All mobile networks are not equal!

If you have ever done any research, or had the mis-fortune of using many different providers, then you will know that mobile networks do not provide the same coverage and service as each other.

I was recently in the Lake District and, being on Vodafone, was the only person to reliably have signal at any  given time. This wasn’t too much of a problem (as we were on holiday) but became troublesome when trying to co-ordinate times for meeting up and getting hold of friends. So I did a little bit of research on the various mobile phone providers and the reasons why things are different.

Referencing an article written on “Pocket-lint” it would appear that is quite a difference in what infrastructure the mobile phone companies are able to deploy from licences granted some time ago. Remember the auction of those 3G licences that made the national news? Well this explains why that was such a big deal and why it’s a big deal now to anyone looking for a mobile phone contract.

Anyway, have a read!

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/33965/why-mobile-phone-networks-matter

TLDR;

• Vodafone have invested heavily in their mobile phone network to ensure both 2G and 3G does not get saturated and you don’t lose signal.
• Other providers might well supply 95% of the population but does not give 95% of UK coverage (two different things) which makes a difference if you are in the middle of nowhere.
• When choosing a provider it is important to work out what you want from them and then selecting the provider with the best infrastructure to provide that service to you.