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The Ofcom coverage map just shows how good coverage is from each of
the main four networks but doesn't say whether it is 2G, 4G or 5G (I'm
assuming 3G has all gone now).

I suspect that there is no 2G coverage worth having at our rural
location and what Ofcom is showing is mostly 4G but I'd like to be
sure.

Neither of my mobile devices can make calls at home now, presumably
because 3G has gone and 2G is too weak. However if there's a provider
with a better 2G signal it might be worth moving.

Yes, I know VoLTE/VoWifi is the answer but there's no reasonably
priced combination of phone/tablet and provider that **definitely**
works so I'm a bit stuck on that front.

I may be forced to buy a new phone but it will be a bit of a
compromise. My cheap 10" tablet was just about perfect for me until it
stopped being able to make calls when 3G went, it was actually far
better than my (more expensive) phone as a satnav. The only thing it
lacked really was a fingerprint sensor. My phone (that I moved from
to the tablet) is an Umidigi Bison, it's OK I suppose but I really
hate the small screen and (to me) poor ergonomics compared with a
laptop.

My wife has a Motorola Moto G35 5G, a much recommended budget phone.
Again it's OK but our experience is that the fingerprint sensor is
poor. It is listed by spusu (my provider) as having VoLTE and VoWifi
though. Does anyone have any other recommendations in the same price
range?
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Chris Green wrote:

The Ofcom coverage map just shows how good coverage is from each of
the main four networks but doesn't say whether it is 2G, 4G or 5G (I'm assuming 3G has all gone now).

O2 and EE's own coverage checkers have layers for 2G/4G/5G, I presume
voda and three do too?

I suspect that there is no 2G coverage worth having at our rural
location and what Ofcom is showing is mostly 4G but I'd like to be
sure.

Neither of my mobile devices can make calls at home now, presumably
because 3G has gone

O2 3G has finally disappeared here, but it was clinging on a couple of
weeks ago.

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On 12/02/2026 15:20, Andy Burns wrote:

Chris Green wrote:

The Ofcom coverage map just shows how good coverage is from each of
the main four networks but doesn't say whether it is 2G, 4G or 5G (I'm
assuming 3G has all gone now).

O2 and EE's own coverage checkers have layers for 2G/4G/5G, I presume
voda and three do too?

Three never operated a 2G network. They used to have roll-back to O2 but
that went years ago, IIRC. (Unless you mean the merged Voda-Three).


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Mark wrote:

On 12/02/2026 15:20, Andy Burns wrote:

Chris Green wrote:

The Ofcom coverage map just shows how good coverage is from each of
the main four networks but doesn't say whether it is 2G, 4G or 5G (I'm
assuming 3G has all gone now).

O2 and EE's own coverage checkers have layers for 2G/4G/5G, I presume
voda and three do too?

Three never operated a 2G network. They used to have roll-back to O2 but that went years ago, IIRC. (Unless you mean the merged Voda-Three).

As an only slightly related aside, in the USA at least, "coverage maps" are mathematical calculations under a set of FCC rules, & therefore "not real".

Dunno how they do it in the UK, but it's likely similar, as in "YMMV".
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Dunno how they do it in the UK, but it's likely similar, as in "YMMV".

There have been "drive test" teams employed on every network I have
worked on.
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On 14/02/2026 22:11, Mark wrote:

On 12/02/2026 15:20, Andy Burns wrote:

Chris Green wrote:

The Ofcom coverage map just shows how good coverage is from each of
the main four networks but doesn't say whether it is 2G, 4G or 5G (I'm
assuming 3G has all gone now).

O2 and EE's own coverage checkers have layers for 2G/4G/5G, I presume
voda and three do too?

Three never operated a 2G network. They used to have roll-back to O2 but that went years ago, IIRC. (Unless you mean the merged Voda-Three).

Three had / have had more than one 2G roaming partner
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