Is anyone else having problems?
Sometimes it's really quick (compared to my old 4) and other times GPRS is quicker
Sometimes it's really quick (compared to my old 4) and other times GPRS is quicker
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UK, O2 and poor 3G performance on the iPhone 5
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Is anyone else having problems?
Sometimes it's really quick (compared to my old 4) and other times GPRS is quicker
My O2 3G has been consistently 2-2.5x better at my house, than my 4s
Is anyone else having problems?
Sometimes it's really quick (compared to my old 4) and other times GPRS is quicker
It's not a problem, it's just o2's 3G is poor. They've publicly acknowledged this. It's supposedly going to improve when they merge with Vodafone but for the time being there's not much you can do.
They aren't merging, what they are doing is setting up a joint venture to run their network infrastructure. It's a 50:50 venture a bit like the T-Mobile-3UK network share set up some years ago.
Still separate networks, but will basically have identical coverage as all their masts belong to both.
My i5 reception/signal has been awful compared to the i4 I bad before. Same network (O2), same place of work, same home address and same activity patterns. Either the network suddenly went pants, or it's the iPhone 5. I rarely get a 3G signal unless in a city centre, and when I do get one the performance is usually poor. I've put up with this for over a year and can't wait to get my Note 4!
