saying 4G. Doesn’t happen anywhere else.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:16 pm
by Jakubclaret
BuryClaret wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:06 pm
I'm on O2 and have been for years but seriously considering switching to another provider.
The mobile coverage and data speeds are shocking - feels like they've gone downhill over the past couple of years.
They have it used to be the boss network. For normal texting & ringing you are in a safe pair of hands but they are the slowest network when it comes down to data.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:55 pm
by ChrisG
Every company phone I've had has been on Vodafone, and it's been consistently the best over the years.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:37 pm
by Juan Tanamera
I live in Rossendale and I use EE, it's about as much use as a chocolate teapot with 4G.
And finding 5G is practically a no no.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:49 pm
by quoonbeatz
O2 is absolutely crap in Manchester city centre so no surprise it’s not sorted in Burnley.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:54 pm
by colne-claret
Get within one mile of a football ground with o2 and you are buggered. Worst network I’ve ever been on.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:55 pm
by colne-claret
O2s masts are always down for maintenance.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:34 am
by ŽižkovClaret
Trouble when you strip out Chinese kit for security concerns, then discover the backlog for alternative supplier's kit. Especially where it may need to be reverse engineered to be compatible......
Good luck
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:16 pm
by simonclaret
5G standalone (5G SA) is on the way which should help usage in stadiums, "up to 1 million devices within a single square kilometer".
https://totaltele.com/ee-rolls-out-5g-s ... uk-cities/
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:13 am
by ClaretTony
More encouraging news for us suffering O2/SKY mobile users. I’ve currently got 5G at Manchester Road station.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:25 am
by Myk
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:13 am
More encouraging news for us suffering O2/SKY mobile users. I’ve currently got 5G at Manchester Road station.
5G in Rosegrove also at the moment.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:49 am
by turbo5
I am with 02 due to the free roaming in Europe which I need . but coverage in the UK is poor. get nothing on the Turf on Match day. It's not brilliant in town or even close to where I live . Vodafone was the best coverage I have had off a provider
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:26 am
by ClaretTony
Myk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:25 am
5G in Rosegrove also at the moment.
Looks as though we might finally be getting something about the long standing issue.
Re: O2 coverage in Burnley
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 11:09 am
by gandhisflipflop
I was on Tesco mobile for years but switched to voxi (uses Vodafone) because of this issue. It’s appalling. I had to go into my data settings and switch from 4g to 3G to get an internet connection on the o2 network.