Problem with Three is they will not fill in there dead spots and around where i am 3 is overloaded (speeds less then 1-2mb and indoor coverage on avg is poor and the coverage maps are an lie you need to use t-mobile coverage map to get an rough correct coverage map for 3 due to a lot of the masts are an 50/50 share with t-mobile), with Three i norm find it works out side norm fine or open area, indoors just seems luck if you have an signal better then -100 (that makes the phone Unreliable on 3) or coverage at all when Phone is Not in the hand, THree Need more masts to handle the data load as well (3 could of done with LTE 1-2 years ago when they made the One Plan)

i use Orange main and giffgaff on my second network, overall around Cheshire never had an issue with Orange as there coverage is very good and seem to place there network masts Closer to each other so that 3g works indoors in most places and with T-mobile filling the very small holes, only issue with orange is Price plans are poor(compared to 3 and T-mobile) but Phone cover is the best

Overall t-mobile coverage is not that dense at all and they Mostly share there masts 50/50 share with 3UK (MBNL?) they need one right next to my house (or on the pub that's less then 150m from me so Three and t-mobile get better coverage) as i have 3 Three/t-mobile network masts that are Just out of range (10% or -100 or lower as long as you do not pick the phone up) T-mobile phones around where i am just use Orange signal all the time

O2 around in Warrington they are setting up New Pole Masts (the masts are concealed inside the top of the masts most people are none the wiser less bitching) so they normally do not have that many dead spots unless your on an motorway, O2 seem to be the Only network that are deploying more 3g Masts (more so the Pole masts 1-2 miles apart from each other)

Overall i say 3 worst 3G coverage in the uk (can't connect phone calls is the Main big issue with 3 that's with coverage or spotty indoor to no coverage at all), but its subjective all over the UK

vodafone, never used them, as there prices always to much but overall they have very good 2g coverage

Edited by leexgx (Sun 03-Jun-12 07:21:55)