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I was like the Cheshire cat that had all the cream WeeBear haha. Moving over from EE about 2 years ago where most calls were that juicy HD or HD+ (with a handful of robot voice) to having NB or sometimes HD if I was lucky, was making me an unhappy camper
Ah, it was well worth the new number then, great stuff, happy days! (y) 🥳
 
I made a call yesterday using my Vodafone line for the first time in a good while. The call quality was really poor compared to EE.

The number was originally a Vodafone number, ported it here there and everywhere and finally back to Vodafone. Because of all the porting does that mean I can no longer enjoy better quality calls?
 
I will admit, EE's call quality tends to trump Vodafone more often than not... But... at least with Vodafone you don't get the dreaded Robot Voice issues like EE.
 
Is there any specific reason why Vodafone numbers are preferred over O2? I thought they're both immune from the HD Calling glitches. Is it just preference?
O2 sucks

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On a more serious note, I don't think I would EVER trust O2's IMS with my main phone number. Ever. It's too shoddy.
 
I made a call yesterday using my Vodafone line for the first time in a good while. The call quality was really poor compared to EE.

The number was originally a Vodafone number, ported it here there and everywhere and finally back to Vodafone. Because of all the porting does that mean I can no longer enjoy better quality calls?
If it was a Vodafone line ported back into Vodafone then it's just the same as if you never left. There is no porting rules involved as it is back with it's host provider.

It was most likely the other end of the call that was the issue. Do you know what network they were using?

Use Commpeak's HLR lookup if you don't know, it'll tell you the active network
 
I will admit, EE's call quality tends to trump Vodafone more often than not... But... at least with Vodafone you don't get the dreaded Robot Voice issues like EE.
Three beats them all. I have to and have said it 😉.

My EE work calls are a far cry from Three in terms of call quality.
 
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If it was a Vodafone line ported back into Vodafone then it's just the same as if you never left. There is no porting rules involved as it is back with it's host provider.

It was most likely the other end of the call that was the issue. Do you know what network they were using?

Use Commpeak's HLR lookup if you don't know, it'll tell you the active network
Not sure but it could have been the number calling me… Magrathea Telecommunications 👀
 
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On a more serious note, I don't think I would EVER trust O2's IMS with my main phone number. Ever. It's too shoddy.
I thought their IMS was good? Vodafone are the same guys who take 7 days to provision IMS with their MVNOs like Lebara. They have the icon that pops up in your notifications and spams you. I know it's not a problem when you port but they're still turn offs to me.

I assume O2's IMS runs on Mavenir, just like they used to have their RCS before they migrated to Google. It's another company using a standardised solution so surely it's reliable, right?

I trust what you say though because you know the ins and outs of HD calling. Interested to hear your opinion.
 
I thought their IMS was good? Vodafone are the same guys who take 7 days to provision IMS with their MVNOs like Lebara. They have the icon that pops up in your notifications and spams you. I know it's not a problem when you port but they're still turn offs to me.

I assume O2's IMS runs on Mavenir, just like they used to have their RCS before they migrated to Google. It's another company using a standardised solution so surely it's reliable, right?

I trust what you say though because you know the ins and outs of HD calling. Interested to hear your opinion.
After what I've seen of O2's IMS, I really do not trust it. Not one bit.

I don't know exactly how reliable it is for ported numbers as I only know 1 person with a ported O2 number. He seems to fair OK and haven't really heard any complaints, but the O2 IMS service it's self is horrific.

I know a couple people now who have just been booted off VoLTE for no good reason, WiFi calling bugs, dropped calls, international dialling for no reason when in the UK; just to name a few.

These are issues I haven't seen with any other IMS. EEs has robot voice but that can be fixed mostly by ending the call and dialling back out again.

Three and Vodafone IMS seem the most stable in my opinion, Vodafones being the best call codec wise (obviously the EE to Three incoming call bug exists unfortunately).
I also highly rate Vodafone for calls because of their HD Voice over 2G.

That's why, if someone asks me what network to use if their No1 priority is calls, I will suggest Vodafone.
 
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After what I've seen of O2's IMS, I really do not trust it. Not one bit.

I don't know exactly how reliable it is for ported numbers as I only know 1 person with a ported O2 number. He seems to fair OK and haven't really heard any complaints, but the O2 IMS service it's self is horrific.

I know a couple people now who have just been booted off VoLTE for no good reason, WiFi calling bugs, dropped calls, international dialling for no reason when in the UK; just to name a few.

These are issues I haven't seen with any other IMS. EEs has robot voice but that can be fixed mostly by ending the call and dialling back out again.

Three and Vodafone IMS seem the most stable in my opinion, Vodafones being the best call codec wise (obviously the EE to Three incoming call bug exists unfortunately).
I also highly rate Vodafone for calls because of their HD Voice over 2G.

That's why, if someone asks me what network to use if their No1 priority is calls, I will suggest Vodafone.
My port ~6m in roughly now, is doing alright. Although it still said it was transferring across in the IMS/PUK side of things in MyO2 even way after everything had sorted itself out seemingly.

Now it just says it's expired and would have to go back to previous operator to get a new PUK code.

the VoLTE issue could be iPhone related? (unless said people have tried Android)
 
My port ~6m in roughly now, is doing alright. Although it still said it was transferring across in the IMS/PUK side of things in MyO2 even way after everything had sorted itself out seemingly.

Now it just says it's expired and would have to go back to previous operator to get a new PUK code.

the VoLTE issue could be iPhone related? (unless said people have tried Android)
I was more on about porting an O2 host (so giffgaff and Tesco too) number OUT.

The VoLTE thing happens on both iPhone and android, it's weird.
I remember when I tried O2 for a little while and I kept getting Dial Assist as if I was abroad, little weird niggles like that.
I don't experience anything of that sort on Three, calls are reliable and clear, same on Vodafone.
 
Just thought it might be the Belgian SIM cards thing
That only occurs when abroad. And now Virgin is gone, so is the Proximus BE agreement.

IMSI changes to a Proximus SIM and then Proximus do everything else on their end.

I still have yet to figure out how Sky's roaming works... think it's the same princiapal. Annoyed I didn't take a Sky SIM to the US with me.
 
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Ok, weird one... If I call my wife now from my new Vodafone assigned number and it goes to her voicemail, IT IS now an HD call when I leave the voicemail. But, if I call my voicemail number to retrieve any messages left, that's still an NB non HD call haha. What a strange situation. It clearly indicates that Vodafone are looking to change that seeing as the leaving a voicemail portion is in HD at least.
 
Ok, weird one... If I call my wife now from my new Vodafone assigned number and it goes to her voicemail, IT IS now an HD call when I leave the voicemail. But, if I call my voicemail number to retrieve any messages left, that's still an NB non HD call haha. What a strange situation. It clearly indicates that Vodafone are looking to change that seeing as the leaving a voicemail portion is in HD at least.
It's all a bit odd
 
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